07-03-2003, 12:26 AM
Have to agree with the comment on Max Payne. My best advice with that one is to find a friend that has it and borrow it, since there really isn't a good deal of replay value after that one, brilliant play-through.
If you like first-person perspective games and crave a bit more developement than Quake & Co., check out the Thief series. Thief and Thief II are selling in a bundle for $20 right now, if I'm not mistaken, and that pricetag hardly does them justice. The gameplay is innovative and the plotline is immersive. Play it at night with the lights out and you're set.
If you like the menu-based games like Final Fantasy, DEFINITELY check out Crono Trigger. That storyline pulled me in when I first played it, and since I've actually worked through to see what I *think* are all the endings (haven't looked at a walkthrough, so I'm not sure). Hard to find a SNES cartridge (found mine finally about a year ago at Funco Land) but I believe they re-released it on Playstation a while back. If all else fails, just get yourself a SNES emulator and download the ROM. It ranks as one of myl favorite alltime games.
Another older game by LucasArts (this one's more a "hopefully a friend has a copy) is "Full Throttle", just for the fun factor. It's akin to the King's Quest games in that you need to solve puzzles in a sort-of-interactive world. Throw in a few cheesy Star Wars references ("Help me Ben, you're my only hope!") and it's well worth a look.
That's about it offhand, but I'm sure I've left out some noteworthy games.
If you like first-person perspective games and crave a bit more developement than Quake & Co., check out the Thief series. Thief and Thief II are selling in a bundle for $20 right now, if I'm not mistaken, and that pricetag hardly does them justice. The gameplay is innovative and the plotline is immersive. Play it at night with the lights out and you're set.
If you like the menu-based games like Final Fantasy, DEFINITELY check out Crono Trigger. That storyline pulled me in when I first played it, and since I've actually worked through to see what I *think* are all the endings (haven't looked at a walkthrough, so I'm not sure). Hard to find a SNES cartridge (found mine finally about a year ago at Funco Land) but I believe they re-released it on Playstation a while back. If all else fails, just get yourself a SNES emulator and download the ROM. It ranks as one of myl favorite alltime games.
Another older game by LucasArts (this one's more a "hopefully a friend has a copy) is "Full Throttle", just for the fun factor. It's akin to the King's Quest games in that you need to solve puzzles in a sort-of-interactive world. Throw in a few cheesy Star Wars references ("Help me Ben, you're my only hope!") and it's well worth a look.
That's about it offhand, but I'm sure I've left out some noteworthy games.
See you in Town,
-Z
-Z