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I may look into the Evil Within when I can find it at a decent price.

I'm playing Person Q and Suikoden II mostly with bits of RE Remaster here and there.

If you liked Resident Evil 4, I can't recommend it enough. It's basically a combination of it and Silent Hill. And I really need to get back to Persona Q. I just tend to forget I have a 3ds sometimes...

You had me at Silent Hill. :)

It's nowhere near as well written. I mean this is the guy who wrote Resident Evil. But it has the same surrealness and weird monster design.

I just finished up my first session with Alien Isolation about 10 minutes ago.  Uneventful thus far, aside from losing my two compatriots on our spacewalk approach to the Sevastapol.  I'm going to try the RE Remaster on for size today after work.

 Alien Isolation is a slow burn, but that slowburn pays off rather well. It's a triple a horror game does subtlety really well. It's just a shame about the second half of the game.

I’ve spent most of my current gaming time with Danganronpa on the Vita.  I guess I’m also currently playing Persona Q, although I’ve put it aside for the past couple weeks.  Not sure what to start next on my consoles  I tried playing both Protoype 2 and Thief on the PS3 the other day since they became free on PSN, but I wasn't digging either one and don’t think I’m going to put any more time into them.

I really enjoyed The Evil Within also.  I played through it on the PS4 a month or so ago.  I had a lot of fun with it and think it deserves more praise than it got.

What's that like? I don't own a Vita unfortunately :(

 And yeah, Thief and Prototype 2 were a little bland for me too.

I'm having a great time with it, but it's probably not for everyone.  I'd describe it as a mix between the Phoenix Wright games and the 999/Virtue's Last Reward games with a little Persona thrown in, but with it's own unique spin on things.  It's story-heavy, with murder mysteries and courtroom trials.

Haha I haven't played either Pheonix Wright or 999...

I've been playing A LOT of Elite: Dangerous, and I'm finally making a lot of money doing missions now.  Thank god!  

I am also playing Dragon Age: Inquisition, which I played a little of the other night, Final Fantasy X, and The Banner Saga, which I'm hoping to finish soon and finally write a review of.  

So it's good? Dear god I need that game!

what game, Elite?  yeah, it's great if you're into that sort of thing.  

I am. I heard it's like Euro Truck Simulator with lasers.

Ain't playin' shit! 

As I've read haha.

Ratchet and Clank:  Going Commando on the Vita and The Last of Us on the PS4.

Are there many differences between the PS3 and PS4 version of The Last of Us.

I wouldn't know.  I missed out on the initial release.  I have heard things about an increased frame-rate for the PS4 version.  

That would be a godsend. There are moments where you're literally on 20 fps for entire levels in the original. It's still a fucking fantastic game, but yeah, it's a bit too low for my liking.

Darkest Dungeon looks great. Love everything I've seen of it. Going to wait for the final release so I don't burn out on it before it's complete.

That's fair enough. I've done that with far too many games already.

Dark Souls and not much else.

I get like that once every 3 months... Sometimes it's Demon's Souls. 

 Also, I finished Halo Reach and loved the fuck out of the ending. And the space battle was great. And... well, it's just a damn well put together game. Paced really well. Which should I play next? I bought all of them (except halo 2 because it's not on xbox 360.) I have finished Halo already, but I might finish the anniversary version again.

3, definitely. You'll love it

Sweet thanks. What do you think of ODST btw? I picked it up for 4 bucks, so even if it's awful I can't complain.

I don't remember much about it tbh. The only Halo game I can say that for.

I'm trying to finish up Prof. Layton vs. Phoenix Wright.

Never played either series. Any good?

I'm not a big fan of the Prof. Layton games because they have too many math word problems and I hate math.  But the Phoenix Wright games were my favorite series on the DS.

Good to know. I will never ever play a Prof Layton game ever.

 But i will grab some pheonix wright if I find them.

Phoenix Wright is indeed awesome. When me and Cary agree it HAS to be good

They're not so much math as they are logic problems though.....

I started up Killzone Shadow Fall and so far its not clicking for me. I might go back to Battlefield 4 and maybe try online. 

Fair enough. I enjoyed Killzone 3, and sunk a lot of time into the multiplayer especially. I might give it a go when I get my PS4.

Metroid Prime Trilogy on WiiU. Monste Hunter 3 Ultimate WiiU. 

I've never played a Monster Hunter game, but heard fans of Dark Souls will enjoy them. Thoughts?

Not sure about that. The connection to Dark Souls is with the boss fights and required mastery of combat skills, armor crafting, coop and the steep learning curve. The game doesn't show you hot to play it, you have to invest a lot of time learning all the nuances, so that's where the connection to Souls comes in, basically if you are looking to challenge yourself. I played on PSP in the past and have the WiiU version. It's a lot to take in. 

I'm playing Lost Odyssey (360) and Persona Q (3DS).

Bayonetta is a good game.  I wish I had a Wii U so I could play the 2nd game. 

As do I... but my heart lies with th PS4...

 Also, fuck me, everyone is playing Persona Q!

Diablo 3 felt dumbed down a LOT. Or maybe streamlined is a better way to put it. The earlier games were much harder. I clearly remember having my whole inventory filled with potions on the later levels of the dungeon and it being nowhere near enough. We would have to throw our gold on the ground in town just to make room lol.

I'm mostly playing GTA San Andreas at the moment and loving it.

Just crank up the difficulty and it's super hard again. Playing on Master level difficulties is serious stuff.

It's still not as creepy though. The first two games just had this unsettling atmosphere that 3 doesn't capture, and the difficulty added towards that. Diablo 3 is a fine game, but it's just not really much like Diablo.

I can see that. Diablo III seems more made for the masses. Kind of like the difference between Fable II and III. Fable II was more of a real RPG and III was more of a simple action game. I guess that's what happens when you go for the broadest possible audience for you game. Everything is watered down and simplified.

I have to agree with Blake. It's not the difficulty that bothers me. The atmosphere is not nearly as dark and oppressive as the earlier games. You can't even assign stat points or skill points. There is no skill tree. Forget about trying to build a customized character. These are basic things that have been in Diablo games since the beginning. Plus they killed off Deckard Cain. He was the only character that mattered. And don't forget about the Auction House bullshit with the initial PC release.

No offense man. It was just disappointing for me.

Ha yeah, skill points. At the beginning I was asking, "Where do I put the skills points?" and then realized it was all done for me.

I've been juggling between games, but I had been consistent with Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP and Frozen Synapse, which i've just started. I also started today Devil Survivor: Overclocked on my 3DS.

Is Devil Survivor good? I can't get it since it's not sold in Australia :'(

As someone not very versed in RPGs and the MegaTen franchise in general, it is pretty damn interesting I have to say.

I've been playing Final Fantasy II on the GBA. I'm in the final dungeon right now. Also started up Resogun on my new PS4 the other day. It's basically a fancy version of Defender but it's a lot of fun.

Plus Resogun looks mighty fine!

 How does FFII hold up these days? Never played anything earlier than VI.

Not so great, as it turns out. The game has a weird leveling system where things go up as you use them, and your HP goes up as you take damage. You can literally go into battle and have your characters hit each other and their max HP will increase. So it's not a very hard game, though it has been enjoyable to play through. FFI is a classic that deserves its many rereleases but FFII is more of a historical curiosity. I'd only recommend it if you want to play through all the titles in the main series (like me).

I'll be playing Shadow Warrior on the PC, funny game and gory as hell.

The 2013 version or the 90's one? Both are good. Well, the 90's one is the hardest game I've ever played, but both are awesome.

Played Diablo 3 of course on the weekends and collecting Miis for Mii Plaza games during the week. I'm also trying to play Grim Fandango on Vita, but I'm stuck and feel like I'm ruining the experience by having to look up a walkthrough, so I'm not playing it. And I just got a street pass for Fantasy Life, so i'll have to go in there and see if someone has given me a gift.