[General Discussion] What are you currently playing???

I've been playing Wild Arms 4. I'm about 15 hours in. In some ways, it's a refreshingly different rpg. It's has a streamlined feel to it, it's easy to keep playing. The battles are fashioned so that each encounter matters without the process being a grind and there's a fair amount of customization to play around with towards your characters. While the controls for the platforming elements are at times frustratingly imprecise (with no camera control on top of that), it still ends up being a fun addition. And the soundtrack is just as strong as any of them with some very memorable stuff.

Oh, and the radar to find shit on the world map is thankfully no more. No world map to speak of at all, actually, which is just fine by me.

The story segments have definitely taken a turn for the anime-ish, much more than any entry in the series so far. It's not a style I prefer, but it won't put me off to the point of not playing. And while any random battle could be dangerous, none of them really are because there is a continue option when you lose that carries no penlites. However, the biggest rub for me is that the puzzles are no way near as numerous or to the same level as any of the previous three.

I'd say that anyone looking for a lighter rpg and who isn't outraged by the drastic changes made to the series would enjoy it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Yeah, I've seen WA4 here and there, not too often, but the real hunt is for Alter Code F which went from new to 45 used to not anywhere at all.

Every time I drop into the local game shop, the PS2 section shrinks, slowly but surely. There are quite a few games that aren't a high priority for me and don't have time to play at the moment but I might just feel compelled to grab them when I can find them.

There's nowhere I can't reach.