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| kmacdw:
I didn't get to play either until 2004; I'd been strictly PS2. The first of the two I played was the Xbox; my step brother had one but he didn't have much in terms of games.... GTA Trilogy, Conflict: Vietnam, WWF Raw and one other game which I can't recall. Obviously WWF Raw was the only exclusive; I was a wrestling fan but that game was quite disappointing. I could see the graphics improvement over my PS2 but without experiencing any notable exclusives, it didn't really take my interest. A few months later my friend returned from a trip to visit friends in England and he brought back with him an Xbox with Halo: Combat Evolved, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Rainbow Six 3 and a racing game which I can't recall. He'd played it at a friends and gotten hooked on Halo; soon I was also hooked. We played the campaign on multiple difficulties and we'd spend hours having sniper duels on 'Blood Gulch'. Honestly at first we didn't really play much else on it; I remember trying Morrowind but we weren't used to western RPGs so it seemed odd. He then picked up Fable when it came out; great game, probably one of the first western RPGs I got into. I then remember when he picked up Halo 2; I actually left an exam early to go to his house and play it; then we pulled an all nighter and finished it ;D Xmas 2004 I decided I wanted a new console; at first I considered getting an Xbox with Halo, Halo 2 and Fable. However for some reason i started to gravitate towards the Gamecube, which was odd really, I hadn't owned a Nintendo console since the SNES. And although I'd enjoyed a handful of N64 titles, it wasn't a console I'd really connected with. Nonetheless I picked up a Gamecube with Mario Kart Double Dash, Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Sonic Adventure DX, Sonic Mega Collection and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Later I added Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Super Mario Sunshine and Sonic Adventure 2. Mario Kart Double Dash dominated the vast majority of my playing time for a long time; and I was scarily good as a result :D. Technically I never owned an Xbox but I did own a 360 later so could buy Xbox titles for that. So obviously I have been able to collect for both consoles since. Xbox: Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Fable Elder Scrolls: Morrowind Knights of the Old Republic Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Jade Empire Deus Ex: Invisible War Gamecube: Mario Kart Double Dash Super Smash Bros Melee Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Skies of Arcadia Legends Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Pikmin Pikmin 2 Super Mario Sunshine They'd be the must own titles for each system in my mind; however just because Gamecube has more, i wouldn't say it's necessarily better. So to be honest, my short answer is they're even, both worthy runners up to the dominant PS2 :D |
| sloan11:
i'd take the gamecube! the exclusives (ranging from colorful playformers to dark rated M shooters and horror and everything in between), the flagship characters, we've already talked about all of those... but there were also so many neat accessories for that thing! I carry mine around in this little GameCube flight case looking thing with a screen attatched to the top of it. and of course the wonder gameboy player.. using GBA's as second screens.. very unique. Nintendo always has a weird approach and I feel like GC was brilliant. oh, and tiny disks? yes! |
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