What Games Are You Currently Playing?

Just started playing Hearthstone and started replaying Dead Rising 3

 

@Kagehiko add me on that there game name is Wampa #1260
Been playing hearthstone mostly with some sly cooper thieves in time while waiting for friday and the long awaited release of Bravely Default

 

@wampa ok

 

I've been playing Dark Souls and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record off and on for a while. Planing on starting up Metal Gear Rising soon and I might return to Rose Guns Days.

 

So, I've always had a grudge against World of Warcraft. Being a fan of the original Warcraft games, I really didn't like the direction that the series took after Warcraft 3 and WoW was announced. I also have great contempt for the subscription model that it and other MMOs use, in addition to just hating being forced to play a game with other people (I'm more of a single player person), I am of the belief that once I buy something it is mine and I shouldn't have to pay to keep using it.

I've tried many times, over the years, to get into WoW. None of these attempts were successful. My wife once asked my why it is I'm trying to get into WoW, if I don't like it. The answer I had was that I love Warcraft and no matter how much I would like otherwise, there isn't going to be a Warcraft 4. All I have is WoW. It's like if your favorite baker made the most delicious pies in the world but one day decided that he was only going to make key lime pie from then on. You don't like key lime, but you enjoy his pies so much that you eat it anyway just to take what you can get. Granted that simile isn't spot on, but you get the idea.

Anyway, 5 days ago I began my most recent attempt at trying WoW. I got the Mists of Pandaria 10 day trial and created a Worgen character. And, strangely, I'm really enjoying it. I like the Worgen starting area much more than any other I've tried and I like the story driven quests. So far, I really like the game now as opposed to pre-Cataclsym.

I honestly, couldn't name too many key differences in the experience, as I don't really recall my other attempts to get into the game very well. But, the starting area seemed more focused to me, I've noticed more story driven quests, cut-scenes in the starting area, and less farming and fetch quests. I could be wrong, however, and maybe the game isn't all that different and I'm just enjoying it more now than I have in the past. Either way, I've started playing now and, as much as I hate to do so, am considering buying game time.

 

Bravely Default finally launched here so been playing that. Also been building up my team and shiny hunting in pokemon y while waiting to borrow Valkyria Chronicles from a friend... i will eventually play this game

 

Still haven't played a Valkyria game. Always wanted to but always some other game grabs my attention first.

 

Still haven’t played a Valkyria game. Always wanted to but always some other game grabs my attention first.


Same here.  Might be getting a PS3 soon, so I'm hoping to try Valkyria Chronicles.

 

Currently playing an online game called Kings and Legends.

 

Finally got that valkyria chronicles and been playing it quite a bit. it is pretty good so far. @ShadowLinks how is that tales game was considering picking it up but dont know much about tales games.

 

Never played a Tales game @wampa? There're really good. Some people like to point out the "flaw" that the storylines and presentation is anime-like. Well that's okay in my book. I started with Tales of the Abyss and played the gamecube one also. Didn't like Vesparia as much though, combat felt "weird" to me, I can't really explain it.

Blasted Namco didn't port Graces F to the Wii. That just makes me sad (and my wallet too, expecting me to shell cash for an old system jeez)

 

Symphonia Chronicles



Ah yes one great JRPG and a.... not so great JRPG along with it. Not gonna lie, I absolutely love Tales of Symphonia, it was the game that got me into RPGs let alone video games but I absolutely loathed Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. Gimmicky sorcerer's ring, whiny as hell MC not the mention how Emile and Richter's relationship was MORE homo-erotic then Yuri and Flynn's in Tales of Vesperia and the story just sucked. The game play was a very watered down version of Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology and it had a stupid elemental system and monster system that's nothing at all like Pokemon or anything. The music was hit and miss and the worst part was that the original cast from ToS were playable but don't level up forcing you to use the monsters. Oh and the English voice acting sucks. Also Mystic Artes can't kill you in this game for some odd reason. The only good thing were the skits IMO and that's about it.

Oh yeah current game I'm playing. I've been re-playing Metal Gear Rising and started playing the first Max Payne game.

 

@Wampa the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles is a really good one to get if you are starting to get into the Tales RPGs. Me and my friends all put in over 100 hours each on the first game on gamecube. Now that im older, some parts do seem to be a bit childish and cliche, but its still an amazing game.


Sorry for the double post. Yeah my brother and I played that game all the time when we were younger. It's one of the reasons why it's my favorite game of all time. My brother and I would wake up and we couldn't wait to here what happened to Lloyd and his group next. He was always either Geneis or Zelos while I was Lloyd (which is not only my Dad's name but my middle name). I've played through it again and I agree with you about the game feeling childish and cliche but I still love the game for the memories attached to it.

 

Playing Pandoras Tower. Think I'm going to like this game. Not using any guides or anything, seems to be a lot of items to pick up. I assume I get a gameover if the tranformation gauge runs out? Gonna have to test that after a save at some point.