WRUP: The Warehouse Edition

by Ross Miller on Jul 26th 2008 1:40PM

Thanks to the power of the internets, a brief childhood memory about "a game where you move boxes" was decoded in approximately 28 minutes. (Answer: Shove It! The Warehouse Game for Sega Genesis). Here's what we'll be playing this weekend. Be sure to let us know what games will be occupying your time!

Alexander Sliwinski: I'm gong to finish MGS 4 this weekend. E3 got in the way, but it's time to finish the fight ... er, yeah.
Andrew Yoon: I have to finish MGS4, but will I be able to stop playing PixelJunk Eden to do that?
Christopher Grant: I've got a handful of Xbox 1 games that I've been meaning to play, and chief amongst them is (the back-compat-less) Beyond Good & Evil. That means busting out the old Xbox ... I have no idea where those controllers are ...
Griffin McElroy: Having already finished Fable after picking it up on Wednesday, I've started my second run-through -- though I'm finding my new character, a nefarious mage named Dickfish the Piemaster, much more enjoyable than my original hero.
Kevin Kelly: I'm playing "Comic-Con 2008: Line Waiting and Panel Liveblogging: The Return". You can follow along at home!
Kyle Orland: Gonna try to squeeze in some more time with MGS4, out of some misplaced sense of obligation to the series more than anything else.
James Ransom-Wiley: Goin' down the shore.

Jason Dobson: I finally unboxed Diablo II, and while everyone has likely moved on from the Diablo thrill ride last month, I'm going to install the game and click on some demons till they die.
Justin McElroy: Fallout 2, that's right, you heard me, Fallout 2.
Ludwig Kietzmann: Well, I haven't been home in almost 3 weeks, so I'll probably stick with the portable systems. Despite the lousy story, I really want to go back to Crisis Core's bite-sized grinding.
Randy Nelson: Chant it with me, people: Pixel-Junk E-den (da-da-dadada!) Pixel-Junk E-den (da-da-dadada!). All right, that was my exercise for the day. Once I've fully absorbed all that demo-y goodness I'll head back into Liberty City. I've got a few dozen more flying rats to cap.
Ross Miller: I've been playing my own version of Shove It! by moving across town to a new apartments. If I'm lucky, I'll be able to play eight hours of Little Nemo: The Dream Master.

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Reader Comments (38)

After work, which ends in about half an hour, I'll probably play Marvel vs Capcom. For nostalgia sakes. Though, it'll be pretty hard to get anybody to play with me.

I mean Marvel Vs Capcom 2.

And I'm also struggling through TWEWY's Another Day; a game competing with Brawl for Game of the Year.

@Lord Bowser

SSBB for GOTY?

Please tell me you are joking.

The only game that deserves consideration for GOTY so far is MGS 4 Guns Of The Patriots. The only other games that will probably challenge MGS 4 are Little Big Planet & Spore. I could also see GTA IV getting some play for GOTY but I do not think it deserves such a title.

There have been so many great games that have seemingly been forgotten soon after being released. One game that I think is amazing is Civilization Revolution. It plays perfect on a console and I hope we see more of these Civilization games.

I doubt he's joking, but his tastes have always been... peculiar

However, i would say Brawl is in contention. Sure the online mode was broken, but the great attention to detail, the sheer level of fanservice, the compelling system of achievements, and the fact that the game is pretty much sitting alone in the field of "Best original Soundtrack" for this year

The other contenders would be GTA (which may lose out in a few places if the awarding media outlets don't want to recall the shameless way they over-heaped praise upon it), and of course MGS4. LBP could do it too, i suppose

smash bros. soundtrack original?
isnt it a compilation?

JuJu showed you haha

Handing out GOTY nominations to games that haven't been released yet is fun.

In most cases, no, it isn't a compilation

A vast majority of the songs are derivative, but each one was re-composed (usually from their original MIDI form) specifically for the game, which lead to many masterful remixes. Also, Brawl would get credit for Metal Gear Solid 4's theme of love before MGS4 would, since it was in Brawl first

@Mr.Khan

I do not want to make it sound as if SSBB is not deserving of the title for GOTY. What I am saying in regards to SSBB is that because of the type of game it is I would find it damn near impossible to call it GOTY. It is a very simple side scrolling fighting game. There is really no depth or story to the overall game like say in a Soul Caliber game. The controls are super easy and the sub space emmisary mode was less than underwhelming.

@Worst ever

The only other games that **will probably** challenge MGS 4 are Little Big Planet & Spore.

I have already played the creature creator for Spore and it is amazing. Games the rely on community involvement for content usually get high praise especially when done correctly. Just my opinion. Nothing. More.

TWEWY is the best DS game to date, and one of the best games this year? I definitely think it should be a contender for GOTY.

Currently enjoying my hojillionth run on Mass Effect.

Bad Company multiplayer for me.

I also am getting a huge kick out of Labyrinth for iPhone. I recommend it if you are trying to sift through the garbage at the app store. 1:1 controls with out a motionplus attachment :o

Still contemplating whether or not to pop RE: Code Veronica back in. The game is terrible, but i never finished it, since last time i played i saved before the boss and i can't find anymore fucking ammo. And i can't do shit with a knife either.

Final Fantasy IV DS here, and loving here minute of it. Don't remember last time I actually picked up a remake and didn't switch it off after half an hour to go play the original.

Gonna wrap up the Final Fantasy IV remake today. Man, that game was sweet, sweet, bliss. I gotta give it credit for making my favorite game of all time feel fresh again, that was more than I expected.

Later I might pop in Jet Grind Radio. I've really had a craving for that lately.

yay, double post.

I might actually open Ninja Gaiden II for the 360 ... More than likely I will play some MGO as well as some Battlefield Bad Company ... If I get around to it I might even get into some Siren Blood Curse and Pixel Junk Eden.

FFIV, now the only FF before 7 I never finished, is being vigorusly loved in my household at the moment. Seriously, this story is just so amazing!
And my Whyt has been morphed into Whyt-Lagann, so that's always cool.

Rock Band.
I've given up on Halo 1's singleplayer and just gone to multiplayer where in my first game I capped the flag three times and went 21-16, with half of those being from teamkiller fuckers.

Finishing FFTA2. It really isn't all that big of a game if you just look at the story. Its the peripherals that really flesh it out

And i would like to take this opportunity to raise an issue that i find rather disturbing, and is pertinent to anyone who is rather attached to this site

The link explains all:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/24/aol-makes-big-budget-cuts-across-blogs/

Oh crap, not a Joystiq-gate!

If anything bad happens guys (not saying it will), I hope each and every single one of you move on to amazing things!

@Mr.Khan

Read the "update" if you haven't already. That's damn scary and it gives me insight into the real reason Ryan Block resigned from Engadget.

I've been going back and playing Blue Dragon. It was a little slow in the beginning, and it's a little on the easy side, but it's all right. Decent enough to scratch the JRPG itch.

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. I just restarted a game a couple weeks ago and am reliving the orgasmic goodness that was Black Isle. Will be trying my hand at Fallout and Fallout 2 soon since I just ordered them.

R* Table Tennis on the 360.
Need to freshen up before I play against my good friend tomorrow on live.

Luc ATW.

Fuck Off.

i want to play getting up but i can't seem to locate the game. i'll probably go online with resistance some more and i want to try and get back into gta4.

I was at the arcade all day. Planning to get a couple games of Street Fighter Alpha 3 but then this guy puts his coins in and I destroyed him 25 games out of 30.

I was at the arcade last night! I forgot how much fun they are if you're with a group of friends. I wish there were a newer and bigger arcade closer to me. Driving an hour is too much to do often

I'm playing Eternal Sonata and I have to say it's a pretty fun game and has some original ideas with it being in Chopin's dreams. I'm currently starting Chapter 4.

I'll be the stupidly addicting PixelJunk Eden demo and hopefully get some RockBand time in! Last time some friends were over we were playing with volume so high on Foreplay/Long Time DVDs fell over and two speakers fell.... What a great time that was!

I HEREBY Declare that I will Roleplay all relevant quests under the name

'GRIFFIN MCELROY'!!!

I am playing Wasteland. I've done Fallout recently, and I thought "Wut teh hell, I gots romz." So after kicking out 10 smackers for a IIe emu, I am romping through some Desert Raiders, bursting them like blood saugages. :D Yay. CANNOT WAIT to do this on Fallout 3.

Mostly I prefer the 'originals' so I'm gonna fire up Sokoban in Dosbox.

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