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Wow. I'm really the only one who played Persona 1 here?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hrcuIHp4rH0

Also worth mentioning. School Days is an awesome Persona OST. The remake trumps the original on that alone.

5

It's alright. Characters aren't very fleshed out though understandably so. Snow Queen route is more interesting.

Whatever you do though play the PSP remake. Revelations on PS1 has an atrocious over world map navigation, insanely high random encounters and arduous load times.

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Resident Evil

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

This is wild.

Revelations is not good but at least it is shorter and doesn't feel like it is a straight up expansion of 2.

Don't retort. I don't care to argue about Assassin's Creed. The whole series blows and has only ever had one good game.

Can I count on you to call us all rotting corpses as well? Or was that the only one time fad you had going on?

Dude, at this point I don't know whether it is sad or funny that you are this fixated on the same media you drone on about, more than a decade later.

Leonhart4 posted...

Considering your answer is the same stuff you've said for months now, so it's not like you're saying anything new

For months now?

Gran Turismo 1 and 2 were very good racing games for the time they came in but they have been thoroughly eclipsed by later entries in the series kinda like how Smash Wii U is completely obsolete after Ultimate. Forza is now the king of 'realistic' racing games/driving simulator but even that barely gets any recognition these days and would likely get killed in a Round 1 match around here.

In short, hardly anybody gives a shit about realistic racing games anymore. Only Mario Kart and toon racing games like CTR and DKR have achieved 'timeless' status at this point. F-Zero has its die-hard fanbase, Gran Turismo doesn't have a fanbase that is nearly that loyal nor does it have the staying power of the Mario Kart games. Not surprised that neither games have made the bracket at all.

I love how FF8 and Smash is placed in the same bracket for strongest game of 99. FF8 murdered Smash in that Game of the Year poll but if we retake it today, it will likely be a 55-45 match in FF8's favor.

2 > Revelations > Brotherhood

3

Vaati

999 > VLR > (ZTD)

7.5

Enhanced world building in an already lore rich series by then. The cliff hanger ending is done amazingly well in my opinion. It just built up this insane hype for God of War III.

RE4R > FFXVI > BotW2 > Spider-Man 2 > SF6 > the others I'm mildly interested > Suicide Squad whatever the title is

Remove:
Final Fantasy Tactics

Add:
Dino Crisis 2

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Metal Gear Solid
Suikoden II
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Final Fantasy Tactics
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Xenogears
The Legend of Dragoon
Suikoden
Perfect Dark
Silent Hill
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Tekken 3
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
Mega Man Legends 2

Worthy winner. Great final. Amazing contest.

Can't wait for Gen 5

5

4 > 2R > 1R > 8 > 2 > 7 > 1 > 5 > 3 > CV > 3R > Rev2 > Rev1 > 6 > 0

0 sucks ass and it is fitting that it has 0 votes

Worst 'mainline' Resident Evil game. Yes it is worse than RE6

JRPG was and is still my favorite genre.

I basically play all genres of video games though as long as they are good.

I'm good with time management between work, kids, exercising and recreation (mostly video games). I'm easily able to log in a good amount of hours during holidays. My passion for video games hasn't waned since my childhood, infact now it might even be stronger.

Super Mario World

Great final

Infinite > 1 > 2

How the fuck did Kross not get over when literally everyone was buying into him as the Brock Lesnar of NXT before Vince buried him by jobbing him out to Samoa Joe, just to bring him to the main roster and have him job to Jeff Hardy?

His entrance itself has more charisma than half the current roster.

Strife2 posted...

I don't think anything other than SO3's plot twist completely sucked me out of an experience faster.

Difference is Star Ocean 3's plot was not very good before the plot twist either. The plot twist (as bad as it was) infact made the plot memorable if anything.

6

Tales of Arise was well on its way to becoming my favorite Tales experience since Symphonia. The pacing was very good(often times even a little too fast), the characters were likable, the main overarching plot was shrouded in mystery which made the game compelling and even the skits were paced very well for a change.

Sure it wasn't a perfect gaming experience or anything. It had enemy variety that would make Final Fantasy XIII blush. Its battle system was too reliant on combos and while that made boss battles fun, often times it made fighting random mobs a chore. And of course that lol Act 4 scene between Law and Rinwell. However still, even until the very end of the fifth act, I was enjoying the game so much.

Now Tales games are known for having weak final acts (Vesperia) and mid-game lulls (Berseria) even in the best of them. What I witnessed in Arise's final act however is the biggest fall from grace that I have witnessed in a JRPG maybe ever. I say this because the drop of quality from Act 1-5 to the Final Act is like comparing the quality of Television between the Finale of Breaking Bad to its Pilot episode.

We enter the final main area of the game that consists of about only a few screens (clearly very very rushed) but then we get about 4+hours of cutscenes and skits mashed together and jammed within those few screens of gameplay sections. Now I am one who loves huge cutscenes and story segments in video games (MGS, Xenosagas, Trails and currently playing Xenoblade 3 and loving it)..... if done well. Tales of Arise manages to have a cutscene or a skit every few seconds you walk in the final area and despite the scenes and skits logging over 4 hours of runtime cumulatively, it manages to convey so so very little. The big reveal about Alphen's amnesia sadly ends up being the most generic thing imaginable which is very deflating. And then you have the myriad of plot exposition which could have easily been told in 20 minutes or so. Dohalim, a character I was fond of entered annoying territory by default because he is the scapegoat used by the developers to drill stuff into the player that has been explained 4 or 5 times already by then.

The final dungeon certainly does the game and its story no favors either. It is the most boring, uninspired crap imaginable littered with tedious endless combat all over the place with enemy reskins you've probably seen over a hundred times at this point. When I was wishing I was playing the final dungeon of Berseria instead, I knew Arise had fumbled and tumbled massively at the finish line. The ending is alright but by that time, I'm breathing a sigh of relief that it is over. Such a huge contrast from what the game initially was. I do still look upon the game's story favorably because I enjoyed everything until the final act probably more than any other Tales game except Symphonia.

Amazing how Triple H has fixed one of the biggest debacles Vince McMahon and his batch of ass kissing yesmen have made within the span of weeks.

Welcome fucking back Kross and Scarlet.

Chrono Trigger

Yes

Anagram posted...

Man tries to destroy the world to save the world

Final Fantasy VII?

Sephiroth?

Leonhart4 posted...

Man reunites with his ex-girlfriend without realizing it

Final Fantasy VIII?

Seifer/Rinoa?

4

Super Mario World

Leonhart4 posted...

You're on the right track, but not quite.

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney then? I haven't played it more than once so I don't remember it very clearly but I definitely remember Athena Cykes being the violent type and Apollo being the unfortunate recipient. I could be remembering incorrectly though.

DanKirby posted...

Man struggles to get out of bed

Super Mario Bros. 2

LeonhartFour posted...

Man suffers repeated physical abuse from his female coworker

Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations?

If Pearl qualifies as a coworker that is. I was thinking Maya in AA1 but I remember Pearl smacking Nick on multiple occasions in AA3.

HasteDeux posted...

the mass murderer is not a 6 y/o; it is an 8 y/o.

I don't know Marche's age but I'll give it a try

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance?

Anagram posted...

Star Wars, but no stars

Final Fantasy XII

Boy destroys alien with a toy

The U.I certainly has room for a lot of improvement as well. I remember navigating to changing teams, characters and changing equipment being very cumbersome.

Great game otherwise. Magnus Gallant for CBXI.

Maniac64 posted...

I'm on my third playthrough.

Just change how the secret chaos frame and Lawful/Chaotic scales work and I will be happy.

And a speed up function for the battles. God, if any game needs a turbo feature it is this one.

SHINE_GET_64 posted...

But they better remaster Ogre Battle 64 eventually

This

But all this Tactics Ogre revival projects are making me wish Final Fantasy Tactics gets a true definitive edition like this.

I've been playing this game on and off for about a month now and finally finished it last night. I usually don't play games this way. Either I get fully invested in it or I drop it after a few hours if I find it boring. Omori was a special case in a long while because I heard people praising it left and right. Not to mention psychological horror is right up my alley and it has turn based RPG combat to boot. It sounded like my kind of game and needless to say I was excited.

Now there's gonna be heavy spoilers for a certain part of the game (especially the end) so I highly suggest you don't read the spoiler tagged stuff if you haven't played the game in its entirety.

I like the concept of the game. The real world, the dream world and the white space. Only problem is that 90% of the game takes place in the dream world which is filled with meaningless turn based RPG battles that quickly end up becoming very tedious (and this is coming from somebody who loves turn based RPGs). The quirky and weird humor which is clearly borrowed from Earthbound is a huge miss for me as well. Never liked those in Earthbound, never liked those even in Mother 3, but at least in those games they find a way to properly blend in the humor with the more serious themes of the game. Omori's dialogue in the dream world is just a chore to read through. It is neither funny nor does the forced Earthbound-like humor feel authentic. It feels forced to make the game all rainbows and sunshine about Sunny and his gang before the serious s*** hits the fan and that is the problem with the game. The actual real world stuff is by far the most interesting part of the game because that is there where the main story lies and that is like only 10% of the game. It was intriguing to slowly uncover what actually caused Mari's death and the relationship she had with each person in their group. It was often times gut wrenching, often times heart warming but when the finale hit and the truth is uncovered, I was left asking myself Why?? How??? (not in a good way)

Sunny and Basil are like what 10? 11? 12 at the most? when not only did Sunny push his sister of the top of the stairs to her death but framed his sister's suicide by two lets say 11 year olds carrying her and hanging her on a tree. Like what the f*** man? I'm good with suspending my disbeliefs because I freaking watch Pro Wrestling but Jesus Christ, the main mystery of the game really dropped the ball on the reveal. The worst part is I don't empathize or feel sorry for the state Sunny is in at all (infact I thought killing himself for his gutless psychopathic actions would be a proper ending for the game) because he is a scum of the earth for not only killing his Sister by his inability to control his impulses (another example is Sunny stupidly jumping in the lake for Mari to save him) but to actually stage her death so he can avert the blame from himself.

So I know there are many theories all over the internet about Mari being a confrontational person and yada yada yada that led to Sunny pushing her to her death. It doesn't excuse what Sunny did. If you are having breakfast with your sister and an argument breaks out, you don't f***ing accidentally stab her with the knife you are using to butter your bread and then take her outside with your best friend and hang her on the nearest tree. Call f***ing Emergency or 911 and let them know. The lesson of Omori for me ended up being control your impulses and don't do stupid s*** that are gonna have big repercussions in your life because your actions have consequences.

I didn't think an endgame reveal could possibly derail the entire story for me more than Danganronpa V3 did but congratulations to Omori for putting that claim to rest. It was tedious enough getting through the filler dream world sections to uncover the main plot but the end result ending up being one of the most triggering things I have experienced in a medium makes it easy for me to give this a score of 1. However I am gonna be fair and give it an additional point because I liked the real world relationship between Mari and Hero, Mari and Aubrey. The main characters have very believable issues and act and feel like how a person in that situation would. However Basil is a coward who did something stupid but Sunny is an outright unlikable unforgivable murdering piece of s*** that I am ashamed to have played as for about 30 hours of my real life

Retro vote for

Omori - 2

I've been playing this game on and off for about a month now and finally finished it last night. I usually don't play games this way. Either I get fully invested in it or I drop it after a few hours if I find it boring. Omori was a special case in a long while because I heard people praising it left and right. Not to mention psychological horror is right up my alley and it has turn based RPG combat to boot. It sounded like my kind of game and needless to say I was excited.

Now there's gonna be heavy spoilers for a certain part of the game (especially the end) so I highly suggest you don't read the spoiler tagged stuff if you haven't played the game in its entirety.

I like the concept of the game. The real world, the dream world and the white space. Only problem is that 90% of the game takes place in the dream world which is filled with meaningless turn based RPG battles that quickly end up becoming very tedious (and this is coming from somebody who loves turn based RPGs). The quirky and weird humor which is clearly borrowed from Earthbound is a huge miss for me as well. Never liked those in Earthbound, never liked those even in Mother 3, but at least in those games they find a way to properly blend in the humor with the more serious themes of the game. Omori's dialogue in the dream world is just a chore to read through. It is neither funny nor does the forced Earthbound-like humor feel authentic. It feels forced to make the game all rainbows and sunshine about Sunny and his gang before the serious shit hits the fan and that is the problem with the game. The actual real world stuff is by far the most interesting part of the game because that is there where the main story lies and that is like only 10% of the game. It was intriguing to slowly uncover what actually caused Mari's death and the relationship she had with each person in their group. It was often times gut wrenching, often times heart warming but when the finale hit and the truth is uncovered, I was left asking myself Why?? How??? (not in a good way)

Sunny and Basil are like what 10? 11? 12 at the most? when not only did Sunny push his sister of the top of the stairs to her death but framed his sister's suicide by two lets say 11 year olds carrying her and hanging her on a tree. Like what the fuck man? I'm good with suspending my disbeliefs because I freaking watch Pro Wrestling but Jesus Christ, the main mystery of the game really dropped the ball on the reveal. The worst part is I don't empathize or feel sorry for the state Sunny is in at all (infact I thought killing himself for his gutless psychopathic actions would be a proper ending for the game) because he is a scum of the earth for not only killing his Sister by his inability to control his impulses (another example is Sunny stupidly jumping in the lake for Mari to save him) but to actually stage her death so he can avert the blame from himself.

So I know there are many theories all over the internet about Mari being a confrontational person and yada yada yada that led to Sunny pushing her to her death. It doesn't excuse what Sunny did. If you are having breakfast with your sister and an argument breaks out, you don't fucking accidentally stab her with the knife you are using to butter your bread and then take her outside with your best friend and hang her on the nearest tree. Call fucking Emergency or 911 and let them know. The lesson of Omori for me ended up being control your impulses and don't do stupid shit that are gonna have big repercussions in your life because your actions have consequences.

I didn't think an endgame reveal could possibly derail the entire story for me more than Danganronpa V3 did but congratulations to Omori for putting that claim to rest. It was tedious enough getting through the filler dream world sections to uncover the main plot but the end result ending up being one of the most triggering things I have experienced in a medium makes it easy for me to give this a score of 1. However I am gonna be fair and give it an additional point because I liked the real world relationship between Mari and Hero, Mari and Aubrey. The main characters have very believable issues and act and feel like how a person in that situation would. However Basil is a coward who did something stupid but Sunny is an outright unlikable unforgivable murdering piece of shit that I am ashamed to have played as for about 30 hours of my real life.

Just finished this game last night. My thoughts are gonna be in the Rate the VG story.

3

Mega Man X

Final Fantasy VI

4

It's alright. Great game though.