another n00b going sony

Originally Posted by scotty

So I would like to know, what are some must have games I should buy for both PS1 and 2?

I like RPG's, Sidescrolling shooters like Metal Slug, and Gradius, 1st person shooters, and Aventure type games

so far I am thinking of getting:
Burnout: Revenge (either for the PS2 or Xbox not sure which)
Guitar Hero
Gradius V
Gradius III and IV
Final Fantasy (not sure what final fantasy as I havn't played any after 6)
Shadow of the Colossus
Soul Caliber 3 (maybe 2 as well)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence / Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (differance?)

Playstation games are very difficult to find here, but if it truley kicks ass I will consider Ebay

-ICO-
I'm glad you have SOTC on there, and someone mentioned ICO. Ico is a short game, but a beautiful game. You won't find any rocket launchers or rail guns in this movie, only a 2 by 4 stick ( and some other melee weapons later on), but its a game that really tests you on thinking and as well as exploration. Q can go all over this, so I'll leave this schtick to him (or Lix).

You can probably get SOTC for about $40ish CDN to $50, depending on the store, duh. ICO is more harder to find and you'll probably have to go to EB games or something.

-VALKRIE PROFILE-
Valkyrie Profile, as Russ has mentioned, is ZOMG awesome on all levels, and it was worth my $85 USD then after shipping and customs. Damn expensive to find now, but hey, September 9, 2006 is when VP: Silmeria comes out, which takes place before VP. So it'll be much easier to get your hands on that one. Don't miss out on VP though, GRAB it the moment you ever lay your eyes on one, even if they're selling the discs only with no instructions or jewel case, seriously. Plus it does give some simple instruction in the beginning of the game, but there's always gamefaqs.
What makes it unique is the battle system. Hot damn, never have I actually WANTED to get into "random" battles (you can see the enemies on screen before fighting them, like Chronotrigger/cross, if you've played that game). I think it's a pretty fast paced game in terms of battle when you're probably at about chapter 4 plus.

-FINAL FANTASY SOMETHINGARATHER-
With the whole Final Fantasy thing, well...there's basically VII to X-2. It's a wide range, and I've seen another FF thread kicking around of which they should start on, here it is. Also FFXII comes out this October, but perhaps you might want to try the other FFs since this one is departuring from the regular random battles, and from what I've read (and talked to GFF members with the Jap copy), it's pretty bloody hard with the souped up bosses and all, not your walk in the park FF title.

-MERCENARIES-
I'm not much of an action gamer, but I did get Mercenaries, basically it's a GTA style game but more military tuned. Selling for about $25 CDN now.

-GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS-
Speaking GTA style, pick up Grand Theft Auto San Andreas while you're at it. A friggin massive game that even I'm still trying to go through. I'm up to the Woozie missions in Chinatown. This is the best action/holycrazycrap game to be released on the PS2. Anyone who argues this point has an opinion that is different from mine, but that's ok. Sup Russ
Selling for about $25 for the special edition (sans hot coffee) at your local Walmart (you do live nearby a walmart, now don't you?) You said something about adventure, and GTA:SA is packed of it. It's not exactly the Indiana Jones type of adventure, so I hope you know what I'm talking about if you've never played a GTA type game before. Hopefully you have.

Another note, if you can wait for another 11 days, the GST will drop one whole percent . It might not sound like much, but living in the land of 14% tax is better than %15, if I remember correctly about BC's PST/GST. LOL'ing with Alberta's 6% GST come July 1st. So after this time, shop like crazy.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Just obviously don't expect a PS1 to have that "spizzaz" of the PS2 games in terms of graphics and sound, duh. PS1 was great for RPGS, since they were, ya know, more original than most of the RPGs now.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Do you have an EB games nearby? I've got like 8 in my city alone , so getting sold out of hot titles isn't common, but for consoles it is.

*Phones up December 27th, 2005.*

"HELLO DO YOU HAVE THE NEW XBOX!?!?! I'll give you lots and lots of money!"
"No, you should have preordered, now go away".

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