Topic: What (Non-PS4) game are you playing??

@nessisonett So you're telling me that not only can I not hang out with the males in my team in this playthrough, I'll only be able to hang out with the females towards the end of the game? Great..

Can you at least romance team mates in this game?

@LtSarge Yes, the social links with party members are fairly romantically tinged therefore due to Atlus being chickens they only did it for opposite-sex party members. Almost every social link with a character of opposite sex that’s a similar age to the protagonist can end romantically at rank 10 as well. You’ve got until January 31st so use your time wisely.

@nessisonett That's good to know, thanks for the help! At least I know what my options will be so that I don't jump ahead with one relationship and end up regretting it later on. Not that I think I will, but who knows, maybe if I hang out with my team mates I'll get to know them better and ultimately like them more.

Kirby Star Allies.
Have unlocked the Divine Terminus.

been currently playing Xenoblade 3. Curretly in Chappter 3 and at Teion's old Colony place at the waterfall area.

Have everyone up to level 50

Started playing Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance on Wii U last night. I don't know if it's because I'm still early on in the game, but I feel like the difficulty is much more reasonable in this game compared to Circle of the Moon. I also really like the concept of finding spell cards and then using them with different subweapons for different attacks.

Anyway, I'm really enjoying the game so far and after having only played CotM for a few hours since I only had the end left, I've been craving more Metroidvania.

I'm halfway through Lego Batman 1 on Xbox 360 and I just have to say, this series has finally clicked with me now. I didn't like Marvel Super Heroes, I didn't like Batman 2. But for some reason, Lego Batman 1 appeals to me a lot. I'm genuinely enjoying my time with this game, it's so much fun and I want to play more Lego games after this one. Compare that to how my opinion of Lego games was last year when I only wanted to play one Lego game every year since they're so repetitive. But I actually like the repetitiveness now. The simplistic gameplay combined with collecting thousands of studs is really addicting.

So I think because the first two Lego games I played were open world, I didn't like the games that much. Lego Batman 1 doesn't have an open world and the gameplay is much simpler than in the later games. On top of that, I also think that playing through one of the older Lego games has made me appreciate the newer ones more. I decided to play the demos of The Force Awakens, Jurassic World and Marvel Avengers and those games feel so much better to play than Batman 1, which makes sense. But I don't think I would've appreciated them as much if I hadn't played Batman 1 first.

In short, my mindset of playing games in order really seems to work out in a lot of these cases. Not only do I have a genuine fondness for Lego games now, but I also like the newer games that most people don't seem to like as much.

@RogerRoger I was definitely not expecting to like Lego Batman 1 as much as I thought when going into it. The primary reason why I decided to play it is because it was one of my first Xbox 360 games when I bought my 360 back in 2010. I only played it for about an hour back then though, so I decided to go through it for real this time and ultimately clear one of my oldest backlog games that I have. But now I just want to take my time and enjoy the game, it's such a blast.

I'm also glad that I haven't played many Lego games up until now. After all, most of them are based on other franchises like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park and so on, and it wasn't until in recent years that I've watched these movies. So I feel like I can finally enjoy the Lego games of these series now, which is why I want to continue playing the older titles. I probably want to give Star Wars The Complete Saga or the first Indiana Jones a go next. Even though Skywalker Saga exists now, the levels are different in that game and so I think I can still enjoy both titles. I even want to play The Force Awakens because the entire game is based on one movie, which is appealing to me not only because I liked The Force Awakens movie but also because it being based on a single movie gives it a better focus with its story.

It shouldn't come as a surprise but you really do enjoy these games more if you're actually a fan of each respective franchise. I'm hoping that I'll get in the mood to watch the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies soon so that I can play the Lego games of those series as well. I've heard great things about the LOTR game.

Ive been busy with Xenoblade 3. Currently in the middle Chapter 6 where Ive been bombarded with the sidequests more than dealing with the main story quest.

Earlier today i was just thinking about hooking up my old Playstation and start replaying Resident Evil Director's Cut and original Resident Evil 2 before October Halloween time.

That and i still have the Chrysler building in Parasite Eve to finish up on

yes I also still have Resident Evil Nemesis for my old Playstatin but Ive played that game enough times years years ago.

I still enjoy Resident Evil Director's Cut along with regular Resident Evil 2.
Wish I had Resident Evil Survivor and Outbreak which I think those games are underrated for old Resident Evil games

Finally went back to Trails in the Sky SC yesterday, and cleared the entirety of chapter 4, with most of the side-quests done, just a few hours ago, so I'm making good time on it again. Once the upcoming splatfest is over, I'll probably make similarly quick work of chapter 5. Should be able to finish the entire game by the end of October.

So, it's looking like...

Late 2022 - Sky 2
Early 2023 - Sky 3
Late 2023 - Nayuta
Early 2024 - Cold Steel 1
Late 2024 - Cold Steel 2
Early 2025 - Zero
Late 2025 - Azure
Early 2026 - Cold Steel 3
Late 2026 - Cold Steel 4

I'm sure at least a couple more of the games will be localized by then, which means I'll be booked up on Trails games through at least 2027.

Playstation 6 will likely be a thing before I catch up with these games.

@Ralizah It does feel like the Trails backlog gets bigger every time I try to catch up! Sky 2 is a big step up in my opinion given that it doesn’t have the same rigid structure as the first game. I’m intrigued to see what you’ll make of the third one though as it’s very very divisive. I did like it though as the straight dungeon crawling structure cuts out a lot of the fluff.

@RogerRoger In terms of playtime, they'll all range from 1 month (at best) to 3 months (at absolute worst). So, in the worst case scenario, I'd still have half the year to play other games.

@nessisonett See, Sky 2's structure feels vastly more rigid to me. It's literally the same thing every chapter. Go to a new location, see bad thing happening, investigate bad thing, and encounter new enforcer. Wash, rinse, repeat.

With that said, stuff is still happening, so it's quite a bit more entertaining than the first game was, where the entire game was pretty much just a waste, story-wise.

I usually like gameplay-centric titles (SMT V being, like, 90% pure exploration and combat didn't bother me, for example), but the dungeon-crawling isn't very good in this series so far, so I can't say I'm looking forward to an entire game dedicated to that aspect.

@RogerRoger James Bond, too, yeah?

I'm probably also going to play one or two Yakuza games a year as well in order to catch up before I turn old and grey. That one is even worse.

In that series, I have...

0, Kiwami 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Like A Dragon, Isshin, and the two Judgment games to get through. Maybe that Fist of the North Star spinoff game as well. And they'll probably have released, like, five more games by the time I get done with those. @_@

Hi i'm new to push square, just finished tinykin which is a good pikmin clone

Just started playing Tales of the Abyss which seems promising so far, have quite a few Tales games but hardly played any yet! I was playing Final Fantasy IV on PSP but have took a break.

Considering that it’s taken me until October 2002 to win my first match of FIFA 2003, expect the review to consist of essentially ‘I have no idea what I’m doing or how this game works’.

@RogerRoger Hahaha, the numbers are a year ahead! So since the game is covering the 2002/03 season, they use 2003 as the game’s year. If I remember right, it all stems from EA thinking that players will be more likely to pick up a game with a later year, as it’ll seem more current.

@RogerRoger I can confirm that I think @nessisonett is correct. I believe all sports titles that are released at around this time of year are the same.