This week I have been mostly playing...

[juicebox]

I think I'm getting the hang of elite

Having to skip the advanced combat mission for now though

 

[infinityshock]

So it's a separate game? If I can't learn this one I'll have to try it

Thanks

Yep. It's a lot easier to play than E. Good little sci-fi story. Lots of fun.

i used to play the original back in the 80s. ive been meaning to try the modernized version...i just dont have the time

 

[Chimpzy]

Well, this past week-end I finished up Shadow Hearts: Covenant.

Decent enough game. The Great War-era Europe and Asia setting is novel, characters are fun and it's got a nice atmosphere. The combat system, while fun at first, does wear out its welcome after a while. Dungeon design also has the unfortunate tendency of having lots of identical looking hallways, and since there is no in-game map aside from a limited mini-map, keeping track of where you have or haven't been gets tedious. I'd rate it around a 6/10.

This week I'll be playing Odin Sphere.

After that I've still got Persona 4, Suikoden 5 and Valkyrie Profile 2 lined up.

 

[bluegate]

After that I've still got Persona 4, Suikoden 5 and Valkyrie Profile 2 lined up.

Have you played 1-3?

 

[Chimpzy]

After that I've still got Persona 4, Suikoden 5 and Valkyrie Profile 2 lined up.

Have you played 1-3?

No, I haven't. I know 1 and 2 are generally seen as the best in the series, but they're pretty pricy and I don't emulate any games I don't own copy of out of principle. 4 is mostly seen as the worst. So I did a toss-up on which to get between 3 and 5, and the latter won. Also, 3 never received a PAL release, so copies are harder to come by.

 

[bluegate]

Have you played 1-3?

No, I haven't. I know 1 and 2 are generally seen as the best in the series, but they're pretty pricy and I don't emulate any games I don't own copy of out of principle. 4 is mostly seen as the worst. So I did a toss-up on which to get between 3 and 5, and the latter won. Also, 3 never received a PAL release, so copies are harder to come by.

If you happen to have a PSP, PS Vita or a PS3 then you could buy Suikoden 1 and Suikoden 2 from the PlayStation store for a few bucks, Suikoden 3 even has a European release for the PS3 as a digital copy.

I hated that Suikoden 3 never got a physical PAL release, I was a huge fan of the first two on the PS1 and spent many years waiting and constantly checking gaming magazines, hoping that a EU release would be announced... Then when Suikoden 4 was released I hoped that Suikoden 3 would get a release, but that never happened, then Suikoden 5 released and I just gave up, I "soft modded" my PS2 and played a downloaded copy of 3, a couple of years later I did end up buying a copy of the game though.

For future reference, Suikoden 3 is best played after having played Suikoden 1 and 2, playing it by itself doesn't do the title justice. No such worries with 4 and 5, though, as they are distant prequels to the 1-3 saga.

 

[Chimpzy]

If you happen to have a PSP, PS Vita or a PS3 then you could buy Suikoden 1 and Suikoden 2 from the PlayStation store for a few bucks, Suikoden 3 even has a European release for the PS3 as a digital copy.

Right, never came to mind to check if they had a digital release on PSN. I'll consider that. Kind of tells you how long it's been since I used my PS3 and PSP (or rather, the actual hardware in the latters case).