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BretBaber wrote:
Another thing I don't understand is when someone loses and messages someone being bitter.  I've lost/won matches in FIFA against people and I'd message my opponent and say "Really great game!" if it truly was.  Some people are so stupid.

If you play Dark Souls or P4A you'd understand. People play like chumps when given the chance. They ruin the multiplayer just to stroke their egos. And other people just whine when they lose

When people beat me without lagstabbing or autocombo spamming then I sometimes send them a congrats message

Griefing is big business in online gaming. And why not? There's no real consequences to it unless you're caught cheating by hacking or use of third-party cheat devices. Then you can just write a thread on the Xbox Live moderation forums saying "why was i banned for no reson?" and give folks a few laughs when an Xbox Live mod details the specifics of the ban. Reading the Xbox Live ban forums is very entertaining at times, BTW.

The best way to avoid those people is to just quit playing online games almost entirely and focus on superior single player content. Ajapam is especially right about Dark Souls. Had some really cool fights with some really cool people on that game but every time I ran into an asshole on it they'd be some of the most infuriating pieces of shit you'll have ever come across.

Also Volgin's hand is now on my crotch. Big Bossu please help ;_;.

I ended up sending back Yaiba. I really wanted to like it, but the fights went too long without checkpoints and just ended up pissing me off. Not jump and dodge mapped to X was also a terrible decision given that they had the obviously superior method right in the Ninja Gaiden DNA. The traversal was insultingly bad too. Blech.

Going to jump into Resogun's DLC tonight I hope.

I was disappointed in how Ysaiba turned out. It looked like a neat take on Ninja Gaiden and I wanted to see what Inafune could do with it.

Resogun's DLC is great. Survivor is what it sounds like. Going for as long as you can on one life, but there are some tweaks like how humans work and a day night cycle, etc. Demolition adds in a brickbreaker/pinball sort of twist to things and has a totally different feel, but still fun for a change of pace.

I haven't played much lately but I did just finish Broken Age on iPad. Loved it, it's the kind of quality I expect from Double Fine/Tim Schafer. The artwork was always so charming and great and the dialogue made me laugh quite a few times. It was pretty short though and I hope the puzzles will be more challenging in Act 2. And the wait for Act 2 had better not be too long after that cliffhanger D:

Now I feel like playing Psychonauts. I just might do that. It's been a long time and I need some of the Milkman's delicious milk.

Kayshire Cat wrote:I got a month ban from XBL for having "offensive" material in my bio. i think it was some innuendo or something.

Damn, that's harsher than I expected of them. XBL let a dude who was called Pound Her Stank when his account was finally permabanned have 30 chances to find an appropriate gamertag before they shitcanned him.

So I started playing Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale at last. This game is the shit. Ain't even kidding, it's actually brilliant. Why can't we have more sweet ass merchant games or actual decent merchant mechanics implemented into the open world games.

Survival is now my favorite part of Resogun. It is so damn addictive. Love the new power-ups and stuff. Wonderful.

Recettear was good at first...then it just got hard after the first few bill payments.

What I'm trying to say is don't challenge me, ever, because I back down like a little bitch.

I've paid the first three off, it's actually really daunting at first. It's just nice to see a game with these kind of mechanics, I always want to try and play as a merchant in open world games but it's always so shallow and just never works because it's not the focus of the game, so having a game that's actually built around buying, selling and collecting is so refreshing and fun. One of the main reasons I really like EVE is because of the market aspect, I need to try that game again.

Here's a list of the games I've been slowly working my way through...

Puppeteer - Good game, I typically only find myself playing a level though and then I stop.

Unit 13 - Got this game for free, and it's a really good game. Kind of has the feel of a mix of Uncharted and Syphon Filter. I see that pspiddy got the platinum on this, that must have taken a while. It's a shame Zipper is no more, because this game and MAG were great games.

Sports Champions 2 - Got it for really cheap when it was on sale on the PSN. The few games I've tried seem really great, so it seems like a step up from the already fun Sports Champions. Hopefully they make another game.

Tales of Xillia - Slowly working my way through this. When I first started playing the game I was really enjoying myself, then Final Fantasy X HD came out and I stopped playing and now find myself enjoying the game a lot less. Damn Final Fantasy games from the late 90's/early 00's for being so much better than almost every other RPG game.

Dragon Fantasy Book 2 - These games are pretty fun with a good sense of humor. If you enjoy NES RPG's then I can't see you hating this game. It's glitchy though, so have multiple saves.

The Unit 13 plat is super easy. Just remember to "scope" and have a loadout with C4. If they haven't patched the draw for scoping, you shouldn't have a problem. If you ever want to co-op, holler. I had a blast with that game (no pun).

What do you mean by scope? Do you mean the way it sometimes just auto-adjust for a head shot? Still wouldn't be super easy to get 5 stars on every level, and getting every operative up to level 10 could be a long grinded chore. I'm assuming some of the contract kills would get tough at higher levels as well.

And I just might hit you up for co-op sometime. Seems like that would make things a lot easier.

BretBaber wrote:What do you mean by scope?  Do you mean the way it sometimes just auto-adjust for a head shot?  Still wouldn't be super easy to get 5 stars on every level, and getting every operative up to level 10 could be a long grinded chore.  I'm assuming some of the contract kills would get tough at higher levels as well.  

Yeah, quick-scoping is the way you can place the reticle close to a target and then hit L1 and the auto-aim grants a head shot. The missions are static and short so just equip a suppressed machine gun and keep moving and you should plat it easily. I mean, I wasn't aiming for a plat but still got it by naturally playing and having fun so it should be pretty easy for a trophy beast such as yourself.

pspiddy, remember when we both got a platinum for Ni No Kuni? What a fantastic game. I might play that game again soon under my cousin's name to continue to watch trophies ding. The most fun I had playing a game last gen.

Bret, please tell me you are gonna pre order Fantasy Life.

I don't have a 3DS or else I would. I'll have to look up some info on the game, because the name alone sounds awesome.

Started a new game for Twilight Princess. After playing Skyward Sword, this game feels like a masterpiece.

Haha. Gotta emulate Twilight Princess at some point, I barely remember anything about it. The hardest part of that game is getting past the fishing/cat bit at the start, it was the reason I never replayed it.

pspiddy wrote:Bret, please tell me you are gonna pre order Fantasy Life.

I know I'll be preordering Fantasy Life myself.

We'll do a thread when it drops. I'm really excited about the game.

pspiddy wrote:We'll do a thread when it drops. I'm really excited about the game.

I am, too. I was excited when it was first announced, but lost track of it when I never saw anything about it making it out of Japan. Looks very Ni no Kuni-ish, and the fact that Yoshitaka Amano and Nobuo Uematsu helped make it is icing on the cake.

SanAndreasX wrote:

pspiddy wrote:We'll do a thread when it drops. I'm really excited about the game.

I am, too. I was excited when it was first announced, but lost track of it when I never saw anything about it making it out of Japan. Looks very Ni no Kuni-ish, and the fact that Yoshitaka Amano and Nobuo Uematsu helped make it is icing on the cake.

Yeah, it's like I'm not even buying a game so much as it's them reaching directly into my wallet and laughing.

pspiddy wrote:

SanAndreasX wrote:

pspiddy wrote:We'll do a thread when it drops. I'm really excited about the game.

I am, too. I was excited when it was first announced, but lost track of it when I never saw anything about it making it out of Japan. Looks very Ni no Kuni-ish, and the fact that Yoshitaka Amano and Nobuo Uematsu helped make it is icing on the cake.

Yeah, it's like I'm not even buying a game so much as it's them reaching directly into my wallet and laughing.

Nintendo/L-5: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

I am playing Strider on PS4 and it just isn't doing a lot for me. It's not bad or anything, just sort of there. Was hoping for more. Maybe it will pick up when I get some more abilities.

The other free PS+ game is actually pretty fun, and I can see it being a really good multiplayer game. It's like that vs. mini game from Super Mario 3 but just more thought out.