The gaming diary

[ProjectG.U.E.S.T.]

 So... After owning the disk for two years I FINALLY get to play the original Lunar: The Silver Star.

This is a franchise I've loved since the PS1 days (I jumped from NES immediately to PS1 with nothing inbetween, alas), and I'm in love with it, but I keep comparing it with the SNES JRPGs I've been playing of late. The music is obviously better, and the addition of voice acting is a wonderful thing. I heard Luna's voice for the first time in the game and - despite never caring for her in the PS1 version - I fell instantly in love. Same voice actress, just a different performance. Gentler, I think.

The major disappointments, though, are that the interface feels a little clunky and hap-hazzard. Not very well polished gameplay or animations, and the game REALLY suffers on the color palate. The later iterations of the game are so bright and colorful - the aesthetic of the world is one of the reasons I fell in love with the franchise - and yet this game is almost as dull with the use of shades of brown as a modern FPS.

[Necrosaro]

I've been getting back into retrogaming, largely because this gen, aside from a few gems, has been a huge disappointment for me. I recently got Sonic Advance 2 for GBA, a series I largely passed up on because I bought other titles that were rarer.

I also found a complete copy of Dark Wizard for Sega CD for relatively cheap - $25. I almost never buy Sega CD games anymore, but this is one of the few decent titles I've always wanted but didn't get back in the day.

Speaking of Sega CD, I should try the original Lunar. I've only played the PSX remake.

[cverz2]

Started playing Zelda: Spirit Tracks, my wife got it for me for my birthday.  I am hoping it is as good as Phantom Hourglass.

[Link41]

0D Beat Drop (XBLA) - I am still working on those last two achievements...

[two_scoop_steve]

NCAA Football 12 PS3

[Shadow Kisuragi]

NCAA Football 12 PS3

Yay! Someone's played it...

[ixtaileddemonfox]

^lol

[techwizard]

finished Starcraft, next up is Brood War.

[Link41]

Plants vs. Zombies (XBLA) - I am doing the money boosting method to generate large sums of cash for my Tree of wisdom/buying the remaining plants achievements.

[techwizard]

finally picked up where i left off in Final Fantasy XIII. i haven't played since the first few days of july so i went through the logbook stuff and re-read nearly everything to refresh my memory...took a good 45 minutes, but i played over 3 hours after that so i still made some decent progress. just over 10 hours into it now, i think i'm going slower than most would, probably because i like to read everything and check the menus a lot.

[Link41]

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 (PSP) - I am starting season mode with Hulk Hogan now.

[Ghost Soldier]

D on the Saturn

[ProjectG.U.E.S.T.]

Just got down for some Mann Vs. Machine on TF2 - probably my favorite FPS of all time, not to mention favorite multiplayer game. The new mode is a lot of fun, but really very difficult. Tonight we got further than I've ever been, and even then we couldn't beat the last wave.

[Izret101]

Test drive unlimited and gears 3

[blcklblskt]

I started Shadow of the Colossus on PS3 yesterday.  So far, the control scheme is really annoying me.