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I would actually recommend FFX-2 because it's my favorite in the series.

I'm looking for personal reports and not reviews, or else I wouldn't be browsing this thread. :) Also, I have paged through the topic, and almost all of the discussion has revolved around supply issues or the quality of the pack-in stylus. My post isn't the first complaining about lack of...

Soo . . . How is this game anyway? I've been tentatively looking at it. What does it compare to in terms of gameplay style?

I don't know about Madden for DS, but I'm really big on RPGs. My favorite DS RPG is Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker. It's character customization is pretty deep and it feels a little more polished and focused than Pokemon. The main hook is a really fun mechanic to manipulate; you fuse your...

Excellent game! I for one also liked the zombies. It was a pretty shocking change of gameplay style. Does anyone else think that Nathan Drake looks a lot like Nolan North, the character that he is voice-acted by? http://imdb.com/name/nm0636046/ Note that Nolan North is basically in every...

The comment about Pimp My Ride is actually pretty astute. It's not fair that they'll ban gamertags for having "offensive" words that are contained in the titles for approved games. It's not like it's AWESOME or anything to have "pimp" in your gamertag, but it sucks that they're making you...

I really like Granado Espada / Sword of the New World. I recommend you try that (it's 100% free).

Final Fantasy X-2 is, in my opinion, absolutely brilliant and one of the best games I have ever played. The gameplay is really tight and balanced, and if you leave your masculinity at the door and realize that the whole game is just a big silly J-Pop-fest, you might really like it. The rest...

I rented this game and thought that it was pretty good! I'm glad I didn't buy it though, because I had it finished in a single sitting. It's an absolutely must-rent, in my opinion, but a little thing to drop $60 on. I was very impressed with the acting, which is some of the best acting I've...

Note that in the Playstation remakes, they removed random encounters and replaced them with monsters that chase you on the map. This makes the games much better. Nobody actually likes random battles, unless they are pretending or are over 30 and afraid of change. I guess I would recommend...

Did anyone else download the difficulty fix off of the Hong Kong marketplace? I was pretty surprised that I was able to do it, but whatever. Basically, you can download a patch that lets you start a new game in a harder difficulty. You can also do New Game+, and there is a third difficulty...

This is very true! I recall reading somewhere that Dragon Quest VII on PSX sold over 4 million coopies, while Dragon Quest VIII sold about 3 million copies. Dragon Quest VI had sold more than either. It isn't a recent phenomenon that the Japanese are migrating away from consoles -- it's been...

Yeah, I like the game a lot, too. I don't think it's too easy at all, but I try to aboid as many monster encounters as possible. Some of the bosses in particular have been pretty vicious.

When is the last time any of you guys bought a PC game? PC games routinely come with install/play or separate play discs stacked on top of each other on a single spindle. It's not actually that strange! I was majorly psyched for this game, but after hearing the boss music, I don't think I am...

I love the Total War series. Shogun is one of my favorite games, and Medieval is really more of the same, but better. I am really looking forward to the expansion -- I was a bit late to the Medieval 2 party, so I actually have held off playing it until the expansion is out, and then I can...