Unofficially Official What are you Playing

[Jehuty]

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Fell in love with Tactics Ogre again. I'm in Chapter 4, debating what to do with some classes.

[Perversion]

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Catherine, of course. I like the between-level "compare your answer to everyone else" idea, but I don't like

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that conformity is "good" and being an individual is "bad." Of course, 3/4 of the first-time answers were for standing out from the crowd.
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[Dallas Alvis II]

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As much of a stone-thrower as I've been with Fallout: New Vegas, I might actually play it again. That's what I keep telling myself, anyway.

[Vonwert]

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I am playing Honest Heart dlc for New Vegas. Things are so easy to kill.

[Nova]

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I beat the Old World Blues dlc pack for New Vegas. I still want to play the second dlc and actually finish the main game. Something I still haven't done yet.

Main story sucks, as does Honest Hearts. That said, how was Old World Blues? I STILL haven't bought it yet... :/ (Though, I don't have high expectations for Fallout DLC, it usually sucks with the exeption of Broken Steel, which has pretty fun.)

Though, in retrospect, I still buy every new one that comes out. I guess I'm an addict.

[Dallas Alvis II]

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Broken Steel and Point Lookout were my favorites. I used to hate Anchorage until it gave me a Metal Gear Solid vibe, then I got a kick out of it. FNV's Dead Money dlc seemed kind of brutal but I haven't played it yet. My bro tells me it's amazing.

[Sailor Spoon]

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I've been playing xenogears, which is god awful storywise and threads of fate which i am loving.

[Jehuty]

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Not sure if serious.

Fire Emblem, Sakura Wars and Radiant Mythology came into today!

[Dallas Alvis II]

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Actually, I have never played Xenogears.

[highwind]

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I've been playing xenogears, which is god awful storywise and threads of fate which i am loving.

Despite is being admittedly muddled - Xenogears probably has the best story of any RPG.

[Toaster]

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I love Xenogears but I'd never say that.

[highwind]

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I love Xenogears but I'd never say that.

Fair enough - but what do you like better?

It's certainly my favorite and most compelling.

[Funk]

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I love Xenogears. Even despite the "montage final disc". The music is my favorite part of the game.

[Jamos]

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Been playing Xenogears a bit on my PSP (thank you PSN) after having not touched it for a while. God, I just love that game and, like Funk, the music is one of the biggest reasons. June Mermaid is still one of my favorite themes.

[Toaster]

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Fair enough - but what do you like better?

Xenogears has so many different subplots and things happening at once and its execution leaves a lot to be desired. I'd love to see a remake cull its problems and focus on what's important. I could go on at length about its problems but I don't really have the energy, ambition, or proper recollection.

Vagrant Story is my favorite in terms of storytelling and presentation. It's a tightly crafted, smart, and well-delivered storyline. The scope is limited, and focused. It's not a story about punching god in the face. The writing is sharp. The political intrigue is fascinating and not contrived. It's got a strong cinematic presentation with actual framing as opposed to panning over whomever's talking like in FFX.

After that, Final Fantasy IX. (John Mora likes to give me **** about that because he doesn't like anything and says its a forgettable game, but he also loves pulp fiction like Heavy Rain so that undermines his authority over storytelling in the vidya~.) It focuses on the character interactions, their incedential dialogue, their relationships, the various vignettes that happen, and on how the story is told rather than the story itself and is all the better for it. It's all about the spirit of adventure, and the importance of fun fun fun fun.