major fist bump for posting the Mega64 WHAT'REYABUYIN? video
― Nhex, Thursday, 20 December 2012 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I kind of know what you mean Jim, RE4 fits in my head with RE remake / RE0 as stunningly good looking and playable Capcom games on the GC.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 21 December 2012 07:52 (eleven years ago) link
There's a bit in here actually about how RE4 ended up on gc and not Xbox: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-13-why-xbox-failed-in-japan
― JimD, Friday, 21 December 2012 09:06 (eleven years ago) link
psychonauts is overrated, it was obv very cool in terms of ideas and visuals but the controls were frustrating
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 21 December 2012 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
would say exactly the same thing about Shadow Of The Colossus
― ばか ざっぴ (zappi), Friday, 21 December 2012 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
me too. and ico.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 21 December 2012 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
has anyone written an article about control systems that have dated? i found my PS1 copy of Quake 2 recently and hoo boy
― ばか ざっぴ (zappi), Friday, 21 December 2012 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
Controls in quake 2 sucked. Quake 1 and 3 were awesome.
― Jeff, Friday, 21 December 2012 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
wait til you see the # of points between these ones
― "Iron" (Will M.), Friday, 21 December 2012 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/u4CMd.jpg# 5 - We Love Katamari - 125 Points - 11 Votes - 2 #1 Votes
We Love Katamari: the best game ever made?^ 5th best apparently
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3vc-n9Gx68
Might be in danger of splitting the vote here, I never played the original game. But this was perfect anyway, most memeorable was the giddy sense of escalation, as you went from paperclips to dogs to houses to mountains to planets - it seemed to take in every category of *thing* in the world, and then encouraged you to try to roll up every last one. Great! - JimD
― "Iron" (Will M.), Friday, 21 December 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/4X62o.jpg# 4 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - 126 Points - 13 Votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYR8SnZ76EE
Vice City!POO: GTA Vice City Soundtrack
Still my favourite GTA (and I love all the GTAs). Partly I think because the world map was just the right size and contained just the right amount of stuff to do, with things to find around every corner (and no big open expanses of nothing as there are in too many open worlds these days). But mostly because of the soundtrack and the setting and the sense of place and time. - JimD
Challops time: The best GTA, imho. I know people like SA more, but I just thought the size, scope, and - most of all - the music in GTA:VC was the peak for the series. - CraigG
― "Iron" (Will M.), Friday, 21 December 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/VuJ7Q.jpg# 3 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 142 Points - 12 Votes - 4 #1 Votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfb8wmWLxkw
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas AnnouncedThe new San Andreas threadBest San Andreas radio station
More GTA! Not quite as good as Vice City, but pretty close. It was the start of there being too much to do in the GTA games, and the start of me losing interest a little. - CraigG
― "Iron" (Will M.), Friday, 21 December 2012 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/9rDwU.jpg# 2 - Katamari Damacy - 169 Points - 17 Votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwhFH75OCDs
is katamari damacy the new super mario brothers?KATAMARI DAMACY, YOU ARE A TREAT!!!!1!
A central mechanic so ingenious and fun that the whole experience seems to roll naturally out from there. - if
Such a simple idea, so satisfying and weird and kooky too. A really therapeutic game too. - CraigG
http://i.imgur.com/KDslQ.jpg# 1 - Shadow of the Colossus - 179 Points - 17 Votes - 5 #1 Votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81gCxvUo-dg
Ico / Shadow of the Colossus
A sense of scale and achievement like little else and a totally awesome twist that turned an inobtrusive and minimal story on its head. - if
A strong argument for the idea that a huge world with a massive cast and a large population isn't required for depth or engagement. Sparse, empty landscapes and slow, plodding beasts make you feel worse about jumping on something's head then you ever have before. Sparse, meaningful murder. - Angus
Shadow of the Colossus is one of my all time favourite games, and one of only a handful of games where I find myself wandering around humming the music (even in the years and years between when I completed it a couple of times on PS2 and buying this on PS3). I nommed this in the C&P, so I'm doing so again for the dedicated PS2 poll. - CraigG
Why slog through hordes of lesser minions when every encounter can be an epic, vast in scope conflict? Beautiful world design and dripping with atmosphere. Can't wait to see what this team delivers next. Also, this is a minor detail, but most horse-like horse in a game ever? - Matt D
Wau at Shadow of the Colossus beating Ico - I thought the single character thing held it back a lot more.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 21 December 2012 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
I never got too far in it but I would hardly say the game has only one character!
― "Iron" (Will M.), Friday, 21 December 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
Jeez, so many of these have been on my to-do list for quite some time and this thread just makes me want to play them even more.
― nicki mINOJ (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 21 December 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
Word. I'm still ashamed of having never played Ico or Katamari.
― Nhex, Friday, 21 December 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
Better now than ten years from now when we all have 48fps REAL-D MEGA TVS that are inexplicably not compatible with PS2s anymore :/
― "Iron" (Will M.), Friday, 21 December 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
err thats an xp to stevie
Has anyone had much success w/ PCSX2?
― nicki mINOJ (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 21 December 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
You need a pretty good computer (which I don't have). I hadn't fooled with it for a while until the other week when I couldn't sleep and installed the latest build and fooled around with it for a while. Only tried a few games (after ripping them from my discs with image burn) - a couple ran slow (for me), PES and Gran Turismo (unplayable), but Gradius V worked perfectly (solid 60 FPS etc). When I have time I'm definitely going to rip some more of my discs and see which games work. Perhaps someday I'll have a better computer.
― JCL, Friday, 21 December 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
I was playing Persona 4 on PCSX2 and I would say that it has been working "good enough" but not "perfect." But that game doesn't really have "action" per se so I'm not like missing any key frames/button presses/etc. I am playing on a computer that was pretty good when i built it 3-4 years ago.
― "Iron" (Will M.), Friday, 21 December 2012 21:51 (eleven years ago) link
i got a new pc last month and i was happy to finally be able to play policenauts on a ps1 emulator. i just tried zone of the enders with pcsx2 and it seemed to run just fine, now I just need a controller with analog sticks.
― abanana, Saturday, 22 December 2012 01:07 (eleven years ago) link
I am getting an XB360 controller bcz I have read they're p much the perfect PC emu controller, and I just bought a v solid laptop in July so I'm hoping I will be able to emulate some good shit.
― nicki mINOJ (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 29 December 2012 04:16 (eleven years ago) link
This poll was fucking great btw. Thanks Will!
― JimD, Saturday, 29 December 2012 09:21 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I've been using pcsx2 recently to play through some of these. Some games have some glitches (e.g. in Jak and Daxter they have no eyes, just black craters). I get a bit of periodic slowdown on some games, but mostly they've been playable (high 40/50fps, and 2d games like Disgea get a solid 60fps). For reference, I have a Phenom 2 X6 2.7GHz and a Radeon 5770.
I'm using my PS3 controller through MotionJoy, which seems to work pretty great after a little bit of setup.
― CraigG, Sunday, 30 December 2012 12:01 (eleven years ago) link