Triad Orion Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Someone mentioned the X-Wing series, and I would have to agree. X-Wing was a phenomenal game for its time, and amazingly, TIE Fighter succeeded it in every way. As far as I'm concerned, TIE Fighter is still the definitive space-combat flight simulator. X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter was actually a bit of a step backwards. Multiplayer and Melee fights were a great deal of fun, but the lack of a story mode without Balance of Power (Which I sadly never found) really, really hurt the game. X-Wing Alliance fixed a lot of that nonsense though, thankfully. Lots of ships to fly, a really good story mode with challenging and fun missions, and a likeable cast of characters. One of the games greatest flaws was its lack of a real ending. TIE Fighter had a real ending, and I doubt it could've been more fufilling. That being said, I was impressed with the step forward Civ4 was over Civ3. They took out everything that annoyed me and made the game even more like digital crack. ...And don't get me started on Blizzard. I'll never shut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamelore Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 ...And don't get me started on Blizzard. I'll never shut up. Hahahah... agreed. I never shut up about how WarCraft was a better game than WarCraft II. Then it just got crazy ridiculous with WarCraft III and World of WarCraft. *barf* And the soft classes of Diablo I were vastly more enjoyable than the strict classes of Diablo II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyanide cr MK Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I wanted to post Mario World 2, but seriously. Super Mario World? Ive played that game through seriously over 50 times. That was the first game I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-n-j-i-n Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Hahahah... agreed. I never shut up about how WarCraft was a better game than WarCraft II. Then it just got crazy ridiculous with WarCraft III and World of WarCraft. *barf*And the soft classes of Diablo I were vastly more enjoyable than the strict classes of Diablo II. Ho, I disagree. Warcraft was like Dune 1. Great novelty, and amazing for its time. Play it now, and it's so pixelated, it's actually hard to see anything. Then came Dune 2 and Warcraft 2 which improved upon everything. People bash Warcraft 3, but the whole four-side dynamic worked really well. And the hero aspect was interesting since you can do all sorts of crazy ambushes with a single unit. I mean, that hero unit thing was what made Total Annihilation so great with the commanders. Then it gets bashed by people. Maybe it was too complex a game for its own good. It's definitely not as easy to get into compared to the other Warcraft and Starcraft games. More nuances with the resource and hero leveling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWarp Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 They still make lots of good ones. Jedi Knight and KOTOR are 2 of my favorite series (been waiting like 4 years now for another Jedi Knight). Battlefront and Lego Star Wars 2 are also good. Of course, Galaxies and Empire at War are garbage... They're also too stupid to develop a Wii lightsaber game despite massive consumer interest. Super Bomberman 2 > most Bomberman games F-Zero GX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watkinzez Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 They still make lots of good ones. Jedi Knight and KOTOR are 2 of my favorite series (been waiting like 4 years now for another Jedi Knight). Battlefront and Lego Star Wars 2 are also good. Of course, Galaxies and Empire at War are garbage...I guess I wouldn't mind a big 3D version of Maniac Mansion though. Speaking of which, Day of the Tentacle was a sequel that was better than the original. I get the feeling LucasArts doesn't have an in house development studio anymore. All their titles seem to have been outsourced (Bioware, Traveller's Tales, Raven). Is there any of the old talent left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sega. Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Mario Party?I've played all up to and including 5 - 4 had the gameplay sorted, but had too few minigames. 5 was shit. Overall, I give the prize to 1 and 3. Donkey Kong Country? 1 was the best. Yes, 2 had some nice features and additions, but it doesn't quite beat 1 imo. 3 was quite poor tbh. Worms series.. I'm not sure which I'd choose between Armageddon and World Party. Armageddon is more updated thanks to Team17, so Armageddon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nario Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Chrono Cross > Chrono Trigger (even though the gameplay in CT is better) Xenogears > Xenosaga (XS's story was drawn out oh-so unnecessarily, even though it's awesome when all placed together) Kingdom Hearts II > Kingdom Hearts (even though the Synthesis Shop in KH1 was more enjoyable) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door > Paper Mario (even though PM is nostalgic, has better music, and has more memorable locations) Donkey Kong Country 3 > Donkey Kong Country 2 > Donkey Kong Country (even though DKC2 has one of the best soundtracks ever) (film) Toy Story 2 > Toy Story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 lolololol xenogears came before xenosaga waaaay before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jazz Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Xenogears > Xenosaga (XS's story was drawn out oh-so unnecessarily, even though it's awesome when all placed together) As well as xenogears comming out way before Xenosaga (as Arek said), Xenosaga wasn't even an official sequel (or prequel) to Xenogears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I used to have F-Zero X, GX, and GX simply blows it away in almost every way (excepting the soundtrack, and that X had the death race mode). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 What about the X-Cup?Maybe it's because I rarely play any single player games but I really found that the multi player in F-Zero GX wasn't fun and often resulted in people getting frustrated with the controls. I can't really say anything about the single player as I only did the first mission. Well, my friends and I found multiplayer great, but it's more for the people who have got into the one player mode - it really rewards the hardcore players of the game since they're used to all the nuances of the difficulty. If you go straight into multiplayer, and face someone who beat the Diamond Cup, it's like going into Guitar Hero playing for the first time and playing someone who beat Bark At The Moon on the hardest difficulty - it's complete rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobwillis Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Saturn Bomberman >Super Bomberman 2 > most Bomberman games I mus fill out the reqested leetttterz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziellink Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Double Dragon 2 for NES....The original wasen't bad at all, but the moves were improved, sound/graphics were better, and best of all, the simultanious two-player mode. Awesome. Can't count the amount of time i spent with that with my brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I used to have F-Zero X, GX, and GX simply blows it away in almost every way (excepting the soundtrack, and that X had the death race mode). Death Race was fucking amazing. I wish GX had it :[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Effef Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Kingdom Hearts 2 > Kingdom Hearts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global-Trance Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speaker for the Dead Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 What about Mega Man 2 (since I'm forcing myself not to bring up the MMX debate again)? Kenji Inafune himself said it was the best Mega Man game he made, and he's constantly striving to make one that was as good, if not better. Greatest of the Mega Man Original series music, most popular boss weapon (Metal Blade), and usually is the one game that other Mega Man fanatics play that hooks them to the series I also think Mega Man Zero 2 was better than the first, though the 3rd and 4th weren't quite as good. And whoever said Spider-Man 2 (the movie) was better than the first needs to watch the two again. The first was better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jazz Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner Ahh... good point. Forgot about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jazz Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I also think Mega Man Zero 2 was better than the first, though the 3rd and 4th weren't quite as good.And whoever said Spider-Man 2 (the movie) was better than the first needs to watch the two again. The first was better. *politely disagrees with you* I preffer Zero 3 to any of the other megaman zero games (although I haven't played 1). Spiderman 2 was better, but I can't say why just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimusShr Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 most powerful boss weapon (Metal Blade), Fixed. Most people think Spider-Man 2 was better because the movie took what the first did right, and did it better. Same with the game. It took elements from the first game and improved upon it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 And whoever said Spider-Man 2 (the movie) was better than the first needs to watch the two again. The first was better. No it wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBiggler Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Guitar Hero 2 over Guitar Hero as far as game features and mechanics are concerned. I think the track list is better overall in the first game, but GH2 still had a lot of great songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triad Orion Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I prefer Zero 3 to any of the other megaman zero games (although I haven't played 1). Yeah, that's what I felt about the series too. Zero 3 eliminated the annoying function of leveling up your weapons, and the chip system just felt more intuitive for upgrades than the Form System from Zero 2 or the Junk System from Zero 4. I felt Zero 3 was the most streamlined of the games, the least irritating, and overall presented the greatest performance. In my opinion, I felt Zero 4 was a major step backwards for the series after Zero 3. And personally, to make my point about Blizzard earlier, I personally felt that WarCraft III was the best entry into that particular series. It added a StarCraft-like balance between the races that I very much enjoyed over the virtual mirror images of Orcs and Humans from WarCraft II. As for Diablo, part of me likes elements from the original more than the sequel, but I'd largely consider Diablo II to be the better game in most respects. My greatest irritation with Diablo II was how hard it was to play on higher difficulties on Single Player and that you couldn't retrain your skills if you hit a wall. If you could refund your Skill Points for a fee, I think it would've done a lot for the game. It definitely would've made the late game more accessible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerrax Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner I have to disagree. I felt that the throw ability in ZOE2 was gimmicky and not really a step up. Obvious boosts in graphics and sound aside, the core gameplay was pretty much the same. The addition of the sub weapons actually doing something was nice, but it still was just a hack-and-slash mech game. You can beat the whole game with Square and R2. Plus the multiplayer actually felt slower than ZOE1. I much prefer ZOE over ZOE2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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