"Shock of a lifetime" games

[Twilightseer]

Are there any games that left you so amazed or provided such intense feelings that they changed your idea of gaming forever ?
Mine would be Final Fantasy 7 on the Playsation 1 : first RPG I ever played, bought it only because of the huge hype around it and wow, I was sucked into it like no other game did before. All subsequent FFs had me glued to the seat, but this one, being the first, keeps a special place.

What are your "shock of a lifetime" games ? :)

[Mr Jones]

I'm with you on FF7 'seer, I'd played games for years before this, and read the hype in the paper, and when it came out, right from the massive into it just blew me away totaly, the depth of the game, the side quests, you just got totaly sucked into it, who didn't have a twinge of sadness when Aeries slipped under the water ?

Nothing I don't think has come close RPG wise since then, 8, 9 and 10 were all something of an anti-climax compared to it, I just wish the rumours of a follow up to FF7 were true, and I also wish Square would get back into bed with Nintendo and do something for the GBA, it'd be great to have portable FF7 or something....

While we are speaking of RPG's, Golden Sun on the GBA made me go "ooooh", that was my first taste of GBA games at all, and the fact that it was such a massive RPG, with amazing graphics, sound and gameplay, all squeezed into 16mb just made it even more amazing

[Twilightseer]

Spoilers (highlight to read)
And the very last image, when you see Aeris smiling...It's just fantastic, and even the intro when she walks into the town, carrying her basket full of roses... And the track "Flowers Blooming in the church" that plays when Cloud and Aeris meet in the church in Sector 7...

I found FF8 absolutely awesome, although many people hated it. 9 was ok, 10 excellent. Can't wait for the 12th episode :)

[Mr Jones]

I found 8 also to have the makings of greatness, I think the problem was,people cared about cloud, barret and the like, no one gave a shit about, damd, I've even forgotten his name, the moody lead character of 8, he was just what everyone hates, an angst ridden teenager heh.

9 was, ummm, I dunno what it was with 9, again perfectly ok, just didn't inspire me.

10 was I agree, excellent, breathtaking in some areas, a technical wonder, but I felt the story ran on rails a little too much, too linear.

12?, what happend to 11?, and what of FFX II that I keep hearing about, or is that 11?

My next FF purchase will be Final Fantasy Tactics on the GBA, there is hope after all that we might see some original Sqauare material on the hand held.

[Twilightseer]

Squall was the lead character in FF8, lots of people hated him, I thought he kicked serious ass (LionHeart anyone ? :) )and his love story with Rinoa moved me deply.

11 is an online episode, not sure if it'll even make it to Europe.
FF12 is almost completed from what I heard :D

[Mr Jones]

Sqaull, ahh yes, I remember now.

I'd heard of the online version, didn't realise it was part 11, what of FFX part 2 tho, you seen anything on that.

/perhaps we should rename the thread "Final Fantasy chatter" :D

[Twilightseer]

Originally posted by Mr Jones
Sqaull, ahh yes, I remember now.

I'd heard of the online version, didn't realise it was part 11, what of FFX part 2 tho, you seen anything on that.

/perhaps we should rename the thread "Final Fantasy chatter" :D

FFX-2 has been released in Japan, it's a tremendous hit and hopefully we europeans should get it by the end of this year of beginning of 2004 :)

[Mr Jones]

Excellent, books time in diary now ......, still would love FF7 part 2.....

Anyhowwwwwwwwwwwww, getting marginally back on track with the original content of this thread.

Wipeout on the PS1 was a bit of a jaw dropper, coming from 16 bit consoles, to this was like a massive quantum leap, the speed was mind boggling at the time, and for a racer offered a unique play angle, I've never touched another racer since, Wipeout was an eye opener, Wipeout 2097 a year later was an even bigger eye opener, a year or so later and Wip3out just made me melt into the floor it was that fast, Jedi reflexes needed to keep up.

Imagine how I felt when I got my hands on Wipeout Fusion on the PS2.

So I guess you could say, Wipeout changed my view of racing games to the point where I excluded everything else and just went for the pure adrenaline speed rush of the Wipeout series

[Mr_007]

Good game!

[Mattress]

I agree on FF7, but also on FFX, having voice actors for the characters was really cool. Looking forward to FFX-2.

Another game that really blew me away was Ico for PS2, it is just a really beautiful game.

Resident Evil was also amazing when it came out, seriously creepy, freaked my friends and I out many a night as we sat in the dark and played it, hehe.

[BullGawD]

Space Quest (IV) & Chrono Trigger.

then maybe:
LoZ:Link's Awakening; Myst; Quest for Glory; FFVII; Resident Evil DC & RE2.

FF7 has bugged me since I played it, 'coz after Aeris, well, you know, you can return to the church. When you do so, there is an image of her that flickers and then disappears - ONCE. However, if you run in and make it up to her before she disappears she doesn't disappear. You just can't do anything with her. I've always wanted to know if this was a bug or the result of a faulty memcard or something far greater.

Now you're all gonna call me a liar, and I can't even disprove you, as I can't find my PS1 mem cards. :(

[Mr Jones]

There was some rumor going around at the time on various newsnet groups that you were supposed to bring Aeries back to life as a side quest in the game, which linked to the ghost image thingy, it was rumoured that it was dropped from the final game for whatever reason, it was also backed up with claims that there were unused music/graphics on the CD's that you could access if you knew how.


This is all some time ago, so don't shoot me for inacuracies...

[BullGawD]

Thanks Jonesy. At least I'm not insane by default. :)

[Niffle]

FFVII, RE2 and MGS

particularly MGS. the first time I played it was on a demo disc from PSM, I was stunned by the amount of detail and sophistication in the game. It left me thinking - 'didnt know my PS could do that!' and 'why arent there more games as good as this?'

[Fickle]

..gonna have to get this ffVII now, I heard it was cool, but have never played. Seer, your spoilers mean nothing to me.

[EfaustuS9]

Originally posted by Mr Jones
....I also wish Square would get back into bed with Nintendo and do something for the GBA, it'd be great to have portable FF7 or something....

http://gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/previews/29302.shtml

your wish is already in the works jones. its not FF7 but its a joint square nintendo project.

FFXI is going to be an online multi-player for the PC & the PS2.

http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/previews/30559.shtml

FFX-2 is sort of Final Fantasy/DOA:VB hybrid in that the cast is all females, and when you learn and preform spells the characters change outfits.

http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/previews/29373.shtml

[EfaustuS9]

and so that I respond to the context of the thread Leg of Zelda, Mega Man 2, Super Mario 3 these 3 games incited and forever solidified my addition to video games.

{Any mod feel free to merge}

[BullGawD]

Megaman 2? I'm afraid I need an explanation on that one. :confused:

[EfaustuS9]

I was 9 years old and it was one of my 1st Nes games. Though the series has sence become a bit stale, it was fun and easy to pick up.
It has a nastalgic value to me.

[BullGawD]

Fair 'nuff - that's about my reason for picking the Sierra Quest games.

[laz]

Sim City, I remeber playing that when I was around 4 or 5, damn it was great. Hell SimCity 2000 is probably still my most played video game ever, I think I spend an amazing amout of time playing this game on my old ass computer, it was classic, I love it still.
Then came Tetris. OH GOD IT IS AMAZING! This game can be and has been played by just about everyone. There are countless clones of it. I just love this game for a lot of differnt reasons.
then the next big game life altering game for me was:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarana of Time, it is just an incredible game, an amazing story, and insainly great gameplay. This is one of the pinicals of gameing in my sence. The newer Zelda just doesnt have the charm this one did.
as for FF games go, I say 6 is the best. Classic gameplay, classic 16-bit graphics, classic story. DAMNIT PORT IT TO GBA NOW!

[mark]

jonesey - heard that roumor. its just a roumor. there is a debug room that you can get to with a gameshark, thats pretty cool.
3x sephiroth in your team = :D

[thedoggfather]

Space Quest 1 and 3 and King's Quest 1,2,3...6 made the most lasting impressions on me.

Police Quest 1 was cool too, but i didn't really play it, i only watched my big brother play. :(

Oh, another was Doom (the original), oh and of course, when GTA first came out, we almost died from sleep deprivation.

Oh, how could I forget.... 'Civilization' the mother of all turn based stragety games.

/edit corrections and new memories

[DragonSon]

Final Fantasy VIII was one of my favorites from the series...Moved me alot..I even have the song "Eyes on Me" on a cd I play every nite when I head off for bed, that's just a beautiful song..

[mark]

i hated that one. after VII, it was nothing. I cried a little when Aeris died at the bit where she goes away...

IX is almost as good. I really dont know why soem people didnt like it...

[oNaMiSsIo]

two words: duck hunt. that game was the shiznit.

i never got into ff, but i don't play console games.

[DragonSon]

Originally posted by Nobby Nobbs
i hated that one. after VII, it was nothing. I cried a little when Aeris died at the bit where she goes away...

IX is almost as good. I really dont know why soem people didnt like it...

I hated IX....I like VII too, moved me as well, but VIII is one of my favorites in the series..

[mark]

why don't you like IX?!?!?!? explain?
i didn't like VIII because:
a) i had trouble getting into it at the start
b) i didnt save often enough and had to repeat and rerepeat sections
c) i used a gameshark halfway through and that ruined it.
i still haevnt seen the ending, despite reaching ultemicia

[Twilightseer]

Originally posted by DragonSon
Final Fantasy VIII was one of my favorites from the series...Moved me alot..I even have the song "Eyes on Me" on a cd I play every nite when I head off for bed, that's just a beautiful song..

:)

Eyes On Me is even more fabulous in the context of the game. Faye Wong sang it perfectly.

[Magic.X]

Heya, there's more than FF.

First game that ever really amazed me was Unreal, due to a superreallistic atmosphere and an amazing story (if you dont know, you never read the Universal Translator messages).

Althought its outdated, its still awesome.

Next in line: MAX PAYNE. Those who know, know why.

Also one of my favorites: Severence - Blade of Darkness
I was shocked multiple times as i turned around, and there was all of a sudden a huge minotaurus, about to cut me to pieces.

My realtime RPG favorite is still Arcanum. The world is unbearable huge, and you'll never discover all of it.

[mark]

i haev the ps2 max payne, awesome game, but havent finished it.

[DragonSon]

I've finished Max Payne. The ending is sort of anti-climatic, but good nonetheless. By the way Nobby, here's why I didn't like IX:
1. The character designs, I liked the way the characters were in VII and VIII; not to mention X.
2. The gameplay for me, was, well, plain boring.
3. The animation, was alright, but in all, just not too exciting.

[mark]

meh, i was a fan of the earleir ones liek 5 n 6, so i thought the back to roots kicks ass.

[EfaustuS9]

I personaly liked FF IX, it was a bit more old school FF of the 8-bit and 16-bit days. FF VII was ok, though I never finished it because of some strange bug, that took me out of commision halfway through the game. I was doing some transcontinental exlporing and I went back as too almost where u start on the map, saved it. When I started playing again the car which lets you cross rivers was some how transported to this spot, sigh. Never played it again. FFIII is still my personal fave of the lot.

[HarsH]

i've never really been interested by final fantasy, then again i've never played any of them. i like baldur's gate, so is it a game worth buying. i'm not to keen on anime. will that affect it?

my shock came from seeing the opening sequence of half - life for the first time. i cant explain the rush, just go out and buy the game.

[DragonSon]

Not to mention the one point in IX where you had to control a fight scene in a play? What the hell? That was lame to the next level.

[xenosomething]

like the rest of you FF7 was the first big one for me.
i was only 12 when i got it and it was great.

....but FF8 is still the best....and so is FF Tactics.

but the real huge one was xenogears....the graphics and artwork suck, but the story is lightyears ahead of any other RPG out there.
this is the game that showed me how stupid and corny other RPG's are.

btw, FF8 is better then FF7....so get over it everybody! :D

[godoncrack]

in order:

FF 8 - but i never got to CD 4 cause i fucked it up
Legend of zelda : ocarina of time - some of the temple music was extremly trippy
Unreal - multiplayer online only, i love head shots
TacOps(unreal mod)- so many hours bck in the day
Superpowers - I played as Iraq my first game and nuked Kuwait City

[DragonSon]

Originally posted by xenosomething
...but FF8 is still the best....btw FF8 is better then FF7....so get over it everybody! :D


A-FREAKING-MEN!!!:D

[Rehpot]

You know what? Its been a long time since i've been shocked. And i feel like all my shocks came at the time of Playstation, when 3d games really started appearing. I think the games that gave me that tingly too good to be true feelings are:

FF7
Metal Gear Solid
Zelda 64
First time i played Team Fortress (half-life) online.

Anyways, the morale of the story is...last game that wowed me was like 4 years ago. Devil May Cry came close...but after playing it for a while it became just anotehr game to me.


I'm REALLY looking forward to Half-life2. That game seems to be taking the next step...they are pouring so much effort into the story, the voice acting, the graphics...everythign is getting attention. And if you read about it, you will see they are doing some things that have never been done before. Thus, in a few weeks (hopefully) i may be adding another game to my list.

Oh, and for FF7,

-Spoilers-


was anyone else more moved when finding out who cloud was than when Aeris Died? Death of Aeris seemed a little predictable to me...i dunno maybe i just felt more connected to Cloud's character ? Does this mean i'm gay? lol.

Anyways, goodbye :)

[whiteflip]

Halo