As the title suggests, what do you think are the worst RPGs ever?
Sudeki and Blaze & Blade are two that I can think of.
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As the title suggests, what do you think are the worst RPGs ever?
Sudeki and Blaze & Blade are two that I can think of.
Beyond the Beyond really pissed me off.
-I'll name some more once I think it over.
Hydlide - It's Zelda gone retarded. You can't even tell whose taking damage in battles.
Brandish. Some old SNES game I rented a long time ago.
The screen CHANGED DIRECTION WHEN YOU TURNED. That's got to be one of the most annoying things I've ever seen in a game.
*obligatory Unlimited SaGa bashing post*
Final Fantasy VI is not only the worst RPG ever but it is also the worst game ever.
Oh god, I remember that game now. It was horrible. Didn't you just run into enemies (like you run into a wall) and hope that they die before you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno
Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon. A butchery of a remake that may have ended this awesome series once and for all.
Gran Historia.
These RPGs must really be bad because I haven't heard of many of them. xD
azure dreams
*obligatory 7th saga bashing post*
Earthbound.
Final Fantasy X-2. good lord more annoying then X. and that's hard to beat.
Final Fantasy VII.
Note: This is my personal belief, it does not reflect the majority vote. I understand perfectly well that Final Fantasy VII may very well be responsible for the current state of RPGs, but from a personal standpoint, the game was absolutely dreadful. The only reason I managed to beat it is because my desire to beat all of the Final Fantasy games far outweighed my hatred for this single game.
:eek: :eek: :eek: >.> you <.< :mad:
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Originally Posted by Bunny
Though I don't think it's the worst RPG in history, I don't particularly love it, myself. Nice to see some varied opinions though.
The worst RPG I've ever played would definitely be Unlimited Saga. Either that, or Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth. I don't think Unlimited Saga needs to be explained, but Hoshigami's difficulty was just through the roof. I spent something like 14 hours in the game (Most of it grinding) and I'm on something like the 5th map. For those who do not know, it is an SRPG / TRPG.
^ Bah, there is always one that has to come in like be totally annoyed. Tis childish behaviour my dear.
I MEANT ROGUE XD
Haha..I'm glad someone came in here and was man enough to admit their dislike for FFVI XD
I haven't played a wide variety of RPG's..I would say Magna Carta, but I don't think it is one.
I'll just go with..FF1? I know it was the first FF game..but it really bored me.
Quoted for Mothersmurfing truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
I dislike VI but my hate for X and X-2 is far much worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Setzer Gabianni
*curls up in corner*
Can't say FFVII, fanboys will eat me
Can't say FFVII, fanboys will eat me...
Oh man that game sucked....I also found Sudeki fine at the start then it went crp until i found out i was stuck in some lab...Then i got to kill this big Mech spider and the guy who's versing it is the weakest one...How the hell do they plan this?!!?!?!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyblade
Pay attention class: When Joel agrees with something I say, it's 99% certain that I was being ironic/sarcastic/jejune.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erdrick HolmesQuoted for Mothersmurfing truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
In actuality the worst ones I can think of are Unlimited SaGa, SaGa Frontier 2, and Technomage.
Quest 64. God awful. And it was the only RPG the N64 had for ages. :P
Shining Tears, InuYasha and the Secret Of The Cursed Mask, and Final Fantasy VIII.
I didn't like FFVII and X-2 either. At all. Quest 64 was also garbage.
Brandishes 1 and 2 (the screen changing direction when turning+main character walking like a robot+bad hit detection=LAME)
Evolution. That series was boring, and poorly-contrived.
TimeStalkers on Dreamcast, no need to explain that one.
Azure Dreams on GB was pure crap.
Oh, and I 've forgotten if this counts (haven't played it in a long time) but Granstream Saga outright sucks. I remember magazines praising the hell out of it, saying it was one of the best games ever. Bought it a few days after it came out for 40 bucks and got so pissed at how crappy it was. The gameplay, graphics, everything about the game was subpar at best. In short, the biggest disappointment of an RPG ever.
I'm glad you clarified, because I wasn't sure at first whether you were being facetious. Had you not been, there would be much rejoicing, and by rejoicing, I mean castration. By the way, nice pun, Erdrick.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILFPay attention class: When Joel agrees with something I say, it's 99% certain that I was being ironic/sarcastic/jejune.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erdrick HolmesQuoted for Mothersmurfing truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
Oh, and the Final Fantasy Legend games for GameBoy suck.
I loved Saga Frontier 2 except the HORRID telling of the stories, too much jumping around. but the world was beutiful.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILFPay attention class: When Joel agrees with something I say, it's 99% certain that I was being ironic/sarcastic/jejune.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erdrick HolmesQuoted for Mothersmurfing truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
In actuality the worst ones I can think of are Unlimited SaGa, SaGa Frontier 2, and Technomage.
I preach the :skull::skull::skull::skull:tiness that is FFVI. Dude...the game just sucks. Talk about a SNOOOZE festival...rofl rofl rofl. Where is the glory of the ROFL Copter when you need it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Setzer Gabianni
Actually, I take my responce back. Xenosaga is the worst RPG ever, because it's more cutscene than game. I don't smurfing care about how rediculously overcomplex the story is, I JUST WANNA PLAY and when it does let you play the game is boring as smurf. Battles feel more like chores.
It was awful, indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roto13
But then, Mystical Ninja appeared! Not -exactly- a RPG, but still. Awesome game.
FF VIII. Bring on the burns fan boys, bring em on. I can't seem to recall a more horrible gaming experience.
Quest 64 was pretty bad, though I enjoyed playing it for some reason. Even if it was mind numblingly easy.
And Holmes must die for both of his choices. He shall suffer in the hell of my choosing for his herasy.
Alreeady have, they kicked me out because they were scared I'd take over. *waves his Xenosaga sucks flag*
Legend of Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon was smurfing awesome. It's like a combination of Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (which hadn't even been released yet).Quote:
Originally Posted by RinionIt was awful, indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roto13
But then, Mystical Ninja appeared! Not -exactly- a RPG, but still. Awesome game.
IMPACTO!
I HATED that part in Sudeki... Krenn (the robotic machine thingy) was probably the coolest boss in the game, but also the hardest. And Sudeki's storyline... all they did was get FF5's storyline and mulched it up in a blender, took bits and pieces out of it and threw it together again. Voila! WE have Sudeki!Quote:
Originally Posted by -=Squall-Leonhart=-Oh man that game sucked....I also found Sudeki fine at the start then it went crp until i found out i was stuck in some lab...Then i got to kill this big Mech spider and the guy who's versing it is the weakest one...How the hell do they plan this?!!?!?!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyblade
I'm sorry, but according to the rules of opinions, I can and will say that Final Fantasy VII is the worst RPG in history. I played the game, I beat the game, I hated the game. It really is that simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreddz
But I'll go a step further. I don't know about you or anyone else here, but I have not played every single RPG there is to play. I haven't even played half of them. So those don't count in. Out of the RPGs that I have played, Final Fantasy VII counts as the worst among them. I didn't like it, so it is exactly that simple.
Unlimited SaGa...I tried to like it, I really did...thankfully I only paid $15 for it.
My vote, though, is for Tales of Symphonia. I haven't played any other Tales games, but man, this one was so predictable and cliche, and for some reason ever since Final Fantasy VIII, the Main Female Lead has been so annoying I've wanted to rip my eyes out. But that's another topic all on its own. Maybe I'll start one :o
As I said, the hell of my choosing. There you would be chained up, dressed in a pink suit and raped by Mr. Saturn. Several of them no less.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erdrick Holmes
And X-2 > VIII.
No way cracker, Square should be ashamed of making X and even more so for making X-2.
Quoted for truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by corncracker
And I liked Xenosaga.
At least X had a good ending, even though at best it was only a Decent Game.Quote:
Originally Posted by TrowaBartonIV ^_^
Though I'll agree with X-2, even if it was more enjoyable than VIII.
VIII sucked, I'm not going to disagree, but atleast I didn't have to listen to Tidus cry forever in VIII xD
Digimon World 2, as big a fan of Digimon as I am I have to say this game is boring. The dungeons are too long and having to build up your team again and again got boring fast.
ephemerial fantasia? something like that i think.
pretty bad i must say.
Final Fantasy IX really made me mad.
Me too, but unlike certain clowns, I don't think "Not what I expected" or "Not what it should be" translates to "Worst ever".Quote:
Originally Posted by rih29
Apparently, nobody has played any of the RPGs I listed to say any of the FFs or Xenosaga are the worst. Play TimeStalkers and then try to tell us FFVI/VII/Xenosaga are the worst RPGs ever. :p
Shadow Madness is the only worst RPG I can think of
Shadow Madness is great, end of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crossblades
Unlimited Saga - For reasons most who have played it will understand, just unplayable and not enjoyable in the least.
Holy Magic Century/Quest 64 - Just a game that tried to be challenging but how it was done was ridiculous and as the only RPG on the system for ages made it worse.
Vagrant Story - I really want to like this game and love the setting but the endless changing weapons, weak battle system and general gameplay never sucked me into it.
Yeah. I was gonna say that. Azure Dreams for PSX was rubbish. The opening scene for it on GB made me shut it off, so it might just have a bad opening scene, but more likely, is also rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Araciel
Suikoden IV and V, the others are great, but IV and V just suck dearly.
Lets see, you could say FF VIII is the enjoyed by those blessed with the grace of god who has killed the world off with a flood and several other disasters to wipe out poeple on massive scales.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erdrick HolmesGive in, Xenosaga sucks, it's not as much of a game than it is a movie with an occasional battle every now and then. If it were an actual movie or anime it'd be good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slicksword45
Like ed said, (only Xenosaga is in place of FF6) people who like XenoSUCKga have been blinded by Satan.
For the record, I like FF6 but I feel many other FF games are much better.
Also, I used to own Timestalkers on my Dreamcast, its so bad it's actually funny to play all the way through. OMG LETZ MAKE A GAME WHERE YOUR CHARACTERZ GO BACK 2 LEVEL 1 AFTER BEETING EECH DUNJUN LOL.
Then, all the miracles that take blace outside christianity, aka the devils work, have helped people and saved lives.
So tell me, is being blinded by satans goodness really a bad thing?
I just thought of another unbelievably bad game: BAHAMUT LAGOON.
Ugh, you beat me to it. Unlimited SaGa was HORRIBLE...I played it for around 5 minutes and traded it back right after.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jowy
And I like Xenosaga >.>
And I think it's the worst ever because opinions exist, and because I hated almost all the aspects of the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILFMe too, but unlike certain clowns, I don't think "Not what I expected" or "Not what it should be" translates to "Worst ever".Quote:
Originally Posted by rih29
Unlimited Saga. Blah, what a horrible game. I gotta wonder what Square was smoking when they pulled that game out of their *ahem* lower regions. Rented it, played it for less then an hour, never played it again.
are you kidding me??? please stop breathing. bahamut lagoon was the sex!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Acula
mhmm. I disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tempest
I reckon the first hour is FAR more tolerable then most FF games.
choose a different character. for most of the part they all play differantly.
I would have to say the worst RPG IMO is...
,,, :[
cant think of many...
The first character I picked I couldn't figure out what to do. I had absolutely no directions. After that hour I just gave up. It was the little witch girl, I think anyways. I don't remember if I tried any other characters though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsukasamhmm. I disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tempest
I reckon the first hour is FAR more tolerable then most FF games.
choose a different character. for most of the part they all play differantly.
I would have to say the worst RPG IMO is...
,,, :[
cant think of many...
Wow, seven years have passed and in that time, even with all of the bad rpgs that have been released, you still think FFVI is bad. It's nice to know some things will never change at EoFF. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by edczxcvbnm
Anyway, FFX-2 is the worst rpg ever. It made me sick. It's the only Final Fantasy that I couldn't stand having in my home any longer. It should not exist! I like FFX. I thought it had potential for expansion on the world, especially with the ending. FFX-2 did not take advantage of its potential. I could've found a better game out of a Cracker Jack box. :p
Dragon Crystal on the Master System is probably the worst RPG I've actually played... reasonably fun, quite creative weapons, items, monsters and scenery, but just endless mazes, and details that just doesn't make sense. Like the dragon egg that follows your character around, hatches when he reaches a certain level, and grows as your level increases. Cool. But does nothing at all. And isn't explained at all. Because the game has no plot and no ending.
That game was just plain awful. Horrible game. Just Horrible. If a game could be the paragon for blandness and being generic this was it. Even the name was generic. Just, simply, horrible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roto13
Yes, that's exactly how it worked, it also had the thirty letter save file system and an experience system that stopped working after you reached level two and gained a measly 1hp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying MulletOh god, I remember that game now. It was horrible. Didn't you just run into enemies (like you run into a wall) and hope that they die before you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno
Honestly people, this is the worse RPG ever. It creates it own gravitation field as it tries to implode under the weight of it's own crappiness.
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Originally Posted by TempestThe first character I picked I couldn't figure out what to do. I had absolutely no directions. After that hour I just gave up. It was the little witch girl, I think anyways. I don't remember if I tried any other characters though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsukasamhmm. I disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tempest
I reckon the first hour is FAR more tolerable then most FF games.
choose a different character. for most of the part they all play differantly.
I would have to say the worst RPG IMO is...
,,, :[
cant think of many...
I suggest attempting the (dont remember the name.) Merchant.
it is the more straightforward out of all of them (there is no world map travel as a limitation though. so be careful).
Everyone needs to stop with these childish remarks. Everyone has their own opinion, which may or may not be different from your own. You don't have to call out on somebody just because they don't share your opinion on how good or bad a video game is.
Edit: I've deleted the posts in question, and those that posted them know who they are. I'll delete any similar posts if they appear.
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Originally Posted by TsukasaQuote:
Originally Posted by TempestThe first character I picked I couldn't figure out what to do. I had absolutely no directions. After that hour I just gave up. It was the little witch girl, I think anyways. I don't remember if I tried any other characters though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsukasamhmm. I disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tempest
I reckon the first hour is FAR more tolerable then most FF games.
choose a different character. for most of the part they all play differantly.
I would have to say the worst RPG IMO is...
,,, :[
cant think of many...
I suggest attempting the (dont remember the name.) Merchant.
it is the more straightforward out of all of them (there is no world map travel as a limitation though. so be careful).
Laura's quest (pink pirate chick) wasn't so bad, I took it as a strong hint when the game itself said her quest was "easy"...I got near the end of it but I can't figure out how to level up.
Was it the fact I bought it used, or did this game just not come with an instruction manual...?
I don't know if it counts as an RPG, but Shadow Gate Classic for GBC. It's so ridiculosly difficult to get anywhere with that I've had it for ages and NEVER completed it.
Shadowgate is only crap when you compare it to Deja Vu. They're games that make you think about what to do. Where every puzzle isn't some stick-the-star-shaped-stone-in-the-star-shaped-hole crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by gyrus
shadow hearts was pretty bad.
Okay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Astronite
*Plays TimeStalkers*
FFVI is still the worst RPG ever made. Repent for you sins now :love: :choc2:
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Originally Posted by chrisfffan
Shadow hearts = Quirky humour, a good story, memorable characters and a good battle system, so I disagree.
Dude, FFVI may be probably the second most overrated SE game it's nowhere nearly as bad as XenoSUCKga, Quest 64, this one Gundam RPG on the PS2 I played once, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy 9, etc.
I love the gameplay in Xenosaga and I have no qualms with the movie to gameplay ratio issue. Here is how that goes in XenoSUCKga.
* = Movie
# = Gameplay
*********#********###**********###*****###****##****#######****##########*#*######*##**############# #####*****##################*****#####################
It goes from one end of the spectrum to the other by the time you beat it.
I agree with this sooooo much :)Quote:
Originally Posted by edczxcvbnm
I think the worst RPG i'v ever played is FFX-2. :skull::skull::skull::skull:hole of a game.
Worst FF for me was FFVI. The story I found to be awful, the characters the worst battle-wise. Worst RPG? I haven't played many, but the worst would have to be Evergrace. The story made FFVI look like Shakespeare, gameplay was horribly slow and boring, and the scenery... well, let's just say it looked worse than a PSX game, and was for PS2.
Yes yes I was wondering if anyone else heard of it. I had to put it down after only 10 min. Horrible game that was!Quote:
Originally Posted by Roto13
Zelda... I cant think of any bad RPGs right now so this is the worst game i cant think of. They just plain suck
Even if they were RPGs, you'd still be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by tidus_rox
Zelda isn't a RPG. xD
Worst RPG ever, in my opinion? While I'm tempted to say FFVII even though I might be burned at the stake for it, I would say the award goes to that one RPG on the SNES that I played back in the old days. It was so crappy, I can't remember the title (Knight something something). The graphics were horrible, the music was irritating, the gameplay was slow, and it had no plot whatsoever. Just some dudes going through dungeons and various towers solving ridiculously hard puzzles.
... I'm starting to think I have been hallucinating this game because I have such faint memories of it that it might actually never existed. Either that or it was so damn crappy that my mind refuses to let me keep any recollection of it in fear that the crappiness of it all will make me go fully insane.
Now I'll have to try to find that damn game's title because I'm morbidly curious (and perhaps a bit of a masochist).
Edit: Thinking about it, that game might not even have been a RPG, but it was still a terrible game. Wish I remembered the title, though, otherwise this will botter me to no end until I find it. Anyone else rememberes some SNES game with a dude in armor with red hair going through dungeons and towers and stuff? I think there were other knight npc dudes always meeting your charater in those dungeons whining about how the puzzles were so hard.
On another note, Temco Secret of the Stars was one of those horrible RPGs I had buried deep into my memories and which has resurfaced thanks to me looking for that other crappy game and looking at screenshots and finding some Secret of the Stars ones and going all "A-a-a-a-a-argh!"
Um...Lunar Dragon Song was just BAD. I was also severely disappointed that Y's, Ark of Naphishtim wasn't better, cause i loved the other games, but hey, can't have everything. LOL
Aww....I liked Suikoden V!! :(
Ephemeral Fantasia -- lets make a game for the ps2. Starring an anime reject and his talking guitar. Then we'll make the gameplay just like groundhogs day. We won't give players any clues as to how to procede, even though we'll have the game set up so that you must be at a random location at just the right time. The whole thing takes place in a village that you can't leave. Oh, and this is a budget game, so use N64 graphics.
FF8 -- whiny kids, an overly complex juction system, and a plotline that involves said whiny kids getting into a time-loop. Then on top of that, the "surprise" is that all the characters were raised at the same orphanage, but they don't remember it. Why? Because of the junctioning they did. Of course they'll still junction GFs and never think twice about it, 'cause they're idiots, or they don't care.
Xenosaga -- 40 hours of movies broken up by maybe 10 hours of gameplay. Early missions include: Lets talk to the cyborgs in sickbay! Let's bring the captain dinner, and Let's examine a random computer!
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Originally Posted by edczxcvbnm
That still doesn't change the fact that the game sucks balls. The gameplay was thrown in as an afterthought in order for the developers to make the player think he/she is actually playing. The battle system is anal, the leveling up is a fricken chore and takes too long and is about as pointless as a trial membership at a healthclub.
I guess it would be [ Monster Rancher ]
this game is hopeless !
Monster Rancher isn't an RPG. And it is a very good game, albeit difficult, it kicks Pokemon's ass.
I'm surprised no ones mentioned Paladins Quest for the SNES.
Final Fantasy VII. I absolutely dreaded everything from disc II onwards.
X-2 is right up there in awfulness.
Hoshigami ewww. A totally adulterated unimproved tactics. God the frustration that goes along with that game. Stupid enemy a.i. with the whole square of death, and then the whole impossibility of killing a mage with your mage without a half hours work. Having your fighters run like sissies from this mage.
QFMFALCTIMHO :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gyrus
No, I managed about 45 minutes of gameplay before I quit.Quote:
Originally Posted by corncracker
Unlimited Saga lasted ABOUT 15 minutes.
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Originally Posted by RiseToFall
The only two games that are coming to my head are FFX-2 and Quest 64. I stopped playing both in less than an hour. I just couldn't stand either of them.
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Originally Posted by gyrus
but according to some famous web games it considered as RPG game
maybe they're right - though maybe you ;)
Guardian's Crusade is definitely the worst RPG EVER. Its story line is horrible:mog: Its controls are confusing:confused: :confused: and its battle system is like trying to smash Kingdom Hearts battle system onto a fixed stnace battle:mad2: :mad2: :mad2: (Fixed stance means you don't move the charcter around basically FF 1- 10)
OMG I WAS GONNA MENTION THAT!Quote:
Originally Posted by KazexLisa
It wasn't to my liking, but it was more of a children's game than a hard-core RPG player. It's one of those games that you just love, even though everyone else thinks it sucks. (I'm not one of those people, but I didn't really hate it all that much)
Final Fantasy X-2. I really enjoyed X, but X-2's turn to j-pop culture and completely stupid plotlines and annoying girlish scenes made my head throb.
Id imagine there are much worse RPGs, but ive played mostly good ones.
YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
Emphemeral Phantasia (or however it's spelled)
I always meantion this when these kind of thread pop up. There was this continuous time loop going on in the game, where if you didn't fix this stupid watch at the EXACT time in a certain place that was impossible to find, you' have to watch the 'bad ending' and start right back at the begining. Plus it had a talking guitar that was incredibly annoying. >>
Shadowgate is my favoritest game ever on the NES, as demonstrated in my sig. I thought it was effing brilliant and complex and difficult as anything. It took me two weeks just to get past the entrance to the castle because I didn't think to check the skull! After that, though, smooth sailing. There are tons of clues within the game itself if you just look at everything. And who doesn't love the Sphinx riddles?Quote:
Originally Posted by gyrus
Nowadays, I can beat the game front to back in nineteen minutes flat. I've had several people stopwatch me on this. So if you ever want to give it another shot, by all means, consult me. I'd love to help. :)
This is because Paladin's Quest was MADE OF AWESOME. Come on, you cannot freaking tell me you did not think it ruled your [um, rear end, but in expletive form] once you got into Saskuot.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoCracker
As far as the worst RPG ever? Was no one other than me frustrated to the point of washing her hands entirely of Ultima IV: Quest Of the Avatar? I have words for that game that would make James Rolfe blush.
i think i remember this thread...yup posted in it.
Cool, someone's reviving old threads!
Worst RPG: Quest 64.
Shadow Madness is pretty smurfing bad.
FF has always followed the J Pop culture. I love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Croyles
This thread is 8 months old. Don't revive threads this old.