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Post subject: Re: Franchise + Tourney Round 1 - 3 Way Battle
Posted: Thu April 29, 2021 5:02 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47166 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Lot of thoughts here...
Team MD: Metroid, Smash Bros, and FIFA all immediately tug at my heart strings with many fond memories. Smash Bros might be the hands-down funnest party game I've ever played. I've never been a big GTA guy, but its popularity is obvious. I actively dislike the Souls games -- too much hacky slashy for me. I've never used an Xbox Elite Controller Series 2, but I did see it repeatedly listed as the best controller ever when I did a Google search. I'm still not sold on VR as a must-have gaming device, and the price point makes it a bit of a hard sell...as such I think this is merely a solid competitive pick I've never played a Switch but it's obviously an amazing machine. The Sims was never my thing but I respect the game very much. And Elder Scrolls is like a non-entity for me.
Team Chud: Mario Kart and the SNES are both monster picks. I also was strongly considering picking the NES zapper gun because of the satisfying click the trigger made, and how it was one of the first peripherals to really make an impact. I similarly was *this close* to picking Wolfenstein because of how much I love the series, but was worried that it wouldn't have the broad appeal. Conversely, I think that Doom 2 was a stone-cold classic, but recent iterations got very old very fast. Never been a Crash fan, and outside of the teenage shock value of MK1+2, that series has never been a huge favorite of mine. I've got no opinion on Civilization or the Switch Pro controller, but I got big respect for the Commander Keen pick for nostalgic reasons.
Team CopperTom: The original MGS for PS1 is an all-time favorite; yet I actively hated MGSV for PS4. No idea what happened between those two entries... Halo and Uncharted are both beasts. I've never played MassEffect, nor have I used the GameCube controller. PS2 was a monster system, and I've always been curious to play a Paper Mario game just based on the videos I've seen. I couldn't even tell you what Fire Emblem looked like or what systems it's on! Not a huge fan of Ratchet & Clank, but I hear they've gotten really good in recent years?
If the three of these guys invited me over to play with with their gaming collections, I'd have to go with MD first because Metroid, Smash Bros, and FIFA would keep me wildly entertained even if I didn't get into some of the Souls or GTA stuff. And then if I got tired of those games, then sure, I'd be glad to break out the VR and monkey around with that until I got a headache.
Chud would be my next pick because the SNES would be worth the price of admission alone, then I'd have MarioKart and Wolfenstein to tie into once the cocaine kicked in.
Chud would be my next pick because the SNES would be worth the price of admission alone, then I'd have MarioKart and Wolfenstein to tie into once the cocaine kicked in.
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Post subject: Re: Franchise + Tourney Round 1 - 3 Way Battle
Posted: Thu April 29, 2021 7:54 pm
The Beef
Joined: Thu January 03, 2013 10:16 pm Posts: 4450
Monkey Driven I remember the first, top-down GTA fondly, but I've never fully got along with another one because I inevitably run up against some must-win mission that I keep failing at and so bail.
Metroidvania and Dark Souls-esque are two genres that have never appealed to me either.
Super Smash Bros. is not the best Nintendo franchise, but a lot of fun.
I have fond memories of drunken games of FIFA after university parties, though sports games don't really appeal to me.
I was massively into Morrowind, but other Elder Scrolls games are just too big to be interestingly authored.
Was surprised it took so long for somebody to select an Xbox controller.
Chud Mario Kart is a great Nintendo pick - I feel like I have a memory of each iteration of the game. We even had Mario Kart 8 at our wedding.
I was a Sega kid - not sure the SNES ever took off in South Africa - I certainly never heard of it till years later.
I like the Switch, but the Pro Controller is inferior to both Dualshock and Xbox.
Mortal Kombat is a fun, timely pick, and probably the "coolest" fighting game to have early on.
Civ is too involved for me, but a very good pick.
Doom > Wolfenstein easily (Doom 2016 is fantastic). Picking both is one of Chud's few big mistakes, I think.
Commander Keen is a solid nostalgia pick.
CopperTom Halo also featured heavily during university, Uncharted is the closest gaming's got to being an interactive blockbuster, Ratchet & Clank was one of my favourite PS2 games, but I'd rank the PS higher.
The rest of the list I've either never gotten into or don't care for.
Console: PlayStation 2 was a legendary console with more (physical) games than any other.
Controller: WaveBird was the first great wireless controller plus it featured the greatness of the GameCube controller layout too.
Accessory: Super GameBoy allowed you to play the entire library of the GameBoy on your TV. An accessory that you could actually get your money's worth out of. How rare.
Franchise: Metal Gear was one of the few franchises without a core-entry dud. Some very original ideas that were never tried before or after - codes on the box art, needing to switch controller ports, reading your Memory Card. Little things that are still memorable all these years later. MGS1 is one of the best, if not the best, PSX game. MGS2 is one of the best, if not the best, PS2 game too. [Random CopperTom Opinion: MGS2 features one of the strangest easter eggs ever - getting Snake to jerk-off] Halo is my 2nd favorite franchise, behind only Zelda. The best single-player FPS franchise by far. I played thousands of (local) multiplayer matchups. Halo is the best XBOX game and Halo 3 is the best 360 game. Period. Uncharted is the most polished franchise there is. It's a playable big-budget movie. I wish you could backtrack and explore, but it's balls-to-the-wall action at it's best. Mass Effect is action RPG at its finest. Great(est?) trilogy. Your decisions actually matter. If you don't believe me, ask LV. Fire Emblem is top-notch grid-based strategy. Too bad I'm the only RMer to play these. Ratchet & Clank is a great 3rd person shooter with a wide range of silly and unique weapons. I've played nearly every one. Paper Mario is Nintendo's only (J)RPG franchise. The games have a sense of humor and good stories.
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