I loved c-12 Final Resistance. Good story, gameplay and concept. 8/10 for meStigmataDiaboli said:
The best games only you know about
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It was 2-D, and I couldn't get past the 6th level and every subsequent level without cheating like mad, but its been burned into my memory.
And I'll never forget Twinsun's Odyssey.
I loved that game but I havn't been able to play it since the disk got all scratched up beyond the mighty healing of any disk cleaner. I miss running around, throwing Twinsun's magic ball at stuff. Not only was it a weapon, it was a tool.
It was 2-D, and I couldn't get past the 6th level and every subsequent level without cheating like mad, but its been burned into my memory.
And I'll never forget Twinsun's Odyssey.
I loved that game but I havn't been able to play it since the disk got all scratched up beyond the mighty healing of any disk cleaner. I miss running around, throwing Twinsun's magic ball at stuff. Not only was it a weapon, it was a tool.
I agree. Medieval was an awesome game.Jark said:
I was going to say that. The longest Journey is a fantastic gameblipblop said:
"Interplay has described its game Fallout as the spiritual successor to Wasteland (as evidenced by the similar setting and that an NPC in Fallout 2 frequently recites combat messages from Wasteland)."Daedalus1942 said:
Brian Fargo founded interplay, Interplay Developed Wasteland (Which was PUBLISHED by EA) and Produced by Fargo himself. Interplay published Fallout, Fallout was developed by Black Isle Studios, Black isle Studios was a division of Interplay, which were tasked with the creation of Interplays RPG's.
You need to learn the difference between Publisher, Developer and Division.
"Some key elements that first appeared in this game, but would later appear in many other RTS games, are:
* Mouse operated units and buildings
* A world map from which the next mission is chosen
* Resource-gathering to fund unit construction
* Simple base and unit construction
* Building construction dependencies (technology tree)
* Mobile units that can be deployed as Buildings
* Different sides/factions (the Houses), each with unique unit-types and super weapons
* Destruction of the enemy as a goal"
First Appeared... as in... This game was the first to use these elements that have become an RTS standard.
An RTS is like a live ever moving wargame yes, but can you think of an RTS without those key elements first introduced in Dune II? Not much of an RTS by today's standards is it?
Starcraft, Warcraft, Command and Conquer, Dawn of War all borrow HEAVILY from Dune II's imagining of how an RTS game should be.
In fact even the term "Real Time Strategy" was coined by Brett Sperry as a way to market Dune II, so without Dune II there would be no "Real Time Strategy" games as we know them today. Who knows, perhaps they would have been called 'Chainmail Inspired wargames" instead.
Lastly, Wargames stem from Kriegsspiel (Ironically enough, means "Wargame" in German.) which was a table and dice system used for training officers in the Prussian army. Dated... 1811, long before Mr. Gygax created Chainmail, and Mr. Wells's 1913 Little Wars which was released almost a century after Kriegssiel.
Now if you will excuse me, I am late for my coffee.
Interesting. Most people I know, knows it really well.Emphraim said:Company of Heroes.
One of the greatest and most unique RTS games ever made. Got great review scores and IGN has just recently put it on their list of best PC games.
Yet no one has ever heard of it.
Seems to prove that if you don't market your game a lot, it will fail no matter how good it is.
oh i have a few
The fatal frame series (though to be fair it's starting to catch on)
clocktower 3, no one ever gives this game a chance, i picked it up for $9 new and still play it
or how about Kuon? my friend told me he saw a fatal frame knock off so i picked it up fully intending to hate it.
i was wrong, the mechanics and story are completly different and by the first boss i was having a great time... oh and the little go style mini games you unlock after playing is a nice way to kill an hour or 3
The fatal frame series (though to be fair it's starting to catch on)
clocktower 3, no one ever gives this game a chance, i picked it up for $9 new and still play it
or how about Kuon? my friend told me he saw a fatal frame knock off so i picked it up fully intending to hate it.
i was wrong, the mechanics and story are completly different and by the first boss i was having a great time... oh and the little go style mini games you unlock after playing is a nice way to kill an hour or 3
Agreed. I really enjoyed that game (though the checkpoint-based save system irritated me), and the melee combat was the best I'd ever seen at the time.AMMO Kid said:
I'd like to mention another third-person action game with good melee combat that few people have ever heard of. Urban Chaos [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Chaos].
Not to be confused with the unrelated, much more recent and (apparently) much more mediocre Urban Chaos: Riot Response. The game I'm talking about was released in '99 on the PS1 and PC. Playing as a rookie female cop in the dark, vice Union City, this game let you roam around in a bunch of large (for the time) and open levels, driving around in police cars, fighting crime, and beating the shit out of thugs. It was awesome, but even though all of my friends are gamers I don't know a single person who's ever heard of it, let alone played it...