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Entertainment => Games People Play => Topic started by: edify on July 03, 2014, 09:33:55 pm
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I was watching some old Zero Punctuation reviews yesterday and in his review of the Ocarina of Time remake for the 3DS, Yahtzee confesses that he never played OoT on the N64, which for a game critic is like a music critic saying he's never listened to Sgt. Pepper's or OK Computer. This got me thinking about hyped games and franchises I still haven't got round to playing.
For a start, I've never played a Super Smash Bros game, which is strange because I played my N64 til the wheels came off back when the series started and used to play lots of multiplayer games with my brothers and friends. SSB should've been an obvious buy but I never paid it any attention. Even now I own every nintendo home console from the snes to the Wii (not including the virtual boy :P), there has always been something further up on my buy list.
Another series I've never touched is Elder Scrolls. In recent years my attitude towards high fantasy has gone from hatred to indifference which probably explains a lot, but now I have Skyrim in my backlog (bought it for pennies in a charity shop) perhaps I'll get around to seeing what the fuss is about.
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Half-Life 1/2 (My brother had this for a while so I could have played it any time back then but I was too busy jerking off to Unreal Tournament and the like.)
Final Fantasy
Think that's about it.
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all devil may cry i play 10 mins at a friends once that about it portal that another assasins creed is another to be honest i go for games that have a guy with an RPG on the cover :)
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all devil may cry i play 10 mins at a friends once that about it portal that another assasins creed is another to be honest i go for games that have a guy with an RPG on the cover :)
I've never played an Assassin's Creed game either, but I watched somebody playing Assassin's Creed 3 recently and it actually pushed me to buy a copy. I'd been filtering this series out due to it's huge dudebro following and being published by Ubisoft, but from what I saw I'd say the games are definitely worth a punt preowned.
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There's tons. Metroid, Fire Emblem, Chrono Trigger, Zelda, Pokemon (any color).
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Heh when I hear 'classic game' I think of parcheesi and scrabble. I am fucking old. :(
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halo. well i did play it but not much. always was a nintendodude. but now i wish nes games had trophies because they're addicting.
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Half-Life 1/2 (My brother had this for a while so I could have played it any time back then but I was too busy jerking off to Unreal Tournament and the like.)
Final Fantasy
Think that's about it.
You're missing out. I myself, hadn't played either until about a year ago. Finally, I got Steam and gave them a whirl. Man, were they a blast.
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There's tons. Metroid, Fire Emblem, Chrono Trigger, Zelda, Pokemon (any color).
I was going to say Chrono series
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There's tons. Metroid, Fire Emblem, Chrono Trigger, Zelda, Pokemon (any color).
I was going to say Chrono series
chrono trigger (ps1). is more than a game. its an experience. enter the robo!
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Half-Life 1/2 (My brother had this for a while so I could have played it any time back then but I was too busy jerking off to Unreal Tournament and the like.)
Heh, I started playing the first Half-Life again last night, my personal favorite fps. In answer to the question, I've played every classic game. Ever.
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Super Mario RPG. Couldn't get it to work on emulator (but didn't try very hard honestly). Is it worth it?
OP should get SSB:Melee, definitely the best one.
Also anyone who hasn't played tetris attack should try it. It looks gay but it's actually really fun
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Super Mario RPG was fun, the emulator issue probably had to do with Mode7 being enabled/disabled, which was a graphics mode on the SNES that a bunch of games used.
The game probably wouldn't keep the 2014 gamer interested for long, and I remember the minigames always pissing me off.
As far as classic games, I'd recommed Star Control 2: The Ur-Quan Masters, the best version was for the Panasonic 3DO, and its now free to download here: http://sc2.sourceforge.net/downloads.php
Its an open-ended space exploration game and a lot of fun.
Also Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 for the PC are personal favorites of mine.
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Portal and Portal 2, guess you could call them classics, they got enough good reviews and so on. Been sitting on my hard drive for a couple of years but never in the mood to play them.
Almost any console game that wasn't released on N64 I have never played, but can't say I'm really bothered.
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There's tons. Metroid, Fire Emblem, Chrono Trigger, Zelda, Pokemon (any color).
fuck you man, now I have to download pokemon red and feel like a loser playing it :mad:
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Half-Life 1/2 (My brother had this for a while so I could have played it any time back then but I was too busy jerking off to Unreal Tournament and the like.)
Consider treating yourself to both, they are epic in ways no other games are.
Personally I know there's a few prominent titles I haven't played, but I couldn't name any now. Since I started playing video games in the late 80's, I've seen almost all of them. It's just the last few years and most of the newer big name titles I haven't played. But then they aren't classics are they ;)
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Never played Mario 64, Metroid, Final Fantasy (beyond a few minutes at a friends house), Spyro, Crash Bandicoot...
Err.. the easier way to summarize this up would be, anything that was playstation or gamecube exclusive, plus a handful from the consoles I did actually own.. What can I say, I started with Xbox.. still with the Xbox. Actually started with Atari.. then NES.. then SNES.. then N64.. (for a short period.. only games were Donkey Kong, Pokemon Stadium, Perfect Dark, and a few others).. Then straight to Xbox and Xbox 360. Also owned a Gameboy advance, which I loved (still own just never play).. but the only games I ever bought for it were pokemon (blue, silver, crystal, sapphire) with the exception of the original Fire Emblem.. Then again, those games allowed for an incredibly long play-time.
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mortal combat
MGS
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Dungeons & Dragons
Pokemon in any form
Magic the Gathering
World of Warcraft
I am strongly opposed to such wasteful uses of the imagination, which is masturbation and thus a sin. Also I'm socially conscious / don't have asperger's.
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wasteful uses of the imagination? what are you, an artist? Because if so, some people just dont have the talent.. and regardless, while I don't overly subscribe to playing video games, I feel as though it is a gateway for the imagination to wander and thrive.. especially when real life is chok full of mundane tasks and important responsibilities.. It's good to escape.. Some just never wander back.
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Dungeons & Dragons
Pokemon in any form
Magic the Gathering
World of Warcraft
I am strongly opposed to such wasteful uses of the imagination, which is masturbation and thus a sin. Also I'm socially conscious / don't have asperger's.
Wut.
Of all the retarded reasons for not liking something I've heard...
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The following series are just some of the ones I havn't played:
Final Fantasy
Skyrim
World of Warcraft
League of Legends
Zelda
Portal
Grand Theft Auto
Mario
Pokèmon all the way!
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I have never played the Metal Gear Solid series.
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Super Mario 64
Metal Gear Solid series
D&D (totally want to try this sometime!)
Half Life games (are these just like shooters?)
Original Diablo
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
And surprisingly I've never played a MUD.
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I have never played the Metal Gear Solid series.
:facepalm:
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What "classic" MMOs have you guys played? I was into Ultima Online, EverQuest, and Dark Age of Camelot. Barely played Asheron's Call. Star Wars Galaxies and WoW don't count as classic imo :P
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I have never played the Metal Gear Solid series.
:facepalm:
Yea, I know.
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Super Mario 64
Metal Gear Solid series
D&D (totally want to try this sometime!)
Half Life games (are these just like shooters?)
Original Diablo
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
And surprisingly I've never played a MUD.
Not really into MMO's so I can't comment on them. But... Super Mario 64 is one of those breakthrough games, but you aren't missing much if you don't like platformers and/or can't play it on an actual N64. Metal Gear Solid is entirely another story, if you can stomach the ancient graphics of the original it's totally worth it. Top notch presentation, story, gameplay. Sometimes the dialog drags on a bit. MGS2 had even better gameplay, but the story got extra-convoluted and plain silly. MGS3... is a masterpiece. Try subsistence to get the full camera control, it makes a big difference - though still a bit tricky to control, it's just about perfect once you get the hang of it. imo the best of the lot. Unfortunately I don't know about all the recent games.
Half Life... it's technically an FPS, but the original was pretty groundbreaking because it melded the story seamlessly with the gameplay. There are no cut scenes, nor are there arbitrary level divisions. It's basically one long adventure, you play a scientist at the epicenter of a major disaster and you have to escape the massive research facility. You could watch play-throughs of it on youtube to get a look at what it's all about, but really playing it is the only way to understand it's brilliance. To explain the whole plot and how it's presented would be a page stretcher.
The sequel is just as good, though a bit different in a couple ways. The sequel has actual characters important to the plot, so you can't just go killing everyone and carry on your merry little way. But the story becomes quite engrossing, the graphics are still quite good despite it's age, the hyper-realistic (cough) physics make for some interesting gameplay. There are a couple of vehicle sections as well.
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D&D
A nerd like you, never played D&D? You gotta be shitting me
And surprisingly I've never played a MUD.
http://www.elvenrunes.com/
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I have never played the Metal Gear Solid series.
:facepalm:
Yea, I know.
me either. I have absolutely no interest in any of this.
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Not really into MMO's so I can't comment on them. But... Super Mario 64 is one of those breakthrough games, but you aren't missing much if you don't like platformers and/or can't play it on an actual N64. Metal Gear Solid is entirely another story, if you can stomach the ancient graphics of the original it's totally worth it. Top notch presentation, story, gameplay. Sometimes the dialog drags on a bit. MGS2 had even better gameplay, but the story got extra-convoluted and plain silly. MGS3... is a masterpiece. Try subsistence to get the full camera control, it makes a big difference - though still a bit tricky to control, it's just about perfect once you get the hang of it. imo the best of the lot. Unfortunately I don't know about all the recent games.
Half Life... it's technically an FPS, but the original was pretty groundbreaking because it melded the story seamlessly with the gameplay. There are no cut scenes, nor are there arbitrary level divisions. It's basically one long adventure, you play a scientist at the epicenter of a major disaster and you have to escape the massive research facility. You could watch play-throughs of it on youtube to get a look at what it's all about, but really playing it is the only way to understand it's brilliance. To explain the whole plot and how it's presented would be a page stretcher.
The sequel is just as good, though a bit different in a couple ways. The sequel has actual characters important to the plot, so you can't just go killing everyone and carry on your merry little way. But the story becomes quite engrossing, the graphics are still quite good despite it's age, the hyper-realistic (cough) physics make for some interesting gameplay. There are a couple of vehicle sections as well.
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Really good to know! No idea how we managed to not have Super Mario 64. Had all the other big titles for that console. Still have it too, so maybe I should look for a copy? Half Life and MGS... good info, thanks. I'm not really into shooters though. Probably why I've never played those ones lol.
A nerd like you, never played D&D? You gotta be shitting me
And surprisingly I've never played a MUD.
http://www.elvenrunes.com/
Who are you calling a nerd? :suspect:
Is that your favorite MUD?
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all devil may cry i play 10 mins at a friends once that about it portal that another assasins creed is another to be honest i go for games that have a guy with an RPG on the cover :)
I've never played an Assassin's Creed game either, but I watched somebody playing Assassin's Creed 3 recently and it actually pushed me to buy a copy. I'd been filtering this series out due to it's huge dudebro following and being published by Ubisoft, but from what I saw I'd say the games are definitely worth a punt preowned.
Yeah microsoft gave number 2 away for free on the Xbox and I actually enjoyed it
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Having an Xbox 360 kinda limits me to games that are PS3 exclusives
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Is that your favorite MUD?
I have played a lot of games, I went into my history with games in the retardeded thread...this may sound retarded as fuck, but that game is the only game I have ever played that gave me actual adrenaline rushes...it is so competitive, and the penalties for dying so harsh, that my hands would actually shake when I would engage in pk...
I quit playing though because I mobdied and lost like 1,000,000 xp and tons of eq, got pissed and said 'fuck it'.
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I have played a lot of games, I went into my history with games in the retardeded thread...this may sound retarded as fuck, but that game is the only game I have ever played that gave me actual adrenaline rushes...it is so competitive, and the penalties for dying so harsh, that my hands would actually shake when I would engage in pk...
I quit playing though because I mobdied and lost like 1,000,000 xp and tons of eq, got pissed and said 'fuck it'.
Hah. You ragequit like a bitch just for losing months of work? People like you are why modern MMOs suck (kinda joking here).
Man that game sounds perfect. Maybe I'll check it out...
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Hah. You ragequit like a bitch just for losing months of work? People like you are why modern MMOs suck (kinda joking here).
Man that game sounds perfect. Maybe I'll check it out...
yes, it is like the 10th time I quit.
by the way, note that it took me a year to learn how to properly even play that game...the learning curve is immense
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MGS is the biggie. There are a fair number of PS3 exclusives that got good reviews and I want to play but I don't think anything last-gen counts as a classic. I'm tempted to try the PC port of MGS because emulation is a drag and I don't know if I own a playstation anymore. Has anyone played it? Thoughts?
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IMO anything after ps1/n64/dreamcast is not classic yet.
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What's this about MUDs? There was a period where my internet connection was so shit that MUDs were the only online game I could play reasonably. My two favorites were DartMUD and Elysium. Dart because it's system was so immersive, it's funny how just taking out the numbers makes the experience feel a lot less mechanical. Elysium because when I was playing it was pretty active and the admins did a really good job in cultivating roleplay.
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What's this about MUDs? There was a period where my internet connection was so shit that MUDs were the only online game I could play reasonably. My two favorites were DartMUD and Elysium. Dart because it's system was so immersive, it's funny how just taking out the numbers makes the experience feel a lot less mechanical. Elysium because when I was playing it was pretty active and the admins did a really good job in cultivating roleplay.
I have only really played WotMUD, but I will look into those. :)