12-06-2017, 11:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-06-2017, 11:46 AM by Kelly MacAryn.
Edit Reason: FALLOUT
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Godhand: Hyperkinetic game-play, tons of weird humor, a truly kick-ass soundtrack, customizable fighting-sytles and a difficulty curve reminiscent of running face-first into a brick wall put it at the very pinnacle of the beat-'em-up genre. It's pretty retro at this point, but what's not to like?
Dragon Quest/Warrior 6: Even more retro, but tied with FFVI and Chrono Trigger for possibly best JRPG of the SNES era. Huge skill-tree, hidden bosses , hidden character-classes, and a pretty unique story as well. I played the hell out of this game. (It's predecessor, DQV, should get an honorable mention here as well. I just generally love that series, and the mid-late 90s when when it shone brightest).
Baldur's Gate I, II, and the expansions for both: Western real-time tactical combat RPG with endearing characters, tons of lore, hidden quests under practically every stone, an enormous spell list, and delicious delicious plot. Like, all of the plot. Yes, all the games I like are super-freakin' old.
Darks Souls I and III: Except these. Yes, the difficulty is appealing. Yes, I deeply enjoy ferreting out the lore, the story, the hidden implications. Yes, I positively adore the immaculately realized faded glory of a world where something important was broken, and a place that was once a home of heroes and gods, epic in scope, has been spiraling towards a final darkness for time immemorial.
But what I really love is some of the bullshit you can get up to. There was one time a fellow with a dexterity build invaded my instance while I was strolling around with a +5 black-knight ultragreatsword and black iron armor. Fortunately, I was near a free-standing staircase in a ruined tower at the time, so I just went on up, and he followed me to the top. I could see the moment when he realized he was on crooked staircase eight stories up, wide enough for one character, facing a guy with four times his reach. I swung once, he tried to dodge, and he rolled right off the edge and plunged to his death.
Good times.
Edit:
FALLOUT: I almost forgot fallout, and I would have had to do a truly vile penance of some sort if I didn't mention those games.
I didn't really like IV that much. But everything prior to that? Alternate-history 50's zeerust post-apocalypse scenario writ in-depth, Lore-heavy, sinister, larger than life and a little ridiculous? That's like my own personal drugs.
Also, Command & Conquer: both The Tiberian Dawn/Sun/Twilight series and Red Alert. These were the first RTS's to make me feel like a genuine badass, and the satisfaction of firing off a well-timed superweapon strike resonates to this day.
Dragon Quest/Warrior 6: Even more retro, but tied with FFVI and Chrono Trigger for possibly best JRPG of the SNES era. Huge skill-tree, hidden bosses , hidden character-classes, and a pretty unique story as well. I played the hell out of this game. (It's predecessor, DQV, should get an honorable mention here as well. I just generally love that series, and the mid-late 90s when when it shone brightest).
Baldur's Gate I, II, and the expansions for both: Western real-time tactical combat RPG with endearing characters, tons of lore, hidden quests under practically every stone, an enormous spell list, and delicious delicious plot. Like, all of the plot. Yes, all the games I like are super-freakin' old.
Darks Souls I and III: Except these. Yes, the difficulty is appealing. Yes, I deeply enjoy ferreting out the lore, the story, the hidden implications. Yes, I positively adore the immaculately realized faded glory of a world where something important was broken, and a place that was once a home of heroes and gods, epic in scope, has been spiraling towards a final darkness for time immemorial.
But what I really love is some of the bullshit you can get up to. There was one time a fellow with a dexterity build invaded my instance while I was strolling around with a +5 black-knight ultragreatsword and black iron armor. Fortunately, I was near a free-standing staircase in a ruined tower at the time, so I just went on up, and he followed me to the top. I could see the moment when he realized he was on crooked staircase eight stories up, wide enough for one character, facing a guy with four times his reach. I swung once, he tried to dodge, and he rolled right off the edge and plunged to his death.
Good times.
Edit:
FALLOUT: I almost forgot fallout, and I would have had to do a truly vile penance of some sort if I didn't mention those games.
I didn't really like IV that much. But everything prior to that? Alternate-history 50's zeerust post-apocalypse scenario writ in-depth, Lore-heavy, sinister, larger than life and a little ridiculous? That's like my own personal drugs.
Also, Command & Conquer: both The Tiberian Dawn/Sun/Twilight series and Red Alert. These were the first RTS's to make me feel like a genuine badass, and the satisfaction of firing off a well-timed superweapon strike resonates to this day.