lorddarkflare
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NewLib said:
All the individual tracks were really good, but the thing as a whole was terrible.
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All the individual tracks were really good, but the thing as a whole was terrible.
SEGAvangelist
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NewLib said:
I'm still surprised people like this soundtrack. I thought the Judges had a cool theme, and the Phan Coast one was cool too, but besides that I was really disappointed. Nobuo writes such good melodies that I find it hard to match what he has done.
Secks4Food
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Kingdom Hearts-My only incentive for progression was to see what Disney characters and worlds I would see next. It was enough to get me to beat it (even though the last few levels are not Disney related at all), but man, everything else was terrible.
Call of Duty 4-Even while playing through on Veteran difficulty the first time, I really enjoyed the single player campaign. However, the rotating spawn system that had no qualm about spawning me in front of enemies without any spawn shield, the super accurate weapons (light and sub machine guns have the same level of accuracy in COD land, apparently), the unbalanced perks, the helicopters, the noob-tube, the P-90 and M-16...it all ruined the multiplayer for me. Balancing a game by making everything overpowered just isn't my cup of tea, I guess.
Call of Duty 4-Even while playing through on Veteran difficulty the first time, I really enjoyed the single player campaign. However, the rotating spawn system that had no qualm about spawning me in front of enemies without any spawn shield, the super accurate weapons (light and sub machine guns have the same level of accuracy in COD land, apparently), the unbalanced perks, the helicopters, the noob-tube, the P-90 and M-16...it all ruined the multiplayer for me. Balancing a game by making everything overpowered just isn't my cup of tea, I guess.
SH: Homecoming. Obsessed with SH so I had to complete it but did not really like it. The monster designs were somewhat boring and the atmosphere (due to subpar graphics) was not to SH standards to me.
And now? Kameo. I'm kinda meh with it, the game doesn't do anything for me but I'm completing it as it's not half bad.
And now? Kameo. I'm kinda meh with it, the game doesn't do anything for me but I'm completing it as it's not half bad.
lorddarkflare
Banned
Team Vernia said:
You forget the esper theme and the godly clash on the big bridge.. Best boss battle in 12. PERIOD.
cosmicblizzard said:
Actually Ashe's speech was pretty normal. The translators did an amazing job with varying the speech patterns based on station and country. Vaan and Penelo speak completely differently than Ashe who speaks differently than the Judges who speak differently from the Viara who differ from the Occuria(rocking that tetrameter).
As for the translation in WOTLs, THAT is an example of Ye olde english, and it got pretty damn ridiculous.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Final Fantasy - Storyline wha-? Stupidly hard in the wrong places and grindtastic in a way that wasn't fun (for the right way to do grindtastic, see the AMAZING FFIII). I forgave it its quirks and finished it so I could say I had.
Final Fantasy II - Forgettable story (I've seriously forgotten it) and having to stat up by getting hurt. I beat it only because I felt that I should.
Final Fantasy VII - I HATED Cloud because he was a moody little bitch who never grew up or had a significant moment of redemption. What was worse is that the rest of the cast seemed to respect and look up to him despite the fact that he was clearly nothing but a self-absorbed arsehole overcompensating for his failures with an enourmously freudian sword. That and the controls were frustrating and the pre-rendered backgrounds generated a lot of "I can't see sh*t" syndrome.
Metroid - Going back to the original after the incredible Super, Fusion and Zero Mission was a mistake. It wouldn't have been so bad had the game provided a map of some sort (and didn't force you to grind those monster pipes for health and ammo EVERY TIME YOU BOOTED UP THE GAME). I only finished it because I'm a Metroid freak.
Metroid II: The Return of Samus - My only issues with this on were the controls and the fact that it was hard to see what was going on... but it was the second that broke the game for me. I beat it because I wanted to see the Metroid Queen so badly. Ending was totally worth it though.
Metroid Prime: Hunters - I hate FPS gameplay and this wasn't the exploration-heavy title I expected. The main thing that killed the joy for me were the linearity of the levels and the evacuations you needed to do every time you picked up an artifact. The fact that you were often harried by drones on the way didn't exactly help.
Final Fantasy II - Forgettable story (I've seriously forgotten it) and having to stat up by getting hurt. I beat it only because I felt that I should.
Final Fantasy VII - I HATED Cloud because he was a moody little bitch who never grew up or had a significant moment of redemption. What was worse is that the rest of the cast seemed to respect and look up to him despite the fact that he was clearly nothing but a self-absorbed arsehole overcompensating for his failures with an enourmously freudian sword. That and the controls were frustrating and the pre-rendered backgrounds generated a lot of "I can't see sh*t" syndrome.
Metroid - Going back to the original after the incredible Super, Fusion and Zero Mission was a mistake. It wouldn't have been so bad had the game provided a map of some sort (and didn't force you to grind those monster pipes for health and ammo EVERY TIME YOU BOOTED UP THE GAME). I only finished it because I'm a Metroid freak.
Metroid II: The Return of Samus - My only issues with this on were the controls and the fact that it was hard to see what was going on... but it was the second that broke the game for me. I beat it because I wanted to see the Metroid Queen so badly. Ending was totally worth it though.
Metroid Prime: Hunters - I hate FPS gameplay and this wasn't the exploration-heavy title I expected. The main thing that killed the joy for me were the linearity of the levels and the evacuations you needed to do every time you picked up an artifact. The fact that you were often harried by drones on the way didn't exactly help.
Buckethead
Banned
Kenichi said:
Inside of the Uncharted 2 thread you won't get this answer, but gameplay wise (by and large), no.
It's an Indiana Jones style game with unprecedented visuals, presentation, art design, and overall production however the gunplay is still weak and there isn't much depth to the gameplay.
However there's a great story and multiplayer which will give the title legs if you commit to it. I'm not a huge fan of the gunplay but I have a lot of fun once I got used to the strange feel of it.
Also thought it was a little too "action-y" and liked the slow pace of the first game better. Still an incredible game, albeit overhyped one.
PGR 3&4 - There were so many things I hated (super narrow tracks on which you drive with a 500hp vehicle..) on but still I wanted to finish the games
PDZ: Maybe the worst Characterdesign ever plus some of the levels really pissed me off
Halo 2: Hated the Warthog controls and most of the weapons
Thats all I can think of at the moment. But since I try to finish all the games I start there are quite a few more.
PDZ: Maybe the worst Characterdesign ever plus some of the levels really pissed me off
Halo 2: Hated the Warthog controls and most of the weapons
Thats all I can think of at the moment. But since I try to finish all the games I start there are quite a few more.
SEGAvangelist
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lorddarkflare said:
Nah... didn't like those tracks either. Just the two I mentioned. I missed Nobuo so much for this game. Playing Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey set things right, though.
Crash Station
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lorddarkflare said:
Guess my memory of 12 is a bit foggy. I remember a lot of ye olde english scenes, but I guess that's wrong. In that case, I probably would've loved the game had there been an actual story. Outside the main cast (with the exception of Balthier), I loved the characters. Cidofolus ftw.
lorddarkflare
Banned
NewLib said:
Many of them could conceivably been inputed independently in many other soundtracks and been celebrated. But together, they were way to samey.
Furthermore, they often failed to completely reflect the mood of a particular scene.
like when Gabranth was forced to kill drace
WilyRook
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:lolBuckethead said:
Legend of Dragoon. But I finished it. I felt like Mount-Doomed Frodo by the end, but I finished it. Dear God, I finished what you wanted me to do. So I felt more like Jonah then, maybe.
The story bored me to tears. The timed battle attacks intrigued me just enough to make it to the end. I guess.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Did it just to see the story through, not a wise idea apparently since i'm NEVER going to bother with the Epilogue BS.
Halo3, "epic" and pointless plot and copy/paste level design were biggist turnoff for me. But play that end and little bit multiplayer modes, didnt feel the love with this one.
Gta4, too much driving around and too much samekind missions, so much hype but didint delivered. But I actually liked Lost and Damned (short, Fun and fix most gameplay bugs; like fail mission = drive 30min) and becouse that waiting for The Ballad of Gay Tony.
Gta4, too much driving around and too much samekind missions, so much hype but didint delivered. But I actually liked Lost and Damned (short, Fun and fix most gameplay bugs; like fail mission = drive 30min) and becouse that waiting for The Ballad of Gay Tony.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
FYI The Epilogue is much better than the original game.chandoog said:
Did it just to see the story through, not a wise idea apparently since i'm NEVER going to bother with the Epilogue BS.
lorddarkflare
Banned
cosmicblizzard said:
It depend on what you consider 'ye olde english' to be. They definitely did employ speech patterns that was unlike our own, and used words that we seldom use, but they did not stray into the 'thees' and 'thous' and the like. And this is mainly when it comes to the nobility(especially the archadians). Vaan, Penelo and the Dalmascans spoke normal english, and Ashe spoke a more formal version of contemporary english.
And yes, Cidolfus was awesome.
Dark Stalkers
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Mass Effect: It felt like I was playing an interactive B sci-fi movie.
Hydrargyrus
Member
Far Cry 2, yes, probably isn't critically acclaimed, but I bought it and I can't play it more that 15 minutes...
The same with Dark Chronicle, I hate this dungeons soooooo much...
The same with Dark Chronicle, I hate this dungeons soooooo much...
lorddarkflare
Banned
Dark Stalkers said:
Bioware: Mission Complete!
Crash Station
Member
lorddarkflare said:
That's probably what I'm remembering. Not quite the extreme, but not what we're used to either.
NathanMcMahon
Banned
Far Cry 2
cmonmanreally
Member
fable 2. i hate this game. i hate it so goddamn much. and i kept thinking it was going to get better but nope.
NathanMcMahon
Banned
WoW
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Almost forgot -
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth - There was a good story there, but the arbitrary and counter-intuitive things you had to do to see the "proper" ending made me angry, especially given how long the game is and how many "lost forever" events there were. The fact that the game actively discourages you from exploring via the time limit was also irksome. I finished it, but these things really didn't sit well with me.
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth - There was a good story there, but the arbitrary and counter-intuitive things you had to do to see the "proper" ending made me angry, especially given how long the game is and how many "lost forever" events there were. The fact that the game actively discourages you from exploring via the time limit was also irksome. I finished it, but these things really didn't sit well with me.
lorddarkflare
Banned
cosmicblizzard said:
Definitely not. Fe7(another Smith translation) dials it down even more. He makes sure you realize that their speech is 'medieval' but, tries not to alienate the reader.
viciouskillersquirrel said:
At least you finished, i could not get myself to do so.
Scottlarock
Banned
loved FF 7 anmd FFX, FF8&9 sucked square got those two very wrong.
Dark Stalkers
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lorddarkflare said:
What do you mean?
lorddarkflare
Banned
Dark Stalkers said:
I mean, that if you factor in the music, and the general optimistic attitude it espouses(the sequel reverses this) you are not far of the mark with your assessment, because i believe that Bioware was aiming for that(in part).
uncharted- which is strange because i love Uncharted 2.
sonic adventure 2- good god i hated the majority of this game.
final fantasy viii- i don't know how i finished it, to be honest.
mirror's edge- game started out awesome, got bored about halfway through, slugged it out.
resident evil 5- letdown of the generation. beat it hoping the game would eventually get better... it didn't.
grand theft auto iv- the game's awful controls and missions frustrated me to no end, somehow managed to finish it. never played it again.
sonic adventure 2- good god i hated the majority of this game.
final fantasy viii- i don't know how i finished it, to be honest.
mirror's edge- game started out awesome, got bored about halfway through, slugged it out.
resident evil 5- letdown of the generation. beat it hoping the game would eventually get better... it didn't.
grand theft auto iv- the game's awful controls and missions frustrated me to no end, somehow managed to finish it. never played it again.
Crash Station
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lorddarkflare said:
Oh, I didn't know he did Fe7. The dialogue translation was great in that. He really made me love all 3 main characters. Only other main character I care about in the series is Ike.
Gamer @ Heart
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viciouskillersquirrel said:
So true. I really enjoyed that game but the constant worrying about getting the best ending really hurt my experience with it.
Night_Trekker
Member
Wild ARMs 4: One of the worst RPGs I've ever played in my life. Atrocious storyline with shitty characters, an overhyped "upgrade" to the standard battle system from the earlier games, crappy platforming in place of an actual overworld to explore. Aside from the great soundtrack, it's trash.
But I bought it, so I kept playing. I'll finish it someday, maybe.
Tales of Symphonia: Did not live up to the "best JRPG on the GCN!" hype at all. It never really clicked with me, aside from the solid soundtrack. I hate the battle system (reminds me of a slightly less awful version of the Star Ocean 2 battle system, which was the only thing I really disliked about SO2), the much hyped co-op is completely broken, and I don't care for the characters.
But I bought it, so I kept playing. I played something like 25 hours of it before giving up. I probably won't go back to it.
Monkey Hero (PS1): A painfully generic Zelda clone. I rented it so I felt obligated to play it. I didn't enjoy any of it. My friends still taunt me over it, and rightly so.
Beyond the Beyond: I have absolutely no memory of the over 6 hours I apparently spent playing this. That can't mean I enjoyed it.
MGS2: I hate Raiden. Hate hate hate hate hate him. I hate Kojima for making a game in which I was forced to play as a sniveling, whiny little V.R. soldier bitch (with an obnoxious girlfriend to boot!) after a great opening section, only to be continually taunted with the character I wanted to play throughout the rest of the game. Awful design choice.
Great game, though. I suffered through the "brilliant" story for everything else.
But I bought it, so I kept playing. I'll finish it someday, maybe.
Tales of Symphonia: Did not live up to the "best JRPG on the GCN!" hype at all. It never really clicked with me, aside from the solid soundtrack. I hate the battle system (reminds me of a slightly less awful version of the Star Ocean 2 battle system, which was the only thing I really disliked about SO2), the much hyped co-op is completely broken, and I don't care for the characters.
But I bought it, so I kept playing. I played something like 25 hours of it before giving up. I probably won't go back to it.
Monkey Hero (PS1): A painfully generic Zelda clone. I rented it so I felt obligated to play it. I didn't enjoy any of it. My friends still taunt me over it, and rightly so.
Beyond the Beyond: I have absolutely no memory of the over 6 hours I apparently spent playing this. That can't mean I enjoyed it.
MGS2: I hate Raiden. Hate hate hate hate hate him. I hate Kojima for making a game in which I was forced to play as a sniveling, whiny little V.R. soldier bitch (with an obnoxious girlfriend to boot!) after a great opening section, only to be continually taunted with the character I wanted to play throughout the rest of the game. Awful design choice.
Great game, though. I suffered through the "brilliant" story for everything else.
lorddarkflare
Banned
cosmicblizzard said:
Well it was not really him. The original writing team did a very good job. Smith just relayed that.
He also did Vagrant Story, Tactics A1/A2 and the Ace Attorney 1 and 2(as well as the shameful X and X-2, but i blame those on the original writers).
D
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Every Wipeout.
I fall into the same damn trap everytime.
It looks fucking amazing in the videos and I get really excited about it.. then I play it realize I suck so bad that it's no fun whatsoever.
Every damn time.
I fall into the same damn trap everytime.
It looks fucking amazing in the videos and I get really excited about it.. then I play it realize I suck so bad that it's no fun whatsoever.
Every damn time.
Seiken said:
The game was 95% cakewalk of the softest quality; there were a whole lot of glitchy invisible walls that got you stuck Matrix-style if you jumped on them; it didn't fit my concept of ideal pacing, and probably worst of all I played it immediately after Mario Galaxy. Definitely the most unsatisfying game I have played to completion from this console gen.
I dunno, as soon as I realise I'm not going to enjoy a particular game, I'm pretty much unable to keep playing it. I've bought quite a few games that I ended up disliking, but as soon as I realised it they ended up collecting dust on my shelf until I eventually sold them. For me to finish a game, I have to at least like it somewhat.
xs_mini_neo
Banned
NewLib said:
It was obscene padding. It is one of the main reasons I avoid MMORPGs like the plague.
Games I disliked yet finished: FFVIII, Quest 64, FFX, MM, WW, SMS, Persona 3, Castlevania 2, Luigi's Mansion...and Crash Bandicoot.
Games I disliked yet continued to play but not finish: *List is too long*
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Kusagari said:
Thanks. I knew I forgot one that deserves the mention. God that one sucked. Yet I still played it. I guess it was hope that it would get better. That's what I remember thinking as I finished each disc of FFVIII. It....never got better.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Brutal Legend. I'm doing it for the ambience. Everything else is pretty terrible. I didn't like the demo at all but for some reason I was compelled to purchase it (toys r us). Big mistake.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
StarFox: Adventures
Starved for a new GCN game and continuously told how awesome it was, I played it until it was all over and sold it, never to think of it again. Total waste of time.
Starved for a new GCN game and continuously told how awesome it was, I played it until it was all over and sold it, never to think of it again. Total waste of time.