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We still play videogames, right?
If that's the case, then share what you're currently playing or what you've recently played?

The only real game I've played in the past week is Fire Emblem Fates, which only just came out in Europe. I'm enjoying it, but I feel with three entire quests and DLC to get through, I'm going to be playing it for a long time to come.

Before that, I played Yo-Kai Watch for a couple of weeks. There's a lot to see and do, and while I like the general presentation, I dislike the battle system and most of the monsters themselves. When I was in Japan last year, there was Yokai Watch stuff everywhere. Playing the game, I can see the appeal, but can also see why it hasn't managed to wipe out Pokémon.

Before that, I played through Bravely Second. All 70 hours of it. It's a very good RPG, with good characters, an interesting story and an amazing battle systems, slightly let down by mediocre dungeons and backtracking (though nowhere near the levels of backtracking as featured in Bravely Default).

I haven't played much on the home consoles lately. Did about 5 hours of Far Cry Primal, which I keep getting lost in. I also finished Assassins Creed Syndicate. It's the only Assassins Creed I've ever played. Only picked it up because of it's London setting. I actually found it a rather enjoyable, easy game, but can see why playing the same thing year after year would grate. If this game represents what London sued to like, they've totally fucking ruined it!

The most recent Wii U game I bought was Star Fox Zero. I think it's the quickest I've ever regretted purchasing a game. I just can't get over the controls. The game is a constant battle with the Wii Controller, making the game itself no fun :(
Pokkén Tournament is a good real fighting game, but I never touched it after finishing the story mode and unlocking all the characters and assist characters.

The other game I'm currently playing a lot of is Disney Tsum Tsum on mobile, though I don't recommend anybody get themselves hooked on a free-to-play match 3 puzzle game :heh
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I had a brief love affair with Stardew Valley between terms. It was glorious for a while. But then class started. I still have a few more things to do for achievements and stuff but it might be hard to jump back into it later.
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Pretty much the only thing I play right now is Heroes of the Storm. I have a few friends (of a friend) who I play with as a team which makes the experience suck a lot less. But I like that it's a game you can just pick up any time and get into right away.
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I wanted to play Stardew Valley, but didn't want to be sucked in, so didn't play at all :heh

I also played a hell of a lot of FFXIV at the very start of the year, but I left my subscription expire in February, so I could play other stuff.
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I'm not playing anything too much right now. I'm really waiting for Persona 5.
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Aren't they brining that out really close to the release of FFXV?
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I've been playing a lot of Guild Wars 2, and a little Minecraft and some other random games. I'm also hoping that Mirror's Edge Catalyst doesn't suck.
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I've only ever played Minecraft once and that was during a drunken charity livestream. I had no idea what to do and actual children were watching and getting annoyed at us for being so bad at it.
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I'm mostly playing Hearthstone these days.
I also started playing Broken Age a while ago but I haven't finished it yet. I can't remember where I stopped so I might have to start again from the beginning :heh
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There is no "being good at Minecraft", it's all about not knowing what the fuck you're doing. Kids don't understand this because they're kids :p
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Do you know how long it is? It's still on my backlog.
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Good damn Tree of Savior is sucking me in these days. The game is shit, but as an old RO addict, it's like giving cocaine to an ex-cocaine addict.

Help.
This thread is crap. :x
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Broken Age you mean? Well, I wouldn't expect it to be as long as Minecraft at least :p
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Damien wrote:Aren't they brining that out really close to the release of FFXV?
I'm much more interested in P5 than in FFXV. I'm not even sure yet whether I'll purchase FFXV. Considering FFXIII remains less than half played an untouched in years...
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I had to cheat to see the ending of Minecraft, so I don't actually know how "long" it is. I just play until I get bored of being killed by zombies and creepers.
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I wouldn't really compare FFXIII and XV. Playing the XV demos, it can pretty much be considered an entirely different game. It depends if you like the look of it, I guess.
Persona 5 will be my first Persona.
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I'm obsessed with Borderlands 2 on ps4. ☺
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I've never played a Borderlands game before, but the art style does appeal to me.
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Damien wrote:I've never played a Borderlands game before, but the art style does appeal to me.
I'm a big fan of the loot, open quest structure and general game stricture. It's a lot of fun on couch co op or online.
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OMG It's Angela! :love

BL2 is fun. I only got to level 30ish. Imagine it'd be a lot more fun playing coop.
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Vibing_V wrote:OMG It's Angela! :love

BL2 is fun. I only got to level 30ish. Imagine it'd be a lot more fun playing coop.
Hi!! :D

If you keep playing there's a level cap at 72 then you go into something called "overpower" levels.
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Before that, I played through Bravely Second. All 70 hours of it. It's a very good RPG, with good characters, an interesting story and an amazing battle systems, slightly let down by mediocre dungeons and backtracking (though nowhere near the levels of backtracking as featured in Bravely Default).
Bravely Default is the last recent "real" game I've played!
I kinda like it, but I haven't finished it yet (haven't touched it over the last few months. I think I was in that giant sunking boat city thing...)

On a more regular basis, I play freemium Pokemon games on the 3DS (a picross game, and a "empty the screen by aligning similar shapes" game that I can't even remember the name of)

Oh, and also, Nintendogs (to check the kids' dogs are adequately fed and watered, and to make sure there's money in the bank)

...I guess I've turned casual :ono
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Gonna have to add you on Pokémon Shuffle. It got a bit too difficult after a few months but I've played it for 100 hours @_@
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we don't have a tv in my place because im morally against them so we don't get to play much nowadays. actually, videogames are beneath me.
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Joei wrote:we don't have a tv in my place because im morally against them so we don't get to play much nowadays. actually, videogames are beneath me.
You're so great. You make me laugh.
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Joel's killed the thread :(
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I finally started playing Blue Dragon. I mean the Gooch made it in my image so it's only right I play it before I make my ascension.
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I never finished it. Can't remember why, but it must have gotten annoying at some point.
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I play a ton of DOTA2 but I'm trying to quit.
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Damien wrote:I never finished it. Can't remember why, but it must have gotten annoying at some point.
It is a kind of monotonous game. I mean what JRPG isn't?! If I get bored I just go to one of my Android FFs.
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Most JRPGs have some monotony, but some definitely make it more fun than others.

Of course, I don't really think they're the only ones. Even though they don't have grinding, games like Uncharted that just send ridiculous wave after wave of enemies seem pretty monotonous too.
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I'm surprised you picked Uncharted as a reference there. From what I've played of the series, it's quite fast moving both progression and location-wise. Nothing stays the same for long enough to stagnate. Wave after wave of enemies reminds me more of hack and slash games like Devil May Cry/Bayonetta/Dynasty Warriors etc.
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I don't I begin to feel like a ridiculous mass murderer after awhile playing Uncharted. Honestly, I think it's a little less in the sequels, so maybe not so bad by the time it gets to Uncharted 4. The first one definitely seemed pretty ridiculous though.
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I remember the first being almost a different genre, though I haven't played it since whatever year it came out (2007?).
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the witcher 3

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The RDM just started playing FFVI: Brave New World. It's interesting/good.
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That's a fan hack, isn't it?
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It is indeed. It's a pretty massive overhaul. The RDM had a pang to play an old game recently, which turned into finding the hack and giving it a shot. It's actually a game you have to put effort into now.
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Cid wrote:I play a ton of DOTA2 but I'm trying to quit.
Oh snap another dota player.

I play a lot of spectre so it's more or less farm simulator for me!
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Post by Fei Ayanami »

*Reads about FFVI: BNW*

Sounds neato! Though having played FFVI about 100 times, I can probably wait another decade or two.
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OMG! How many times have you talked to Jidoor Guy?
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N_jidoorguy >= N_plays
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I'd figure N_jidoorguy would be at least about 2 * N_plays.
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Post by Fei Ayanami »

Most likely. My estimate was pretty conservative.

Let's just say N_jidoorguy ~ O(N_plays).
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I'm just saying, if you don't talk to him at least twice per play, you don't get to see how much of an ass he makes of himself in the World of Ruin. Yes, you could only talk to him in the World of Ruin, but it wouldn't have the same effect. It might actually come across like he's saying something meaningful instead of saying exactly what he said before and then mumbling something about the world changing. Yeah, everything except you, Jidoor guy, you giant joke!
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I have an FF6 re-translation on my phone (...wow... I remember last time I was on this forum I had just discovered SNES9x and was downloading ROMs to my Packard Bell Pentium via dial-up). It's been fun to play and confusing as hell after being accustomed to the English style of names for items, spells, espers, weapons, etc.

Emulators have ruined my ability to play console games. Love being able to keyboard or fast forward or save state.

...I haven't been able to get into these next gen consoles. Can't handle the violence or just how immersive the worlds are. Pretty neat but not for me.
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I was actually playing the FF6 remake on my phone on the plane last week, after my 3DS ran out of battery (Pokémon Moon) :upsd
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And after I took a break from FF6, I switched to Pokemon Uranium ... though, on this Macbook it doesn't play well in Wine.

Is Pokemon Moon like every other Pokeyman game?
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Hadn't spotted this post. Actually, it's probably the biggest leap the series has made yet!
They've gotten rid of so much unnecessary fluff (HMs, gyms) and replaced it with a pretty lengthy engaging adventure in a rich world. It won't convert anybody who didn't like previous games to the series, but (apart from fishing), it's all a lot slicker than generation VI.
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I'm playing hearthstone.
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I've been playing DQ7 and Rise of Tomb Raider. I'm near the end of both. Probably finish both before the year is out.
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