Am I the only one who thought Katamari was waaaaaay overrated as far as niche games go? Out of GC, PS2 and Xbox niche games I’m gonna have to say Cubivore for the GC was the best one. It was a mix of animal raising-animal breeding-rpg-beat 'em up. The graphics weren’t anything special(it was orignally for the N64 HDD) but the game was fun to play and very open ended. The game itself was just plain crazy. I’ve been thinking about getting a GC again (originally sold it 'cuz I needed the money) but if I can find this game it’s definatley(sp) on. One of the reasons why I bought a GC in the first place. God Bless Miyamoto and Atlus.
Currently trudging through MGS3, I’m not liking this shit at all. If it weren’t for the story and bosses I would have bailed a long time ago, I hate this new engine and camera system. :bluu:
Also playing Scaler for the PS2, its no R&C but for 20 bucks its pretty good and a cut above the standard crap.
uh oh…Cubivore is made by Atlus?! Good luck finding it then. It seems that their reputation is the “brilliant” plan of “Let’s only release about 203 copies of this game…anyone else who didn’t get it after that point is shit out of luck. Ha ha.”
I think they made Double Dragon for GBA, and I actually gave up looking for that game quite awhile ago.
Don’t give up hope, find this game anyways you can. It was published here in the States by Atlus but it was made by Nintendo’s Miyamoto.
I know I can still find it. I must. :karate:
<currently listening to T.M. Revolution - Heart of Sword>
So scaler is worth a $20 buy? I was halfway interested in that one, but there are somany crappy platformers.
I think I’ll check it out then.
Im about 3 levels into Blinx, and its pretty cool. The whole controlling time thing really rocks. And you actually have to think a little more than other platformers about how to clear the level. It took me 30 minutes to get through a particular room in the Hourglass caves, but it wasnt frustrating at all. The ame is actually very addicting. Its the first time in a while that I have stayed up really late playing a game other than Quake. I will definitely be getting the second one.
-AC
P.S. I caught that video game special on Discovery last night finally. Interesting shit about the beginnings of the industry. They had an entire segment on Miyamoto and other pioneers. I reccommend it to anyone who is interested.
Ah, it’s a shame you was disappointed and quit Sonic Heroes. You don’t get to see the true final battle/sequence.
*I’m surprised to see they still put the demo CDs in certain gaming magazines these days. Surely they realize how incredibly easy it is to steal those things, right? Back in the era of Dreamcast, I swiped every demo that came in that DCM or whatever it was called. Every single one…didn’t even come close to getting caught. Heh, today in Tower, I picked up this gamecube magazine that always has a demo…and noticed the plastic was perfectly sliced on the side…it said there were 2 demos, but I only saw 1 box in the plastic…and the box was probably emptied too. I wouldn’t have taken the risk at Tower though, they have too many cieling cams to worry about.
and that leads me to think…it must’ve been TOO EASY to steal shit back in the day before all this high-tech surveillance. I remember as recently as the 16bit era…I knew some guys that talked about how they could just slip 4 or 5 Genesis games in their pocket and walk out with no hassle. My friend “C” stole tons of PC games too. He ended up with so many “5-finger discount” games in his collection it was rediculous. Nowadays they’re crackin’ down with cameras everywhere, and of course the classic security device that’s set off at the door…it’s really too bad I didn’t steal way back in the 80s and early 90s…I could’ve gotten away with so much back then. And just imagine how easy it was before then…in the 70s, 60s, etc…before they even had the door/security device-alert things. I’m rambling now…
Halo 2 --I don’t think I can cut it in Heroic and certainly not Legendary. The Covenant Elite forces are just too good. I think their shields recharge just like Chief’s…so there is no “hit and run” strategy that works efficiently. Even dual-wielding a Plasma Rifle with an SMG…it still seems to take forever just to kill one of those guys. Then there’s the fact that enemies don’t seem to ever run out of ammo…fuck that.
It is a shame really. But the bugs were driving me nuts. I can handle a game that has a couple of control issues, but I simply cant abide the monstrous coding errors that were in Sonic Heroes.
And I really liked the style of the game and the levels too.
Playing FullMetalAlchemist & the Broken Angel. Shit, I haven’t seen a single min. of FMA but I guess the game isn’t bad. Its from Square Enix. My problem is that there is barely ANY voice audio other than during the movies. Being spoiled, I’d like all my games to have voice acting…even if its bad =\
Oh I can do without voice acting, ESPECIALLY if it’s bad.
I love voices in my games, but only if they are decent. Either that or in Japanese. At least if its in Japanese I dont know if its bad voice acting or not.
Yeah I taped that off TLC last year.
In fact, that segment about Tetris, the copy that Russian guy was holding during his interview, that’s on one of my Asian pirated multicartridges.
Ok, now my problem w/the game is that some of the movies are in english and others are in jpnse. wtf! Not even subs hahah. Jesus. FUcken Squre.
But yeah, the FMA game is like a mix of KH and… well it seems more fun than KH lol
edit : haha ok, now I know why the scenes are in jpnse. :sad:
Glad to see someone else enjoys Blinx. That was one of my favorites for the Xbox. 2 looks kinda whack imho but then again I’m getting old so I maybe I’m just jaded. I think me and the guys at the EB I used to live near were the only gans of this game when it came out. Great use of the Xbox technology and I wish more developers would take advantage of hardware like this.
Just beat The megaman anniversary collection. Great music. Nostalgia… Just got viewtiful joe for $25 and FF X-2 Non-greatest hits for $20. I bought VJ because everyone on this damn site swears by it. And all the game mags, too.
I played a bit of part 2 (blinx) with a friend on demo one day…it didn’t seem fun at all. The graphics were kinda not up to Xbox standards either, but maybe that was due to it being split screen for 2 players. Also, either you don’t start with time-powers, or the controls aren’t intuitive at all. Hopefully part 1 is much better than that…
Things really have changed regarding arcades…I went to a place today with an arcade(! in Memphis that’s a miracle.)…and I actually FORGOT to stop by there before leaving. This would’ve never happened back in the 80s or 90s. The arcade used to be the main attraction of any place for me…in fact, immediately upon entering any mall, the arcade would always be my first stop before anything else. Even if there’s just a couple of minutes before the movie starts. Eh, I wouldn’t have played anything there most likely…I just occasionally pop in to look around, plus they usually have a super-cute girl working there. Really, I have not seen 1 ugly girl work this particular Jillian’s arcade area…and yes, it’s always a girl. If there’s a guy working, there’s a girl working with him, and you can bet she’s hot.
hrrrmmm, well thanks to you and million for the warning on Blinx 2. I wil test drive it first before buying it!
But I am definitely having lotsof fun with the first one!
I’m now playing Panzer Dragoon Orta
I’m about to finish Sora’s story in KH CoM for GBA.
I stopped playing because I’m near the end and it got a lil harder, plus I was tired.
So tiredness + me losing to the same boss about 6 times in a row = me getting mad and throwing my GBA ( into a pillow ) then soft resetting it only to realize I didn’t save it so I have to REDO a buncha shit.
So yeah, I’m taking a break from that, taking a break indeed.
I figured out the other day that all the games I bought, well I’m just not playing.
I may sell them after I think about the prospect of selling them before I play them first. ( MGS 3, MP 2, and GTA SA )
I want to play FM 4 and Baitan Kaitos though.
I still just can’t believe that the bugs were that bad to you. The only thing that was buggy enough to piss me off anywhere close to that much were the bonus stages.
maybe im just a bug snob?
They drove me… buggy…
har har har
:rock:
In the words of the immortal Dexter “SUCCESS!!” I’ve finally made some progress in Metal Slug Advance. At first I couldn’t get past the first level but now, I’m at level 5. At first I thought this game was all about memorization but ater playing through 4 stages, I now know that twitch reflexes are also an intrigal part of the gameplay. You’ve got to be alert at all times when you’re playing a Metal Slug game. Man, am I thankful for the life bar in MSA. Screw the hardcore fans and their “Life bars sucks! 1-hit-and you die for life!!!111” mentality. I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen “Mission Failed” on my screen so I’ll take all the help I can get. Right now I plan to beat the game with Walter and then use Tyra and hopefully find some cards in the game so I can get more stuff.
As for Katamari Damacy, this game is just freaking weird. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say the king was tripping on acid. Seriously, that dude is messed up. Speaking of messed up, is it wrong to enjoy the cries of people, cats and dogs as you roll them up into your katamari? 