Remember Me? I'm the Pile Over in the Corner
The weather is getting warmer, and outdoor activities are calling. The pool looks nice and refreshing. A good way to cool off after a hot summer's day. There's only one problem...
That would require you to go outside (in most cases). So, instead we'll turn our attention towards the growing pile of games that have gone unplayed or unfinished. Don't give in to the urge to turn your pale skin bronze. Go and play an old game and show it who's the boss.
Multi-Platform
Psychonauts - Dysplastic
Grand Theft Auto IV - Johnvanjim
Mercenaries 2 - Johnvanjim
Assassin's Creed - Little Raven
Gears of War - Quintin_Stone
Far Cry 2 - casktapper, *Legion*
Beyond Good & Evil - Datyedyeguy, Dwango, Kosars
F.E.A.R. - ColdForged
Pure - Jonman
Alone in the Dark - Vrikk
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - adam.greenbrier
Resident Evil 5 - Thirteenth, Jonman
Robotech: Battlecry - AUs_TBirD
World of Goo - AUs_TBirD
Mass Effect - Rallick
Left 4 Dead - Mystic Violet
KOTOR - Rallick
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - trueheart78
Bioshock - Marsman
Call of Duty: World at War - Goo
Stubbs the Zombie - Parallax Abstraction
PC
Freedom Force - Nightmare, Hemi
Freedom Force vs. the 3rd Reich - Little Raven
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - pignoli
Company of Heroes - Stengah
Runaway : A Road Adventure - stevenmack, Parallax Abstraction
Bladur's Gate 2 - JonH
Drakkan: Order of the Flame - Dwango
Xbox 360
Lost Oddyssey - Clemenstation
Gears of War 2 - Johnvanjim
Fable 2 - Kraint
Wii
Super Mario Galaxy - Jonman
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - Jonman
PS3
Resistance 2 - CptGlanton ,NormanTheIntern
Valkyria Chronicles - Jonman
Little Big Planet - CptGlanton
DS
Pokemon Platinum - Duoae
New Super Mario Bros. - Reshogg
Final Fantasy IV - Vrikk
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - elewis17, Kraint, Mystic Violet, mrtomaytohead
PSP
Jeanne d'Arc - fleabagmatt
Playstation 2
Ico - Mystic Violet
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories - Schmutzli
Persona 3 - Minarchist
Ace Combat 5 - Evo
Odin Sphere - Dwango
GBA
Mario & Luigi: SuperStar Saga - Mystic Violet
NES
Destiny of an Emperor - AUs_TBirD
LobsterMobster wrote:
When they do it, it's cheap. When I do it, it's tactical.
I don't know what's going to grab my attention this month. I may breakdown and play one of the $9.99 games I picked up on the Best Buy clearance. Not sure, yet.
LobsterMobster wrote:
Pile... we hates you, preciousssss. You burns usssss.
I'm going to re-attempt Lost Odyssey this month. I'm on disc four now, so it shouldn't be too hard to take behind the shed and execute Columbian-style.
XboxLive: Clemenstation
Okay, summer is here. Time to start knocking things off the pile.
First one up: Resistance 2 (SP)
XBL: CptGlanton
PSN: CaptainGlanton
OK, back on the pile-train.
Freedom Force (0-2 on playthroughs of this)
Podcast:The Easy Button with Duoae
Steam
Call me Tboon cause you just got burned! = FlamingPeasant
A light, but important pile for me this month. Psychonauts on PC.
Steam: Dysplastic
I'm jumping on Freedom Force. I picked it up on Steam for cheap and I never finished it the first time around (on disc). Good call, Nightmare.
LobsterMobster wrote:
1. Finishing the Final Mission in GTA4 on 360
2. Beating Mercenaries 2 on the 360
If I can do those 2, I'll consider it a good start.
Steam: DrGandalf, Xbox Live: Johnvanjim
"War is god's way of teaching Americans geography." - Jon Stewart
"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents." - Howard Philips Lovecraft
I'm playing pokemon platinum. Getting a fair way through it but it's one hell of a big (read: grind) game..... I'll try and get through it this month, not like i have a job to hold me back though the weather is really nice and the DS doesn't play well with direct sunlight on the screen.
My and Tboon's podcast: The Easy Button
IRC Pearls of Wisdom:
Bacon is a goodjer in your pants.
Dimmerswitch is makes users mad.
I can't remember why I never finished it, I think new shiny stuff got in the w...ooooh, Sims 3 is out this week?
Podcast:The Easy Button with Duoae
Steam
Call me Tboon cause you just got burned! = FlamingPeasant
Put me down for Ico. I may add another if I think of something.
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My pile game this month is Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich. Despite playing the original through 4 or 5 times, I've never actually completed the sequel. That changes this month. Right after Assassin's Creed.
Right now it's just Persona 3 for me (isn't that enough?). I am over 1/3 of the way through it, though...only another 67 hours to go.
I like the cut of your jib, Minarchist. -- Podunk
What Minarchist said. -- Paleocon
Listen to Minarchist, for he is wise. -- Jonman
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories for the PS2
Not that it ever really ends...
Xbox Live: Schmutzli | Steam: Schmutzli | PSN/iDevice/Battlelog: Schmootle | Battle.net: Schmutzli.457
Gears of War. It'll be on Casual though.
Certis wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:
<+katisu> Q-Stone is an internet genius
I'm hoping to tackle Far Cry 2 this month. I'm not sure I want to commit to anything else, though I expect I'll start making my way through the Fallout 3 DLC.
High standards are great, but double standards are twice as effective.
xbla | psn | steam | twitter :: casktapper
It is noted as so.
I'll fix it eventually.
LobsterMobster wrote:
You'll get yours, Hemi. Oh yes, you will.
Certis wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:
<+katisu> Q-Stone is an internet genius
Ohh, ohh, let me jump in on this. Beyond Good & Evil for the PC. ( Yeah, it would probably be better to play it on my 360 or something, but I already got it on Steam before I got a 360 and I need to justify the purchase.
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XBL: Datin | Steam: Datyedyeguy
Prederick: "Put your hand up against the screen of your monitor. Feel that? That's me high-fiving the sh*t out of you through the internet."
Mex: "Oh sorry got a bit offtopic there, Halos halos items grrrrarrr"
Casual? You're better than this, Quintin.
XboxLive: Clemenstation
This month I'm going after New Super Mario Bros. Hopefully I can knock this one off while I'm playing through InFamous. I'm not sure how long it takes to play through Mario without the secret levels. If it's short, I may try and add another later.
Yeah, I played CoD4 all the way through on Hardened. Even the ferris wheel. It's just that with Gears I'm not jiving with the control scheme or the cover system. As a PC gamer, it's something I'm having to get used to.
Certis wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:
<+katisu> Q-Stone is an internet genius
I got up until No Fighting in the War Room on Veteran in COD4. That stumped me for about a month. I drop down to hardened and I finish the game 15 minutes later. WTF? Such a good game though. Gears isn't too bad. I beat it solo on insane. Raam is the real stopping point there. It was a mix of luck and some more luck that I finally beat him.
LobsterMobster wrote:
Baldurs Gate 2 for me.
By all accounts, it's even better then Icewind Dale so I should be all over it.
It's like I don't even know you.
I'm going for F.E.A.R. on the 360 in between my dalliances with Fallout 3.
"THE HELL ASS BALLS." - Prederick, expressing frustration in the time-honored way.
coldforged.org :: Stay fit, Dad!
I'm going to say Far Cry 2 on 360. It may be an idle boast, as I've got new games incoming this month (expect to see them on next month's Pile).
I've just hit the southern area, so there's still a substantial amount to do in the game, but I'm finding I can easily spend an enjoyable hour causing mayhem without realising where all the time went.
As a secondary pile game, I'm going to say Pure. I've only just started in on it, but I reckon I can power through it in short order. It's quite fun, and a great $20 purchase.
XBL: Spiffing Wotwot
LarryC wrote:
Far Cry 2 is a lot of fun as long as you don't try to grind in it. Pop in, cause some chaos, do a mission or three, pop out. I found I stopped enjoying it if I forced myself to play it for too long. But I had a really good time with it.
Certis wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:
<+katisu> Q-Stone is an internet genius
I just toppled Baal, so the only unfinished game I have right now is Final Fantasy IV for the DS. It's a good game so far, but the difficulty is really grinding me down.
Nonetheless, add that in for me. Also, put up the first STALKER (meaning Shadow) game on the PC, and Alone in the Dark for the 360. That covers computer, console, and portable. I should be able to go at least 33%.
Steam | XBL | Backloggery | PSN: VrikkGWJ
Right, I'm thinking this is a long shot but I'm going to go for Stalker: SOC. Playing it with the Complete 2009 mod and it's really sucked me in.
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Put me down for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.
I know that I'm turning into the resident Alone in the Dark fanboy, but... I wrote up a few tips here that might help you get past the game's inability to communicate its own intentions.
My Latest: Insufficient Resources and Hands in the Dark