09-19-2005, 07:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-19-2005, 08:07 PM by Archon_Wing.)
Sim City 2000
Well, I played this game when I was 10, and it was definitely the best thing ever at the time. I mean, it was simple, but it was possible to create an entire world, or at least a city and naming roads and buildings at your whim. A (benolvlent) dictator's fantasy.
The other games that followed built onto it, and I still play 4, although not nearly with as much enthusasim.
Final Fantasy VII
1 of the 2 Final Fantasy games that I ever played a chunk out of, it was simply a load of fun, mostly because of general coolness. The characters were intresting even though they fit into the standard RPG sterotypes. We had Cloud the guy with an oversized sword, Tifa with oversized pixelated (never mind) :P, the ill fated flower girl, an oversized cat-doll thing (WTF?), a big dude with an oversized gun, an abusive cussing piliot a dog, a vampire, a ninja, and a villian with an equally oversized sword as the hero. Freud would have a nice day with this oversized objects in this game, that sick bastard. For me, the characters were distinct enough and the plot was managable. The ending was a letdown, though. One of the few RPGs where I actualy reached the maximum levels.
Final Fantasty VIII
Haha, just kidding. :P Actualy I have a soft spot for this game, even though it's not as great as its predecessors. Sure the plot makes no sense, the two leads are hateful, and the main villian seems like something they threw in in the last five minutes of production but it did have some cool cut scenes. The guardian forces were intresting, and probaly the highlight of the game.
Diablo
I only played a little bit of single player, but damn this game sure left its mark. The dead guy on the first floor, and that butcher chasing you while you attempt to "run "away (at the pace of a snail) was surely something to remember. The music was something its sequal couldn't do that well.
Super Smash Brothers
Beating your opposition up in a comedic fashion always rules. The random weapons are quite entertaining, especialy the almighty fan.
Mega Man x, x2
The first Mega man entries in the SNES world were a huge leap in the series. The biggest diffrence was probaly the graphics, but there was also some treasure hunting mixed with the action goodness of the original megaman series. I've always have had a soft spot for the charged up blast. Plus, the X plotline is the most developed of all the Mega Man series. It gave the world more of a darker, more mature tone. As I played these games while I was growing up, the change seemed apporiate. Oh yea, and Zero. zzzzzzzzzzzz
Starcraft
I still play this game regularly, and enjoy it because the system requirements allow it to be played almost anywhere. After seven years of play, people are still taking the game to an unbelievably high level, and it can be fun trying to do something similar. The game is noted for its incredible sense of balance. It's not perfectly balanced and it took a number of patches to get it right, but it serves as a monument to when Blizzard actualy gets its #$%& together. Starcraft has generally been free of gamebreaking bugs and cheats until lately. Blizzard however, has acted unusually quickly in fixing these things. Besides having 3 distinct races, Starcraft forces you to adopt diffrent strategies to adapt to your opponenet while trying to macro or "mass" an army. Balancing the two is generally a great challenge and why I still play this game-- Blizzard has continued to maintain an excellent online service where you can easily find a decent game at most times of day. ;o
Well, I played this game when I was 10, and it was definitely the best thing ever at the time. I mean, it was simple, but it was possible to create an entire world, or at least a city and naming roads and buildings at your whim. A (benolvlent) dictator's fantasy.
The other games that followed built onto it, and I still play 4, although not nearly with as much enthusasim.
Final Fantasy VII
1 of the 2 Final Fantasy games that I ever played a chunk out of, it was simply a load of fun, mostly because of general coolness. The characters were intresting even though they fit into the standard RPG sterotypes. We had Cloud the guy with an oversized sword, Tifa with oversized pixelated (never mind) :P, the ill fated flower girl, an oversized cat-doll thing (WTF?), a big dude with an oversized gun, an abusive cussing piliot a dog, a vampire, a ninja, and a villian with an equally oversized sword as the hero. Freud would have a nice day with this oversized objects in this game, that sick bastard. For me, the characters were distinct enough and the plot was managable. The ending was a letdown, though. One of the few RPGs where I actualy reached the maximum levels.
Final Fantasty VIII
Haha, just kidding. :P Actualy I have a soft spot for this game, even though it's not as great as its predecessors. Sure the plot makes no sense, the two leads are hateful, and the main villian seems like something they threw in in the last five minutes of production but it did have some cool cut scenes. The guardian forces were intresting, and probaly the highlight of the game.
Diablo
I only played a little bit of single player, but damn this game sure left its mark. The dead guy on the first floor, and that butcher chasing you while you attempt to "run "away (at the pace of a snail) was surely something to remember. The music was something its sequal couldn't do that well.
Super Smash Brothers
Beating your opposition up in a comedic fashion always rules. The random weapons are quite entertaining, especialy the almighty fan.
Mega Man x, x2
The first Mega man entries in the SNES world were a huge leap in the series. The biggest diffrence was probaly the graphics, but there was also some treasure hunting mixed with the action goodness of the original megaman series. I've always have had a soft spot for the charged up blast. Plus, the X plotline is the most developed of all the Mega Man series. It gave the world more of a darker, more mature tone. As I played these games while I was growing up, the change seemed apporiate. Oh yea, and Zero. zzzzzzzzzzzz
Starcraft
I still play this game regularly, and enjoy it because the system requirements allow it to be played almost anywhere. After seven years of play, people are still taking the game to an unbelievably high level, and it can be fun trying to do something similar. The game is noted for its incredible sense of balance. It's not perfectly balanced and it took a number of patches to get it right, but it serves as a monument to when Blizzard actualy gets its #$%& together. Starcraft has generally been free of gamebreaking bugs and cheats until lately. Blizzard however, has acted unusually quickly in fixing these things. Besides having 3 distinct races, Starcraft forces you to adopt diffrent strategies to adapt to your opponenet while trying to macro or "mass" an army. Balancing the two is generally a great challenge and why I still play this game-- Blizzard has continued to maintain an excellent online service where you can easily find a decent game at most times of day. ;o
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