heres the point of this thread. What are some games that when you put them into your computer or console you felt like you were playing something really really special and revolutionary. give titles, systems and reasons
Halo (xbox) Wow the fun factor was massive and i'll fight anyone (jk) who doubts it.
Metal Gear Solid 1,2and 3 (ps1 and ps2) Great games great graphics (even the first for its time) and benchmark stealth gameplay.
Splinter Cell (xbox) Improves some stealth elements that MGS inroduced
Prince of persia (xbox, ps2, Gamecube) You can slow down time run on walls what else needs to be said.
Games that make you go wow.
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GrubbTheFragger - Posts: 3940
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Cool idea 
Gunstar Heroes - Sega Genesis
Very wowish. The massive amount of enemies on screen, the stellar boss fights and genius level design, the clever weapon combination system, this game has masterpiece written all over it. It really blew me away when I first played it.
Advance Wars - Gameboy Advance
This really took my by surprise. It remains one of my all time favorite games ever to this day. If you've never played it, stop reading this and go by it right this second. Few games achieve the level of perfection this one does.
Ape Escape - Playstation 1
Seriously, what could be more fun than catching monkeys with a net? Clobbering/outsmarting/sneaking up on said monkeys, using all manner of nifty gadgetery, and then catching them with a net! Ape escape also has a killer control scheme, which makes playing it a blast. Really, it's quite fun, and made me go wow.
Halo - Xbox
I suppose this one is a given.
Punchout - NES
Ah, Punchout, where would we be without you? A lot less entertained, that's for sure. As far as I'm concerned Punchout was and is the motherload in pure pick-up-and-play fun. It's just a lot of fun, really, and still makes me go wow. Plus, some of the opponents you fight are sure to generate a few 'wow's.
That's all I can think of at the moment.
Gunstar Heroes - Sega Genesis
Very wowish. The massive amount of enemies on screen, the stellar boss fights and genius level design, the clever weapon combination system, this game has masterpiece written all over it. It really blew me away when I first played it.
Advance Wars - Gameboy Advance
This really took my by surprise. It remains one of my all time favorite games ever to this day. If you've never played it, stop reading this and go by it right this second. Few games achieve the level of perfection this one does.
Ape Escape - Playstation 1
Seriously, what could be more fun than catching monkeys with a net? Clobbering/outsmarting/sneaking up on said monkeys, using all manner of nifty gadgetery, and then catching them with a net! Ape escape also has a killer control scheme, which makes playing it a blast. Really, it's quite fun, and made me go wow.
Halo - Xbox
I suppose this one is a given.
Punchout - NES
Ah, Punchout, where would we be without you? A lot less entertained, that's for sure. As far as I'm concerned Punchout was and is the motherload in pure pick-up-and-play fun. It's just a lot of fun, really, and still makes me go wow. Plus, some of the opponents you fight are sure to generate a few 'wow's.
That's all I can think of at the moment.
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Felix - Posts: 2098
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star ocean second story(the battle system really took me for a loop and hooked me)
Final Fantasy 7( the graphics were amazing the whole reason I bought thePS1)
shining force 2(I played this game more then any other game I own)
Valkrie Profile(when your fighting a boss and unleash a series of special attakes it is a great feeling)
Metal Gear Solid 1 (The other two just didnt have the same effect on me as this one)
Final Fantasy 7( the graphics were amazing the whole reason I bought thePS1)
shining force 2(I played this game more then any other game I own)
Valkrie Profile(when your fighting a boss and unleash a series of special attakes it is a great feeling)
Metal Gear Solid 1 (The other two just didnt have the same effect on me as this one)
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Mi-Ru-Me - Posts: 328
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What, every game that's ever impressed me??
The first would likely be Super Mario World... It was my first intro to "better graphics"
The second would be Mario 64. It was the first truly 3d camera in a game, and it was incredible when it first came out. That was the last true revolution in game graphics.
Metal Gear Solid... Not only was it beautiful, it was a flipping movie and that was just plain awesome. Man, I love that game... MGS2 and 3 both impressed me pretty well...
I wasn't that impressed with FF7 (you know, with its static camera and mediocre character models) until I watched the one winged angel fight at my friend's house... That remains one of my favorite moments in video gaming... Final Fantasy 8 impressed me with it's beautiful FMVs right from the start, though, as did 10.
Sonic Adventure was my introduction to 128 bit gaming, and I would often stare at the environments in the adventure levels... They were breathtaking at the time. Really, the scope wasn't beaten until I played FFX... And more recently, Shadow of the Colossus blew that out of the water.
Silent Hill 3... I haven't seen a game that has human characters that look as good as they do in SH3... Wow... Heather is actually hot. Like, in a realistic way, not that stylized way that Final Fantasy characters can be hot. Heather, Vincent, and to a lesser extent douglas have very impresive models. Same goes for Henry, Eileen (basically just heather aged a bit) Cynthia, and both walters in 4, even though Jasper was really ugly... I cried when I saw the character models in "origins" I wanted my real Silent Hill games back...
That last game that impressed me visually was Shadow of the Colossus. Man, that game is just so incredibly beautiful! So far, despite the power, nothing on the new systems has really impressed me visually, with the exception of "Afrika" which I still have no clue about, though I like the way MGS4 looks, but I'll be playing it for gameplay and plot. The pretty graphics will definately just be a plus, as they aren't spectacular enough to warrent a play alone. As for in other ways things have impressed me, though
DDR... It's not pretty, but it's really fun... Um... On that note, we can include "Umihara Kawase" and "Wario Ware", both very addictive weird games... I can't wait to play the Wii version of Wario Ware... I was surprised at how fun both of those games are. That's all I can think of at the moment.
The first would likely be Super Mario World... It was my first intro to "better graphics"
The second would be Mario 64. It was the first truly 3d camera in a game, and it was incredible when it first came out. That was the last true revolution in game graphics.
Metal Gear Solid... Not only was it beautiful, it was a flipping movie and that was just plain awesome. Man, I love that game... MGS2 and 3 both impressed me pretty well...
I wasn't that impressed with FF7 (you know, with its static camera and mediocre character models) until I watched the one winged angel fight at my friend's house... That remains one of my favorite moments in video gaming... Final Fantasy 8 impressed me with it's beautiful FMVs right from the start, though, as did 10.
Sonic Adventure was my introduction to 128 bit gaming, and I would often stare at the environments in the adventure levels... They were breathtaking at the time. Really, the scope wasn't beaten until I played FFX... And more recently, Shadow of the Colossus blew that out of the water.
Silent Hill 3... I haven't seen a game that has human characters that look as good as they do in SH3... Wow... Heather is actually hot. Like, in a realistic way, not that stylized way that Final Fantasy characters can be hot. Heather, Vincent, and to a lesser extent douglas have very impresive models. Same goes for Henry, Eileen (basically just heather aged a bit) Cynthia, and both walters in 4, even though Jasper was really ugly... I cried when I saw the character models in "origins" I wanted my real Silent Hill games back...
That last game that impressed me visually was Shadow of the Colossus. Man, that game is just so incredibly beautiful! So far, despite the power, nothing on the new systems has really impressed me visually, with the exception of "Afrika" which I still have no clue about, though I like the way MGS4 looks, but I'll be playing it for gameplay and plot. The pretty graphics will definately just be a plus, as they aren't spectacular enough to warrent a play alone. As for in other ways things have impressed me, though
DDR... It's not pretty, but it's really fun... Um... On that note, we can include "Umihara Kawase" and "Wario Ware", both very addictive weird games... I can't wait to play the Wii version of Wario Ware... I was surprised at how fun both of those games are. That's all I can think of at the moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs Watch this movie なう。 It's legal, free... And it's more than its premise. It's not saying Fast Food is good food. Just watch it.
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Bobtheduck - Posts: 5867
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The one game to wow me the most would be the Half-Life series.
MGS, F.E.A.R., Zelda, and Final Fantasy also fit the category.
MGS, F.E.A.R., Zelda, and Final Fantasy also fit the category.
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Mr. SmartyPants - Posts: 12541
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The very first game that wowed me like no other was Ocarina of Time. (My very first Zelda game ever.) I had never played anything like it, and I didn't play anything else for the following several months.
Shortly after that I discovered Chrono Trigger. It was the first time I had ever played a game with such a detailed storyline and characters. From beginning to end, it mesmerized me even more than Zelda had at that point. Deciding to see if Square's other offerings were as good, I tried Final Fantasy VI (III), knowing next to nothing about the series and that it was actually an RPG like CT.
On the whole, FFVI ended up impressing me even more than Chrono Trigger. (They nuked the freakin planet in the middle of the game for gosh sakes.) This led me to get hooked on FFV, FFIV (II); FFIV (Fan translated ver.); and from there I figured out how big the RPG genre actually was and went on a crazy streak trying to obtain as many as I possibly could.
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When I got my PSone, I discovered a whole new slew of non-RPG games to 'wow' me.
Dino Crisis 2 - Best freaking action game Capcom ever put out. If you've never played this, hunt it down and buy it today. Ignore the mediocre Dino Crisis 1.
Resident Evil 3 - My introduction into survival horror. Still one of my favorite games of all time.
Metal Gear Solid - *insert everything others have already posted about this game here* By this time, I had almost forgotten about RPG's entirely. =3
Until my friend loaned my Final Fantasy IX, that is. I almost never returned it. =3
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Depsite the fact that Dreamcast didn't have much in the way of my interests, I still own one just for the sake of my treasured copy of Sonic Adventure. By all rights, it is still the glitchiest game I own, but the excellent gameplay tends to make it easy to overlook it's faults.
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Kingdom Hearts. I knew Square was either on the verge of something awesome, or something that would turn out to be one of the dorkiest concepts in gaming history. But, I had faith, and by the time I had reached Hollow Bastion, I concluded that the game indeed did not suck.
I nearly crapped my pants when I hit the '????????' choice in Olympus Colliseum and Sephiroth proceeded to pop down and annihilate me in 3 seconds. XD
Kingdom Hearts 2. Xemnas battle. 'Nuff said.
Shortly after that I discovered Chrono Trigger. It was the first time I had ever played a game with such a detailed storyline and characters. From beginning to end, it mesmerized me even more than Zelda had at that point. Deciding to see if Square's other offerings were as good, I tried Final Fantasy VI (III), knowing next to nothing about the series and that it was actually an RPG like CT.
On the whole, FFVI ended up impressing me even more than Chrono Trigger. (They nuked the freakin planet in the middle of the game for gosh sakes.) This led me to get hooked on FFV, FFIV (II); FFIV (Fan translated ver.); and from there I figured out how big the RPG genre actually was and went on a crazy streak trying to obtain as many as I possibly could.
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When I got my PSone, I discovered a whole new slew of non-RPG games to 'wow' me.
Dino Crisis 2 - Best freaking action game Capcom ever put out. If you've never played this, hunt it down and buy it today. Ignore the mediocre Dino Crisis 1.
Resident Evil 3 - My introduction into survival horror. Still one of my favorite games of all time.
Metal Gear Solid - *insert everything others have already posted about this game here* By this time, I had almost forgotten about RPG's entirely. =3
Until my friend loaned my Final Fantasy IX, that is. I almost never returned it. =3
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Depsite the fact that Dreamcast didn't have much in the way of my interests, I still own one just for the sake of my treasured copy of Sonic Adventure. By all rights, it is still the glitchiest game I own, but the excellent gameplay tends to make it easy to overlook it's faults.
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Kingdom Hearts. I knew Square was either on the verge of something awesome, or something that would turn out to be one of the dorkiest concepts in gaming history. But, I had faith, and by the time I had reached Hollow Bastion, I concluded that the game indeed did not suck.
I nearly crapped my pants when I hit the '????????' choice in Olympus Colliseum and Sephiroth proceeded to pop down and annihilate me in 3 seconds. XD
Kingdom Hearts 2. Xemnas battle. 'Nuff said.
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Azier the Swordsman - Posts: 3109
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final fantasy x - the first game i played for PS2. EVER. and i thought the graphics back then were pretty darn good.
pokemon (red version) - the very first video game i ever played. EVER. before that, i didn't know what a video game was.
megaman 8 - the first megaman game i played. it was like a whole new genre of gaming for me. i loved the vivid colors and the sound effects were pretty cartoony (that's a good thing)
pokemon (red version) - the very first video game i ever played. EVER. before that, i didn't know what a video game was.
megaman 8 - the first megaman game i played. it was like a whole new genre of gaming for me. i loved the vivid colors and the sound effects were pretty cartoony (that's a good thing)
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"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
- J.I. Packer[/SIZE]
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"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
- J.I. Packer[/SIZE]
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jon_jinn - Posts: 3261
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Thief Gold/Thief 2: The Metal Age (the almost pure focus on stealth in a steampunk world, heavy with lore but also great fun).
Impossible Creatures (the concept was brilliant - genetically engineering creatures combined from two animals, sadly the execution wasn't quite up to par - still a fun game).
Giants: Citizen Kabuto (a vast world, British humour, huge imagination, weird missions all in an RTS/FPS type game. Lots of variety also).
Impossible Creatures (the concept was brilliant - genetically engineering creatures combined from two animals, sadly the execution wasn't quite up to par - still a fun game).
Giants: Citizen Kabuto (a vast world, British humour, huge imagination, weird missions all in an RTS/FPS type game. Lots of variety also).
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Warrior 4 Jesus - Posts: 4844
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jon_jinn wrote:final fantasy x - the first game i played for PS2. EVER. and i thought the graphics back then were pretty darn good.
pokemon (red version) - the very first video game i ever played. EVER. before that, i didn't know what a video game was.
megaman 8 - the first megaman game i played. it was like a whole new genre of gaming for me. i loved the vivid colors and the sound effects were pretty cartoony (that's a good thing)
oh yeah. lemme add golden sun to my list of games that made me go wow.
golden sun - one of the very first games i got for GBA. when i got this game, i was extremely inexperienced in RPGs (i still am). i was REALLY surprised by the battle graphics. i was really addicted to that game.
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"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
- J.I. Packer[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]
"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
- J.I. Packer[/SIZE]
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jon_jinn - Posts: 3261
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After seeing it a few weeks back, I can admit to saying "Wow, Runescape really sucks" (of course, there's quite a few other games I know that probably fit that).
Anyhoo, alot of stuff people already mentioned: the (good) Final Fantasy games, MGS, most Treasure titles, etc.
Namely one that still sticks out is Sin and Punishment. I can't stress how much I love this game.
Also, Terranigma for the SNES. Still the only game to *almost* make me cry in the end.
Anyhoo, alot of stuff people already mentioned: the (good) Final Fantasy games, MGS, most Treasure titles, etc.
Namely one that still sticks out is Sin and Punishment. I can't stress how much I love this game.
Also, Terranigma for the SNES. Still the only game to *almost* make me cry in the end.
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Myoti - Posts: 2888
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Games that impressed me...
Well first and most important of all: The Dawn of War series of PC games. Not only do these games look awesome but they have great gameplay and sweet units (come on Space Marines and Tau? Can you get any better) I still love these games and likely will until Dawn of War 2 comes out.
Halo and Halo2 (Xbox): Say what you will but the story is great (especially when you read the books). The gameplay rocked and the Master Chief is without a doubt the coolest FPS hero ever...and I will lay the smackdown on anyone who contests that...
Republic Commando(Xbox or PC both versions are awesome): Grpahics where amazing and the gameplay...wow. When you squadmates will check each others gear between missions, when they will execute a door breach and chuck a genade through the door before charging in...its just awesome.
Killzone(PS2): This game runs on a PS2? Its graphics where awesome gameplay rocked and it had a good story...I just never noticed because I was enjoying the game so much
Well first and most important of all: The Dawn of War series of PC games. Not only do these games look awesome but they have great gameplay and sweet units (come on Space Marines and Tau? Can you get any better) I still love these games and likely will until Dawn of War 2 comes out.
Halo and Halo2 (Xbox): Say what you will but the story is great (especially when you read the books). The gameplay rocked and the Master Chief is without a doubt the coolest FPS hero ever...and I will lay the smackdown on anyone who contests that...
Republic Commando(Xbox or PC both versions are awesome): Grpahics where amazing and the gameplay...wow. When you squadmates will check each others gear between missions, when they will execute a door breach and chuck a genade through the door before charging in...its just awesome.
Killzone(PS2): This game runs on a PS2? Its graphics where awesome gameplay rocked and it had a good story...I just never noticed because I was enjoying the game so much
A nightingale in a golden cage
That's me locked inside reality's maze
Come someone make my heavy heart light
Come undone, bring me back to life
It all starts with a lullaby
That's me locked inside reality's maze
Come someone make my heavy heart light
Come undone, bring me back to life
It all starts with a lullaby
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Kenshin17 - Posts: 860
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Command and Conquer and Red Alert are classics, they were amazing back in the day, wonderful RTS games. Fallout is a great game impressive in its scope and story, even today, and System Shock 2 still is one of the best RPG/FPS games I've played, and still scary despite the old graphics. Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger, along with Final Fantasy 7 and 8, are my favorite RPGs, excellent storylines and fun gameplay.
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Warrior 4 Jesus - Posts: 4844
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Warrior 4 Jesus wrote:Halo's story is cliche to the extreme. Sorry.
Yes but it is done in the best of ways ^_^ but it was the gameplay that was the wow factor for me. Specially halo2 multiplayer
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GrubbTheFragger - Posts: 3940
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I was really impressed with the opening art and over all formant of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. The whole opening sequence had me in awe (then again we're talking to some one here who hasn't played the final fantasy games... *goes off to mope in a coner). Also the game inface was very much more strategy based than flat out fighting, which I enjoy.
Another game that made a statement in my mind but only held my attention through the intro was Shadow the Hedgehog. But after beating the first run through I got tired of it.
And one game that I enjoy for a basic factor of over all fun would be Super Smash Bros. Melee. ^^ That is one game you can invite a crowd over and have a great time playing. Lot's of unoffical team backstabbing... ^^;;;
Another game that made a statement in my mind but only held my attention through the intro was Shadow the Hedgehog. But after beating the first run through I got tired of it.
And one game that I enjoy for a basic factor of over all fun would be Super Smash Bros. Melee. ^^ That is one game you can invite a crowd over and have a great time playing. Lot's of unoffical team backstabbing... ^^;;;
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Julia M. (<-- My bff) wrote: You know what Grace, you take the whole "one step forward two steps back" saying to a whole new level. You just skip the forward step all together.
I carry the weight of the world
as the past is unfurled, but I won’t stop to
wonder,
Going through this life on my own made me as cold as a stone,
I’m a ship going under,
And I’d tell you this, but I don’t know how,
I’m caving in and I’m falling out and I can’t resist,
And I can’t rebound with the weight of the world as the world falls down... -Weight of the World by Saliva
as the past is unfurled, but I won’t stop to
wonder,
Going through this life on my own made me as cold as a stone,
I’m a ship going under,
And I’d tell you this, but I don’t know how,
I’m caving in and I’m falling out and I can’t resist,
And I can’t rebound with the weight of the world as the world falls down... -Weight of the World by Saliva
I ain't such a saint that I can promise to risk my life for strangers. Neither am I scum enough to sit quietly by while people are getting hurt before my eyes. -Ichigo Kurosaki
Current Anime Favorites:
- Bleach
- Elfen Lied
- Death Note
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midori45 - Posts: 37
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let me think
halo- the first-first person shooter I ever really liked. and the very reason I got an xbox
halo 2- only adds to halo 1
elder scrolls oblivian- wow, just wow. the scope of this game is huge. I love every minute of it
legend of zelda OoT- this is one of my all time favorite games.
legend of zelda TP- this is now my all time favorite games
all the metal gears- I just love the story.
and every one of the final fantasys. 6-12.
halo- the first-first person shooter I ever really liked. and the very reason I got an xbox
halo 2- only adds to halo 1
elder scrolls oblivian- wow, just wow. the scope of this game is huge. I love every minute of it
legend of zelda OoT- this is one of my all time favorite games.
legend of zelda TP- this is now my all time favorite games
all the metal gears- I just love the story.
and every one of the final fantasys. 6-12.
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SilverFang - Posts: 277
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- Location: the show me state
Games that "Wowed" me-
Legend of Zelda- The first game to ever make me go "wow". It's also what got me to become a gamer. I am extremely happy to see that the "wow factor" of these games continues to this day.
Super Mario RPG: My first RPG other than Pokemon. (when I played pokemon I had no idea that it was an RPG)
Chrono Trigger: Need I say more?
Gears of War: I still have not played it more than 10 minutes, but the time that I did play it I couldn't believe my eyes. The graphical strength of this game is superior.
Halo: Combat Evolved- First FPS to ever show me that shooters could be more than just run and gun/ twitch games. The amount of on your toes quick personal tactical decisions during multiplayer still wows me. (not so much Halo 2, though)
Xenosaga: Episode 1- This gave me new hope for deep and complex storylines in RPGs. (sorry, FFVII didn't do anything new or surprising; not counting one event)
Resident Evil 4: The only game in which the death animations are often worth having to replay the last 20 minutes of the game.
F.E.A.R.: Still remains the sole horror game to legitimately scare me. I love this game. Speaking of which.... I need the expansion.
Super Smash Brothers: First Fighting game that became more than just button mashing or memorizing button combos for me.
Spider-man 2: It made me say "Wow, a GOOD superhero game? This is awesome!"
There are plenty more to be sure, but I will leave it at this for now. xD
Legend of Zelda- The first game to ever make me go "wow". It's also what got me to become a gamer. I am extremely happy to see that the "wow factor" of these games continues to this day.
Super Mario RPG: My first RPG other than Pokemon. (when I played pokemon I had no idea that it was an RPG)
Chrono Trigger: Need I say more?
Gears of War: I still have not played it more than 10 minutes, but the time that I did play it I couldn't believe my eyes. The graphical strength of this game is superior.
Halo: Combat Evolved- First FPS to ever show me that shooters could be more than just run and gun/ twitch games. The amount of on your toes quick personal tactical decisions during multiplayer still wows me. (not so much Halo 2, though)
Xenosaga: Episode 1- This gave me new hope for deep and complex storylines in RPGs. (sorry, FFVII didn't do anything new or surprising; not counting one event)
Resident Evil 4: The only game in which the death animations are often worth having to replay the last 20 minutes of the game.
F.E.A.R.: Still remains the sole horror game to legitimately scare me. I love this game. Speaking of which.... I need the expansion.
Super Smash Brothers: First Fighting game that became more than just button mashing or memorizing button combos for me.
Spider-man 2: It made me say "Wow, a GOOD superhero game? This is awesome!"
There are plenty more to be sure, but I will leave it at this for now. xD
[font="Tahoma"][SIZE="2"]"It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things."
-Terry Pratchett[/SIZE][/font]
-Terry Pratchett[/SIZE][/font]
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Cognitive Gear - Posts: 2381
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Lon Porter wrote:I found Resident Evil 4 to look and play amazingly well. It really is an awesome game.
Guild Wars has some beautiful music that I find to be quite amazing.
Golden Sun really wowed me. Awesome graphics (at least for the GBA) fantastic Story, Characters, Battle System, Item System, Magic System, and a huge map(especially if you count the Lost Age).
Half Life 2 is pretty cool too with its nifty physics and great graphics.
GAH! 3 games i forgot to mention
Gears of War : Great graphics, Great cover mechanics and a cliche yet good story
Half-life 2 : Physics, physics,physics
Resident Evil 4: Wow creepy (not scary) fast pace, great story, great graphics
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