WHAT VIDEOGAMES ARE YOU PLAYING RIGHT NOW?

Wheeee Majora's Mask 3DDDD

author=zacheatscrackers
Fire Emblem (7)

Pretty fun stuff, though it's the first FE I've ever played. I'm sure the others are probably better.

I finished that game a few weeks ago, and I can tell you that is REALLY good! I would also like to get Awakening, since I heard very good things about it, but sadly, I can't afford a 3DS... :_;

Just finished a run of (the PC version) Final Fantasy 7, been my first time through it in about 6 or 7 years I think. It was certainly interesting.

I think I've now affirmed that, as a kid, I loved that game for what I saw in it, not necessarily for what it actually was. I can definitely see how it was so influential to my creative process when I was a kid, but playing it now exposes a lot of its flaws and inconsistencies. The story is a lot weaker and shorter than I remember it being, it seemed like as soon as it was starting to really get involved it was just "Hey lets go kill Sephiroth" and it's already over. I think I remember there being a lot of stuff between the Huge Materia quests and the fight with Diamond Weapon? But I guess not.

I think it might be the fact that there's a 3rd disc which is basically just the final battle. Makes it seem like there's a lot more at first glance.

I felt like it could have used some more focus on developing the world, since it really seemed like the writer's just wanted to talk about Cloud and Sephiroth and end things as soon as that story was clued up. The environment design is still absolutely stunning, it's just a shame that the world is so small and a lot of the areas are passed over without much development. I mean, I guess this is just the translation, but a lot of story information is badly exposed to the player and only becomes clear around the second time they bring it up.

Maybe this is just because of the PC port, but I couldn't help but almost laugh in a lot of the scenes Sephiroth is featured. His model is higher res and it almost looks like he's wearing black lipstick or something... I don't know, I just thought it looked funny when this dude with flowing hair and lipstick starts standing around with his arms spread, looking to the heavens.

I genuinely love the often haunting atmosphere of the game though, and I think that weird, spookyness of the world is what really gets me the most. The whole thing with Nibelheim being an illusion (seriously, that's never explained, even after the Zack thing. Was there ever a fire there or what?), the droning, sci-fi like theme of the City of the Ancients, all the strange real world cameos like the My Bloody Valentine advertisement, the Texas sign and the game being set in our Solar System. I think that's definitely something that will never be reproduced, and it always inspires me.

Now that I've played it again, I feel more like writing my "magnum opus" some more, because I've re-identified with some of the things I wanted to bring into it. If nothing else, that alone makes me happy that I played it.

Now I need to figure out what RPG I'll play next.

author=Pizza
Maybe this is just because of the PC port, but I couldn't help but almost laugh in a lot of the scenes Sephiroth is featured. His model is higher res and it almost looks like he's wearing black lipstick or something... I don't know, I just thought it looked funny when this dude with flowing hair and lipstick starts standing around with his arms spread, looking to the heavens.

Yeah... uh, someone had his mouth left open in various scenes for some weird reason in the PC port. It's really weird. XD

author=RPGMakerFan98
My PS1 copy of Final Fantasy 7 had 3 discs. While the original PC version has 4 discs.
I found out how many discs the PC version had was on a GameFAQs forum thread.

In my recollection, the PC version was set up so that one disk was the "install" disk, and the other three were the "game" disks. The Might and Magic series also separated it's "install" disks from their "game" disks with it's 6th, 7th, and 8th iteration. Possibly the 9th as well, but, I don't recall many specifics about that game.

Cap_H
I've downloaded Roguelight yesterday. Its freeware, roguelike with gameplay based on light. It has cute graphics, good feel of progress and engaging gameplay.

I really like Roguelight! It's simple but elegant.

I'm playing FFXIV (on what, 1000+ hours so far...?), League of Legends... and everything else has fallen to the wayside. FF OP.

Anyone else remember figuring things out by just jamming every button? (I still do that for some games.) You know, instead of using stupid tutorials to teach you how to move on a map and whatnot. People are getting lazy. (Frankly, it's faster to just press your buttons to learn than to listen to text boxes.)

I find it hilarious when games make all these in-depth tutorials about how to move and what-not but expect you to move to that point to trigger it. Like, I know how to move, asshole! I just moved over here to talk to your dumb face. >.<;


Sorry, just something that annoys me - people not willing to experiment (needing to be told how to do everything) and dumb as fuck tutorials that are redundant by the time you read them. XD

Yup!
Tutorials should be informing your player as to the differences to other RPGs. Manuals (or readme files) are fine for providing movement and button information, in case someone is completely new to the genre.

Things that should be informed:-
- Where treasures are hidden (if not in chests/everything) - not a necessity. Within the first ten minutes of the game you should establish this anyway, teaching the player what can and cannot hold treasure.
- Differences in battle systems. HP/MP is pretty self-explanatory. You don't need to tell peeps they'll die if HP runs out... except in the case that that doesn't happen.
- Difference in gameplay. Got some on-map gameplay happening that isn't just interacting with objects and walking around? Teach 'em that shit or give them a reason to try interacting/using the right tile/key/whatever (treasure over a 1-tile river spot = player thinking to themselves "can I just this?" and trying.)
- Saving. If your game is different when it comes to saving (and no, I do not mean 'you can save by using the command in the menu' that I went through in a game last night. Seriously. They literally said "This game saves differently. Instead of using a save point, you can save anywhere by using the save option in your menu. Remember to save!"... in an RM game. Yeah, not necessary mate.)
- other differences.

Finally finished The World Ends With You! Man... THAT was a great game, and a great ending too! I like when things end up in a happy note. :)

And now: To find all the secrets in the game until I get tired or until there's no secret left to unravel! Whatever happens first. :P

If I do, does it have to be true when I say it?