Plied With Gin (Planned Weekend Gaming 09/11/2007)

On Nov 9, 10:29 am, DBSnappa <davidjbough....DeleteThis@REMOVEMEhotmail.com>
wrote:

>
> The "Cross the antlion beach without touching the floor" is apparently
> the toughest one!

A mate wasted a long time trying to get that one done and still hasn't
managed it. Having played HL2 before, I'm probably going to skip that
one as I can already imagine how annoying it is.

> The only really tricky part in the Ravenholm gg one is when you climb up
> to the rooftops again toward the end of the level to meet the preacher
> and you get swarmed by the xenomorph style zombies, but they don't
> actually do much damage if they get through to you.

I'm hoping a panicked n00b run will get me through that bit

"deKay" <andyk.DeleteThis@lofi-gaming.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Fri, 9
> Nov
> 2007 10:09:58 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
> uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk "Shak" <me.DeleteThis@privacy.net> fornis
> do
> marikano es bono tan el:
>
>>ZeldaPH - Now that PW3 is out of the way, I'll continue with this. I now
>>see
>>what people see about the timed repeated dungeon getting annoying but my
>>main gripe with the game is, just like in Windwaker, the sailing. I'm
>>beginning to think that I may just not like Zelda games anymore...
>
> Is it wrong to just want another, proper, top-down Zelda like
> LTTP/OoA/OoS/LA?
> Another gripe I'm having with PH is the screen feels too small (or Link is
> too
> big), if you see what I mean.
>

Maybe that's due to the control scheme? I'm better than I was when I
started, but I still have trouble with it - especially with rolling or
targetting with the boomerang.

Shak

hurricanepilot wrote:
> On Nov 9, 10:29 am, DBSnappa <davidjbough....TakeThisOut@REMOVEMEhotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The "Cross the antlion beach without touching the floor" is apparently
>> the toughest one!
>
> A mate wasted a long time trying to get that one done and still hasn't
> managed it. Having played HL2 before, I'm probably going to skip that
> one as I can already imagine how annoying it is.

a friend of mine has done it - he does have insane gaming skillz though,
and even he said it was hard.
>
>> The only really tricky part in the Ravenholm gg one is when you climb up
>> to the rooftops again toward the end of the level to meet the preacher
>> and you get swarmed by the xenomorph style zombies, but they don't
>> actually do much damage if they get through to you.
>
> I'm hoping a panicked n00b run will get me through that bit
>
Having got past that bit, it doesn't feel anywhere near as tense as the
original play through, so I would concur with that thought.

As usual, I haven't even looked at the achievement list so they either
happen because they happen or I miss them.

deKay wrote:
> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Fri, 9 Nov
> 2007 10:09:58 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
> uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk "Shak" <me RemoveThis @privacy.net> fornis do
> marikano es bono tan el:
>
>> ZeldaPH - Now that PW3 is out of the way, I'll continue with this. I now see
>> what people see about the timed repeated dungeon getting annoying but my
>> main gripe with the game is, just like in Windwaker, the sailing. I'm
>> beginning to think that I may just not like Zelda games anymore...
>
> Is it wrong to just want another, proper, top-down Zelda like LTTP/OoA/OoS/LA?
> Another gripe I'm having with PH is the screen feels too small (or Link is too
> big), if you see what I mean.
>
I've not played it yet, but my Better Half as all but given up because
of the timed sections - she's been cussing like a fish wife!

Mal F wrote:
> Gaming will be a bit limited this weekend as a friend will be staying.
> However, I plan to sneak away to the computer and play.

No computer gaming for me.

I will mostly be playing -

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP) - So far I've just done the tutorial
and remembered that I never did quite understand the geo thingys. Never
could work out chains. Anyway, I've just created a female cleric called Tara
to add to my team of Laharl, Etna and my prinnies Geese, Oce and Ribbons and
it's off to the main game. Anyway, I think my life is over now this has
arrived. Does look lovely on the PSP screen, but the stats are hard to read.

I will also play -

Halo 3 (360) - Try to find DBSnappa online at some point so we can try to
kill each other.

I won't be playing -

Uncharted Demo (PS3) - Three percent of my monthly download limit spent
downloading a demo that's not region free. I know I'm technically not meant
to download stuff from the US store, but region free gaming has been the
best thing about the PS3. I hope this is a bug and not the start of region
locking for PS3 games.

--
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http://www.inverty.com

deKay the Monkey was never naughty:
>
> Zleda: Phantom Arsegas (DS):
> Played it a fair bit last night, and have just got the second bit of map. The
> fire dungeon was ace. The sneaking, time-limited, Ocean King dungeon though?
> Bleurgh. I hate stealth sections (which is why I stopped playing both Wind
> Waker and Beyond Good and Evil).

The sneak bits are ACE so you're ZO.

> Ico (PS2)
> I must ask - are there stealth sections in this? I might cry if there is.

No. Just ACENESS.

Choobs

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"DBSnappa" <davidjboughton.RemoveThis@REMOVEMEhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> deKay wrote:
>> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Fri, 9
>> Nov
>> 2007 10:09:58 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
>> uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk "Shak" <me.RemoveThis@privacy.net> fornis
>> do
>> marikano es bono tan el:
>>
>>> ZeldaPH - Now that PW3 is out of the way, I'll continue with this. I now
>>> see what people see about the timed repeated dungeon getting annoying
>>> but my main gripe with the game is, just like in Windwaker, the sailing.
>>> I'm beginning to think that I may just not like Zelda games anymore...
>>
>> Is it wrong to just want another, proper, top-down Zelda like
>> LTTP/OoA/OoS/LA?
>> Another gripe I'm having with PH is the screen feels too small (or Link
>> is too
>> big), if you see what I mean.
>>
> I've not played it yet, but my Better Half as all but given up because of
> the timed sections - she's been cussing like a fish wife!

It's not the timing per se for me, it's having to sail back and forth to the
same central place. I can't believe none of the reviews saw this as a fatal
flaw. When I was reading this mechanic, I assumed there were warps between
the temples.

Shak

Shak wrote:
>
> It's not the timing per se for me, it's having to sail back and forth to the
> same central place. I can't believe none of the reviews saw this as a fatal
> flaw. When I was reading this mechanic, I assumed there were warps between
> the temples.

There are warp points in the sea.

--
Xbox Live Gamertag: That Rev Chap
http://www.inverty.com

On Nov 9, 11:32 am, The Rev <the_rev_yes_rea....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I won't be playing -
>
> Uncharted Demo (PS3) - Three percent of my monthly download limit spent
> downloading a demo that's not region free. I know I'm technically not meant
> to download stuff from the US store, but region free gaming has been the
> best thing about the PS3. I hope this is a bug and not the start of region
> locking for PS3 games.

>From what I've heard and read, it's down to attempting to read an
asset from the PS3 during startup that is only available on the US
console (or in a different location on the EU one or something). It's
not intentionally region locked.

As usual, I have no firm plans, but I will try to do some of the following.

Half Life 2 Ep 2 (360) Suspect I may finish this - I'm at that bit at
White Forest that feels for all the world like a rip of the Battle of
Hoth from TESB. Saved it last night a little way into it. Episode 2 is
much much better than EP 1.

I will endeavour to be online sometime this weekend to pick up that
guantlet thrown down by proxy by Witty for The Rev and me to clash
Battle Rifles - it'll be anybodies guess as to who wins as I think we're
probably both not very good at H3 mp. OK, I know I'll probably be online
between 4-6pm on Saturday, so if I spot you, Rev, duck!

GW:RE (360) Really not sure if I have the skill to ever beat my
highscore - I've come tantalisingly close on more than a few occasions,
but I reckon I don't have the playing skills to beat it convincingly - I
have a theory as to what is required, but it's all so manic at that
level that for me, it will be more luck than skill if I ever do.

If I finish Half Life, I may get back to FEAR (360) and finish that.
I've decided that I'm going to play and finish a few games I have before
buying anything else, so I can save SMG, AC and COD4 for Christmas hols

hurricanepilot wrote:
> On Nov 9, 9:56 am, Mal F <spam....RemoveThis@btinternet.com> wrote:
>> In article <1194601818.602203.220....RemoveThis@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>,
>> hurricanepi....RemoveThis@gmail.com says...
>>
>>
>>
>>> HL2 (360) - Near the end of ravenholm, and I've managed to use just
>>> the gravity gun up till now. Starting to get a little scary, but I'm
>>> near the end and I've still got my trusty sawblade to hurl at whatever
>>> comes my way.
>> I assume that's for an achievement. Valve only attached them to the
>> newer games that came with the PC version of Orange Box. Hopefully
>> they'll retrofit them one day
>>
>
> yeah it is. it's the only one I've seen so far that takes a bit of
> time, so I've decided to do it on the first run through. A lot of the
> others I think you can do by just jumping in to the appropriate
> chapter after completion, so I'm not worrying too much about them.
>

I really hope you still have the garden gnome with you

Beck wrote:
>
> "Mal F" <spampit RemoveThis @btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.219e375b74e367729896c1@news.individual.net...
>> Gaming will be a bit limited this weekend as a friend will be staying.
>> However, I plan to sneak away to the computer and play.
>
> PLAY
>
> Well I was going to be playing Call of Duty 4 single player this week,
> but seeing as it only took 4 hours to finish last night, I won't be.
> Might try and play some more multiplayer if I can get by the fact I get
> dumped in games with foreign speaking people. What a disaster.

Umm.. what difficulty were you playing on, and did you try to rush the
enemy a lot ?

On Nov 9, 12:25 pm, Koalaboy <koala....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> hurricanepilot wrote:
> > On Nov 9, 9:56 am, Mal F <spam....DeleteThis@btinternet.com> wrote:
> >> In article <1194601818.602203.220....DeleteThis@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>,
> >> hurricanepi....DeleteThis@gmail.com says...
>
> >>> HL2 (360) - Near the end of ravenholm, and I've managed to use just
> >>> the gravity gun up till now. Starting to get a little scary, but I'm
> >>> near the end and I've still got my trusty sawblade to hurl at whatever
> >>> comes my way.
> >> I assume that's for an achievement. Valve only attached them to the
> >> newer games that came with the PC version of Orange Box. Hopefully
> >> they'll retrofit them one day
>
> > yeah it is. it's the only one I've seen so far that takes a bit of
> > time, so I've decided to do it on the first run through. A lot of the
> > others I think you can do by just jumping in to the appropriate
> > chapter after completion, so I'm not worrying too much about them.
>
> I really hope you still have the garden gnome with you

Thankfully the wrong episode, but I don't really plan on doing that
one anyhow...unless there's some kind of uber games drought next year
and I have 6 hours to waste on folly.

I spent 6 hours running over zombies in Dead Rising during this years
drought, so it's not completely out of the question