Topic: What (Non-PS4) game are you playing??

Started Fable Anniversary for the Xbox 360 the other day (via backwards compatibility), as I never played the first one and thought I would give it a playthrough before replaying Fable II. And it's effed, buggy and makes me want to throw it in the bin. The main issue is the save system, as autosaves are very infrequent, and you can't properly manually save. That's okay, there's Quick Resume, the naive Sam of Thursday thought as he turned the Xbox off for the evening. But no, Quick Resume in fact decided not to work at all, despite the game being compatible. So, I ended up redoing a load of stuff. Turned it off yesterday after I -did- get an autosave (the icon flashed and everything, and it's on the save menu), only to turn it on today and discover that not only did Quick Resume still fail, the game had not actually autosaved everything I'd done, reverting me quite far back. Worse still, the bloody thing has hard locked in a game-breaking bug preventing me from continuing. Early on there's a quest at the Heroes' Guild where you have to train by beating up a straw dummy, and then go off and kill some beetles just minding their own business in the woods, before there's a time jump. Now the straw dummy isn't there, so I can't progress. Just ugh. What a cheaply made, ugly and nasty port. And don't get me started on the jittery camera that gave me motion sickness.

@mookysam I started playing Fable Anniversary last month actually and I definitely recognise the issue of not knowing when the game will save. I haven't encountered any bugs, but I've still not had a good time with the game because it just hasn't aged that well at all. Combat is so clunky and the story is so uninteresting. I've had a hard time getting back into it, especially since I've been playing other RPGs that are more compelling.

I've heard though that Fable 2 and 3 are better than the first game, but I still want to play through the first one before I get around to those games. It's just too bad that it's not that good, at least in the beginning.

@LtSarge I haven't played Fable 2 or 3 in years, so can't say how well they hold up today, but 2 was one of my favourite games on the 360. I really loved it. it's thoroughly charming and the music is gorgeous. It was also a big deal for me because it was the first game I played that allowed same-sex romance. It's a lot more open than the first game, with larger areas, more features, more detailed gameplay, and more player choice.
Fable 3 was a bit controversial at the time because only 2/3 the game is a traditional Fable RPG, but I still enjoyed it a lot.

Something about Fable Anniversary feels off, and it's clearly made on a shoestring budget. I do like that the backwards compatibility cleans up the image nicely thanks to the increased resolution, inbuilt texture filtering, and it also benefits from FPS boost.

@Bentleyma I loved The Origami King. So many people sleep on it because it's not an RPG, but it also improves on the older games in a variety of ways. And the game's story is shockingly emotional. There are a few things holding it back, but, IMO, it's a superb title nonetheless.

Playing Dangaronpa on my iPad, quite fun as always.

Think I’m near the end of Arkham Origins. Fought Bane and ‘locked up’ Joker because that will totally last long. Troy Baker just sounds wrong. Like a kinda rubbish impersonation of Mark Hamill. Which is a shame, because some of the comics accurate scenes of The Joker’s past were brilliant, if only they were done with Hamill instead. Still enjoying the game though, really liked the more linear hotel section. The big electric glove things are a good addition too.

Started playing Fez on 360. Very impressed by the game so far! I've apparently been playing it for an hour now, which didn't feel like it at all. It's very easy to get absorbed into the game and be in constant awe as you're playing it. It did feel a bit overwhelming at first since there are so many different paths you can take, but I think I'm just going to focus on one thing at a time and just enjoy the experience. It's a very relaxing game, it kinda gives off Terraria vibes for me. Soothing music, nice-looking environments and so on. This is definitely something I need to play now in between my playthroughs of Mass Effect Andromeda and Steins;Gate 0.

What’s up @LtSarge 🤗

The Sims Bustin' Out Gamecube.

@Iver I’ve played the Sinnoh games many many times over the years. I’ve picked Turtwig once! I just always preferred the other two 😂

The Sims Bustin' Out Gamecube
Still have some missions at Tinsel Bluff Mansion to be finished.

earlier today from 3 to 7 pm i was playing Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order for my X Box One S. had to take a break to eat something for supper

Halo 2 on my Series X. It was a struggle making it through Halo CE recently as it has dated very poorly for me, but so far Halo 2 is as great as remember it being way back on the original Xbox. It also looks great.

The Sims Bustin' Out Gamecube
Still have some missions at Pixel Acre to be finished.

My Code Masters Evercade cartridge just arrived… Sensible Soccer, Pete Sampras Tennis, Cannon Fodder and Mega-lo-mania could be the reason for me to actually hook this thing up!

Been playing Forza Horizon 3, and Mayhem Brawler as of late.

Starting this friday I'll be playing the new pokemon game until Feb 18.

Decided to resume my playthrough of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time on Wii U. After taking several months of break from it, I'm definitely more in a mood to play it now compared to last year. I'm also nearing the end of the game with probably 4-5 hours of playtime left, so I'm hoping to finish it up this time. But it definitely feels like the game really doesn't have anything new or interesting left to show me. I honestly don't know how I'll be able to find the other three M&L games compelling when I feel like I'm already experiencing series fatigue with the second game in the franchise, lol.

I'm considering buying some more Virtual Console games on Wii U after I finish Partners in Time. I'm actually in a mood to play either Pokémon Ranger: Guardians Signs or Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. Either one sounds pretty dang good right about now!

@LtSarge Guardian Signs is top-tier stuff. One of my favourite DS games actually. They were firing on all cylinders back then, the spin-offs were great too.

@nessisonett I genuinely adore the Pokémon Ranger games because the gameplay is simple yet so addicting. Can't wait to play Guardian Signs!

It's just too bad that a lot of people have forgotten about the DS Pokémon spinoffs. Ranger and Mystery Dungeon are just so good!