[project1dev] Re: [offtopic] Game theory TOP 5 GAMES
- From: Kent Petersen <kentkmp@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:06:24 -0800
I love your choices. I haven't played Mass Effect but I definitely want to.
Your other 4 choices are great.
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:52 AM, CiD <screamingdazeez@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Top 5 RPGs in no particular order because it would be too hard to choose:
>
> -Mass Effect Trilogy - Yeah, I know the 3rd hasn't been released, but this
> is Bioware we're talking about. These guys know how to tell a story
> cinematically better than anyone in the business. The first 2 made me feel
> like I was saving the galaxy and making a difference and they did it in
> style. So many great dialogue quotes, fun action oriented combat, and a
> company that listens to it's fans about what they didn't like to change or
> remove it in the sequel.
>
> -Chrono Trigger - I've never been a fan of the Final Fantasy series so for
> a Squaresoft (pre-Enix) game to tell the tale of time and catch my interest
> I was surprised. This thing even holds up to today's standards and it's 16
> bit! I'll never forget the opening sequence: "Chrono. Chrono? Wake up,
> Chrono!"
>
> -Fallout 1 and 2 - Humor in a post apocalyptic world with lightning
> striking twice = GOLD!
>
> -Planescape: Torment - Black Isle's masterpiece before shutting down.
> Nothing is more philosophical than this gem. Socrates himself would have
> died a thousand deaths, each time waking up in a dustman morgue, only to die
> a thousand more pondering the intricacies of this D&D universe.
>
> -Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Bioware again?! Somebody should
> buy these guys already (*wink wink* EA)! A large portion of the greatest
> fan base in existence believes this original Xbox/PC title re-energized the
> legendary saga after the atrocity of the prequel trilogy disaster. So good
> it's being made into an MMORPG.
>
>
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> --- On Tue, 2/23/10, Hanaan <hanaan.fu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: Hanaan <hanaan.fu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [project1dev] Re: [offtopic] Game theory
> > To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 3:25 PM
> >
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> > Yeah you are missing out :) But I like your
> > comments.
> >
> >
> >
> > I dont know why but I have this "blackout" in my
> > gaming history where I
> > have been playing games since NES and then hop to PC around
> > the time of
> > Diablo and then I go straight from Diablo into sims and
> > strategy. I
> > have heard of Chrono Trigger but never played it.
> > Have not played
> > Fable 2 but I think I might rent that and give it a go.
> >
> >
> >
> > I want to finish Mass Effect but havent had time
> > lately. Dragon Age is
> > amazingly well done. You just dont find good RPGs
> > very often this day
> > and age so dont miss that one if you enjoy story driven
> > games. There
> > is a game for PS3, Demons Souls, thats supposed to be
> > great. I have
> > not found the interest to turn that game back on tbh,
> > hehe. But it is
> > said to be well done so I will finish in the future.
> >
> >
> >
> > For me, RPGs have to have a world worth exploring. It
> > just has to,
> > thats sort of what the genre is about for me.
> > Uncovering the secrets
> > that make you the hero of the day, not just coming to the
> > rescue of
> > some besieged town or troubled family or whatever
> > else. Its your
> > ability to get into the world and learn things for yourself
> > and bring
> > the baddies to their end.
> >
> >
> >
> > And yeah story has to be very compelling.
> >
> > On 2/23/2010 3:27 PM, Alan Wolfe wrote:
> > oh i also liked final fantasy 3, thought that
> > game had
> > great characters and TONS of places to explore and lots of
> > hidden stuff
> > which was really neat.
> >
> >
> >
> > Good storyline that kept you involved too.
> >
> >
> >
> > I liked chrono trigger too, for alot of the same reasons
> > but i think it
> > was a more light / cartoony game than ff3.
> >
> >
> >
> > breath of fire was pretty good but it was too complicated
> > for me or
> > something, i couldnt figure it out and so stopped half way
> > through.
> >
> >
> >
> > elder scrolls oblivion was kinda fun for a while but it was
> > almost too
> > open ended, like everything was so procedural there was no
> > "heart" to
> > any of it or something. Especially since enemies were
> > always your
> > level, it seemed like leveling up didn't really matter,
> > nor did any of
> > the skills. It did have it's fun parts though.
> >
> >
> >
> > I havent played mass effect or dragon age hehe, i bet im
> > missing out :P
> >
> >
> >
> > </spamtastic>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:13 PM,
> > Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > i
> > think an emersive story that keeps your interest is what i
> > look for
> > most in an RPG
> >
> >
> >
> > my fav game of recent times i think is fable2, although
> > there was a lot
> > of open endedness to it too besides a general storyline you
> > followed.
> >
> >
> >
> > i really liked the atmosphere of that game and i think when
> > people
> > really have a good vision and really enjoy the game they
> > are making
> > that it shines through. especially in small details
> > that you don't
> > really *need* to do, but that you want to to make it
> > better. hard to
> > explain what i mean but i think when developers are really
> > into the
> > game they are making that you can tell and it makes it a
> > lot better (:
> >
> >
> >
> > there was that movie not too long ago about the guy who
> > aged in
> > reverse. In that movie this lady told him regarding
> > music: "it doesnt
> > matter what you play, but how you feel about it that makes
> > it sound
> > good or not".
> >
> >
> >
> > I think the same is true of any creative endeavor, and that
> > the best
> > games are those that you can tell the developers really
> > believed in (:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 12:54
> > PM, Hanaan <hanaan.fu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Any
> > of you play Mass Effect or Dragon Age? I have not
> > finished Mass Effect
> > but am enjoying. Have finished DA a few times and I
> > can not stop
> > dissecting it in my mind. Always asking myself what
> > makes this game
> > work so well as an RPG. You guys always seem to be
> > talking about other
> > games and there seems interest in discussing game theory.
> >
> >
> >
> > what makes a good RPG work for you guys?
> >
> >
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