What, to you, makes a game epic/fun?

[Reincarnate]

Re: What, to you, makes a game epic/fun?

I've honestly never played Xenogears :< what are the plot twists?

[MrGiggles]

Re: What, to you, makes a game epic/fun?

Do you guys prefer plots with huge twists or something more predictable?

My favorite RPG's are Tales games, which almost always have fake endings. For example, in Vesperia,

SPOILERS

you finally defeat the big bad guy you've been working towards the whole game on the top of an ancient magical monument with epic boss music and dialogue, and then you realize you're only 2/3'rds of the way through the game. You spend the remaining third cleaning up after the bad guy's mess, and actually fighting against someone else who's also trying to clean up the mess, but at the cost of all human life.

So, pretty twisty there.

[Reincarnate]

Re: What, to you, makes a game epic/fun?

still I'd like to know what the big fuss was over Xenogears -- I always hear that the story was pretty twistworthy but I cbf to read the entire thing

[Shikari]

Re: What, to you, makes a game epic/fun?

Rubix, to put it as simple as I can: You control the incarnation of the first man on Earth, who will kill God itself.

The story has religion and philoshophy elements, and it is waaaaaaaay vast than this little one-phrase resume, but trust me, the plot is incredibly creative and well-made.

[Elite Ninja]

Re: What, to you, makes a game epic/fun?

My basic requirements to qualify as a fun game are:

Main
different from the rest of the games
doesnt take a day to COMPLETELY beat the game
multiple difficulties for everyone
memorable plot, characters, music, etc.
no REALLY crappy graphics
unlocking system

Bonus
achievments and goals to accomplish
a secret side quest after you beat the main storyline
multiplayer
makes you want to come back and play it again

Probably other things I could think of but I cant at the moment. Sometimes my taste changes though. Here is a list of my all time favorite games.

Megaman (mainly the X series and BN series)
Crash Bandicoot
Call of Duty
Halo
Donkey Kong (especially DK64!)

[yo man im awesome]

Re: What, to you, makes a game epic/fun?

I think pretty much all of the "Tales of" series will remain my favorite series, with Zelda at an extremely close second. "Tales of Symphonia" was the greatest, in my opinion, though I know many would argue that "Tales of the Abyss" topped it.

[ninjaKIWI]

Re: What, to you, makes a game epic/fun?

FFX was actually the only 3D FF game that kicked my ass with difficulty near the end (Braska's Final Aeon). Safer Sephiroth, though, from FF7? Wayyyy too easy.

I always had some trouble with Omega Weapon in FFVIII, but he's optional.