Gaming Loves You're Almost too Ashamed to Admit

[Karak]

So out with it.
Hardware, games, controllers, characters anything.
What do you like that you sometimes just don't want people to know?

For me;
Hardware-Logitech 2,1 speakers. 49.99 and they sound freaking awesome but if you admit it, tech lovers start shitting themselves.

Gaming-Two Worlds and Advent Rising.

[diablopath]

Animal Crossing.

I catch so much shit from my friends for it.

Also, Harvest Moon.

[ClannerDelta]

C&C Renegade. Every "serious" fps player around that time would give me no end of bullshit for loving the game.

[diablopath]

C&C Renegade. Every "serious" fps player around that time would give me no end of bullshit for loving the game.

I loved the game.
I still have it lying around here, somewhere.

[Karak]

C&C Renegade. Every "serious" fps player around that time would give me no end of bullshit for loving the game.

Amen!
I love that game actually.

[maharahaj]

Two games that always get flak in gaming conversations but I loved them:

Deus Ex 2: Invisible War
Dungeon Siege

[Wolvie]

I love a good easy game. I like to be challenged no doubt, but I love nothing more then kicking back and just being entertained without my skills being taxed too much.

[Karak]

Ok.
One I just realized after seeing another post here.
I think Thief 3 is the bomb. Like I mean I freaking love it. Beat it on XBOX then on PC and then back on Xbox when I got my HD projector.
I like it even more than the 1st two which I LOVED.

[Tron]

Mortal Kombat 3 with a passion.

[Aggort]

I second Animal Crossing. But I am not ashamed of anything else, not even my pokemans

OK maybe Katamari Damaci and Rescue Rangers on the NES, but that's it, I promise!

[Generation ABXY]

I'm not ashamed of any of it, but I suppose the oddest games I like have to be Pokemon, Viva Pinata, Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing. They seem particularly odd next to my other must-buy franchises: The Legend of Zelda, Castlevania and, right at the top, Grand Theft Auto.

[Mr. Murphy]

It's probably a little pathetic how many times I've played through Final Fantasy VI in my life, especially since it came out on the GBA. Lot's of people will admit it's a great game, but it seems like I always have a runthrough of it in progress for when I want to 'cleanse my palette' between other games. I really should just get over it already, but boy howdy do I love that game.


OK maybe Katamari Damaci and Rescue Rangers on the NES, but that's it, I promise!

Dude, those are two great games. Never be ashamed of them!

Edit: Can someone fix the typo in the thread title? We got the wrong 'you're' up in here.

[civil]

This (http://www.mobygames.com/game/pink-panther-passport-to-peril) game (another description can be found here (http://www.mrbillsadventureland.com/reviews/o-p/pinkpantR/pinkpant1R.htm)). I loved it when it came out. I bought it at Tower Records when I was heartbroken and wanted to zone out. I wound up loving every easy minute of it.

Yep.

[Karak]

Edit: Can someone fix the typo in the thread title? We got the wrong 'you're' up in here.

Holy crap didn't even notice.
Life goes on.

[BLeeP]

I've mentioned it many times before, and I'm definitely not ashamed of it, but Grabbed by the Ghoulies is one of the greatest (in the top three) Xbox 1 games, and probably in the top ten for that generation. I love that game so much.

[Mr. Murphy]

I've mentioned it many times before, and I'm definitely not ashamed of it, but Grabbed by the Ghoulies is one of the greatest (in the top three) Xbox 1 games, and probably in the top ten for that generation. I love that game so much.

I thought for sure you'd say Zero Wing.

[BLeeP]

I thought for sure you'd say Zero Wing.

You know, I've never bought a copy of Zero Wing, and I could never get the ROM to work on any of the Genesis emulators I liked to use back when that was fashionable. So I've never played it.

EDIT: Also, I just realized this was related to my username 8-P.

[Blue]

I've mentioned it many times before, and I'm definitely not ashamed of it, but Grabbed by the Ghoulies is one of the greatest (in the top three) Xbox 1 games, and probably in the top ten for that generation. I love that game so much.

Man, Ghoulies is fantastic. I got it for about 5 bucks way back when and it's one of the best games.

For me, it's Oni. I love Oni. A lot. I would kill for a sequel.

[pheriannath]

Title fixed. <3

For me, it's Ninety-Nine Nights. I think I was the only person on this site to smile when the sequel was announced.

[Mr. Murphy]

There are a lot of games I love that you guys would understand, but that I have a hard time explaining to some friends and family. My girlfriend thinks WoW is amazingly boring and my brother thought Shadow of the Colossus was clumsy and simply not fun.

[BLeeP]

Man, Ghoulies is fantastic. I got it for about 5 bucks way back when and it's one of the best games.

Let's get married, in a big cathedral, by a priest. If I'm the man that you love the most, you can say "I do" at least.

Seriously, though, it's great to know someone else out there enjoys Ghoulies.

Kat enjoyed Ninety Nine Nights a lot, as well, pheriannath.

[Mr. Murphy]

Let's get married, in a big cathedral, by a priest. If I'm the man that you love the most, you can say "I do" at least.

Seriously, though, it's great to know someone else out there enjoys Ghoulies.

Kat enjoyed Ninety Nine Nights a lot, as well, pheriannath.

I love that song.

Back in the NES days there was a game called Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom that I absolutely adored. I recently bought a copy in the box on ebay, and my friends will not stop mocking me for it. The day it came, they called me Princess Tomato all night long. Which was actually pretty funny.

[UnderHero5]

I love music from the Sonic games. Not the old ones, the new ones. Sonic Adventure and onward. So awesome! I even know the lyrics to most of the female vocal songs, and sing along. The games themselves suck, though.

I think that would be the thing I'm most ashamed of, out of all the nerdy things I do.

Other than that, I'm not really ashamed of any of the games I play. I love Animal Crossing (well, loved... little burned out these days), Magic Pengel, Graffiti Kingdom, Viva Pinata, and damn near any other colorful, cutsey games you can name. The brighter the colors in a game, the more I'll probably like it!

[BLeeP]

I love that song.

Back in the NES days there was a game called Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom that I absolutely adored. I recently bought a copy in the box on ebay, and my friends will not stop mocking me for it. The day it came, they called me Princess Tomato all night long. Which was actually pretty funny.

I haven't played that game in forever, but I remember that it's battle system was literally Rock, Paper, Scissors (not in the Dokapon way, but in the "I'm throwing rock and you are throwing scissors" way). Also, congrats on the boxed copy. How much was it?

[Blue]

Let's get married, in a big cathedral, by a priest. If I'm the man that you love the most, you can say "I do" at least.

Seriously, though, it's great to know someone else out there enjoys Ghoulies.

Kat enjoyed Ninety Nine Nights a lot, as well, pheriannath.

Stripes and Ghoulies. Well played sir.

[Mr. Murphy]

I haven't played that game in forever, but I remember that it's battle system was literally Rock, Paper, Scissors (not in the Dokapon way, but in the "I'm throwing rock and you are throwing scissors" way). Also, congrats on the boxed copy. How much was it?

Ten bucks plus shipping!

That game only had like three battles in it, and they were rock paper scissors. It had such a unique aesthetic, with all the heros and characters being fruit and vegetables, and the bad guys being "Farmies" and all that. It was my first foray into the adventure game genre (is that what you call games in that particular style?), leading me to other NES gems like The Immortal, Deja Vu, and that other one that I can't remember right now, which in turn led to the King's Quest, Space Quest, LucasArts games (oh man, Day of the Tentacle? Full Throttle? Fuck yes) and eventually leading up to Zack and Wiki. It's unfortunate that the genre has died out a little bit.

[JRR1285]

Hardware: I built a "Voodoo/Glide machine" a few years back to play all of the 3dfx games I missed. P3 700 MHz and a Voodoo 5500 (2 GPU's on one card) and 512 MB Ram. Found out it had trouble with a lot of older games and I had to use a Glide wrapper for some.

Games: Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front, and while quite critically acclaimed but much maligned by some people who consider themselves "true" Chrono Trigger fans, Chrono Cross is one of my all time favorites.

[ClannerDelta]

Chrono Cross is one of my all time favorites.

Chrono Cross was just a fun game. I wish they would have just called it Final Fantasy Quantum or some shit so people could just enjoy it for the good game it was without all the baggage.

[Mr. Murphy]

Games: Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front, and while quite critically acclaimed but much maligned by some people who consider themselves "true" Chrono Trigger fans, Chrono Cross is one of my all time favorites.

I didn't like Chrono Cross very much the first time I played it, because I was hoping and expecting something a little more Chrono Trigger-ish. When I went back and replayed it, I found I love that game.

The story and character development still doesn't stand up to Chrono Trigger, but it's got great music, a wonderful aesthetic, and an interesting story in it's own way. I didn't really need fifty playable characters, tho. I would have rather had more character and less characters, if you follow my wordsmithery.

[JRR1285]

I didn't like Chrono Cross very much the first time I played it, because I was hoping and expecting something a little more Chrono Trigger-ish. When I went back and replayed it, I found I love that game.

The story and character development still doesn't stand up to Chrono Trigger, but it's got great music, a wonderful aesthetic, and an interesting story in it's own way. I didn't really need fifty playable characters, tho. I would have rather had more character and less characters, if you follow my wordsmithery.

Can't discount anything you said. When I started playing it, It became painfully apparent that it was not quite the game it was billed to be. I have since beaten it probably over 10 times meaning Chrono Trigger is the only game to beat it in that department, though by a substantial margin.

Something else I am a little ashamed to admit is that I think I own 5 or 6 copies of Chrono Trigger in a few formats (3 for the SNES):o

[Mr. Murphy]

Can't discount anything you said. When I started playing it, It became painfully apparent that it was not quite the game it was billed to be. I have since beaten it probably over 10 times meaning Chrono Trigger is the only game to beat it in that department, though by a substantial margin.

Something else I am a little ashamed to admit is that I think I own 5 or 6 copies of Chrono Trigger in a few formats (3 for the SNES):o

I have two SNES copies and the PSX remake, which I beat a couple times even tho it had those pathetically horrible loading times. I would literally wait to use an item or equip a character until I had more than one reason to go to my menu screen, just because it took so frikkin long. Once I get a new DS and the DS remake, I'll own four. I find six to be respectable. :D

[BLeeP]

Can't discount anything you said. When I started playing it, It became painfully apparent that it was not quite the game it was billed to be. I have since beaten it probably over 10 times meaning Chrono Trigger is the only game to beat it in that department, though by a substantial margin.

Something else I am a little ashamed to admit is that I think I own 5 or 6 copies of Chrono Trigger in a few formats (3 for the SNES):o

I thought Chrono Cross was amazing as well, even if you take it as the sequel to Chrono Trigger. Also, 3 copies for the SNES? Two of those should have been sold before the DS release to get some monies, my friend.

[drobvice]

For me it would definitely be Animal Crossing. If I were 20 years younger, I would still be to old to play it. Jeez I just depressed myself but no man my age should be that interested in collecting fossils and paying an imaginary mortgage to a raccoon.

[Mr. Murphy]

For me it would definitely be Animal Crossing. If I were 20 years younger, I would still be to old to play it. Jeez I just depressed myself but no man my age should be that interested in collecting fossils and paying an imaginary mortgage to a raccoon.

I can't tell you how much I ragged on my 27 year old cousin when he set his alarm clock to midnight every night for a month so he could turn on a lighthouse in Animal Crossing. Even he admitted it was crazy, but he still did it. All so some small fuzzy digital animal wouldn't get mad at him.

He wouldn't change the console clock either, because that would be cheating, he said.

[LongStepMantis]

I own almost every DBZ and Dynasty Warriors game in existence, and still play them all.

I think people like me get our own special level in hell...it's over 9000!

[jpublic]

*looks around furtively*

I *liked* Ultima 8 and 9.

[Widgetcraft]

Final Fantasy VII: It isn't my favorite game in the world, or even my favorite Final Fantasy, but to this day I think it is pretty awesome. It's story, it's characters, the setting, and especially the music are all really well done. I even thought the materia system was pretty well thought-out. That was actually the last game that really felt like a Final Fantasy to me.

The Super Scope 6: I had a lot of fun with this thing when I first got my SNES. It came with a cart that had a bunch of mini-games on it, including a version of Tetris.

Dragonball Z Tenkaichi Budokai 2: This game was a whole lot of fun. The fighters are terribly unbalanced, but regardless, it's fast and has an almost Smash Bros.-like feel because of how simple the controls are (at least where fighting games are concerned). I really enjoyed unlocking all of the characters, and playing with my cousin, so it easily occupied a huge chunk of my time. I think I'll pick up another DBZ game once of these days, but probably on the cheap.

[Ancalagon]

Any Pokemon game. I love them, but I'm embarrassed to tell family and friends since none of them "get" the game.

Hardware: I love good keyboards and mice. I dont know why. In fact, I think I'm going to upgrade my current set just because they arent.... good enough (current set is a fairly basic logitech wireless set).

[Mr. Murphy]

The Super Scope 6: I had a lot of fun with this thing when I first got my SNES. It came with a cart that had a bunch of mini-games on it, including a version of Tetris.

Fuck yeah! I still have my Super Scope sitting on the shelf. Last year my girlfriend used it as part of a Tank Girl costume for halloween! Some of those games were pretty fun.

Thing is, I have the gun, the game and the sensor, but I lost the actual scope that clipped onto the side of the gun, so it's pretty much impossible to aim. I always have an eye open for a way to snag one on the cheap.

[Xydarc]

Heavenly Sword .

Edit: and JRPG's. I love the melodramatic storylines, character designs, battle systems, and the music. I have more JRPG soundtracks than I have movie soundtracks. I'll play through the most mediocre JRPG if I like the character designs.

[pomeroy]

Space Chanel 5.

Oh, wait, I'm not ashamed of that game. BECAUSE IT IS AWESOME.

[LongStepMantis]

Space Chanel 5.

Oh, wait, I'm not ashamed of that game. BECAUSE IT IS AWESOME.

It was one of my first DC games. I really enjoyed rhythm games like that and Bust-a-Groove at the time.

Also, I can't be the only pervy guy who thought Ulala was sexified. :p

[National Kato]

Scorched Earth-style games. Most recently, the Worms series - but only the ones that stayed true to the format.

[Wraith]

I liked Sonic Adventure.

I loved Chrono Cross.

I like Super Mario World better than SMB 1, 3, or 64.

Not that any of these are particularly embarrassing, but I'm usually the minority opinion on these games.

[LongStepMantis]

I like Super Mario World better than SMB 1, 3, or 64.

Not that any of these are particularly embarrassing, but I'm usually the minority opinion on these games.

Mario World is my favorite of all Mario games. Mostly due to how blown away I was by it when the SNES had it's debut. The graphics, the music...I was in nerdy kid heaven.
SMB3 is a close second.

[TheKeck]

Ok.
One I just realized after seeing another post here.
I think Thief 3 is the bomb. Like I mean I freaking love it. Beat it on XBOX then on PC and then back on Xbox when I got my HD projector.
I like it even more than the 1st two which I LOVED.
I love it as well.

Never played the other two. :o

Also, I never played a Fallout game. :o

I guess those are kind of the opposite of what this thread is about, but it still seems relevant.

[Gormanimal]

Scorched Earth-style games. Most recently, the Worms series - but only the ones that stayed true to the format.
Oh man, Scorched Earth is nothing to be ashamed about! Me and a friend still joke about the no napalm rules we would establish because it wasn't fair when that shit could leak under your shield.

[J Arcane]

I liked the Xbox version of Rainbow Six 3 better than the PC version. In a lot of ways it was a crummy port, but maybe it was because I had a brilliant team of people to play co-op with, or maybe it was the downscale on the crazy difficulty level, but I had way more fun with the Xbox port than I did the original.

[SilentScreams]

Definitely Viva Pinata for me.
I also really liked the Dragon Warrior Monsters games on the GBC/GBA. They're like Pokemon but with a lot more fine tuning to make a truly effective team and a crazy addictive breeding system.

[J Arcane]

Definitely Viva Pinata for me.
I also really liked the Dragon Warrior Monsters games on the GBC/GBA. They're like Pokemon but with a lot more fine tuning to make a truly effective team and a crazy addictive breeding system.
Man, I have DWM2, but I've pretty much put in down in favor of Pokemon. The game is just so damn grindy, and it doesn't make levelling your critters nearly as easy as Pokemon does with it's first round switch trick. And the wildness mechanic is just frustrating as crap, you're basically forced to rely on the auto attack because it takes for ever for critters to be tame enough to follow an order.

[torrefaction]

I'm with Karak. Advent Rising was fucking AWESOME. I'm not one of those gamers that can play through a lot if there's a lack of polish, but that game really made it worth it.

Also, I loved Gun and The Outfit. I'm sure there's older games too, but it's harder for me to think about whether or not other people liked them.

[ClannerDelta]

Gun

If I could think of any flaw with Gun, it's that it was too short. I loved it.

[civil]

If I could think of any flaw with Gun, it's that it was too short. I loved it.
Uh huh. Hope a sequel is in the works.

[Variable Gear]

Dating sims top my list of shameful gaming addictions. :o

[rvieira]

I hated FFVIII and loved FFIX !
also I still have my copy of The Bouncer and love to play it...

[inmostlight]

I kind of liked the Atari Jaguar controllers.

I don't even want to think about how much time I've spent playing Popcap style "casual" games involving anagrams or jewel matching.

[itchyeyes]

I'm with Karak. Advent Rising was fucking AWESOME. I'm not one of those gamers that can play through a lot if there's a lack of polish, but that game really made it worth it.
You know, I would be right there with you if a game ending bug had not shown up for me pretty much right before ending. I don't think I've ever been so angry at a game.

[Xydarc]

I hated FFVIII and loved FFIX !
also I still have my copy of The Bouncer and love to play it...
Final Fantasy 8 is my 2nd fave FF of all time, behind FF Tactics. In fact, I'm aboot to rip it and drop it onto my PSP.:)

[rvieira]

Final Fantasy 8 is my 2nd fave FF of all time, behind FF Tactics. In fact, I'm aboot to rip it and drop it onto my PSP.:)

I think my psp doesn't like square RPGs, I only was able to run Xenogears and FFVII. All the others (PS1) FF RPGs and chrono cross I have tried doesn't work.

I really want to replay Chrono Cross, but it looked like shit on the ps3...

[Froghourt]

Uh there is so much. I would probably have to say the Europa Universalis series. It is kinda hard to explain to your friends that you enjoy micromanaging an empire down to the smallest detail in government ideology and trade income. For most people it just sounds so boring and lifeless.

Then again a fair amount of my friends love Football Manager, which I couldn't figure out at all.

[Restlessavenger]

For me it would have to be Beetle Adventure Racing back on the N64. For a game that was basically a giant marketing campaign for the new Beetle (a $60 version of Yaris). The gameplay was solid, and my roommate and I would spend hours playing through that game, trying to find all the shortcuts and locate all the unlocks.

[ClannerDelta]

I hated FFVIII and loved FFIX !

How is this something to be ashamed of? FFIX was indeed superior.

FFVIII... Squall and that hyper fuckhead ruined any enjoyment that might be garnered.

[jpublic]

Okay, here's some more:

I liked Chrono Cross, Legend of Mana, and Threads of Fate.
FF8 is my favorite of all FFs.
I liked Lords of Magic.
I liked both Elite Force games.

[Karmakin]

Chameleon Twist 1 and 2 for the N64. Cutsey games, but they're actually VERY good platformers with a lot of interesting challenges.

I was quite addicted to the uneven bars minigame in CT2 for quite a while.

[Variable Gear]

FFVIII... Squall and that hyper fuckhead ruined any enjoyment that might be garnered.
FF games are all about the game system, and FFVIII had one of the worst in the series.

I agree that the story was a little too overbearing, but it was the draw system that made me give up.

[ClannerDelta]

FF games are all about the game system, and FFVIII had one of the worst in the series.

I agree that the story was a little too overbearing, but it was the draw system that made me give up.

Recently watching Spoony's 10 minute rant on the Draw system made me remember all too well how much I hated it.

[BlackPete]

FF games are all about the game system, and FFVIII had one of the worst in the series.

I agree that the story was a little too overbearing, but it was the draw system that made me give up.

It was the levelling system that killed it for me. The more you level up, the harder the game gets. This.... ran counter to every single RPG I'd ever played.

[Ondo]

FF games are all about the game system, and FFVIII had one of the worst in the series.
I'll agree FFVII's game system was one of the worst in the series - but FF games are all about the story and the characters, and that's why VIII is my favorite.

[LongStepMantis]

How is this something to be ashamed of? FFIX was indeed superior.

FFVIII... Squall and that hyper fuckhead ruined any enjoyment that might be garnered.

I always say this about FFVIII...if your main character's most common line of dialogue is "....." you done fucked up. I also found the draw system to be mind-numbing and I play lots of RPGs.
It just wasn't for me, my buddy loves it. To each their own.

[rvieira]

How is this something to be ashamed of? FFIX was indeed superior.

FFVIII... Squall and that hyper fuckhead ruined any enjoyment that might be garnered.

I once got punched in the face for saying that FFVIII is not good... the guy who punched me has a son named Squall, and most of people in my country can even say this name correctly....

[Blue]

I actually need to track down copies of FF VII-IX again. Sold mine quite some time back and haven't been able to find them in stores since and I really don't want to resort to ebay. This thread is making me yearn for some older JRPG "goodness". May even try and nab Chrono Cross while I'm at it.

I'm a sucker for random battles. And Vivi.

[Ondo]

I actually need to track down copies of FF VII-IX again. Sold mine quite some time back and haven't been able to find them in stores since and I really don't want to resort to ebay.
VII may be hard to find, but VIII and IX are both available on Amazon - for $20 and $15, respectively. And Toys R Us has both for $20, and is currently running a promotion where you can buy 1 $20 or less game and get another 50% off.

[Blue]

VII may be hard to find, but VIII and IX are both available on Amazon - for $20 and $15, respectively. And Toys R Us has both for $20, and is currently running a promotion where you can buy 1 $20 or less game and get another 50% off.

Huh. We just got a Toys near me...I may have to check that out. And if all else fails, that's good to know about Amazon. Appreciate the heads-up.

[Xydarc]

Recently watching Spoony's 10 minute rant on the Draw system made me remember all too well how much I hated it.
The Draw System was definitely not for the faint of heart. But I loved the customization it allowed.

[LongStepMantis]

Recently watching Spoony's 10 minute rant on the Draw system made me remember all too well how much I hated it.

I got shafted so hard by the draw system the first time I tried playing the game.

I figured more is better, since you bound them to your stats, so I set out to collect 99 of every spell I could get. Shortly into the game, I realized that you don't have unlimited or even large amounts of space to store the draws so I couldn't draw any of the new spells I encountered. Then, to my horror, I realized you could only get rid of them by casting them one-at-a-fucking-time. If there is a way to syphon them off, I hadn't reached the point where I could use it yet or know how. I made it through around 50 fires before I just said fuck it and quit.

[Tron]

The helicopter game (http://www.addictinggames.com/helicopter.html) at Addicting Games.

[Generation ABXY]

Dating sims top my list of shameful gaming addictions. :o

Boy, when you say you play "a bit of everything," you mean it. I shall look at you in a whole new light now, Variable.

[Variable Gear]

Boy, when you say you play "a bit of everything," you mean it. I shall look at you in a whole new light now, Variable.
Note: I didn't play any dating sims last weekend, but I try to fit them in here and there.

They are a sort of gaming comfort food for me. :o

[Penndenski]

rocket robot on wheels. hahaha
great game.

[Typical Michael]

Its good to see people not utterly tearing FFIX apart, since its one of my favourite games of all time. I still try to track down any swag I can, 8 years after its release. Not much left.

[JRR1285]

I think my psp doesn't like square RPGs, I only was able to run Xenogears and FFVII. All the others (PS1) FF RPGs and chrono cross I have tried doesn't work.

I really want to replay Chrono Cross, but it looked like shit on the ps3...

I can help you out with Chrono Cross on the PSP and you can use old save files aswell.;) It runs fantastic btw.


I actually need to track down copies of FF VII-IX again. Sold mine quite some time back and haven't been able to find them in stores since and I really don't want to resort to ebay. This thread is making me yearn for some older JRPG "goodness". May even try and nab Chrono Cross while I'm at it.

I'm a sucker for random battles. And Vivi.

http://www.gameexpress.com/product_list.cfm?Department=PSX&Category=&Publisher=SQUARE%20ENIX&GameRating=&GameType=&Price=&Alpha=&SearchCriteria=&MiscFeatures=&Section=SQUARE%20ENIX&Multiplayer=

[TheKeck]

The helicopter game (http://www.addictinggames.com/helicopter.html) at Addicting Games.
That is pretty addicting.

Is it weird, though, that it took me about 15 tries to beat the score I got on my very first try, and then about another 15 to beat that score? :confused:

[jpublic]

I'll say it again, I loved FFVIII. It was the first of the PS1 FFs I finished, and the only one I finished twice. I dfound the draw/junction system to be truly fun - once you figured out the principles (what to junction where) you could do some downright entertaining things with it.

[JRR1285]

I'll say it again, I loved FFVIII. It was the first of the PS1 FFs I finished, and the only one I finished twice. I dfound the draw/junction system to be truly fun - once you figured out the principles (what to junction where) you could do some downright entertaining things with it.

I don't get the hate on the junction system either... I remember setting up Squall to absorb all elements and inflict instant death on many enemies. It was a system with nearly infinite possibilities.

[torrefaction]

The junction system was cool...it was the story in FFVIII that I couldn't stand.

[ClannerDelta]

I don't get the hate on the junction system either... I remember setting up Squall to absorb all elements and inflict instant death on many enemies. It was a system with nearly infinite possibilities.

Junctions are cool, Drawing is not. Don't confuse the two. :p

[BLeeP]

Dating sims top my list of shameful gaming addictions. :o

I knew we had something going on. I had to cancel my pre-order for Princess Waltz because of a lack of fundage 8-(. And that one was a dating sim built around a card battling game! Damn, I just

JIZZED IN MY PANTS

Anyway, Final Fantasy VIII IS the best Final Fantasy (IMO), X is the worst (you talk about it being dumb that the main character doesn't talk, but who the fuck wants to listen to super jock extreme Tidus?) AND

Super Mario Bros. 2 is my all time favorite Mario game, best platforming game ever, and I don't care if it's not actually one of the previously mentioned things.


WHOOOOOOOO!

[Ink Asylum]

The Sims games. Love 'em.

[Mr. Murphy]

The N64 controller. I always loved it.

[LongStepMantis]

Junctions are cool, Drawing is not. Don't confuse the two. :p

This. The reason I ended up in the situation I described in my last post was specifically because I was excited about junctions. I fully appreciate the payoff of being able to modify your character to suit your current needs.

What FFVIII ended up being for me was a series of great ideas tied to horrible ideas.

Junctioning, Good + Drawing, Terrible

Even the card mini game felt the same way to me.

Card game, Good + Variable rulesets that spread like herpes, Terrible

[Mr. Murphy]

This. The reason I ended up in the situation I described in my last post was specifically because I was excited about junctions. I fully appreciate the payoff of being able to modify your character to suit your current needs.

What FFVIII ended up being for me was a series of great ideas tied to horrible ideas.

Junctioning, Good + Drawing, Terrible

Even the card mini game felt the same way to me.

Card game, Good + Variable rulesets that spread like herpes, Terrible

I always ended up using a turbo controller and reading a book while my characters drew a hundred spells from each sleeping enemy.

You shouldn't have to have a book handy to keep entertained while playing a game. But maybe you were never intended to draw a hundred spells everytime you found a new one, either. I always did.

[LongStepMantis]

I always ended up using a turbo controller and reading a book while my characters drew a hundred spells from each sleeping enemy.

You shouldn't have to have a book handy to keep entertained while playing a game. But maybe you were never intended to draw a hundred spells everytime you found a new one, either. I always did.

Exactly. Every time I encountered a new spell I had to draw from it until everyone was maxed. Because the junction system's potency was directly related to how many of a spell you had, I never saw any reason not to.
Until I ran out of space...

[Mr. Murphy]

Exactly. Every time I encountered a new spell I had to draw from it until everyone was maxed. Because the junction system's potency was directly related to how many of a spell you had, I never saw any reason not to.
Until I ran out of space...

Yeah, you get to a point where you're getting rid of all your early magic so you can draw some awesome new spell.

Man, that game was pretty awesome, I think I'll give it another runthrough soon. It's been a long time.

Remember the opening sequence? Still one of the more badass Final Fantasy cinematics. And in my opinion, FFVIII had the best ending out of all the games, except maaaaybe for X. Maybe.

The story during the game does get pretty wonky for a while, tho.

[LongStepMantis]

Yeah, you get to a point where you're getting rid of all your early magic so you can draw some awesome new spell.

Man, that game was pretty awesome, I think I'll give it another runthrough soon. It's been a long time.

Remember the opening sequence? Still one of the more badass Final Fantasy cinematics. And in my opinion, FFVIII had the best ending out of all the games, except maaaaybe for X. Maybe.

The story during the game does get pretty wonky for a while, tho.

I still think the story would have benefited from giving half of Zell's over-excitement to Squall. Zell would seem like less of a speed freak and Squall might not be so emo. ;)

[Karak]

The "Duke" XBOX controller.
My mitts must of have been the ones they used to make the controller. I LOVED it. Loved the continuation of the buttons up the face loved the heft of it.

[Mr. Murphy]

I still think the story would have benefited from giving half of Zell's over-excitement to Squall. Zell would seem like less of a speed freak and Squall might not be so emo. ;)

Yeah, pretty much. Squall was the lamest FF character ever.

"..." is not a catchphrase!

[rvieira]

I can help you out with Chrono Cross on the PSP and you can use old save files aswell.;) It runs fantastic btw.

Thanks !!! I will PM some questions to you.

[Virtual Machine]

Two Words
Advent Rising
Hellgate: London

Three duds that i can't stop playing. LOVE these games.

Aslo: There are a shitload of games listed that no one should be ashamed of by any stretch. Come on people!

[Ancalagon]

The helicopter game (http://www.addictinggames.com/helicopter.html) at Addicting Games.

Godamnit, that is addicting. And I'm at work.

[Karak]

Two Words
Advent Rising
Hellgate: London

Three duds that i can't stop playing. LOVE these games.


...dude are you me?

:)

[Virtual Machine]

...dude are you me?

:)

I could ask you the same question. :)

[Tron]

Godamnit, that is addicting. And I'm at work.

I've squandered many hours at work playing that damn game...before that it was that paper tossing game where you have to shoot the crumpled up paper into the waste can.

[Karak]

I could ask you the same question. :)

I asked first ahha!
Seriously though. Its nice to know I am not alone on those games.
ESPECIALLY Advent which is near and dear to my heart.

[n00bian]

im not ashamed of any game i ever played




(elite beat agents maybe)

[JayVe]

Beach Spikers - Best volleyball game evarz,

http://www.videogamecritic.net/images/gc/beach_spikers.jpg
..but every time I put it in around new people I get the look of, "Oh yeah. Womens beach volleyball? We KNOW why you like this game."



You could put me down for Pokémon and Animal Crossing, but I'm not ashamed about those at all.

[Gorvi]

I can't think of a single game I like that I'm ashamed of. Even Rhapsody. :p

[President Fred]

Beach Spikers - Best volleyball game evarz,

Yeah I've never really been ashamed of any game but that's as close as I came. Man that game was addictive and fun and the multiplayer was, like virtua tennis, so simple and yet you could keep playing forever. I played that more than I am proud of.

[PaniPoniDoom]

I would have to say i am pretty fucking ashamed of liking Bully for the PS2 like i never completed the game but spending about 10 hours being a shithead to other brittish children was a mild guilty pleasure

[pomeroy]

I would have to say i am pretty fucking ashamed of liking Bully for the PS2 like i never completed the game but spending about 10 hours being a shithead to other brittish children was a mild guilty pleasure

Dude, why would you be ashamed of liking Bully? That's like the best game Rockstar has ever made.

[Generation ABXY]

Dude, why would you be ashamed of liking Bully? That's like the best game Rockstar has ever made.

If that was a slight towards the Grand Theft Auto series, than them's fightin' words. If not, than I must play Bully.

[SilentScreams]

I liked Bully, but for me, GTA IV is the best game Rockstar has made.

[ClannerDelta]

Ooo, Earth and Beyond. I loved that game. Like EvE, but without spreadsheets or much of anything.

[Purple Santa]

If that was a slight towards the Grand Theft Auto series, than them's fightin' words. If not, than I must play Bully.

Go play this game. It can be had for cheap...one of R* best games.

[Generation ABXY]

I may do that; I was eyeing the Wii version at one point.

[JRR1285]

I got shafted so hard by the draw system the first time I tried playing the game.

I figured more is better, since you bound them to your stats, so I set out to collect 99 of every spell I could get. Shortly into the game, I realized that you don't have unlimited or even large amounts of space to store the draws so I couldn't draw any of the new spells I encountered. Then, to my horror, I realized you could only get rid of them by casting them one-at-a-fucking-time. If there is a way to syphon them off, I hadn't reached the point where I could use it yet or know how. I made it through around 50 fires before I just said fuck it and quit.

Had to look it up because I could not remember but hitting the Square button should trash the highlighted magic.

I always ended up using a turbo controller and reading a book while my characters drew a hundred spells from each sleeping enemy.

You shouldn't have to have a book handy to keep entertained while playing a game. But maybe you were never intended to draw a hundred spells everytime you found a new one, either. I always did.

The best way to get magic aside from certain spells was to use the refining ability of your GF's. Admittedly Final Fantasy VIII initially really put me off until the game started cranking through the story and the Draw/Junction system started making more sense.

[Disgustipated]

I loved Perfect Dark Zero, and still think the jungle level is one of the best looking levels in an FPS ever.

[KingGorilla]

I have eclectic tastes. From an outsider perspective, someone who plays as much CoH or as many shooters as I have should deny his love of Peggle or Desktop Tower Defense.

But if you, as a grown male, can play Peggle with an audience, you truly do not care what others think.

[MalReynolds]

Viva Pinata lol

[fishinBULL]

Spiro the Dragon

[Virtual Machine]

I loved Perfect Dark Zero, and still think the jungle level is one of the best looking levels in an FPS ever.

It was certainly prettier than the jungle level in Halo 3. ;)

[torrefaction]

Perfect Dark Zero was like...the worst game ever.

[JayVe]

Perfect Dark Zero was like...the worst game ever.

Thank you! I agree.:D

[Tayaya]

Train sims. I love me some fucking train sims. I could play Densha de Go FINAL all day long, and be one happy guy. They're boring as hell to watch, and granted when you play you don't really do much outside of watch for signals and speed up/slow down accordingly, but it's hard to put to words just how friggin' hard it can be to get to your destination on time (and remember in japan "on time" is a 10 second window before/after the posted arrival time), and then to stop right on the money where you're supposed to.

I have a full and complete understanding of why Japan's train operators are some stressed out dudes, and yet I still want to be one.

[torrefaction]

Thank you! I agree.:D

It's one of very, very few games I've sold to EB games. I think I got to the third level and decided it wasn't worth my time. What a crappy, horrible game, all around.

[EternalGamer]

It's one of very, very few games I've sold to EB games. I think I got to the third level and decided it wasn't worth my time. What a crappy, horrible game, all around.

Well, I can assure you that it never actually becomes very good. I beat the game and never was able to convince myself I was really having much fun. And for all that work I got like a whopping 40 achievement points.

[biosc1]

Train sims. I love me some fucking train sims. I could play Densha de Go FINAL all day long, and be one happy guy. They're boring as hell to watch, and granted when you play you don't really do much outside of watch for signals and speed up/slow down accordingly, but it's hard to put to words just how friggin' hard it can be to get to your destination on time (and remember in japan "on time" is a 10 second window before/after the posted arrival time), and then to stop right on the money where you're supposed to.

I have a full and complete understanding of why Japan's train operators are some stressed out dudes, and yet I still want to be one.

Nothing to be ashamed about that...unless you actually got the controllers to go with the games ;)
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/7580/denshacontrollerfiq7.jpg

Looks like there's a game coming for the Wii ;)
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8232/denshagoqjpreviewth3ox8.jpg

[yeti]

I'm late to the party but wanted to throw my twopenneth worth in.

Psycho Fox
on the Sega Master System. Everything about that game was perfect back in the day, and even now it holds up well. I admit I fired it up a few weeks back.:)

[Purple Santa]

Spiro the Dragon

I love Spyro! Its a game that has jumped the shark quite a few games ago but still some fun in them.

[jpublic]

Re: FFVIII

I actually didn't have a problem with the draw system. It was like 5 minutes work - as far as games go, not a signficiant grind. (He says, having grinded the casino in Persona 2 Innocent Sin for 5 hours last night).

Also had the easiest end-game grind ever. Go to one of the Islands from Hell, wander around the periphery, drawing out of every draw point along the way and having brutal high-level enemy encounters to level from. It was sweet.

But yes, the magic refining system was what you really needed to exploit. My favorite trick was to get Quetzacoatl to the point that he can convert enemy drops to magic, and convert this one Windmill (I think) item into Tornado spells. Then Junction those - especially into the Strength stat (Ifrit). You had one guy doing level 50-class damage (like 1000's of points) at level 10.

[Tayaya]

Nothing to be ashamed about that...unless you actually got the controllers to go with the games ;)
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/7580/denshacontrollerfiq7.jpg

Looks like there's a game coming for the Wii ;)
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8232/denshagoqjpreviewth3ox8.jpg

That bottom controller, at least the PS2 version, is really nice. I am sure the Wii one's the exact same one with a different connection, but the little display on it actually works, and is pretty much just like what an actual Shinkansen operator sees (only modern Shinkansen are all fancy color-LCD computerized now).

The Wii one's going to be a remake of the Densha De GO!: Sanyo Shinkansen game. Sadly, while you think the Shinkansen would be exciting since they go 180MPH, they're really the most boring of the train games because the hauls between stations are very long and the train practically drives itself because the signaling system is very, very informative. I wish they'd make a Tokaido Shinkansen game, as it's the line I've actually used in real life (It runs from Tokyo to Osaka). The Sanyo Shinkansen runs from Osaka down the rest of Honshu terminating at Hakata station (in Fukuoka, on the island of Kyushu). If I move to Japan and get my placement in Himeji like I'm aiming for, then I'll be more familiar with the trains of western Japan.

I don't own any of the Densha controllers, but only because they're really hard to find these days in the Tokyo area.... but I keep looking. I would LOVE to find the controller sony made for their Train Simulator Real: Yamanote Sen game. It was a $200 controller, but the build quality was really nice, and it is the best console train controller I know of.

[Mike Kelehan]

Old FMV games. Night Trap, Double Switch, and their ilk. They're so bad, I love them.

Exception to the rule: Gabriel Knight 2, which is (I think) the only all-FMV game that everyone liked.

[VerseD]

I'm not ashamed to say I love the Baldur's Gate series. I am ashamed to say I played through it three times. Those are long games...

Also I played a lot of the Sims. I loved filling the neighborhood with shit like Darth Vader and Spock and random hippies and then throwing a house party. That was nuts.

[JayVe]

I'm late to the party but wanted to throw my twopenneth worth in.

Psycho Fox
on the Sega Master System. Everything about that game was perfect back in the day, and even now it holds up well. I admit I fired it up a few weeks back.:)

never played before, but went to look it up and instantly recognized the characters from this INCREDIBLE Forza paint job.

qtYk5MGFwNE

[Chris_D]

I loved my Atari Lynx, and to me, every one of the 6 or so games I bought for it was the greatest. These included gems like California Games, Gauntlet, Gates of Zendacon, Electrocop, Chips Challenge, Blue Lightning. Of course, despite being a handheld system, I spent 99% of the time hunched over at my desk plugged into the AC adapter since the thing chewed through batteries beyond belief.

I still don't regret the purchase to this day and some of those early launch games were really good I feel.

[JayVe]

I loved my Atari Lynx, and to me, every one of the 6 or so games I bought for it was the greatest. These included gems like California Games, Gauntlet, Gates of Zendacon, Electrocop, Chips Challenge, Blue Lightning. Of course, despite being a handheld system, I spent 99% of the time hunched over at my desk plugged into the AC adapter since the thing chewed through batteries beyond belief.

I still don't regret the purchase to this day and some of those early launch games were really good I feel.

I has got great envy for you. When the Lynx launched, I was in high school with just enough for a car and gas... but not enough for a Lynx. I used to pine over it at Babbages. :cool:

[Stmfuller]

dead or alive...and not for the boobies...cause I'm a huge fighting game fan.

[pseudopseudo]

Umm, two things.

Pokemon cards... I continually felt way too old to be getting into them as much as I was. (I was 19 or something when I picked it up?)

POGS. I played those until at least a year or two after the fad died.

[Kelegacy]

I don't think I'm ashamed of any games that I play, since I have a very wide range of taste. I played through Open Season and TMNT this year, but didn't LOVE them (Open Season wasn't a bad game though, especially if you have kids).

I do enjoy Two Worlds, and most people hammer that game. I'm playing it right now actually.

I can't think of a title that I enjoy that other people would scoff at really. I wish I could. Guess I'll have to think about that one.