What did you Accomplish in Gaming Today?

[DinohScene]

Finished BSInfinite on 1999 mode.

Got the Auld Land Syne cheevo (finished 1999 mode)+ Scavenger hunt (no purchase from Dollar bill vending machines)

 

[chavosaur]

Did a HELL of a lot in Skyrim today (Must have logged in 6 hours today
I joined the Dark Brotherhood and got really far in it. I think I'm on my last task as I already have shadow mere and I still gotta complete our "last contract"
Plus I managed to overcome some glitch that was preventing me from progressing in the main storyline so that made my day ^.^

 

[xwatchmanx]

My girlfriend and I powered through the Subspace Emissary in Super Smash Bros. Brawl on co-op over the past few days (we were already 1/3 through it). Today alone, we finished the two subspace stages, then the Great Maze, then the final boss.

Believe it or not, I rather enjoyed the Great Maze. I know a lot of people hated it, so I was prepared for the worst, but I found it rather fun, even though it was real long. Though I suppose I would've found it tedious and boring if I was playing alone.

Aside from that and the awesome cutscenes though, that entire mode was a complete steaming pile of crap. Good God. Co-op in particular feels broken (the game can never decide whether to kill you or warp you to player 1 when off screen, and often times doing something that launches you forward will kill you if you happen to get hit in the process), and it's absolute BS that the 2nd player's last life "doesn't count" if player 1 dies with no lives left... it just automatically game-overs on you. I understand the mode was designed mostly with one player in mind, but come on.

Spoiler

And don't even get me started on the final boss. Despite the rather well-thought-out story (if I do say so myself) throughout the rest of the mode, the main villain seems thrown in there for the heck of it. No motives or intentions are given at all, he's evil just because. His reveal as the main villain in the plot twist wasn't even shocking or provoking, it just happened, and we were like, "ok, yeah, whatever" because he had no build-up whatsoever.

And the boss fight itself was complete BS. The boss had tons of attacks that were either literally or almost literally (depending on the character you chose) impossible to avoid. This is especially true of one particular "shockwave" attack that, after 10 attempts, I still don't know how to avoid. Shielding doesn't work, dodging doesn't work, moving out of the way doesn't work, and it's almost always a 1 hit KO, even at 0% damage. I just got lucky when we finally beat him because he didn't use that attack except once.

And the ending was crap. There was a brief cutscene showing the subspace portals being undone, and some cool music in the credits (including a translation of the Brawl theme song), and that's it... Seriously?? All the awesome cutscenes throughout the story, and nothing at the end to resolve things, tie loose ends (what happened to Master Hand? Did he die?), or at least show the characters celebrating? Surely the player deserves AT LEAST THAT for having played through the whole thing.

/rant

 

[Chary]

Finished Turnabout Samurai and started Turnabout Goodbyes in the original Ace Attorney on Wii-Ware. I've been re-playing the games, this time, on the Wii, and with my parents. My dad kept insisting that Phoenix was the killer in all the cases...

 

[Flood]

Played/Playing Monopoly on my tablet. Lost every single time.

Got up to the first race in GTAIV.

 

[Castiel]

Spoiler

And the boss fight itself was complete BS. The boss had tons of attacks that were either literally or almost literally (depending on the character you chose) impossible to avoid. This is especially true of one particular "shockwave" attack that, after 10 attempts, I still don't know how to avoid. Shielding doesn't work, dodging doesn't work, moving out of the way doesn't work, and it's almost always a 1 hit KO, even at 0% damage. I just got lucky when we finally beat him because he didn't use that attack except once.

You just have to flinch multiple times right after each other. It's difficult yes, but possible.

 

[xwatchmanx]

You just have to flinch multiple times right after each other. It's difficult yes, but possible.

Flinch? You mean dodge?

 

[Castiel]

Flinch? You mean dodge?

Speaking from when using a GameCube controller, if you hold in L or R to shield and press down, you will become invincible for a split second (or if you jump and press L or R). You have to do that just before each wave of his in order to dodge the one hit attack completely.

 

[xwatchmanx]

Speaking from when using a GameCube controller, if you hold in L or R to shield and press down, you will become invincible for a split second (or if you jump and press L or R). You have to do that just before each wave of his in order to dodge the one hit attack completely.

That's what I was trying to do. If I was lucky I would avoid the first, but never the second

 

[Castiel]

That's what I was trying to do. If I was lucky I would avoid the first, but never the second

It's difficult but possible. I have a friend who beat all of the bosses on the hardest difficulty without getting hit once

 

[dgwillia]

Yesterday/Today were great days....

1. Made a dude rage quit in Demon Soul's so hard that he corrupted his own save

2. Platinum'd Demon Souls

3. Finally learned how to fly a helicopter in Battlefield 3

 

[Camplord]

Lets see....nope, nothing, lost 2 games on League of Legends, stopped playing after that. Dem N0obs... .

 

[chavosaur]

Killed my first big daddy in Bioshock recently.
It
Was
Terrifying.

 

[xwatchmanx]

Killed my first big daddy in Bioshock recently.
It
Was
Terrifying.

I seriously might have to add the game to my "to play" list. Especially since it's apparently included on the disc in the PS3 version of Bioshock infinite that I just picked up.

 

[Arras]

Yesterday/Today were great days....
3. Finally learned how to fly a helicopter in Battlefield 3

How hard can it be?

 

[dgwillia]

Harder when your trying to shoot, have other copters on your tail, and have people trying to hit you with Stingers and other various missiles

 

[xwatchmanx]

I finished off the final stretch in the Trilogy version of Metroid Prime 2 today. I restored energy to the Sanctuary Fortress, collected all 9 Sky Temple Keys, and got through the final showdown (4 phases total between 2 bosses). I also got the last charge combo and collected 76% of the pickups, treating me to the "special" ending (I assume the only difference was seeing Samus in her Zero Suit).

This is actually a pretty big deal to me. I started playing Prime 2 on the GameCube in (I believe) late 2010, and played EXTREMELY sporadically over the next year or so, getting less than halfway through. Then in summer of last year, I picked up the trilogy version at GameStop, and decided to start the trilogy anew. Some of you probably remember my posts about my progress in both Metroid Prime 1 and 2. It was maybe September or October when I started this playthrough of Prime 2, and I'm just now finishing it in May.

So here's to Metroid Prime 2, two and a half years in the making. And damn, was it worth it.

Up next, is finishing off my trudge through Sonic 06 (I beat Sonic's story, and am roughly 75% through each of Shadow and Silver's stories, so I'm getting close). Also, I need to pick up Tomb Raider, which I love but haven't touched in over a month, for some reason. I'm more than halfway through, I think.

Afterward, I'm debating whether I want to finish Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda 1, or finally rip open my sealed copy of Bioshock Infinite.

 

[weavile001]

Hell yeah!.
finished the 3 seconds mode of half minute hero super mega neo climax ultimate boy.

 

[Flood]

Finished up papers please beta. Pretty addicting game will have to go back and play it now that I know the controls better.

 

[astrangeone]

Finally graduated to HR 2 in MH3U. I hate fighting in water, but that Lagi had just carted me twice, and I grabbed was down to my last six mega potions. The beast limps it`s way to the cave area, after I lop off it`s tail, and I manage to finish it there. That was way too difficult. (Now I can finally kill a different variety of monsters and finally upgrade my rustshard weapons.)