Declare Your Independence from Something New by Playing Something Old
Summer time, God awful heat (at least in Texas) and a general lull in the quantity and quality of new titles. Sounds like a perfect combination to go and play something from your Pile of Shame. So, put away your sunscreen, you won't need it here, and let's get to playing some games!
Portrait But Isabel cannot sit still when she could be helping.
The war appears to be going badly, so she convinces her escorts, Beatrice and Godric, to seek help.
Godric leaves to solicit aid from the powerful mages of the Shining Cities. Beatrice volunteers to seek help from the Elven armies of Irollan. Isabel takes to horseback, scouring the countryside to raise a militia.
But other powers are also at work--older and darker ones that have been plotting for ages…" (mightandmagic.com)
Multi-Platform
Ultimate Spider-Man - Hemi
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - Rallick
Splinter Cell - *Legion*
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - adam.greenbrier
Far Cry 2 - Jonman, Vrikk, Kannon
Okami - ahrezmendi, Mystic Violet
Mirror's Edge - Duoae, pneuman
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Duoae
Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction - trueheart78
Bioshock - trueheart78
Battlefield: Bad Company - El_Duder
Fallout 3 - casktapper, jdzappa
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - skeletonframes
Portal - jdzappa
Robotech: Battlecry - AUs_TBirD
Wallace & Gromit: Fright of the Bumblebees - AUs_TBirD
Gears of War - DevilStick
FEAR 2 - Irongut
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - clever id
Mafia - AUs_TBirD
Dead Space - pnueman, Tkyl
Penny Arcade: Episode 1 - pneuman
PC
X3: Terran Conflict - Quintin_Stone, Tkyl
Heroes of Might and Magic V - absurddoctor, Kraint
Dawn of War II - elewis17, HedgeWizard, Parallax Abstraction
STALKER - pignol
Company of Heroes - Stengah
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts - Stengah
Plants vs. Zombies - trueheart78
Medieval Total War 2 - jdzappa
Angband - Maq
Fairway Solitaire - Poppinfresh
Planescape: Torment - Slytin
Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle - Parallax Abstraction
Theme Hospital -MrMacay
Missing: Since January - AUs_TBirD
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 - kronovan
Xbox 360
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts - IUMogg
Gears of War 2 - casktapper, Clemenstation, yregprincess, Irongut
Too Human - The_Vinnlander
Undertow - skeletonframes
Fable II - Vrikk
Wii
Rune Factory Frontier - adam.greenbrier
Super Mario Galaxy - Jonman
Metroid Prime 3 - Minarchist
PS3
Little Big Planet - CptGlanton
Ninja Gaiden Sigma - trueheart78
DS
Disgaea - Jonman, wanderingtaoist
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - elewis17
Chrono Trigger - Amoebic
Retro Games Challenge - nukacola23
Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Minarchist
Advanced Wars: Dual Strike - blackanchor
PSP
Metal Gear Ac!d 2 - Aaron D.
Jeanne d'Arc - Vrikk
Playstation 2
Legaia 2 - St.Hillary
Final Fantasy X - Dysplastic
Shadow of the Colossus - Baron of Hell
Xbox
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - H to the ickle
GBA
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga - Mystic Violet
SNES
Super Mario RPG - Vrikk
Turtles in Time - ukickmydog
NES
Dragon Warrior III - AUs_TBirD
LobsterMobster wrote:
When they do it, it's cheap. When I do it, it's tactical.
I'm going with Ultimate Spider-Man on the Xbox.
Oh, and if you were quick, you could have seen my title typo.
LobsterMobster wrote:
Well, let's try Little Big Planet again. I swear I'm just on the verge of ... hopping back in where I stopped playing in November.
XBL: CptGlanton
PSN: CaptainGlanton
I got swept into the neat little XBLA title, MtG: Duels of the Planeswalkers, and it gave me the urge to enjoy some card games on the go, so I pulled out the exceptional Metal Gear Acid 2 for PSP.
It's been a while since I played the game so I simply started a new file and have been rekindling my love for this hidden PSP gem on those long Metro rides to and from work.
Now, if I can just finish the damn thing this time!
360/iOS: DJ Dostoevsky
Put me down for Ghost Recon - Advanced Warfighter again. I picked it up last month briefly and got past the part that was holding me back from finishing it the last time. Hopefully I will do better this month!
What are the rules on, when finishing one game, adding a second to the pile halfway through the month? Is that allowed?
Steam ID: Rallick
I'll carry over Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory from last month. Perhaps this month I'll actually take it out of its jewel case.
Also, I'd like to add Rune Factory Frontier. While it isn't that old and I don't actually own it, I've had it checked out from GameFly for two months. That is quite long enough.
My Latest: Insufficient Resources and Hands in the Dark
Last month was a wash for me. The 360 was out for repairs, and instead of playing the Wii games that are on my pile, I played PS3 games on a loaned machine.
So, I'm carrying over a couple of games from last month's pile: Far Cry 2 (360) and Super Mario Galaxy. Also, I'm going to finish the campaign on Disgea DS, although I have no plans to stop playing it after that.
XBL: Spiffing Wotwot
LarryC wrote:
Go for it. I check the thread all month long.
LobsterMobster wrote:
Steam ID: Rallick
I learned a long time ago to only pick one game at a time. If I tried to list more than one at the beginning of the month, invariably something would come up and I wouldn't finish any of them. My goal is one per month, anything else is a bonus.
LobsterMobster wrote:
First time trying for something on the pile, and I'm going to go with:
Okami for Wii.
While I technically haven't had it in my pile for very long (only about a month or so), I think it's old enough a game in general to qualify.
Beware of False Messages
XBL/PSN/Steam - Ahrezmendi
Steam ID: Rallick
I'm going to try something different this month. Instead of stating up front which game I will fail to finish, I'm going to play something and if it looks like I might actually finish the game (whatever it is), then I pop in and post. Just to, you know, change things up a bit.
Podcast:The Easy Button with Duoae
Steam
Call me Tboon cause you just got burned! = FlamingPeasant
I'm putting Zelda PH back on the list. As I posted in last months thread, I'll probably get a chance to finish it this weekend. I'm also going to make a commitment to finish DOW II.
EDIT: I am so close to completing both games that they are almost a gimmie. Now it'll just be a challenge to get away from X3 to play anything else on my PC.
WoW|Steam MMOs: Lockjaw
X3: Terran Conflict (PC)
"But Quintin!" you may cry in dismay, "that's a sandbox game with no real end!"
"You shut your filthy whore mouth!" I would reply, jabbing my fingers into your eyes and then sticking a rabid weasel down your pants.
Certis wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:
<+katisu> Q-Stone is an internet genius
I'm going for two games this month!! Mainly because i've already played throuh a large portion of ME but i just never picked it back up again.
Blacksite Area 51 - PC
Mirror's Edge - 360
My and Tboon's podcast: The Easy Button
IRC Pearls of Wisdom:
Bacon is a goodjer in your pants.
Dimmerswitch is makes users mad.
Steam ID: Rallick
I put it under "Multi" in case any PS2 people want to jump on.
Chicken
I used to have to pay for that... wait
LobsterMobster wrote:
Quintin is a step ahead of me, he has at least admitted to himself that he isn't going to stop playing X3 this month. I'm still hanging on to the hope I'll let myself finish something. It isn't looking good at this point though.
WoW|Steam MMOs: Lockjaw
Going to try and get through Hulk: Ultimate Destruction on the XBox. Works great on the 360, and looks tons better than the GameCube version I've been playing. And, since I'm feeling frisky, add Bioshock (360) to that list as well. Y'know what? Since I'm probably going to carry a few of these over into October, let's add Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PS3 as well. That should about do it...
So many games, so little time allowed by the wife to play them
"You're right, I should never argue The IT Crowd with you. You can be Moss, and I'll be Roy." - Bonus_Eruptus
XBL: trueheart78 | Backloggery: trueheart78
Splinter Cell for Xbox.
I've been putting my 360's back compat to good use lately.
You should follow me on Twitter: @legion
Steam: *Legion* | Xbox Live: Legion SB | PSN: Legion_SB | Origin: LegionSB
My wife saw that I was looking at the HoMM5 pack on Steam, and went ahead and gifted it to me as a birthday present. So, while its the most recent addition to my pile, it is still a semi-old game. With any luck I'll be able to add the expansions later in the month.
Take two of deez nutz and call me.
I tried and failed in April, so I'll try again: Metroid Prime 3 for the Wii. I may get adventurous and try Okami again, too, but don't put me down for that until I'm making progress elsewhere.
I like the cut of your jib, Minarchist. -- Podunk
What Minarchist said. -- Paleocon
Listen to Minarchist, for he is wise. -- Jonman
Hemi- DOW II is a PC only game FYI
WoW|Steam MMOs: Lockjaw
I only have two games started right now: Super Mario RPG on the Wii's Virtual Console, and Jeanne D'Arc on the PSP. I'll definitely have SMRPG done in a couple days (the game isn't very long and I've been playing in 2-3 hour sittings), but Jeanne D'Arc I hear is quite long. It's a fun game though, so let's hope I can scratch out two on the month.
Steam | XBL | Backloggery | PSN: VrikkGWJ
Trueheart I hope you are enjoying H:UD. That is such a fun game.
Your knowledge of scientific biological transmogrification is only outmatched by your zest for Kung Fu treachery.
Possy Niblet Posse
I'll be playing Oddworld: Munch's Odyssey on the original Xbox. I've played it before but damn is that a good game.
SwampYankee wrote:
| XBL: H to the ickle | SteamID: Matphes |
Hey, I just started. I'm like the young crack whore who still has some tread left on the tires.
Certis wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:
<+katisu> Q-Stone is an internet genius
What are you trying to say?
Podcast:The Easy Button with Duoae
Steam
Call me Tboon cause you just got burned! = FlamingPeasant
I'm going to whip out ye olde Heroes of Might and Magic V. I noticed it on Steam over the weekend, and now I'm going to track down my discs and give it another whirl. Go team Necromancer!
TheArtOfScience wrote:
Jonman wrote:
Right, so I finally finished last months game (Stalker) today, typical eh? But I was in such a state when I got into the end section (armour torn up by those ridiculously hard Monolith stalkers, ammo very short, radiation meds all gone and spamming a rapidly dwindling supply of health packs just to survive the radiation level) that I would have died very quickly had I decided to go and investigate the secret lab as I wanted to, so I just took the 'make a wish' ending. So my list game this month is replay the end bit of Stalker until I'm geared up enough to go back to the NPP properly prepared and find out what's in the lab! You can just put it as Stalker if you like though:)
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