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| Rising Amaterasu | Apr 28 2014, 05:39 PM Post #11 |
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Favorite games huh... Yeah, that's tough as balls for me to even begin with. Hrm... Well, time to try. Okami: Yes, the obvious one for me, seeing as how it is my namesake and all. The sheer beauty of the water-colored world instantly kicks off the tone and offers a wide deal of environments to explore, easily giving 30 hours for one run through the game. It may have been on the Wii that I played it, but it still looked beautiful. The HD version has already taken that art to a much higher quality. The combat flows as well as the art as you fluidly respond to enemy attacks and destroy said demons with the elements at your disposal. The dodging with the nunchuk however, was clunky as all crap, but it's not like it was very useful to begin with. On the other hand, the celestial brush is easy to handle with the Wii remote. The story's fresh and unpredictable, and the characters are charming, overflowing with references to Shinto mythology and designs that compliment those several stories. Hell, Ammy can't even talk and she still defines herself as the diligent yet lazy and distant goddess when not presented with food, providing comedic relief when coupled with Issun and many others (the brush gods themselves are more than enough, but there are still more) and getting serious when the moment calls for it. In general, it's a very enjoyable game that deserved more attention than it got, but that can't change by too much now. Unless the HD version succeeds in that. Skullgirls: Yep, one of few fighting games that I have played and absolutely loved. For reasons already previously stated (he is the one who indirectly introduced me to it in the first place, making the topic and all), I frickin love this game. The amount of time that I've sunk into just learning the characters, the mechanics, and usual styles pays off, giving a sense of accomplishment when finally getting a decent grasp on the game itself, and with each character offering a unique style that can then be paired up with others gives even more freshness to gameplay. While it is saddening that the original combo system that dragged me in is gone (not like it needed changing, the anti-infinite system was enough), the resets and shorter combos still provide fun times. In general, a solid fighter that remains a favorite to this day. Elsword: Yep, an MMO. Why? It literally takes platforming and beat em up mechanics and molds them together, resulting in gameplay that flows well. Right off the bat, each character expands into three classes, resulting in what will soon be 27 different classes with their own gimmicks, attacks, and roles. All the more enticing is that no class is too similar to its alternatives, as shown by Aisha alone who has a long range damage mage, a mid range support class with debuffs and dark magic galore (Void Princess would hint at that), and a close range magical girl who whacks things with a frickin staff and shoots out lingering orbs for days. It may be a bit dull for some until their 1st job advance or even their 2nd job advance (looking at you Rena, lookin at you), but it's worthwhile to put in the time to get those. PvE is PvE, offering the beat em up floor wiping and the like and the big bosses at the end of each dungeon. PvP on the other hand is utter mayhem and a ridiculous amount of fun for me to play since it is usually where each character class truly begins to shine for me. With 7 free character slots and 2 more that will probably come with time, you can literally play one of each character and get a general sense of style, master all the classes of one character, or pick and choose as you please! It lets you put in so much dang time, and that's what I tend to play most games for! The game isn't resource heavy either, so running it at very respectable speed is easy. If you want to try the uncommon gameplay style it offers, it's free to play, so go ahead and try it out. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door: THIS GAME. Probably my favorite RPG to this day. To already start off the game, the paper style graphics are charming and well done for the dang thing being on the GameCube (so much for low graphical capability, hah!). To match said graphics, the cast of characters that Mario meets throughout the story are incredibly charming and offer different views on what kinds of people there really are. Hell, it's saddening that they cut out that one gender identity detail from Vivian's character for the American version as it provides a serious topic and adds more to Beldam's motives. These characters don't stop there, as they flow into the turn-based combat system and actually do pretty dang well for once, as they can actually use items, commands, and take hits for Mario when necessary (that frickin bugged me about the first one a biiiiiit too much). Badges, moves, and specials also improve by a decent bit, and the enemies you fight have even more charm to provide. And instead of it being a "Bowser doing bad things again, he kidnapped the princess, oh no!" thing, the story instead focuses on the history and lore of somewhere that isn't the Mushroom Kingdom. Rogueport and the surrounding areas flood the player with even more, providing differing areas that range from the serene Boggle Woods to the bustling Glitzpit and Poshley Heights to the ominous yet beautiful Twilight Town and Creepy Steeple. The amount of time that can be spent playing this game is rather generous, and the list of things to complete adds more to it (Erhm, recipes, monsters, badges, and the like actually having something to track em with helps a lot). Maybe most of this is thanks to the amount of charm the game holds, but it's an incredibly enjoyable ride and therefore a long time favorite for me. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror: First Kirby I ever played, still my favorite, god damn this game is immersive. The game literally throws you into it and asks you to explore as you please, leaving more for you to backtrack to and discover after the first dang area. While the multiplayer wasn't something I could really do, it was still very nice to call in supporting CPUs that add to the mayhem and the fun (for the bosses anyway). Each part of the world offered its own little theme, and these themes often mixed together in the span of three rooms. The difficulty also curves appropriately (not exactly difficult, but it isn't easy either), yet the charm that is usually associated with the Kirby series is there and adds to the fun. Welp, I'm done now. I feel like it's too much but whatever. XD |
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| Silverpraetor | Apr 28 2014, 06:15 PM Post #12 |
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The bored mutt
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My favorite games..... let me see. Banjo Series (Banjo Kazooie, and Banjo Tooie): By and far, my favorite games. The humor the game play, everything about them. I played them when young and they are still my favorites easily. My love of the metroidvania shows though in these, as they, especially Tooie are rather interesting Metroidvania ish games. They are the reason I still keep my working N64. Metroid Series: Get ready for a pattern, and the first half of Metroidvania. As a whole my favorite game would easily be Metroid Prime. Past that I haven't had the chance to really play Zero mission or Fuision much, though I did enjoy what I did play. For the sheer exploration ability and how the world as a whole fits together. Castlevania series: And the second half of Metroidvania. As a single game, I would have to say Order of Ecclesia is my top favorite. The difficulty is tuned nicely, and everything fits together... the characters, everything. Pretty much everything that was said about this game a few posts back, is my idea of it and more. I would say more but we'd be here for QUITE a while. And I'd figure I'd stick myself to only a few. |
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| Minmin-Sama | Apr 28 2014, 07:19 PM Post #13 |
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Console-wise, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles takes the cake. It's a good game with a lot of good memories for me. I don't like people talking mess about it, and have a very low tolerance for people that do. It's one of the very few times you will ever hear me simply dismiss someone opinion. I honestly don't care about what other people think of it or how other people feel about it. Simply put, leave the game alone, and I can be civil. Another one would be Banjo-Kazooie. Tooie... not so much, as I didn't get Tooie until I was nineteen, so I had eons to play the first one before I even touched the second. Good music, good character design, good story, good atmosphere, ugh. The humor is great, the characters are memorable I literally cannot find fault in either game I adore them. I actually really liked N&B, too, but would have liked it more minus the Banjo-Kazooie name on it. Ah, well. PC-wise, and not an MMO, The Sims, excluding 3. Again, another game with a good lot good memories, I grew up lazing around at my Dad's playing the first, then got the second as a Christmas gift after it came out. I have all the expansion packs for the original and a vast majority of expansions for the second. 3 is all right, I guess. There's too many things I can manage at once, so it's a little overwhelming. I'll admit my bad habit of removing step ladders for pools and setting off fireworks indoors, hah. I mostly made Sims of family and friends, and I could never bring myself to kill them or let them die, so I think my Dad Sim on said relative's computer is super-ancient now, haha. Good times, Sims brought me. Terraria also holds a special place in my heart. Of all the people in the VE STeam Group, I believe I still have the highest clocked time at around 500 or so hours. I absolutely adore Terraria, and quite a few things about it. Minor gripes come up every now and again, but I can't find myself hating it at all. I still have the Angel Wings a certain someone around here gave me. They're... somewhere. Maybe in a chest I forgot about. MMO-wise, TERA Online takes that one by far. Beautiful game with interesting character design choices and a new class coming not too-too long for now, it's kept me busy online since Nov 2012, and no matter how many times I wanna take a break or quit, I keep going back for some reason. I have, like, 30 characters with only two capped. The character creation's not even all that good, but heck if I don't find myself making more of them just because! It's my major weakness, I swear. I'm on, like, all the PvE servers, so hmu if you want help leveling or summat~ The only reason I've not made a topic for it is that the interest isn't all that high. Naka played it himself for a while, but I've not seen him play in quite a bit, so it's meh~ I also really like Elsword, and I'm glad I got people back into it, since a lot of neat things have been happening on that front. New characters, new playstyles, ect, etc. Good stuff all around~ That one has a topic here, if anyone didn't know about it or wants to hop over for discussion! |
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| kisspower12 | Apr 29 2014, 03:52 PM Post #14 |
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Saving Marriages and RE-filtering people as what it means to live.
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I never played any of those games except for a Banjo-Kazooie(but only a little bit) and the sims. The sims rocks and my fiance and I own the whole collection for the first sims.
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| Giga | Apr 30 2014, 12:25 AM Post #15 |
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You're missing out, bro. You might not be interested in games that take a bit more skill, but Banjo-Kazooie has some great humor. Speaking of Banjo games, I enjoyed Nuts and Bolts more than most. What I wanted at the time was a game where I made my own vehicle, and could dick around in a sandbox, and that was exactly it. The brand didn't detract from it at all for me. Also, I share Blackhook's opinion about Megaman games. I started out with Megaman 2, back when I was young and impressionable, and passwords had to be written down on notepads. I think I managed to beat the game with minimal help from my brother, and I went back to it time and time again to let off stress by just blowing shit up and listening to awesome music. Other personal favourites are 3 (owned it as a kid), 6 (was the easiest in Anniversary Collection), X1 (kid owned), X2 (grew on me), and ZX (teenager owned), though I'm a living encyclopedia of boss weaknesses and strategies (and music) for the entire sidescrolling series. kisspower, I would advise against quoting entire posts when you're only talking about a single point in them. Especially when it's the person who posted just before you. Just mention their name, like I just did. =p |
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| kisspower12 | Apr 30 2014, 02:33 PM Post #16 |
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Saving Marriages and RE-filtering people as what it means to live.
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I do like games with skill, Giga. I loved the Shin Megami tensei devil survivor games. heck... All shin megami tensei's were great. The 1st was my favorite though. and final fantasy? yeah. I'm not a fan. I only liked dirge of cerberus and final fantasy III Edit: III was my favorite Edited by kisspower12, Apr 30 2014, 02:42 PM.
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