ITT, we talk about recent game purchases

[Laharl]

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Link's Awakening was one of the best Zelda games of all time.

I really, really, really want to like Wind Waker, but I just can't. I never made it to the second dungeon because I wanted to try after I sailed around for like a half hour trying to figure out where to go next and then died without having saved in a long time.

[Squeek]

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I didn't die in like, the entire game.

Sheesh.

[MalReynolds]

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Link's Awakening was one of the best Zelda games of all time.

I really, really, really want to like Wind Waker, but I just can't. I never made it to the second dungeon because I wanted to try after I sailed around for like a half hour trying to figure out where to go next and then died without having saved in a long time.

When you die, it starts you at the opening of the room you were in, I believe.


Anyways, my most recent purchases:

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Aresenal
Timesplitters 2
Jak and Daxter (Non greatest hits)
Jak II
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet and Clank

I got a paycheck and the gamestore was having a buy 2 get one free sale.

[Laharl]

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Ratchet and Clank = *thumbs up* I rather enjoyed the bits that I've played.

[MalReynolds]

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I've beaten all three, and then played through them on challange mode (which is New Game + but on a higher difficulty and you can upgrade your weapons even more), so they've got some replay on them.

[ToshX]

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Man, come to think of it, I haven't bought anything since I bought Tales of Symphonia in 2005, I've been playing online games instead.

Anyone recommend some games(even if already stated here) that I NEED TO BUY in a good order? I think Moogy would be good at this, and I really need to get back into console gaming.

I don't have a DS, a PSP, or a 360, but I have everything else. Try to name recent games, late 2005 at the oldest.

[Varia]

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MY GAMES ARRIVED TODAY

GOTTA GET PLAYIN WOAHMG

[Moogy]

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Man, come to think of it, I haven't bought anything since I bought Tales of Symphonia in 2005, I've been playing online games instead.

Anyone recommend some games(even if already stated here) that I NEED TO BUY in a good order? I think Moogy would be good at this, and I really need to get back into console gaming.

I don't have a DS, a PSP, or a 360, but I have everything else. Try to name recent games, late 2005 at the oldest.

For 2006, you're going to want Wild ARMs 4 (you might as well get 3 instead, though; it's from 2002, but it's like 10 bucks now and the best entry in the series), Disgaea 2, Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 1&2, Valkyrie Profile 2, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, Tales of the Abyss, Final Fantasy XII, and possibly Phantasy Star Universe, Atelier Iris 2, Baten Kaitos: Origins, and Shadow Hearts 3. Most of those just came out.

If you want a list from 2005 (or any other year), give me some time. I'll need to look up some dates.

Also, I highly recommend that you buy Persona 3 when it comes out in February. It will be the best game of 2007, hands-down. You may also be interested in Ar Tonelico, another neat JRPG that NISA is publishing in February.

Comedy option: If you're fluent in Japanese, buy the PS2 version of Utawarerumono in November and Higurashi no Naku Kei ni Matsuri and Fate/stay night [Realta Nua] in December!

Oh and Happy Sky CS comes out in December too.

[ToshX]

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I wouldn't say I'm fluent enough in Japanese to really follow a plot, so I'm going to have to turn down some of those games.

Other than that, well, Wild Arms 3, I just didn't like it. I mean, the game's just fine, I just didn't freakin' like it. Not my style, I guess. I can like some really odd things and dislike others. Maybe I'll like the 4th one more, but it isn't very high up on my list to be completely honest.

Out of the ones you've mentioned, I'm most likely to get Tales of the Abyss first, since I really enjoyed ToS, and beat it so many times, even getting to level 250 just because. It looks really good based on what I've seen in videos of it on Youtube and stuff.

Disgaea 2 has "Disgaea" in it. It's 2nd on my list.

I hadn't heard of Swordcraft Story until you posted it just now, but looking it up, it looks like something I'd like. Stupid question, but it's turn-based, right? If it were realtime, I think it'd just kinda kill the game, but I think that way of many games. I just like turn-based stuff a whole lot more. It's more tactical in a way, even though most RPGs only require some sort of basic tactic. In fact, I'd go into saying that I haven't really found an RPG that really challenges me mentally in terms of tactical. In some of them, it's even as lame as you can literally do nothing but attack for the entire game and use potions as needed with the excessively large amount of money you get out of battles. This game isn't like that, right?

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner also looks pretty good. Not much to say, really.

Final Fantasy XII...well... I dunno, we're back on the idea of realtime fighting. I REALLY, and I mean REALLY couldn't stand to play FFXI for more than, say, a week, before I just couldn't tolerate it anymore. Over that week, I may've played it for 10 hours at the maximum. Then, I'd end up quitting for months upon months. I mean, it's fun for the first few days that you come back, but then it really just gets boring, and that's assuming you only play like an hour a day.

Phantasy Star Universe is just something I'd play for the online gaming experience, and I don't really think it'd honestly last more than a few months.

Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny is another Nippon Ichi Game. I dunno, to be honest, I'm probably going to buy the other two first.

I've never played Baten Kaitos.

Never played Shadow Hearts either, but this one looks interesting to me.

Valkyrie Profile 2 is also one I am considering buying soon. It's probably 3rd on my list, or if I said something else was 3rd, it's still up there.

Oh and Happy Sky CS comes out in December too.

What?
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Yeah, I'm not much of a console gamer.

[Moogy]

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Yeah, hence "comedy option."

The WA series is one of my favorite series. :<

TotA is supposed to be the best Tales game. It's also only 30 bucks if you buy it from Wal-mart, and 40 everywhere else.

Both Summon Night GBA titles are side-view action RPGs with random battles, similar to Tales. The Summon Night PSX/PS2 games, none of which have been released here, sadly, are SRPGs.

FF12 is the best 3D FF game. Trust me.

Yeah PSU is retarded rofl.

I own every PS2 game NISA has published, so yeah. Go for the others first, though.

Baten Kaitos is pretty good. Great music by Motoi Sakuraba.

Start with Shadow Hearts 2.

beatmania IIDX 12th Style: Happy Sky CS

[Squeek]

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Man.

I really need to pick up a PS2 when they're dead and gone.

Katamari, Guilty Gear, Devil May Cry, MGS, Tales, and so on.

Maybe when they're $25. And the games are $10.

Hopefully people will still be selling them.

[Moogy]

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They're like 80 now. The PS2 is far superior to any other console since the SNES, btw, I don't know why you don't already have one.

[ToshX]

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He took the "cheap" and "logical" route of a Gamecube, even though the PS2 is hardly more expensive, if it even is anymore, but I'd imagine PS2 games will generally cost more since the majority of the games you'll want now for the PS2 will be more recent compared to Gamecube games. Besides, they released the Wii some time ago, so I'd imagine the making of Gamecube games is going to come to a halt in the near future.

[Laharl]

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I'd have to suggest Dawn of War for the PC if you still want a new PC game. It's the best RTS game I have played since Starcraft. I personally rank it as my favorite RTS ever made. The Dark Crusade expansion that just came out has one of the best single player campaign modes for an RTS as well.

[Grandiagod]

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They're like 80 now. The PS2 is far superior to any other console since the SNES, btw, I don't know why you don't already have one.

He hates Sony more than he likes videogames.

BTW, getting Bully today.