Video Games: A General Discussion
 

Alright, some threads are popping up concerning video games, and some very interesting thoughts are being made on them. I've been curious, though, about people's taste in games, and what they play for whatever reason.

I tend to play games to get away from my miserable life. It's like a sanctuary where I can kill all the people that I'm not allowed to just flat out murder in real life. For that reason, I tend to go for games with a goofy ass story where 90% of the time I'm just beating the flaming turds out of people.

What about everyone else? Any particular genre you're into?

You know why I play my games, because I have no friends. :lol:

I like RPG's, FPS's, and various action games if they don't suck. I'm very selective of my games these days, though, since money gets tight and I can't afford to buy these horrible games that have been coming out lately.

Same here. Last game I bought waaaas..............Baulders Gate 2 for XBox. Never even got half way through cause my XBox died. I don't plan on buying anything for awhile either. I've been spending my money on DVDs and CDs lately.

See I need an Xbox for Shen Mue II. Other than that, it's a paper weight.

Yeah Man!
2004 hold MK6 MGS3 and Driver 3 oops i mean uh Driv3r
Its gonna be a good year..

More like a boulder. I almost dropped that thing on my toe, and that probably would've smashed my foot.

I only have PC games, I'm too cheap to waste money on a system. The only systems I own are NES, Sega Genesis (I think it's broken too) and N64. Playing games for me is just simple fun.

I read a news report where an X Box shielded some guy from a bullet.

Resident Evil 4, Killer 7, Nintendo DS.... ;)

Well, the last good game I bought was Ninja Gaiden for X-box. That thing just plain owned :)

I bought MLB 2005 today, and oh man, is it terrible. The controls don't even work properly, and they failed to give you a batting reticle so you know where you're aiming. I can't pull the ball where I want, so it's getting traded in tomorrow (stupid no return after opened poilicy)

I'm really looking forward to Spider-Man 2 (June, gonna nab that for PS2, since I'm used to it's controller for Spider-Man games) The Punisher (Fall 2K4) 100 Bullets (Fall 2K4) Halo 2 (Fall 2K4) and Doom 3 (Lord only knows) and the new GTA (Oct 19t, 4 days after my B-day :))

I've heard they're making a DBZ: Legacy of Goku 3 for GBA, so I'll grab that when it comes out as well.

I mostly play games with a) characters that interest me b) have good gameplay or c) provide much entertainment for me. I'll play pretty much any genre. I'm not big on RPG's, but I did dig Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi for GBA. I'm glad they're making a Paper Mario 2.

Actually, I don't have a Console past the Dreamcast.

And that's fine, because with the DC's freaking awesome library of games + the awesome homebrew and emulations scene, the DC will be around for years to come.

(Slightly off-topic) Is it just me, or has originality been completely missing from the videogame world for a few years now?

The real original stuff used to come out of Sega. (Typing of the Dead, Rez, Jet Set Radio, Seaman, etc.)

...Where'd it all go?

I borrow my brother's X Box, because I only have a GC. But I beat Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Acadamy in like a week.

metal gear solid 2
resident evil games
any good wrestling game
tony hawk underground
super mario sunshine


just a few of the games ive played latley...and dont get champions of norrath, it sucks.

:lol: :lol: BWA HAHAHAHAHA :lol: :lol:

That's funny!


I love Action, Platformers, Puzzles (Panel de Pon is the king baby), racing (F-Zero GX/Daytona USA) and anything from Nintendo & Sega that let's me get away from this miserable world for a little while.

*goes to play Star Fox Adventures and reserve a DS*

That's why the have a "Caution: Do Not Drop On Feet" icon in the instruction manual.

TYPING OF THE DEAD! :lol: That's hilarious I've played it before.

I mostly like game consoles from the 90's. I mostly play my NES, SNES, and genises. There are so many good simple games from those systems that I just love to play. I do have a PS2, and there are some good games, but I mostly stick to Dance Dance Revolution. :)

Oh, and heres my new belt buckle.
http://img4.photobucket.com/albums/1...5-3590_IMG.jpg

Whered you get that?!

Amen!! Gotta love the bishi vulpine! :D

I love action, rpg, stradegy, racing, and fighting games. Especially Star Fox. I am owned by that game.

Hot Topic, It was expensive though.

Um i Play Tony hawk underground Alot For PS2
and World Series BaseBall 2k3 For PS2

I like to think I take gaming very seriously. It's an art form to me, equivilant to that of film. I've actually gone so far as to create a list of my 30 favorite games ever. It needs some serious updating, but I'll post it when I get to that.

I like most games but I generally like a few good racing ones (Burnout 2, NFS and karting stuff) or sometimes I just like to hit stuff (dynasty warriors games and others)

I don't really play much anymore but I used to play anything

Forgot to mention, I'm also looking forward to RE4. That game is going to be sweet. (Brodie can back me up on this one)

i mostly play 3dshooters. UT2003 to be exact. or racing games are cool too. the best of this genre was eXtreme G. that game was sooo damn fast. it's incredible.

but at the moment i play GTAIII for PC. it's fun

RPG's are definately at the top of the list, preferably older ones. Adventure/exploration games like Metroid and Castlevania Symphony of the Night are pretty good too.

I love video games, they're one of my hobbies. Most of the games I own are Action adventures, Jump'n Runs and RPGs.

I mostly play sports games. Madden, NCAA Football, NBA Live, NHL Hockey.......all EA games.

A word of advice.... never get a 989 game. If you're going to switch get MVP Baseball 2004. Its awesome. If you like dynasty mode this one is great. You even manage and can play as MLB farm teams.

I'm just gonna say I can almost second Doom...only I don't actualy have the list written or anything but I could deffinetly crack one out easy enough and there are still a lot of games I've yet to get my hands on.

i play a lot of games, but i love to play the metal gear solid games, and final fanasty
i mostaly play games on the ps2.

Welks, as promised, here is my newly updated Top 30 list of Favorite Games:

#1) The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (Adventure, Nintendo, N64, 1998)
#2) Final Fantasy IX (RPG, Squaresoft, PS, 2000)
#3) Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (Action, Konami, GC, 2003)
#4) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty (Action, Konami, PS2, 2001)
#5) Super Smash Bros. Melee (Fighting, Nintendo, GC, 2001)
#6) WWE Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain (Wrestling, THQ, PS2, 2003)
#7) WWF No Mercy (Wrestling, THQ, N64, 2000)
#8) Dynasty Warriors 4 (Action, Koei, PS2, 2003)
#9) Soul Calibur II (Fighting, Namco, GC, 2003)
#10) Metroid Prime (Action, Nintendo, GC, 2002)
#11) Mario & Luigi: Supertar Saga (RPG, Nintendo, GBA, 2003)
#12) Megaman X4 (Action, Capcom, PS, 1997)
#13) Capcom vs. SNK 2 (Fighting, Capcom, PS2, 2001)
#14) Perfect Dark (FPS, Rare, N64, 2000)
#15) The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Adventure, Nintendo, N64, 2000)
#16) Megaman X (Action, Capcom, SNES, 1993)
#17) Final Fantasy VI (RPG, Squaresoft, PS, 1999)
#18) Final Fantasy VIII (RPG, Squaresoft, PS, 1998)
#19) Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (Action, EA Games, GBA, 2003)
#20) Power Stone 2 (Fighting, Capcom, DC, 2000)
#21) Rival Schools: United By Fate (Fighting, Capcom, PS & Arcade, 1999)
#22) The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Adventure, Nintendo, GC, 2003)
#23) Super Mario 64 (Platformer, Nintendo, N64, 1996)
#24) Devil May Cry (Action, Capcom, PS2, 2001)
#25) King Of Fighters Evolution (Fighting, SNK, DC, 2000)
#26) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles In Time (Action, Konami, SNES & Arcade, 1992)
#27) Conker's Bad Fur Day (Platformer, Rare, N64, 2001)
#28) Mario Kart: Double Dash (Racing, Nintendo, GC, 2003)
#29) Fire Pro Wrestling 2 (Wrestling, Spike, GBA, 2002)
#30) TimeSplitters 2 (FPS, Eidos, GC, 2002)

STATS (Pretty much meaningless, I'm just bored)
Favorite Genre:
#1) Action (8)
#2) Fighting (6)
#3) RPG (4)
Favorite Developer:
#1) Nintendo (8)
#2) Capcom (6)
#3) Konami & Squaresoft (3)
Favorite Console:
#1) GC (7)
#2) N64 (6)
#3) PS2 & PS (5)
Favorite Year:
#1) 2003 (8)
#2) 2000 (6)
#3) 2001 (5)






Now I suppose you're wondering why in the hell certain games aren't on my list (i.e. Mario Kart 64, Goldeneye, Previous Smackdown Games, Previous Street Fighter Games, Previous Dynasty Warriors Games, The Original Metal Gear Solid, and Power Stone). The answer is simple. Because I wanted room on my list for a lot of variety, I didn't want to flood it with lots of sequels and such. So what I did was put the latest game in a given series, provided I find it to be technically speaking a better game. For example, Perfect Dark represents Goldeneye, although since they're essentially the same game, I put the technically better of the 2 games. CvS2 represents essentially every SF or Versus game, since it incorperates all the characters from the original Street Fighter games, and I consider it the best of the Versus games. The same was done for all the other games I listed. I thought I should make that clear, because I do appreciate those games which I mentioned.

No, I'm wonderin why cetain games are on the list. Final Fantasy VIII is the worst of the main series FF games that i've played. I did like Metroid Prime, but I believe Super Metroid was a lot better. Having to find every single artifact in Metroid Prime was annoying.

We all have our own tastes tough, and I can understand why people like the games they do. I'm not attacking you, just stating my opinion. People can get viscious when you say something negative about their favorite video games.

My favorite games are RPGs, but I do enjoy first person shooters, action adventure games, and classic PC adventure games. I play a little bit of everything. Right now I am working my way through Star Ocean 2, and am on the final dungeon. After that I will try to finally get through Wind Waker, and then beat Final Fantasy X again so I can play Final Fantasy X-2. I'm hoping to do all this before Tales of Symphonia comes out in July, which I'm not sure I can accomplish. And then I need to get through Legacy of Kain: Defiance, but I don't want to pay more than $20 for the game, because I know it is really short and not worth full price.

I persaonally think FFX is the worst game in the main FF series. It's like a personification of them whoring out the series to make it more "hip" and "cool" for the MTV kids. I did like the battle system, and it is, generally, a good game, but there's a lot of things about it that piss me off.




Like it's sequel.


Also, I've only ever played, in the FF series, 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (never got very far in 1 or 7, but I played 'em)

Yep. Videogames rule! 8)

I know that's just your opinion but that's bull ****. How was FFX more "cool" and "hip" then former parts?

That's Ben for you. Always adding some great insight to a conversation! :lol:

I just got Painkiller and Far Cry a few days ago. Both very awesome, very amazing games. Painkiller is my new favorite game - it's like Doom or Quake (I love Doom and Quake). Nothing like seeing a rocket blast send dozens of guys flying. Not to mention it looks great and runs very well even with 20 or more enemies on the screen at one time.

I think I can tell you....which is sad....

Well said. I completely agree with you on that one and can never stress that enough.

I like games. :D

I don't really like games these days, although a few good ones comes out every now and then.

Holy crap, IGN has just posted the first screens for Metroid Prime 2, and there's a shot of what looks like......MULTIPLAYER!!!!! Yes, whoo!

Multiplayer shot here: http://media.cube.ign.com/media/499/...g_2096070.html

Other shots available here: http://media.cube.ign.com/media/499/499105/imgs_1.html

On another note, Onimusha 3 ships this week, and it looks like the best one in the series.