Beat Zelda 2 the other day. Yay! (Okay, I cheated a bit and broke out the old Nintendo Power "NES Atlas" for the Grand Palace. [;))
Next up is Live A Live for the SNES, which is an obscure RPG by Squaresoft that was never released in the US, so am playing a translation (thanks for reminding me I need to get back to this, LoC. [;)) I have a flash cart, which means I can play obscure fan-translated games like this on my real SNES. Mwa ha ha ha... [;)
Beat Live A Live the other day. All I can say is wow... definitely recommended for any classic RPG fans. [:)Yay Chrono Cross!
I'm giving Chrono Cross for the PS1 another try. I tried once five years ago, played a bit, but couldn't really get into it.
(Also, GRRRRR to playing a PS1 game for 30 minutes, then finding out you need to restart because your blasted memory card is full... [;))
Yeah... I hate games with multiple endings, honestly. I just want to play the blasted thing once, enjoy it, but be done with it 'cause I've got tons of other games to play too. [;) I'll make sure to save an extra file though so I don't get the bad one. Thanks!
As somebody who absolutely loved FFT on the PS1, but has much the same attitude toward spreadsheet games, I have one key piece of advice:
Avoid the Calculator, and Mime classes. Each one is massively powerful if you take the time to use them properly, but it makes each turn take half an hour, or forces you to think very carefully about who to bring to each battle. Instead, focus on straightforward but effective beat-stick classes like the Dragoon, White Mage, Samurai, Geomancer and Ninja.
You don't really need to be optimal to win most of the time. Special Characters like Cid, Orlan and Mustadio can outpower an entire party of normal characters, and get access to their special abilities right away, without any fancy class changing strategy, or a good stable of theives can keep your basic knights and squires armed well enough to beat the game. A good build will save you some level grinding, but you only need to be optimal if you're going into the optional level 99 dungeons. (You can win the game at 45, pretty easy.)
In short, don't let the game intimidate you with all it's options; You don't really need most of this stuff.
Borderlands has stolen my soul.
Oh how I love thee clap-trap... the interplanetary assassin.
I'm rediscovering a classic favourite of mine - RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. I'm also rediscovering how much I still suck at it.
Next up is Spyro 3 (Year of the Dragon) on the PS1! The first Spyro was good, and the second was excellent. I played a little bit and it seems to hold up to the other two. [:)
I'm rediscovering a classic favourite of mine - RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. I'm also rediscovering how much I still suck at it.
Sorry to say but... compared to the first game RCT2 wasn't much fun, loved the first one, it was much better [:P PLEASE DON'T KILL ME
/me Hides in fear for getting killed after have talked down on Risu's favorite game
I'm rediscovering a classic favourite of mine - RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. I'm also rediscovering how much I still suck at it.
Sorry to say but... compared to the first game RCT2 wasn't much fun, loved the first one, it was much better [:P PLEASE DON'T KILL ME
/me Hides in fear for getting killed after have talked down on Risu's favorite game
Meh, it isn't for everyone. In fact, it's become more of a design tool than a strategy game anymore. That said, I suck at it cos' I have no creative vision for that kinda stuff.
I've been playing Frozen synapse as well, the main deal there seems to be the multiplayer (which I played a game of, it was fun and me and me opponent had some amusing banter)That may be the problem, then. I don't tend to enjoy playing games with random people on the internet, so I've been hesitant to try the mulitplayer.
I haven't tried Trine or Shadowgrounds yet, just Frozen synapse and Jack Claw, the later of which doesn't run well at all on my computer, even on lowest graphics settings... ah well. I'll have to try out the rest of the bundle at some point.
Meh, it isn't for everyone. In fact, it's become more of a design tool than a strategy game anymore. That said, I suck at it cos' I have no creative vision for that kinda stuff.
Beat Startropics a few days back. Really highly recommended. [:)
I've been playing Dark Cloud on the PS2 since. It's kind of... weird. I'm not sure if I like it or not, but it's interesting enough to keep me entertained for now. Random dungeons are interesting in concept, but they seem to be pretty blandly implemented here, at least this early into the game. We'll see how it goes.
I noticed there aren't tons of Xbox names being thrown about here, so I'll put in my two cents worth.
I tend to stick to mainstream games (Halo, battlefield) Simply because i like them, and the multiplayer has vast multitudes of people to interact with.
I've been considering breaking out the old 64' and gamecube to play through the star fox series. I don't care what game you throw at me, I loved the series to death. Always have, always will.
But anyhow, Im currently attempting to get battlefield to actually WORK. But my experience on it has been one of great entertainment (it funny how many snipers don't expect to be sniped BACK). Since i use the recon class primarily, I basically find a dark corner with good visibility on common sniper vantage points and simply wait. Shadow the counter-sniper.
I made the mistake of reinstalling Civilization 5 and now i can't stop playing.
One of these games is not like the others. Spot it.
Borderlands? That's not a game I expected you to get into. ]:O
Been playing Pokemon GOLD, because I know how to solder in new batteries! Yaaaaaaay~!Second gen forever!
I knew somewhat where to go based on previous knowledge, but did look up where to go in the later stages. It does somewhat ruin the effect, as that really was what the game was designed around. It's quite fascinating reading the lore and game play hints in old issues of Nintendo Power from the eighties.
STEEL THY SHOVEL, TURPS! Seriously, Shovel Knight is amazing! Can’t wait for King of Cards to come out!
Funnily enough, I also have the 3DS version- which I’d be playing if my 2DS replacement battery was in.