Author Topic: Gettin' Cube...finally! (Read 211508 times)

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #575 on:** July 03, 2004, 07:28:21 AM »

Well to play every older Zelda game you also need an NES... ^_^

But any used game place is probably your best bet...

evil intentions · « **Reply #576 on:** July 03, 2004, 08:50:54 PM »

Thanks a lot. Hopefully my uncle will let me buy his Super Nintendo. He said he'll think about it...

Lylat Link · « **Reply #577 on:** July 05, 2004, 09:00:55 PM »

I have been thinking whether to buy Mario Sunshine or TLOZ: Wind Waker. Which one is better? Or are they better in different ways? Thanks.

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #578 on:** July 06, 2004, 12:51:13 AM »

Wind Waker is a great game but it is a bit on the very easy category, however there are some nice puzzles and stuff. The gameplay and story alone makes this a game worth buying. By far my favorite video game story, its so damn good i think im gonna cry..........

Mario Sunshine on the other hand is a bit more of a 50/50 situation. In all regards it is not a terrible game though it is not a great one either. The story sucks. Gameplay is good, but it is a bit repetitive. A bunch of ppl will argue it's no Mario64, but IMO that's only because Mario Sunshine didn't go 4-d. Seriously Mario Sunshine is a improvement and decent sequel in the mario series it just didn't set a new standard in platform gaming that Mario 64 did.

In the end Wind Waker is an overall better game, and safer bet, however Mario Sunshine is a player's choice game so u can find it as $29.99 new or $24.99 used in most places.

If u have the money though I would suggest buying both of em.

evil intentions · « **Reply #579 on:** July 06, 2004, 07:44:53 PM »

Pfft. The WW hands down.

Capetalf · « **Reply #580 on:** July 07, 2004, 07:05:02 PM »

The Four Swords has a good single player mode? I mean, it is fun like the other zelda games?

evil intentions · « **Reply #581 on:** July 07, 2004, 07:30:42 PM »

Four Swords has an awesome single player, although multiplayer is way more fun. You do need GBA's and a connection cord to play.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #582 on:** July 07, 2004, 07:49:00 PM »

But only for multiplayer...You can play through single player with just a standard controller...I highly recommend it...

Ammy · « **Reply #583 on:** July 08, 2004, 05:00:24 AM »

Just bought GameCube last night .. immediately bought Smash Bros... and Quidditch World Cup..

I've read most of the suggestions as to games to buy and want to Know if 'LoZ: WW' is a better buy than lets say 'Viewtiful Joe' .. 'cause at the moment I only have the money for either one or the other.

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #584 on:** July 08, 2004, 08:18:43 AM »

Again I would say WW is better.

But at the same time if u want to save some $$$$ Viewitiful Joe can be found at bargain prices now ($29.99 new, $24.99 used). And also nobody in there right mind should pass up on Soul Calibur 2 which of course now is only $19.99 NEW!

notic · « **Reply #585 on:** July 08, 2004, 03:13:59 PM »

I like Viewtiful Joe a lot and Wind Waker as well. Get Viewtiful Joe if you like fighting games , a good challenge, and platforming. Get WW if you love Zelda and wouldn't mind it being an easy game.

evil intentions · « **Reply #586 on:** July 08, 2004, 07:00:50 PM »

I would get WW first. Viewtiful Joe is good, but WW is better.

hudsonhawk · « **Reply #587 on:** July 09, 2004, 07:26:42 AM »

Hey all,

So, I've played and loved PoP, BG&E, and I'm just about to beat the wonderful Wind Waker. I also played and forced myself to beat the mediocre StarFox Adventures.

My question is: which of the "second-tier" adventure games are good? The ones I had in mind (all of which are dirt, dirt cheap) were: The Hobbit, Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, and Harry Potter: Sorceror's Stone (the Eurocomm one).

Any of 'em any good? I know PGC gave Hobbit a good review, but all the other magazines were really wishy-washy about it.

Thanks,

HH

Caillan · « **Reply #588 on:** July 09, 2004, 04:23:38 PM »

All I know about those games is their reviews have been pretty mixed. Apparently Sphinx is worse than Starfox Adventures when it comes to endlessly collecting items, so perhaps that would be less appropriate.

Such mixed reviews would lead me to try and rent them, if there was a decent rental store near me, and decide where to go from there.

Although first-person in perspective, Metroid Prime is a game many would consider to be a sort of action-adventure game. If you haven't played that yet, definately try to pick it up somewhere.

Hope it helps.

Mumei · « **Reply #589 on:** July 09, 2004, 08:13:00 PM »

If you enjoy RPGs and it hasn't been mentioned before, Skies of Arcadia Legends is one hell of a game =).

hudsonhawk · « **Reply #590 on:** July 10, 2004, 09:06:18 AM »

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I had the pleasure of playing Skies on the Dreamcast, it was easily one of the 2 best RPGs I've ever played (neck and neck with the glorious Grandia 2).

As far as Metroid Prime, I think I'm the only person on the planet who didn't like that game. It's wierd - I love FPS games, and I love adventure games.... but I found MP boring. I guess, when it comes down to it, I'll take story over gameplay, and Metroid had no story at all.

I am looking forward to Tales, although I'm a little intimidated by 40+ hour games

Mumei · « **Reply #591 on:** July 10, 2004, 09:32:03 AM »

Well you are entitled to your opinion, but much of MP's story was found in the scanning. If you scanned all of the Chozo thingies (forget what they are called) and the Space Pirate logs, the game actually did have a pretty cool story.

ib2kool4u912 · « **Reply #592 on:** July 10, 2004, 09:55:58 AM »

Yeah, that was one of the good things about MP, if you wanted a story you could scan all that stuff, but if you didnt really care and just wanted to play the game you could skip all the scanning.

Ammy · « **Reply #593 on:** July 10, 2004, 08:46:18 PM »

^^^ Dreamcast?! .. *weird look*

Went to CC and bought WW thank you everyone for your advice! Next up: Viewtiful Joe

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #594 on:** July 12, 2004, 06:50:19 AM »

"I guess, when it comes down to it, I'll take story over gameplay"

Then why don't you go watch a movie? =\

hudsonhawk · « **Reply #595 on:** July 12, 2004, 09:39:29 AM »

I realize you're being intentionally obtuse, but watching a movie isn't the same as feeling like you're a part of a story. Nothing can do that quite like a good game.

Besides, I'm not saying that gameplay isn't important, I'm just saying the value of storytelling in games is underrated. When you get both of these things combined, you get instant classics like Conker and Wind Waker. Games that are all gameplay and no story are ultimately forgettable.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #596 on:** July 12, 2004, 02:54:00 PM »

Not entirely true.

Mario Tennis.
Mario Kart.
Any popular "Deathmatch" scenario.

hudsonhawk · « **Reply #597 on:** July 13, 2004, 05:25:14 AM »

Those are multiplayer games. I was talking specifically about adventure games.

Obviously, there's little need for a story in a racing or sports game.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #598 on:** July 13, 2004, 05:39:48 PM »

'Glad you finally specified.

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Many will argue MP was a notable example of a game that effectively told a story without feeding it directly to the player. Granted, MP is mainly filled with backstory rather than a directly-fed "story in progress." Yet, there was a considerable amount of story to acquire if one made the choice to investigate and uncover the story for oneself, not unlike finding/reading diary pieces found in an archaeological expedition. Then it's arguable the story in progress is the actual interactive game experience in progress, which isn't far fetched since the game is explicity experienced from Samus' point of view. So, much of the backstory leads to an ongoing story/experience that's mentally/visually/audibly read, despite the absence of distinct text/narrative/speech.

If there wasn't a story to the game, I doubt we'd see the Metroid Prime comic that was featured in several issues of Nintendo Power, which was a basic visual summary of the game's major events and confrontations.

soulfate · « **Reply #599 on:** July 13, 2004, 06:08:11 PM »

(I refuse to abbreviate it lest it have an impact on it's greatness) Metroid Prime is the best game I've played on GC, bar none. It's quite possibly my favorite game of all time, but I think that Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is going to take that place

The story was easy for me to understand, even though the only other Metroid game I'd completed at the time was Metroid Fusion. I thought the storyline was fantastic and how it crosses games is even better. The Zelda games don't do this to even nearly the same degree.

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