Game: What game are you currently playing??

[Ryllharu]

Playing Muramasa: The Demon Blade on the wii (first wii game purchase in almost two years!). Definitely worth the wait. Absolutely beautiful art. Vanillasoft did Odin Sphere previous to this, and Muramas has a strong voice cast again. The gameplay is the real winner though. They took Odin Sphere, and added in proper techinical hack-and-slash playstyle. There's an easy mode, but the difficulty is a pleasant change from the average Wii game.

Straw hat wearing samurai can and will kill you in 3 hits at the beginning of the game. It is incredibly satisfying doing a 50+ hit combo on a ton of generic enemies and finishing them all off at once with an iaido attack.

Boss fight trailer



Also playing some Champions Online. I was a huge fan of City of Heroes, and while it takes a little getting used to the cell shaded graphics, the customization (character and powers) are reason enough for me to stick around for a good while. The server crashed yesterday, but it was only the 3 day of release, some growing pains are to be expected.

[RyougaZell]

I didn't know Muramasa was out already. Guess its time to finally dust off the Wii. I haven't bought anything for it in 2 years... hey. Nice coincidence Ryll.

How does this play with the WiiMote? Im actually considering importing a Classic Controller Pro to play this.

[Ryllharu]

How does this play with the WiiMote? Im actually considering importing a Classic Controller Pro to play this.

I play Smash Brothers with the wiimote+nunchuck, so this wasn't really a big leap.

You do control screen motion (ducking, jumping, lateral dashes, etc) with the control stick, so that takes a little getting used to in order to bring in all of the moves that Kisuke and Momohime can pull off. Odin Sphere had its own jump button.

If you're more comfortable with a gamecube controller, that works more than adequately as well.

[RyougaZell]

I do have a Game Cube Controller. But I hate how short the damn cable is. If I want to sit back and enjoy my game, I need to pull the wii closer. Damn small cable.

I'll think about getting the Classic Controller Pro.

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-...n-70-3fe3.html

[animus]

So I spent quite a bit of time playing my Wii yesterday, like the Prime Trilogy and Symphonia DOTNW, and I wake up today and holy shit my left index finger is cramping like crazy. I thought it was weird since I used to play COD 4 like crazy on my 360 and that required use of the left trigger a lot.

[Buffalobiian]

So I spent quite a bit of time playing my Wii yesterday, like the Prime Trilogy and Symphonia DOTNW, and I wake up today and holy shit my left index finger is cramping like crazy. I thought it was weird since I used to play COD 4 like crazy on my 360 and that required use of the left trigger a lot.

My fingers don't get cramped from COD 4, but the way I sit and lean forward makes my back really sore.

[Xelbair]

CoD4 on pad is heresy. period.
and lately i got back to Advance Wars Dual Strike and Heroes III.

[Idealistic]

Just started playing the new batman game ps3 version. Playing it on hard because on normal the demo was easy.

Pretty awesome at the moment.

[animus]

Just got Muramasa, it's pretty fun. I just wish there was a jump button.

[Ryllharu]

I thought so at first, but I kind of like it without it. You can move pretty effectively on the screen since all of your motion is controlled by the stick. You just move in the direction you wish to go, on the ground or in midair.

I wouldn't want to take my thumb and forefinger off of the attack buttons for even a second (unless I need to use a health item).

[animus]

Oddly enough I prefer the Wiimote and 'Chuk to the GC controller, but for Brawl I must use the GC controller. Just beat the catepillar boss (if you can call it that), and it's pretty damn fun. I just don't know why but I still kinda prefer Odin Sphere. Maybe the larger and unique cast is what I'd like to see.

[RyougaZell]

I asked a friend to get me Muramasa. He already has it, but I haven't gone to pick it up.
I still haven't decided to get a Classic Controller Pro, but I guess I'll check the wiimote first. GC controller is bad.

[fahoumh]

I've had an itch to play Tetrisphere on the N64 lately, so I popped that in and played the first 5 stages of the Rescue mode. I forgot just how challenging of a puzzle game it was...but it was just as fun as I remember it.

[Raven]

This isn't technically a game I'm playing right now, but I know I will be when it's released:

Shank

[Xelbair]

Cortex command. Crossover of Liero/soldat and strategy game.

[Dark Dragon]

Currently playing Trine.

The game is beautiful and it prettier similar to Lost Viking.

30$ is kinda steep though, i think a 20$ price tag would've been more appropriate.

[Psyke]

I just played through the demo for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and it's pretty awesome.....

[Marik]

I just played through the demo for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and it's pretty awesome.....

Same. I highly enjoyed the demo. I can't wait to pick up my reservation on the 29th.

The demo is on the Japanese PSN, by the way. It's 622mb.

The demo has a lot of screen tearing. I hope it's fixed in the final game.

[darkshadow]

I didn't enjoy the demo, all of the intensity that is present in NGII is completely gone, I only had some fun with that new big sword weapon thing, otherwise it was just lame, easy and completely uncool with its completely meh tacked on buddha boss.

The boss could've been so much better.... ugh, no blood/gibs and crushing sounds just makes the experience that much less engaging for me.

I had no screen tearing btw (hdmi). I will try out Ayane later, maybe she is the redeeming factor of this watered down excuse of a rerelease.

[Marik]

I picked up Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 for the PS3 on Tuesday, so I'm currently playing through that. Juggernaut is a freaking beast in this game. The fusion system kinda gets old after a while, especially if you're seeing the same ones over and over. My favorite fusion so far is Gambit + Storm. Their fusion looks so awesome.

Due to some GameStop screw-ups, I have a Juggernaut code for the Xbox 360 and an extra one for the PS3 as well, so if anyone needs one let me know.