Oooo, there's been some good buying going on! ;)

@Gazzoid: Buying Spree!! Day of the Tentacle is amazing. Damn you though with your connection and friends to play L4D2 with!

@FantasySci: Let me know how you get on with Penumbra! I still haven't had a chance to play it properly. Watch out though, it's pretty intense. I heard Requiem isn't worth the effort compared to the first two games.

@SharonB: Planescape: Torment is one of my favourite games ever. Deeply affecting and haunting. It's incredible. Drop me a PM letting me know how you find it, I've very few (if any) friends who've played it! :)

EDIT: Oh, and I just bought Demon's Souls on the PS3 on import from the US. Get ready for the pain...

Agreed, Day of the Tentacle is fantastic. :D

And I wouldn't envy my connection that much. It's actually pretty damn crap. Nine times out of ten, my connection is in the red whilst everyone else's is in the green or orange. :shifty: I've even tried reverting back to wireless and it still makes no difference.

And what friends? I don't have anyone to play with. ;( I have to keep joining random people who usually go idle or bail out of the game.

On topic: Just received my original boxed copy of Discworld 2, which is in excellent condition. And now I've just ordered the original boxed copy of Full Throttle. :P

Haha, I wish I had the money to stay on topic ;)

I just remember you mentioning that first person shooters are better on keyboard and mouse so I assumed playing L4D on 360 was because you had friends on there! Just before my connection started acting the goat the friends I had were stressing out too much and didn't really relish the challenge of fending off a good infected team leaving me in the lurch with the idlers and rage quitters.

I only ever finished Discworld one and never got round to the sequel. SVGA graphics - woo!

Oh go on then, I bought Osmos and Plants Vs. Zombies for a paltry £5 a couple of weeks ago. They're sweet little diversions.

Oh yeah, I definitely think FPS are better with a mouse and keyboard. But I use a 360 for next generation games as my PC isn't powerful enough for the latest and greatest. Plus it's cheaper than upgrading. Then, of course, there's the achievements. :D

I actually think the controls for FPS on the 360 are pretty good. But if I play 'em on PC, and had a choice between mouse and keyboard or controller, then it'll most certainly be the former. ;)

@SharonB: Planescape: Torment is one of my favourite games ever. Deeply affecting and haunting. It's incredible. Drop me a PM letting me know how you find it, I've very few (if any) friends who've played it! :)

It's going to be quite a while before I get around to Planescape Torment. I'm still working on Divine Divinity and it's going to take me a long time. Then I think I'll start Planescape. I'll certainly let you know how I feel about the game once I get into it. I've heard so much about how good it is that I didn't want to miss it. Especially since they re-released it to be compatible with XP. Looking forward to it.

I didn't really buy it, because it was free, but the last game I downloaded is Tinker on Games For Windows Live:

http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-us...nkerBanner.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4041/tinker3xb6.jpg

So if you want a nice free puzzle game with 160 levels on your pc you know what to do. And it even has achievements for the achievement hunters. Free achievements!

geggis-I've started playing "Penumbra", and I'm completely stuck. I have a nervous desposition in the first place, and this game will give me a heart attack! I've made it to the part where you unlock the gate to the back of the mine, after visiting the office and storeroom, and I'm at a complete impass!! The dog comes when you get there, and I can't kill him, and I can't seem to barracade the stupid door enough to stop him from coming in! If you know how to get past this part, please help me. :P After dying for the umpteenth time, I just gave up on it. Pity, I liked the scary atmosphere and the physics.

I bought We love katamari...

I wonder what was the PC adventure game I saw, It was in dvd case with a cardboard jacket. The cover looked very "bioshockish", Art Deco skyscraper and surroundigs, I wonder did the synopsis say something about cyber or steampunk iirc.

Does it ring a bell to anyone?

My most recent purchase has been the Ankh Pack (2 & 3) on Steam for $4.99.
I couldn't resist the price, even though I had promised myself not to buy any more games till I get my new system. :)

I've gone a bit overboard lately. I bought "RPG Fantasy Pack" of 3 games for my brother's birthday, "Diner Dash:Hometown Hero", even though it's casual, because I wanted to try it out. It's a lot harder than I had originally thought. Then, with all of the sales, I bought "Family Feud" pack, cause it looked like fun, and I'm still not done! And got the free Tex Murphy games on GOG. :P

I've been on a buying spree the last week, between the GOG and Steam holiday sales. I love this time of year! I have bought the following, total cost just over $100, for more than enough games to last me the entire next year:

Steam:

Titan Quest Gold
Torchlight
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Grand Theft Auto 4
Mirror's Edge

GOG:

Heroes of Might and Magic 1,2,3
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Tropico Reloaded
Jagged Alliance 1,2
MDK 1,2
Arx Fatalis

Impulse/Stardock:

Galactic Civilizations II [this has to be the best deal of all: only $2!]

<3 Steam:

http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/ap...g?t=1261429848

http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/su...g?t=1261526522

http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/su...g?t=1259794514

http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/ap...g?t=1254347045

http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/ap...g?t=1261438834

I actually never played any of those games with the exception of the beginning of Indigo Prophecy and Broken Sword 2.

I used up the GameStop gift card that I got for my birthday and bought these 2 driving games at GameStop yesterday - made a special trip to the local mall just for this.

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...arallyrevo.jpg

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...games/dirt.jpg

I can't afford nought at the minute cos strapped for cash with Christmas pressies (and New Year's drinking money lol). Gah

@M-E Wow great collection.

How are you finding Syberia btw?

Thanks to all the crazy discounts at the moment, I have bought Tales of Monkey Island series at 25% off from Telltale, Machinarium and Samorost 2 in the Xmas deal, Feeble Files from gog.com for peanuts and Jack Keane, Ankh 3, Audiosurf and Ben There Done that games for a combined £10.


Now I just need time to play them...

I actually still didn't play it that much due to the busy holidays and Indigo Prophecy. :D My plan was to play it on Christmas, but I will definately finish it this year. I love the atmosphere so far, though. :)


Oh, and today I purchased this for the collection:

http://i46.tinypic.com/zkmxxy.png

You just gotta love those big box games!

Edit: And I bought these 3 for a great price

http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/ap...g?t=1260309997

http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/su...g?t=1260848698

I loved those games when i was younger. Very hard, but so great! Wish they'd made a good sequel. :(

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/5865/41262.th.jpg

There was lots of games I was looking forward to play before this one, but don't know why it got my attention when I checked the plot and the screenshots. I hope it don't disapoints me.

http://www.mobygames.com/images/cove...8826637-00.jpg

http://www.mobygames.com/images/cove...8826638-00.jpg

Arrr, Me Hearties! The original big box version of The Curse of Monkey Island.