[QUOTE=BenJammin;17490791]playing Shadow of the Colossus

Game is incredible.[/QUOTE]

I don't know it. What sort of game is it/what's the story?


By the way, you at all interested in checking out the new album? It would be cool if you did (even though you didn't seem like much of anything we've done so far, maybe the recordings will offer a new perspective [whether that makes them better or worse]), I'd like to hear what you think.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17489223]If RATM's music was a bit heavier, I'd be a bigger fan. Solid, tight players though.[/QUOTE]

Riiiiight.... :confused:

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17490987]I don't know it. What sort of game is it/what's the story?


By the way, you at all interested in checking out the new album? It would be cool if you did (even though you didn't seem like much of anything we've done so far, maybe the recordings will offer a new perspective [whether that makes them better or worse]), I'd like to hear what you think.[/QUOTE]

As much as I've ragged on it before, I'll definitely check out the full thing in the next day or so. :) Being unemployed and living by myself ("by myself" meaning that I'm just with my girlfriend) gives me a lot of time to dick around and listen to stuff.

SotC is like a huge action/adventure game where it just sort of starts in the middle of a story (you're a dude who rides into a temple with this dead girl because you've heard you can revive the dead there), and you get told by the omnipotent presence there that you have to go kill the Colossi if you want any chance of bringing her back. The thing is that the Colossi are f[size=2]ucking[/size] huge. You have to literally scale them by grabbing onto their fur/other ledges (?) and then kill them. It's hard to explain, because that doesn't really do it justice. The game has absolutely phenomenal atmosphere, and it's sooooo vast that it's incredible. A very lonely game, because there's nothing in the world except for you, your horse, and the Colossi. It's a PS2 release, so if you have a PS2 or a backwards compatible PS3, I really, really recommend picking it up. I snagged a used copy the other day for $8, and it was definitely worth it. Scooped up a bunch of Game of the Year awards when it came out back in 2005, and IGN gave it a 9.7.

That sounds kind of creepy and strange, cool though. Unfortunately I don't have a PS2 anymore and my PS3 isn't backwards compatible. I'll still look into the game beause I like the sounds of it.


And thank you for giving us another chance. :D

My PS3 isn't either, but thankfully my girlfriend bought one because she had previously been using her brother's when she was still at home, but we have a couple more FF's to finish, so it was kind of necessary to get one.

I see. Which one are you on now?

I'm in the process of totally owning FFVII. I got the Huge Materia, Ultima, and Catastrophe (Barrett's lvl4 limit) from the Corel reactor train thing. I need to do the Fort Condor thing now. Cloud is in Mideel. And I'm working on catching and breeding chocobos. I've caught a wonderful female which I'll use to make my gold one, but I still need to breed all the other ones. And I have a ton of mastered materia. I have, like, 5 or 6 ALLs mastered, in addition to a lot of others. I've been using weaker weapons that have double growth and I'm still killing it.

We've finished IV, V, VI, VII, and X. Almost done IX, and then we're going to do VIII and XII. XI doesn't count, clearly, because it's an MMORPG, and X-2 was never made. Wink wink nudge nudge.

My game of VII was similar to yours. I finished with my main party all at 99 and basically everything maxed and mastered. Sephiroth was a one-hit kill from Cloud, or pretty close to.

Sweet. My characters are all at levels in their mid-50s, I believe. The first time I beat the game I think I only had them in their 60s, so it'll probably be easy as pie by the time I get to Sephiroth.

It will be, for sure. Make sure to do [I]everything[/I], like chocobo breeding and beating the Weapons.

I'm ashamed that I've never beaten Rudy or Emerald. I'm really going to try this time. I just hate being in a battle for 40 minutes and then getting killed. It's soul-crushing.

My first time beating the game was like that. I fought Sephiroth maybe 3-5 times in 30+ minute battles before I finally beat him.

If you're prepared, Emerald Weapon is a joke. A total joke.

Ruby was a bit of a challenge for me, though, but I still got him on my first try.

Knights of the Round is a must, as are Ultimate Weapons, and the Final Attack and Phoenix/Life 2 combo.

I'll be more prepared this time than I ever have been while fighting them. You can pair Counter with magic and summons (KOTR really), right?

I still need to get Phoenix, but that's pretty much my next move. I have a mastered Restore (or nearly mastered, I at least have Regen and Cure 3). I know there's some material I've neglected that I should still level up, but I've got mastered Fire, Ice, Poison, Restore, several Alls, a handful of summons are leveled up to at least half way, Counter, leveling up Ultima now, and a buttload of other stuff.

I don't have any Ultimate Weapons yet, but I've got Cloud and Vincent with their level 3 limits, Barrett with his level 4. They're my main party, but right now Cid is subbing for Cloud.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17491263]I'll be more prepared this time than I ever have been while fighting them. [B]You can pair Counter with magic and summons (KOTR really), right?[/B]

I still need to get Phoenix, but that's pretty much my next move. I have a mastered Restore (or nearly mastered, I at least have Regen and Cure 3). I know there's some material I've neglected that I should still level up, but I've got mastered Fire, Ice, Poison, Restore, several Alls, a handful of summons are leveled up to at least half way, Counter, leveling up Ultima now, and a buttload of other stuff.

I don't have any Ultimate Weapons yet, but I've got Cloud and Vincent with their level 3 limits, Barrett with his level 4. They're my main party, but right now Cid is subbing for Cloud.[/QUOTE]
i don't think you can, counter isn't a support materia

but W-summon+KOTR and then Mime will pretty much destroy whichever weapon is underwater in no time flat. Never beaten the one by gold saucer though

Also, I like to get one of my character's HP ending in "77" and then use potions and **** to give him lucky 7's. Unnecessary, yes, but fun to do at least once

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17491183]

SotC [/QUOTE]

For real man it's an incredible game. Ico, which was released before it by the same team of people, is amazing also. Two essential games for anyone with a PS2. I picked up the collector's copy of Ico second hand for about $10, but had to fork out the full $100 for the limited edition Shadow Of The Colossus. Worth every cent.

Did that team of guys ever follow up with another game?

I fell out of a plane today.

While it was on the ground?

[quote=gaslight;17491825]While it was on the ground?[/quote]

Close, give or take 12,500ft (~3800m).

[img]http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/5684/formx.png[/img]

Better luck staying in next time, that guy might not always be strapped to you :p.

Friendly reminder:
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It's a great deal...

[quote=gaslight;17491889]Better luck staying in next time, that guy might not always be strapped to you :p.[/quote]

:lol:

After today, I've decided, for sure, that the $3k in my savings will be spent on taking the classes and 25 jumps to become a licensed jumper. It's so much fun.

[QUOTE=gaslight;17491717]For real man it's an incredible game. Ico, which was released before it by the same team of people, is amazing also. Two essential games for anyone with a PS2. I picked up the collector's copy of Ico second hand for about $10, but had to fork out the full $100 for the limited edition Shadow Of The Colossus. Worth every cent.

Did that team of guys ever follow up with another game?[/QUOTE]

They're working on one for the PS3 called the Last Guardian, or something, I think. But, yeah, there's a follow up to it. I'm trying to get a copy of Ico as well, because I've heard nothing but great things about it.

I just about s[size=2]hit[/size] myself fighting the 5th colossus (the flying one), especially when I was trying to move from wing to wing to stab it.

Yeah man, just wicked, wicked awesome stuff. Plummeting off the flying one, nerve-wracking.

New Batman game. Fantastic.

I haven't played it yet, but I will soon.

I just borrowed Dead Space from my friend. I've played bits of it, so I'm really looking forward to playing through the entire game.

I thought Arkham Asylum was okay, but not the greatest. I'm sure that if I bought it and played it, I'd have a lot of fun with it.

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17492430]I thought Arkham Asylum was okay, but not the greatest. I'm sure that if I bought it and played it, I'd have a lot of fun with it.[/QUOTE]

Why haven't you listened to my album yet, you goddamn Joe McNuffleson.

Is it ready?

YSI to me funkmetalbass at cheatcc dot com

Yeah, I made a thread and everything.

Oh, you can't use myspace or something?

[quote=Spaceman Spiff;17492465]Yeah, I made a thread and everything.

Oh, you can't use myspace or something?[/quote]

No. MySpace has some weird flash features that just don't work with Linux. Even YouTube gives me sh*t when I try to watch vids.

So uh.. someone needs to buy my poweramp.