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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Games that should be remade for the cube

« on: September 27, 2003, 04:28:24 PM »

Hrrmm...games that need to be re-made for the gamecube...let me think....
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-Super Mario Rpg (Oh yeah! With awesome graphics!)
-Chrono Trigger (So cool, So cool!)
-A sequel to Chrono Cross (although not a re-make, this game needs to be done. Cross was so awesome!)
-Seiken Densetsu 3


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Those are the ones that I really want right now.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

« on: September 27, 2003, 04:15:28 PM »

I just got this game today and played for about an hour and a half. It seems pretty fun so far and the system to the game seems really deep. I thought the snowball sequence was cool for a very basic training run-through. I enjoy games when they don't tell you how to do every little thing, because then, some skill is still involved in mastering a game and not just press the right buttons (Not refferring to FFTA there)

Gameplay - So far its great. I have beat about 3 or 4 missions, but a couple things are confusing me. Like how you build the world by placing things on the map. I'm not too crazy about that. I like games where you jump into an already built world with people and lives and everything Placing everything where I want is kind of dumb, but really no big deal. The turn-based battles are great. Alot of strategy in moving and everything. I like the rules system although it's a bit frusturating. Right now I am on this mission where you have to beat bandits but you cant use swords. Which is what my 4 soldiers use So this is a bit of a challenge for me. It's been really great so far.

Graphics - The graphics in the game are really, really good They impressed me. I like the way they create the illusion of lights, I noticed this when they showed a car's headlights slowly going down the street. And the way they do the shadowing in one of the rooms make it looks like it's running on a real - time rendering engine. The graphics really seem to fit the style of the game. A complaint though is that on the battlefields everything is really blocky. I know this is because it's suppose to be like a game-board, but they could atleast try and make things look organic. Hills are just blocks with textures on them

Story Everybody says the story is not that great in this game and they just can't stand it, but I really like it. It feels like I can relate to these kids in the story and the things they do. And I actually felt sorry for poor Mewt in the beginning I haven't got far in the game though so I can't say much. But it seems like the story doesn't really progress. What does happen? the story moves ahead whenever you beat a certain mission or something? Or is there basically no more story or cutscenes after the beginning of the game?

Random The music in the game is great but extremely repetive. They play the same tune almost every time for everything. The same music for the pub, the same music for the battles, everything. Sound is good I suppose, nothing really special, nothing really bad, just good. Overall, I'm thorougly enjoying this game but wishing for a couple more things

Joe's Score: *** : Three of five stars