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[dallow]

Dragonball Movie game gave me flashbacks of when I first saw screens for Street Fighter: The Movie game.

I won't lie.
I thought it looked bad ass in that EGM. I so wanted to play it.
I still remember renting it at Blockbuster.
I remember taking it back too.

[tiredfornow]

SF: The Movie on Saturn was so fucking bad. :lol:

[depascal22]

The Auger got even better. The alien sniper rifle was really nice also.

It was slightly more realistic to have two weapon slots in R2 but I don't think any of us were looking for realism going into it.

[Dr Mario Kart]

So daylo, are you gonna buy Patapon 2 UMD from Europe or Jp if the rumors are true?

You know you have the most posts in this thread?

[hankmecrankme]

SF: The Movie on Saturn was so fucking bad. :lol:

Yeah it was. Ugh, I bought it from TRU for a buck, and it didn't work. That was an omen. I took it back and got another. . . Sold that shit the next day.

[Chibi_Kaji]

It's just DBZ Shin Budokai with the movie characters... pick up Shin Budokai instead, don't support anything related to that awful movie.
Who said anything about buying it? The only way I MIGHT do that is when it gets to like $10 or something. Also, Dragonball Origins seemed kind of like Phatom Hourglass. And what little I played of it was kind of fun.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

See, wiki says a dbz rpg is hitting DS in Dat Japan. I want that. I would play that.

[js1]

You have to crouch and put your nose against the wall, then peek out and shoot whatever enemy is in your way, js1. If any game needed a cover system.. that game was it. And make sure you're using that standard machine gun as every other gun in the game sucks. I think I went through both games using that standard machine gun and the standard alien gun unless you were forced to use another weapon.

Thanks. Part of the problem that I am at is that all I have is the bullseye gun. It just does not do enough damage. I will try this technique out and hopefully it will be easier to advance. I enjoy Resistance 2's story and want to see what happens next to Hale and how the war plays out.

[dallow]

So daylo, are you gonna buy Patapon 2 UMD from Europe or Jp if the rumors are true?

You know you have the most posts in this thread?
Yup, looks like I'll get a Euro import
(i needz the English). If a physical copy exists, I must have it instead.

And do I?
Hmm, sheesh.

[DarkNessBear]

LOTS of people on my friends list playing VC which is nice to see.

Haven't used my PS3 much at all.
Mostly played Blue Dragon and RE5 again with a friend. That was nice, I went to his place and stayed up till 7am to finish it.

Bought more games, still kicking myself. Contemplating 2 more today.
Like 15 new games in a week and half... not to mention the DSi.

I need to settle myself down, and just finish Blue Dragon.

Agreed about not using PS3 much at all recently.

But, I don't consider the console I'm not using to be a failure - I haven't used my 360 for like 3-4 months :hot: and only used my PS3. But for the past week or so I've been playing the hell out of my 360! It's just a back in forward thing. Except for the Wii I haven't PLAYED a game on that for about 1-2 years...

[distgfx]

Who said anything about buying it? The only way I MIGHT do that is when it gets to like $10 or something. Also, Dragonball Origins seemed kind of like Phatom Hourglass. And what little I played of it was kind of fun.

Not even for a penny, you would have nightmares for years.

[Dr Mario Kart]

All of a sudden I've got to have my "Physical Media Defense Force" avs ready in the case that gaming's last stand has to be launched olol

[tiredfornow]

You're absolutely insane, DrMareeoKart.

[zewone]

All of a sudden I've got to have my "Physical Media Defense Force" avs ready in the case that gaming's last stand has to be launched olol

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn31/zewone/1222980879317.gif

[heavyd853]

Why does that remind me of the mario cart love song!?

[Chibi_Kaji]

Not even for a penny, you would have nightmares for years.
nightmares? I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.

[tiredfornow]

I love that .gif. :rofl:

[RelentlessRolento]

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn31/zewone/1222980879317.gif


as strange as you post that, I've actually played a game some chinese artist made last november at the big art world gallery thing in miami (Art Basel).

It was really shitty to be honest but it was a good take on Chinese chinese government even if it was a bit too random for me even.

here's a pic I took of it when I wrote it up for a school report:

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/SamHideoLopez/Basel/dsc00162.jpg

[ninja dog]

all better

[distgfx]

nightmares? I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.

As long as you promise to give it to someone you hate then I'll stop. :lol:

[jer7583]

Crysis Warhead is fun. I found it on clearance for $15. I hope the original drops to $20 when crysis maximum edition comes out.

[seanr1221]

My gf got me 20.00 to Gamestop but I have nothing to buy :(

[zewone]

Buy a PSN card and then buy me Pixel Junk Monsters.

[seanr1221]

Ok!

[corrosivefrost]

Undertow for 400 points (half price) worth it?

not even close. it's crap. wasn't worth free when ms gave it away as a consolation for the shitty live christmas 07.

[tiredfornow]

man, bird & beans(pyoto) is really fun. Played it with the lady last night for 2 hours and I've been playing for an hour already. It gets intense! :whee: :whee:

[KingBroly]

not even close. it's crap. wasn't worth free when ms gave it away as a consolation for the shitty live christmas 07.

It's ok...it's not good, but it's not terrible.

Pac-Man Championship Edition at $5 (Which Amazon has right now) is a much better deal. So is Doom for $3, which I bought at $5. I fully expect Amazon to put Symphony of the Night at $5 in the next week and Castle Crashers at $10 in the next month.

[RudyPants]

Just picked up Namco Classics or whatever the hell its called at Gamestop - great value. And I thought that Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection was an awesome deal.

The only problem is no achievements for all of the non-XBLA games. Oh well - still awesome for $15.

[Dr Mario Kart]

Ultimate Genesis Collection is the best value I've ever seen. It practically justifies the entry price of the machines its on.

[corrosivefrost]

It's ok...it's not good, but it's not terrible.

Pac-Man Championship Edition at $5 (Which Amazon has right now) is a much better deal. So is Doom for $3, which I bought at $5. I fully expect Amazon to put Symphony of the Night at $5 in the next week and Castle Crashers at $10 in the next month.

Fuck dude, I have Pacman CE on the arcade disc... but I'm half tempted to drop $5 on it to have it on the HDD. I wish they'd run a deal for the Gears 2 maps. :\

[seanr1221]

I'm in the same boat, Frost!

[Maklershed]

seanr is the man in the boat

[FriskyTanuki]

Pacman CE's a great game. One of the easiest 200 points on XBLA.

[zewone]

Ultimate Genesis Collection is the best value I've ever seen. It practically justifies the entry price of the machines its on.

You're a moron.

[KingBroly]

Fuck dude, I have Pacman CE on the arcade disc... but I'm half tempted to drop $5 on it to have it on the HDD. I wish they'd run a deal for the Gears 2 maps. :\

I was referring to the quality of Undertow, not Pac-Man C.E.

[distgfx]

Pac-Man Championship Edition at $5 (Which Amazon has right now).

Oh really? :-k

Dammit Amazon! I just gave you money!

[KingBroly]

Oh really? :-k

Dammit Amazon! I just gave you money!

Yes, really. Amazon cares not for the well-being of your wallet. They want your wallet on life-support constantly so they can continue to take money out of it without your consent.

[Brak]

All of a sudden I've got to have my "Physical Media Defense Force" avs ready in the case that gaming's last stand has to be launched olol
I liked you better when you weren't a caricature of yourself.

[corrosivefrost]

I liked you better when you weren't a caricature of yourself.

That's saying a lot. :lol:

[seanr1221]

I bit on the 5.00 Pacmang CE.

I couldn't help it :[

[gunm]

Shit, me too! Argh.

[DarkNessBear]

Ultimate Genesis Collection is the best value I've ever seen. It practically justifies the entry price of the machines its on.
Yes, I'm totally getting this. Played the demo and want it now.

*checked price* Ah, its 30 bucks? I heard wombat got it for like 15...

I bit on the 5.00 Pacmang CE.

I couldn't help it :[

5 bucks? Ya mean 6.75? -_- Damn MS Points. I wanted to buy the Rock Band 1 songs for Rock Band 2 and I had 390 points (seriously) and it cost 400 points, so I had to go buy 500 points... screw you Microsoft.

[RelentlessRolento]

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/SamHideoLopez/Random/Sentai/wuh2.jpg

[seanr1221]

Nope, no tax for me Mr. Bear.

[Nelo Ice]

yay i got the go ahead to get a sub for netflix
also i do actually need it for a documentary that i want to use for my research paper

edit:wow that was quick to sign up and i also get credit for yf360games

[distgfx]

No tax for me either bear.

[gunm]

No tax for me either.

[ninja dog]

Ultimate Genesis Collection is the best value I've ever seen. It practically justifies the entry price of the machines its on.

it's fun for a couple hours and not much more. well, unless you play the Phantasy Star games...which you would probably do. since they're completely antiquated and horrible by modern standards.


speaking of which, picked up Doom for XBLA. $3 is about right for Doom these days! I wish you could use XBLA points on amazon somehow, as I have about 10,000 thanks to the amazon price mistake the other day.

[DarkNessBear]

Ah really? It's a Californian thing? Damn... 6.75 is a big tax jump.

http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/r1003/25r03/25r03.asp&guid=

[Nelo Ice]

anyone have some movie recommendations for netflix streaming?

[Bioshocked360]

500 MS points cost $6.66 after tax here. :twisted:

[gunm]

it's fun for a couple hours and not much more. well, unless you play the Phantasy Star games...which you would probably do. since they're completely antiquated and horrible by modern standards.


speaking of which, picked up Doom for XBLA. $3 is about right for Doom these days! I wish you could use XBLA points on amazon somehow, as I have about 10,000 thanks to the amazon price mistake the other day.


hehe, Doom pre-dates those Genesis games by a few years at least, I believe. :)

UGC is a pretty good value for the price. I got it mainly for trophies, but then again, I don't really game for more than a couple hours at time at most either.

[jer7583]

Finished Crysis Warhead. Holy Shit, that was a great game.

They need to make more 4 hour balls to the wall type games like that that cost $30. Just like an action flick.

[RelentlessRolento]

anyone have some movie recommendations for netflix streaming?


Red Dwarf... still my favorite reason I have streaming.

[tiredfornow]

You redeemed all of the codes, apossum? :(!

[Mr. Anderson]

I have been playing nothing but WoW.

Somebody help!

[Nelo Ice]

just watched king of kong and damn i cant wait for steve wiebe to try to get his record back at E3
also billy mitchell is a fucking ahole

on a sidente how long does it take to get a dvd from netflix? i need a documentary for my research paper thats due next week and it says its available now and its 1st in my queue

[KingBroly]

I don't think I'm going to be saving any survivors in my first run of Dead Rising. I mean, I complete a Case, am low on health, go to one of the survivors, and the bastard kills me >_< now I gotta do that fight all over again.

[hankmecrankme]

Finished Crysis Warhead. Holy Shit, that was a great game.

They need to make more 4 hour balls to the wall type games like that that cost $30. Just like an action flick.
Hell yeah, agreed. Warhead is awesome, and I'd take more games like it. No filler.
I have been playing nothing but WoW.

Somebody help!
You are completely fucked. 96 hours from now, you'll be dead. It's like watching the video from the Ring. Sorry man. :cry:

[whoknows]

I don't think I'm going to be saving any survivors in my first run of Dead Rising. I mean, I complete a Case, am low on health, go to one of the survivors, and the bastard kills me >_< now I gotta do that fight all over again.


That's why I quit Dead Rising.

I hate re-doing stuff in games.

[Nelo Ice]

I have been playing nothing but WoW.

Somebody help!

i broke the addiction and u can too! :hot:

[gunm]

I have been playing nothing but WoW.

Somebody help!


Don't give them your CC and don't re-up your sub. Worked for me! :)

[blitz6speed]

Im 4 hours into Dragon Quest Swords on the wii and am having fun. The controls are awful, but i like that you dont need a nunchuck at all. This game is dyeing for motion plus.

[KingBroly]

Couldn't sleep, so I popped in Gears 2 again for some Horde mode. Nearly 2 hours later, me and 4 random guys lost on Wave 27 on Hail. This was on Public, mind you. Oh, it was an epic ride. It's disappointing that only 1 other guy had a headset though.

I'm finding it more and more common that the majority of people don't have or use headsets anymore on Xbox Live. And on a team-based survival mode, that's kinda disappointing.

[ninja dog]

You redeemed all of the codes, apossum? :(!

the xbla points from amazon? hehe, yeah.

[tiredfornow]

Couldn't sleep, so I popped in Gears 2 again for some Horde mode. Nearly 2 hours later, me and 4 random guys lost on Wave 27 on Hail. This was on Public, mind you. Oh, it was an epic ride. It's disappointing that only 1 other guy had a headset though.

I'm finding it more and more common that the majority of people don't have or use headsets anymore on Xbox Live. And on a team-based survival mode, that's kinda disappointing....Or they were in a party with their buddies while playing.

[benjamouth]

Couldn't sleep, so I popped in Gears 2 again for some Horde mode. Nearly 2 hours later, me and 4 random guys lost on Wave 27 on Hail. This was on Public, mind you. Oh, it was an epic ride. It's disappointing that only 1 other guy had a headset though.

I'm finding it more and more common that the majority of people don't have or use headsets anymore on Xbox Live. And on a team-based survival mode, that's kinda disappointing.

Maybe cos it was late they didn't want to talk incase they woke someone else in the house.

[BlueScrote]

That's why I quit Dead Rising.

I hate re-doing stuff in games.

Same here. I might go back to it though, since I now have zero unplayed 360 games and only a couple of unfinished 360games.

I'm trying to decide whether to get pac man CE from amazon for $5 + tax or get the namco arcade collection from gamestop for $15 which has pac man + other game.

I almost hope amazon doesnt discount SotN for XBL, because I'd rather play it for PS3 (original controller) once I get around to downloading/buying it.

[seanr1221]

You guys stink at DR. There's food all over!

[dmaul1114]

That's why I quit Dead Rising.

I hate re-doing stuff in games.

Yep, that's a reason I never played it after the demo. Redoing things is one of my biggest gaming pet peeves, just hate hard games in general.

That and don't really like action games/beat'em ups.

[manthing]

I'm pretty sure if Dead Rising had Dick Girl Zombies it'd have been a GGT classic.

:roll:


-------------------------

Who's the wierdo with the Sonic fascination?

They see this yet?

http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=14100&st=0&p=280663&#entry280663

[Maklershed]

I think you're thinking of whoknows manthing. He hates all games that are not Sonic.

[benjamouth]

I thought DR was great, it got a lot more enjoyable for me when I got the mini-chainsaws and the books that make them last for ages. I didn't have any problem with repetition or the save system.

[Chibi_Kaji]

My problem with DR was the timelimit.... Which is probably why I'll skip DR2.

[FriskyTanuki]

Sounds like you guys should check out Chop Till You Drop on the Wii.

[Rei no Otaku]

I'm pretty sure if Dead Rising had Dick Girl Zombies it'd have been a GGT classic.

:roll:

Actually not even futanari could have made me like Dead Rising. Horrible game design. Hopefully DR2 is at least a decent game.

[refusedchaos]

Actually not even futanari could have made me like Dead Rising. Horrible game design. Hopefully DR2 is at least a decent game.

same


just got my Platinum trophy for Dead Space...now i can finally never play it again.

[KingBroly]

...Or they were in a party with their buddies while playing.

Well...one had a spanish Gamertag and the other two were level 1's. Maybe that had something to do with it.

[dallow]

Game is looking so good.
Didn't know it had co-op. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgFxIopLANU

[zewone]

#19 blows my mind:

Top 25 Hardest Games of All Time (http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-hardest-games-of-all-time/?page=1)

[Maklershed]

Did they have to put that on 27 pages?

[benjamouth]

I'm a bit surprised at #20 as well.

I'm not totally convinced by the "X game on highest difficulty" either, I mean there's probably lots of games that are incredibly difficult on the hardest setting, thats kind of the point isn't it ?

It's all subjective I suppose.

[dmaul1114]

#19 blows my mind:

Top 25 Hardest Games of All Time (http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-hardest-games-of-all-time/?page=1)

Zelda II, Battletoads (both when I was young) and Portal are the only one's I've gotten through. Some like Call of Duty 4, Guitar Hero etc. I've beaten, but not on the higher difficulty levels they are talking about. Again, I hate hard games.

[FriskyTanuki]

Portal? I've beaten it twice and I can't say it deserves to be up on that list. One room gave me issues, but other than that everything else was par for the course.

Picking specific difficulties for certain is kind of stupid since you could do that for most any game instead of judging it on the default difficulty.

[dallow]

Stupid list as usual.

[FriskyTanuki]

For the lazy or those with no time for a 27 page list:

25. Ice Climber
24. Viewtiful Joe
23. MDK 2
22. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
21. Metal Slug Series
20. Tetris
19. Gauntlet
18. Portal
17. Bionic Commando series
16. Guitar Hero Series on Expert Difficulty
15. Shinobi (PS2)
14. F-Zero GX
13. Mushihimesama Futari
12. Doom on Nightmare Difficulty
11. Call of Duty 4 on Veteran
10. Contra series
9. Defender
8. Devil May Cry 3
7. God of War Series on God Mode
6. R-Type
5. Ikaruga
4. Mega Man 9
3. Battletoads
2. Ghouls 'n Ghosts Series
1. Ninja Gaiden Series

[dallow]

Oh snap, a copy of Ninja Five-O has appeared down the road from me.
And no, it's not going on ebay.

[depascal22]

Never thought Gauntlet was hard. If you put Tetris on the list, why not Lumines?

[corrosivefrost]

Shit, me too! Argh.

me three.

[manthing]

Oh snap, a copy of Ninja Five-O has appeared down the road from me.
And no, it's not going on ebay.

Ninja Five-0 is $.

Best $12.76 I ever spent on a GBA game.

[dallow]

I've never played it, but really want to from all the good things I've heard.

[Mr. Anderson]

Portal? WTF?

The entire game was cake (to me at least).

Terrible list.

[Luftwaffles08]

I'd agree, Portal is cerebral, but that doesn't make it incredibly challenging per se. If it is incredibly challenging, then Braid should be on that list as well.

As for Super Ghouls and Ghosts, I wholeheartedly agree. Try being 7 years old trying to play a game that required nothing less but absolute precision. I don't think I have ever gotten past the 3rd level.

[BlueScrote]

I'd agree, Portal is cerebral, but that doesn't make it incredibly challenging per se. If it is incredibly challenging, then Braid should be on that list as well.

As for Super Ghouls and Ghosts, I wholeheartedly agree. Try being 7 years old trying to play a game that required nothing less but absolute precision. I don't think I have ever gotten past the 3rd level.


You made it to the 3rd level? impressive.

I don't think I've even made it to the boss of the first stage more than 5 times.

This was the SNES version.

[gunm]

How can someone put Mushihimesama on that list and not include Dodonpachi Daijouou?

And I agree that changing difficulties just to make the list is suspect.

[dallow]

Horrible screenshot, but...http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3441213405_2fcb4c6a03_b.jpg

[zewone]

Send me the demo when you're done. 8-)

[gunm]

So how is it Dallow?

[dallow]

Oh nononono. That's not mine. I wish. Mine is shipping.

[seanr1221]

I can't wait to get home and play more Fallout :bouncy:

[Mr. Anderson]

It would be easier to stop playing WoW if my bassist hadn't just given me a GeForce 6800.

The game looks fuckin' amazing now!

Come on Blizzard, get the servers up, NOW!

[seanr1221]

I think you should get Gears again.

[Maklershed]

Are you playing on that triple seanracist? And how far in are you?

[Nelo Ice]

damn so im actually gonna have to pay for braid on pc sometime since theres a level editor
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9619208#post9619208
Yeah, after I get a new version out in a few days that fixes the problems some people are having, and when more people have played/finished the game, I am going to post some documentation for the editor. The way it works is you can make levels with the editor (up to a full game, potentially) and run that with -universe later... also a tool will be released that lets you take Photoshop files and import them into the game, if you want to put new graphics in your levels.

[distgfx]

A level editor for Braid? ReRo's gonna cream himself.

[Nelo Ice]

A level editor for Braid? ReRo's gonna cream himself.

and u can use ur own photoshop files to make new graphics

[gunm]

and u can use ur own photoshop files to make new graphics


And now he just asploded. :lol:

[distgfx]

And now he just asploded. :lol:

In his pants.

[Nelo Ice]

more info about the level editor
Yes, you can replace the sounds, the levels, and the graphics... the kit I will put on the site will show how to do it.
Nope, doing two players isn't really going to work -- the game can't do it. But you can do some interesting things that weren't done in the original game.

[Maklershed]

Rolento just took his pants off, cleaned them out, put them back on, and had another liquid explosion in them!

[heavyd853]

It was so hot that just steam came out though.

[Rei no Otaku]

The level editor actually sounds cool. Hopefully people will make some good levels, and Braid will finally not suck.

[pete5883]

So, useless and barely-supported Nintendo add-ons:
R.O.B.
Power Pad
Power Glove
SNES Mouse
Super Scope 6
Game Boy Camera
Game Boy Printer
Virtual Boy
N64 RAM Expansion
N64 Transfer Pack
N64 DD
N64 Microphone
GBA-GC link cable
e-card reader
Gamecube Keyboard
Gamecube Broadband Adapter
DS Rumble Pack
Wii Balance Board
and now Wii Motion +?

Did I miss any?

Edit: How could I forget?

[distgfx]

Balance Board?

[gunm]

gameboy player? gameboy camera? gameboy/ds rumble pack?

[pete5883]

It's really bad that I forgot the DS rumble pack, as it's the reason I started the list. Gameboy Player I don't think counts, it worked with all the GB games so it's not really "barely supported." And now I suddenly remember there was a GBA player on GC.

[Dr Mario Kart]

someone on gaf sez that someone on justin.tv is going to playing that 13 demo at 9:45 pm, time zone not specified.

Edit: This channel http://ja.justin.tv/esegk

[corrosivefrost]

It's really bad that I forgot the DS rumble pack, as it's the reason I started the list. Gameboy Player I don't think counts, it worked with all the GB games so it's not really "barely supported." And now I suddenly remember there was a GBA player on GC.

I don't think Virtual Boy was technically an add on. The N64 Ram pack was decent, it helped with Star Wars Episode I Racer, and was required for DK64 and Majora's Mask.

All the light guns are pretty bogus.

The mario paint mouse?

What about the N64 Rumble Pak? Ooooh oooh, the useless Memory card Paks that some games were stupid enough to require for saving (TUROK... :bomb:).

[RelentlessRolento]

apparently I got in the free realms beta... I wonder how good it will be even though it looks like it's for kids.

[Nelo Ice]

apparently I got in the free realms beta... I wonder how good it will be even though it looks like it's for kids.

RR are u gonna pick up the pc version of braid and make some levels later on? :bouncy:

[DarkNessBear]

apparently I got in the free realms beta... I wonder how good it will be even though it looks like it's for kids.
Hells yea!

I've wanted to try that, but after what that guy said about Animal Crossing, "If you're an adult and playing this, you are playing for the wrong reasons!" I can't help but feel creepy trying it.

Let us know how it is!

[RelentlessRolento]

the servers seem down at the moment so I'll try later.

[RelentlessRolento]

So I've played a few min of it and have to say I can see this doing superbly well if it is ever released on PS3 since it's free.

You only pay a monthly fee (cheap $5) if you want more and you can pay for items like maple leaf.

[gunm]

hehe after almost a page of comments, RR no-sells the Braid level editor jokes. :)

[KingBroly]

I finally got past the first boss in Dead Rising and saved 4 survivors at once to boot :P I haven't played much of the game so far but I kinda already have a small laundry list of complaints for it. If I could do like GTA and turn off the timer and just go screw around by myself I'd have a blast. But the time limit stuff is so restrictive.

[RelentlessRolento]

hehe after almost a page of comments, RR no-sells the Braid level editor jokes. :)


:lol: I totally missed that >_<

yeah, I'm more happy about the graphics editor. I suck at making levels, and worse with Braid's mechanics.

Still you guys need to at least acknowledge non-jrpgs are good :lol:

bring on the ReRo hate train.

[Nelo Ice]

:lol: I totally missed that >_<

yeah, I'm more happy about the graphics editor. I suck at making levels, and worse with Braid's mechanics.

Still you guys need to at least acknowledge non-jrpgs are good :lol:

bring on the ReRo hate train.

i actually wanna see a level from u :)
cant wait to see what people come up with in general though with the editor :drool:
i wonder how custom puzzles are gonna go cuz in vanilla braid the only one that gave me problems was the piece above the door in i think 1-3(only time i had to look for help to figure it out)

[seanr1221]

Either I'm really tired or I really stink at Pacmang CE...can't decide.

[Nelo Ice]

outruns up
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410968/?p=1&of=0&sb=1

[Mr. Anderson]

outruns up
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410968/?p=1&of=0&sb=1

Wish I had the points.

[Nelo Ice]

i have the points :twisted: though im just not sure if its worth it

[RelentlessRolento]

I'm genna start the download of the demo then go to bed...

[Dr Mario Kart]

It would be neat if games had an option to display every song/melody that plays under every circumstance, and then you could change them to whatever you wanted.

Thats the kind of design innovation that would actually justify significant on board storage space.

[The Crotch]

Brawl?

EDIT: Yes, I know, you don't have full control. But is that the sort of general thing you were referring to or holy shit I'm really god damn tired.

[Dr Mario Kart]

naw. I'm talking about uploading your own stuff. Custom for reals, not just a predetermined selection. And for little sound effects too. Everything.

[zewone]

Thats the kind of design innovation that would actually justify significant on board storage space.

I hate you.

[depascal22]

Virtual Boy was a stand alone "console". It connected straight to the TV and had zero connectivity to any of the other systems that Nintendo had out at the time.

[DarthPuma]

I still haven't even opened my xbox copy of Outrun 2006.

[pete5883]

I don't think Virtual Boy was technically an add on. The N64 Ram pack was decent, it helped with Star Wars Episode I Racer, and was required for DK64 and Majora's Mask.

All the light guns are pretty bogus.

The mario paint mouse?

What about the N64 Rumble Pak? Ooooh oooh, the useless Memory card Paks that some games were stupid enough to require for saving (TUROK... :bomb:).
Yeah, VB wasn't an add-on, but I popped it in for being instantly forgotten by Nintendo and barely supported. N64 RAM was decent I guess, but it still worked for, what, less than a dozen games? Rumble Pak and N64 Memory card were pretty widely supported, I thought.

[corrosivefrost]

Yeah, VB wasn't an add-on, but I popped it in for being instantly forgotten by Nintendo and barely supported. N64 RAM was decent I guess, but it still worked for, what, less than a dozen games? Rumble Pak and N64 Memory card were pretty widely supported, I thought.

I dunno. Got the rumble pak with star fox and it collected dust.
Never owned a memory pak. Every game I played that was worth saving something in pretty much had the internal save mechanisms.

There was something called a "Transfer pak"... was that in your list?

The Transfer Pak is an accessory that plugged into the controller and allowed the Nintendo 64 to transfer data between Game Boy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy) and N64 games. The Transfer Pak has a Game Boy Color slot and a part that fits onto the expansion port of the N64 controller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64_controller). It is considered the predecessor of the GameCube-Game Boy Advance cable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube-Game_Boy_Advance_cable). It was included with the game Pokémon Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Stadium), as the game's main feature was importing Pokémon teams from Game Boy titles.

More:

The Nintendo 64 Disk Drive (known as the Nintendo 64DD or just 64DD) is the official N64 Disk Drive attachment. It was a commercial failure and was consequently never released outside of Japan. It featured networking capabilities similar to the SNES Satellaview (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview).


The VRU (Voice Recognition Unit) has only two compatible games Densha de Go! 64 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Densha_de_Go%21_64) and Hey You, Pikachu! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_You,_Pikachu%21) each avalible with this accessory packed in or available separately in the case of 'Densha de Go! 64' because it was not required for gameplay, while it was required to play 'Hey You, Pikachu!'.

[BlueScrote]

The virtual boy didn't hook up to your tv. It was "Portable". According to my good friend wikipedia:


Nintendo's Virtual Boy first portable game console capable of displaying "true 3D graphics" out of the box.
Nelo Ice:

Is chuck really in danger of not being renewed for a third season? Its such an awesome show.

[dmaul1114]

Never owned a memory pak. Every game I played that was worth saving something in pretty much had the internal save mechanisms.


The two I can recall that I really loved that required it were Blast Corps and Turok 2.

[dallow]

I need to find a Virtual Boy, I've always wanted one.

[manthing]

Damn, I can't believe it's gonna cost $30 more for a second player to fully experience Virtua Tennis 2009 on the Wii than it will to fully experience Virtua Tennis on a 360.

:-(

[dallow]

I bet it will be more fun on Wii though with the "+", at the cost of being very, very, VERY ugly.

---

Damn, no raise for me, or anyone.
They put us all on a salary freeze.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Cool so I came home from school yesterday and there's this comcast doucher fucking up my house.

"WTF are you doing d00d" I say.

My cable wires are too low? he tells me. He has to fix them or something.

"K d00d don't fuck it up I say".

And then did shit and left.

And then I didn't have half my channels or internet all night.

COOL DOOOD

[corrosivefrost]

The two I can recall that I really loved that required it were Blast Corps and Turok 2.

I rented blast corps... but I swear it had internal storage, at least enough for 1 game. The only game I remember renting that sucked was Turok because I couldn't save due to lack of memory pak.

[ninja dog]

RE5 is addictive! (or addicting...i forget grramur)


if I ever turn into this guy, kill me!
http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2009/03/17/moonlighting-in-another-realm/

tl,dr version: guy is a lawyer by day and a lawyer in second life by night, for fun. Second Life is just lucky Home exists or else it would officially be the worst thing ever.

[dmaul1114]

I rented blast corps... but I swear it had internal storage, at least enough for 1 game.


After googling, you're right, it was just because I needed 2 slots as my brother was playing it as well. The memory card with that game is I distinctly burned into my mind as I was about 75% done with getting all gold medals and losing the game save data on my third party memory card, and having to start over and buying a first party memory pack.

I did end up getting gold medals (and several platinum or whatever the next level was called) and unlocking everything finally. I'd never have the patience for something like that again--with or without memory card failure!

[StarKnightX]

Either I'm really tired or I really stink at Pacmang CE...can't decide.

A few of the modes are kinda tricky at first , but after a couple runs through them you get the hang of it. The fifth mode (challenge mode 3 I think , 10 minute survival) seems really hard the first couple times for me , but then my last run I blew through the thing with a huge score and only died like twice.

The virtual boy didn't hook up to your tv. It was "Portable". According to my good friend wikipedia:

I can vouch for that as well. The virtual boy was by far the "least portable" portable system ever. Still wish I had one in my collection just for the 4 or 5 games that were actually good for it.

The two I can recall that I really loved that required it were Blast Corps and Turok 2.

Blast Corps did allow 1 save file on the cardtridge itself. A memory pack allowed up to 4 additional saves.

Getting Platinum medals was hard as fuck. I think I only ever got 1.

[dallow]

Third party memory cards.... never used them.
Too many of my friends had their data vanish.

[StarKnightX]

Third party memory cards.... never used them.
Too many of my friends had their data vanish.

Had a couple for the PS1 that never gave me any trouble , but the couple I had for the 64 always crapped out on me. Needless to say I've never used a 3rd party memory card since that generation.

Best 3rd party saving device ever was the Dex Drive from Interact. I loved that thing. Even though I think I've lost most of the saves from it since they were all on my old computer.

[The Mana Knight]

I just realized something. I got Advent Children mixed up with Spirits Within. . . Yeah, I was very out of it when I woke up. :drool:

So to clarify, Advent Children was mostly fan service trash, not really good though.

Spirits Within sucked a fat fucking dick.I thought Advent Children was one of the best movies of all time. I really enjoyed it and looking to buy the complete version on blu-ray.

The Spirits Within wasn't too bad. Not great, but not bad either. That's just my opinion.

[tiredfornow]

I thought Advent Children was one of the best movies of all time. O-pinion or not... what the fuck? :lol:

[Trakan]

I thought Advent Children was one of the best movies of all time.

Watch more movies.

[manthing]

I thought Advent Children was one of the best movies of all time. I really enjoyed it and looking to buy the complete version on blu-ray.

The Spirits Within wasn't too bad. Not great, but not bad either. That's just my opinion.

:rofl: x ∞

[dallow]

Yeah, the Dex Drive was great.

Hey mana, I played some your quizzes on on Buzz online.
Your "Very Hard RPG Quiz" wasn't hard at all! :)

And Frisky's "Know your OTT History quiz" was hilarious.

[ninja dog]

Advent Children to dethrone Citizen Kane in next inane top 100 list confirmed

[corrosivefrost]

And Frisky's "Know your OTT History quiz" was hilarious.

I'm intrigued. Go on...

[dallow]

You were mentioned Frosty, I picked you but you were the wrong answer.
You let me down.

question was, who was the first otter to get a name change

I'm just glad there wasn't a "who stalked women at his office" question, because my lady friend was watching me play. :oops:

[tiredfornow]

Advent Children to dethrone Citizen Kane in next inane top 100 list confirmed:)

[FriskyTanuki]

It's time for a sequel, dallow. ;)

[corrosivefrost]

You were mentioned Frosty, I picked you but you were the wrong answer.
You let me down.

question was, who was the first otter to get a name change

I'm just glad there wasn't a "who stalked women at his office" question, because my lady friend was watching me play. :oops:

:rofl:

There were a couple before me. tiredfornow went to just tfn then back to tiredfornow eventually. greystone when from greystone to citizen b and back. not sure if they were before or after rocko (sixersballernumsomething)...

[DarkNessBear]

I thought Advent Children was one of the best movies of all time. I really enjoyed it and looking to buy the complete version on blu-ray.

The Spirits Within wasn't too bad. Not great, but not bad either. That's just my opinion.

I agree. Advent Children was one of the best CG Final Fantasy movies (featuring Cloud) I've ever seen!

[The Crotch]

So, useless and barely-supported Nintendo add-ons:
R.O.B.
Power Pad
Power Glove
SNES Mouse
Super Scope 6
Game Boy Camera
Game Boy Printer
Virtual Boy
N64 RAM Expansion
GBA-GC link cable
e-card reader
Gamecube Broadband Adapter
DS Rumble Pack
Wii Balance Board
and now Wii Motion +?

As was mentioned, the Virtual Boy was not an accessory. I'd take off the GBA-GC cable, as that was actually used in a decent pile of genuinely good games. Whether or not it actually added anything to those games - fuck you, Splinter Cell radar - is something else, but still, it was supported for quite a while.

I'm not sure who made it, but what about the GC keyboard? The one that you only used for PSO?


I thought Advent Children was one of the best movies of all time. I really enjoyed it and looking to buy the complete version on blu-ray.
Okay, I am genuinely curious, here. I'm not... y'know, I'm not going "LOL, TMK is so funny!" with this one. So I'd appreciate it if you got back to me on this one. With a detailed response. Alright? Alright.

So.

Advent Children had a good pile of FF7 characters in it. Aside from that, what was good? There wasn't really much of a story. The dialogue made all kinds of not-sense. The action was... well, shit, I've ranted enough about that for now. So what was good?

[dmaul1114]

Advent Children was utter garbage. I enjoyed FF7 a lot, but the movie was just terrible. It looked great, but the plot was stupid and the dialogue was awful.

I respect other's opinions, but anyone who thinks it's one of the BEST movies of all time clearly isn't much of a movie buff. I'd have a bit less issue with someone saying it was one of their FAVORITE movies of all times as everyone has guilty pleasures, or things they like as they're a fan of a series or genre etc., that aren't necessarily great films and should never be mentioned in discussion of all time best films.

[dmaul1114]

Third party memory cards.... never used them.
Too many of my friends had their data vanish.

That N64 one was the first and last one I ever bought. And it was only bought as it was the only thing in stock when we needed one for Turok or multiple saves on Blast Corps (forget which was the first one we played).

[The Crotch]

I respect other's opinions, but anyone who thinks it's one of the BEST movies of all time clearly isn't much of a movie buff.
Fuck "movie buff". How about "Hasn't ever really thought about movies. Ever."

[Mr. Anderson]

When Square announced all the FF7 spin-offs, I was excited.

Then as they started to roll out, you knew it was mostly gonna be crap. Advent Children was a total letdown, and from what I've gathered Dirge of Cerberus didn't turn out much better. Crisis Core was a well-made game, but really, nothing can live up to the FFVII legacy.

The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII was doomed to failure from the start.

[Rei no Otaku]

The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII was doomed to failure from the start.
Of course it was. It was based around a mediocre game that's been overhyped for years by its blind fanboys.

[dallow]

So to get into the Fat Princess beta, you had to upload a pic of yourself eating cake and with something PS related.

Work didn't stop this guy.
If only we could all be so lucky.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/3161_1020614690259_1671955361_28349_3299496_n.jpg

[distgfx]

Of course it was. It was based around a mediocre game that's been overhyped for years by its blind fanboys.

:applause:

[tiredfornow]

He could have atleast picked a good looking womang to feed him cake.
Of course it was. It was based around a mediocre game that's been overhyped for years by its blind fanboys.Overhyped, yeah.

[manthing]

Which console does Oblivion look/play better on? PS3 or 360?

I'll wish death on any of you $$$$$$s who say PC.

[hankmecrankme]

He could have atleast picked a good looking womang to feed him cake.
Agreed. Look at those sharp knees. Way too sharp for me. Pass.

[dallow]

Which console does Oblivion look/play better on? PS3 or 360?

I'll wish death on any of you $$$$$$s who say PC.
PS3 was noticeably better until the 360 version received a patch.
The difference is almost nil now.

[tiredfornow]

*kills hank*

[manthing]

PS3 was noticeably better until the 360 version received a patch.
The difference is almost nil now.


Thanks dallow!

I guess I gotta go to TRU to take back my 2x Soul Bubbles and look for Oblivion GOTY for the 360, then take back the PS3 Oblivion to Sears.

[dallow]

What were you gonna do with the 2x Soul Bubbles?
There's so many of them, I don't know why I wanted to buy more, hehe.

If they have 2x of those Oblivion GOTYs........... let me know.
Was the Sears PS3 one GOTY?

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Look at the boxart for the Wii version of Ghostbusters compared to PS360.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QN90n-0oL.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tJg6WeNZL.jpg

[manthing]

What were you gonna do with the 2x Soul Bubbles?
There's so many of them, I don't know why I wanted to buy more, hehe.

If they have 2x of those Oblivion GOTYs........... let me know.
Was the Sears PS3 one GOTY?



They were used to experiment with that TRU weekend glitch, then become gifts for cousins. The 2x SBs were the only $10 sale games in the store.

Then I found a TRU that had Spectrobes, but didn't see SB. I asked the clerk if they had any copies of SB, he laughed, asked if I was kidding, and took me to a 3 section wide of DS games overflowing with SB.

:lol:

So the 2x SBs are going back.

I'll keep an eye out for the GOTY for you, and non-GOTY version was $10 @ Sears.

[The Mana Knight]

Of course it was. It was based around a mediocre game that's been overhyped for years by its blind fanboys.I disagree. I played many RPGs, 200+ of them. Out of all I played, FFVII still remains to be my favorite. I still go back and play the game now. I actually enjoyed Dirge of Cerberus, loved Crisis Core (one of the 5 best games in 2008 IMO), and oh course I loved Advent Children. I just love anything FFVII related. The game was so great to me (only game that came close was Xenogears), that I'd definitely be excited for anything related to the compilation of FFVII.

I think Final Fantasy VII was the best game because I felt like I was really sucked into the game and I just couldn’t stop playing. The story of FFVII was magnificent since it gave me moments of passion, joy, and even some sadness (I still feel emotional when going back through certain scenes).

I could really relate to the wonderful cast of characters like Cloud (my old online name use to be Cloud Strife, in gaming forums), Barret, Tifa, Cid, Aeris, and so on. The gameplay of FFVII was very amazing also although the controls were a little rough but that was before the analog stick came along. Traveling around the world to many places was a fantastic experience and there were so many things to do. The towns were the most memorable I’ve ever seen in a RPG game to date and I could say the same about the dungeons, mountain paths, caves, and so on. The Shinra Building still remains one of the most amazing places I’ve ever been into an RPG game, especially with the amount of realism inside. A very important aspect to me in a good RPG game is the battle system and FFVII had my favorite battle system. The ATB, in my opinion, moved at the best pace in FFVII and playing battles was a lot of fun. The Limit Breaks were a wonderful addition to FFVII, and I still find them to be the best in any FF game I’ve played. I also really liked the addition to Materia orbs that characters would equip to do magic, summons, help party members, and do skills. The materia system really allowed me to customize my characters how I want to.

The story and gameplay of FFVII were amazing but the soundtrack was even better. Ever single theme I heard in FFVII was magnificent and really fit the scene well. I especially liked the boss battle theme more than anything and I can still hear it in my mind. The characters might have looked blocky but I liked that look since it made Cloud look like Popeye. The pre-rendered backgrounds in FFVII were even more amazing and allowed new realism to an RPG game. They may not be the best backgrounds now but they’re still fantastic. FFVII was the first RPG to really use a lot of CG Cinemas and they were fantastic. The transition from real time to CG was near flawless.

Overall, FFVII is the best and most memorable RPG experience I ever had and I will never forget it. With the wonderful side quest, soundtrack, story, gameplay, and even graphics, make this a superb RPG game. I’m just so glad that a game I anticipated so much was not a disappointment and turned out to be the best game I ever played.

When I worked for an RPG website writing previews, reviews, and news stories, I gave it a near perfect too (highest rated game on the site).

Anyway from FFVII, I'm playing RE5. I'm now in Chapter 6-2. I'm looking to beat the game before the weekend.

[dallow]

They were used to experiment with that TRU weekend glitch, then become gifts for cousins. The 2x SBs were the only $10 sale games in the store.

Then I found a TRU that had Spectrobes, but didn't see SB. I asked the clerk if they had any copies of SB, he laughed, asked if I was kidding, and took me to a 3 section wide of DS games overflowing with SB.

:lol:

So the 2x SBs are going back.

I'll keep an eye out for the GOTY for you, and non-GOTY version was $10 @ Sears.Thanks, and yeah, I don't know why the hell they printed so many Soul Bubbles copies.
Almost as if it was going to be retail everywhere and at the last second, TRU got it. :)

[tiredfornow]

*kills self*

What the fuck did I just read? :cry:

[distgfx]

Overall, FFVII is the best and most memorable RPG experience I ever had and I will never forget it. With the wonderful side quest, soundtrack, story, gameplay, and even graphics, make this a superb RPG game. I’m just so glad that a game I anticipated so much was not a disappointment and turned out to be the best game I ever played.

Excuse Me?

[corrosivefrost]

It's time for a sequel, dallow. ;)

Which console does Oblivion look/play better on? PS3 or 360?

I'll wish death on any of you $$$$$$s who say PC.

If you're not talking GOTY edition the PS3 version of oblivion has some of the DLC built in. It ran good too -- I know CastleTrybread said the load times were noticeably better.

[depascal22]

Oh God. Why did I just read through that wall of text?

I still don't get people that cried during FFVII. Is it just people that were a certain age when it came out? I was 18 at the time and didn't really have time for RPGs but I played some of it and gave it up for almost a decade and then finished it. I can understand that people like it because it introduced ridiculously long cut-scenes to the genre but I still don't understand the deep emotional attachment many CAGs have for FFVII.

[The Crotch]

...

TMK responds to generic trolling, but not to my honest question.

Someone fetch me a razor.

[The Mana Knight]

Excuse Me?It has a really awesome battle system to me, which counts as gameplay. I like how the materia system works, where I insert materia for various characters, which kind of counts as gameplay. I WILL admit the controls aren't as good now; however, it was very understandable at the time period because FFVII was released BEFORE the analog stick existed on PS1. Compared to many other games I played with D-pad controls (like the original Suikdoen, Wild Arms, Beyond The Beyond, etc.), it played fine IMO. I thought many of the mini-games played great. FFVII is one of the only games I played just about every single mini-game for. That's how I look at it.

I still have my 63+ hour status screen captured (captured it 6 years ago, since I was the one who captured images for RPGs). ;)
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k38/The_Mana_Knight/Random/FFVII1.jpg

I hope I get in the Fat Princess closed beta, but we'll see. I rarely win a contest, but I'll keep trying.

I gotta get back to studying, then hopefully I'll have time for RE5 later.
Okay, I am genuinely curious, here. I'm not... y'know, I'm not going "LOL, TMK is so funny!" with this one. So I'd appreciate it if you got back to me on this one. With a detailed response. Alright? Alright.

So.

Advent Children had a good pile of FF7 characters in it. Aside from that, what was good? There wasn't really much of a story. The dialogue made all kinds of not-sense. The action was... well, shit, I've ranted enough about that for now. So what was good?The CG is great, told me the rest of the story I wanted to hear. I find it emotional in ways. I disagree about the action not being good.

Short Circuit is still my favorite movie ever, but there's no denying FFVII: AC was one of my favorites. Can't wait for the Complete version. :D

[dallow]

Ghostbusters CE. $130.

[zewone]

If you're not talking GOTY edition the PS3 version of oblivion has some of the DLC built in. It ran good too -- I know CastleTrybread said the load times were noticeably better.

Can't be better than installing to HDD.

[corrosivefrost]

Oh God. Why did I just read through that wall of text?

I still don't get people that cried during FFVII. Is it just people that were a certain age when it came out? I was 18 at the time and didn't really have time for RPGs but I played some of it and gave it up for almost a decade and then finished it. I can understand that people like it because it introduced ridiculously long cut-scenes to the genre but I still don't understand the deep emotional attachment many CAGs have for FFVII.

I think it's because the series grew up a little with that installment, perhaps. The characters weren't little tiny chibi type sprites and such and the cutscenes made things more "realistic" than just having the little sprites move all over the screen with their 6 motions. Plus actually killing a main character was sort of a new thing.

*shrug* I'm just guessing. Personally, I loved the game and played it several times over, it's probably my favorite FF game alongside FFIV.

[dallow]

The snowboarding mini-game in FFVII I played A LOT. I was obsessed with it.
I'm convinced I had the fastest time in the world for that. (probably not, but pretty good)

I loved FFVII at the time, but never played it again after beating it in 97 so I have no idea how it holds up.
I would play the hell out of a remake though.

[corrosivefrost]

Can't be better than installing to HDD.

I don't know about that. Some games receive hardly any improvement in load times from installing. I don't know where Oblivion ranks on that list.

I just looked it up and it's got 13.5 seconds of improvement -- not sure how that compares to the PS3 version, which can also be installed to the HDD.

[hankmecrankme]

Can't be better than installing to HDD.
I know Oblivion 360 cached some to the HDD if you had one. I always had to clear mine out because shit would crash after a while. So it could be like Halo 3 and actually be worse, or it could just not help much.

I sold my 360 copy when I got it for PC, so I don't know, just putting in my 2 cents because I'm bored.

Edit : 13.5 seconds improvement is a big improvement IMO. Game took like 30 seconds or so to load.

[distgfx]

It has a really awesome battle system to me, which counts as gameplay.

Oy, oy, oy, I'll never see what you like in 'gameplay' like that.

[corrosivefrost]

I know Oblivion 360 cached some to the HDD if you had one. I always had to clear mine out because shit would crash after a while. So it could be like Halo 3 and actually be worse, or it could just not help much.

I sold my 360 copy when I got it for PC, so I don't know, just putting in my 2 cents because I'm bored.

Edit : 13.5 seconds improvement is a big improvement IMO. Game took like 30 seconds or so to load.

44.5 -> 31

[corrosivefrost]

Oy, oy, oy, I'll never see what you like in 'gameplay' like that.


So do you not like turn based RPGs like final fantasy and lost odyssey and chrono trigger or are you singling out FF7?

[The Crotch]

Okay, a response, cool. A little smaller than I wanted, but hey, I'm used to that.
The CG is great, told me the rest of the story I wanted to hear. I find it emotional in ways. I disagree about the action not being good.The rest of the story? Like what? How all of the character development of FF7 was eliminated so that they could bring Cloud back to the angst-laden stereotype that most people view him as?

Emotional? Well, I can't argue with you there. Not because I don't want to, but because... well, I really just can't argue with you about what gets your emotions going. Hell, maybe I would have been emotional, if not for the fact that none of the dialogue made any damn sense.

And as for the action? Yeah. It looked cool, I guess. But it was all fucking pointless. Save for the final fight and I guess the church fight, it didn't resolve a single fucking thing.

Take the fight in the forest with Vincent. Three and a half minutes of people swinging/shooting at each-others' weapons. It ends at a completely arbitrary point where, apparently, everyone just gets bored and leaves. And it resolved nothing. It was filler. It was padding. It was pointless. And it made up the majority of the damn movie.

EDIT: Also, Motorcycle Minigame > Snowboard Minigame.

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[dallow]

Halfway through Blue Dragon and I'm gonna start LO next, I cannot wait for Mistwalker to do another one.

[hankmecrankme]

44.5 -> 31

Damn, that's a nice improvement. Now how are the load times on PS3? On PC, it's like 10 seconds for the first load, about 4 for the rest, for the record, on my PC.

[corrosivefrost]

Damn, that's a nice improvement. Now how are the load times on PS3? On PC, it's like 10 seconds for the first load, about 4 for the rest, for the record, on my PC.

From what I could find:

PS3 load times are about 40% faster. A 10 second load time on 360 is about 6 on PS3. A 40 second load time is about 25 on PS3.

Sounds like the HDD install makes it comparable.

[distgfx]

I'd be more concerned about the lack of content for the PS3 version. PC and 360 don't seem to have any problems there. =P

[dallow]

I thought PS3 GOTY version had all the DLC?

[corrosivefrost]

I thought PS3 GOTY version had all the DLC?

Yeah, it does. Save maybe the horse armor. :lol:

PS3 GOTY Version = 360 GOTY Version = PS3 Regular Version + Shivering Isles = 360 Version + Knights of the Nine (and probably anything else that was released prior to shivering isles) + Shivering Isles

[distgfx]

Only Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles, the 360 has a lot more DLC.

EDIT: Yo, frost, what about that free castle that was released after GOTY for the 360 too?

[depascal22]

I think it's because the series grew up a little with that installment, perhaps. The characters weren't little tiny chibi type sprites and such and the cutscenes made things more "realistic" than just having the little sprites move all over the screen with their 6 motions. Plus actually killing a main character was sort of a new thing.

*shrug* I'm just guessing. Personally, I loved the game and played it several times over, it's probably my favorite FF game alongside FFIV.

That's a better defense than TMK's.

This isn't just for you frost but how come that same argument doesn't hold for FFX? It was the next big leap in technology and featured a great battle system.

[tiredfornow]

FFX was my favorite.

[depascal22]

I prefer X over VII even though they are similar solely because of the battle system. That and the graphics are much better.

[corrosivefrost]

That's a better defense than TMK's.

This isn't just for you frost but how come that same argument doesn't hold for FFX? It was the next big leap in technology and featured a great battle system.

Battle system was great in X, that's true. But I think, personally, the story was lacking. And it was hella fucking linear. It seemed to me, that they focused so much on getting it to run in a 3D overworld that they forgot to allow the open world approach you got in most of the other games about 40% through, give or take. Also, other than Lulu and maybe Rikku or Auron, the characters in X just sucked (for me). I hated Tidus. I hated Yuna more. Wakka was the fucking worst. The minigame(s) sucked too... I hated blitzball or whatever it was. I was expecting a next gen FFVII and was let down completely. I hate X. HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE [/KEFKA].

[The Crotch]

Plus actually killing a main character was sort of a new thing.

'Cept for IV and V...

Though IV really pussied out on that in the end.

[corrosivefrost]

I prefer X over VII even though they are similar solely because of the battle system. That and the graphics are much better.

Combine FFVII characters/story/world with the FFX battle system and experience system then update the graphics to current console technology... and it would be a friggen beast of beasts.

[dmaul1114]

'Cept for IV and V...

Though IV really pussied out on that in the end.

Well you could take it as being more of a new thing in the US with FF7 since hardly anyone played JRPGs in the US before FF7. It was a niche genre for sure until that game hit and RPGs blew up.

[Chibi_Kaji]

Combine FFVII characters/story/world with the FFX battle system and experience system then update the graphics to current console technology... and it would be a friggen beast of beasts.
I read "beasts as "breasts"....

[The Crotch]

Well you could take it as being more of a new thing in the US with FF7 since hardly anyone played JRPGs in the US before FF7. It was a niche genre for sure until that game hit and RPGs blew up.
Well, sure, but I don't think that that was what Frost was getting at.

Also, Chrono Trigger and Phantasy Star 4.

EDIT: And did Breath of Fire 3 come out before Final Fantasy 7?

[Chibi_Kaji]

Well, sure, but I don't think that that was what Frost was getting at.

Also, Chrono Trigger and Phantasy Star 4.

EDIT: And did Breath of Fire 3 come out before Final Fantasy 7?
The both come out the same year, but FF7 came out first.

[Dr Mario Kart]

I can get behind you on FFX, frost. Battle system was good. Everything else was garbage. Killed the series for me. Didnt even try 12.

Disappointed to see the local overhead map in the FF13 demo.

[dallow]

Isn't 12 like a major departure? I haven't tried that one either.

[tiredfornow]

Anybody have a twitter here? Not looking to add, just want to see what kind of stuff everybody posts. :0)

[dmaul1114]

Well, sure, but I don't think that that was what Frost was getting at.


Yeah, not sure what he was getting at. Just saying it was probably the first story driven game a lot of people played that had a major character die.

I can't think of one I played before that. That said the death didn't bother me as though I liked the game I thought the story was pretty silly--just anime type crap that I never cared for. I was also 20 when I played it in 1998, so that may have lessened the impact some I suppose.

[The Mana Knight]

I prefer X over VII even though they are similar solely because of the battle system. That and the graphics are much better.FFX was very good. I absolutely loved it, but I still give the edge to FFVII because I prefer the Materia over sphere grid, mini-games were more fun, slightly prefer characters, prefer soundtrack overall, and enjoyed the story a little more. Graphics don't have a single impact as to what FF I like the most.

My ranking goes (this is for the main FF games):
1. Final Fantasy VII (Just the best overall. Only tiny issues I may have, a remake would fix (like using an analog stick would be nice, but there was no analog stick at the time it came out)) - 63+ hours
2. Final Fantasy IX (Slower battle system hurt it a little, but I love its characters too much) - 42+ hours
3. Final Fantasy X (I prefer ATB and hated its mini-games, but still one of my favorites of last gen for sure. Last truly great FF game IMO). - 60+ hours
4. Final Fantasy IV (First FF game I played and beat. Just a bit short) - 23 hours (but beat it many times)
5. Final Fantasy VI (The game is very well done and top notch, but the characters didn't grab me as much as others) - 40 hours
6. Final Fantasy V (My least favorite of the SNES ones, but I still love it) - 38 hours
7. Final Fantasy VIII (If it weren't for a few gameplay issues I have, it would be towards the top). - 37 hours
8. Final Fantasy XII (Not a fan of its direction personally)
9. Final Fantasy III (Too little story although I played it on DS)
10. Final Fantasy II (While some hate its skill system, I still found it a bit better than the first)
11. Final Fantasy I (too little story and is a chore for me to play) - Have no idea, sold my original copy

As for some spin-off games, I'd put FFX-2 above FFXII, and I'd put Crisis Core either above or below FFV. I'll be honest I beat 8 out of 11 on the list (XII, III, and II did not get beat. I beat I since I had it many years ago, and just can't play it now, even the updates).

Still keep in mind that FFVII was NOT the first RPG I played. FFIV was the first one I played. I played a bunch of SNES RPGs like Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Breath of Fire, etc. before it. It wasn't even my first PS1 RPG, since I played Suikoden, Vandal Hearts, and Beyond The Beyond before it.

[The Crotch]

Yeah, not sure what he was getting at. Just saying it was probably the first story driven game a lot of people played that had a major character die.
Ya never played Chrono Trigger, man?

[dmaul1114]

Ya never played Chrono Trigger, man?

No. I never really liked JRPGs much. All I've ever played and beaten, off the top of my head, are FF1, FF7 and FFX. A few others I played and didn't finish--a couple Dragon Warrior games, FF2, FF-X2, FF8, The World Ends with You etc. etc.

Never got around to much else back in the day, and now I just have zero interest in JRPGs.

I like WRPGs much better, but even those I don't play a ton of as they're just too long and I hate putting so much time into one game on my schedule. I mean Oblivion was the main game I was playing from Sept 2008 through March 2009, other than a month off in Nov. for Gears 2.

I'd generally rather play a few shorter games rather than one long one. With JRPGs I tend to not like the story and I hate turn based, menu-drive combat.

[Maklershed]

<-- needs some NPD numbers in his life

[StarKnightX]

Since everyone else is mentioning thoughts of FF7 , I'll give my short and simple version.

Game was great when it came out , has aged really poorly since. I did cry when Aeris died (was 13/14 at the time). The story seemed to make sense back then , but clearly is jumbled up upon further playthroughs and examinations. It was the game that made me decide to get a PS1 over a N64 , but wasn't the game that really made me glad I got the system. Motorcycle minigame was the best one (although the snowboarding one was alright too).

Advent Children was pretty to look at , but the fights were only decent and the story was ridiculous.

Also , Tellahs death was less of a shock then Aeris's IMO.

Edit: And the Breath of Fire series is WAY too under appreciated.

[DarthPuma]

Anybody have a twitter here? Not looking to add, just want to see what kind of stuff everybody posts. :0)

twitter.com/taylor_reed

[gunm]

Looks like Sony is planning a CE for God of War III. They are asking what we'd like out of the usual items (tshirt, soundtrack, art book, figure, etc etc). GoW1/2 on BluRay is apparently also an option...I still have a physical copy of 2 and I have a BC PS3 and a PS2, so I dunno.

[distgfx]

Looks like Sony is planning a CE for God of War III. They are asking what we'd like out of the usual items (tshirt, soundtrack, art book, figure, etc etc). GoW1/2 on BluRay is apparently also an option...I still have a physical copy of 2 and I have a BC PS3 and a PS2, so I dunno.

I chose GoW1 and GoW2 on Blu-Ray as my highest wants, even though I already have them. =P

[corrosivefrost]

'Cept for IV and V...

Though IV really pussied out on that in the end.

They didn't graphically kill the character in a violent cutscene either.

Besides, FFV is garbage. I'm not sure how you played it, unless the FFV:Advance has a much better translation than the Final Fantasy Chronicles or whatever it was on.

[Luftwaffles08]

twitter.com/luftwaffles08

I actually just picked up a copy of GoW2 and dusted off my launch PS2. 360 had to go in for a disc drive problem so I decided I needed something I had missed out on the first time to tie me over. Really enjoying it so far. Although my one criticism would be that it inspired so many other games to have you kill the boss through QTEs (I'm looking at you Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and Force Unleashed).

[zewone]

Who the hell wants a corny t-shirt/artbook/soundtrack?

Give me GOW 1/2 on Blu-Ray. Where's the chance to vote? My voice must be heard.

[distgfx]

Who the hell wants a corny t-shirt/artbook/soundtrack?

Give me GOW 1/2 on Blu-Ray. Where's the chance to vote? My voice must be heard.

I think it was a unique link via the e-mail.

[gunm]

I would only really want GoW 1/2 on BR if they were remastered for true HD. I forget, was it II that had the hidden "HD" option?

Edit: yeah it was II and the mode was more an Enhanced SD rez than a true HD.

Sony, make 'em both 720p and you've got yerself a sold CE! :p

[hankmecrankme]

GoW3 with 1 and 2 included would be a killer CE.

I liked FF12. A lot. I'm alone, I know. :cry: I loved turning my team into automated tools of death.

[distgfx]

Who the hell wants a corny t-shirt/artbook/soundtrack?

Give me GOW 1/2 on Blu-Ray. Where's the chance to vote? My voice must be heard.

Nvm, found it.

http://www.us.playstation.com/survey/176

There's your survey.

[Chibi_Kaji]

I liked FF12. A lot. I'm alone, I know. :cry: I loved turning my team into automated tools of death.
I have fond memories of 12... However most of them involved staring at Frans butt. I always kept her at the back of my party. (>_>) I really should get back to the game some day.

[hankmecrankme]

I have fond memories of 12... However most of them involved staring at Frans butt. I always kept her at the back of my party. (>_>) I really should get back to the game some day.

Fran was always in my party. :drool:

[Mr. Anderson]

GoW3 with 1 and 2 included would be a killer CE.

I liked FF12. A lot. I'm alone, I know. :cry: I loved turning my team into automated tools of death.

I liked FFXII, but the battle system doesn't hold a candle to XI's.

IMO. ;)

[tiredfornow]

Supposedly Fran had a penis. Makes sense, I guess.

[Chibi_Kaji]

Fran was always in my party. :drool:
There was also something about her voice...

[Luftwaffles08]

I would only really want GoW 1/2 on BR if they were remastered for true HD. I forget, was it II that had the hidden "HD" option?

Edit: yeah it was II and the mode was more an Enhanced SD rez than a true HD.



Yeah since I've been playing it on my 37", I put it into 480p and Widescreen. I went into thinking that it was suddenly going to make everything smooth and up to date.

And then I remembered it was still on the PS2. Jaggies everywhere, but maybe the rendered cuts look a little better?

[zewone]

FFXII's battle system was exquisite.

Too bad the characters (besides Fran and Balth) and story sucked so hard.

[corrosivefrost]

I voted for figure artbook and GoW and GoW2 on blu.

[pete5883]

I'd take off the GBA-GC cable, as that was actually used in a decent pile of genuinely good games. Whether or not it actually added anything to those games - fuck you, Splinter Cell radar - is something else, but still, it was supported for quite a while.
I own the link cable, I liked the link cable, but:
Four Swords
FFCC
Animal Crossing (barely)

Are all the games I can think of that used it.

I liked Advent Children. If you don't like ridiculous "never could happen in real life" action, then yeah, it's not for you.

[distgfx]

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle used it too for the Chao Garden.

[The Mana Knight]

They didn't graphically kill the character in a violent cutscene either.

Besides, FFV is garbage. I'm not sure how you played it, unless the FFV:Advance has a much better translation than the Final Fantasy Chronicles or whatever it was on.FFV was definitely my least favorite out of the SNES FF games. I still enjoyed every little bit I played, and I especially liked the job system. I seriously can't believe I maxed out all my classes too. 8-) I beat the PS1 version within FF Anthology (never beat the GBA version). I thought the translation was all right, but I beat it before I beat many other RPGs (I even beat it before FFVI). I definitely feel its character development was on the weaker side (because I didn't find Bartz to be all that compelling as a main character), but there were memorable moments for me within the storyline.

GoW3 with 1 and 2 included would be a killer CE.

I liked FF12. A lot. I'm alone, I know. :cry: I loved turning my team into automated tools of death.I didn't think 12 was bad, just that I'm not a fan of Matsuno or whatever his name is (I should know). I thought the battle system was fun, it's just that I wasn't a fan of its characters, story didn't really grab me like others, and so on. I bought it around many other RPGs, but I found myself playing the others instead (like Xenosaga Episode III, Tales of the Abyss, .Hack//G.U., etc.). I know many who loved Vagrant Story, and while I acknowledge it being a great game, just didn't suit me. Only games by him I like are the FFT games.

[corrosivefrost]

Yeah since I've been playing it on my 37", I put it into 480p and Widescreen. I went into thinking that it was suddenly going to make everything smooth and up to date.

And then I remembered it was still on the PS2. Jaggies everywhere, but maybe the rendered cuts look a little better?

II looked pretty damn fine for a PS2 game when I played on my 42" LCD in 720p. I think I liked using the PS3 upscale and smoothing better than the in game option though.

[corrosivefrost]

FFV was definitely my least favorite out of the SNES FF games. I still enjoyed every little bit I played, and I especially liked the job system. I seriously can't believe I maxed out all my classes too. 8-) I beat the PS1 version within FF Anthology (never beat the GBA version). I thought the translation was all right, but I beat it before I beat many other RPGs (I even beat it before FFVI). I definitely feel its character development was on the weaker side (because I didn't find Bartz to be all that compelling as a main character), but there were memorable moments for me within the storyline.

I loathed the job system. Add in the horrid translation of the pirate chick into the FFA PSX disc... and the load times? Simply unplayable.

[FriskyTanuki]

I loved FFXII, mostly for the great gameplay that needs to be adapted for more RPGs. It was like a single-player version of FFXI's combat system.

[Luftwaffles08]

II looked pretty damn fine for a PS2 game when I played on my 42" LCD in 720p. I think I liked using the PS3 upscale and smoothing better than the in game option though.

I'm not saying it was ugly by any means. I mean as a PS2 game, it is pushing the system as far as it can possibly go. The sense of scale that it puts out too in open spaces looks great. I just had to return myself to reality after looking at 360 games for the last few years.

Did the PS3 upscaling make a big difference? I was curious about that even though it isn't relevant to me any more. My plan originally (this is awhile ago) had been to trade in the PS2 when I sprung for the PS3 because of the backwards compatibility. Since I can't get that anymore, I was wondering how BC games looked on the PS3.

[corrosivefrost]

Did the PS3 upscaling make a big difference? I was curious about that even though it isn't relevant to me any more. My plan originally (this is awhile ago) had been to trade in the PS2 when I sprung for the PS3 because of the backwards compatibility. Since I can't get that anymore, I was wondering how BC games looked on the PS3.

Depends on the game, it seems. I've played the following games for extended periods on the PS3: We <3 Katamari, DMC3, GoW2, MGS3.

We <3 Katamari looked about standard. GoW2 looked great and MGS3 was no slouch. DMC3 looked like it caught several STDs and was suffering from a hard case of the ebola virus.