Help Me Choose a Game to Play!

[laceblade]

I've started some of these games before, but the thing that binds them all together is that I've never beat any of them.

As always, I may not take your advice ;)

Poll #15905

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Help me choose a video game!

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Final Fantasy III (DS)
1 (7.7%)

Final Fantasy IV (GBA, played on DS)
2 (15.4%)

Chrono Trigger (DS)
9 (69.2%)

Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle (PSP)
3 (23.1%)

Okami (PS2)
6 (46.2%)

Epic Mickey (Wii)
1 (7.7%)

Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)
1 (7.7%)

Xenosaga (PS2)
2 (15.4%)

Final Fantasy X
3 (23.1%)

Final Fantasy XII
2 (15.4%)

Dirge of Cerberus (PS2)
1 (7.7%)

Persona 3 (PS2)
4 (30.8%)

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (PS2)
1 (7.7%)

Comments

[wrdnrd]

trolls & strolls

[wrdnrd]

But, srsly tho', play Okami. It's fucking gorgeous.

[laceblade]

I fucking cannot with you

[wrdnrd]

I LOVE YOU MOM

[deer_mews]

Woooooooow.

[deer_mews]

I am concerned that -- due to structural and temporal constraints -- this poll may not be as anonymous as it first appears...

[wrdnrd]

I'd like to know how Andy hacked it to vote for Chrono Trigger eleventy billion times.

(Also: WTF, a deer_mews is here??? ON DREAMWIDTH?!?!?!)

[laceblade]

I KNOW I FRIENDED HIM


I only see 6 votes for Chrono Trigger?!

[wrdnrd]

Yeah, but deer_mews pretty much never posts or reads or comments.

[quotes "Mighty Ducks"] Haven't you ever heard of SARCASM???

[deer_mews]

IT WAS A POLL ABOUT VIDEO GAMES IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT

[lileyo]

As much as I hope you'll love FFX or P3 on a second try, I think Chrono Trigger is the one to go with here. It's super great and not terribly long and a total classic and it has a bi character. Also all the coolest parts are only possible after you've beaten it once. ^_^

[the_andy]

I love love love Chrono Trigger, so I'm going to second this one.

Having said that, I don't think the extra DS content is good. Stupidly overpowered weapons aren't helpful when you're already replaying with your levels and equipment. AND I hate the tie to Chrono Cross.

[lileyo]

+1 to this whole comment. Plus the main bonus dungeon is tedious as fuck.

[lileyo]

If CT ends up not being your thing, I adore Phantom Brave (although I played the PS2 version, so not sure of the differences). It's a sweet story and fun gameplay and Marone is the cutest.

[laceblade]

That is good to know! I got it from The Boyfriend one year & still haven't played it, :O I think I had it on my wishlist b/c the character designs were so cute XD

[the_andy]

Now for comments on a bunch of other games! Skipping stuff I don't know

FFIII - Said my piece on twitter. Interesting game at times, but significantly old school and grindy.

FFIV - LOVE. IT. Love it so much.

Chrono Trigger - Covered earlier here.

Okami - Fun as heck and very pretty, but come on US manual, stop claiming that maybe in this Amatersu could be a dude.

Muramasa - I had a lot of fun with this once I got the rhythm of combat down. Has the usual Vanillaware art issues.

FFX - I bounced off this one pretty hard. I can see some interesting stuff in there, but there was too much that just didn't do it for me.

FFXII - Please don't replay this until I have free time again and we can do a play though together. Really enjoyed it, though I did break the game by getting the Zodiac Spear stupid early.

P3 - I miss P4s ability to actually control everyone, but I love the design sensibility of this one. Also has that nice bonus dungeon to power level at the end.

[laceblade]

Please don't replay this until I have free time again and we can do a play though together. AWWWWWW
But seriously I might WANT the Zodiac Spear stupid early - I just remember the ENDLESS Sandsea dungeon from my last playthrough, & curl my lips at the thought of doing it again. HOWEVER, even though I know my "current" game is close-ish to the end, it's been so long that I think I'd want to replay all of it.

*saves these notes about other games forever*

[the_andy]

Oh, I think the spear should be got as early as possible. It requires such an inane, convoluted process to get it normally, may as well pay Square back for that and bust the game wide open grabbing it ASAP.

Does require some amount of grinding and a good mastery of the specials though.

[starlady]

OMFG HOW DOES FFX NOT HAVE ALL THE VOTES?!

BECAUSE THE YOUNG COOL KIDS OF THE INTERNET HATE IT NOWADAYS BUT IT IS A BEAUTIFUL GAME

AND THEN YOU CAN PLAY THE SUPER FEMME KICKASS SEQUEL

AND CRY A LOT

YOU MUST PLAY IT

[laceblade]

LOL, I do own X-2, and I think I might want to play it more than X?!
But yeah, I know I played at least a couple hours of it, but I've never played a significant chunk of it, and I feel like it's a gaping hole in my knowledge/appreciation of ~video games.~

[lileyo]

Caylee and I can't hear the opening notes of music from the first cutscene of FFX without getting wibbly. We have played through it together about six times at this point. The writing is super solid and the characters are wonderful and complex and it is pure feels.

[the_andy]

Nah, some of us old cool kids hate it too. :)

[krissasaur]

Chrono Trigger is one of my favorite games ever SO PLAY THAT.

[laceblade]

Eeeee, I started a game yesterday! It's pretty fun so far? The possible futures/etc. must bring about endless ideas for fic.