What are you currently playing?

[SharkOnDarts]

Feb 5, 2009 3:28:50 GMT thadudette said:

Feb 3, 2009 9:25:26 GMT SharkOnDarts said:

Handheld, I'm playing Drill Dozer on the GBA (not fun seeing as my DS's L button is going out)

WHOA!!!!111!!! Someone besides me actually plays this game!!! *hi-five*

that stinks, seeing the l & r buttons are so vital :\

Yeeeeeah...R's fine, so regular drilling's fine, but I just finished the city level where you DRILL THROUGH THE FREAKIN' SKY, which, while incredible, made hovering an almost impossibility. And don't get me started on the Detective Carrie battle where you have to catch and return the blue and red missiles...I almost game over'd by my L button failing on me when I needed to catch a red.

[loopy]

Left 4 Dead

I can't believe im saying this but after such a long time without it im playing... dun Dun DUNNNNN Gotcha Force.

[SharkOnDarts]

Congrats on getting Gotcha Force back!

I rediscovered my love for traditional fighting games, so now I'm back on King of Fighters Maximum Impact 2 and Marvel Vs Capcom.

[loopy]

I'm now playing a PC game my friend bought me called The Settlers Heritage Of Kings. Its very good.

[thadudette]

Right now I'm replaying Drill Dozer, TLoZ: Windwaker, and of course Gotcha ;D

[loopy]

Im now enjoying some Extreme G 3 and Buldars Gate Dark Alliance.

[thadudette]

I just finished my 4th playthrough of Windwaker.

I'd finish my first playthrough on Ocarina of Time, but I can't figure out that evil Gerudo Training Ground.

[Doublesuya]

Gotcha Force. And I would've gotten all the borgs by now if I hadn't both lost the game itself temporarly, and lost my previous main game data!

[bokkdachicken]

Mar 1, 2009 0:54:49 GMT Doublesuya said:

Gotcha Force. And I would've gotten all the borgs by now if I hadn't both lost the game itself temporarly, and lost my previous main game data!

lost your mem card?

[thadudette]

Mar 1, 2009 0:54:49 GMT Doublesuya said:

Gotcha Force. And I would've gotten all the borgs by now if I hadn't both lost the game itself temporarly, and lost my previous main game data!

Or the file got corrupted.

[SharkOnDarts]

Mar 1, 2009 0:48:06 GMT thadudette said:

I just finished my 4th playthrough of Windwaker.

I'd finish my first playthrough on Ocarina of Time, but I can't figure out that evil Gerudo Training Ground.

Wind Waker: Did you get all of the figures in the Nintendo Gallery? Waaaaay easier on a second or further playthrough.

Also for OOT, you can skip the Gerudo Training Ground if it's that frustrating (and it is.) The reward you get is entirely optional.

Of course, if you're concerned with 100% completion...

[Admin]

Gotcha Force, Wild ARMs 5 (Sharkie would love the main character) and Brawl are the three games currently active from my side.

[SharkOnDarts]

Mar 1, 2009 6:37:16 GMT Admin said:

Wild ARMs 5 (Sharkie would love the main character)

You...are right. You are so, so incredibly right. He is incredible.

How is WA5? I only played 1 and 3, and loved them both...kinda feel like getting back into the series. It's so unique, I love the wild west feel despite it being a fairly traditional JRPG series.

[Admin]

Mar 1, 2009 16:28:32 GMT SharkOnDarts said:

How is WA5? I only played 1 and 3, and loved them both...kinda feel like getting back into the series. It's so unique, I love the wild west feel despite it being a fairly traditional JRPG series

WA 5 is great and my second favorite in the series (2nd only to the very first WA), and is highly recommended for my part.
The only downside (though this is a personal opinion) is that this game has the second, most annoying in every way, female character and her presence ruins a lot.
The best potential (you equip characters with skills/techs so can make any character any given position as healer, attacker, etc) magician is ruined by an atrocious voice, so having her in battle, even though she's great with spells, is a true test of endurance.

Other than that, the game is great in every way.
A fantastic New Game+ system makes you wanna play the game over and over.

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Yesterday I hooked up Mario Kart Wii since a friend of mine finally got around to buy the game, so we challenge each other and the world online.
After some time a player named The Dude appeared, and thadudette mentioned she has a brother that call himself like that.

[SharkOnDarts]

Ehhh, I can handle bad voice acting. It all just starts to be numb after enough exposure to it.

But man, I want to play Wild Arms so badly now...but I know I really should finish Persona 4 and Tales of Symphonia DOTNW first...*sigh*

Mario Kart Wii...I guess it's possible Thauddie's brother rose forth to strike you down in revenge (for what, I haven't the foggiest), but more than likely it was just some guy who happens to be a fan of The Big Lebowski ;D

[loopy]

I decided to start playing some old Lord Of The Rings RPG Style game on Gamecube. I also got Harvest Moon It's A Wonderful Life today.

[Admin]

Mar 2, 2009 8:39:25 GMT SharkOnDarts said:

Ehhh, I can handle bad voice acting. It all just starts to be numb after enough exposure to it.

There's a huge difference between bad, and utter atrocious.
Believe me, it's a horrible, horrible voice.
Thankfully, you can turn voices off in battle, but the dreaded cutscenes linger on...
Still, I fully recommend the game.

Mar 2, 2009 8:39:25 GMT SharkOnDarts said:

I know I really should finish Tales of Symphonia DOTNW first...*sigh*

*Homer-against-Bart-style strangles Sharky*
It's no fair you get to enjoy that game, while I sit here in the darkness, knowing I'll never get to play it!!!

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I'm playing Mario Kart Wii now.
Any Wii owners should have this game. The online is great, and it's endless fun playing against people around the world.
Buy now so we exchange friendcodes!

[SharkOnDarts]

Did some checking up on WA5's voice acting, specifically the female characters, and found three names.

Wendee Lee (Rebecca): She is awesome, always has been. End of story.

Michelle Ruff (Avril): She goes great in "tough chick" roles, namely Kuchiki Rukia in Bleach and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's Yoko...though I've heard her do a "childhood friend" style voice in with Sophia in Star Ocean 3. She came across as a little irritating but nowhere near as bad as some of the stuff I've heard. All in all, I just can't imagine "Tuff Ruff" being described as utterly atrocious...

Mona Marshall (Carol): Granted, I've only ever heard her do boy's voices, but she did them very well. As with Ruff, I just can't picture one with as much experience as she has possibly doing that badly of a job.

However, I've never heard them personally; you'll have. I'll trust your judgment, it's just so hard to believe that those three could do a poor job. Of course, any casting could be improved by gracious amounts of Lia Sargent

[Admin]

Mar 7, 2009 10:01:12 GMT SharkOnDarts said:

Wendee Lee (Rebecca): She is awesome, always has been. End of story.

I don't like Wendee Lee, but she really does pull through in this game.

Mar 7, 2009 10:01:12 GMT SharkOnDarts said:

Michelle Ruff (Avril)

This my hated character, and the reason why I didn't give the game 10/10.
Arrgh, everything about her blows.
2nd most hated character in a video game, ever.

Mar 7, 2009 10:01:12 GMT SharkOnDarts said:

Mona Marshall (Carol): I just can't picture one with as much experience as she has possibly doing that badly of a job.

Remember I told you about the utmost atrocious voice?
I dare you to listen 10 seconds to this character without making a face.
This has the be, the worst voice ever in a video game.

[SharkOnDarts]

YouTube'd some Carol cutscenes. Yeeeeeah, she's definitely better suited to male roles, but I didn't think she was too bad...not good by a long shot, but not soul-crushingly awful, either.

If you want to hear some truly bad voice work to put Carol to shame, look no further.