[MrFlibble]

Jimmy, on 07 January 2014 - 01:25 AM, said:

Uplink was better than some of the missions that came with the game, I have no idea why it was cut.

It is my understanding that they polished the cut content when they were making Uplink, so I guess with all the experience of making the full game it had to be good. Especially since there's always the desire to show off the best things in a public demo.

[Daedolon]

Chrono Trigger is ass.

[Person of Color]

All JRPG's are ass.

[♥Coraline♥]

Dial V for Viper, on 12 January 2014 - 05:57 PM, said:

All JRPG's are ass.

Seriously. Americans do it better.

[Person of Color]

I still have to play that.

[Daedolon]

Haven't been able to find a copy, so I'm stuck with Arcanum, Arx Fatalis and other shit like that.

[♥Coraline♥]

Daedolon, on 12 January 2014 - 07:55 PM, said:

Haven't been able to find a copy, so I'm stuck with Arcanum, Arx Fatalis and other shit like that.

GOG is your friend, old friend. Also, the dialogue and writing is enough to warrant $6 - Tom Hall at his finest.

[Mr. Tibbs]

Coryyne, on 12 January 2014 - 07:58 PM, said:

GOG is your friend, old friend. Also, the dialogue and writing is enough to warrant $6 - Tom Hall at his finest.

Yep! It's the only J-RPG style game that I like. The world design is amazing, and it's varied enough to stay engaging throughout a huge adventure. Unlike many of it's contemporaries, Anachronox has a really intuitive control scheme that I wish more adventure-style games would've adopted back in the day. An overlooked masterpiece that captures the creativity and sense of fun the early Apogee and id titles were brimming with. It's such a shame we'll never get Anachronox Prime.

[♥Coraline♥]

Mr. Tibbs, on 12 January 2014 - 08:12 PM, said:

Yep! Only J-RPG style game that I like. The world design is amazing and it's varied enough to stay engaging throughout a pretty big adventure. Unlike many of it's contemporaries, Anachronox has a really intuitive control scheme that I wish more adventure-style games would've adopted back in the day. An overlooked masterpiece that captures the creativity and sense of fun the early Apogee and id titles were brimming with. Shame we'll never get Anachronox Prime.

I don't know man - Tom Hall has repeatedly said if he got the rights he would do another one. At the very least, post the script for the sequel. I hope it happens. Anachronox is my absolutely most favorite game ever.

Spoiler

the cliffhanger ending really pissed me off though.

[Daedolon]

Coryyne, on 12 January 2014 - 07:58 PM, said:

GOG is your friend, old friend. Also, the dialogue and writing is enough to warrant $6 - Tom Hall at his finest.

I know, I've had it in my wishlist for ages. It's kind of tough having to play involving RPGs when your life involves being knee-deep in all kinds of shit. It's totally high up there in my to-play list, though.

[Mr. Tibbs]

Here's hoping. At least by the end, all the characters individual arcs are relatively resolved (with one big exception). It's nutty that the game shipped at all since it's a spectacle of absurdity.

Square-Enix is accepting developer pitches for their weird back catalog crowd-funding initiative, the Collective. Anachronox is one of the properties in the line-up. Like most fans, I wouldn't be interested in any pitch that didn't have Tom Hall at the helm. Anachronox is unquestionably his game, and wouldn't be worth pursuing without his involvement. He mentioned a few years ago that the Ion Dallas team were still up for a sequel should the opportunity arise.

http://www.incgamers...ective-platform

[Malgon]

I played a huge list of games last year (50+), and I have to say that Anachronox (which I played for the first time) was most definitely near the top of that list. It was just an engrossing experience that was full of charm and imagination, with plenty of memorable moments. Well worth playing imo.

[Jimmy]

Only JRPG I like is Earthbound, and that's because it's actually fucking original and has a neat storyline.

Planescape: Torment fucking rules.

[Mr. Tibbs]

I need to check out Earthbound at some point. I've heard nothing but great things.

Planescape is my favorite rpg ever (closely followed by Deus Ex, Fallout 1, Bloodlines and Arcanum). I only got around to playing a couple of years ago but it absolutely held up, despite all the hype and praise it's received over the years. As close to a perfect game as they come.

[Gameplay Nut]

Some J-RPG's are excellent. Whilst some western RPG's are undoubtedly superior (Deus Ex, System Shock 2, Arx fatalis etc), there are some really great JRPG's out there. They are not all your stereotypical anime-style same gameplay types.

@Viper: RPG's are considered the most complex (overall) genre of game out there right? Why would you want to stay ignorant of a long lineage of unique RPG's? Sure, there's trash JRPGs, just like there is trashy western RPGs or indeed games any genre. I guess you had bad luck.

There's some great JRPG's. Your loss.

[Bloodshot]

Good atmosphere mixed with dynamic gameplay is scarier than any scripted game scares. And you DON'T need to be unarmed completely for it to be effective.

I've had some of the most thrilling/scary moments in a videogame in the STALKER games (specifically shadow of chernobyl, but also call of pripyat and bits of Clear Sky), and that's not because the designers scripted everything to build up well, but because on the whole the scares are a combination of tough mutants, good AI for them, atmospheric music and the environment things take place in.

The bloodsucker village for me was terrifying, especially my first time going there in the game because it a thunder storm started which throws light all over the place from the lightning, and I had little ammo - so going in to explore, only to have them start chasing me down while I can't see them and all I can hear is their abnormal breathing getting louder and louder behind me only to turn around and die, and have my body dragged off to a dark spot left an impact on me that not even the scariest games have had.

I've since beaten SoC twice, Clear Sky once, just beat Call of Pripyat, and have played tons of the games - yet going back and doing it again still manages to have a similar effect, because it isn't some scripted scare, and the atmosphere of the place is so good.

[Gameplay Nut]

Bloodshot, on 15 January 2014 - 12:18 AM, said:

And you DON'T need to be unarmed completely for it to be effective

Indeed.

[Ronin]

After playing and getting the most out of GtA V, I can confirm that Sleeping Dogs is a far superior single player game. Just as I thought, I knew GTA loose story telling and shite fighting mechanics would not be able to provide more or even equal enjoyment to what Sleeping Dogs achieved, and I love GTA V.

So for me, as it stands, Sleeping Dogs is the one to beat. For this kind of game, only Vice City comes close when it comes to a solid single player with interesting characters and a refreshing fun vibe.

If you like these open world fuck 'em up games and you haven't given Sleeping Dogs a shot then you should probably punch yourself in the face really hard while wearing a rusty knuckle duster while trying to jack off to a fitness infomercial while your girlfriend is in the next room drying her hair.

[Person of Color]

Gameplay Nut, on 13 January 2014 - 03:39 PM, said:

@Viper: RPG's are considered the most complex (overall) genre of game out there right? Why would you want to stay ignorant of a long lineage of unique RPG's? Sure, there's trash JRPGs, just like there is trashy western RPGs or indeed games any genre. I guess you had bad luck.

The overwhelming majority of JRPG's are geeky crap. Square fucking sucks. Their SNES titles make me want to shoot myself. The only game of theirs I'm interested in is Live A Live and I'll probably end up never playing it.

I'm aware there are ones people consider "good" (Ace Attorney, Persona) but the turn based gameplay that genre is famous for is hella dated, and the art style went from badass to hentai. I'd rather plant a LAM on a wall and lure over a black guy.

[Forge]

Dial V for Viper, on 24 January 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

The overwhelming majority of JRPG's are geeky crap.
the turn based gameplay that genre is famous for is hella dated,
and the art style went from badass to hentai.

i like the old ones from the late '80s to early-mid '90s

i like the turn base gameplay - it's easier for me to drink my coffee while playing this style

i agree once it went from nice 8-bit to some seizure inducing eye-candy crap i walked away
when the game stops being a game and turns in to some anime movie, i'd rather go watch Fox news

[Jimmy]

Forge, on 24 January 2014 - 09:20 PM, said:

i'd rather go watch Fox news

Real American detected.

[Kathy]

Dial V for Viper, on 24 January 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

I'm aware there are ones people consider "good" (Ace Attorney, Persona) but the turn based gameplay that genre is famous for is hella dated, and the art style went from badass to hentai.

Lots of jRPGs aren't turn based. And I don't see how turn based gameplay is dated. It is a different type of battle gameplay, not the dated one.

[Inspector Lagomorf]

Dial V for Viper, on 24 January 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

I'm aware there are ones people consider "good" (Ace Attorney, Persona) but the turn based gameplay that genre is famous for is hella dated, and the art style went from badass to hentai

Your statement is kind of confusing and implies that Ace Attorney uses turn-based gameplay and hentai art, neither of which is true.

[Person of Color]

Comrade Major, on 25 January 2014 - 01:12 PM, said:

Your statement is kind of confusing and implies that Ace Attorney uses turn-based gameplay and hentai art, neither of which is true.

My statements is absolutely perfect, it's coming from a guy who only has screenshots to go by and hates games that don't have, you know, actual fucking gameplay.

[Martin]

I think the fact that seemingly almost nothing has been done about getting split-screen gaming into PC titles is an absolute crime. I understand that PC gamers have had online multiplayer way before we did, but was there no multiplayer before? Having at it with someone else who is in the same room as you is key to the full multiplayer experience as far as I'm concerned. Don't get me wrong, online gaming is great and has it's place. It's the one you'll go for much more often over split-screen etc just to play multiplayer at the drop of a pin whenever you want. But it's not the same. Yes there's more of you etc, and that adds scope for multiplayer that couldn't be achieved via split-screen.

I suppose the thing I'm really getting at here is that I don't regard it as some kind of advanced feature. It's a basic thing that should be in your game if two people can play it together in some way but can't share the same screen for whatever reason. Even if your game is just an FPS with a focus on competitive multiplayer, why isn't there a split-screen mode? So what if it's basic as fuck with no bots and you hardly ever use it. Sometimes you just want to have a quick deathmatch with a friend or whatever. Maybe I'm just getting old? I see it as no different to having a difficulty setting. Why wouldn't you have a split-screen multiplayer feature?

It annoys me that versions of games I had on PS3 which I've now bought for PC are stripped of all their split-screen multiplayer features. Me and my cousins would often gather here and take turns on the reigns and stuff, doing little tournaments. Since I've moved to PC, we can't do that at my house anymore. Split screen is such an obvious inclusion for any game which could support it, in my opinion. If you can include a function to tweak all the little parts of the graphics engine and video output and all this stuff, why the fuck don't you gave me two-player on Zombies? I understand likes of FIFA and Street Fighter still have local multiplayer, but due to the nature of those games split-screen is not required. This renders multiplayer in first-person games online-only, and many racing games even seem to lack local multiplayer.

It's simply an unacceptable state of affairs, and much more of an effort needs to be made to include this feature in as many games as possible, in my opinion.

EDIT: One of my best earlier gaming experiences was being able to play Duke Nukem 64 co-operative in split-screen. Even today that is still fun. Local multiplayer kicks ass, and it's generally rather weak across the board on PC on all but the most obvious local multiplayer games (one-on-one fighters, football games etc).

[Person of Color]

Yo, I know we were talking about beat 'em up games earlier, but does anyone remember Disorderly? I wasted so many hours playing this back in middle school. It was the first flash game I can remember that was actually good.

It's so fucking edgy, in a good way.

http://www.newground...tal/view/121896

[blitzer]

My game opinions I've held to myself:

-Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun was not worth the wait. The game is slow, unbalanced, boring and lacks almost EVERYTHING that made Red Alert great. Probably the worst of the Command and Conquer RTS games I've played. Note: I have not played CnC4, nor do I want to.

-Warcraft 1 is more fun than Warcraft 2. Plus, Warcraft 2 is insanely hard.

-Silent Hill 4 was so bad, I stopped playing it halfway in. I've never done that in a survival horror game before. I'm always excited to get to the end of the story, but this was the only exception. I had to forced myself to finish the disjointed game just to finished it. The controls were horrendous! It's also nearly impossible without a walkthrough.

-I enjoyed the Shadow Warrior demo more than the full version because the BGM (even though it was midi) was more enjoyable, especially Master Leep's Temple. The full version's levels after 4 just bored me.

-I enjoyed Dark Colony, despite bad reviews, shallow gameplay, and no one has ever heard of it. Also, the demo had much better sound effects. What happened there?

-WWF Warzone and WWF Attitude were horrible games. Ugly models, boring entrances, weird move sets to perform wrestling moves. Though I still think they were innovative in some ways.

[Person of Color]

WWF No Mercy was, and still is, THE SHIT. Scotty 2 Hotty is the mother fucking man.

[blitzer]

Protected by Viper, on 19 February 2014 - 06:12 PM, said:

WWF No Mercy was, and still is, THE SHIT. Scotty 2 Hotty is the mother fucking man.

Yeah, I loved No Mercy. That was one of the absolute best wrestling games. Except when I had that notorious save erase problem. Did anyone have that? I had to return mine twice.

[Person of Color]

Yeah I'm pretty sure THQ actually recalled the carts for those affected.