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Your Gaming 3x3

Postby SaturnineTenshi » Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:39 am

Using http://bighugelabs.com/mosaic.php, create a 3x3 grid of your nine most favorite, influential or arousing games. Explain. Discuss. This isn't a fortify your pitiful e-peen thread. Stolen from my other home.

You'll have to upload the image somewhere or attach it to your post because the generator website either will not allow you to link or will flush the image soon.

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Eventually, I succumbed to exasperation and clicked the generate image link. A selection of nine is friggin' limiting, and could never capture my throbbing fervor. This list is populated by transients, nomads who may or may not reappear were this list to be repopulated in a year or so. The prime example of this is NieR, which replaced Final Fantasy VI in this iteration.

Suikoden: Pretty much my first jaunt into this generation of role-playing games, and a welcome introduction to the console. Suikoden showed me that you can take a classical novel, reproduce only the most fundamental constituents and output pure captivation. From the variety in gameplay(traditional JRPG, duels, overhead strategy) to the scope of characters(108 recruitable) to a plot concerning politics and war imbued with the welcome fantasy of the realm.

Ys: The Oath in Felghana: This is where Ys III: Wanderers from Ys would rest if Falcom didn't deem it worthy of a splendiferous remake. Good gawd. This is the PC version, mind you. Why would I not go with the superlative anything on these lists? Never has a video game since the original Ninja Gaiden given me so much unremitting trouble. It gnawed at my skull, eventually sinking its dagger-like fangs in and sticking with me. Absolutely heart-pounding music and gripping gameplay rank this as number one when it comes to action-fighty combat systems.

Counter-Strike: While it was by no means my hymen-sundering first-person shooter, Counter-Strike has long lingered. If I were to somehow cull all of the time spent in the game, its mods and leagues, I would surely be less of a failure today. Since the game first released, I never once completely stopped playing. Until the release of Source.

Baldur's Gate: The PC version, of course. None of this hack-n-slash Dragon Age 2 nonsense. The original is what cemented Bioware in my heart for some time, rendering the realm of Dungeons and Dragons in ways that only Planescape: Torment could top. Unfortunately, Torment's charm was a level below Baldur's Gate — poor Obsidian.

Shadow Hearts: This represents the series, not just "Shadow Hearts". Koudelka, Shadow Hearts and Shadow Hearts: Covenant. Because Shadow Hearts: From the New World was comparative trash. Sorry, little one. Dark, amusing, darkly amusing and, above all, a game with the neck-stroking might to leaved you ensorcelled. Never did I have so much fun collecting homosexual porn and rubbing my musclebound frame against another man's greasy paunch. Also: alternate history is welcome.

Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel: Again, this is representative of the entire series. Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia, Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica and Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel. With Ar tonelico, Gust orchestrates many things; foremost, the marriage of visual novel and role-playing game. Not only are you threaded into the quilt of overlapping tales, but you nudge your way into the heart of the heroines. It's a shame that the game's image is... besmirched by its lascivious content. Yes, there is some lechery here, but it's the layer of milky film atop your favorite drink. In its maw roils a beastly stitching of captivating story, ear-swooning diapasons and gorgeous presentation. Ar tonelico slumbers at the top of my pantheon.

Xenogears: At a time when Squaresoft had failed me with their latest Final Fantasy release, Humdrum 7: Cloudskiville, Xenogears helped maintain their status. A science fantasy wet dream wrapped around a chronicle of love that transcends generations, where could they go wrong? Well, in budget cuts and rushed development. Second disc follies included, Xenogears reminded me just how bewitching these odysseys can be.

NieR: Some of the best, most ensorcelling music to ever poison my ear-parts. Poison, yes, because they will never hear a more emotionally puissant tune again. Couple that with a game whose elements are a mottled gathering from many sources and a tragic story.

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: With its sprawling 3D world, many approaches to character customization and boundless side-quests, what wasn't there to enjoy about Morrowind? It brought the CRPG to life in a time — like present day — when it was faltering.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby vampko » Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:18 am

hrm....that's a really tough one...I'll need to think about this quite a bit.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby Venus » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:04 am

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I'm not sure how to scale it so you'll have to click on it to see it. But the ones I have listed are:

Persona 3
Persona 2
Final Fantasy X
Secret of Mana
Final Fantasy VII
Persona 4
Chrono Cross
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Tales of Eternia
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby SaturnineTenshi » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:07 am

And here I didn't think either of you had a male apparatus at all.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby Venus » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:13 am

SaturnineTenshi wrote:And here I didn't think either of you had a male apparatus at all.

What do you mean?
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby SaturnineTenshi » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:17 am

Nothing. Good list, anyway. I truly wanted to get into Nocturne, but the friggin' blur that plagues it and similar games really pushed me away. I'd end up with a headache after no more than thirty minutes. PS2 SMT games have a habit of that. Though it isn't nearly as bad as the Persona games. Have you played either Digital Devil Saga?

Oh, and as far as I'm concerned Chrono Cross is one of Mitsuda's best works.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby Venus » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:19 am

SaturnineTenshi wrote:Have you played either Digital Devil Saga?

Played them both. Beat them both. Good games. Not as good as Nocturne and the Persona games in my opinion.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby SaturnineTenshi » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:23 am

Oh, by no means. There were times when I was almost emotionally attached, but the threshold was never actually penetrated. "Danger" is probably the best thing to come out of the Digital Devil Saga games. Regardless, I think they're worth a play, absolutely stupid boss traits notwithstanding. You shouldn't need to entirely re-level characters to meet specific parameters to vanquish bosses.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby Venus » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:26 am

I probably would have liked it more if it wasn't for the mind numbingly, controller throwing final dungeon in the first Digital Devil Saga. Seriously what were they thinking. I had flash backs to the whole Fargasta fiasco from Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean on the Sega Saturn. That dungeon gave me nightmares. Digital Devil Saga 2 was much better though.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby Ringwraith » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:37 am

Venus wrote:I probably would have liked it more if it wasn't for the mind numbingly, controller throwing final dungeon in the first Digital Devil Saga. Seriously what were they thinking. I had flash backs to the whole Fargasta fiasco from Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean on the Sega Saturn. That dungeon gave me nightmares.

I thought that was Atlus' standard operating procedure. :P

Anyway, I'd be nice for me to pick favourite games, but I simply can't as I'm terrible at it. I just can't rank things for toffee.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby vampko » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:48 am

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I didn't go with 'favorite games', so much as games that had the largest impact on me, or the greatest significance

1. Final Fantasy VII. Sure it's not my favorite FF ever, but it's what convinced me to seriously peruse what Sony had to offer. Which was the start of a beautiful relationship ~

2. Siren (PS2). This is what got me back into horror games, scared me and terrified me more than any horror game I've ever played, and is my all-time favorite horror game ~

3. Ever17 Out of Inifiny. This gem of a game is what convinced me that Visual Novels were something worth perusing

4. Joust (arguably the most important one here). One of the very first video games I've ever played. And the beginning of my gamer heritage really.

5. Atelier Iris Eternal Mana. My first foray into NISA, and my first taste of what GUST had to offer. This has so much significance for myself really.

6. Doom. back in my younger days, I played this game like crazy. It brought me into the shooter genre, and also managed to creep me out a bit. Possibly playing into my hidden fear traits.

7. Trinity Universe. This was the game that broke my 100% weaboo status, and got me to learn to appreciate dubs. Before this game, I'd always say 100% that the Japanese audio was better, and the dub sucked. No matter if it made sense or not.

8. Disgaea Hour of Darkness. My first introduction to NIS, but more importantly, it's what convinced me there were Strategy RPGs worth playing outside of Tactics. And boy did that open up into a lot of games...

9. Ratchet and Clank. This game had me fall in love with Insomniac. Sure, the Spyro games before i also loved to death. but I never really realized who Insomniac were until this game. This also helped greatly to make me more open to 'western' games.

I wanted to include Rorona, since it got me more and more interested in alchemy, but I felt the other games had more reason to be put here.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby SaturnineTenshi » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:56 am

I considered both Ever 17 and Clannad for my list. I'm still torn over whether or not to rescind Morrowind or Ys and replace one with Clannad. Ever 17 is fantastic, regardless. Even if wandering aimlessly through the submerged tunnels grew tiresome after a time.

I really would have liked to include the first H-game/VN I played, but I cannot think of the title. And it was my Uncle's. I was, like, eight. "Say uncle, do you remember that one DOS-based eroge you had where you had to fetch porn for the pixelated lad and there was this lass spread eagle against the base of a tree?"
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby Venus » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:56 am

Wait Vampko likes Doom!? But Doom is an American game. And a shooter no less. jk But seriously if we were just talking about OST's Digital Devil Saga would definitely be up there. Hunting Betrayal and Hunting Comrades are probably two of the best boss themes ever. Ever time they come on I headbang.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby Solice » Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:03 am

Ringwraith wrote:Anyway, I'd be nice for me to pick favourite games, but I simply can't as I'm terrible at it. I just can't rank things for toffee.

I thought the gist of the contribution would be the 9 games that influenced you the most, so aside from ranking which ones you liked the most, it would greatly reduce the list if you consider games that influenced you beyond just enjoying them.
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Re: Your Gaming 3x3

Postby Ringwraith » Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:31 am

Solice wrote:
Ringwraith wrote:Anyway, I'd be nice for me to pick favourite games, but I simply can't as I'm terrible at it. I just can't rank things for toffee.

I thought the gist of the contribution would be the 9 games that influenced you the most, so aside from ranking which ones you liked the most, it would greatly reduce the list if you consider games that influenced you beyond just enjoying them.

Again, that's ranking something, so not going to go well. :D
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