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What makes those games better than all the other rythm games anyway?
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Right.
Final Fantasy 7 - Midgar. Enough said. Actually, I'm going to go on; I loved that place. Seriously, I still look back on it today and think of how good a location and environment that city was. The intro, seeing the train speeding through the city to that intense, epic build before it pulled in slowly to the Reactor station just as the really hell-yeah pumping music kicked in to introduce the characters as they disembarked the trains roof. But then the Reactors themselves... **** me, such grand and monstrous behemoths of buildings. I was in awe at the sheer size of the location I was moving through, and all that time the music was pounding at a heart racing rate. The eptimone of intense, right there.
But then Midgar itself, the slums and sections... christ on a bike. I think what I loved most about Midgar was the railways that ran from the slum, along the inner city and around the higher plates. The journey to the second Reactor, where you're detected on the train, is up there with the attack on the first Reactor as a freightning and harrowing expierence. And scaling the pillar as the members of Avalance lay wounded at each stairway really seriously encourged you to fight with no mercy at the spew of enemies that ascended down towards you. For such simple models, the characters in FF7 were something special.
The Legend of Zelda - Majoras Mask - OoT was amazing, natch, but underrated as it may be, I adored every second of MM. The best part of the game for me was how deep the side-quests were with the chracters in the game. Clock Town just had so much to do in it. Everyone, no matter how important to the game, had so much personality and importance to their own matter. But aside from all that, the locations were just mind blowing. A favourite was Icana Canyon (I think it was called that?). The fact that it was a dry, desolate and quiet mountain location was so atmospheric, and amongst it the bright and somewhat out of place Music Box. And then the scaling of the rock tower to get to the temple was, to be blunt, an epic climb. I'll never forget that location.
I'll write some more later, as I'm tired now, but I've got plenty more.
Final Fantasy 7 - Midgar. Enough said. Actually, I'm going to go on; I loved that place. Seriously, I still look back on it today and think of how good a location and environment that city was. The intro, seeing the train speeding through the city to that intense, epic build before it pulled in slowly to the Reactor station just as the really hell-yeah pumping music kicked in to introduce the characters as they disembarked the trains roof. But then the Reactors themselves... **** me, such grand and monstrous behemoths of buildings. I was in awe at the sheer size of the location I was moving through, and all that time the music was pounding at a heart racing rate. The eptimone of intense, right there.
But then Midgar itself, the slums and sections... christ on a bike. I think what I loved most about Midgar was the railways that ran from the slum, along the inner city and around the higher plates. The journey to the second Reactor, where you're detected on the train, is up there with the attack on the first Reactor as a freightning and harrowing expierence. And scaling the pillar as the members of Avalance lay wounded at each stairway really seriously encourged you to fight with no mercy at the spew of enemies that ascended down towards you. For such simple models, the characters in FF7 were something special.
The Legend of Zelda - Majoras Mask - OoT was amazing, natch, but underrated as it may be, I adored every second of MM. The best part of the game for me was how deep the side-quests were with the chracters in the game. Clock Town just had so much to do in it. Everyone, no matter how important to the game, had so much personality and importance to their own matter. But aside from all that, the locations were just mind blowing. A favourite was Icana Canyon (I think it was called that?). The fact that it was a dry, desolate and quiet mountain location was so atmospheric, and amongst it the bright and somewhat out of place Music Box. And then the scaling of the rock tower to get to the temple was, to be blunt, an epic climb. I'll never forget that location.
I'll write some more later, as I'm tired now, but I've got plenty more.
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Sense of humour. Plus, you know, DS.
I can't enjoy myself staring at a screen full of arrows, but with dancing cheerleaders/secret agents? w00t.
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Well im not sure if guys ever heard of this game..
But ever since i was four i was fascinated by the story of the titanic.. and everything that went with it.
Back in 97, their was a game called... Titanic: Challange of Discovery. This game blew me away... not only cold you control the infamous deep sea sub Alvin... but you could explore some of the most historic wrecks of our time. The remains of the isis.. the massive german destroyer bismarck.. then you went onto the titanic!
I have never played a game with such excitement! You controlled every aspect of the expiditions... and the graphics were intense.
PEACE
Mikey
But ever since i was four i was fascinated by the story of the titanic.. and everything that went with it.
Back in 97, their was a game called... Titanic: Challange of Discovery. This game blew me away... not only cold you control the infamous deep sea sub Alvin... but you could explore some of the most historic wrecks of our time. The remains of the isis.. the massive german destroyer bismarck.. then you went onto the titanic!
I have never played a game with such excitement! You controlled every aspect of the expiditions... and the graphics were intense.
PEACE
Mikey
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1) The first time I played a video game - sonic the hedgehog 2. It was then that I fell in love with video games.
2) The first time play a PS1 - my introduction to the realm of 3d.
3) The opening to FFVIII - the only time ever an opening to a game has convinced me to buy the game. It was my first FF game and my favourite FF game and one of my favourite games of all time *holds up flameshield against FF7 fanboys*
4) The first time I played HL1 - my introduction to PC gaming and to the HL series nuff said
2) The first time play a PS1 - my introduction to the realm of 3d.
3) The opening to FFVIII - the only time ever an opening to a game has convinced me to buy the game. It was my first FF game and my favourite FF game and one of my favourite games of all time *holds up flameshield against FF7 fanboys*
4) The first time I played HL1 - my introduction to PC gaming and to the HL series nuff said
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Shenmue
I was SO hyped for this game before its release on the Dreamcast. Loved every bit of it! The realism, the people, the story, the environments, the fighting, the QTE events (think the interactive cut scenes in RE4 when you push button) and just everything about it. Easily in my top 5 best games ever, if not at number 1.
Shenmue 2
Again, mega hype!
This time it was in Hong Kong, whole new environment which was much bigger than the first game. Continued the story, epic fights. Beautiful scenary and wind down the last part of the game.
Castlevania 64
You'll probably think this is a really random addition, but I had so much fun with this game. I used to play it with a friend mostly, and most of the time we were screaming running away from monsters in the game. It was awesome!
More to come..
I was SO hyped for this game before its release on the Dreamcast. Loved every bit of it! The realism, the people, the story, the environments, the fighting, the QTE events (think the interactive cut scenes in RE4 when you push button) and just everything about it. Easily in my top 5 best games ever, if not at number 1.
Shenmue 2
Again, mega hype!
This time it was in Hong Kong, whole new environment which was much bigger than the first game. Continued the story, epic fights. Beautiful scenary and wind down the last part of the game.
Castlevania 64
You'll probably think this is a really random addition, but I had so much fun with this game. I used to play it with a friend mostly, and most of the time we were screaming running away from monsters in the game. It was awesome!
More to come..
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Did you ever play that final disc, which mainly consists of you finding some girl, following her down this endless path for 1 hour, then finding cave, only for something random to happen before ending?
They should have ended it with that last fight with the big bloke on top of the skyscraper (loved the progression up that skyscraper).
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The first 2 chapters of HL2 deserve a mention. Simply awesome. The intial train ride in HL and virtually every thing else after that (before Xen of course ) was also staggering.
A few other stand out moments for me - 10 person Wii Bowling tournament, completing Secret of Mana from start to finish in 3 player co-op over a single weekend, not thinking Nintendo could best smb3 and then playing smw.
) was also staggering.A few other stand out moments for me - 10 person Wii Bowling tournament, completing Secret of Mana from start to finish in 3 player co-op over a single weekend, not thinking Nintendo could best smb3 and then playing smw.
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A big one for me was first crossing over to Staunton Island in GTA 3. I knew very little about the game and hadn't seen the map. Then, when I saw that there was more too it than Portland Island (which, back then, seemed huge) it kind of blew my mind. Then, jacking a Yakuza Stinger nad peeling away...well, that was about the time I decided it was the best game I'd ever played up to that point in my life.
The raid on the Nova Prospekt exterior in Sand Traps had roughly the same effect.
*edited for spelling
The raid on the Nova Prospekt exterior in Sand Traps had roughly the same effect.
*edited for spelling
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Yeah I played it. I kinda enjoyed it, finally got to learn who that girl was after seeing her through the two games. I just love Shenmue
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I know, but it doubt it will happen to be honest
As much as I want it to happen.I think they've also cancelled Shenmue Online, so the future is looking pretty bad for Shenmue!
Conkers: Bad Fur Day
I LOVE this game. So much awesome in one game. I was laughing all the way through it.
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1) The first time I played a video game - sonic the hedgehog 2. It was then that I fell in love with video games.
2) The first time play a PS1 - my introduction to the realm of 3d.
3) The opening to FFVIII - the only time ever an opening to a game has convinced me to buy the game. It was my first FF game and my favourite FF game and one of my favourite games of all time *holds up flameshield against FF7 fanboys*
4) The first time I played HL1 - my introduction to PC gaming and to the HL series nuff said
FFVIII is my all time favorite too, by far, I love it in every way. And yes it has an amazing intro!
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Great responses so far. A lot of your greatest memories are mine too.
It's funny how so many greatest moments are just experiencing a massively hyped game for the first time. I can remember...
the first three chapters of half-life 2 (still the most magnificent achievement in gaming, in my opinion)
nervously trying wii tennis for the first time, and being blown away that it actually worked
the heavenly music on spiral mountain in banjo-kazooie
starting up warcraft 3 (the menu was a sight to behold)
super smash brothers melee being everything I wanted and more
exiting the sewers in Oblivion (it was a glorious sunset)
And then there were the computer upgrades that cast my favorite games in a new light...
seeing black and white as it was meant to be seen (at more than 5 fps)
And here are a few more random ones...
downloading the much hyped UT2003 demo expecting a mindless gorefest, and being blown away by the great gameplay
seeing the future in Chrono Trigger
seeing Zeal in Chrono Trigger
everything in Chrono Trigger
the fate of Aeris in FF7
yeah, I'm not feeling the punctuation today
EDIT: Good lord, what a long post.
It's funny how so many greatest moments are just experiencing a massively hyped game for the first time. I can remember...
the first three chapters of half-life 2 (still the most magnificent achievement in gaming, in my opinion)
nervously trying wii tennis for the first time, and being blown away that it actually worked
the heavenly music on spiral mountain in banjo-kazooie
starting up warcraft 3 (the menu was a sight to behold)
super smash brothers melee being everything I wanted and more
exiting the sewers in Oblivion (it was a glorious sunset)
And then there were the computer upgrades that cast my favorite games in a new light...
seeing black and white as it was meant to be seen (at more than 5 fps)
And here are a few more random ones...
downloading the much hyped UT2003 demo expecting a mindless gorefest, and being blown away by the great gameplay
seeing the future in Chrono Trigger
seeing Zeal in Chrono Trigger
everything in Chrono Trigger
the fate of Aeris in FF7
yeah, I'm not feeling the punctuation today
EDIT: Good lord, what a long post.
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Final Fantasy/ - Spending all the hours playing and leveling up, to finally beat the last boss with one character left at 10 HP...so satisfying. I liter rally jumped up and down, ran outside, screamed, etc. Great feeling having beat that game finally.
Chrono Trigger - My mother rented it for me when it was first released. I always got to the part of you fighting Yakra for the first time. I remember waking up in the morning to play, and I was almost done with him, and I was about late...had to get on the bus...I finally beat him, didn't bother saving, just ran outside to the bus. It was such a great day.
Duke Nukem 3D - Playing this when I was still in Middle School, I would enjoy the slick one liners, the boobs, and of course, the blood everywhere. I would always ask to play this game when I visited my fathers house. Great fun....multiplayer on the one map where it had the middle of the map a spinning disk, and the outside/inside had lots of weapons on it.
Final Fantasy 7 - At the time, those were the most realistic characters I had ever seen in an FMV. It actually made me feel some sort of personal attachment to them. It is one of the reasons I got so hooked on that game, and so emotionally involved. When Aeris died, I was upset. I WAS ACTUALLY UPSET! I remember throwing my strategy guide at the wall when it happened..*Of course, I wish I hadn't done that now, those books sell for 100 bucks....*
Half-Life - The first time I saw commercials for this game, I thought it was just some hack job shitty FPS that would just try to make some cheap money. I remember looking at my dad and saying, "Oh boy, ANOTHER one...". But one morning, I woke up and saw him playing Half-Life multiplayer *back in the day when getting fake CD keys still worked!* and he was playing Bootcamp on our 56K. He turned a corner, and got some guy in the head with the crossbow. At that moment, that game was perfect to me, and I wanted it. So we went out and bought it, and it was the best purchase I've ever had.
Heretic - Playing this game was intense. Having the wide range of weaponry and magic spells/items to use made the game replayable over and over. Probably the best part of the game for me was when I got the Crossbow, and used the magic book to increase the powers of the weapon, and seeing it shoot so many bolts out, and how bad it killed the enemies...was just mind boggling to my child brain.
Rise Of The Triad - When I first played this game, I was just AMAZED at the names of the people *Specifically Ian Paul Freely*. Then when I find out the models in the game were essentially people of the staff...just was amazing. At the time in video games, that was unheard of!
StarCraft - Playing this game, hearing the voices of the units, getting tangled up in the story line...was great. Hearing the emotion in Jim Raynors voice when Kerrigan got over run by the Zerg...it put the last nail in the coffin for me. I knew this game was perfect. Then playing the multiplayer was just great. Perfect balance was great.
Half-Life 2 - Coming from the award winning game, to this...I already had my hopes way high, and I KNEW it was going to be a great game...regardless of the delays. When getting on that train, and hearing the sadness in the other passengers voice...that just glued me in. Then going through, and seeing what the Combine have done to the poor planet...just got me even MORE immersed.
Battlefield 2 - Charging flag after flag with the HL2.netters and just all in all kicking ass...great feeling. Having a team there that is there FOR the team, not for the frags...never had that feeling in a game before OR after that.
I think I should stop now, before I keep going :O
Chrono Trigger - My mother rented it for me when it was first released. I always got to the part of you fighting Yakra for the first time. I remember waking up in the morning to play, and I was almost done with him, and I was about late...had to get on the bus...I finally beat him, didn't bother saving, just ran outside to the bus. It was such a great day.
Duke Nukem 3D - Playing this when I was still in Middle School, I would enjoy the slick one liners, the boobs, and of course, the blood everywhere. I would always ask to play this game when I visited my fathers house. Great fun....multiplayer on the one map where it had the middle of the map a spinning disk, and the outside/inside had lots of weapons on it.
Final Fantasy 7 - At the time, those were the most realistic characters I had ever seen in an FMV. It actually made me feel some sort of personal attachment to them. It is one of the reasons I got so hooked on that game, and so emotionally involved. When Aeris died, I was upset. I WAS ACTUALLY UPSET! I remember throwing my strategy guide at the wall when it happened..*Of course, I wish I hadn't done that now, those books sell for 100 bucks....*
Half-Life - The first time I saw commercials for this game, I thought it was just some hack job shitty FPS that would just try to make some cheap money. I remember looking at my dad and saying, "Oh boy, ANOTHER one...". But one morning, I woke up and saw him playing Half-Life multiplayer *back in the day when getting fake CD keys still worked!* and he was playing Bootcamp on our 56K. He turned a corner, and got some guy in the head with the crossbow. At that moment, that game was perfect to me, and I wanted it. So we went out and bought it, and it was the best purchase I've ever had.
Heretic - Playing this game was intense. Having the wide range of weaponry and magic spells/items to use made the game replayable over and over. Probably the best part of the game for me was when I got the Crossbow, and used the magic book to increase the powers of the weapon, and seeing it shoot so many bolts out, and how bad it killed the enemies...was just mind boggling to my child brain.
Rise Of The Triad - When I first played this game, I was just AMAZED at the names of the people *Specifically Ian Paul Freely*. Then when I find out the models in the game were essentially people of the staff...just was amazing. At the time in video games, that was unheard of!
StarCraft - Playing this game, hearing the voices of the units, getting tangled up in the story line...was great. Hearing the emotion in Jim Raynors voice when Kerrigan got over run by the Zerg...it put the last nail in the coffin for me. I knew this game was perfect. Then playing the multiplayer was just great. Perfect balance was great.
Half-Life 2 - Coming from the award winning game, to this...I already had my hopes way high, and I KNEW it was going to be a great game...regardless of the delays. When getting on that train, and hearing the sadness in the other passengers voice...that just glued me in. Then going through, and seeing what the Combine have done to the poor planet...just got me even MORE immersed.
Battlefield 2 - Charging flag after flag with the HL2.netters and just all in all kicking ass...great feeling. Having a team there that is there FOR the team, not for the frags...never had that feeling in a game before OR after that.
I think I should stop now, before I keep going :O
Oh, hell YES!!! Those games are still the best of the BEST!!!
Other than THOSE
:Gears of War - The awesomeness of the graphics and the gameplay along with the fights (and the dialogue - "Hell yeah man, it's a f**kin' party down here!") just fits perfectly together.
God of War I and II- Wow. Wow. Ok, how can anyone say that this game wasn't one of the greatest ever!?!? When I played the first I was completely spoiler free (like EBA) and I was just wowed. Big time. As for the second one, I had spoilers, but it was still better than the first. I know that Chains of Olympus will be the single-best game for the PSP. EVER.
F.E.A.R. - Like GoW I, I was completely free of spoilers and it was one hell of a ride! Great fusion of gameplay, graphics, and (music). lol.
Metroid Prime - When I first saw my friend play this game over at his house I was just amazed: The game had beautiful graphics, great vastness in its areas, and the combat was top-notch.
Metal Slug 3 - Also another I played at my friend's house, except this time he let me play! In one sitting (which is the game's only fault) we got to the end mission. This level is as hard as $*&#*%&#*$$&% and only I made it through! What an amazing day that was!!!
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysey - I remember one day many years ago, my dad came home late from work and I was asleep. He was late because he was given a copy of Abe's Oddysey and this air simulator game for free (he worked in Sony). Anyways, this game was hard (I was but a tot back then) but I remember it being so good though. I re-bought it later though and I still enjoy it a lot.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath - This game was awe-inspiring, it had it all. What was most shocking was when
SPOILERS
Stranger was found out to be actually a Steef!
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I think that is it for now...
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Yeah, Gears of War is another for me. Mindless and 2D as it may be in characters and story, I think that's what I loved about it most: how gung-ho and over the top it was. Kind of like watching Starship Troopers without caring for the military satire and shit. I just... gah, the first 3 levels were just really something. The locations, the gore, the action, the characters and their dialogue, again the locations and the environment... man, I'm so playing it tonight.
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I remember first laying my hands on the BFG during the "Tricks and Traps" level of Doom 2 (the first FPS I played). Not many video gaming moments have stuck in my head like that.
