Kendrick Kerwin Chua

Any witty subject header I could come up with has something to do with
presidential elections and is therefore not relevant to 99 percent of the
group.

Play:
=-=-=

UMD repair (PSP) - It's nice to know that after twenty years of doing
amateur game system repair, I still have the knack</PSO>. Instead of
paying more for replacement UMD housings than I paid for the actual games,
I was able to put a ragged disk back together with no adhesive and no
funny temporary fixes. Which means I was able to play my wonderful cheap
copy of...

Gurumin (PSP) - It's lovely. I get a pleasant Dreamcast vibe from the
game, as the colours and shapes are charming in a way not unlike Evolution
or Time Stalkers. It's not a patch on Zelda in any way, but as far as
action RPGs go it's fine. I wouldn't recommend it to any adults though, as
it's thoroughly unchallenging. Entertainment strictly for one's inner
five-year-old.

The 3rd Birthday (PSP) - Unlike this. Aya Brea's adventures in time travel
are unforgivingly bleak. The idea that you can quantum leap from person to
person is clever, but doesn't seem to make for a compelling play
mechanism. I don't necessarily want to be guided more, but having to watch
every corner of the screen to view information from a split-up HUD is
annoying if I have to spend an hour deciding how to kill the enemy that's
about to jump down my throat in the next five seconds. I'd rather play a
more conventional third-person shooter.

Red Dead Revolver (Xbox) - Here we go. I haven't played Redemption yet so
I don't know how they compare, but this first game seems to strike all the
right notes. I don't know if I agree with this method of telling the story
by making you play through multiple protagonists, but as I've only
finished the first level with the young sharpshooter I'm willing to
withhold judgment for now.

Skyrim (360) - New 360 means I can resume Skyrim. Of course, now that I
have the capability I'm once again unmotivated to continue playing with my
new character. I did wander over to Solitude to view the plot point there
properly, as I missed it the first time around by sneaking into the city
through the back door. But the <spoiler> still happened anyway even though
I didn't witness it personally, which meant I had to refer to the wiki to
find out what the quests were all about.

Crackdown 2 (360) - "You have collected 82 of 500 agility orbs." "Good
work, agent." "Purchase the DLC to access this area." Mostly I put the
disk in just to see if I could make the new console crash, which it
didn't. Yay.

Tekken 6 (360) - I just had this in to register the wireless stick. My
word, I didn't know this was an action RPG with an arcade fighter extra.
Usually it's the other way around. I note with interest that they stole
the arcade ranking system from Virtua Fighter 5.

Fallout 3 (360) - I had forgotten how entertainingly creepy the American
capital is in the dark. I was ready to declare Fallout 3 less buggy than
Skyrim until I made the game crash on the new system after an Enclave
raid. Which proves that my problems with Fallout were software and not
hardware.

Want:
=-=-=

Shining Blade (PSP) - Japan is getting all these cool RPGs that we'll
never ever see in the west. Shining Blade is set in the Shining Force
world, uses the Phantasy Star Universe combat and exploration mechanisms,
and steals the singing maiden bit from Ar Tonelico. It's a gameplay
feature that recalls the original Bard's Tale game, whereby the music
that's presently playing affects the results of combat. I really want
this game.

Yakuza Kurohyou 2 (PSP) - We didn't get the first Yakuza PSP game, I don't
reckon Sega will bring us the second one. Seems to borrow the four
protagonist structure of Yakuza 4. If I had access to a Yakuza game on a
handheld I would die in my commuter train seat of hunger and thirst.

A copy of the Ranma DVD that's coming out in March - Oh good gods:
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ion_poster.jpg

Bin:
=-=

My old 360 (360) - I'll probably shop around the old thing for parts to
the usual band of idiots around town. I'm willing to bet somebody wants
the DVD drive or the power supply.

Expenditure:
=--=--=--=

Beginning Balance - $0

Xbox 360 S (360) - $200 (no sodding Kinect or hard drive, thank you)

Total year-to-date - $200

-KKC, who's not looking forward to a work day full of hurry.
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Zomoniac

On 09/01/2012 08:07, Kendrick Kerwin Chua wrote:
> Any witty subject header I could come up with has something to do with
> presidential elections and is therefore not relevant to 99 percent of the
> group.
>
> Play:
> =-=-=

A game! OMG!

Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary (360)
Just the third level. It quickly became apparent that I was going to
have to drop down on heroic as I seem to have lost any gaming ability I
may have ever had. Even on normal I died about ten times. It was a bad day.

> Want:
> =-=-=

A Vita.

> Bin:
> =-=

Nowt.

> Expenditure:
> =--=--=--=

£0.00.

--

Zo

deKay

On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, Kendrick Kerwin Chua wrote:

> Play:
> =-=-=

Mario vs Donkey Kong (3DS)
Not loads, just a bit. It is aces, except the Mini Mario bits. Thing I'd
have prefered proper sprites rather than Donkey Kong Country style
rendered ones though - hated those in that and this.

Crysis 2 (360)
At first I was all meh. I mean, it looked awesome and stuff, but it seemed
like such a clone of various other sci-fi FPS games (Half-Life 2, The
Conduit, AvP - you even make the Predator noise when you cloak) that I
wasn't impressed. Now, however, I'm sucked in. I have become one with the
combat and fighting tactics, really want the story to progress, and am
getting good at slitting throats. About 80% of my kills have been stealth
executions, so it's not even really a FPS any more.

Cycletron 4000 (RL)
Racked up another 22-odd miles over the weekend. That's over 50 in total.
Then spent 22 of them last night on Mario 3D.

> Want:
> =-=-=

Batrim and Skyman.

> A copy of the Ranma DVD that's coming out in March - Oh good gods:
> http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ion_poster.jpg

Can't open the link, but what is this? Ranma 1/2?

> Bin:
> =-=

Nothing at the moment,

> Expenditure:
> =--=--=--=

Mario 3D Land - £22.

Miles remaining - £28.53

deKay
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Kendrick Kerwin Chua

In article <alpine.OSX.2.00.1201090836570.484@imac.dekay.syte s.net>,
deKay <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk.invalid> wrote:
>-=-=-=-=-=-
>On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, Kendrick Kerwin Chua wrote:
>
>> Want:
>> =-=-=
>
>> A copy of the Ranma DVD that's coming out in March - Oh good gods:
>>
>http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ion_poster.jpg
>
>Can't open the link, but what is this? Ranma 1/2?

In December, NTV did a two-hour live action Ranma 1/2 adaptation. A DVD
and Bluray release is scheduled for March, and apparently there are
persistent rumours about the possibility of an ongoing series. Here's a
better link:

http://ranma.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rum...ion_poster.jpg

-KKC, who should toddle off to work now.
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gospvg

"Kendrick Kerwin Chua" <kendrick@nospam.io-nyc> wrote in message >
> Play:
> =-=-=

Did not really get time to get much gaming in this weekend.

Skyrim (360) Only a brief session to complete the Redguard quest.

iOS Games - Lots of Carcassonne, with the new DLC I have nearly 26 games
currently playing, I have managed to complete lots of games & now down to a
manageable 10 games.

Friendle - another online turn based game which gives you the option of
quite a few game choices inc Words, Backgammon, Reversi

Disc Drivin - Season 2 all games running in the Gold League.

Ascendency - I purchased this anyway, it's only 69p. Very complicated game
to play, had a brief go & di not know what I was doing so will need to
revisit and figure it out.

Scribblenauts Remix - Great fun this for 69p just messing around with the
title screen making dinosaurs & helicopters.

> Want:

Borderlands 2 - Really would like to see some proper footage of this game
now detailing the other characters

> Bin:
> =-=

Nothing, all is good

> Expenditure:
This week
Scribblenauts, Ascendency 69p each
Mario Party DS, 3on3 Hoops £3 each


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Toby Newman

On 2012-01-09, Kendrick Kerwin Chua <kendrick@nospam.io-nyc> wrote:
> Want:
>=-=-=
> A copy of the Ranma DVD that's coming out in March - Oh good gods:
> http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ion_poster.jpg

I've watched Ranma 1/2 and I mostly remember a little man stealing
underwear and a series of incoherent battles.

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Add the word afiduluminag to the subject to circumvent my email filters.

John Dow

Kendrick Kerwin Chua the Monkey was never naughty:
> Any witty subject header I could come up with has something to do with
> presidential elections and is therefore not relevant to 99 percent of the
> group.
>
> Play:
>=-=-=

Alan Wake (360) - Completorised. Was really really good. I enjoyed it a lot.
I enjoyed the way it wrapped up at the end in particular. I'll definitely be
playing through on nightmare to try and get 100%.

Dead Island (360) - mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'm enjoying it a lot -
I like the open-endedish oblivionness of it, although it has a fecking
appalling save system which, so far, seems to have randomly dropped partially
completed quests meaning I've had to do bits of them over again. For a horror
game, it (surprisingly enough) is horrific. I'm finding myself quite repulsed
by some of the things I have to do. I think it's crossed the line a few times.


> Want:
>=-=-=

A bit more time. Playing Phantasy Star / RDR with son#2 tonight, Borderlands
tomorrow, out wednesday. We need to decide on a day for Dead Island - Friday,
Saturday and Sunday are available for me (as Zo can't do Mondays). Sunday
would be best.

> Bin:
>=-=

Nothing really.

J

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gospvg

"John Dow" <jmd@nelefa.org.invalid> wrote in message
news:e1qqt8-37s.ln1@bague.nelefa.org...

> A bit more time. Playing Phantasy Star / RDR with son#2 tonight,
> Borderlands
> tomorrow, out wednesday. We need to decide on a day for Dead Island -
> Friday,
> Saturday and Sunday are available for me (as Zo can't do Mondays). Sunday
> would be best.
>

Hopefully you guys can sort out a day, I had a brief look at the characters
& will go with Sam B character because of the regenerating health option.


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deKay

On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, Kendrick Kerwin Chua wrote:

> In article <alpine.OSX.2.00.1201090836570.484@imac.dekay.syte s.net>,
> deKay <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk.invalid> wrote:
>> -=-=-=-=-=-
>> On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, Kendrick Kerwin Chua wrote:
>>
>>> Want:
>>> =-=-=
>>
>>> A copy of the Ranma DVD that's coming out in March - Oh good gods:
>>>
>> http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ion_poster.jpg
>>
>> Can't open the link, but what is this? Ranma 1/2?
>
> In December, NTV did a two-hour live action Ranma 1/2 adaptation. A DVD
> and Bluray release is scheduled for March, and apparently there are
> persistent rumours about the possibility of an ongoing series. Here's a
> better link:
>
> http://ranma.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rum...ion_poster.jpg

OMFGNEED

deKay
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deKay

On Mon, 9 Jan 2012, Toby Newman wrote:

> On 2012-01-09, Kendrick Kerwin Chua <kendrick@nospam.io-nyc> wrote:
>> Want:
>> =-=-=
>> A copy of the Ranma DVD that's coming out in March - Oh good gods:
>> http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ion_poster.jpg
>
> I've watched Ranma 1/2 and I mostly remember a little man stealing
> underwear and a series of incoherent battles.

Ace, isn't it?

I very nearly bought a huge boxed set of the entire show (all series, new
and old) from eBay, then realised they're all VCD copies. Boo!

deKay
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