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Megaman Zero 2 is raping me rather badly. So I took a break and started on Metroid Zero Mission.

Believe it or not, I never played the original Metroid. Or Metroid 2. Every other one, I’ve played and loved. So Zero Mission is like 100% new content for me.

It seems to play a little faster than Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion. Also, you can wall-jump repeatedly off the same wall, allowing you to take some decent shortcuts if you mess around in certain areas.

It’s fun… but I already beat Kraid and Ridley in a little over an hour and a half… I’m wondering how much more is left…

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I finally 1-credited Thunder Spirits (TF III) on the SNES! :smiley:

I beat Ninja Gaiden.

Also playing:

Gradius Gaiden
Gradius 3 & 4
Galactic Attack
Raiden Project

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Right now I’m playing Street Fighter Collection (Super Street Fighter II Turbo) on the PS1. Though my heart eternally lies with Street Fighter II Turbo, Super Turbo is pretty solid when judged on her own merits. Too bad she was just pretty minor as an update, released in a time when Capcom had already upgraded the same damn game 3 previous times. Though what I really liked about this collection was the inclusion of Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, as I never picked up the original PS1 version of SFA2.

I’ve also been playing Final Fantasy Tactics. Another really fun game. Though the enemy is always way too overpowered. Having to fight random battles to get your squad’s jobs up to par to compete was a bitch. And though the plot has one the finest villain in the series, overall the characters are really bland and the plot, though not truly incomprehensible, is a bit hard to follow. Whether Matsuno, SCEA, or both are to blame I’m still debating though. As I said, it’s a great game, though it’s definitely the farthest FF from my heart as far as the PS1 games go.

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currently playing FF Anthology and Dark Cloud

I could tell that Dark Cloud’s weapon customization is gonna be deep as hell, and probably a little bit tedious

I’m playing 5 first, saving the best for last. BTW this will be my first time running through FFVI (dodges flames), but hey, better late than never.

-Fritz:D

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I heard that MMZ2 was TOUGH. It dropped to $20 so I’m gonna pick it up sometime.

As for the Metroid games, they are excellent. I beat Fusion a few months ago and loved it. One of my online buddies told me that Zero Mission was a bit low on bosses so I don’t think it is as long as Fusion.

Me, I’ve been playing a lot of Vice City as of late… with the cheats. (No flames, please) I like it, but all these two lane streets have got to go! I suppose its because VC is supposed to represebt Miami, but man, I miss the four lane roads of GTAIII. Also I miss getting money just for causing chaos. In GTAIII if you blew up a car, you were rewarded for it. Oh well. One mission had me offing some punk on a golf course. That sucker did not wanna die. I had to chase him down. I had gotten rid of all the golf carts, so he had no choice but to run. Instead of hitting him with my rocket launcher, I got into a golf cart I found and ran that fool over.:smiley:

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Metroid Zero Mission… finished! Man, that was short. Metroid Fusion and especially Super Metroid are still better.

Maybe I’ll actually dust off my old Phazon Mines save and actually finish Metroid Prime now…

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well after borrowing my cousin’s ps2 i can say this…GGxx survival mode is a serious notch against the exixstence of a kind merciful god. :frowning:

Super hyper lvl 300 uber gold sol makes me cry.

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DA GAME is currently trying to finish Contra:Shattered Soldier.THIS GAME IS HARD AS FUCK!!!1

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I got my copy of Seiken Densetsu 3 in the mail today. My first import from japan and it only took a week and a half to get here. Top tier condition as stated in the ebay description. If you’re gonna ebay something, I would highly recommend hit-japan :smiley:

Survival mode is too fun :smiley:

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Mario & Luigi: Good grief, I don’t know what Mario sees in that hoe, Peach. I practically had to baby sit that broad when I went into Tee Hee Valley. If she was off screen she got kidnapped by monsters. You know how many times I had to rescue that trick? TOO MANY FREAKIN’ TIMES!!! I have never been so happy to see a save point!!:mad:

GTA: Vice City: Man, am I loving this game. The musis is superb and the story is very interesting. There are tons of different ways to do things in this game. For instance, I was driving a sucky car and saw a nice-looking bike that I wanted. Now normally when I steal a car on the road that happens to be driving, I just pull my car in front of it, stop, throw the poor sap out, get in and drive off. Well when I pulled up in front of the bike, it stopped for like 1 second and then drove off! The nerve!!:mad: So I tailed the two on the bike for a short distance and ramed those muthas! Those idiots flew off that bike, it was hilarious! I then got on my new bike and rode off into the sunset.:smiley:

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Currently playing Ninja Gaiden for XBox, at the beginning of chapter 11. Christ, I love this game. It easily beats Shinobi on pretty much all levels. Can’t wait to play the classic NES Ninja Gaidens.

Ryu Hayabusa is the man.

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Picked back up on Final Fantasy X, or I’m going to finish it off this Friday and Saturday coming up. I’m about to run into some guy that I’ve heard is a pain in the ass and shows up multiple times in the game. I’m on my way to Lucca by the way, so I’m guessing I’m very close to meeting him/her.

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I’m playing Xenogears again, and I’m once again at the end. Xenogears (the robot itself) is so badass…This time around however, Fei was at level 80 in the first disc, due to some training in Shevat’s lower levels. Yamikei + Power Crisis = 10,000 HP damage per turn, and NOTHING survives. :evil: I seriously doubt people who say Citan is the strongest character have ever gotten that move… Anyway, at Solaris I killed Grahf in one shot, and then let Citan pound on Miang’s ass. Then I got to the second disc which is meh, but oddly enough didn’t bother me as much as it used to. I love that game. :slight_smile:

I’m also working with FFX-2, but I’m holding off on that game until I print out the 100% guide. I will never, EVER side with anybody that has “Yevon” in their title, so playing through twice and choosing both sides to get the 100% won’t work for me.

BTW, Ryu Hayabusa is the man. But I’m not really a fan on the new one, except for when he’s in DOA as the legendary 23 year-old badass who has already killed everybody and gotten together with Irene (or rather, Aileen in DOA), and not the 18 year-old “young buck” one in the new NG who’s still working his way up to the NES games.

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A lot of the crap that you need to do to get 100% completion in FFX2 will seriously detract you from enjoying it.

I’m currently playing Fatal Frame 2 and can’t wait to see the twins in their BDSM outfits.

THIS IS THE POLICE! GET OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP YOU PEDOPHILE!

Uh, gotta run…

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I actually played a couple of my old PSX games recently, but two I focused on in particular were King’s Field II and Legend of Legaia.

KF2 was good fun back in the day, and still didn’t disappoint (even though the graphics suck for today’s standards). That game had a lot going for it. It had some badass magic swords, like the Excellector (a growing crystal sword), and the Triple Fang (a sword with qatar-style triple blades, hence the name). Speaking of which, I just found out for the first time certain weapons actually have special moves. Anyone who has played this game knows the power of the Moonlight Sword, so just imagine that with a heat-seeking shockwave. :eek: There’s also lots of treasure hunting, although the treasure was heavily guarded. I mean hardcore stuff, like spikes in walls, swinging maces and trap floors. This game made you seriously weigh the consequences of getting greedy, none of that “walk in an area and clear them out” stuff like most RPGs. Another cool point of this game, you could literally kill anyone you felt like, story be damned. Of course, you’d have to pay for it in the long run, but you could do it. That was damn cool.

Ah, Legend of Legaia, this game was RPG gold. The battle system was frickin’ badass, these guys don’t need no magic or anything like that to kick your ass, all three main characters are martial artists. :evil: Of course, you still get summons, and weapons and stuff, but the focus was always the “Art” techniques. In particular, Miracle Arts (the ultimate attacks) were uber-cool. My favorite character in that whole game (and one of my all-time favs) is Noa. Noa’s the typical anime “cute girl”, she’s got pink hair, funny mannerisms (like waving her hands around like crazy :lol: ) and of course, really has a position of power in the world, like 90% of chicks in an anime, she’s really supposed to be a princess, surprise there. She’s literally raised by a wolf, Princess Mononoke style, so she really, really naive about the world. This makes for funny as hell scenes in the game, such as the “pimp” scene. :lol:

Spoilers, for anyone who actually hasn’t played this game and still plans to:

This guy’s been kicked out of his village for falling in love with a human girl (his people have wings and such). So, he’s wallowing in his beers, as his girl literally steals to pay for his living. So, enter Vahn (the hero), Noa and Gala (this badass monk guy), and they listen to his story. His girl calls him a pimp, so of course, Noa asks what that is. When Vahn tells her, she proceeds to kick the guy, Bruce Lee style through the bar shelf. :lol:

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Legend of Legaia: I also loved that game. I remember seeing a friend fight and beat Cort for the first time. I thought that it couldn’t be THAT hard. So I play through the damn game… Not only is it rather difficult, but Cort, that bastard, summoned Juggernaut during that fight (!!) and utterly killed all three of my full HP guys in one hit.

EDIT - And I don’t care how old this game is; I found the effects and utter formidability of Cort’s Juggernaut summon to be the best “summon” in any RPG I’ve played. First, Juggernaut’s massive hand appears through a portal and smashes you from under the ground. Then, the same thing happens, but above you. Each of these hits drains huge amounts of HP unless you’re guarding, and, in my case, Noa was already dead after hit #2. Finally, the Juggernaut’s massive head appears through another portal and destroys whatever you have left with an energy wave. I was devastated, but that minute-long summon scene was worth it. Funny thing; Cort never, ever did it to me again. I once even beat him within an inch of his life and waited for about 50 turns or so; never another Juggernaut…

Songi was a higher Kefka. Just as crazy and he kicks your ass every single time you fight him.

In fact, EVERY boss had a big area effect attack that just wasted your party. You actually had to make use of the defend/charge feature simply to avoid damage.

And no, I didn’t use the point card. Finally, a hard RPG that wasn’t insane like Star Ocean 2 came along; I wasn’t going to muck it up with an infinite-use free-damage item; I skipped it every time I could get it. But even then, I doubt it would’ve made things THAT much easier…

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Ah, Legend of Legaia. I used to have that game. Hearing you guys talk about it makes me want to buy it back. One thing I remember most about LOL was how hard it was. Even if you leveled up your characters, getting screwed in boss fights was still a possibility. I really liked that about the game. And Songi. Man, that dude was one bad mutha. He wasn’t so hard when I fought him the first time one-on-one with Gala, but when it was all three of my party members vs. him, MAN he did some damage!! Oh and I dig all three of the main characters were martial artists. As much as I love swords and all that other crap, screw it! Let’s see more of that in today’s RPGs!

Now if only they didn’t go and screwup Legaia 2…:bluu:

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I ain’t afraid of no damn FFX-2…I’ve got my 100% guide from GameFAQs, and time on my hands. Bring it. :lol:

And yes, Legend of Legaia was the truth. Vahn’s pyrokinesis and Ra-Seru w/ retractable sword blade > all. BTW, did anyone actually choose that retard Mei over Noa in the ending? :confused:

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Another thread inspired me to fire up the ol’ Uncharted Waters. Gonna be the baddest mofo pirate Europe and the New World has ever seen! Spanish, Portugese, Turkish…doesn’t matter, merchant or warship…doesn’t matter, they’re plunderin’ material!

Oh, and FFX2- Annoyingly distracting side quests. I mean, almost the whole fucking game is made up of side quests. And the fact that you can’t control anyone except those three annoys the shit out of me. Only Paine, and her bitchy got ways keep me going when I’m playing it.