I couldn't really get into F.E.A.R. It was fine as a horror game but the FPS aspects didn't really click with me. Then again, it did have the misfortune of coming out after Half-Life 2. Maybe I'll give it another go someday and see if my opinion changes. If I want a horror game these days I usually just play Amnesia for about five minutes, trout myself, then turn it off.
I don't remember that.
All throughout the game I couldn't decide which I hated most, the hallucinations or the super soldiers. I need to start getting FPS games for the PC, I can't aim for crap with a controller.
Edit: @Vivi, I hear good things about Amnesia. I have a girl who requested a bunch of scary games for me to play. Evil >.>
Amnesia is probably the best horror game I've ever played. I bought it a few years ago, got really scared after a couple of hours and stopped playing. And I haven't actually gone back to it yet.
I should point out that I've played a ton of horror games, watched more horror movies than I care to count, and none ever really scared me before. Some games like the Silent Hill series creeped me out a bit, but never any actual fear. I wouldn't mind going back and playing more of Amnesia now, but at the time, I stopped because it genuinely scared the crap out of me. Until I played that game I would have said it wasn't possible.
I played FEAR 1 for the first time all the way through last year on PC and I had to stop playing after sundown because the game just scared the living cap out of me... that ending is just.... "smurf you, Alma." Except all of us who said that phrase got their wish come true in the second game!
The second game just didn't have the same scare level but it was worth it because it had some of the most delicious FPS gameplay you'll ever find in a video game. The third one was cool too especially for the coop.
I'm interested to see if FEAR2 ends up on this list cause I know Tori tweeted a ton about it (follow me back MichaelGutierrez/Bolivar687!)
I pretty much agree with F.E.A.R 2 still being worth it, you can find my review of it in my blog on here if you dig enough. That was a fun night, got Xbox Support to follow me that same day. So far only one other person I talked to about F.E.A.R 3 has said the game was good, everyone else keeps telling me to avoid it like the plague. They really should know better than to tell that to a reviewer...
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Devil May Cry 3 is where the franchise IMO finally reached their strive. They were still experimenting with 1 which was originally supposed to be RE 4, and both Capcom and fans would rather you just forget all about 2 altogether. The phrase, "Third time the charm" has never been truer. Devil May Cry 3 offers a fast pace experience with a bunch of combos and different Devil Arms which they go more in-depth in showing that they were at one time or another demons (at least some of them) and it has the best voice acting and overall storytelling of the whole series. They finally found a permanent voice for Dante! Until they rebooted... Then the Special Edition came along and let you take control of the Dark Slayer himself, Vergil and offered two more cut-scenes to the rest that were already there. Kind of a shame he didn't have his own unique campaign but that's the way the cookie crumbles. I'm sure both sons of Sparda has fired their agents by now, though.
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I've never actually played any Devil May Cry games since the first one.
Devil May Cry 3 is basically Devil May Cry 0 since it's a prequel of the first game starring a younger Dante and gives more background on Vergil. Both main characters are voiced by Power Rangers, a theme that would continue into the fourth installment with Nero being voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch.
Devil May Cry 3 is great. I've only ever played the third game in the series all the way through and have been interested in playing the other ones. I did play 2 a bit, and I did actually enjoy that game. It's nowhere near as good as 3, but it was still pretty fun I thought. I was playing it with a friend, though, which probably enhanced the experience. That particular friend and I tend to make fun of any game we played together.
-puts on riot gear-
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This is a game that doesn't really start until you get to Dollet. It was the second in the series I played after VII and it didn't take long to fall in love with it. Yes, I liked all of the characters in this and became emotionally invested in them. I liked how the Guardian Forces were used (and I spammed the hell out of those things, not ashamed to say) and I loved a lot of the areas: Balamb Garden, Dollet, Timber, Galbadia Garden, Deling City, the underground desert prison, being able to use Balamb Garden as a ship and being the captain. Not to mention the MOST incompetent military I have ever seen in a video game. Seriously, how do some of these soldiers keep their job? I just embraced the sheer insanity of it all and it was a wild ride. So just this one... Smurf it! I'm driving a school with levers! WATCH OUT FISHERMAN!
>>> I wish I could make my own Top 20 Games list (with mini reviews and everything), but Im too lazy for that..
>> The black orb glitters ominously... but nothing happens..
I like things about Final Fantasy 8 but I will never forgive it for being the game that killed the concept of towns in Final Fantasy.
Hahahaha I love that you put VIII above IX it will enrage so many IXfans
Let it bubble until it hurts not to do the list. That's how I finally got mine finished. And I'm sure that once I'm done posting it I'll hate it, think some games should have been higher, others should have been lower and some swapped for other games that didn't make the cut. I'm surprised I made it this far...Originally Posted by black orb
>>> I wish I could make my own Top 20 Games list (with mini reviews and everything), but Im too lazy for that
How so?
This is a nice and diverse ist, definitely the most interesting I've seen. I approve!
Thanks ^_^
We're entering the top ten
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I'll always have a soft spot for the cheesiness of the original game, but I like the fact they were able to tell it straight and not make it cringe worthy. I think they really traded up on voice actors too when it came to Chris, Jill and Wesker. Didn't feel the same way about Barry (didn't care for his redesign either) and Rebecca sounded too old (though they rectified that in 0). It breathed new life into the Spencer Mansion making it even scarier than before, introducing the concept of burning a zombie or removing their head to avoid a Crimson Head, new areas to explore, new puzzles to solve and new enemies that added to the story and didn't feel forced. It set the pace for 0 and the re-releases of 2, 3 and CV for the Gamecube before the 4th game came out. Though I'm still left wondering what the hell happened to Barry in Chris' scenario? You never find him in either version of the game.
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