2004-03-12, 15:47 | Link #21 | |
Fate/ Stay Night
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Has anyone played the 'Tales' series yet?
I loved Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Symphonia, and Tales of Eternia (I didn't like Tales of Destiny too much). Arche & Collet is on my list for best female characters in the history of video games Oh, btw, did anyone hear the news that there's a Tales of Symphonia anime in the works? Along with a Tales of Phantasia OVA coming out later this year? Quote:
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2004-03-13, 08:36 | Link #22 |
天使我爱你
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: With My Hime Natsuki-sama
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Wow,too many games to list... I'll list the most played in my collection...
Final fantasy VII,VIII,X and X-2 Suikoden 1,2 and 3 Tales of destiny I and II Tales of phantasia and eternia Grandia 2 and xtreme RE 2,3 and code veronica Parasite eve 2 and many more... |
2004-03-14, 04:02 | Link #24 |
Mr. Prince
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Age: 41
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As for FF series goes
FF6 best story period. FF 7 very good. and FF4 also very good. The rest were good but didn't leave near the impression those 3 did. Crono trigger was awesome and so was Cross. Xenogears is simply just too F@#king awesome, I love it. Xenosaga I like a lot as well. The suikoden series is good. Metal Gear Solid definitly made its mark. Arc the lad 1 and 2 tie together so wonderfully and 2 is especially awesome. If there could be only one pick though it goes to FF6. |
2004-03-15, 00:20 | Link #26 |
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I really don't think the story to ff6 was great at all and the game itself was nowhere near as good as people are always saying IMO. Some games that have really good stories are FF7, Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross. But the best story in a videogame i've ever played is by far Xenogears. The story is so complex and a good mix of fantasy and scifi. I found myself stunned so many times in that game.
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2004-03-16, 03:37 | Link #28 | |
Mr. Prince
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Age: 41
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I remember when they were making Phantasy Star Online how pissed I was because it wasn't going to be like the other ones. I still really think they should make another one like IV. Another memorable experince I have is with playing FF5 I kept telling myself " I can't believe the last boss is named X-Death". Fucking X-Death!!!! I still can't believe that square gave the last boss such a crappy fucking name. And this was after FF4 ( a fantastic game story and gameplay wise) so they have no excuse. |
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2004-03-16, 11:08 | Link #29 | |||||
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Tales of Phantasia
Valkyrie Profile (<- Highly recommend if you can find a copy) Final Fantasy VI Grandia 1 & 2 (Xtreme blows) Tsukihime (not an RPG though :P) Quote:
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I look forward to the American release of ToS this year. The Korean RPG by Gravity Arcturus is also very cool, but it’s a real pisser the official English release was canceled. Gravity later went on to make Ragnarok Online. By far, Tales of Phantasia is my favorite RPG, even if I loved the system in Grandia games. The characters combined with the plot were really moving to me. Its to bad Namco is a bunch of dip weeds and most of the original Tales of Phantasia team left to join Enix (later to become Tri-Ace and make Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile, and many more) Valkyrie Profile is a game I’m playing through right now (I’m nearly at the end of disc 1). This is another hard game to put down because the plot is so engaging and the system is so unique (seems similar to Xenogears, but not). If you can find a copy of this rare gem, I’d suggest you not hesitate to pay any amount of money for it, as it’s a very valuable game as far as RPG’s go. Its stupid Enix didn’t make another printing of this game, as it’s far more refined then Star Ocean 2, and probably has the best English VA job outside of Grandia 2. Xenogears is another RPG I have yet to make time for |
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2004-03-16, 12:23 | Link #30 |
Fate/ Stay Night
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Agreed, Valkryie Profile was a great game. The storyline (if you follow the best ending path) was very well done as well.
Plus you gotta love an RPG that gave you hundreds of thousands of hp Has anyone heard about the Tales of Symphonia anime series in the works? The Tales series has the one thing that many RPGs lack: Character Interaction. |
2004-06-19, 19:51 | Link #33 |
/Ultimate Magic Attack!!!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Time Warp/Future
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Best overall plot/story belongs to Planescape Torment. It's deep, philosophical, personal, no "beat the evil and save the world" stuff, but focusing on internal conflicts and struggle for self-salvation.
best plot/story that dares to be "different" is Wild Arms 2, you don't see another game where the main villain actually successfully saved the world by killing many innocent people. best side-story belongs to Xenogears. The main story of the 10000 year long struggle against "God" is just average, but the side story of the internal struggles between Fei's multiple personalities is absolutely fantastic. best character-drive story/plot is Final Fantasy 6, each character got wonderful stories and great personality development. best story utilizing time-travel concept is ChronoTrigger, I generally don't like time travel stories since they are cliche, but ChronoTrigger managed to get the time travel very well implemented and really works wonders. |
2004-06-19, 20:05 | Link #34 | |
外人、漫画訳者
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Austin, TX
Age: 42
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2004-06-19, 21:57 | Link #35 |
Back From The Dead?
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Canada
Age: 35
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Silent Hill 1: playstation
Silent Hill 3: Playstation 2, Computer <no need to play sh2 for the plot to be very effective since its not connected with them at all> Final Fantasy X: playstation 2 Final fantasy X-2: playsation 2 <the ending closure is worth it> Thousand Arms [not related to wild arms at all]: playsation 1 <cant find it anywhere :'( such a good game, with a dating sim part as well > Kingdom Hearts: playsation 2 and I second the Lunar series, just that comment makes me want to play them again (Lunar: silver star story, Lunar: Eternal Blue? both for playstation 1) LOL, and just for fun: paper mario: n64 <i loved it, dunno why but I did!> |
2004-06-19, 23:03 | Link #37 | ||
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Breath of fire 2, mighty addictive, and pretty fun. I like the plot and who turns out to be the "real" bad guy. One of the greatest games i've played on snes. Seiken densetsu 3, or secret of mana 2. This game is great, its just that. Multiple storys & endings. Colorful characters, and great battle system. Quote:
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2004-06-20, 01:33 | Link #38 |
Kurumada's lost child
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Let us not forget about some 3d games, such as Max Payne, Half life, Elder of scroll 3 Morrowind, System Shock 2 (The best FPS ever ) Star Craft (Best Strategy game ever ) Warcraft 2, 3, Diablo 1 & 2 ... mmm blizzar is just awesome at inventing stories
All of these games have an excellent story lines that make you stay in front of your PC for hours and hours
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2004-06-20, 03:30 | Link #39 |
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Yay, it's great to know some people have the same taste as me.
Valkyrie Profile Even though it's not your traditional type RPG, it's still my No.1 RPG. I haven't seen any RPG characters deeper, and a RPG battle system more fun. Try to get the Japanese one if you're able to; it's one of those games where the English dubbing isn't as good. FFV All other Squaresoft games are good too, but if I have to choose one, it's this. An epic of epics. Wild Arms 2, Tales of Phantasia, Grandia 2, Lunar EB, Suikoden II My favorites out of the classic RPGs. I thought the main producer of Tales of Phantasia left Namco after he made ToP and went to Enix to make Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile. That's why the other Tales games felt kind of different... |
2004-06-20, 03:31 | Link #40 |
/Ultimate Magic Attack!!!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Time Warp/Future
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I've played System Shock 2 for 9 times already! it's the best FPS/RPG hybrid to date IMO, and each time it's a different experience as I take a different profession/specialization. However judging from a pure story/plot perspective, it has a great story but not the best or deepest. A lot of PC games have a very balanced story and gameplay combination which makes you play them again and again, but Asian RPGs have the edge when it comes to just story/plot department.
Oh, and I think both Rhapsody of Zephyr and Arcturus The Curse and Loss of Divinity, two Korean PC RPGs, have truely wonderful stories. Am I the only one here who has played Planescape Torment? |
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