The Old Skool Cult of Kefka, bitches! - Page 106

ZRO · 07-27-2008, 12:20 PM

I r Sort old-skoolin! Been playing FFIV DS, and it's preeettyyy. ^_^

Makes me a happy camper, when I pry myself away from my MMOs. XD

Silver · 07-27-2008, 03:03 PM

I've been having fun with the classics on Xbox Live's arcade.
Think Contra, a couple of Sonic games, Metal Slug 3, Golden Axe, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night etc...

The selection is pretty small compared to the Wii's, but as much as I like the Wii's classic controller, extended play makes my hand go slighty numb. It's just that little bit too small for my big giant man-hands.

I'd almost forgotten just how fun Contra was...

Jin · 07-28-2008, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ZRO

I r Sort old-skoolin! Been playing FFIV DS, and it's preeettyyy. ^_^

Makes me a happy camper, when I pry myself away from my MMOs. XD

Truly, FFIV is a game of unspeakable power if it can tear you away from MMOs. This proves it.

In not so old skool news, I bought myself a PS3. I was planning on waiting a bit before buying one, but I was informed that the backwards compatible models were being discontinued, so I had to make sure I picked up one of those. I'd be suicidal if I couldn't play FFT anymore. I was originally dissapointed with the PS3, but at E3, I saw a lot of great games coming out for it and as all my friends around here have Xboxes, I figured I may as well go for it. Wiis are great, but even I crave a graphic whoring game from time to time. It's going to be an expensive Fall though. Mercenaries 2, The Force Unleashed, Dead Space, Fallout, Little Big Planet, Valkyria Chronicles, etc. My wallet will hurt.

In old skool news, Shining Force 3 will arrive in a few days time and when it does, I'll be dropping everything to play it. I can't wait.

CP:
Resident Evil (Saturn)
Devil May Cry 4 (PS3)

**Dawezy** · 07-28-2008, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Jin

In old skool news, Shining Force 3 will arrive in a few days time and when it does, I'll be dropping everything to play it. I can't wait.

Son of a bitch! I can never get that damn game on ebay cheap, and I'm pretty sure if I got a US version it may not workie.. you guys go NTSC, we got PAL down here ;_; Even with the region-switch on the back of the Saturn I'm not so sure it does the refresh rates, think the Japs run on PAL too I cant really recall..

Guess I'll always have ye'ol SF1 & 2 ROMs to fall back on for that turn-based marvel.

On that note, the sprites in the battle sequences really give the old FF's a run for their money aye? got idle animations and the magic visuals when you cast shit is trippy o.o whole field fades to their respective colours. So I am eager to hear your feedback on this Shining Force 3. As old as it is you never see it around, heh, gem in the rough.

CP: I borked up my Save State in FFIV Advance so I reverted back to a manual save I made long before I owned Zeromus. So in this new Save State I encountered some Mind Flayers in hopes of a Flayer summon dorp item, reloading the state at the start of the battle still leaves the random % chance of items being dropped. I've had many many Gold Hourglasses / Hi-Potions but no Flayer summonz. ;_;

Jin · 07-28-2008, 07:16 PM

You won't get it cheap. Disks without cases go for at least $50 USD. I paid $110 plus shipping for my copy (with a case and manual, or so it says), so you can bet I'll be telling you how it is when I get it.

Good Saturn games aren't cheap. Dragon Force goes for about $100 USD for a complete version and all the Panzer Dragoon games are pricey. Trilogy sets of the latter can easily go for over $300 and be a not bad price compared to buying each individually. I'm not sure how bad the first two are individually, but Panzer Dragoon Saga can easily go for $200 or so on its own. I nearly got my hands on all 3 for about $230 USD, but some twat outbid me by about $2.50. Mind you, considering I was forced to buy a PS3 earlier than I had anticipated, it was probably for the best. Still, I'll probably never find them for that cheap again.

Jin · 09-01-2008, 07:51 PM

Well, I was going to wait until someone else posted before relaying the scoop on SF3, but it's been over a month, so screw it, I'll double post.

Shining Force 3, simply put, is reason enough to buy a Saturn. It really is one of the best games I have ever played. Granted, I'm a bit biased as I'm a complete Shining Force fanboy, but nonetheless, this game is a gem. The only issue to state is that you will be unsatisfied with the ending. The game is the first of a three part trinity revolving around this story, but only the first scenario was ever translated (Sega should be destroyed for this). The only way to play the others is via import and let me tell you, it's annoying as hell trying to read a script on my laptop while playing on the Saturn. At any rate, despite the cut off, great game. Shining force 2 is still my favourite, but this was definitely worth the $100 I paid.

In other gaming, virtual console has had a great month. Ys I and II, Megaman and Super Mario RPG have all graced my little white box and I couldn't be happier. I just finished Resident Evil: Code Veronica for PS2 and have started another file on Resident Evil 4. I'm also thinking of starting a Breath of Fire II file as well.

I have a lot on my plate. I don't know what I'm going to do come fall when the onslaught of great looking games come out. Fallout, Force Unleashed, Little Big Planet, Dead Space, etc, etc.

CP:
Shining Force 3: Scenario 2 (Saturn)
Resident Evil 4 (Wii)
Ys I and II (Wii: PC Engine)
Super Mario RPG (Wii: SNES)
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)

Exxdeath666 · 09-01-2008, 11:59 PM

GYAHAHAHAHHAAAA! Void crossovers okay? Can I have thrown someone into the Void without any hope of them escaping???

No but in all seriousness, malevolence is my middle name. I strive for some sort of way to achieve a way of even more power. However, working for it is hardly my game...

We all, of course, want control served to us on a silver platter, but none of us wish to pull a few strings to get it. I do. I hardly do anything on my own. However, gluttony s hardly my strong suit either...

**LocoColt04** · 09-02-2008, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Exxdeath666

GYAHAHAHAHHAAAA! Void crossovers okay? Can I have thrown someone into the Void without any hope of them escaping???

No but in all seriousness, malevolence is my middle name. I strive for some sort of way to achieve a way of even more power. However, working for it is hardly my game...

We all, of course, want control served to us on a silver platter, but none of us wish to pull a few strings to get it. I do. I hardly do anything on my own. However, gluttony s hardly my strong suit either...

You know, you should really be a member of a club before you post something completely random in it. What does that even have to do with ANYTHING?

If you want to join the club, go back and read the first post.

Otherwise, please don't spam random crap.

Exxdeath666 · 09-02-2008, 12:05 AM

I apologize. I should have read.

**Dawezy** · 09-03-2008, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Jin

Well, I was going to wait until someone else posted before relaying the scoop on SF3, but it's been over a month, so screw it, I'll double post.

Eh >_> there was a post but it was flamebait, deleted, etc.

In related news, since I been offline for the last month or so (occasional visit to parents place to use their DSL on my laptop, oh lawdy the quality is horrid) and in such, 99% of my gaming has been restricted to OFFLINE stuff ;_;. Needless to say I played through SW: Knights of the Old Republic 2 a few times over, experimenting w/ new characters, etc. Dont need to look at the guides anymore to go through the dialog and gain influence w/ other guys in team, heh. Been a mix of ye'ol Oblivion and *ALOT* of ROMs..

Must admit to alot of Theme Park lately, Genesis version. It gets surprisingly addictive once you start making heaps of money and design some frickin hardcore park, lol.

Saturn needs a new battery too ;_; down to the store tomorrow.

CP: Just got back online!
Needs moar Hentai,
Then we game on~

ZRO · 09-04-2008, 02:09 AM

I've been playing through FFIVDS!

*gasp* I know, I pulled my head out of my MMO's to an extent. I also played SoulCalibur4 the other night over at a friend's house. OMFG is that game ever gorgeous. I'm SEVERELY disappointed however in the story mode in it this time. And I'm talking like disgusted disappointed. It's withstandable, but could have been SO much freaking better.

FFIVDS tho... <3

Even if I did have to use 2 Elixirs to beat Lugae's second form and then pray like hell while taking out the Attack Node on the CPU....

Lowlf · 09-04-2008, 02:29 AM

I'm posting because ZRO came out of the black hole he has been living for the past like 2 years lol. Stop playing WoW dude that game is boring, at least for me, that game lost any fun long long long time ago. Now War Hammer is gonna be sick but lets not talk about that. FFXI was fun though.

and hey to The Dawezy and Jin/Jarad.

ZRO · 09-07-2008, 09:53 PM

It hasn't been THAT long since I posted last. D:

And as for WoW, I play it because I got burnt out and/or irritated as hell at FFXI. Besides, my druid is fun, and if I get tired of playing her one way, I turn around and try her out a different way. XD

oh my that sounds dirty. >.<;