[General Discussion] Recent Game Purchases, or what I bought instead of fourteen new dildos this weekend

Bought a shitload of games since I got here, some that never had an English release, or others that I never bothered to get before. Most of them were ridiculously cheap, since I haven't bought any of the latest games, although Persona 3 Fez is waiting for me.



Tales of Symphonia (a port of the Gamecube game), Rebirth (never released in the US), and the PS2 remake from Tales of Destiny 2, also never released outside of Japan I think.



Ar Tornelico, just because it was ridiculously cheap, which is also why I bought Grandia Xtreme (and because I heard that this one has awesome gameplay. Berwick Saga is often called a Fire Emblem Clone, but it looked quite interesting.



Dawn of Mana, just because it looks pretty, and Devil Summoner, because I'm a whore for anything Atlus.



Front Mission 2 and FM Alternative (not really sure what kind of game this is, but hey, FM!), and the two Suikogaiden games, text adventures dealing with some well known characters that will probably take me ages to get through.

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Originally Posted by Generic Badass

Ah, you picked up some good Tales games (Rebirth and Destiny 2, not the Symphonia port). That Tales of Destiny 2 you picked up is the real Tales of Destiny 2, which ties into the first. Speaking on which, you should try to pick up the Tales of Destiny remake. It won't be as cheap, but it should've dropped in price by now.

The Suikogaidens are boring as hell, but you might get a kick out of them. AND BERWICK MOTHERFUCKING SAGA. Excellent choice.

I mostly bought the Suikogaiden games BECAUSE they are text adventures, so I can use them as an excuse to keep up with my Japanese. I am really surprised that there is so little info on Berwick Saga outside of Japan. From the bit that I've played, it's an excellent game, and I just don't understand why they not gave a game like this a chance in the US.

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

If you like Grandia Xtreme I think that'll make us the only two people on the forums that do. It's totally one of my favorite RPGs for the PS2 because it's entirely battles with hardly any boring plot (unfortunately, there still is a little bit of one). Be sure to take the character that can steal, that's how you get the best equipment all throughout the game.

I always liked the Grandia games for their simply AWESOME gameplay, the stories where filled with cliches, and even though you could like the cast, I doubt that the games would have become such classics if they had a different battle system. I was really hyped for Xtreme, since I heard that the story is barely noticable and basically one huge battlefield, and since they didn't release it in Europe, I had to wait so long to get it here (ridiculously cheap though).

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Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Have you played Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter? Q told me to buy it after he heard I like Grandia Xtreme, and I have to say, it was a pretty solid recommendation. Minimal story and a pretty fun battle system.

Dragon Quarter is just pure <3 <3. The battle system is simple, but one of the best ones in the series, and that alone is reason enough to play the game to infinity, but the entire package (atmosphere, graphical style, music) just makes it one of the most perfect games I ever played (and want to play again now ;_

Most of the games I buy for the story, but lately that has taken a step back and I focus more on gameplay and fun battles now (SMT games, Romancing Saga, etc), since a lot of the recent stories are just rehashes of rehashes that were based on cliches anyway.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.