06-08-2003, 03:59 AM
Hail Drasca,
This list is in no particular order: just as I think of them.
Shining Force II:
Duh, like I'd not list this gem ;) I played this game continually from when I was 10 until I was 14. I am not sure what exactly drew me into it, but I think it was a largely due to the variety of characters you could bring into your small army - also, how unusual many of them were. I was a big fan of the art at the time too.
Final Fantasy VI:
I'm a massive Final Fantasy fan, having copies of every one of them from the original until VIII (I don't have IX or X because I do not have a PSX). Again, the variety of characters - and how each was so unique - was what drew me into this game. I could mix-and-match to my hearts content, and find new ways to play it every time I started a new game.
Seiken Densetsu III:
The broadness of the classes in this game was again somewhat of a draw card, but in the end it was the art that won me over: I was stunned by how good it was the first time I loaded the game up. Not being able to read Japanese I found myself unable to pick up on the story the first few times I played it, but once I got a translation of it I was quite happy :)
Diablo series:
Sorry, but it's a given here: you cannot post such a thread on a Diablo forum and not expect people to list the Diablo games. Again, it's the possabilities that drew me to the game - even though it is quite different in style to most of those I play. For me, it is variants that make the game!
Zork series:
Classic gaming! Not a real fan of the modern graphical ones, but the originals are great fun! A lot of time has gone into them, and the first time you play you really do have to think to put together all the pieces. Would have been better if I had a list of basic commands handy before I started playing for the first time, but I picked up the idea quickly enough.
Not a favourite as such, but one I'm looking forward to, is Hourai Gakuen no Bouken: from what little I have heard, it sounds like a classic. I recently got my hands on it, and look forward to starting in the near future (once I finish Treasure Hunter G). Some other good'uns that didn't make the list are Bushi Seiryuden, Final Fantasy V, Rudora No Hihou, Tales of Phantasia and Terranigma; NetHack and ADVENT are always good too, but I've never put as much time into these as I have the others.
This list is in no particular order: just as I think of them.
Shining Force II:
Duh, like I'd not list this gem ;) I played this game continually from when I was 10 until I was 14. I am not sure what exactly drew me into it, but I think it was a largely due to the variety of characters you could bring into your small army - also, how unusual many of them were. I was a big fan of the art at the time too.
Final Fantasy VI:
I'm a massive Final Fantasy fan, having copies of every one of them from the original until VIII (I don't have IX or X because I do not have a PSX). Again, the variety of characters - and how each was so unique - was what drew me into this game. I could mix-and-match to my hearts content, and find new ways to play it every time I started a new game.
Seiken Densetsu III:
The broadness of the classes in this game was again somewhat of a draw card, but in the end it was the art that won me over: I was stunned by how good it was the first time I loaded the game up. Not being able to read Japanese I found myself unable to pick up on the story the first few times I played it, but once I got a translation of it I was quite happy :)
Diablo series:
Sorry, but it's a given here: you cannot post such a thread on a Diablo forum and not expect people to list the Diablo games. Again, it's the possabilities that drew me to the game - even though it is quite different in style to most of those I play. For me, it is variants that make the game!
Zork series:
Classic gaming! Not a real fan of the modern graphical ones, but the originals are great fun! A lot of time has gone into them, and the first time you play you really do have to think to put together all the pieces. Would have been better if I had a list of basic commands handy before I started playing for the first time, but I picked up the idea quickly enough.
Not a favourite as such, but one I'm looking forward to, is Hourai Gakuen no Bouken: from what little I have heard, it sounds like a classic. I recently got my hands on it, and look forward to starting in the near future (once I finish Treasure Hunter G). Some other good'uns that didn't make the list are Bushi Seiryuden, Final Fantasy V, Rudora No Hihou, Tales of Phantasia and Terranigma; NetHack and ADVENT are always good too, but I've never put as much time into these as I have the others.
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.