Recent content by richtm

I played a little bit of EVE and was impressed by its depth and scope. It really does feel like an alternate reality as much as a game. However the above difficulty curve is pretty accurate; if you're the kind of gamer that gets a thrill out of risks and real consequence for failure you'll...

Finishing the Clotho endurance run on Titan mode in God of War 2. Once you get past that you know you've basically got the game won.

Windwaker. I nearly starved playing that game.

They are pretty different in design philosophy. The god of war series is designed to be pick up and play. The combat system is VERY intuitive and considerably simpler than in DMC or ninja gaiden. However the time that wasn't being spent on combat is clearly being spent on things like level...

The PEEWEE! (TA) If I had to pick from a game people have actually heard of I'd go with the blademaster from WC3

Make them play it! (just keep a save past the introduction for when anyone comes around talking crap about Okami without playing it)

My preference is to let the player have a choice. I like the trend today of the average gamer being able to get through normal mode without too much controller smashing. We aren't using memory limited cartridges anymore and designers can flesh out length in other ways. That said I like to...

I've learned to accept that final fantasy will stubbornly refuse to adopt a lot of the greatest things about chrono trigger that still make it such a blast to play even today. I've also learned that the final fantasy fanbase is incredibly divided

Final Fantasy X-2 as a few have said. I really liked this game for what it was and still play it. It's pretty rare in these save the world type games that you actually get to see the result of your work and a half-destroyed world that has gone from doom and gloom to j-pop. Love it or hate...

Unless you have a problem with playing a character who seems like something of a dick when you first start out, I can't recommend God of War 1+2 strongly enough for the PS2. Also (for PS2) Bully - If you can't get scholarship ed. Either way make sure you at least rent this game Okami -...

Don't forget the thread is about gaming trends you like e.g. a twisty plot or jaw smacking graphics. Specific games could be used as an example of gaming trends you'd like to see more of.

I gotta go with the original Half life for what it was when it was. (It got released to console with orange box right?) It sort of ended the DOOM clone era and made the FPS into a much more immersive experience.

Aww that's the one I was going to pick. If you played that today it would STILL be intense. I also loved Pegasus round 2 in God of War 2. It was a simple minigame but the music and the animations... just wow.

Bad level design? Anytime you design an area to be a maze but make it ugly as balls to look at, and then on top of that break it up with random encounters. The sewers in FFVIII and the Bevelle dungeon in FFX are just awful. I hate a lot of the levels in DMC3 too... too many to really...

Great likable characters with decent dialogue: Half-life 2, GlaDOS! Psychonauts Great original soundtrack that fits well with what you're doing: Bully(who else persecuted the preppies just to hear that awesome song?), Okami, Chrono Cross, God of War 1+2, Final Fantasy X Great...