What Video Games Are You Playing Right Now?

[Deep Blue]

Avadon 2 is 4 bucks on Steam, which is a steal. Anybody who likes old-school, isometric RPGs (like Baldur's Gate) will like this game. The writing is excellent also.

avadon is really good, I played escape from the pit (avernum) and I was going to play avadon the black fortress now (Got them on gog not steam )

[Jade]

Finally beaten Growlanser 4 and got Frayne's ending. Had trouble with Vester until I realized had the wrong accessories equipped. After I gave everyone multi-attack and time reduction gems the fight wasn't nearly as difficult (that combo turned Remus into a freaking beast of an archer ). Going to take me a few days at least to see the other heroine's endings (though I think I'll youtube Sidney and Maggie's)

 

Best ending is Familiar Ending no doubt

[Fred the Barber]

So I am interested in the game Elite: Dangerous. Someone here is playing the game or heard anything good/bad about it? I just got a hyped friend trying to recruit me and I want at least somewhat unbiased opinion.

 

I've never played it, but I used to hear several people talking enthusiastically about it, always positively. However, it's been months since that chatter died down, so I can't say if maybe those people got tired of it (or if maybe they just gave up talking about it, since there weren't many of them in that forum to begin with). Not exactly the most helpful feedback, I know, but hopefully better than none...

 

 

Also is Persona Q worth picking up? Going to replay Persona 4 and then the spin offs. Going P4G > PQ > P4A > P4AU > P4 Dancing All Night. Thing is I've heard pretty mixed stuff about PQ, and if possible I would like spend as little money as possible. Is the story something I should play for myself or just go watch a play through of it? Does the gameplay strengthen/make up reasons to buy it?

 

Oh, I was also "thinking" about playing the first three Persona's as well, all of which are on the PSN store. Definitely going for the third but can't decide between FES and Portable ;__; Keep in mind I have never played any shape or form of 3.

 

Update:

 

Decided to skip out on the first two Persona's which were readily available at my local Gamestop. The high random encounter chance in the first game made me not want to go into it, and the out dated game play of the second one, well I didn't want to use 90 hours of my time on it. 

 

Will go through P4G again and the multiple spin offs in the games time line, then some P3P before P5 releases. 

 

You probably want P3P, not P3 FES. From what I've heard, the combat will be annoying in anything except P3P, because you can't control your teammates, and the AI sucks. I played P4G first, and then played P3P afterwards, and I really enjoyed it. I actually like the P3 story more than P4, and I think some of the character in P3 are better than any you'll see in P4... but P4 is probably better overall. Anyway, if you liked P4G, go for P3P and you won't be disappointed.

 

I recommend against Persona Q. I played quite a bit of it, but got horribly bored of the grindfest when I was maybe halfway through the game and just dropped it. At first things were novel and interesting, probably because I'd never played an Etrian Odyssey game, but after a while it feels like you're constantly in boring random encounters doing the same predictable actions. The plot and the new characters are really weak.The constant fanservice side stories are nice, but they just aren't deep enough to really sink your teeth into.

 

Have you played P4A and P4AU before? If not, I'd honestly recommend against those, too, but I'm more on the fence about them vs PQ. They weren't a slow grindfest to tell you their story, unlike PQ, but it was still not great stuff. P3P and P4G are both amazing, and all those other releases are really just fanservice and fluff... I play them because I loved the main series games so much, but I'm still pretty regretful every time I play one.

[Turnip Sensei]

Ar Tonelico is good stuff, it has the same kind of feeling as Ar nosurge, exactly what I was looking for.

 

The setting is pretty different, although some of the main themes like Song Magic are the same. Interesting story and good character development is still there, even though there's much less text in comparison. Main heroines still get random chat topics and you can explore their subconscious by diving, but supporting characters don't get as much love. The characters are still interesting and not as straightforward as you would initially imagine.  The story design in Ar Tonelico is pretty intelligent as well, there's lots of subtle foreshadowing and they use all the character interaction to the fullest extent.   

 

The game itself is pretty well-aged for a PS2 game from 2006, none of the mechanics feel too dated, clunky or annoying. The combat is pretty easy for the most part, but from time to time it's nice to play RPGs where the combat never hinders your progression.

 

I'm currently playing Aurica's route (the game has even different stories for the main girls!) and I have to say that the portrayal of her self esteem and insecurity issues is the best I've seen in a game. The type of character who is treated like she's the worst and she feels that way too, while actually she has hidden potential, is usually represented in a really awful and one sided way. Aurica is actually well developed and the game tackles these issues from many sides.

Oh the poor girl...

[Scorp]

Avadon 2 is 4 bucks on Steam, which is a steal. Anybody who likes old-school, isometric RPGs (like Baldur's Gate) will like this game. The writing is excellent also.

If it was not from Spiderweb... I tried to play their games lot of time, but never successed. Not that I do not like old-school, I just do not like Spiderweb view on RPG it seems... If they would change engine to something like Infinity I would be enjoyed that... But no, years and years same old thing.

Trying to play NIER Gestahlt... Well, 2 hours so far. Boring so far. Lets see what will be later.

[BookwormOtaku]

Best ending is Familiar Ending no doubt

[kooolm]

Watch Dogs turned out to be super boring. Good thing I never paid for it.

[Jade]

Kind of a tie between my familiar and Frayne for me

 

Also finally finished reading the summary of Ciel nosurge... and considering how exhausting it was just to read about it I'm kind of glad I didn't have to play it. Will begin Ar nosurge tomorrow or the next day, still debating whether to play it dubbed or not since I recognize and really like most of the dub cast, but on the other hand the JP option has more voiced lines, decisions decisions...

[BookwormOtaku]

Started playing Ar nosurge, way better start so far than Ciel. I started with the dub for the first couple scenes and while it was good I'm more used to the Japanese VAs anyway so I switched, plus the synthesis jingle/dance isn't the same without voice acting

[Funyarinpa]

Alien Isolation, god damn 

I'm lovin' it. I'm currently at the Gemini Exoplanets mission, best level design so far (by far) and it is great fun though maddening at times (like the end of Mission 6 (find trauma kit) and the place I am stuck in RN. The downside of the flamethrower is that the creature grows accustomed to it so fucking quickly.

[Thunderbro]

I started playing Atelier Shallie. I was pretty surprised when I found out it didn't have the time management mechanic, although I suppose its not a first for the series. 

[BookwormOtaku]

Played some more Ar nosurge...and it seems to have something in common with Elder Scrolls in that I admit I'm more interested in the crafting dialogue than I am with the main story (though it is interesting that I can apparently enter the minds of the bad guys too). Now that Sharly's shop is unlocked that means even more crafting, which I hope is at least as delightfully crazy as Nay's.

[Funyarinpa]

Got this urge to replay Fire Emblem Awakening, which is weird because I didn't like it all that much the first time around. I like it much more this time,and the combat feels WAAAAAAY more enjoyable.

[LiquidShu]

I've never played it, but I used to hear several people talking enthusiastically about it, always positively. However, it's been months since that chatter died down, so I can't say if maybe those people got tired of it (or if maybe they just gave up talking about it, since there weren't many of them in that forum to begin with). Not exactly the most helpful feedback, I know, but hopefully better than none...

 

 

 

You probably want P3P, not P3 FES. From what I've heard, the combat will be annoying in anything except P3P, because you can't control your teammates, and the AI sucks. I played P4G first, and then played P3P afterwards, and I really enjoyed it. I actually like the P3 story more than P4, and I think some of the character in P3 are better than any you'll see in P4... but P4 is probably better overall. Anyway, if you liked P4G, go for P3P and you won't be disappointed.

 

I recommend against Persona Q. I played quite a bit of it, but got horribly bored of the grindfest when I was maybe halfway through the game and just dropped it. At first things were novel and interesting, probably because I'd never played an Etrian Odyssey game, but after a while it feels like you're constantly in boring random encounters doing the same predictable actions. The plot and the new characters are really weak.The constant fanservice side stories are nice, but they just aren't deep enough to really sink your teeth into.

 

Have you played P4A and P4AU before? If not, I'd honestly recommend against those, too, but I'm more on the fence about them vs PQ. They weren't a slow grindfest to tell you their story, unlike PQ, but it was still not great stuff. P3P and P4G are both amazing, and all those other releases are really just fanservice and fluff... I play them because I loved the main series games so much, but I'm still pretty regretful every time I play one.

[Turnip Sensei]

Played some more Ar nosurge...and it seems to have something in common with Elder Scrolls in that I admit I'm more interested in the crafting dialogue than I am with the main story (though it is interesting that I can apparently enter the minds of the bad guys too). Now that Sharly's shop is unlocked that means even more crafting, which I hope is at least as delightfully crazy as Nay's.

[bogdankl]

 

 

this image is perfect also this

[kyrt]

I am currently playing this series of games and am currently on game 2 of 3.

 

I am so far loving this series. The first game while it has flaws is an absolute classic and a tale of epic proportions whereas Witcher 2 is definitely heading on its way to greatness as well. The much more realistic and mature fantasy worlds are an absolute delight to frequent and decisions actually seem like they matter much more than other games released of a similar matter (at least for the games in which they are played). Honestly love the games so far and can't wait to play the supposedly even more magnificent Witcher 3.

 

 

[Fred the Barber]

I have played the arena games already, I enjoy fighting games quite a bit. Even if the story turns out to be sub-par I will still play them for the fighting and persona love. 

 

Guess I'm not getting PQ. Doesn't seem like it has had the best reception on fuwa. Will be getting Dancing All Night no matter what, since it combines one of my favorites and my favorite genre. Plus Persona has my favorite music ever hands down.

 

Ahh, if you like fighting games, then that's a different story. I'm not a fighting game person at all (except Smash Brothers, which everybody knows is very different from... well, everything else).

 

I'm definitely getting Dancing All Night as well. Time will tell if I regret it, but I expect I'll like it - I love Persona music, and I really enjoy rhythm games, so it'd be hard for them to lose me on this one.

[BookwormOtaku]

Gotten to the part where I switch over to Ion's story in Ar nosurge. It's good to see all that crafting has a purpose after all, though I kind of wonder how the inventories switched.

[Jade]

Gotten to the part where I switch over to Ion's story in Ar nosurge. It's good to see all that crafting has a purpose after all, though I kind of wonder how the inventories switched.

[Turnip Sensei]

Finished Ar Tonelico. It was a really enchanting experience.

Ar Tonelico fulfilled all my expectations, much like in Ar nosurge, the story and setting are really interesting and the excellent characters make it even better.

Now I'll just wait for the Ar Tonelico 2 retranslation project to finish before continuing with the series.

 

 

I felt like playing some other older gems I've missed, so I started Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. I don't have much experience with other SMT titles than Persona, but the Press Turn battle system is still really satisfying and the story seems interesting as well. 

[Jade]

Welp finish playing Ys I. Now that was a quick game to end. The combat are fun but the story are nothing to talk about but looking at the hours length it's understandable

Now, unto Ys II

[Tawm]

Finished up Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Aria of Sorrow again. Tried to get through Harmony of Dissonance again, but it's still a steaming pile of shit.

Currently playing Dawn of Sorrow and Xenogears. Now I can grind for 9 souls instead of only 1... yay.

[LinovaA]

Finally booted up the copy of Xenosaga Ep. 1 that my friend bought for me... and I must say I'm really liking it thus far. The really long cutscenes are great, and in fact they were one of the reasons why I wanted to play it so bad. Also, as a huge fan of Xenogears, I felt that I was obliged to play Xenosaga.

 

I hear the later games are kinda censored though, so I'm probably going to play those ones in Japanese or something. Idk, I'll think about it when I get there.

[Zebhra]

Playing some Rampage Knights with a friend...pretty fun coop rogue-like-bet em up.