I am now joining the group of people who feel you have no taste in gaming...Or at least no taste in Fighting games...
I am now joining the group of people who feel you have no taste in gaming...
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
You know, for the most part I agree with you. I am a terrible person for reviewing a fighting game, as my entire joy of the genre comes from visual appeal of punching people and decent controls.
There are way too many fighting games in this list. Boring. Reveal more, faster! I wanna get to the good stuff!
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
Seconded!Originally Posted by Loony BoB
I haven't played any of the last 10-15 games so I've been unable to comment!
Let's not necessarily spin this as a bad thing. I, for one, think NeoCracker would make a fantastic IGN editor.I'm more appalled that Bloody Roar and Smash Bros were ranked higher than Street Fighter II
Fine BoB, now stop your smurfing whining! ‘Oh you have to make sure it’s accurate’ and now it’s ‘oh god your accurate list includes fighting games! Get through this trout already, gosh!’.
74. God of War 1-3 (PS2/PS3)
Ah god of War, on the PS2 there wasn’t really a game out that had such a level of visual carnage I can recall. I won’t deny this is biggest reason I decided to give the game a try, and remained a reason for enjoying the series as a hole. There was always a level of satisfaction for your horrific murders.
Of course that alone wouldn’t be enough to put this game on the list. The controls in this game are very well done. Pair that with the large variety of combo’s and powers (Even though the games all seem to have that one spell that overpowers the rest of them.
Finally, I enjoy Kratos as a character. He’s a well made Protagonist with a tragic past, and I think his story is told well throughout all three games, regardless of the occasional muck up in the plot. Hell, I even though the Third game was an amazing end to Kratos’s story.
73. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/360)
72. Batman: Arkham City (PS3/360)]
Okay, Batman is awesome. When I saw a Batman game that was worth a damn, I was all over it. And when I picked them up I was not disappointing, and in fact they surpassed any expectations I had of them.
That isn’t to say they are without their flaws. For example the Riddler challenges can be fun, but in both games there are some that are so mindlessly easy it feels pointless, and others that stop being a challenge to figure out and just get Frustrating. The games also pose some pretty underwhelming boss fights, with a few exceptions such as Ras in Arkham City.
However, the main draw is stealthing around like the Goddamn Batman and brutally incapacitating people. Requiring a fair bit of creativity and thought, mixed with good timing and you have both a rewarding and challenging system.
The Stealth mechanic’s of the game work great, so long as you look past the fact that it would fall apart were your foes smart enough to glance up from time to time, and after short periods just seem to except you’ve moved on and stopped caring about them.
Joker is also marvelous both games. He is a Show Stealer, and wonderful for it. Him and Harley are both fun and threatening both games, and paired with the other villains it creates a wonderful atmosphere. A personal favorite is Scarecrow, his Nightmare scenes being my favorite bits of both games.
God of War is the western equivalent of Dragon Quest, in that it takes a few elements and implements them to that cross-section on the graph chart where the accessibility line intersects with depth. David Jaffe put it like this - the original was inspired by Devil May Cry and Ico. The game doesn't live up to the combat of Devil May Cry, much less the puzzles of Ico. But it has better puzzles than Devil May Cry and certainly more visceral and fluid combat than Ico. These are implemented with a consistently impressive art design and and an enjoyable story. These ingredients make up for a winning recipe and certainly one of my favorite series. We've had a lot of imaginative indie games, but I still think God of War III was the most artistic game I've seen this generation.
The Arkham games... I have Arkham City on Steam and just want to get a controller to play this game via big picture mode. The first game really reminded me of Metal Gear Solid. You're on this one island, it's fallen into the wrong hands, and you take it back over this 15-20 hour journey where you master a breadth of gameplay mechanics and endure some trippy trout along the way. Very excellent, very surprising game. It's particularly rewarding if you're a comic fan. I like how they actually took Batman's moves in the panels of the comics and actually turned it into a video game. They also have the best combination for Bruce Wayne and the Joker ever when it comes to voice acting.
Scarecrow was in Arkham City? Huh. I did all the storylines, collectables, sidequests and New Game Plus and never came across him.
Also, I echo the voice acting tributes. They were fantastic. Every person I've seen play Joker has been awesome, but for me the 'perfect' Joker has always been the animated variation. Everyone else plays the Joker, while the animated Joker is the Joker.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
No he wasn't, I was saying his bit in Asylum was my favorite part of the entire series.
I did very much enjoy Arkham City. I thought it was a superbly crafted game. I didn't actually get to finish it though as I borrowed it from a friend and he demanded it back rather quickly. If anyone wants to send my their copy then feel free. I'll PM you my address.
The fact that he's also Luke Skywalker is pretty mindblowing.
Well, good a time as any to move on to the next set!
71. Legend of Legaia
This is a game I expect to get a lot of people scratching their heads at, but to you I give you a pre-emptive ‘Piss Off’, cause this game is good fun. Though I guess I’ll address the issues of the game right off the back.
It has a Magic system that is some what limited in it's use. While the act of acquiring magic by absorbing certain enemies is fun, and all your spells have a secondary effect to go along with damage or healing as they level is a fun touch, most of your spells end up seeing little to no use. So a fun system, but mostly you walk away feeling there was some untapped potential there.
The Draw combat wise is the ability to string together a variety of fun Martial Arts combos. While you'll find that through stretches of the game you'll be re-using the same combo set ups, it is only for stretches at a time. But still, it suffers a bit from repetitiveness, though it's not so bad to pull one out of the game.
It also comes with a solid Story, with none of your three characters feeling unimportant. Though the atmosphere of various area's makes up for most of the story's joy, as the story itself is pretty simple on a whole. The story ends up being driven more by individual goals then an over arching plot most of the time, but the game makes that work out well. It's satisfying when your characters resolutions come to be.
70. Penny Arcade Series (PC/PS3)
These games rank so high mostly based on how so very funny they are. If you enjoy the humor of Penny Arcade, there are a large amount of Laughs to be had here. You see all your favorite characters from the comic, the jokes are on par with the ones produced in the comics, and to top it off the Penny Arcade guys show themselves to be great writers.
In this bizarre and silly world, you still find yourself invested in the characters and what’s happening to them. Pair t hat with Zyboyd’s game great Battle System used in the third game, this is a game that’s pretty much guarantee to bring you at least a little bit of enjoyment.
69. Radiant Historia (DS)
If there was ever any doubt that the JRPG genre still had some steam, look no further then Radiant Historia. Given the power to hop back and forth between two time lines, you experience the different consequences of possible decisions in an attempt to discover a path that results in the end of the world being prevented.
A huge cast of Characters paired with one of the more unique stories, or at the very least a way of telling the story, is a great way to keep you invested. The combat is nothing amazing, but at the same point solid enough to keep you interested. Any RPG fan with a DS should get this game.
68. Illusions of Gaia (SNES)
This is a game that would greatly benefit from an improved script, as the one given is pretty bare bones giving you little more then needed to tell the story. That said, the story being told is great, and even with the brief dialogues you get the characters all manage to have a fair amount of personality.
One reason I enjoy the story behind this so much is what it is you had been fighting to achieve. True, Will’s reason to journey was to find out what happened to his father, there is a grander objective to be fulfilled, the restoration of the world as it should be. In the end, while Terranigma was the stronger game from a mechanical perspective, the world and presentation of Gaia did a far better job at allowing you to feel the grand scale of your journey.
That said, the game play is still great. Switching between Will, Freedan, and Shadow gives you a variety of game play options that keep the game from feeling stale beginning to end.
This is likely the only set of 4 games I’ll have from here on out. :P
I always see those PA games sitting there on the PS Store and consider them before moving on. It's like a tradition.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
The third one isn't on PSN, the only way I know to get it is over Steam, but the third is easily the best of the lot.
Anyway, on to the next games!
67. Persona 4: Arena (PS3/360)
This was one of my favorites in the realm of Fighting Games. The biggest reason for this was how invested I was in the story the game told. I was hesitant on the inclusion of Labrys at first given it was a new character getting added into the P4 story, but I wasn't dissapointed. Her backstory was heartbreaking, and she was great as a character.
And I'll be honest, I have no clue how balanced this game is considered, as I didn't really keep up on it after finishing off the story, something that happans commonly with me and fighting games. That said eveyr character can be fun to play as, though I was kind of sad I was awful with Naoto.
66. Borderlands 2
This is something that a lot of people have said, but Borderlands two is everything the first game was but better. Gameplay was better, the guns were better, the customization was better, and the challange was higher. Most importantly, however, was the story.
It may have been pretty basic for the most part, but well told. Where this game shines however is Handsome Jack. The new cast members are all great mind you, but dear god Jack is amazing as this games villain. For those who played the game, you'll know what I mean when I say there are two points in the game where things start becoming personal between you and Jack, being Wild Life Foundation and The Bunker.
I give all the props I can to GearBox for seriously upping their game hear and putting in more effort then they needed to for this game to be good.
Still playing through Borderlands 2. Somehow, even though I love the game, I'm just absolutely addicted to Portal 2's co-op. I swear, as much as I want to play Borderlands 2 and others, I always find myself in a skype call with my friend playing Portal 2. Damn you Valve.
Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho'(though) the soldiers knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
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