76 spots too low
76 spots too low
I'm discussing my 108, er, 111 favorite games of all time in THIS THREAD so go check it out and join the conversation!
Never played FFVII or the Sims 3, sorry.
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76. Dawn of Mana
Last one for today~
Dawn of Mana is about Keldric and Ritzia as one day they go investigate something and before they know it, there's a small fairy, a mysterious sword, some giant crab, and then oh no Ritzia gets captured and used for her special powers...
Dawn of Mana is a very unique game in terms of gameplay. Each chapter you start back at level 1, and obtain stat boost from defeating enemies and stunning them by throwing or pushing things at them. The levels are very interactive, allowing you to grab items with your weapon or push them or even push enemies in to other enemies. Magic can be used after finding certain spirits.
General impressions:
I got this game when I saw the cute character arc and wanted to give it a try. After I'd bought it, I realized it had terrible reviews and a lot of people kind of hated it. I was worried I would regret my decision to buy it and put off playing it for a while. But eventually my backlog was getting smaller and smaller and it was time. Luckily for me, I was pleasantly surprised! The game is by no means without its glaring faults, but overall I had a lot of fun and I found it to be a very charming and endearing game.
Story:
Definitely the highlight of the game. It's very short, but it still has an impact. The ending made me cry so much and it was so beautifully told, especially accompanied by the wonderful music this game has. Seriously, it's quite possibly my favourite video game soundtrack ever. But the ending was just so touching, after spending the whole game (SPOILER)trying to rescue Ritzia just to have to fight her at the end. It would have been better if the game was longer and more fleshed out, but it still had a big impact and caused some waterworks on my part.
Gameplay:
By far the weak point of this game. While I like some of the ideas in theory, having to pay attention to your surroundings and use your environment, the controls were wonky, the boss battles absurdly hard, and the gameplay overall was just frustrating and unintuitive. It was a lot of work to get it to do what I wanted it to do.
World:
There were some very pretty locations and the best part was how interactive they were (although the concept failed, see above paragraph). It was fun to think that those scenic and pretty pillars could be dropped on an enemy head. I wouldn't say it was anything special, but it wasn't boring either. There was also some beautiful artwork of some areas when introducing the chapters.
Characters:
I found them all very charming and likeable. Not just the main characters, but also the spirits like Undine and Salamander and them. I always got excited when I would see them. The relationship between the main two is just great, one of the best things about the game.
Favourite character: Dryad XPCfTdn.jpg
Honourable mention: Ritzia wZRl8yX.jpg
Dryad was just so cute and charming and sweet! How could I not like her? I didn't use her magic much though. Ritzia was a huge part of why I like this game and as I mentioned I found her story was beautifully told. She was also such a nice sweet girl, which added to the impact of what she'd become.
Overall if you want a short, and touching story and can forgive awful gameplay then this game is worth checking out. However, the gameplay is quite bad and frustrating, but to me it was worth suffering through.
One day this game will find its way into my PS2.
. . . probably. <.<
*covers self*Originally Posted by Pumpkin
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Based on those screens, that game looks really pretty!
It is a very pretty game
In all honesty, it is extremely short, so I'd recommend watching a LP of it. Very pretty, beautiful music, good story, gosh awful gameplay. People can try it for themselves and see if they can deal with it but it's pretty bad and it would be a shame to let the rest of it go to waste because of that
FFVII spot too high! In my opinion, of course
Loving the list so far!
Master of the Fork
Cid's Knight
Wow that game looks really nice for ps2! I'm impressed
75. Twilight Princess
Twilight Princess follows our hero Link, who's peaceful existence in his little village is abruptly interrupted by unknown intruders one day. Suddenly he finds himself somewhere unknown and somehow transformed in to a wolf.
The version I played was on the Wii. To slash Link's sword you need to actually move the remote in different ways for different attacks. Different objects could be set to the arrow buttons and set to B for use. Aiming would require pointing the remote to the screen. In this game, Link will also turn in to a wolf, where he will gain different skills such as being able to use his senses to see things he normally wouldn't, as well as being able to dig.
General impressions:
This is actually the last game I played for my list. I'd tried it briefly before but I wasn't too sure what to expect. Although I like it, it is by no means my favourite Zelda game. A lot of it had to do with the difficulty and my lack of skill with the Wii remote. The game was also straight up creepy at certain points, but I did like the way they used it and it gets better as it goes. It was a very solid and decent game and I'd recommend it to any Zelda fan, but to me it doesn't stand out in the series. I will say its reminds me a tremendous amount of Ocarina of Time, from locations to pacing, especially in the beginning. So that was really interesting as well.
Story:
The story is very interesting and my favourite part of the game. It told a very interesting story and it told it well. The game really had me invested to see what would happen next. It had a good amount of suspense which I really enjoyed and I didn't always know where the story was going. There were a few obvious things, like when (SPOILER)Midna calls Zelda the Twilight Princess and I was automatically thinking "I thought she was the Twilight Princess?" but in general I wasn't always sure what would happen next, which was a positive. Overall it was really interesting and it had great atmosphere.
Gameplay:
The gameplay was the hard part for me. I'm just not good with the controls, so even weak enemies could prove to be a challenge. Not to mention I'm not always the best at puzzles, but this one wasn't one of the more challenging ones in the series as far as that went. I do think some of Link's gadgets become more useful and interesting, such as the boomerang and the iron boots.
World:
The world was very interesting, especially since it had two parts. The world of light and the world of twilight. The world of twilight was creepy as all heck, especially early on in the game, but the world of light was kind of darker and more drab on its own. But I did enjoy seeing the differences between the two and the effects that each one had.
Characters:
It's a Zelda game so there isn't a large importance played on characters. But Midna was certainly an interesting sidekick and I grew to like her more as time went on. She certainly occupied a bigger role than most sidekicks in the series. There were a few characters who stood out here and there, but it was nothing special.
Overall a strong game in the Zelda series, but a bit too difficult for my personal tastes. Still, it had an interesting story and it conveyed a great tone.
I've so far only played a little of the original Zelda game, and only on my phone, and that was awful hard. Never get those kind of reflex games on a phone, it just doesn't work out. xD I'll have to try them on PC someday.
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Twilight Princess is my favourite 3D Zelda actually. I loved the more mature look of the game as opposed to Ocarina of time and definitely Wind Waker. I had a much harder time with the dungeons in it too. A couple were particularly frustrating and not enjoyable but overall I enjoyed the challenge.
Only A Link to the Past and Link Between Worlds are better Zelda games in my opinion.
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