Discussion: Video Games

Aquablast · Post by **Aquablast** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:41 pm

When it comes to Pokemon, I especially love the 2 on 2 battle. Don't you think it is fun to form a tag team with your friends?

Seriously, I think social aspects of Pokemon may be the best Pokemon experience of all.

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:46 pm

One of my favorite Pokémon experiences was back during high school when I and three friends found a carpeted area with chairs at the mall and stopping to do a two-on-two battle with Diamond and Pearl.

Did you know Black & White are going to have triple battles?

Alex M. · Post by **Alex M.** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:55 pm

I remember in school when i had Leaf Green version and my friends helping me catching Zapdos.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:01 pm

Dear lord, Triple Battles sound rediculous.

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:04 pm

I know, an RPG involving three combatants on one side?!

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:05 pm

Sleet wrote:One of my favorite Pokémon experiences was back during high school when I and three friends found a carpeted area with chairs at the mall and stopping to do a two-on-two battle with Diamond and Pearl.

Did you know Black & White are going to have triple battles?

Yes I did. They may even one day let you have seven Pokemon at a time!

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:06 pm

Sleet wrote:I know, an RPG involving three combatants on one side?!

...

I mean, for Pokemon.

jerk

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:13 pm

Well the battle system has always been simple, aside from the details that start to matter if you want to be good. Triple battles add more complexity.

Aquablast · Post by **Aquablast** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:26 pm

Well, we will have to see about triple battles. It may or may not be too much for us.

Although I bet in the game you either control all three Pokemon by yourself, or team up with some single-Pokemoned trainer...

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:28 pm

Probably both. In the past you've been able to fight double battles alone or with an NPC. With other humans you should be able to play with six people, which would be pretty sweet.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:35 pm

Anyway, I'll finally be able to play a "Tales of" game, I'm excited.

Alex M. · Post by **Alex M.** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:41 pm

I'm not a big fan of Pokemon RPG's i preffer Final Fantasy, especially FFVI.
Terranigma,Secret of Evermore and Secret of Mana Saga are some of my favorites.

Flamboyant-Pencil · Post by **Flamboyant-Pencil** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:59 am

Amnesia, the Dark Descent.

BRRRR D:

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:55 am

Flamboyant-Pencil wrote:Amnesia, the Dark Descent.

BRRRR D:

The scares in that game are amazingly awesome.

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:07 am

Dubiousity wrote:Anyway, I'll finally be able to play a "Tales of" game, I'm excited.

Vesperia, right? I have that one - it's awesome.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:44 am

It's a shame it's not Symphonia, but I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself all the same!

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:38 pm

Sleet wrote:It's a shame it's not Symphonia, but I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself all the same!

I still don't understand what makes that game so great...

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:45 pm

Dubiousity wrote:
Sleet wrote:It's a shame it's not Symphonia, but I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself all the same!
I still don't understand what makes that game so great...

I do, I have both. The story was awesome, the The main character had twin swords, there were nine playable characters, so many reasons to love that game that I can't list them all.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:49 pm

I know the character has twin swords, I know his name is Lloyd, and I know some things about the story as well.

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:59 pm

Dubiousity wrote:I know the character has twin swords, I know his name is Lloyd, and I know some things about the story as well.

Wikipedia is your friend.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:00 pm

Well it's best not to know too much about the story though.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:03 pm

To be honest, I'm not sure if I want Tales of Vesperia or Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days, Roxas is my favorite character and I haven't gotten to play that game yet.

Esquire Fox · Post by **Esquire Fox** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:23 pm

Having started at least three Kingdom Hearts 2 files, I can not at all relate to your love for Roxas.
That tutorial is sooo long. Kingdom Hearts even has an infamous reputation for its long tutorials.
I never really got into 358/2 days enough to complete it. The gameplay just feels so restrictive.

Treat yourself to Tales of Vesperia, especially if you have a sibling to play it with.

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:29 pm

Esquire Fox wrote:Having started at least three Kingdom Hearts 2 files, I can not at all relate to your love for Roxas.
That tutorial is sooo long. Kingdom Hearts even has an infamous reputation for its long tutorials.
I never really got into 358/2 days enough to complete it. The gameplay just feels so restrictive.

Treat yourself to Tales of Vesperia, especially if you have a sibling to play it with.

Listen to Esquire. He knows what's right.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 8:31 am

It's still a tough choice for me...

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:15 pm

*puppy eyes*

Taaales of Vespeeeriaaa!

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:32 pm

If I have enough money for it, I may end up a few bucks short.

exranio · Post by **exranio** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:07 pm

I have 358/2 days its okay actually haven't beat it yet.
I've been working on about 7 RPGs at once
the two I'm closest to beating is Persona 4 and Mana Khemia.
then the rest I'm basically at the beginning

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 3:46 pm

Tell me Ex, is 358/2 days difficult? I love a challenge.

Aquablast · Post by **Aquablast** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:03 am

I like the Persona series a lot! I have beaten all of them: From the first one to the fourth one! (Including P2:IS!)

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:30 am

Okay I got Vesperia, It's really good so far!

Esquire Fox · Post by **Esquire Fox** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:47 am

Blah blah blah. Tidal Wave!*
Most broken character. Ever.

*Esquire Fox and affiliates not responsible for spoilers or ruined gameplay as a result of this video.
Copyright held by Namco Bandai, all rights reserved
Video created by some random bored guy, so thanks to him
Are you seriously reading this?

Avan · Post by **Avan** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:22 am

Only listing freeware games here so... you can get these at the websites provided, for free!

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Transcendence: http://transcendence-game.com
I love this game so much that the first mod I decided to make for it was a content-plot X-pack/gameplay-balance TC, which... is actually what I do for every game I like... but still. Here I actually have made significant progress in it (and it was the primary inspiration for me to try to go out and work on a game idea of my own).

Also, if you are wondering why one of the admins has my avvy over there, that's because I loved the game & community so much, I got made an admin.

It is quite possibly my favorite game of all time.

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Other games that look cool but have yet to be released:
Starfox: Shadows of Lylat (starfox fan game): http://shadowsoflylat.com
SMRPG: The Starlight Worlds (more of a M&L fan game, despite the name): http://icugigasoft.freeforums.org/super ... s-f20.html

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Other games I found fun:
Battle For Wesnoth: (Turn based strategy game... with dragons! :3) http://wesnoth.org
Supertux: (mario platformer clone using tux that turned into... something quite a bit more elaborate in the current milestone) ... I can't remember where the site is
Battletanks II: (the ultimate time-waster

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Not free games that I liked A LOT:
Supreme Commander & Forged Alliance
Portal

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:51 pm

Dubiousity wrote:Okay I got Vesperia, It's really good so far!

Good choice! It can be really funny in parts.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:07 pm

Tha Housedog wrote:
Dubiousity wrote:Okay I got Vesperia, It's really good so far!
Good choice! It can be really funny in parts.

Yes I've noticed!

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:21 pm

Dubiousity wrote:
Flamboyant-Pencil wrote:Amnesia, the Dark Descent.

BRRRR D:
The scares in that game are amazingly awesome.

They are? I played this game for about an hour and a half or so, and didn't find it scary in the least. Just boring. I played it because I like horror, and a friend told me he couldn't play it because it was too scary. I think he's crazy. How is this game scary?

Maybe my tolerance for fear has just been upped because of too many stays in Silent Hill.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:36 pm

Senator_Sunburst wrote:
Dubiousity wrote:
Flamboyant-Pencil wrote:Amnesia, the Dark Descent.

BRRRR D:
The scares in that game are amazingly awesome.

They are? I played this game for about an hour and a half or so, and didn't find it scary in the least. Just boring. I played it because I like horror, and a friend told me he couldn't play it because it was too scary. I think he's crazy. How is this game scary?

Maybe my tolerance for fear has just been upped because of too many stays in Silent Hill.

Yeah, keep going.

exranio · Post by **exranio** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:03 pm

Dubiousity wrote:Tell me Ex, is 358/2 days difficult? I love a challenge.

On Proud mode yes it is. And then the special challenge missions are really hard.
But the hardest is doing the multiplayer challenge missions WITHOUT HELP
the multiplayer stuff is 10 times harder.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:06 pm

exranio wrote:
Dubiousity wrote:Tell me Ex, is 358/2 days difficult? I love a challenge.
On Proud mode yes it is. And then the special challenge missions are really hard.
But the hardest is doing the multiplayer challenge missions WITHOUT HELP
the multiplayer stuff is 10 times harder.

Well I would imagine it to be.

I've already sunk 10 hours in Vesperia.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:37 pm

Are there any games of the "Tales of" series for the PS2?

I've now heard about eight or more people talking about this series. o.O