[General Discussion] Games you consider "Perfect"?

*finger-crack* Let's get rolling!

(in no particular order)

1) Shenmue 1 -- Voice acting was shit, but I credit that to the translators. The game itself is fucking solid. I love it to death. It's not for everyone, certainly. But it remains at the top of all other games, in my mind. Such a damn unique genre, and the story is fantastic. I just love detective-like games. And it progresses realisitcally. You are on Long Di's trail the whole first game, but never see him after the opening. Always feels like you are so, so far away. But the gap closes one inch at a time.

2) Shenmue 2 -- I got the PAL version of this and boot it up with a boot disk. Holy fuck, I absolutely love it. Ryo gets to Hong Kong, but he loses all his cash. So, his whole goal is sidetracked as he sniffs out jobs for money, just so he can get by. Just like #1, minigames galore. I hope to god that someday, the series resumes... Because I fucking love it.

3) Shining Force 1 -- Ahh, memories... First Genesis RPG that I can recall playing. Story wasn't much to write home about, but I loved the gameplay. First tactical RPG evah~

4) Shining Force 2 -- I REALLY don't need to say much more. Fantastic gameplay AND a good storyline.

5) Shining Force CD -- A little-known release that comprised a graphically updated Sword of Haiyja and the preceding game focusing on Nick. It has a bonus scenario following that, and a boss mode. The music is phenomenal, to boot. I have the full game on a CD around here with a rom sewn to its hip. Its soundtrack is attached as well, o'course!

6) Shining Force III -- Seeing a trend? I've played most of the First Book and love it (muted the voices though. Worst dub job ever... Irene/Airen sounds like Mr. Hankey). It's just more of the same wonderful formula, but gameplay is tweaked. Magic gets stronger as you level. I got such a cackle out of that when I first saw it.

7) Dragon Force 1 -- OMFG. Fantastic game... I always played as Wein initially, then I'd play under that Easternish country... Samurai and all that jazz. I downright love the gameplay and strategy. Get up to 100 men onscreen for your side and order tactics and what-have-you. Duels at just badass. 90% of the time, mages will flee, but if you get down to general-on-general, your dude can challenge the opposing general to a duel. And you just hack the shit out of eachother. I love it <3

8) Lunar: Silver Star Story, Lunar: SSSC, Lunar: Eternal Blue, Lunar: EBC -- I played these on Sega CD as well as their redone versions on the PS2. Absolutely badass. Working Designs was so damn awesome. I loved their localization jokes and what-have-you. Their translation job tended to make their games about 50% cooler. And voice outtakes? Bwahaha ;D

9) Arc the Lad Trilogy -- Another Working Designs translation job! Three in a row, eh? I loved playing through these games. #1 is an old cookie-cutter PS1 RPG, but the second one gets some real depth to it. #3 was a refreshing change, but #2 is just so damn hard to follow. Still! The "Force Ring" ability in #3 remains one of the coolest special moves ='D

10) Final Fantasy IV -- It's been addressed already... I always get chills seeing Rydia reappear, I must say. Most fucking awesome twist ever.

11) Final Fantasy VI -- Nostalgia factor! Falls apart in the second half, but the first half is absolutely wonderful. They were rushed, it seems... Guh. Had promise.

12) Xenogears -- Up until the last disk? Perfection. Then it slips. But still, I can't fault it due to that slip. It did the same as FFVI and went south once winter hit, if you will.

13) Grim Fandango -- Ask Enceph. He knows what I'm talkin' about~

There are more. Trust me =o But this is all that comes to mind at the moment!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Pardon me for my opinion, but I hate the world of ruin =p It changes heroines, just about. I would've preferred if it remained focused on Terra exclusively rather than changing hands to Celes. Japanese RPGs are, by nature, linear.

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Originally Posted by Elixir

You mean the PS1 games? I still haven't played Lunar since the Sega CD. I'm missing out.

o fuk. Yeah, their PS1 versions. As an oldschool Lunar fan, I can tell you that they do them justice. Although they do kinda change Ghaleon in SSSC...

Spoiler:

Instead of being berserk over Dyne being "killed" supposedly, he's just evil. Ehh well.

Originally Posted by Megavolt

I didn't mean to attack you. Only to respond to the statement about the story falling apart. It's always too vague for me to accept as a justification for dismissing that entire portion of the game as sour. The same goes for the "Kefka has no motivation and therefore he sucks as a villain" position. Preference is another matter and I certainly won't debate that. I just wanted to present a perspective in which the World of Ruin is ideal so as to show that things aren't so cut and dry.

Still, the game isn't nearly as intriguing for me once the world goes kaboom =( The first half is an insanely deep game. The characters and their development are impeccable. And it just... Well... Goes down the drain >< Not just the world of ruin's nonlinear gameplay, but the story unsuccessfully dives in that direction. I would've preferred it if they avoided something like that until the end or something. But oh well.

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

Dahahah. I forgot to add MGS3: Snake Eater to the list! Oh man is that ever a kickass game. Best movie I ever played~

Really does a nice job of jerking tears at points. Plus, I loved the sort of Bond/Cold War spin on things.

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