So, what is YOUR game series of choice? [Archive]

SomeCrazyGuy

10-12-2007, 05:24 PM

I couldn't find any topic on this, so I decided to make one of my own.

Not too hard of a subject, but maybe a few more questions could make it more interesting:

1.) What is your favorite game series?
2.) What is the game series you are best at?
3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?
4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).
5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

I will, of course, start:

1.) What is your favorite game series?
=== Harvest Moon Series
2.) What is the game series you are best at?
=== Final Fantasy and 'Tales of'
3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?
=== Harvest Moon 64
4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).
===
Harvest Moon GBC x2 (GBC)
Harvest Moon GBC2 x2 (GBC)
Harvest Moon GBC3 x2 (GBC)
Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town x2 (GBA)
Harvest Moon DS (GBDS)
Harvest Moon Rune Factory (GBDS)
Harvest Moon 64 (N64)
Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life (NGC)
Harvest Moon Magical Melody (NGC)
Harvest Moon Back to Nature (PSX)
===
5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?
===Best I could say about this is that it is probably the game series that got to continue playing video games... I saw a friend playing Harvest Moon (SNES) a LONG time ago, and from then on, I wanted to play it myself (he wouldn't let me play, for good reason), so when I saw HM64, I, without a thought, grabbed it (It was 40 dollars, this was a big deal to me... To put this in perspective, I only had 5 dollars in allowance each week, and only got more than that once a year at Christmas... That is what I decided to buy with my extra money that year).
===Now, at this point, I am responible for having found out most of the new information Harvest Moon 64 fans hadn't known until I came along to hack the game. So, I have much to thank to the series, and fans of HM64 have much to thank for me.
===I don't know what to say to convince anyone to look into the HM series, mainly because it needs an aquired taste... If someone were refered to this series, and picked up the wrong game (There's some incredibly bad games in the series), they'd have a very bad idea of the series, and that's even BEFORE that aquired taste comes into play. If you want to look into the series because of this, please buy Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town (there is also a version for girls, where you are a female farmer who tries to woo male villagers, instead of the other way around, called 'Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town'... However, the Harvest Moon series is notorious for making female versions of their game more unneccesarily limited than male versions (Example: In Harvest Moon GBC3, if you chose of be a girl, once you get married, your game ends, but if you chose to be a boy, you are given better tools and get to continue your game even AFTER marriage)), mainly because it is a very good game, but isn't horribly expensive (Harvest Moon [SNES] is a bargain on eBay if you can find it below 100.00 USD and Harvest Moon 64 [N64] isn't as expensive, but still up there).

Alpine Flame

10-12-2007, 05:35 PM

Dude, this needs to go in off-topic. "Favorite" threads aren't that smiled upon here; because they usually end up in lots of flaming and trolling. SO, it'll probably get modded, but for future reference: FAVORITE = NO GO. Also, check the help and newbies section. Lots of great stuff in there. Lotsa people need help.

megadave

10-12-2007, 05:51 PM

1.) What is your favorite game series?

Don't have one. I like Mega Man and Super Mario.

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

Probably Super Mario Bros, Megaman, Metroid, Street Fighter, and Ninja Gaiden.

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

Don't have one. Super Mario Bros and Megaman make me a happy man.

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).

Most of them.

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

I like Bubble Bobble. It's a lot of fun. ExciteBike is fun too.

Goodbye little favorites thread.

Alpine Flame

10-12-2007, 05:53 PM

Goodbye little favorites thread.

Thanks for playing! You haven't won anything, but you do get a R.O.B. as a consolation prize. I like alot, so I won't even start.

megadave

10-12-2007, 05:55 PM

Thanks! Now I have two R.O.B.'s. Now, if I could just get a game to play it with.

Alpine Flame

10-12-2007, 05:58 PM

I think Gyromite is out of print.... but you can try.... there's always hope for good ol' ROB, right?.....

phantomINTELLECT

10-12-2007, 06:04 PM

1.) What is your favorite game series?

Half-Life 2 Series. The original wasn't a bad game, but no where near the level of the second.

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

Battlefield Series, I am the Gold Medal king. For single player, probably Prince of Persia (Not the ghetto POS old one either, the new ones by Ubisoft).

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

Half-Life 2: Episode Two which just came out. Better than both the original game and Episode One they really did put all the right elements into this one. I was convinced while playing it that I had not played a better game ever (Dead Serious, and I've been gaming since the original Nintendo).

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).

I own them all. I also owned all of my close seconds which are: Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, and OF COURSE Command and Conquer.

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

If people need a reason to check out Half-Life 2, they are probably retarded or something...no offense. Anyone who calls themselves a gamer and likes FPS does themselves a grave injustice by not playing this game series. If you haven't tried go give the original Half-Life 2 a shot, they are practically giving it away now.

The Damned

10-12-2007, 06:15 PM

If this was more of a survey than a favorites, then it would be totally fine with the rules and shit.

(Hint, hint)

SomeCrazyGuy

10-12-2007, 07:08 PM

Oh well, if this is modded, then shame on me for my n00b reflex... But in my defense, I DID read the description underneath the 'Community' title before posting this: 'main forum; discussion of ocremix, games, music, anime, and related topics'

How was I to know that a topic in the line of games would be off topic in a board where games are one of the main points of focus, albeit a 'favorites' topic, the idea of it being off-topic didn't even come to mind. But again, that's newb logic, so I'll just take my 'STFU n()()b1' and be on my way.

*A few minutes later*

...I've been on many different boards for years now, and really, I should have gotten into some sort of habit of at least looking through the topics for newbs by now... Meh, usually, they only have 'This is how you post an image' or 'These are the rules' threads that only go over the stuff that ANYONE who goes to boards for any amount of time should know already... They never usually go over the exact topics you should avoid creating (Though, I suppose it is also true that insults and idiocy runs rampant in most of those). So much for past experiences.

Doulifée

10-12-2007, 07:13 PM

Arek the Absolute

10-12-2007, 07:14 PM

1.) What is your favorite game series?
Lufia

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

Lufia
3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

Lufia 2

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).

Lufia 1, Lufia 2, Lufia 3, Lufia 4

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

Beautiful story. Innovative with the battles, for example: one of the originators, if not THE of the now often copied "limit" attacks.
It got me through a lot of bad times, let it do the same for you.

The Damned

10-12-2007, 08:52 PM

Just alter the first post to mention that this is a survey, and include something about sex, age and location.

Age: 29
Sex: Male
Location: Alberta, Canada

1.) What is your favorite game series?

Uhm... Pokémon? I think that's a safe bet.

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

I'd say... team making. Grab some pokémon, determine the ideal moves and stats, and train them up to high levels. Takes a lot of time and effort without the use of cheat devices.

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

Every one of them? I'd say Sapphire version. It forced you to start your entire team and even your battling habits from scratch by redoing the stat and battle system, not to mention that you couldn't transfer your team from the previous version over due to hardware incompatibility. It introduced a lot of new concepts and features, like Secret Bases, Natures and Abilities, and improved upon older ideas like the Battle Tower.

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).

Red and Blue on the Gameboy, Gold and Silver for GBC, Ruby and Sapphire for GBA, and now Pearl for the DS. As well as Colosseum for the Gamecube, but that game sucks, so it doesn't count.

Yes, I am a consumer whore (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/06/27).

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

I like the team-building aspect. Grab any combination of pokémon and train them in almost any way you want with any item and moves you have access to, and then test them out against wither a increasingly difficult computer player (Battle Tower) or against another person.

For a suggestion, I would say it's a decent RPG with excellent multi-player, and the team building is great for people that like tweaking their stuff. And with the DS and Diamond/Pearl's online, you can trade and battle with people from anywhere in the world.

suzumebachi

10-12-2007, 10:05 PM

I'LL BITE!

Age: 22
Sex: Manly
Location: Ciudad de Belén de Nuevo México

1.) What is your favorite game series?
probably the Legend of Zelda

2.) What is the game series you are best at?
that's a tough one. probably Legend of Zelda again, but there's lot of other games I'm good at.

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (best game ever?)

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).
Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Legend of Zelda III: A Link to the Past, Legend of Zelda IV: Link's Awakening, Legend of Zelda 64: Ocarina of Time, Legend of Zelda: Mujora's Mask, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I'll probably be picking up Phantom Hourglass sometime this weekend.

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?
Why? I dunno. The gameplay, the music, the overall awesomeness, it's all there. Plus there's something satisfying about beating some big baddy and getting a spiffy new weapon or tool to help you on your quest (DAH DAH DAH DAHHHHHHHHH!).

Fishy

10-12-2007, 10:55 PM

This is far better then a typical "wuts ur fav gaymez" thread anyway.

Age: 18
Sex: Dood
Location: Hertsfordshire, UK

1.) What is your favorite game series?

Its ghey, but how can I not say final fantasy. I've completed 6 of them several times, and plan to completed 6 more and whatever else they bring out several times.

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

Pffft, probably Warcraft in truth. At one point on warcraft 2 I had an account with 129-0 stats, all fair 2v2 melee matches with my bud. If there was a 2v2 ladder we probably would've topped it for europe. I'm nowhere near as good at war3 though, and I don't play WoW.

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

If I had to pick one to keep out of the lot, it would be FFXII because its the most re-playable, but I'd play any of them anyday.

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN?

FF3 DS, FF7, FF8, FF9, FFX, FFX-2 (blegh) and FFXII

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

RPGs are great because they can equally be about the story and the direction as they can be about the gameplay. Square obviously picked up on this after the first few FFs and starting creating worlds with their own feels and charms. They play off everything that is good about what an rpg can be, which makes them far more interesting as an entire medium as opposed to "just a game". Obviously they've made a few uh... bad decisions at times, but they're generally the most playable games I know of.

irriadin

10-12-2007, 11:59 PM

1.) What is your favorite game series?

Legend of Zelda series.

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

Probably Super Smash Bros Melee or Metroid.

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

That's a tough one. At the moment, Twilight Princess is my favorite, but next week it might be Wind Waker or Link to the Past.

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN?

1. Legend of Zelda (NES)
2. Adventure of Link (NES)
3. Link to the Past (SNES)
4. Ocarina of Time (N64)
5. Majora's Mask (N64)
6. Link's Awakening (GB)
7. Link's Awakening DX (GBC)
8. Minish Cap (GBA)
9. Wind Waker (GCN)
10. Twilight Princess (Wii)
11. Oracle of Ages (GBC)
12. Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
13. Link to the Past (GBA)

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

Zelda games are always engrossing and intricately detailed. The puzzles are typically top-notch, the bosses are larger than life, etc. But above all it's the escapism and mood that are practically unparalleled in any other game series.

The Damned

10-13-2007, 01:13 AM

I'm seeing a pattern here. Of the Nintendo-based replies, all of them list a large collection of the titles, and a lot of ports and remakes.

CHIPP Damage

10-13-2007, 01:19 AM

What the heck.

1. If I had to choose just one I guess I'd go with Star Ocean.

2. I'm best at... not any entire series, but I'm damn good at Zone of the Enders 2, Star Ocean 3, and I'm undoubtedly #1 in the entire world at Castlevania 4. I am just SO damn disgusting at that game.

3. Star Ocean 3 is my favorite in the series.

4. I used to own Star Ocean 2 but now I only own Star Ocean 3.

5. Why is it good? Because it's got a really pretty world, CRAZY battles, the coolest in-battle voices EVAR, and it's a perfect example of how extreme cliches and cheesiness can still be damn cool when there's lots of enthusiasm put into it. I just know that the Star Ocean creator thinks that it's the coolest game ever, and that's how everyone should think about every game they make.

SomeCrazyGuy

10-13-2007, 01:27 AM

Ah, so few replies, yet so much diversity! So far:

Harvest Moon
Super Mario
Mega Man
Half-Life 2
Ace Combat
Lufia
Pokemon
Zelda
Final Fantasy
Star Ocean

10 Different series in less than two pages of posts... Very nice, I was merely expecting varying reasons for liking 3 or 4 series, which'd be just fine, but this is definitely better. n_n

Yay, and no flames! [Insert Annoying Dancing Smiley Here (because SCG refuses to do so)]

Shining Mirage

10-13-2007, 01:48 AM

1.) What is your favorite game series?

Ace combat.

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

Ace combat, i like Doom, Silent Hill and Half life too.
Good at? hard to say, i like to play game that's all.

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

Ace combat 5

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).

Air combat (AKA: Ace combat 1) PSX
Ace combat 2 PSX
Ace combat 3: Electroshpere
Ace combat 4: Shattered skies
Ace combat 5: The unsung war
Ace combat 0: The belkan war

Ace combat 6 is currently reserved at my usuall game shop.

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

because i like jet fighter , and right now i need to add the awesome work done by namco with the world of Ace Combat (music, voice, story, background radio chat etc)

Seconded, respectfully.

Also, to add to that:
If it has to do with flight, I have a lot to do with it.
If it involves racing... I'll have a bit too much to do with it.
If it's an RPG, well, I might be spending quite some time on it.
Shooters and puzzles are loved not only by me, but my parents as well.

...Except my mom is quite pissed that the Metroid series is coming to an end, so she's gonna have to find something else to do.

Edit: I actually forgot something:

Age: 21
Sex: Male
Location: Boston (for now, anyway...)

AarowSwift

10-13-2007, 02:32 AM

Hey, I kinda like this one so I'll bite.

Female, 29

1.) What is your favorite game series? Metroid
2.) What is the game series you are best at? Errr...rather then try and pick a series I'll just say I'm "best" at the Action Adventure genre.
3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite? Super Metroid
4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those). Zero Mission, Prime, Echoes, Corruption, Super, Fusion
5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it? I really like the combination of play elements, challenges, and variety found in Metroid games. Each game is a robust combination of exploration, discovery, and action. Also, each game offers a different mix of challenges and focuses, with the game's structure open to new play experiments and experiences. I like action, but I've always felt the most satisfying experiences were more cerebral. I love figuring out how to move around interesting environments. I like having all sorts of nifty tools to use to manipulate and open up the game world. I love imaginative and immersive environments brought alive through cohesive art and music. I also like explosions. Metroid has it all. It's one of the best and least appreciated of the big Nintendo franchises. Metroid has always been a black sheep. Successful, sure, but not as much as it deserves to be. Metroid Original and Metroid 2 may be too primitive to appreciate these days, but the ones I own are fantastic at their worst, and unsurpassed epiphanies of brilliant design at their best. Play Metroid, Love Metroid.

uthlu

10-13-2007, 02:46 AM

1.) What is your favorite game series?
Metroid, Megaman, Castlevania

2.) What is the game series you are best at?
Final Fantasy

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).
Megaman 1-6 (NES carts)
Megaman Anniversary Collection
Megaman X2 and X4 (SNES cart and PS1 disc respectively)
Megaman X Collection
Megaman X Command Mission
Metroid
Super Metroid
Metroid Prime 1 and 2
Castlevania 1-4
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Castlevania Curse of Darkness
Castlevania Lament of Innocence
Castlevania 64
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania Circle of the Moon

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?
Metroid is a fairly solid series, with a very good mix of flexibility (ie, good controls) and well paced action. There's really nothing like doing wall jumps to reach places you aren't supposed, and the search for items is very entertaining, with them being hidden in so many different spots. The Prime series is also good in the item hunt category, and the ability to switch between visors and beams so quickly is a real plus.
Megaman has been a favorite series for a long time. It's nice to see what sort of weapons the Blue Bomber gets from each foe, and eventually (in both the X and late original series) armor and powerups. Zero is absolutely cool too. Nothing beats that sabre... And the story over the entire X series is very interesting.
Castlevania...one of those series I just keep coming back to, and one that always tries to improve itself. It always delivers solid action, and has been trying to include interesting ways of doing things of late, from the ID system in CoD, to the DSS in CotM, and Soma's abilities as well. It's also cool how some games have included a beastiary. Always nice to see descriptions and a little bit of background on foes, no matter how brief.

Arek the Absolute

10-13-2007, 03:00 AM

Now that I think about it, I know lufia 1 and 2 inside and out. I don't think I have ever played a game so many times as I have with those two.

Superhim

10-13-2007, 03:09 AM

1.) What is your favorite game series?
Metal Gear Solid, Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil
2.) What is the game series you are best at?
Time Crisis
3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear (MSX Version)
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX Version)
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Resident Evil (Gamecube Remake)
Resident Evil 0
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil 4
5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?
Metal Gear Solid is the epitome of fully-developed characters, intricate plot, and breathtaking action sequences. Also, "The Best is Yet to Come," the ending song from Metal Gear Solid is only song that's made me cry.

Tenucha

10-13-2007, 03:20 AM

1.) What is your favorite game series?
Resident Evil and I also highly enjoy the two original Earthworm Jim titles

2.) What is the game series you are best at?
Umm... Donkey Kong Country? maybe Star Fox? as cliche as it sounds Final Fantasy?

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?
Defiantly the remake of the original on the Gamecube. Resident Evil 2 and 4 are close to next for top favourites.

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).
Resident Evil 0
Resident Evil (Remake)
Resident Evil 2 (both PSX and Gamecube)
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (currently only the PSX original)
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (both PS2 and Gamecube)
Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube and Wii when I can find one)
Resident Evil Outbreak (PS2)

and since I mentioned it above:
Earthworm Jim (Genesis)
Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES)

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?
The survival horror aspect and zombies are very cool... and with each entry into the main storyline atleast each game has a new feel with familiar touches and the series feels like its improving... though RE4 is a bit quick and feels a little too "casual" and not as engrossing as previous titles.
The REmake is the first video game to really freak me out while I was playing it... I only played it at dark and, maybe freaked out isn't a great word to describe it... but I have never been so engrossed into a title and to also jump at certain moments of the game and to see the story unwind... It's an amazing retelling of the original and an amazing series IMHO.
You are almost forced to play smart in order to survive since health and ammo can be scarce at times... You can't really get away with blasting zombies left and right and powering your way to the end.. figuring out the puzzles are alot of fun too.

Tenucha

10-13-2007, 06:27 AM

Now that I think about it, I know lufia 1 and 2 inside and out. I don't think I have ever played a game so many times as I have with those two.

I am the same with Chrono Trigger.
that was the only game I played for what seemed like years back when it came out (not sure exactly but I'm amazed the game works... I think the cartridge is glitched so I can always be "Not Guilty" even if I do everything wrong in the times square in the beginning)

Kenobio

10-13-2007, 07:54 AM

1.) What is your favorite game series? Legend of Zelda
2.) What is the game series you are best at? Mario Bros.
3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite? Ocarina of Time
4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those). Almost all of them (the good ones at least)
5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it? Superb visuals, music, art direction, story, atmosphere, gameplay, and puzzles. I also particularly like the incredible attention to detail each game has.

Adding in a question here...
6.) What game series do you wish you could be better at? Streetfighter

Doulifée

10-13-2007, 09:33 AM

Also, to add to that:
If it has to do with flight, I have a lot to do with it.
If it involves racing... I'll have a bit too much to do with it.
If it's an RPG, well, I might be spending quite some time on it.
Shooters and puzzles are loved not only by me, but my parents as well.

not far from me too.
I enjoy racing game too especially street racing and downhill/uphill racing (i found racing in a regular track a bit annoying)
I like also RPG those are my first game genre i own and play.
Shooter and plate form game on the opposite i don't like at all.
FPS and RTS replace those :) in fact i like to have the time to think when i play.

I-n-j-i-n

10-13-2007, 10:06 AM

I don't have favorites because I don't play favorites. I like good games, period. I try not to have any bias about unknown games just because it doesn't have a franchise label on them. I try to get into the games that are typically overlooked. I also try not to get the whole console war mess into it. All that doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of the actual development of a game.

But if I'm a 'fan' of anything from the stuff I own, I have bought at least 5 different copies and editions of FF7, three versions of FF6 and four Chrono Trigger copies (don't ask why. Some just went missing).

To be broad, I like just about all genres. Even some EA/2K sports games once in a blue moon. But if there is a particular genre I love which I think is overlooked nowadays, is the puzzle genre. Intelligent Qube is criminally overlooked.

And someone mentioned Earthworm Jim, and I absolutely am/was a fan. I wish it turned into a proper series because it's basically some of the best 2D platforming ever made, period.

suzumebachi

10-13-2007, 11:15 AM

I don't have favorites because I don't play favorites.

oh COME ON.

Dr. Wilhelm

10-13-2007, 01:46 PM

1.) What is your favorite game series?
Resident Evil and Castlevania

2.) What is the game series you are best at?
Probably the Mario series

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?
Resident Evil 2 and Symphony of the Night/Portrait of Ruin

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN
Resident Evil 0 (GC)
Resident Evil Director's Cut (PSX)
Resident Evil (GC)
Resident Evil Deadly Silence (DS)
Resident Evil 2 (PSX)
Resident Evil 2 (N64)
Resident Evil 2 (GC)
Resident Evil Survivor (PSX)
Resident Evil Outbreak (PS2)
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (GC)
Resident Evil Code Veronica (DC)
Resident Evil Code Veronica X (PS2)
Resident Evil 4 (PS2)

Castlevania (NES)
Castlevania 3 Dracula's Curse (NES)
Castlevania Chronicles (PSX)
Castlevania Symphony of the Night (PSX)
Castlevania 64 (N64)
Castlevania Circle of the Moon (PSX)
Castlevania Lament of Innocence (PS2)
Castlevania Curse of Darkness (PS2)
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow (DS)
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin (DS)

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

I've always been a fan of anything relating to the zombie genre (movies, games, etc.) and Resident Evil does more than satisfy my tastes. I picked up the Resident Evil archives book when it was released and read it in one sitting because I'm actually very interested in reading how the various viruses in the games develop and evolve. So I guess it's mainly just the game's setting and biological mumbo jumbo that keep me hooked. That, and Barry Burton is a badass.

As for Castlevania, it's simple. I'm a big side scrolling person and Castlevania has gone from being a simple, get to the end of the level side scroller to one that eventually took in some RPG elements which I always enjoy. And even it's 3D incarnations (while most will probably disagree) have been solid platformers to help add to the series' interesting timeline of events.

M@DM@X

10-13-2007, 02:15 PM

1.) What is your favorite game series?

HALO OMFG

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

Splinter Cell

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

Halo 1 (Haven't played the others yet)

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).

Halo 1

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

It's got an awesome Soundtrack, an awesome story, awesome graphics, awesome novels, awesome everything. It just rocks.

But I really suggest picking the soundtrack up. IT's really interesting. I got mine from Amazon.de as a UK import.

Shining Mirage

10-13-2007, 04:29 PM

not far from me too.
I enjoy racing game too especially street racing and downhill/uphill racing (i found racing in a regular track a bit annoying)
I like also RPG those are my first game genre i own and play.
Shooter and plate form game on the opposite i don't like at all.
FPS and RTS replace those :) in fact i like to have the time to think when i play.

I gotcha. Games like Gran Turismo bores as well as annoys the living shit out of you. You're not the only one. There's a reason why I have a copy of GT3 unopened and sitting on my shelf. :lol: Great game, it truly is, but not for me.

Shooter and plate form game on the opposite i don't like at all.
FPS and RTS replace those :) in fact i like to have the time to think when i play.

You're yet another living testament for why I feel bad that I haven't sold my soul to WoW yet. I absolutely love strategy games, especially the small group that fall under SRPG's like Tactics Ogre and Luminous Arc, but nothing like a good game (and many hours of laughs) of Command and Conquer will make my week as smooth as possible.

So in short, here-here. :-D

SomeCrazyGuy

10-13-2007, 05:13 PM

I don't have favorites because I don't play favorites. I like good games, period. I try not to have any bias about unknown games just because it doesn't have a franchise label on them. I try to get into the games that are typically overlooked. I also try not to get the whole console war mess into it. All that doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of the actual development of a game.

That is usually what I think as well, since it seems to be the major flaw of the idea of trying to find a favorite series, since there is usually a noticable few games in a series that even hardcore fans have a hard time accepting. It is best to look for games based on quality, and since it is too hard to trust in the biased ratings often given to series games, look for quality games outside a series... Though, and this is why I started this topic, sometimes people like so many games in a series that they can't help but find loyalties to that series, or to be so good that they can help denying their talents.

So when I say that the Harvest Moon series is my favorite, that isn't to say that I don't abhore A Wonderful Life, or will play only Harvest Moon games, it's just the series I've come to like most of all... I try finding good games, but always keeping in mind that 'obscure' doesn't always mean 'good'.

Raziellink

10-13-2007, 06:24 PM

1.) What is your favorite game series?

Castlevania/Street Fighter.

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

Street Fighter.

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

I'll have to go for Lament of Innocence/Third Strike

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).

Castlevania 1
Castlevania 2
Castlevania 4
Castlevania Vampire's Kiss
Castlevania 64
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Castlevania Circle of the Moon
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania Lament of Innocence
Castlevania Curse of Darkness

Street Fighter 2 (GB)
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Dreamcast)
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (GBA)
Street Fighter Third Strike

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

Castlevania because of it's storytelling. It's rich fantasy world, it's array of european mythological monsters, and an atmosphere to die for thanks to the visuals and score.

Street Fighter because of it's appeal; characters, enviroments, gameplay, and signature words, moves, etc. Let's not forget it's endless replay value. (It's still a game).

BardicKnowledge

10-13-2007, 06:28 PM

1.) What is your favorite game series?
A tie between Final Fantasy and Megaman. Special mention to the Flying Warriors (Hiryu No Ken) series by Culture Brain.

2.) What is the game series you are best at?
Donkey Kong Country and Castlevania (2d)

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?
Final Fantasy VI, and Megaman 3 (the "revenge" levels were amazing).

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).

I own Final Fantasy 1, 3 (on NES!), 3DS, 5-10, 10-2 (not as bad as everyone says), and 12

I own Megaman 1-6, X4-X6, X8, Battle Network 2, 3, and 6, Starforce Dragon.

And I own Flying Dragon, Flying Warriors, and Hiryu no Ken 3 (the sequel to Flying Warriors, Famicom only).

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

Final Fantasy because I didn't play Dragon Warrior instead (joking). Really though, it's the first long-scale RPG I played, and I just stuck with it.

8-bit Megaman will always be the pinnacle of side-scrolling action for me, for countless reasons. The music is amazing.

Flying Warriors (and Little Ninja Brothers) by Culture Brain is a gem of an NES game. Completely unique gameplay that everyone should try once.

6.) What game series do you wish you were better at?
Tekken -- I suck horribly, despite the fact that I can hold my own in Soul Calibur.

Vivi22

10-13-2007, 07:28 PM

1.) What is your favorite game series?

Tough choice. I guess I'll have to go with Half-Life in the end if I get to include official mods and spinoffs.

2.) What is the game series you are best at?

Either the Half-Life games and mods (I've been next to godly in each one at one point or another), or the Turok series. I was nigh unbeatable in Turok 2 as I could headshot anyone with the crossbow before they could react.

3.) What game from your favorite game series is your favorite?

Probably Half-Life 2, though if it were longer, Portal would probably take it.

4.) What games in your favorite series do you OWN (Rentals and Past Ownership don't count, though you can include Past Ownership if you note those).

HL, HL2, Episode 1, Episode 2, CS, DOD, TFC, CS:S, DOD:S, Deathmatch Classic, HL2: Deathmatch, HL: Opposing Force, HL: Blue Shift, HL2: Lost Coast, Ricochet, and Portal. Almost every Valve game made.

5.) WHY is your favorite game series your favorite, and why would you suggest others to look into it?

I shouldn't have to say anything for this one, but the Valve catalog is filled with the most original and unique FPS games ever made. The redefined the genre with HL, did it again with HL2, and continue to do it with games like Portal. Anyone who hasn't played their games can't call themselves an FPS fan.