What game are you playing thread

[Commonmind]

Actually, the rumor is that we may see that much, much earlier, and I really hope we do. Though I already use Remote Play more than any one man should; I've already used it to replay Vagrant Story, FFIX, Dew Prism, Metal Gear Solid and Tales of Destiny.

[Lenny]

One tip, then - DON'T GET OBLIVION! We won't see you for a year or two.

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Really? I must admit to not having read the articles for a while, but surely not that much earlier? September?

Ooooh! FW 2.40 soon! Any idea when the next PSP update might be? For all my praise of the PSP, I don't actually have one (), but I can tell my friend when to update.

[Sephiroth]

Oh God, you've got a point, and I really hadn't thought of that.


But it looks so good!!


I have a whole handful of recommendations to check out now, too! Does anyone know a way for human being to survive without sleep?

[Commonmind]

No clue. For some reason I never seem to hear about PSP updates. I was the last guy to find out they'd added Skype, and I use Skype and my PSP every day.

[Commonmind]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Oh God, you've got a point, and I really hadn't thought of that.


But it looks so good!!


I have a whole handful of recommendations to check out now, too! Does anyone know a way for human being to survive without sleep?

You have three choices: the afterlife, methamphetamines (which I do not encourage, endorse or condone, and which may lead you to choice number one) or hiring a live-in napper.

(Edit: I forgot about the fourth option, fatherhood)

[Sephiroth]

I'm gonna go with the live-in napper, I think.


*goes off to place an ad*





Didn't realise you could get Skype on the PSP, that's cool.



[edit] Oh, CM, you wouldn't inflict me upon an innocent child, would you?!

[Lenny]

You won't see it on the DS, that's for sure. Or webcam messaging.

[Commonmind]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

[edit] Oh, CM, you wouldn't inflict me upon an innocent child, would you?!

No sir, I wouldn't; I like you too much to go and do that. Besides, children do not play well with swords and long silvery hair. You might find yourself entangled and missing limbs before the day was over.

How my wife tolerates the hair pulling is something I'll never understand.

[Sephiroth]

Good point. Heh. Not only that, but imagine having kids who insisted upon having gaming time on my console!

"Go away, son, daddy's playing."

[Commonmind]

Oh my, I haven't considered that yet.

Is two years of age too old for immediate intercontinental household relocation?

[Lenny]

Just get him a Wii - that'll keep him occupied until he's old enough to get a paper round and pay for his own console.

[Sephiroth]

Yeah, it's a generational issue that we didn't have to deal with, because our mums and dads mostly looked at a console and thought....'ugh? what's that funny-looking box for?'.

And of course 'video games are for kids'.





How times have changed!

I, for one, will still be playing when I'm eighty, assuming I'm still alive. If I'm not, then I hope they have decent games in hell.......


To answer your question, CM, I reckon you've missed that boat, yeah.

[Commonmind]

Actually, I plan on giving him my old NES, then the Snes, then eventually moving him up to the Saturn, N64 and Playstation. I want him to experience games gradually, as I did. A friend of mine did the same with his son as well and it worked out quite well; he has a deeper respect for older titles and talking to him, despite his age, is a lot like talking to a guy that grew up during my own generation.

[Sephiroth]

That's a great idea!!



I'm so disparaging of the kids who don't know their history. And comments like 'yeah, but the graphics are crap'.

[Overread]

plus older games had heart in them - modern stuff is mostly formula written