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Sonic the Hedgehog Community Thread: Green Hills and Laughing Iizukas
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Ahahahaha, what a way to start a new page too!
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Reading that GAF RPG Essentials thread, I'm thinking, "Wonder how they would work for fighters"
...probably not well. Also, the RPG fans vs fighting game fans on GAF is probably like 3-to-1 or some shit
Love to see a shooter version, though
...probably not well. Also, the RPG fans vs fighting game fans on GAF is probably like 3-to-1 or some shit
Love to see a shooter version, though
Professor Beef
Banned
Thanks to the SRK donation drive, yes!
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I guess so, if we're gonna include Metroid Prime as a First person shooter and not like, a first person adventure or whatever the heck MP fans keep going on about to defend it's boring combat(sorry, BlackJace)
DICKS AHOY
Banned
Sure as hell better have the TimeSplitters series as highly recommended.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Isn't that game like 70 hours
WITHOUT all the sidequests
WITHOUT all the sidequests
Well, I'm at 68 hours and not near the end of it SO......
Yes. My best playthrough lasted 92 hrs.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
LOL
I'm glad I picked FF6 then, that was actually one of the shorter ones at 30-40 hours
oh, and FF6 update I suppose, Ultros is hilarious. It's like they accidently booted up a ridiculous octupus sprite instead of a human character, and said, "Fuck it, ship it"
I'm glad I picked FF6 then, that was actually one of the shorter ones at 30-40 hours
oh, and FF6 update I suppose, Ultros is hilarious. It's like they accidently booted up a ridiculous octupus sprite instead of a human character, and said, "Fuck it, ship it"
Shadow Hog
Member
Panzer Dragoon Saga is 12 hours, if you just want a quick RPG.
...that costs $200.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Oh, Noi! I'd neglected to mention that I finished Corpse Party yesterday. I wanted to say it yesterday but I guess I forgot. We should talk! Cuz XSEED needs to get the sequel out.
Aaaaaahahahahahahaha!
I actually woke up a little early to see if I could go in. They didn't plow anywhere, snow was pretty plentiful, and everywhere was really slippery. Kinda glad school got cancelled. 'Sides, I was up pretty late anyway. I needed the sleep.
Oh my God.
Aaaaaahahahahahahaha!
If you can afford to fly across the Caribbean to steal it, sure.
Shadow Hog
Member
>.>
<.<
Fine, I'll just sprout wings and fly there! Or I can swim too or run across the water like Sonic.
BETTER WATCH OUT!!!
Hot Coldman
Banned
Mind, gutter, out of it
Ew what? WHAT KIND OF A PERSON DO YOU THINK I AM?!
She was in the IRC chat and it was our fault she was up so late
B-B-B-BUT HEALTH BARS! THAT'S WHAT MAKES A FIGHTER A FIGHTER!!
yes people actually use this point for that argument. soooo stupid
Of all the times for me to not log into IRC...
Nocturnowl
Member
Sciz, you just went and had me take a nostalgia blow with your music examples back there, Total Annihilation came with the first PC in my household all those years ago, i'd say it was the most played of that batch of games but the odd reality was Disney's Magic Artist was instead, I loved that toolbox.
For no reason Notre Dame music, great splicing of new music and bits of old classical pieces.
I'd love to see the concept applied to other genres as well, no prizes for guessing i'd go for essential platformers.
I'd make it happen, well Timesplitters 2 at any rate.
For no reason Notre Dame music, great splicing of new music and bits of old classical pieces.
I know that feel.
I'm sure you can finish it faster than that as well, I can't imagine I spent that long with it last year, guess it depends how much you like to grind which in my case is that grinding can sod off.
I can predict how that thread would turn out already.
Mario
Mario
Mario
Mario
Mario
Rayman
Mario
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Oh wow Disney Magic Artist, we taking it back in the day with that one. Treasure mountain baby!
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
How do I know you weren't thinking that sort of thing because you left before I did so you don't know what happened after?
Get your mind out of the gutter, qq.
I'd intended to stay for only 15 minutes but I ended up staying for much longer than that.
I think we actually tried that once and it didn't pan out well. I'd really like to see if it could be done. It'd need mod approval first, though. Vote threads are discouraged. GAF's bigger now, so I think we'd be able to get a better pool of votes.
The platformer genre has some bleeding into other genres too (ex: would SotN be a platformer or an RPG or would it be an adventure game?).
Rayman?
Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Sonic.
Nocturnowl
Member
I'm more surprised that the one other franchise you'd expect to land in the sea of Mario is Rayman.
The slideshow was the greatest, how else could I create tales of the Disney lineup being terrorized by Teddy Bears from outer space to Piano Rock?
For some reason I have trouble classifying SotN and Dark Souls as RPG games even though they basically are, the action side of things feels too...actiony?
Well for platformers you've got your run and jumps, your puzzlers, your action focused sidescrollers and...okay maybe this would be pretty tricky to nail down.
I've seen a lot of people bashing NSMB and praising Rayman Origins so before the launch of NSMB U....
Well maybe it's all of you who needs to get their mind out of the gutter!
YEAH! Uh... TAKE THAT!
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I wonder how such a thread would go if a "2 games per series" rule were enacted. Not very well, I guess.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Ahaha, well then, I apologise.
7 Marios, 1 Yoshi, 2 DKs (maybe 3) and one Wario if you're feeling nasty. But there's plenty more beyond that. All 3 MD Sonics are essential in my eyes (not including CD, as much as I love it), and then there's Kirby's Fun Pak, Mega Man 2/3/9, Crash 3, Ratchet/Jak/Sly, Spyro 2, Super Meat Boy, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Another World, Mirror's Edge... and yes, Rayman Origins. Does Super Monkey Ball count? I dunno, but it's definitely worth exploring.
Well, I can see Origins getting some pity votes cause it's the recent platformer. Not saying I'd vote for it!
ColtraineGF
Member
Total Anihilation is one of the (many) games where I've listened to the soundtrack in lieu of playing. Great tunes lie within (first I've heard from it is Forest Green).
As an aside, I ran up against the "end" of the EO4 demo and am now currently playing through, doing what quests and such I can while training up to defeat the initial FOEs. The music in the game is super good too (I don't care as much about the lost FM sound /shrug).
Random town theme!
Random battle theme!
As an aside, I ran up against the "end" of the EO4 demo and am now currently playing through, doing what quests and such I can while training up to defeat the initial FOEs. The music in the game is super good too (I don't care as much about the lost FM sound /shrug).
Random town theme!
Random battle theme!
Hot Coldman
Banned
Ehhhhhh I wouldn't call anything beyond Mega Man X "essential". The only Kirby game I'd argue as such beyond Fun Pak is Mass Attack too, seeing as the best Kirby game isn't even a platformer.
I did forget about Ristar though. Never played Dynamite Headdy but Treasure made it so it can't be that bad.
Nocturnowl, you should make the thread.
I did forget about Ristar though. Never played Dynamite Headdy but Treasure made it so it can't be that bad.
Nocturnowl, you should make the thread.
Shadow Hog
Member
I dunno, X4 is essential in my mind, being the only one that could arguably be better than the first game (although that'd be a very heated argument).
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Every time I listen to EO4's soundtrack, I feel so disappointed. There is an FM Synth album out there but I haven't listened to it yet.
So... I guess I could mark down 1 game for the 4 for Feb thing.
Sometimes you just know, and then you have other people saying that doesn't fit in the thread because of their interpretation of that game's genre.
So... I guess I could mark down 1 game for the 4 for Feb thing.
Yeah, that's why I find making a platformer thread a little iffier than an RPG thread (despite that genre having a ton of bleeding into other genres). You have puzzle-platformers, regular jump and run platformers, run and gun platformers (does Super Metroid count? Contra?), etc.
Sometimes you just know, and then you have other people saying that doesn't fit in the thread because of their interpretation of that game's genre.
We all knew what you were thinking.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I'm thinking about a FPS version and what would count. Deus Ex? Fallout 3? Metroid prime surely...
Ans then the portal fan club comes out
Ans then the portal fan club comes out
Seven Force
Banned
Yeah, I'd definitely agree X4 is the only title past X that could qualify as essential.
What's the IRC link again? I keep forgetting to bookmark it. >.>
Edit: Holy shit at the Knuckles comic
What's the IRC link again? I keep forgetting to bookmark it. >.>
Edit: Holy shit at the Knuckles comic
Nocturnowl
Member
It was the only comparison people seemed to make usually centred on nothing but visuals and music, never mind the rest of the genres existence, then again Rayman was a recent release that was widespread platform wise which I think played a role in the constant comparisons (as well as the fact that there was a Rayman sequel set to release against Mario...HAHAHA! hilarious to think that now), I like Origins a lot but man that stuff got tiring.
I'd enforce it, my list would be one game per franchise with the rule bending implementation of splitting 2D and 3D Mario because i'm corrupt.
People could add a franchise HM choice alongside the chosen entry.
SMB is like a quirky 3D Puzzle platformer at a stretch, there's not much you can really slot the game into (minigame collection!).
Yeah actually that I understand.
I rate Adventure, Adventure Wii, Epic Yarn and Power Paintbrush over Fun Pak so you see people's rating choices could fluctuate quite a lot.Ehhhhhh I wouldn't call anything beyond Mega Man X "essential". The only Kirby game I'd argue as such beyond Fun Pak is Mass Attack too, seeing as the best Kirby game isn't even a platformer.
I did forget about Ristar though. Never played Dynamite Headdy but Treasure made it so it can't be that bad.
Nocturnowl, you should make the thread.
Like those strange fellows who love Sonic Adventure 2...
i'm sorry
I'd seriously consider going through with it at some point with some rules to help prevent the Super Mario domination, note that such rules wouldn't fully prevent Nintendomination.
This reminds me that Journey was considered for platformer of the year in a fair few media outlets, it really does stretch far this genre.
now to vomit at the idea of that being platformer of the year
http://client02.chat.mibbit.com/?channel=#SonicGAF&server=irc.rizon.net
It bothered me because it's the only game anymore that uses FM Synth but now even it moved on from it. :<
Seven Force
Banned
Thanks. Maybe I'll be able to pop in sometime later.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Portal is absolutely not an FPS. It is a puzzle game. Simple as.
I'd accept Metroid Prime in that category, although I would never judge it alongside stuff like DOOM and CoD I'd probably still throw it alongside games like Bioshock and HL2, so yeah, I think it fits. It's not all about shooting, but it's first-person and you shoot so eh.
Fallout 3 is an RPG and Deus Ex is that wonderful yet awkward-to-categorise cross-section between RPG, FPS and action game. It could go anywhere but it doesn't really belong anywhere.
A top 10 list for essential platformers would be boring. A top 50 list like the RPG thread, however, could be a lot more interesting. Once everybody gets the expected Mario titles out of their system, there would be a lot to explore and discuss. I would make a pretty strong case for Super Meat Boy, VVVVVV, and some other titles that don't have the word Mario in them.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Well, that might have to apply to some other series as well... coughsoniccough... nah, I'd probably pick one and then add another as an honourable mention.
It was? I never really looked at that game as a platformer. It has platforming elements but I'd classify it as an adventure/experience game.
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