What are you playing right now?

**illiniguy** · Joined: 08 Sep 2008 Posts: 1203

Mario Kart 7, Final Fantasy VI (III on SNES), and I'm buying Battleblock Theater soon. Game looks awesome, and I'm definitely willing to trust the fine people who made Castle Crashers with their games.

**Kathya** · Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 124

Just finished Bioshock Infinite, still processing the ending, could use a discussion on it.

**tormentedbyu** · Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 3090 Location: Katy, TX

So far this year I have enjoyed

-Ni no Kuni
-Tomb Raider
-Far Cry 3
-Bit.Trip Runner 2
-Bioshock Infinite
-Injustice

Those are the new releases I've played or am playing.

Trying to play Chrono Trigger... I really like the story, but the PSX version on PSN seems to have REALLY slow load times. Anyone know if there's a better copy I can buy that doesn't take like 45 seconds to load up every battle or new area?
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**GuitarHailz** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 4910 Location: Austin, Texas

I still haven't beaten Ni No Kuni. I keep savoring it because I don't want the ending to come. This game has a lot of false endings so I know I'm gonna be shell shocked when it's finally over. I just love the game, it brings out some sort of childlike wonder in me.

I also beat Bioshock Infinite but I would hate to ruin it for anyone, so no discussion from me... First thing I did after beating it was go to the internet and look up explanations of WTF happened. Great game, but Bioshock 1 is still the best imo.

Hoping to buy Tomb Raider eventually, and also Watch Dogs if that doesn't come out for next gen only. Other than that I really have no games I'm looking forward to. Hopefully E3 will change that, but saving some money right now couldn't hurt.

I'm mostly conflicted on Assassin's Creed 4. I've always wanted to play a pirate game, but the ending of AC3 soured me on the whole series so much that I almost don't want to buy Black Flag.
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**illiniguy** · Joined: 08 Sep 2008 Posts: 1203

**tormentedbyu** · Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 3090 Location: Katy, TX

**Nubnut** · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 2078 Location: Denver, CO

Interesting, it's the opposite for me. I absolutely powered through Bioshock, but I started Bioshock Infinite about a week ago and still haven't gotten through it.

Granted the story so far in Infiite has been brilliant, just the gameplay isn't really that grasping to me (granted I keep getting distracted by tremendous gameplay games: XCOM, Dark Souls and Don't Starve).
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**illiniguy** · Joined: 08 Sep 2008 Posts: 1203

It just depends on what kind of gamer you are. If you value story and "experience" over gameplay, Infinite is the better game. If gameplay is more important, the original is better. Personally I prefer the original, but they're both phenomenal games.

**GuitarHailz** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 4910 Location: Austin, Texas

To be honest I wish that Bioschock Infinite was just called something else, since it has a completely different feel than Bioshock 1 and should be treated as a totally separate work of art. The art direction and ideas are really cool and the whole game is just beautiful, definitely. Gameplay is fun especially with the skylines.

But this video explains really well why I felt Infinite fell short in a few ways: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc15KgfNJsw

It's still an excellent game, and possibly GOTY for me, but Bioshock 1 just nailed the tone that I found so intriguing. One of the points in the video above was that so much work was put into making Columbia look vibrant and full of life, but other than only a couple of scenes most characters are just endless enemies, the city doesn't feel alive after a certain point. Seeing the former citizens turned into splicers in Bioshock 1 is just much more affecting, because you have to imagine how these splicers might have been as regular people and you feel a bit bad for killing them (since they're basically just drug addicts). The enemies in Infinite are just bullet sponges, plus there's nothing in it as cool as the Big Daddys and Little Sisters were
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**tormentedbyu** · Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 3090 Location: Katy, TX

**Nubnut** · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 2078 Location: Denver, CO

I have to agree with Hailz that it's a bit odd to call it Bioshock, but I do understand why considering it's really just a reworking of the "Shock" structure.

Both System Shock and Bioshock 1 were you arriving at a wiped out collapsed utopia and trying to piece together what had happened and trying to fight your way through the now insane former citizens. And the whole thing had some nudgings of horror as well (System Shock 2 much more than Bioshock).

Where as Bioshock Infinite is never really scary or frightening in its atmosphere (aside from two parts I can think of, and only for a short period), and you arrive at a full blown utopia and instead watch it crumble before your eyes.
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**BloodyFistHole** · Joined: 14 Jan 2009 Posts: 556 Location: Australia

**Metalhead911** · Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:37 pm Post subject:

Well, I'm playing a game I never played before (but really should've). It's Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

Also, anyone have any idea how to beat the second Barthandelus fight in Final Fantasy XIII with a team of Lightning, Hope, and Fang?
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**inv4der** · Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 9656 Location: Meridian, ID

**CoolMotion** · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 1097 Location: Ohio, USA

No matter how repetitive and monotonous Castle Crashers is, I find myself playing it again. Just started a new character and leveled only Magic, got that all the way up now I'm working on Defense. I just want to go through the game with just magic and defense.

FFI and II on the GBA. It's pretty cool to see the roots of FF!

I'm also trying to get myself to replay Condemned, but that game seriously does not fuck around when it comes to messing with your mind. It's crazy.
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