Favorite Video Game

[Sailorasteroid]

Ah..I don't play many video games...I'll have to go with Dance Dance Revolution XD

Certainly my pick for most unique (or, for those of you who think that construct is poor usage, most nonconformist), at least until I can save up the money for Karaoke rev.

Favorite of all time is a tough call, though.

Soul Calibur is my favorite two-player game, great for long one-on-one marathons or king-of-the-mountain type games at parties.

The obvious genre for favoritism is the RPG, since it has things like characters and plot, but I really don't like investing the time and energy needed for them. Still, I've played a few, and Final Fantasy VIII was the one I liked the most, so in terms of pure emotions, I'd probably throw that out there. The "Eyes on Me" scene in the spaceship is great stuff, though I wish they'd made it a little clearer what a big, fully-functional, long-lost ship was doing just hanging around to rescue the two characters. (Or did I answer my own inquiry?) Also noteworthy is Zelda: Link to the Past.

But here's the thing: you must to some degree consider games within the time they were produced. Pac-man wouldn't stand up to any of the modern games, but you would still understand if someone said it was their favorite--it affected them the most at the time. So the one I'm going to officially put on the pedastal is Super Mario Brothers 3. To an SMB1 player, it was a beautiful message: it said, "Here's a game with completely familiar gameplay, only with the world expanded to the hundredth power." It was the first game to me that suggested this whole video-game thing might bridge the gap from blocky images and tinny synth music to true interactive entertainment. The innovations we've seen since and the ones I hope to see give me great confidence.

[LadyFlameSniper]

I don't have an all time favorite. I'll t do top 4 for fighting and rpgs, since I play those two genres the most.

Fighting

Tekken Tag Tournament- So much fun even after what 5 years? Maybe Tekken 5 will top it though. We'll see.

Soul Calibur 1- The second game in the Soul series and the game that got me back into fighting games. This game is the main reason I bought a Dreamcast. You might be surprised that I didn't say Soul Calibur 2, but SC2 didn't live up to its expectations. SC1 is better.

Guilty Gear XX- Unique fighting engine, unique characters, and one hell of a soundtrack. That's coming from someone who doesn't like most of the metal music out there.


Street Fighter Alpha 3- The SF series is a classic and this one is my favorite installment

RPGs

Final Fantasy 7 and Chrono Trigger- These games live up to their hype for the most part. I never enjoyed an rpg as much as either of them. Neither of these games were my first rpg but they are the ones that pulled me into the genre.

Star Ocean: The Second Story and Valkyrie Profile- 2 wonderful rpgs made by Enix before they merged with Square. VP is too overlooked and deserves a sequel too!

[Tiff]

Ah..I don't play many video games...I'll have to go with Dance Dance Revolution XD

Certainly my pick for most unique (or, for those of you who think that construct is poor usage, most nonconformist), at least until I can save up the money for Karaoke rev.

I also love Karaoke Revolution, and am quite good at is if I do say so myself ^^;;

[Lady of the Light]

Hmm...I like weird games, Dance Dance Revolution included. I've gotten all my friends hooked on it.
Another one of my favourites is Rhapsody:A Musical Adventure which involves a girl who can talk to puppets, and goes out on an adventure to find her true love. Strange at times, since one of the places you go is inside a worm, but it's pretty awesome.
I also love Paper Mario. I like the way the battle system is, and my all-time favourite place is Shiver City. The little story line with Herringway or whoevertheheck is sweet.

[Sailorasteroid]

I also love Karaoke Revolution, and am quite good at is if I do say so myself ^^;;

Sadly, I probably won't be. I've got a great ear for music--and no control over my own larynx. So I love to sing along to music, but I have to turn it way up to drown myself out.

I should also mention here another favorite of mine, the game Vib Ribbon. This was also a music reaction game like DDR or BeatMania, but only with 4 keys. The kick to it was that the game had only 6 songs built in, but you could take out the game and put in a music CD and it would design levels built around the songs you played. I want this function for DDR, and I really want it for a karaoke game.

[Neo Dead Moon]

Favorite game? I like a lot of games, but my all-time favorite console game would have to be Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES. Tons of levels, power-ups, enemies, secrets, and a high replay value.

As for favorite arcade game..I'd say it's the Dance Dance Revolution series, especially 4th Mix Plus and Extreme. Lots of fun to play. This month marks the 33rd month I've played DDR, and still playing.

[Aya Reiko]

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Just a word of advise. Please, don't hesitate to make multiple paragraphs in your posts. I got a headache after reading that whole thing.

Anyhoo...

Fav game... Fav game... Fav game... hmmm...

[smacks head against desk]

Fighting - Melty Blood (Ciel rules)

Action - Ninja Gaiden

RPG - Don't have a true fav at the moment...

FPS - UT 2004 (Onslaught owns)

TBS - Civ III (Despite I appearently suck at it. )

Misc. - DOA:XBV (Bouncy, bouncy )

[AnimeGuru0]

Favorite game, hands down. Xenogears. This game is so underrated. Everyone just kinda looks past it and goes on to the (predictable) "Final Fantasy VII is the best game ever!" cliche.

Sorry, I'm just a little bitter about the whole FFVII is everyone's favorite game (and i do mean, everyone, it's kind of ridiculous, lol). I dunno, but FFVII is kind of low on my favorite game list. Don't get me wrong, it was a good game, but it was lacking in several areas (like the ending).

Xenogears on the other hand, AMAZING. What it lacked in gameplay it made up for 10x in story. One of the most amazing epic stories ever. Just thinking about makes me drool. mmmm, xenogears..............

[Ni-ban Neko]

I should also mention here another favorite of mine, the game Vib Ribbon. This was also a music reaction game like DDR or BeatMania, but only with 4 keys. The kick to it was that the game had only 6 songs built in, but you could take out the game and put in a music CD and it would design levels built around the songs you played. I want this function for DDR, and I really want it for a karaoke game.

Someone else has heard of Vib Ribbon! I've been wanting to try it for ages now, but I've never had a chance. It's such a nifty concept.

Have you heard of or played Rez? It's a similar concept in that what you do affects the music, but it's a shooter instead.

Music/rhythm games are one of my very favorite genres. I like pretty much all the Bemani games I've tried, which include DDR, ParaPara Paradise, Drummania, Beatmania, and Beatmania IIDX, (two dee ecks) which is seven-key Beatmania, and also hands down is the game with the hardest learning curve I've ever seen. I haven't tried Karaoke Revolution yet - I like the concept a lot, but I don't like the songlist in the current version, so I'm waiting for an expansion pack.

I like Samba de Amigo, Bust-A-Groove, and Space Channel 5, too.

As for RPGs, the Lunar games, FFVIII, and Chrono Trigger top my list.

Miscellaneous games that are on my favorites list include the Megaman Legends series (so underrated, and so good), Soul Calibur I and II, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Super Mario Brothers 3, and Tetris. Yes. Tetris. XD

[Sailorasteroid]

Sorry, I'm just a little bitter about the whole FFVII is everyone's favorite game (and i do mean, everyone, it's kind of ridiculous, lol). I dunno, but FFVII is kind of low on my favorite game list. Don't get me wrong, it was a good game, but it was lacking in several areas (like the ending).

Xenogears on the other hand, AMAZING. What it lacked in gameplay it made up for 10x in story. One of the most amazing epic stories ever. Just thinking about makes me drool. mmmm, xenogears..............

I've read a lot of "hardcore gamerz" (their z, not mine) talk about how the modern FF series (7 through X-2) is such a poor repesentative of the RPG gnere, because the games are so linear and there's not a lot of deep gameplay. They'll then go on to talk about the poor characterization and plots, et cetera. OK, fair enough, but what I don't like is the implication that popularity and quality are mutually exclusive. Clearly, the FFs have something to make people play.

As I've said, when it comes to video games, I'm a dabbler. I'm like the anime fan who watches Dragonball and Pokemon and for whom anything more complex than that is over his head. If I had the patience and the inclination, I probably would be into some better-written and better-programmed stuff. But I don't, and so the FFs I've played are enough. There's probably a lot of people like me out there who take that attitude, and comparatively few serious players who can appreciate high-quality. But FF-level (Hmmm. . . there's a hexadecimal pun there) gamers take nothing away from higher-level gamers, just as Pokemon fans take nothing away from fans of more serious anime.

Have you heard of or played Rez? It's a similar concept in that what you do affects the music, but it's a shooter instead.

No. Again, playing off of the point above, I'm terrible at shooters, both first-person and overhead, and derive no entertainment from them. I know people who can sit there with Ikaruga or Radiant Silvergun and take pride and enjoyment in knowing the exact position and motion to use in every situation, but I'm not one of them.

I like Samba de Amigo too, though I've never gotten to play it with the proper equipment. '^_^' I love the name of the one game, "Ichi. . . ni. . . sanba" Multilingual puns rule, especially when none of the languages is English.

Tetris: this is one of those games that you don't actually play with the conscious mind, the eyes and hand work quite independently of the brain. I still think it was the last-ditch Soviet effort to win the Cold War--get every American staring at the falling blocks, then fire the missiles before we had. a chance to realize it.

[ChillerXZ]

wow, hard question.....ummmm....I think I'd have to say Final Fantasy VII

[Jonathan]

Action/Adventure- Grand Theft Auto Vice City

Fighting- Tekken Tag Tournament

RPG- Tie between Final Fantasy 8, 10, and Resident Evil for Gamecube

Sports- MVP Baseball 2004

Classic- Super Mario World. That is the best Mario game ever!

[DuoTheShinigami02]

Action: Final Fight, Streets of Rage series, Revenge of Shinobi, Grand Theft Auto 3 (and Vice City), Super Mario series, Metroid

RPG: Final Fantasies 5, 7, 8, 10, Pokemon (Red, Gold, Silver, and Sapphire)

Shooters (old-school): Thunder Force series, Gradius, any Cave shooter (DonPachi, DoDonPachi; they make the most frenetic shooters ever!) Mahou Daisakusen series (Mahou Daisakusen, Kingdom Grand Prix, Dimahoo)

[LadyFlameSniper]

Sorry, I'm just a little bitter about the whole FFVII is everyone's favorite game (and i do mean, everyone, it's kind of ridiculous, lol). I dunno, but FFVII is kind of low on my favorite game list. Don't get me wrong, it was a good game, but it was lacking in several areas (like the ending).

Xenogears on the other hand, AMAZING. What it lacked in gameplay it made up for 10x in story. One of the most amazing epic stories ever. Just thinking about makes me drool. mmmm, xenogears..............

Heh I'm one of the few who didn't enjoy Xenogears... It's like everyone else loved it. But I dunno, everything about that game bored me so much... I couldn't be bothered to finish it.

And I realize that FF7 isn't perfect.. The ending bothered me too. ~_~ I don't like endings without real closure, if you know what I mean. But on a whole it's one of those games that I've played countless times and enjoy it everytime. It's not my absolute favorite game though... as I said in my other post I can't decide on one.

I've read a lot of "hardcore gamerz" (their z, not mine) talk about how the modern FF series (7 through X-2) is such a poor repesentative of the RPG gnere, because the games are so linear and there's not a lot of deep gameplay. They'll then go on to talk about the poor characterization and plots, et cetera. OK, fair enough, but what I don't like is the implication that popularity and quality are mutually exclusive. Clearly, the FFs have something to make people play.

Yea I heard this a lot from "hardcore gamerz" and I have to disagree. With the exception of FF9, I prefer the new FF games (7,8,10, X-2)to the old school ones. FF6 was the first one I played. I ended up beating FF7 first though, and came back to FF6 a lot later. (maybe a few months after I beat FF7) I didn't think it was that great as a whole, but not bad either. As a matter of fact I prefer FF4 but never got around to finishing FF4.

Although FF7 and 8 weren't insanely difficult, (but could be time consuming) they were the most enjoyable... in my opinion. FFX and X-2 were more challenging, especially if you try to tackle all of those pain in the ass sidequests. But the challenge doesn't determine whether an rpg is enjoyable or not for me. I also like more of the newer characters, the plots, and the battle systems.

[Tiff]

Ah, well, if we're including nintendo games, then

..Super Mario Brothers 2. I LOVE that damn game.

I also love Gameboy Tetris..woo I was the tetris MASTER.

I also kicked much ass at Sonic the Hedgehog..love it.

[Sailorasteroid]

I also kicked much ass at Sonic the Hedgehog..love it.

Sonic always struck me as being too easy with the whole If-he-has-at-least-one-ring-he-can't-be-killed-plus-you-can-get-a-sheild-and-protect-your-rings thing. It was maybe the first popular game that was less about winning than winning perfectly. I think I managed once or twice to complete the game without taking a ring-hit.

[yoshmaster5]

Ah, well, if we're including nintendo games, then

..Super Mario Brothers 2. I LOVE that damn game.

I also love Gameboy Tetris..woo I was the tetris MASTER.

I also kicked much ass at Sonic the Hedgehog..love it.

adam-kun... baka baka baka... *talking about self* how the hell could I forget SONIC THE HEDGEHOG????? One of the first video games I ever played... Sonic 2 was the first game on a TV console I ever played... to this day I still have NOT beaten that game... Sailor Asteroid, just TRY beating the final level of Sonic 2. you fight METAL SONIC, and a giant Eggman robot that can only be damaged at one point... with NO RINGS AT ALL. *shudder* Oh man... the sonic games are SO FUN! I have played almost every sonic game on GCN and Genesis. I'd like to play Knuckles Chaotix though... just to get a background about them... Playing Sonic 3 & Knuckles is classic. it NEVER gets old, IMO. [spoiler]Super Tails is kickass too. ^_^ man... that guy just RAPES bosses... just turn to Super Tails and you will have a dead boss in about 5 seconds.[/spoiler]

I didn't like Super Mario 2 too much... I prefer the original style of game play... but that's my opinion. In that, peach is the ultimate character. *shakes head* just strange to me.

[Sailorasteroid]

Well, I was just thinking of Sonic 1. I don't think I ever played any of the others to the end.

SMB 2 was a nice game, but it loses a lot because it wan't in the style of SMB 1. Great ending to the game though too. One time I worked through all 20 levels giving 5 to each of the characters just to see what the "Contributor" board would say. It cycled through all four repeatedly.

[AnimeGuru0]

Woah man. How could I forget Super Smash Brothers Melee? That game is just...............genious. I've spent HOURS on that game just playing by myself. Not including multi player mayhem. MMMM, smash Brothers.

But back on the Final Fantasy kick, I did forget to mention in my last post, that my Final Fantasy 6 (III in US on the SNES) is probably in my top 5 games. I love that game to death (it was my first RPG). Looking back on it, with 14 characters, two HUGE worlds, and how most modern RPGs fail to develop a cast of only 6 characters well, this game had a 95% chance of not working, and instead it worked PERFECTLY. Such developed characters, so much to do. Great great game. The thing I really love about this game was that unlike most other RPGs, it wasn't story based, or "big bad guy" driven, it was Character driven. They were the ones that moved the story along. While the game kind of was about "saving the world", it was moreso about your posse. The undying love for one another. Greatness.

[Sailor Wind]

Woah man. How could I forget Super Smash Brothers Melee? That game is just...............genious. I've spent HOURS on that game just playing by myself. Not including multi player mayhem. MMMM, smash Brothers.

I love smash brothers as well, both nintendo 64 version and gamecube version are brilliant and i never get tired of them.

I do like some final fantasy games but i'm more of a horror/thriller gaming person so i would have to love the resident evil series. Somes games like silent hill and alone in the dark are good horror games but nothing compared to resident evil.