I'll start off:
(in no special order)
Half Life 2
Portal
Bionic Commando (and Rearmed)
Halo: Combat Evolved
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Super Smash Brothers
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Mirror's Edge
Assassin's Creed (I and II)
Sonic the Hedgehog II
WoW
Dragon Age
Sims 2
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Psychonauts
Diablo II
Longest Journey
Monkey Island
Portal
Grim Fandango
Grabriel Knight
Beyond Good and Evil
No One Lives Forever
Warcraft 2
Tomb Raider
And lots of others, too hard to pick favorites. :P
Also in no particular order:
System Shock 1 and 2
Thief 1, 2 and DS (3)
Half-Life (all of them)
Portal
Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl
Space Quest (all of them)
Myst series
I guess those are my all-time favorites, but like tessspoon, there are so many more that I like as well.
Castlevania!
Veil of Darkness
The Sims 2 and 3
Old school Mario games
Zoo Tycoon 2
...and more when I think of them. :)
Mask of Eternity ;D
Various series plus their respective expansions (in no particular order):
Quest For Glory
Baldur's Gate
Icewind Dale
Neverwinter Nights
Diablo
Titan Quest
Star Control II (aka the Ur-Quan Masters)
X-Men Legend II
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Descent 1-2
Syndicate
Warcraft
Starcraft
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic (1st one only)
Quote from: wilco64256 on July 20, 2010, 06:42:01 PMMask of Eternity ;D
(http://www.postudios.com/blog/forum/Smileys/default/shifty.gif)
Haha sorry I couldn't help it. For realsies:
Demon's Souls
Fallout 3
Assassin's Creed 2
Skyward Sword (doesn't matter that it's not out yet - I'm in love)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Link's Awakening
Chrono Trigger/Cross
Dr. Mario
And to round out a Top 10, let's give a shout out to Gauntlet, TMNT, Twilight Princess, Quest for Glory, and Mario Kart.
...I haven't played a lot of newer video games.
Not in any order:
Any of the Nancy Drew series:
Secrets Can Kill....Stay Tuned For Danger....Message in a Haunted Mansion...Treasure in the Royal Tower...The Final Scene....Secret of the Scarlet Hand....Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake...The Haunted Carousel....Danger on Deception Island....Secret of Shadow Ranch....The Curse of Blackmoor Manor....Secret of the Old Clock....Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon...Danger by Design...The Creature of Kapu Cave...White Wolf of Icicle Creek...Legend of the Crystal Skull...The Phantom of Venice...The Haunting of Castle Malloy...Ransom of the Seven Ships...Warnings at Waverly Academy...Trail of the Twister....
And anxiously waiting the release of ND 23 in Oct!
Dust: A tale of the Wired West
W.o.W.
Gear of War 1, 2, and already pre-ordered 3.
Viva Pinata.
Half-Life (+All Sequels)
Portal (Waiting for 2)
Left 4 Dead + 2
Cave Story
Dragon Age Origins
Metal Gear Solid (+All Sequels)
Zelda: Twilight Princess, A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time
Final Fantasy 7 + 10
Assassin's Creed + 2
StarCraft (Waiting for 2)
Defense of the Ancients / Heroes of Newerth
Audition
I wonder if anyone can find what most of these have in common...
(not in any order)
Starcraft
World of Warcraft
Dungeon Siege (including sequels and expansions! Although I never played Throne of Agony)
Diablo II (including Lord of Destruction)
Neverwinter Nights
Quest for Glory (the whole series!)
Oblivion
Quote from: crayauchtin on July 21, 2010, 03:01:09 PM
I wonder if anyone can find what most of these have in common...
(not in any order)
Starcraft
World of Warcraft
Dungeon Siege (including sequels and expansions! Although I never played Throne of Agony)
Diablo II (including Lord of Destruction)
Neverwinter Nights
Quest for Glory (the whole series!)
Oblivion
Hmm, my first thought was that maybe they were all MMO's...but um...nvm that idea. lol.
RPG's!
Rob wins the prize.... which is he gets to marry Haids!!
To be more specific though, all of them except Starcraft are high fantasy RPGs!
I was SO going to say high fantasy! XD
Darn it. XD
Anyway, my list is probably...
Dragon Age: Origins
Heavy Rain <3
Indigo Prophecy is making its way onto the list
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy VIII
Radiata Stories
Lost In Time
Return to Zork
Pokemon
Tales of Symphonia I recently completed and liked, but I'm not sure if it's a favorite for me, exactly.
Rock Band (come on, it's fun :P)
Kingdom Hearts (my first console video game ever)
Portal (My first, and not last, game to ever be completed solely by playing it at a friend's house XD)
Also, I've noticed that Portal seems to be on a lot of these lists. :P
Quote from: Rosella on July 21, 2010, 10:25:11 PM
I was SO going to say high fantasy! XD
Darn it. XD
You know me too well!!! :P
Quote from: Rosella on July 21, 2010, 10:25:11 PMAlso, I've noticed that Portal seems to be on a lot of these lists. :P
That's 'cause it's awesome. :)
Quote from: crayauchtin on July 21, 2010, 03:54:20 PM
Rob wins the prize.... which is he gets to marry Haids!!
That's quite a prize, too! :pleased:
I've only played Portal once, and I actually wasn't addicted to it. It's one of those games I could take or leave.
Portal is just one of those games I have to pick up and beat every year or so.
To date, I've beaten it 3 or 4 times.
I've gotten into the habit of playing games with friends rather than alone, and I had the misfortune of playing Portal for the first time with a rather negative friend(-type person). I recently started playing it with a few other friends and rediscovered how fun the game was, so that's always a way to breathe more life into a game you've already completed, especially since the game is so short.
I mainly play RPGs. My favorite is probably Disgaea, since my save file has over 600 hours on it.
And some of my other favorites:
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Phantasy Star 4
Dragon Warrior 7
Final Fantasy 9
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Legaia
Shining Force 2
Star Ocean 2
Chrono Cross
So many good ones already said! Ummmmmm...
WoW, Kings Quest 6, Quest for glory series, Oblivion/Morrowind, Starcraft 2, Legend of Dragoon, Chrono Cross, annnnd Lunar silver story, as well as Lunar Eternal Blue.
Zelda games deserve an honorable mention, mainly Ocarina of Time. :suffer:
Zelda is definitely a good mention. I can't believe I forgot it!
Oh, TrackMania. Can't believe I forgot that.
No Turn based strategy?
Master of Orion 2
Master of Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic 3, 5
And... Pac Man?
OMG, Erik is back! :o
QuoteOMG, Erik is back!
Fun title. I need to play that game. ;-)
You'll have to ask Cat if you can borrow the manual, she's the only one who has it. ;)
QuoteYou'll have to ask Cat if you can borrow the manual, she's the only one who has it.
Nah. Im fine with her keeping it. It's hers. :-D
Awww. :love:
Quote from: FataliOmega on July 27, 2010, 08:59:17 AM
QuoteYou'll have to ask Cat if you can borrow the manual, she's the only one who has it.
Nah. Im fine with her keeping it. It's hers. :-D
And yet, we have two copies of Pirates...
Katie, Erik's been talking for about a week about how he needs to come back to the forum and post...glad he finally found a place to do so :P
We only have ONE copy of Pirates. The second one was 'regifted' to my brother, remember? :-)
Quote from: FataliOmega on July 27, 2010, 10:13:17 AM
We only have ONE copy of Pirates. The second one was 'regifted' to my brother, remember? :-)
Then how did MY copy in up in YOUR box of packed stuff?
And, yes, I do remember...but we DID have two copies :P
QuoteThen how did MY copy in up in YOUR box of packed stuff?
Now now... its 'our' copy that ended up in 'our' box of packed stuff.
And while we are talking about it, Sid Meier's Pirates (the New one) was a great game!
*popcorns*
Quote from: FataliOmega on July 27, 2010, 10:27:24 AM
QuoteThen how did MY copy in up in YOUR box of packed stuff?
Now now... its 'our' copy that ended up in 'our' box of packed stuff.
And while we are talking about it, Sid Meier's Pirates (the New one) was a great game!
Yes, but it was found in your desk cabinet... :P
And I agree, Pirates is a great game! :D Need to play it again soon.
Sounds fun! We can play Pirates! in the same room, on two seperate machines!
Arn't we romantic? ::)
And yes, it was in my desk. I was just keeping it safe. (That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.)
lol, it could also mean that you were the last to play it :)
Sure, we can play Pirates some day...after we've moved into the new apartment...and unpacked everything :D
Y'know, I wasn't around the first time Erik posted. But hiiiii! *Waves* I feel like I know you!
Hi there!
I'm shocked. You weren't around when I've posted in the past? Yeah, I guess thats true.
We'll, it's nice to finally meet you, Haids. :)
lol, Erik probably feels like he knows everyone on the forums anyway XD
Prob'ly, but still. I think when I first joined the forum he was at the end of his posting days for awhile. So maybe he doesn't know me?
Watch out, I'm scary. :pokerface:
I wasn't around yet. Compared to some, I am still relativity new. But like Haids, I have heard a lot of great stuff about you.
and some not to great stuff.... ::) ::) ::)
QuoteI wasn't around yet. Compared to some, I am still relativity new. But like Haids, I have heard a lot of great stuff about you.
Quoteand some not to great stuff....
It's probably all true. All I know is, I'm blessed and thankful for the great stuff. :)
QuoteWatch out, I'm scary. :pokerface:
mmhmm... The name, 'Haids' doesnt exactly strike my heart with fear. Not like this: :snake:
Erik, look out! A POIsonous snake!
And you're right, Haids isn't scary enough. In fact, it's just a nickaname--what my family has called me since I was a baby. It's a play off of "Hailey." ;P
Ravager? Another Bioware fan? Cool! Ever play Jade Empire? It got smashed between Revan and Shepherd, but it's a cute little game with their usual flair for characters and mythology.
Though after dealing with Mass Effect and Dragon Age...well, the latter, I'm not playing again. When you're relieved that your character will die in the final battle, it's not really a good sign. Ugh. I needed the old Sierras to wash the taste out of my mouth.
I'm also no fan of the second KOTOR. It felt like a waste of time, even after I went through, modded, and patched in as much of the mess on the cutting room floor as I could manage. No matter what you did, you were screwed.
As the pic indicates, I'm as big a fan of Space Quest as I am King's Quest. I am also a big fan of Black and White, Pirates, Civilization (especially Civ 2), and a collection of really old games called Windham Classics (text adventure adaptations of classic novels).
Ouch. What were your problems with Dragon Age? It was one of my favorite games released recently. :P
It was their usual brand of brilliance with the writing, the setting, and gameplay...but the setting itself was so depressing, so relentlessly hopeless, that I was quickly wondering why in hell I should save it at all. The mages and the church were crooked and power thirsty, the nobility was anything but, and the Dwaven city was a case of no good deed going unpunished. You're literally having the drink demon blood to power up.
And Morrigan's "last ditch offer?" Gee, I wouldn't trust you with a house plant, much less a kid. Power of an Old God, you say? Raised by your 'loving care?' Absolutely no idea what the do when the kid grows up? We've seen this crap before. It's called Bhaalspawn. I'm not authorizing the creation of Jon Irenicus the Second.
Hand me the knife. If the Archdemon doesn't kill me, I'm slitting my wrists anyway.
QuoteEver play Jade Empire?
Loved Jade Empire! Personally, I think it's one of their bests. The characters interact just SO well together... and that god of the forge guy (the genius engineer fellow) is hilarious!. My only complaint is the RPG elements were a little shallow.
QuoteI'm also no fan of the second KOTOR. It felt like a waste of time, even after I went through, modded, and patched in as much of the mess on the cutting room floor as I could manage. No matter what you did, you were screwed.
For some reason, I remember enjoying this one more than the first (by a small amount.) I can't really put my finger on why. I think maybe I liked the main villain more.
Also, Bioware didn't make KOTOR II, that was Obsidian. In fairness to them, the unfinished state of the game was apparently the doing of LucasArts, who insisted on a Holiday 2004 release.
To name a few that I've recently played again:
- Monkey Island 1 & 2
- X-wing / Tie Fighter
- Gabriel Knight: Sins of the fathers
- Warcraft / Starcraft
- Bioshock 1
- Syndicate
Any RTS fans here? Age of Empires series, Age of Mythology, Rise of Nations, etc.
Quote from: kindofdoon on July 29, 2010, 11:59:34 AM
Any RTS fans here? Age of Empires series, Age of Mythology, Rise of Nations, etc.
Does C&C count ?? ;)
I've found myself playing anything that has a good story. It doesn't matter if it's an FPS, RPG, RTS, or any other three-lettered acronym. I'm really particular to the story, cause it is what is keeping me interested in the game. I couldn't care less about Achievements or my online stats for Capture the Flag.
For instance, I loved Warcraft 3, but can't stand playing games like Command and Conquer. I'm even disappointed in Starcraft 2, even though I liked the first one. I liked Resistance 2 for it's story, but couldn't get into Killzone 2 or Halo. I like Half-Life, but don't like Team Fortress. I probably ended up playing World of Warcraft for its story too (I actually enjoyed the story elements in the raids). I like most RPGs, like any 'Tales of' game, Final Fantasy (although XIII was a tad disappointing), and Kingdom Hearts. So for me, I can't really narrow down a genre, or even a series, because I'm mostly focused on the plot of the game.
I'm actually just now finally working on playing Final Fantasy IX, I had a copy forever and ever ago and just never got around to playing it, but it recently came out on PSN and so I'm slowly working my way through it. I hardly play anything but TSL these days, but sometimes you gotta take a break from playing one game to play something else. I'm also really looking forward to the new Metroid game that's coming out next month and have a bunch of other stuff pre-ordered that was shown at E3. I like the Professor Layton games on DS. I really liked Heavy Rain on PS3. I did finish Final Fantasy XIII despite the fact that the music had a strong tendency to put me to sleep. I like the Kingdom Hearts series except for the card-based ones. I like some of the Silent Hill games. I like the Tales series a lot, especially Tales of Eternia on PSP. Demon's Souls was both fun and extremely infurating at the same time.
I'm rambling, goodnight.
Quote from: wilco64256 on July 30, 2010, 12:15:22 AM
I'm actually just now finally working on playing Final Fantasy IX, I had a copy forever and ever ago and just never got around to playing it, but it recently came out on PSN and so I'm slowly working my way through it. I hardly play anything but TSL these days, but sometimes you gotta take a break from playing one game to play something else. I'm also really looking forward to the new Metroid game that's coming out next month and have a bunch of other stuff pre-ordered that was shown at E3. I like the Professor Layton games on DS. I really liked Heavy Rain on PS3. I did finish Final Fantasy XIII despite the fact that the music had a strong tendency to put me to sleep. I like the Kingdom Hearts series except for the card-based ones. I like some of the Silent Hill games. I like the Tales series a lot, especially Tales of Eternia on PSP. Demon's Souls was both fun and extremely infurating at the same time.
I'm rambling, goodnight.
Final Fantasy IX is my favorite Final Fantasy so far. I got all three of the Final Fantasy PSone classics off the PSN. I want to go through them again, cause it's been awhile since I beat them. But still, to this day, FFIX was the best. I like the fact that they retracted from their typical post-modern or futuristic setting (I think FFIX's setting would be considered pre-industrial). Also, there wasn't one character in the group that annoyed me. Another high point to this installment in the series.
FFIX was the first one I ever finished! ....actually, it's still the only one, now that I think about it.
Quote from: Fierce Deity on July 30, 2010, 02:00:41 AM
Final Fantasy IX is my favorite Final Fantasy so far. I got all three of the Final Fantasy PSone classics off the PSN. I want to go through them again, cause it's been awhile since I beat them. But still, to this day, FFIX was the best. I like the fact that they retracted from their typical post-modern or futuristic setting (I think FFIX's setting would be considered pre-industrial). Also, there wasn't one character in the group that annoyed me. Another high point to this installment in the series.
I think that's the thing that kept me from IX originally - the first Final Fantasy game I ever played was VII, then naturally I picked up VIII, and then IX was so different from those two I couldn't stand it at first. Since that time I've gone back and played all of the earlier ones and now I get the appeal of IX so much better. I think the only Final Fantasy game I haven't played now is X-2.
Quote from: wilco64256 on July 30, 2010, 09:33:11 AM
I think that's the thing that kept me from IX originally - the first Final Fantasy game I ever played was VII, then naturally I picked up VIII, and then IX was so different from those two I couldn't stand it at first. Since that time I've gone back and played all of the earlier ones and now I get the appeal of IX so much better. I think the only Final Fantasy game I haven't played now is X-2.
I wouldn't waste my time. I'm actually ashamed to say I bought the game, with hard-earned money. Unless you desperately need closure for Final Fantasy X, you can do what everyone else did, and just skip it. It's kind of like "Mask of Eternity" of the Final Fantasy series.
Quote from: KatieHal on July 30, 2010, 09:07:35 AM
FFIX was the first one I ever finished! ....actually, it's still the only one, now that I think about it.
It was the first one I finished too. I think that's why I hold it in such high regard whenever someone brings it up. It had the kind of story that kept you interested. Not to mention the countless plot twists.
It was a good story...
[spoiler]..though the last fight (and the speech ripped directly from Star Wars) were kind of a letdown. The fight because it, and the plot twist with it, came out of NOWHERE, and the speech because it was completely unoriginal. [/spoiler]
Ah, I loved X-2. I mean, don't get me wrong, it was a terrible game, but it was so much fun to play! XD As for FFIX, I really couldn't stand it. The characters didn't hook me; the plot was...I honestly don't even remember it. People kept telling me how fantastic it was and I tried to get into it but I couldn't. I got to the point with Quina and kept giving up. :-\
FF8 on the other hand I gave up on because of the Summon sequences. Which you couldn't skip...and couldn't turn off....but had to suffer through every stupid second of during TIMED SEQUENCES. WTF!?!
That was the main negative aspect of that game in my opinion - having to watch the entire summon every time you did it got really old, and was insanely frustrating when you were on a timer.
Quote from: KatieHal on July 30, 2010, 10:09:12 AM
It was a good story...
[spoiler]..though the last fight (and the speech ripped directly from Star Wars) were kind of a letdown. The fight because it, and the plot twist with it, came out of NOWHERE, and the speech because it was completely unoriginal. [/spoiler]
Agreed. But for the most part, the story was good. The ending was random, but at least the game was able to hold my attention for that long before it dropped that bomb on me. Still, I found FF8's plot twist to be the worst. It was all too convenient.
I loved FFVIII even after a multitude of people told me how horrible it was. I loved the plot and the characters and the combat system and... I'm just insane. XD FFX was probably my favorite overall though.
What was the FF8 plot twist? Spoiler-text it! :)
Quote from: KatieHal on July 30, 2010, 11:53:43 AM
What was the FF8 plot twist? Spoiler-text it! :)
[spoiler]Coincidentally, all of the characters in the party were orphans when they were younger (excluding Rinoa, I think), and they all went to the same orphanage. The owner of that orphanage was Edea, who was one of the antagonists in the main story arc. The party comes to the conclusion that they have lost their memory because of Ultimecia (an antagonist from the future) wanting to compress time into one single moment, thus eliminating history and preventing time progression. It was also discovered that Ultimecia had been controlling Edea from the future, and then started to control Rinoa to turn her into Sorceress Adel (yet another future antagonist).
So the big coincidence is that despite losing their memories, the orphans were able to grow up and meet up with each other again. Man, don't mess with sorceresses from the future who want to eliminate the space-time continuum.[/spoiler]
I might be missing some aspects to the story, but that spoiler is pretty much the one that knocked me over. It sounds like something out of J. J. Abrams' Star Trek, but I still found it ridiculous nonetheless.
That...that...doesn't even make sense!
[spoiler]And the other guy, Laguna, wasn't actually real or something like that?[/spoiler]
Quote from: KatieHal on July 30, 2010, 12:32:09 PM
That...that...doesn't even make sense!
[spoiler]And the other guy, Laguna, wasn't actually real or something like that?[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Laguna's story that is taking place in Squall's dreams is actually taken place in the past. So Squall is viewing Laguna's past memories. When you finish seeing all of those memories throughout the game, you find that Laguna is actually Squall's father. Squall had to be sent to the orphanage because his mother had passed away, and Laguna was still a soldier serving in the army. When Squall was sent to the orphanage, Laguna had liberated a nation from Sorceress Adel's tyranny. I guess this was another attempt at merging timelines by the future witches. For helping the nation, Laguna was elected as the President of Esthar (the nation under attack). [/spoiler]
Confused yet?
Ahhh... lists of fav games! One of my fav subjects!
Let's see... since we are talking about it:
Final Fantasy VIII -- My fav Final Fantasy! (Closely followed by X, and maybe even XIII)
Gabriel Knight! (Beast Within is the best game ever, hands down, I accept no refutation)
Space Quest V was awesome.
Monkey Island 2 and 3.
Maniac Mansion 2
Mass Effect
Demon's Souls (I hadn't had so much fun with a game in a while)
Beyond Good and Evil
the Megaman series. (love them, love them, love them!!)
Dreamfall!! (What a great story!)
Kingdom Hearts! (aww too good... currently playing the DS one).
Metal Gear Solid 3 (One of the best endings in a videogame ever)
The Xenosaga series (my fav RPG series EVER)
Prince of Persia 08 (despite the critics, I found it extremely fun to play)
Shadow of the Colossus
God of War
Broken Sword
Phantasmagoria!!!! (what a great game!!)
Anyhow, that's good for now ;)
FFVIII was my favorite. The characters just seemed and interacted in the most realistic ways. They were believable. (Atleast when compared with the other games.) I'll agree the combat/strategy was pretty flawed, and the ending was a stretch. Other than that, I enjoyed it enough to play through a good three times.
FFIX, honestly, I didn't like. I couldn't get around the fact that the people had animal heads and such. It was just... bizarre.
César, how could you leave out Tales of Monkey Island? ??? You worked on it!
Demon's Souls is good because you really have to pay attention and be careful with what you're doing, button mashing will only lose you souls. The first time I permanently lost over a million souls on that game was one of the most frustrating and amazing things I've ever experienced in a game because it wasn't cheap mechanics or a bad setup, it was because I screwed up and was careless when going back to retrieve them.
I loved The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, it'd be great to see another game in that series come out.
And the Gabriel Knight series should never have died, now there was some fantastic storytelling.
Quote from: snabbott on July 30, 2010, 12:56:43 PM
César, how could you leave out Tales of Monkey Island? ??? You worked on it!
I did! But that doesn't mean I've played it! I haven't sat down to enjoy the full thing, just things here and there.
Nice! A fellow Shadow of the Colossus fan! Great game, that one.
Quote from: wilco64256 on July 30, 2010, 01:16:47 PM
Demon's Souls is good because you really have to pay attention and be careful with what you're doing, button mashing will only lose you souls. The first time I permanently lost over a million souls on that game was one of the most frustrating and amazing things I've ever experienced in a game because it wasn't cheap mechanics or a bad setup, it was because I screwed up and was careless when going back to retrieve them.
I loved The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, it'd be great to see another game in that series come out.
And the Gabriel Knight series should never have died, now there was some fantastic storytelling.
I still need to try out Demon's Souls. I hear nothing but good things.
I also like The Longest Journey and Dreamfall. Dreamfall really got me hankering for a sequel, especially with that ending.
I also would like to see another Gabriel Knight, but from what I'm hearing Jane Jensen is really trying to make a comeback with Grey Matter. She's calling it Gabriel Knight's spiritual successor.
Quote from: kindofdoon on July 30, 2010, 01:57:40 PM
Nice! A fellow Shadow of the Colossus fan! Great game, that one.
I wasn't sure what to think of Shadow of Colossus when I first learned about it, but I'm glad I was able to experience that game. I'm looking forward to The Last Guardian, but I'm getting the same feeling I did for Shadow of the Colossus. I want to see what the gameplay is going to be like.
Fierce Deity--yup, confused alright! Man. Now THAT is an overly convoluted plot line.
Here's another point I'd like to make - one of the main reasons I really liked Demon's Souls was because it took a long time to play. I also like a lot of RPG's for this same reason, and I did like Fallout 3 despite it's stability issues (hoping New Vegas is more stable). A lot of newer games really look nice but don't take all that long. This was a while back, but I remember being absolutely LIVID when I bought a copy of Tomb Raider: Legend and beat it 6 hours later. I really couldn't believe that it was already over, but there wasn't any real challenge in the game because if you died you only got backtracked like 20 seconds. There was no pressure to perform and keep track of your own saves.
Hence my reason for only renting Underworld and both Uncharted games. Plenty of fun and they looked nice, but I beat all three of those in single sittings too. To me, a game isn't worth $50-$60 if it just looks nice but can be beaten pretty easily in only a few hours. This is what I loved about Final Fantasy XIII.
Quote from: wilco64256 on July 30, 2010, 01:16:47 PM
Demon's Souls is good because you really have to pay attention and be careful with what you're doing, button mashing will only lose you souls. The first time I permanently lost over a million souls on that game was one of the most frustrating and amazing things I've ever experienced in a game because it wasn't cheap mechanics or a bad setup, it was because I screwed up and was careless when going back to retrieve them
Demon's Souls was simply an amazing game. First it had one of my favorite mechanics in a game: An open world where you could choose any path at any time. Then, yes, it was extremely frustrating at times, but like you said, it was all in being very careful (and very lucky sometimes). The boss fights were awesome!
Quote from: Cez on July 30, 2010, 01:55:48 PM
Quote from: snabbott on July 30, 2010, 12:56:43 PM
César, how could you leave out Tales of Monkey Island? ??? You worked on it!
I did! But that doesn't mean I've played it! I haven't sat down to enjoy the full thing, just things here and there.
Awww... that's too bad. It's a great game!
Sorry for the late replies.
Quote from: Allronix on July 28, 2010, 03:50:03 PM
Ravager? Another Bioware fan? Cool! Ever play Jade Empire? It got smashed between Revan and Shepherd, but it's a cute little game with their usual flair for characters and mythology.
Yeah big Bioware fan! I bought Jade Empire, but haven't got the time to play it yet. Does it play better with a gamepad or the mouse/keyboard?
Quote from: Allronix on July 28, 2010, 03:50:03 PMThough after dealing with Mass Effect and Dragon Age...well, the latter, I'm not playing again. When you're relieved that your character will die in the final battle, it's not really a good sign. Ugh. I needed the old Sierras to wash the taste out of my mouth.
Dragon Age: I haven't bought the game... yet. I'm a little annoyed with the DLC. Maybe one day...
Mass Effect 1: The installation limits was a big factor in convincing me *NOT* to buy game. Shame, I heard I missed a very good one.
Mass Effect 2: See my Dragon Age comments.
Quote from: Allronix on July 28, 2010, 03:50:03 PMI'm also no fan of the second KOTOR. It felt like a waste of time, even after I went through, modded, and patched in as much of the mess on the cutting room floor as I could manage. No matter what you did, you were screwed.
I didn't want to buy the game because Lucasarts rushed the game. I did played it at a friend's house. I felt it was highly linear at the beginning. While you start as a Jedi, you don't get a lightsaber until much later. And the bugs and patching, it's exactly like you said. There's the TSL restoration project that reintroduced the lost content, but I didn't get far enough in the game to see how good it was.
Quote from: FataliOmega on July 29, 2010, 05:50:14 AM
QuoteI'm also no fan of the second KOTOR. It felt like a waste of time, even after I went through, modded, and patched in as much of the mess on the cutting room floor as I could manage. No matter what you did, you were screwed.
For some reason, I remember enjoying this one more than the first (by a small amount.) I can't really put my finger on why. I think maybe I liked the main villain more.
The game is a deconstruction of SW mythos and RPG. I think it was refreshing and a nice break from Bioware's usual clichés.
Quote from: GoneTooLong on July 29, 2010, 06:07:23 AM
Also, Bioware didn't make KOTOR II, that was Obsidian. In fairness to them, the unfinished state of the game was apparently the doing of LucasArts, who insisted on a Holiday 2004 release.
Yeah. Even today, Lucasarts still haven't learned from their mistakes and probably never will. That's fine with me, I'll just looks elsewhere for my games.
Quote from: Allronix on July 28, 2010, 03:50:03 PMAs the pic indicates, I'm as big a fan of Space Quest as I am King's Quest.
Regarding Sierra, I'm more of KQ and QFG fan. Funny thing, my neighbor was more of SQ and Larry fan.
I think Obsidian is really trying to establish themselves as credible developers. KOTOR 2 didn't really get them off on the right foot, and I'll be honest that Alpha Protocol probably didn't help much either. But so far, they are making Fallout: New Vegas and Dungeon Siege 3, so hopefully they can show us what they're made of.
I'm a big fan of Bioware as well, but I think all of this DLC madness is going overboard. If I ever come into expendable income, I'll probably actually give the full experience a shot, but it's absolutely absurd how much they are milking those games for all their worth.
@Ravager: I usually prefer to play games like Jade Empire with a controller, especially because the game was originally made for a console interface. But when I got Jade Empire for the PC (cause I originally played it on the console), I found the keyboard controls to not be that bad. It was something I had to get used to, but once I did, I figured that customizing a setup for my controller would just be a waste of time.
As long as New Vegas is at least more stable than Fallout 3 I'll be happy, it already looks like it's going to have a good story and graphics.
Quote from: wilco64256 on July 31, 2010, 10:55:08 AM
As long as New Vegas is at least more stable than Fallout 3 I'll be happy, it already looks like it's going to have a good story and graphics.
Fallout 3 was pretty unstable. I'll be honest, I liked it more than Oblivion, but it still had some issues. I even bought 4 of the 5 DLC packs, and I'm contemplating getting the Mothership Zeta one just to finish it off. I'll even go as far as to say that I liked the DLC packs more than I did the main story.
But New Vegas looks interesting. I'll wait to see what people have to say, but I'm definitely keeping it under my radar.
Quote from: Fierce Deity on July 31, 2010, 10:45:02 AM
I think Obsidian is really trying to establish themselves as credible developers. KOTOR 2 didn't really get them off on the right foot, and I'll be honest that Alpha Protocol probably didn't help much either. But so far, they are making Fallout: New Vegas and Dungeon Siege 3, so hopefully they can show us what they're made of.
Let's sure hope they do. They got a good writing staff and they got experience from their days back in Black Isle. But they can't always blame the game publishers for the bad state of their games. Just take NWN2 for example. Even in a fully patch state, NWN2 is still going to be a resource hog with outdated graphics, bad camera and terrible inventory system.
Quote from: Fierce Deity on July 31, 2010, 10:45:02 AMI'm a big fan of Bioware as well, but I think all of this DLC madness is going overboard. If I ever come into expendable income, I'll probably actually give the full experience a shot, but it's absolutely absurd how much they are milking those games for all their worth.
I agree. Maybe if they release a diamond edition like they did with NWN1, I might buy it on the spot, but I'm sceptical about this.
*Soul Calibur II
*Warcraft (Not WoW, the classic versions before it)
*The 2 XMen legends games
Oh, Mirror's Edge, how could I forget?
I've heard (not going to bother to look up any verification on this right now) that there's a sequel to Mirror's Edge in the works. That would make me very happy. I originally played ME on this tiny little tv that we have in our bedroom and I didn't really like it all that much, but then I picked up a 60" Plasma TV with some of our tax refund last year and suddenly ME was absolutely amazing. I wonder how awesome it would be if you could get it to project the game onto an Imax screen...
Ravager, Jade Empire works best with the mouse, but you will need the keyboard commands to do things like change fight styles and dodge enemies.
Downloadable content is all well and good...but I hate it when you have to pay through the nose to get the full game. I do like my game mods, though. My copy of KOTOR 1 is modded close to hell and back, as is my copy of Sims 2 and my copy of Black and White. Sometimes, the fans can come up with some REALLY great stuff (this game being an example).
Quote from: wilco64256 on August 04, 2010, 11:26:56 PM
I've heard (not going to bother to look up any verification on this right now) that there's a sequel to Mirror's Edge in the works. That would make me very happy. I originally played ME on this tiny little tv that we have in our bedroom and I didn't really like it all that much, but then I picked up a 60" Plasma TV with some of our tax refund last year and suddenly ME was absolutely amazing. I wonder how awesome it would be if you could get it to project the game onto an Imax screen...
Usually, I'm not very concerned with graphics, but I agree, it's just gorgeous. And yes, there is a confirmed sequel.
Quote from: Fierce Deity on July 31, 2010, 10:45:02 AM
@Ravager: I usually prefer to play games like Jade Empire with a controller, especially because the game was originally made for a console interface. But when I got Jade Empire for the PC (cause I originally played it on the console), I found the keyboard controls to not be that bad. It was something I had to get used to, but once I did, I figured that customizing a setup for my controller would just be a waste of time.
Quote from: Allronix on August 05, 2010, 07:00:14 AM
Ravager, Jade Empire works best with the mouse, but you will need the keyboard commands to do things like change fight styles and dodge enemies.
Thank you both for the advice. I'm not sure when I'll play the game, but I'll be sure to give it a shot some day.
Quote from: Allronix on August 05, 2010, 07:00:14 AMDownloadable content is all well and good...but I hate it when you have to pay through the nose to get the full game. I do like my game mods, though. My copy of KOTOR 1 is modded close to hell and back, as is my copy of Sims 2 and my copy of Black and White. Sometimes, the fans can come up with some REALLY great stuff (this game being an example).
Unfortunately, it's the new business model for the industry in the last few years. I'm willing to pay, but some companies just exaggerate. They got more DLC, but they greatly diminish in quality.
I love mods! They give a 2nd life to my RPGs! (yes, even NWN2).
Quote from: writerlove on August 04, 2010, 08:45:24 PM
*Soul Calibur II
*Warcraft (Not WoW, the classic versions before it)
*The 2 XMen legends games
I love the X-Men Legends series! Why didn't they ported XML1 on PC? I wanted to play this game so much! It has Psylocke and Emma! In XML2, I'm stuck with Sunfire and Iron Man (who I think fell out of place). Maybe I should try those XML2 mods...
Ravager-Psylocke is one of my favorite characters! I was disappointed because she didn't even come into the game till near the end. But I still played her when she was. and I loved her English accent.
Does anyone else like the TrackMania series?