PS2 Backlog Committee

Played recently: Ball x Pit Finished: nothing Added to backlog: Ball x Pit I grabbed Ball x Pit as a palate cleanser before my next bigger game, and it did the trick. Very fun time with a great loop. I will say I don't think the brickbreaker gameplay is quite as compelling/addicting as the crazy int...

I've got a nice early and formative gaming memory. My father and I have always had a very strained relationship, even in the best of times - we're just very different people. But there was one winter in Tennessee where my brother and I were out of school for winter weather - really pretty mild, but...

That FF1 cross stitch is soooo good. Speaking of foundational gaming memories, that's one for me: Just out of college and living in a strange new town, I played that on NES as my first RPG, drawing maps of some of the dungeons on paper and really getting into this new kind of game. (Up until then I ...

I find it very interesting to hear about people's personal connections to games that make them so special to them. I had games too that I played through with a friend, and those are definitely some great memories. Basically, I'm here for any of these childhood / early adulthood gaming stories any o...

I love j's DQ details. That is why he is the Machine and I most assuredly am not! :lol: My favorite is VIII. It's the first one I played and the only one I've played twice. I still remember XI pretty well since I played that not too long ago, and that was great too. I played I and II a long, long ti...

Hey. Things have been busy. Hope all's well. Now my heat is out so that's the next boss fight life has thrown my way :P . Oh no. Wayyyy too cold to have the heat out. Hope y'all have space heaters or a place to escape to. Played recently: nothing Finished: nothing Added to backlog: nothing Haven't ...

Monday was a work at home day for me due to the weather. Honestly, it got really cold down here but nothing else, but I never complain about a work from home day. That morning I started feeling a little pinch in my abdomen, which I wrote off to something I ate - I had made some chili the night befo...

To The Beat! and the Great Master Challenge are beaten, and the Astro Bot platinum is secured! https://media.tenor.com/Bn7naoQAyMAAAAAM/astrobot-cute.gif I'm not sure whether to proceed to the DLC stuff (Vicious Void and Stellar Speedway) or move on to another game. It sounds like those are hardcore...

I've been really loving my time with DQ8. I just "defeated" Empyrea so I can fly around now. I really love the pacing in this and the gradual opening of exploration. I'm about 60 hours in and loving it at least as much as DQXI. Such an enjoyable journey with a fun cast, great presentation...

New games this week: Highguard - PC PS5 XBX Earth Must Die - PC I Hate This Place - PC PS5 XBX NS Cairn - PC PS5 Code Vein II - PC PS5 XBX The 9th Charnel - PC PS5 XBX What a lineup! :? Played recently: Astro Bot Finished: Astro Bot Added to backlog: nothing I beat the main game of Astro Bot and did...