Nexus Posted May 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Joint 29th: Halo 3 Xbox 360 Total Points: 28 Number of number 1 votes: 1 (Hot Heart) Number of votes: 2 (Hot Heart, Yantelope) Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The game is the third title in the Halo franchise and concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2. The game was released on September 25, 2007 in Australia, Brazil, India, New Zealand, North America, and Singapore; September 26, 2007 in Europe; and September 27, 2007 in Japan. Halo 3's story centers on the interstellar war between 26th century humanity and a collection of alien races known as the Covenant. The player assumes the role of the Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier, as he battles the Covenant. The game features vehicles, weapons, and gameplay not present in previous titles of the series, as well as the addition of saved gameplay films, file sharing, and the Forge map editor—a utility which allows the player to perform modifications to multiplayer levels. Bungie began developing Halo 3 shortly after Halo 2 shipped. The game was officially announced at E3 2006. Nexus says: "Hooray for Halo. Always fun on multiplayer, I particularly like zombie mode and running around with a grav-hammer." Metal Gear Solid PlayStation, PC, PSN Total Points: 28 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (MetalCaveman, Yantelope, kenshi_ryden) Metal Gear Solid is a video game by Hideo Kojima. The game was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and first published by Konami in 1998 for the PlayStation video game console. It is the sequel to Kojima's early MSX2 computer games Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. The game featured cinematic cutscenes rendered using the in-game engine and graphics, as well as voice acting in numerous codec sequences. Metal Gear Solid follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. Snake must liberate two hostages, the head of DARPA and the president of a major arms manufacturer, confront the terrorists, and stop them from launching a nuclear strike. Edited May 16, 2011 by Nexus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 I wish MS would bring Halo 3 to PC so I could give it a try. Also, I never played the original MGS on PlayStation, but I did play Twin Snakes on Gamecube years later and it was quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted May 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Joint 24th: Final Fantasy XII PlayStation 2 Total Points: 29 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (Deanb, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Aki) Final Fantasy 12 is a console role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. Released in 2006, it is the twelfth title in the Final Fantasy series. The game introduced several innovations to the series: battles occur without a transition to a separate screen; a customizable "gambit" system automatically controls the actions of characters; and a "license" system determines which abilities and equipment are used by characters. Final Fantasy XII also includes elements from previous games in the series such as summoned monsters, Chocobos, and Moogles. The game takes place in the fictional land of Ivalice, where the empires of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war. Dalmasca, a small kingdom, is caught between the warring nations. When Dalmasca is annexed by Archadia, its princess, Ashe, creates a resistance movement. During the struggle, she meets Vaan, a young adventurer who dreams of commanding an airship. They are quickly joined by a band of allies; together, they rally against the tyranny of the Archadian Empire. Nexus says: "I didn't really like FF12. It was pretty though. I couldn't get on with the battle system." Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty PC/Mac Total Points: 29 Number of number 1 votes: 1 (Johnny) Number of votes: 3 (Johnny, mergedwarrior, Aki) StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. A sequel to the award-winning 1998 video game StarCraft, the game was released worldwide on July 27, 2010. It is split into three installments: the base game with the subtitle Wings of Liberty, and two upcoming expansion packs, Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void. Set in the 26th century in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy, the game revolves around three species: the Terrans, human exiles from Earth; the Zerg, a super-species of assimilated life forms; and the Protoss, a species with vast mental powers. Wings of Liberty focuses on the Terrans, while the expansions Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void will focus on the Zerg and Protoss, respectively. The game is set four years after the events of 1998's StarCraft: Brood War, and follows the exploits of Jim Raynor as he leads an insurgent group against the autocratic Terran Dominion. The game includes both new and returning characters and locations from the original game. Mass Effect 2 PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Total Points: 29 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (Vargras, Chewblaha, TheCowboyPoet) Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. The game is a sequel to Mass Effect, and the second game of the series. The game was released on PC and Xbox 360 in January 2010, and on PlayStation 3 on January 18, 2011. After the events of the original game, Commander Shepard is killed in an ambush by a mysterious alien species called the Collectors. Shepard is revived two years after the attack by a pro-human extremist organization called Cerberus, and is tasked with finding out more about the Collectors and why they are abducting entire human colonies. Shepard must recruit and gain the loyalty of a diverse team in order to accomplish what seems to be a suicide mission. Many elements and locations from Mass Effect return, in addition to ones new to the series. Super Mario 64 Nintendon 64, iQue Player, Virtual Player Total Points: 29 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (TheMightyEthan, Vargras, Gyaruson) Super Mario 64 is a platform game, published by Nintendo and developed by its EAD division, for the Nintendo 64. Along with Pilotwings 64, it was one of the launch titles for the console. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, and later in North America, Europe, and Australia. Super Mario 64 has sold over eleven million copies. An enhanced remake called Super Mario 64 DS was released for the Nintendo DS in 2004. As one of the first three dimensional (3D) platform games, Super Mario 64 features free-roaming analog degrees of freedom, large open-ended areas, and true 3D polygons as opposed to two-dimensional (2D) sprites. It established a new archetype for the genre, much as Super Mario Bros. did for 2D sidescrolling platformers. Hailed as "revolutionary", the game left a lasting impression on 3D game design, particularly notable for its use of a dynamic camera system and the implementation of its analog control. In going from two to three dimensions, Super Mario 64 placed an emphasis on exploration within vast worlds that require the player to complete multiple diverse missions, replacing the linear obstacle courses of traditional platform games. While doing so, it managed to preserve many gameplay elements and characters of earlier Mario games. The title is acclaimed by many critics and fans as one of the greatest and most revolutionary video games of all time. Halo: Combat Evolved Xbox, PC, Mac, Xbox 360 Total Points: 29 Number of number 1 votes: 1 (TheMightyEthan) Number of votes: 4 (TheMightyEthan, Chrno XIII, mergedwarrior, kenshi_ryden) Halo: Combat Evolved is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first game of the Halo franchise, it was released on November 15, 2001 as a launch title for the Xbox gaming system, and is considered the platform's "killer app". With more than five million copies sold worldwide as of November 9, 2005, Microsoft released versions of the game for Microsoft Windows (ported by Gearbox Software) and Mac OS X in 2003, and the surrounding storyline was adapted and elaborated into a series of novels and comic books. The game was later released as an Xbox Original for download onto an Xbox 360 HDD. Halo is set in the twenty-sixth century, with the player assuming the role of the Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced super-soldier. The player is accompanied by Cortana, an artificial intelligence who occupies the Master Chief's neural interface. Players battle various aliens on foot and in vehicles as they attempt to uncover the secrets of the eponymous Halo, a ring-shaped artificial planet. The game has been called "easy to learn", and has been praised for its "engaging story." Nexus says: "Lots of fun, I enjoyed Halo." Edited May 16, 2011 by Nexus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Twin Snakes is an abortion of a remake of a great game. I fucking hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 I am mostly ok with the list so far, even if a lot of my suggestions aren't making it. (At least God Hand is there!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Hurray for ME2 and Halo: CE making the cut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Halo... evidently one of the best first-person shooters ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Twin Snakes is an abortion of a remake of a great game. I fucking hate it. 2nded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted May 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Joint 22nd: Super Mario World SNES, GameBoy Advance, Virtual Console Total Points: 30 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 4 (Papu, TheCowboyPoet, Yantelope, Gyaruson) Super Mario World, also formerly known by the subtitle Super Mario Bros. 4 in Japan, is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a pack-in launch title for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and is the fourth game in the Super Mario series. Development was handled by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, led by Shigeru Miyamoto, who directed the game along with Takashi Tezuka. The game centers on the quest of Mario and Luigi to save the Dinosaur Land from Bowser, the series' antagonist. The two brothers must travel across seven worlds to restore order to Dinosaur Land. It built on the gameplay of previous Mario games by introducing new power-ups that augment character abilities, and established conventions that were carried over to future games in the series. The game was a critical and commercial success, gaining a legacy and selling over 20 million copies worldwide. It has been re-released three times, first as part of a combo with Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES in 1994. Secondly, it was released on the Game Boy Advance with modified gameplay, as the second part of the Super Mario Advance series. The third re-release was for the Wii's Virtual Console in North America in 2007; there were few changes from the original SNES version. Portal 2 PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Total Points: 30 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (p4warrior, Johny, Aki) Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle-platform video game developed by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 2007 video game Portal and was announced on March 5, 2010, following a week-long alternate reality game based on new patches to the original game. Though initially slated for release in the last quarter of 2010, the game was postponed to the week of April 18, 2011. The game was released by Valve through Steam for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, while the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and retail Windows/OS X versions of the game are distributed by Electronic Arts. The game's release on Steam was preceded by a second multi-week alternate reality game, the Potato Sack, involving 13 independently-developed titles, culminating in a distributed computing spoof to release Portal 2 several hours early. Portal 2 comprises a series of puzzles that must be solved by teleporting the player's character and simple objects using the "portal gun", a device that can create inter-spatial portals between two planes. The game's unique physics allow momentum to be retained through portals, requiring creative use of portals to maneuver through the test chambers. Other gameplay elements were added to Portal 2, including tractor beams, laser redirection, and special paint-like gels that impart special properties to objects they touch. Similar to how the student team of Narbacular Drop were brought into Valve to expand their game to the basis of Portal, the team from Independent Games Festival-winning DigiPen student project Tag: The Power of Paint was hired by Valve to incorporate their game's paint mechanic into these new gels. Within the single player campaign, the player returns as the human Chell, having awakened from stasis after several hundred years. Chell must navigate the dilapidated Aperture Science Enrichment Center and its test chambers with the portal gun while the facility is rebuilt by the reactivated GLaDOS, a rampant artificially intelligent computer. With a larger story, Valve introduced additional characters, including Wheatley, a robotic personality sphere voiced by Stephen Merchant, and recordings of Aperture Science CEO Cave Johnson, voiced by J.K. Simmons. Ellen McLain returns to voice GLaDOS. Additional music from Jonathan Coulton and The National appear in the game. Portal 2 also includes a two-player co-operative mode in which the player-characters, the robots Atlas and P-body, must work together to complete each test chamber using their own individual portal guns. Though many reviewers were concerned about the difficulty of expanding Portal into a full sequel, critics universally praised Portal 2. The game's writing, pacing, and comedy were highlighted as stand-out elements, with critics applauding the voice work of McLain, Merchant, and Simmons. Reviews also highlighted the new gameplay elements, the game's challenging but surmountable learning curve, and the addition of the co-operative mode. Edited May 16, 2011 by Nexus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Twin Snakes is an abortion of a remake of a great game. I fucking hate it. Why? I found it enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) 20th: Super Smash Bros. Melee GameCube Total Points: 32 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 4 (p4warrior, Johnny, Gyaruson, Aki) Super Smash Bros. Melee is a crossover fighting game released for the Nintendo GameCube shortly after its launch in 2001 (2002 in the PAL region). It is the successor to the 1999 Nintendo 64 game Super Smash Bros., and the predecessor to the 2008 Wii game Super Smash Bros. Brawl. HAL Laboratory developed the game, with Masahiro Sakurai as head of production. The game is centered on characters from Nintendo's video gaming franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon. The stages and gameplay modes make references to, or take their designs from, popular games released by Nintendo. Melee's gameplay system offers an unorthodox approach to the "fighter" genre as percentage counters measure the level of damage received, rather than the health bar traditionally seen in most fighting games. It builds on the first game's broad appeal by adding new features related to gameplay and playable characters. Following the popularity of its multiplayer gameplay, Melee has been featured in several multiplayer gaming tournaments Nexus says: "Ridiculous amounts of fun, particularly with three friends. FALCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNCH." Edited May 17, 2011 by Nexus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc4life Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Twin Snakes is an abortion of a remake of a great game. I fucking hate it. Why? I found it enjoyable. It's still a great game, but from what I've heard, some of the action cut-scenes are overly-flambuoyant compared to the original. That's before you take into effect totally ruining the mood in the Psycho Mantis scene with the laughing heads because GameCube controllers don't have rumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Gamecube controllers have rumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Super Mario World Total Points: 30 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 4 (TheMightyEthan, TheCowboyPoet, Yantelope, Gyaruson) ... I didn't vote for Super Mario World. I hope that's just a mis-type and not a mis-count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Twin Snakes is an abortion of a remake of a great game. I fucking hate it. 2nded. Metal Gear Solid is overrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Super Mario World Total Points: 30 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 4 (TheMightyEthan, TheCowboyPoet, Yantelope, Gyaruson) ... I didn't vote for Super Mario World. I hope that's just a mis-type and not a mis-count. Twas both. Papu voted for it, and also put a place lower. So SMW moves down to joint 24th. It hasn't really changed anything else though, thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) Joint 19th: Diablo II/Diablo II: Lords of Destruction PC,Mac Total Points: 33 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (Chewblaha, ChrnoXIII, mergedwarrior) Diablo II is a dark fantasy/horror-themed hack and slash, with elements of the role playing game and dungeon crawl genres. It was released for Windows and Mac OS in 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment, and was developed by Blizzard North. It is a direct sequel to the 1996 hit PC game, Diablo. Nexus says: "When I was a young'un, Diablo II was one of the few games that would work on my PC, so I put a lot of time into it. Never finished it though. It was a lot of fun when I did play." The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind PC, Xbox Total Points: 33 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 4 (p4warrior, Cyber Rat, topeka!, SanaEquiesterer) The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, often simply referred to as Morrowind, is a single-player computer role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, and published by Bethesda Softworks and Ubisoft. It is the third installment in The Elder Scrolls series of games. It was released in North America in 2002 for Microsoft Windows and the Xbox. Well-received publicly and critically, with over four million sales and more than 60 awards (including Game of the Year), Morrowind holds an average review score of 89% from both Metacritic and Game Rankings. The game spawned two expansion packs for the PC: Tribunal and Bloodmoon. Both were eventually repackaged into a full set containing all three, Morrowind: Game of the Year Edition, which shipped on October 30, 2003 for both PC and Xbox. The main story takes place on Vvardenfell, an island in the Dunmer province of Morrowind, which lies in the empire of Tamriel and is far from the more civilized lands to the west and south that typified Daggerfall and Arena. The central quests concern the deity Dagoth Ur, housed within the volcanic Red Mountain, who seeks to gain power and break Morrowind free from Imperial reign. Morrowind was designed with an open-ended free-form style of gameplay in mind, with a lessened emphasis on the game's main plot. This choice received mixed reviews in the gaming press, though such feelings were tempered by reviewers' appreciation of Morrowind's expansive and detailed game world. Nexus says: "I couldn't ever get on with it so never really got very far in it. Will try it again one day." I lumped Diablo II with Lords of Destruction because I could. Edited May 16, 2011 by Nexus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) Joint 17th: Persona 4 PlayStation 2 Total Points: 34 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (Frosted Mini-Wheats, Nexus, SanaEquestierer) Persona 4 is a role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for Sony's PlayStation 2, and chronologically the fifth installment in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series. Persona 4 was released in Japan in July 2008, North America in December 2008, and Europe in March 2009. It features a weather forecast system with events happening on foggy days to replace the moon phase system implemented in the previous games. Instead of the city locales of previous games in the series, Persona 4 takes place in a fictional Japanese countryside and is indirectly related to Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 in terms of gameplay and production. The player-named main protagonist is a high-school student who moved into the countryside from the city for a year. During his year-long stay, he becomes involved in investigating mysterious murders while harnessing the power of summoning Persona. The North American package of the game was released with a CD with selected music from the game, and, unlike Persona 3, the European package also contained a soundtrack CD. The music was composed by Shōji Meguro, with vocals by Shihoko Hirata who sang the theme song "Pursuing My True Self". The game was positively received by critics. Nexus says: "I prefer 3 purely because I got spoilered for the ending of 4. 4 is good because the supporting cast is great, and you can control your entire party. The protagonist is lamer though." Final Fantasy VI SNES, PlayStation, GameBoy Advance, Virtual Console, PlayStation Network Total Points: 34 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (Chewblaha, Nexus, SanaEquiestrier, Saturnine Tenshi) Final Fantasy VI a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix). It was released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a part of the Final Fantasy series. It was ported by Tose with minor differences to Sony's PlayStation in 1999 and Nintendo's Game Boy Advance in 2006, and it was released for the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan in March 15, 2011. The game was known as Final Fantasy III when it was first released in North America, as the original Final Fantasy III had not been released outside of Japan at the time. However, later localizations used the original title. Set in a fantasy world with a technology level equivalent to that of the Second Industrial Revolution, the game's story focuses on a group of rebels as they seek to overthrow an imperial dictatorship. The game features fourteen permanent playable characters, the most of any game in the main series. Final Fantasy VI was the first game in the series to be directed by someone other than producer and series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi; the role was filled instead by Yoshinori Kitase and Hiroyuki Ito. Yoshitaka Amano, a long-time contributor to the Final Fantasy series, returned as the image and character designer, while regular composer Nobuo Uematsu wrote the game's score, which has been released on several soundtrack albums. Released to critical acclaim, the game is regarded as a landmark of the series and of the role-playing genre. Its Super Nintendo and PlayStation versions have sold over 3.48 million copies worldwide to date as a stand-alone game, as well as over 750,000 copies as part of the Japanese Final Fantasy Collection and the North American Final Fantasy Anthology. Final Fantasy VI has won numerous awards since its release. Nexus says: "Easily the best villain of the Final Fantasy series with Kefka. I didn't really bond with any of the protagonists though. The story is good, again. It's a quality game. Edited May 16, 2011 by Nexus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I didn't vote for Final Fantasy IV. It was VI. If that changes anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 16th: Silent Hill 2 PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC Total Points: 35 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (Cyber Rat, kensh_ryden, SanaEquiesterer) Silent Hill 2 is a survival horror video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. The second installment in the Silent Hill series, it was released in late September 2001 in North America and Japan, and in late November 2001 in Europe. It was also ported to the Xbox and PC. It has been re-released multiple times, including under the Greatest Hits label and as part of The Silent Hill Collection along with its indirect PS2 sequels Silent Hill 3 and Silent Hill 4: The Room. While it is set in the series' namesake town, Silent Hill 2 is not a direct sequel to the events and characters of the first Silent Hill game. Instead, it centers on James Sunderland, who enters the town after receiving a letter written by his deceased wife, saying she is waiting for him in their "special place" in Silent Hill. Joined by Maria who resembles her except for a more provocative outfit and personality, he searches for her and discovers the truth about her death. Additional material in re-releases and ports included Born from a Wish, a sub-scenario which focuses on Maria before she and James meet. Silent Hill 2 uses a third-person perspective and gameplay places a greater emphasis on finding items and solving riddles than combat, similar to the first Silent Hill. Psychological aspects such as the gradual disappearance of Mary's letter were added to the game. More humanoid than their counterparts in the preceding game, some of the monsters were designed as a reflection of James' subconscious. Real-life references to history, films and literary works can also be found in the game. Silent Hill 2 was positively received by the audience and critics. Within the month of its release in North America, Japan and Europe, over one million copies were sold, with the greatest sales in North America. English-language critics praised the atmosphere, graphics, story and monster designs of Silent Hill 2, but criticized the controls as difficult to use. Silent Hill 2 appeared on several critics' top lists for its story and use of metaphors, psychological horror and taboo topics. Okay, I've fixed that Tenshi, so FF6 has gone up, and FF4 has gone down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) I remember the first Silent Hill. Screw that friggin' game. Screw Clock Tower, too. You know what? Screw the entire genre. It's all fun and games until some lackadaisical creep is all like "hi" in the fog and you freak out simply because they're there. Bein' all... there. Edited May 16, 2011 by Saturnine Tenshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 15th: Final Fantasy IX PlayStation, PSN Total Points: 36 Number of number 1 votes: 1 (Deanb) Number of votes: 3 (TheCowboyPoet, Deanb, Nexus) Final Fantasy IX is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation. Released in 2000, it is the ninth title in the Final Fantasy series. The game introduced new features to the series, such as the "Active Time Event", "Mognet", and a revamped equipment and skill system. Set in the fantasy world of Gaia, Final Fantasy IX's plot centers on a war between several nations. Players follow a young thief named Zidane Tribal, who joins with several others to defeat Queen Brahne of Alexandria, who started the war. The plot shifts, however, when the characters realize that Brahne is a puppet for an arms dealer called Kuja. Final Fantasy IX was developed alongside Final Fantasy VIII, but took a different path to return to the style of the early Final Fantasy games with a more traditional fantasy setting; consequently, Final Fantasy IX was influenced heavily by the original Final Fantasy game, and features allusions to other titles in the series. The music was scored by the then regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu. The game has been subject to extremely positive reviews, receiving 93% on GameRankings (making it the second highest rated Final Fantasy game after Final Fantasy VI). Final Fantasy IX was commercially successful, selling 5.30 million units worldwide as of March 31, 2003. Nexus says: "FF9 was the first final fantasy I ever played, and as such has a special place in my heart. It's a lot of fun, with some good characters and an excellent soundtrack. Graphics are good too. Shame about the final boss." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 YAAAAYYYY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Maybe I should of voted to bump up Final Fantasy IX. But yeah, glad it is on here. I wonder when someone will cry murder for it being higher than VI... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 14th: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 64, GameCube, Virtual Console Total Points: 37 Number of number 1 votes: 0 Number of votes: 3 (TheCowboyPoet, Gyaruson, Frosted Mini-Wheats) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is an action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development division for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan on April 27, 2000, North America on October 26, 2000, and Europe on November 17, 2000. The game sold approximately 314,000 copies during its first week in Japan, and has sold three million copies worldwide. The game was rereleased for the Nintendo GameCube as part of The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition, and the Wii's Virtual Console service in the PAL region on April 3, 2009, Japan on April 7, 2009, and North America on May 18, 2009. Majora's Mask is the sixth installment in The Legend of Zelda series and the second using 3D graphics, the first being The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the game's predecessor. The game is set in Termina, an alternate version of the usual series setting of Hyrule, where the Skull Kid has stolen Majora's Mask, a powerful ancient artifact. Under its influence, the Skull Kid causes the land's moon to slowly fall towards Termina, where it crashes after three days. The main protagonist Link repeatedly travels back in time to the beginning of the three days to find a way to stop the moon from destroying Clock Town. The gameplay is centered on the perpetually repeating three-day cycle and the use of various masks, some of which allow Link to transform into different beings. Link learns to play several melodies on his ocarina, which have a variety of effects like controlling the flow of time or opening passages to four temples, which house challenges Link must overcome. Unlike Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask requires the Expansion Pak, which provides additional memory for enhanced graphics and more on-screen characters. Majora's Mask was well received by critics, who praised the graphics and deep story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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