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General / Re: Movie tie-in games - Which ones are are good? What's the worst?

« on: August 08, 2014, 08:43:55 pm »

A Bug's Life on PS1 is a really good game, loved it as a kid and love it to this day!!^_^

Treasure Planet is decent, on both PS1 and PS2.

Chicken Little is very fun in my opinion :-)

Wall-E (PS2 version) is also pretty good :3


Bottom line, Disney does some really good movie-licens games x3

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Modern Video Games / Re: Resident Evil Remake HD Coming to Most Consoles...

« on: August 08, 2014, 08:39:05 pm »

I still think it's a waste of time and resources, when we already have the GameCube remake which even got re-released on the Wii and still holds up very good today. And considering that it was a remake of Resident Evil 2 we wanted all along, not RE1 with a new coat of paint again.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Your number 1 game of all time?

« on: July 28, 2014, 06:39:00 am »

While not my favorite game, I did love KH2 and I'm looking forward to the hd release in December on PS3. The combat was phenomenal, especially compared to the rigid combat in the first game. KH2 took all the fluidity of a game like God of War and added it to an amazing world (plus, I could make Donald and Goofy disappear in order to make myself more powerful).

As far as number 1 game of all time...that's a tough one honestly. I know my top 5, and I'm sure no one will be surprised by the list (well, maybe one of them).

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy X
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3
The Last of Us

I imagine it is pretty unoriginal, but I would probably have to say Final Fantasy VII as my number 1. While FFX is a very close 2nd, I don't know if I'd be as avid a gamer as I am now if I hadn't experienced FFVII when I did. It is the reason I love gaming and rpgs. I'm not going to pretend its perfect, but it will always hold a special place to me.

That being said, I'd like to give honorable mention to the .hack franchise. <3 Definately in my top 5 franchises.

I feel the same way about Kingdom Hearts. I had played quite a few great games prior to it, but Kingdom Hearts was the first time a story had spoken to me, a story with a main character who had an actualy personality and was somewhat relatable. I loved Sora's carefree attitude, though still being serious when need, and above all, his golden heart. He was everything I wanted to be, so I have lived by his example ever since

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Classic Video Games / Re: Games everyone hates but you love?

« on: July 25, 2014, 08:26:58 am »

Generally though, it is not really whole games I love that everyone else hates, it is more often just sections of different games. Like, I like the Water Temple in Ocarina, everyone else hates it; I like the card battle system in Chain of Memories, everyone else hates it; I like Marble Zone in Sonic 1, everyone else hates it, etc.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Best jrpg you have ever played?

« on: July 25, 2014, 08:24:29 am »

Funny though, how only japanese role playing games are given the specific genre title of "J-RPG", whereas RPGs made everywhere else in the world are merely called "RPG" xD

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Modern Video Games / Re: Another Code: Two Memories (Trace Memory)

« on: July 25, 2014, 08:11:07 am »

I just bought Trace Memory last month, I still have to try it though... I'll put it higher in my list since you recommend it that much 

Great, thanks I hope you'll like it^_^

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Classic Video Games / Re: Games everyone loves but you hate?

« on: July 24, 2014, 09:29:10 pm »

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

This seems to be many fans' favorite, and from what I understand it is due to its open-world nature and how explorative it is. But to me, having to sail around for what feels like an eternity, with nothing but blue as far as the eye can see, having to whip out the Wind Waker every single time I wanna change direction, and when I finally find land (that is not plot important, you know, exploration), it is often a little baby island with no interest. And no, the Warp Tornados doesn't make it less tedious to travel around.
On the contrary, I love Phanton Hourglass, because there is less map to sail around in, and the fact that you have a steamboat this time, requiring no constant stop-ups when needing to change direction, all you need is draw a line^_^

On top of that, I would have like having to go through dungeons in order to earn the Triforce pieces, but instead they made it into a mere treasure hunt.

These days the fan fight of which game is overrated, lies between Majora and Ocarina, but to me, both games are great and has done equally much for the franchise to deserve their praise. So while fans are bickering between those two, I stand over here and dislike the game that everyone else agrees is a masterpiece xD

I am not terribly fond of A Link to the Past either, but I freakin' love A Link Between Worlds :3

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Classic Video Games / Re: Games everyone hates but you love?

« on: July 24, 2014, 09:16:03 pm »

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: A lot of people seem to have developed a hate for this game. Honestly my only complaints about it are that the Swimming could be better and Fuck that escort mission.

The only thing I disliked was the Stamina Meter and the escort mission. The only Zelda game I do dislike is Wind Waker, at which I seem to be the only one.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Best jrpg you have ever played?

« on: July 24, 2014, 04:31:31 pm »

Pokémon Red and Chrono Trigger (PS1 version) ^_^

Not quite sure I could consider Pokemon a JRPG.

Fine, then just Chrono Trigger, still PS1. Though i was not the only one who mentioned Pokémon...

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Classic Video Games / Re: Best jrpg you have ever played?

« on: July 24, 2014, 02:40:23 pm »

Pokémon Red and Chrono Trigger (PS1 version) ^_^

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Modern Video Games / Another Code: Two Memories (Trace Memory)

« on: July 24, 2014, 02:34:27 pm »

I loved this game on my DS when I got it early in the DS's lifespan, it had a foreboding but beautiful atmosphere, a mysterious story, a serene soundtrack, and ofc likeable characters. So I was very happy when I learned that a sequel had been made for the Wii in 2009, called Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories (only released in Japan and Europe though). This game brought back most-everything I had come to love about the first game... but sadly it sold poorly, and thus a 3rd game to conclude the loose ends from AC:R is very unlikely to ever be made.

The game is an adventure/puzzle visuel-novel, and I really honestly believe it deserves more attention than it has gotten, it's a game with a lot of heart, and I strongly recommend any fan of the above mentioned genre to check it out - if you haven't ofc ^_^


Here are two of my favorite tracks from the first game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLOM5DUSQaM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiovEmIGKAs

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Modern Video Games / Re: Fatal Frame

« on: July 24, 2014, 02:16:00 pm »

I really hope the new game gets released internationally too. At least we got Project Zero 2 Wii Edition here in Europe, but everyone except them japanese got cheated out of the 4th game :-(

I am super excited that a new game is coming out, especially seeing as how the Wii U gamepad pretty much BEGS to be used as and in-game camera, but I fear that Nintendo won't see profit in releasing this one outside of Japan either...

......come on, Nintendo, pleeeease??

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Classic Video Games / Re: Your number 1 game of all time?

« on: July 24, 2014, 02:10:08 pm »

Kingdom Hearts II - Final Mix ^_^

Not only does KHII improve on everything that made KH1 great, but it adds a bucket load of new functions and goodies, has beautiful graphics that still hasn't aged for a game released in 2005, better controls, and I would be here all day if I were to list it all xD

And if that wasn't enough, Final Mix II adds even more extra content........... like............. what more can you ask for??? 8D

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Classic Video Games / Re: Games everyone hates but you love?

« on: July 24, 2014, 02:02:27 pm »

Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku I for the GBA. Now this game got heavily criticized for lackluster gameplay including fetch quests, enemies are way too difficult requiring spamming tatics, and you can glitch when flying and get stuck, and that it takes a lot of liberties with the story. However, it was one of the first gba titles I managed to beat, and I thought some of the music was pretty good, ok graphics, and spamming bosses and finding new tricks motivated me to replay this game a few times after I originally beat it.  Unforunately, you will struggle with combat until you get Solar Flare, which is easily used to stun enemies for long periods of time, and used for 3/4ths of the game as the primary way to win.

While I think Legacy of Goku II and Buu's Fury are far superior, and that I don't really find myself going back to Legacy I all that often, I still applaud the game for what it did, what it tried, and what it did right. It was not only one of the first GBA titles, but the first in the Legacy of Goku series, so being lackluster is excuseable. Plus, I am sucker for voice-acting and FMV cutscenes in my video games, I loved how you heard Goku yell "KAME-HAME-HAAAAA!!!" upon firing a fully charged Kamehameha, how he yelled "aaaarrhhhh" upon dying, and the fact that the game had FMV's taken from the anime^_^ It's a guilty pleasure, but not a bad game - just a game with some flaws that its sequels successfully ironed out.

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That said, if I should pick a game, I'd say Chain of Memories. I love how that game forces you to think strategically instead of just button mashing till you win, the sprites are beautiful, the FMV cutscenes are impressive, I love the story, I absolutely ADORE the remake..... and everyone else hates the game for introducing the card gimmick^^'