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Burning Ranger

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"Anyone play these games?" , posted Mon 3 Nov 16:27

I'm a busy graduate student, so that doesn't leave a lot of time for me to play games except for quickies like fightng games and racing games. But Christmas break is coming up, so I need some opinions on what games I should play during this limited time. I want to limit myself to two or three, but I'm not sure which one. So for those of you who have played these games, can someone tell me how they are?

- Megaman X7
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (Is this the PS2 one, because thats the one I mean)
- XIII (I really want to play this)
- Splinter Cell
- Midnight Club 2

Also, does anyone have any other suggestions? FYI though, I don't like RPGs. I am thinking about other games, maybe Battlefield 1942 (which is awesome IMHO).

Any help is appreciated. Thx!

Advanced Cyborg E. Branger AKA Burning Ranger

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OYashiroForever

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"Re(1):Anyone play these games?" , posted Mon 3 Nov 17:08

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- Megaman X7

Cool on 2.5D stages, terrible on the 3D stages (control sucks).

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- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (Is this the PS2 one, because thats the one I mean)

Yes, the PS2 one. Beautiful game with decent replay value. Short once you figure out what you're doing and the combat system gets REALLY boring after a while.

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- XIII (I really want to play this)

Haven't played it. Want to, though.

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- Splinter Cell

Overrated, but still a great game. Beautiful and old-school tough on some stages. Get the Xbox or PC one (PC rev has the best control and looks the best if you have a high-end machine, Xbox one has downloadable content)

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- Midnight Club 2

Haven't played it. Wasn't a big fan of the first one so I wouldn't be the opinion you're looking for anyway.

Other suggestions:
Crimson Skies (Xbox) - Dogfighting in old planes is too fun, especially multi-player or online. Tons of modes and looks great to boot.

Disgaea (PS2) - I know you said you don't like RPGs, but every human being alive owes it to themselves to play this. A strat-RPG with a shitton of options, extras, and a light, fun story that never takes itself too seriously.

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Oroch

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"Re(2):Anyone play these games?" , posted Mon 3 Nov 18:06

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- Megaman X7Cool on 2.5D stages, terrible on the 3D stages (control sucks).
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (Is this the PS2 one, because thats the one I mean)Yes, the PS2 one. Beautiful game with decent replay value. Short once you figure out what you're doing and the combat system gets REALLY boring after a while.
- XIII (I really want to play this)Haven't played it. Want to, though.
- Splinter CellOverrated, but still a great game. Beautiful and old-school tough on some stages. Get the Xbox or PC one (PC rev has the best control and looks the best if you have a high-end machine, Xbox one has downloadable content)
- Midnight Club 2Haven't played it. Wasn't a big fan of the first one so I wouldn't be the opinion you're looking for anyway.

Other suggestions:
Crimson Skies (Xbox) - Dogfighting in old planes is too fun, especially multi-player or online. Tons of modes and looks great to boot.

Disgaea (PS2) - I know you said you don't like RPGs, but every human being alive owes it to themselves to play this. A strat-RPG with a shitton of options, extras, and a light, fun story that never takes itself too seriously.

have to agree with yashiro about splinter cell and crimson skies, they're both very well done games

and 13/xiii is sweet if you like spy/stealth games, its also cellshaded and has a comic book atmosphere - dl the pc demo(but get the console version)

Ishmael

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"Re(3):Anyone play these games?" , posted Mon 3 Nov 18:18

Personally, Splinter Cell didn't do much for me. Sure, it looked nice and it's good to see Michael Ironside getting work but the game's linear style of presentation -I felt like I was playing the spiritual sequel to Out of this World- wasn't something I could get into. Having to constantly shoot out lights with your pathetically weak gun or to stop and slowly lug bodies around like they were sacks of potatoes didn't exactly get my blood pumping either. I think I was expecting something where the action could be a bit more random but in the time I spent with it the gameplay in Splinter Cell struck me as being very much trial and error.

Amakusa

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"Re(1):Anyone play these games?" , posted Mon 3 Nov 19:19

I can only give an opinion about X7.

Basically, if you hated Megaman X6, you'll like this one. The game has a rather steep learning curve to start with, and you can't even use X at the beginning, which makes it even harder (because this game was really designed with X in mind).

There's 2.5D and 3D stages. Many of the 3D stages are pretty awful, the jet bike stage is laughable. The 2.5D stages are just like you would expect out of Megaman X. And when you finally unlock X, the game becomes ridiculously easy, although once you power-up Zero he's pretty fun to use (Zero has to rely on the Shot relection properties of his saber for most of the beginning of the game). It's short, so get it cheap.

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"Re(1):Anyone play these games?" , posted Mon 3 Nov 19:27

quote:
I'm a busy graduate student, so that doesn't leave a lot of time for me to play games except for quickies like fightng games and racing games. But Christmas break is coming up, so I need some opinions on what games I should play during this limited time. I want to limit myself to two or three, but I'm not sure which one. So for those of you who have played these games, can someone tell me how they are?

- Megaman X7
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (Is this the PS2 one, because thats the one I mean)
- XIII (I really want to play this)
- Splinter Cell
- Midnight Club 2

Also, does anyone have any other suggestions? FYI though, I don't like RPGs. I am thinking about other games, maybe Battlefield 1942 (which is awesome IMHO).

Any help is appreciated. Thx!

I played Splinter Cell. It is similar to Metal Gear Solid Snake. For the most part you avoid being seen or leaving an unconscious body around that might be seen. It's not bad. It was fairly long, I didn't have enough free time to play the entire game in one rental.