šŸ•¹ Games I am playing at the moment

Nah, I think that makes you pretty qualified. Itā€™s go to hear it keeps Nintendo fans happy. Thereā€™s a small rnage of Nintendo games I love, but itā€™s never enough to make me stump up for the console. I also got burned with my last Nintendo console, the Gamecube. God that was a disappointment.

Iā€™d mostly be in it for Mario, Zelda & Pokemon. Playing on the move, or just when I go for a walk and sit and chill out for a bit in the park or wherever (I do this a lot, is that weird?). So the 3DS seems ideal for me.

Why on earth Nintendo wonā€™t just port some of the early Gameboy games onto mobile phones baffles me. A fully functional Pokemon Red/Blue with trading etc would make a killing, off IP thatā€™s probably just sat there not doing a whole lot. Anyways, cheers pap. Will most likely look into getting one.

I used to be a bit of a trophy hunter on the PlayStation (Sonyā€™s equivalent of Xboxā€™s achievements). Iā€™ve lapsed now but have the odd flurry of it if I have a quiet couple of weeks - less and less likely these days. Itā€™s the gaming equivalent of constant pats on the head really and a meta-game in itself.

More recently Iā€™ve been quite into indie stuff or playing whateverā€™s ā€˜freeā€™ with PlayStation Plus. Super Exploding Zooā€™s a fun, cutesy live puzzle game (if a little easy). Ether One is an intriguing first-person puzzle adventure with a poignant take on mental health and dementia.

But Rocket League. Iā€™ve not been addicted to a game so much as Rocket League forā€¦ Well actually I donā€™t remember the last time. The conceptā€™s super simple - youā€™re placed in a car, in an enclosed arena and must rush at a giant ā€˜footballā€™ in an attempt to score in the opponents goal. You can boost, jump, spin (and any combination of the above) to achieve this.

The online is utterly fantastic (1v1, 2v2, 3v3 or 4v4) and only made better by playing with a group of mic-ed up friends. Itā€™s got that perfect ā€˜simple to play, hard to masterā€™ element and has perhaps even more variety of play than football itself.

This is the best goal Iā€™ve seen scored, bar none.

Also worth a look:

Genuine GOTY contender, for me.

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Thatā€™s a great shout ant. Fucking great game. We should try set up a Sotonians game, if we can get enough people interested.

i like the free playstation+ games too. Got decent amounts of play out of Never Alone, Counterspy & the classic Odds World too.

Hells yes.

My usernameā€™s amplifiedAnt.

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Sent you a request, ant.

Also, have to commend your patience. Iā€™m far too lazy to be a 100%er.

Despite my pooh poohing it on the original thread I am now quite enjoying Marvels Contest of Champions on my tablet!!

Oh, and Iā€™m getting back into playing Assasins Creed - Revelations on my PS3, not got a PS4 yet as I still have too many PS3 games to playā€¦

I played chess against a 10 year old last week. Opps not a ā€˜video gameā€™.

Probably not a victory either :laughing:

we ran out of time. I couldnā€™t remember the rules and he told me the ones he remembered. Hey I wasnā€™t there to beat a 10 year old but to build a positive relationship :slight_smile:

Minecraftā€¦ I am 8 years old!

Currently taking a look at Renowned Explorers, which is a cute exploration game that reminds me a lot of FTL. You take a team of three adventurers around the world, seeking treasure and glory. The art style is gorgeous, and I canā€™t imagine itā€™s going to challenge many PCs in terms of specs. Just like FTL, each place you visit can feature an encounter, although this is more of a turn-based strategy rock-paper-scissors affair than FTLā€™s psuedo-real-time crew management.

About 13 quid on Steam at the moment. Itā€™s very nice.

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So, I took the plunge and got myself a 3DS (donā€™t tell the gf). V much looking forward to plunging into A Link Between Worlds and Pokemon which I got to go with it.

shut up, Iā€™m totally a grown up!

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Ha, the next few days promise to be interesting as KRG attempts to hide his purchase.

Possible future scenario:-

KRG has sloped off to the bog for a surreptitious go on Pokemon. He has been there for five hours. Privately, he wonders whether he will need the fire service to get him off the can, but heā€™s caught a load of grass type pokemon and evolved a couple of his flock. Rough with the smooth, etc.

Ms KRG bangs on the door, demanding to know what heā€™s up to. Unable to answer with the truth, he goes for the next best option, and meekly utters ā€œmasturbatingā€ as his reply.

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Waiting for Star Wars and Fallout, Mad Max is a possibilty though as heard good stuff.

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Iā€™ve been delving further into MGS V. Could have discussed this on its own thread, but figured Iā€™d keep the gaming updates here for now. Iā€™ve been stuck on the third mission for a bit now, and finally completed it this evening. In the last mission, I found I was getting penalised for killing people, or at least not gettng a no kill bonus.

Managed to complete this mission without killing anyone. The game has itā€™s usual mechanic of just being about to tranq dart or use close quarters combat, but a new dynamic is the ability to attach a balloon to fallen foes, whisking them back to your base. Another new mechanic is time slowing down when discovered by an enemy; this makes the game tons more forgiving as long as you can tranq dart someone in the noodle.

Eventually plotted a course through the camp, using non-lethal means for every opponent,. although I did blow some shit up to prevent any reinforcements from being radioed in. Very emergent, and coupled with systems that really help. The game wants you to do well, emphasises stealth and most of all, makes it a lot of fun.

Playing Witcher 3 at the mo. Red dead meets sky rim. Juryā€™s out so far but it is proving to be a time thief.

Sim Cityā€¦ Love this game!

In more ā€˜what Ant did on holidayā€™ news, I picked up a cheap Vita game on a punt just before I left - the rather ridiculously-named Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin.

And itā€™s fantastic.

Iā€™ve played quite a few of the Lego games before (the first couple of Star Wars/Batman ones being stand-outs) but this is probably the best of the bunch. Humour, variety and polish in abundance. Why it was only released for handheld consoles Iā€™ll never know.

Yes, I know Iā€™m a child. Funā€™s fun!