tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544986590661740950.post6962916402391806539..comments2023-08-07T00:44:11.940-07:00Comments on Thallian and Anton's MMO and Random Rambles Blog: Good Game Cube Era RPG'sThallianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906461308866998300noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544986590661740950.post-3171381336919112542010-07-28T22:37:24.285-07:002010-07-28T22:37:24.285-07:00There was another online rpg for the gamecube. Pha...There was another online rpg for the gamecube. Phantasy Star Online: Card Revolution. It was an online card battle game that even used your PSO card file to import your friends list in.<br /><br />That game was Dragon Quest 10 if I remember right-9 was on the Psone. If you have the ps2 still play Persona 3 and 4. Best RPGS out there, even now.Dbladehttp://www.mmomisanthrope.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544986590661740950.post-90667258770954691232010-07-07T09:09:25.791-07:002010-07-07T09:09:25.791-07:00I did World 1 in two stints (Aside: I find it amus...I did World 1 in two stints <i>(Aside: I find it amusing that they're sticking with the Mario vernacular and referring to each 'Chapter' as a 'World', with each 'World' containing multiple Galaxies.)</i><br /><br />I completed World 2 in just one approx. 1.5-hour long session, although I didn't complete it 100%; there were two levels I never visited (I found a shortcut that bypassed them), while I also didn't bother getting every Star in each of the Galaxies that I did pass through.<br /><br />There was one level that was a little frustrating, requiring you to navigate a floating platform while dodging circular saw blades that were cutting out chunks of the floor. In some cases the saws even cut away entire sections of the floor, so you not only had to dodge obstacles while moving forward, but you had to do so as fast as possible before the floor fell into the abyss. But as there was also a 1-Up part way through it was really just a matter of try, try, try again, as the 1-Up negated a lot of the death-created frustration.<br /><br />I think the difference between Galaxy 1 and 2 is more in how I'm playing 2: casually. <b>Pick up, play, put down</b> compared to how I played 1. <b>Woohoo! New Mario game! Must beat it as fast as possible!</b><br /><br />That said, I do recall one or two levels in G1 that I thought were just insane, and they were only a little way into the game.<br /><br />Yoshi's Island DS failed to impress me in this manner, too. A lot of the fun in beating the 'Mario' games, especially Yoshi's Island, is collecting everything in each level: All 3 Yoshi coins; all 20 red coins; & the 5 Flowers. And doing so while keeping your Health/Star points at 30 for 100% completion. Yet obtaining 100% on even some of the World 1 Yoshi's Island DS levels - what one would consider the easiest levels in the game - proved nigh on impossible (at least to me).Cap'n Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267651027289124037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544986590661740950.post-86038566207422473262010-07-07T09:09:17.248-07:002010-07-07T09:09:17.248-07:00I did World 1 in two stints (Aside: I find it amus...I did World 1 in two stints <i>(Aside: I find it amusing that they're sticking with the Mario vernacular and referring to each 'Chapter' as a 'World', with each 'World' containing multiple Galaxies.)</i><br /><br />I completed World 2 in just one approx. 1.5-hour long session, although I didn't complete it 100%; there were two levels I never visited (I found a shortcut that bypassed them), while I also didn't bother getting every Star in each of the Galaxies that I did pass through.<br /><br />There was one level that was a little frustrating, requiring you to navigate a floating platform while dodging circular saw blades that were cutting out chunks of the floor. In some cases the saws even cut away entire sections of the floor, so you not only had to dodge obstacles while moving forward, but you had to do so as fast as possible before the floor fell into the abyss. But as there was also a 1-Up part way through it was really just a matter of try, try, try again, as the 1-Up negated a lot of the death-created frustration.<br /><br />I think the difference between Galaxy 1 and 2 is more in how I'm playing 2: casually. <b>Pick up, play, put down</b> compared to how I played 1. <b>Woohoo! New Mario game! Must beat it as fast as possible!</b><br /><br />That said, I do recall one or two levels in G1 that I thought were just insane, and they were only a little way into the game.<br /><br />Yoshi's Island DS failed to impress me in this manner, too. A lot of the fun in beating the 'Mario' games, especially Yoshi's Island, is collecting everything in each level: All 3 Yoshi coins; all 20 red coins; & the 5 Flowers. And doing so while keeping your Health/Star points at 30 for 100% completion. Yet obtaining 100% on even some of the World 1 Yoshi's Island DS levels - what one would consider the easiest levels in the game - proved nigh on impossible (at least to me).Cap'n Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267651027289124037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544986590661740950.post-51410341403594208182010-07-06T19:44:13.982-07:002010-07-06T19:44:13.982-07:00Capn' a question for you, do you think Super M...Capn' a question for you, do you think Super Mario Galaxy is more accessible than the first one? I'm just curious. The first one wore me out after like 5 worlds. <br /><br />And yes, Skies of Arcadia is a good/old game and very unique, although it has random and visible monster attacks so if you can't stand those.. you may want to pass.<br /><br />Anton I'll add your info to the post.Thallianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906461308866998300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544986590661740950.post-82199905231668749172010-07-06T08:39:24.637-07:002010-07-06T08:39:24.637-07:00I think I've seen Skies of Arcadia in the barg...I think I've seen Skies of Arcadia in the bargain section at my local Gamestop for some horribly low price, looked at it, thought about it, rear reviews online, and never bought it.<br /><br />You're saying it's actually a good game? Hmm, maybe it's worth checking out next time I see it. Especially if it's only $5 or so.<br /><br />The boy did pick up Super Mario Galaxy 2 the other day though so we're working through that at the moment, which is funny because we never beat the first one.<br /><br />We also got the new Super Mario Bros. for the Wii which is just freaking INSANE!!! (And that's both good, and bad.) Catchy as all hell background music, but some levels are just hair-tearingly frustrating, especially when I play with my 5 y/old daughter at her urging and we have to stop playing, because she insists on trying to beat levels we've not beaten yet and the multiplayer game seems designed around inhibiting each other more than helping each other.<br /><br />I also haven't beaten Sky Crawlers yet, or Muramasa, for that matter. So it's probably not a good idea to throw yet another game into the mix ;)Cap'n Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267651027289124037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544986590661740950.post-3623845767456448612010-07-05T23:44:00.703-07:002010-07-05T23:44:00.703-07:00Dragon Game on the PS2...Could it be Dragon Quest ...Dragon Game on the PS2...Could it be Dragon Quest 8? That is probably the best RPG I played on PS2. Or if you're thinking of Radiata Stories, I might have shown you that one, and it has a few dragons. That game was disjointed and the humor wasn't funny, but the art style was breathtaking and time-passage in the city meant things were always happening, which made that part of the game the highlight for me!<br /><br />Don't forget Shadow of the Colossus, ICO, and Beyond Good and Evil, as the highest quality experiences I ever had on ps2. FFXII would have blown me away had I played it sooner, also, but now my interests and expectations have shifted drastically...ever since I started playing games online, that's all I care for any more!Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12470259020714818820noreply@blogger.com