I have no RPGs to play :( - Page 2

***Booyakasha*** · 08-15-2007, 02:12 PM

'Metal Saga' is really good.

SephirothKirby · 08-15-2007, 03:49 PM

Disgaea 2 is one of my favorite RPGs. I need to get 1, however.

Kargath · 08-15-2007, 06:58 PM

Seriously, Diver Down is awesome. PLAY IT.

Rainbow Dash · 08-15-2007, 07:53 PM

Van Halen?

Kargath · 08-15-2007, 07:59 PM

Wait, what?

Rainbow Dash · 08-15-2007, 08:04 PM

Diver Down is a Van Halen album apparently.

That's what a wiki search goes to, anyway.

Demonicus Prime · 08-15-2007, 08:30 PM

Oblivion. I don't care if you have to spend $400 for a 360 or a new graphics card for your PC. Do it. DO IT NOW.

Wyborn · 08-15-2007, 08:38 PM

I doubt Jay's got a taste for Western RPGs (in spite of how awesome Oblivion is).

***Booyakasha*** · 08-15-2007, 09:11 PM

But...but Western-style RPGs are better than Japanese-style RPGs. How could he not?

Wyborn · 08-15-2007, 09:13 PM

Look man I don't know how it works! Some people have never played Elder Scrolls or any BioWare RPGs! They just haven't! It's like something inside of them is broken.

Kargath · 08-15-2007, 09:31 PM

^Or their video card is.

Typhlame · 08-15-2007, 09:33 PM

^^Me.

Wyborn · 08-15-2007, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kargath

^Or their video card is.

BioWare RPGs are abundantly available on the original Xbox.

***Booyakasha*** · 08-15-2007, 09:51 PM

But they don't have to play Bioware/Elder Scrolls titles; the obvious superiority of nonlinear Western-style RPGs has caused them to spring up on occasion even in the Land of the ~~Bishounen Prettyboy With Mysterious Past~~ Rising Sun. Case in point--GODDAMN METAL GODDAMN SAGA GODDAMN. (I made 'Metal Saga' the meat in a Big Mac-style sandwich with GODDAMN for bread, just in case my suggestion earlier was too subtle.)

Wyborn · 08-15-2007, 10:15 PM

Metal Saga you say. Western style you say!

What system is that? Tell me about this game.

Perrin Aybara · 08-15-2007, 10:28 PM

Actually, I forgot that I have La Pucelle Tactics, but never finished it.

There must be something about Tactical RPGs that don't agree with me. I didn't really like FFT all that much either.-jay

Sim Kid · 08-15-2007, 11:05 PM

Do you like an exploration aspect in an RPG, Jay?

Strategy games don't really have that with them, it's mostly "Build your base", "Kill the enemies", "accomplish this goal", or "Zergling rush LOL!"

***Booyakasha*** · 08-15-2007, 11:08 PM

'Metal Saga' is a crazy-ass RPG released last year for the PS2. You drive around the bleak desert landscape of a post-apocalytic future in mega-customizable tanks, eking out a living by killing bizarro monsters, hunting outlaws for bounty. and salvaging things from old ruins. The game is super nonlinear; there's little pressure to pursue the main quest. Weirdness abounds--it's 'Mad Max' by way of Monty Python, and it's excellent. If you see a copy on the cheap somewhere, I highly recommend snouking it.

(EDIT: Just found the 'Metal Slug' trailer at YouTube. Check it out and tell me this game doesn't look like the cat's pajamas.)

Wyborn · 08-15-2007, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Booyakasha

'Metal Saga' is a crazy-ass RPG released last year for the PS2. You drive around the bleak desert landscape of a post-apocalytic future in mega-customizable tanks, eking out a living by killing bizarro monsters, hunting outlaws for bounty. and salvaging things from old ruins. The game is super nonlinear; there's little pressure to pursue the main quest. Weirdness abounds--it's 'Mad Max' by way of Monty Python, and it's excellent. If you see a copy on the cheap somewhere, I highly recommend snouking it.

(EDIT: Just found the 'Metal Slug' trailer at YouTube. Check it out and tell me this game doesn't look like the cat's pajamas.)

That does, indeed, looks like the cat's pajamas. I will look into this. But! Big but: you need to look into this, Boo, because it is the distilled essence of everything that was good in the nineties. Ball-bustingly difficult, hilarious, a parody of gaming in the nineties, and totally rad. Not an RPG, but I mentioned it earlier in the topic.

That video doesn't really capture the craziness of the game, or the awesomeness, but the fact that one of your super moves is kicking your opponents in the balls says something in and of itself.

[EDIT: If you don't mind being (very mildly) spoiled in a game where the plot doesn't matter, the credits really phrase it all better.]

The Willful Wanderer · 08-16-2007, 02:47 AM

Izuna: Legend of Unemployed Ninja.

It's SILLY NINJATASTIC ZELDA ACTION.

NINJA DODGE

PROTIP: Don't eat the Fire Pill.

08-15-2007, 11:08 PM	#38
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,655 Thanks: 153 Thanked 1,386 Times in 704 Posts	'Metal Saga' is a crazy-ass RPG released last year for the PS2. You drive around the bleak desert landscape of a post-apocalytic future in mega-customizable tanks, eking out a living by killing bizarro monsters, hunting outlaws for bounty. and salvaging things from old ruins. The game is super nonlinear; there's little pressure to pursue the main quest. Weirdness abounds--it's 'Mad Max' by way of Monty Python, and it's excellent. If you see a copy on the cheap somewhere, I highly recommend snouking it. (EDIT: Just found the 'Metal Slug' trailer at YouTube. Check it out and tell me this game doesn't look like the cat's pajamas.) Last edited by Booyakasha; 08-15-2007 at 11:30 PM.

08-16-2007, 02:47 AM	#40
The Willful Wanderer Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aisle 12, between the kumquats and the radicchio. Gender: Posts: 2,325 Thanks: 168 Thanked 137 Times in 90 Posts	Five Words. Izuna: Legend of Unemployed Ninja. It's SILLY NINJATASTIC ZELDA ACTION. NINJA DODGE PROTIP: Don't eat the Fire Pill.

08-15-2007, 02:12 PM	#21
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,655 Thanks: 153 Thanked 1,386 Times in 704 Posts	'Metal Saga' is really good.

08-15-2007, 03:49 PM	#22
SephirothKirby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it. Gender: Posts: 7,055 Thanks: 365 Thanked 737 Times in 433 Posts	Disgaea 2 is one of my favorite RPGs. I need to get 1, however.

08-15-2007, 06:58 PM	#23
Kargath Awesome member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: kargath64.deviantart.com Gender: Posts: 8,061 Thanks: 1,187 Thanked 729 Times in 458 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Seriously, Diver Down is awesome. PLAY IT.

08-15-2007, 07:53 PM	#24
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Gender: Posts: 23,788 Thanks: 168 Thanked 1,120 Times in 677 Posts	Van Halen?

08-15-2007, 07:59 PM	#25
Kargath Awesome member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: kargath64.deviantart.com Gender: Posts: 8,061 Thanks: 1,187 Thanked 729 Times in 458 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Wait, what?

08-15-2007, 08:04 PM	#26
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Gender: Posts: 23,788 Thanks: 168 Thanked 1,120 Times in 677 Posts	Diver Down is a Van Halen album apparently. That's what a wiki search goes to, anyway.

08-15-2007, 08:30 PM	#27
Demonicus Prime Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I Pity The Fool Who Confuses Me With Someone Other Than YoshiFreak. Gender: Posts: 3,108 Thanks: 648 Thanked 129 Times in 87 Posts	Oblivion. I don't care if you have to spend $400 for a 360 or a new graphics card for your PC. Do it. DO IT NOW.

08-15-2007, 08:38 PM	#28
Wyborn Zelda Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,387 Thanks: 87 Thanked 469 Times in 281 Posts	I doubt Jay's got a taste for Western RPGs (in spite of how awesome Oblivion is).

08-15-2007, 09:11 PM	#29
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,655 Thanks: 153 Thanked 1,386 Times in 704 Posts	But...but Western-style RPGs are better than Japanese-style RPGs. How could he not?

08-15-2007, 09:13 PM	#30
Wyborn Zelda Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,387 Thanks: 87 Thanked 469 Times in 281 Posts	Look man I don't know how it works! Some people have never played Elder Scrolls or any BioWare RPGs! They just haven't! It's like something inside of them is broken.

08-15-2007, 09:31 PM	#31
Kargath Awesome member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: kargath64.deviantart.com Gender: Posts: 8,061 Thanks: 1,187 Thanked 729 Times in 458 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^Or their video card is.

08-15-2007, 09:33 PM	#32
Typhlame Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Probably eating. Gender: Posts: 4,284 Thanks: 709 Thanked 155 Times in 110 Posts	^^Me.

08-15-2007, 09:51 PM	#34
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,655 Thanks: 153 Thanked 1,386 Times in 704 Posts	But they don't have to play Bioware/Elder Scrolls titles; the obvious superiority of nonlinear Western-style RPGs has caused them to spring up on occasion even in the Land of the ~~Bishounen Prettyboy With Mysterious Past~~ Rising Sun. Case in point--GODDAMN METAL GODDAMN SAGA GODDAMN. (I made 'Metal Saga' the meat in a Big Mac-style sandwich with GODDAMN for bread, just in case my suggestion earlier was too subtle.)

08-15-2007, 10:15 PM	#35
Wyborn Zelda Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,387 Thanks: 87 Thanked 469 Times in 281 Posts	Metal Saga you say. Western style you say! What system is that? Tell me about this game.

08-15-2007, 10:28 PM	#36
Perrin Aybara Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Alone....so terribly alone... Some... where... out... there... dies Gender: Posts: 12,760 Thanks: 194 Thanked 504 Times in 235 Posts	Actually, I forgot that I have La Pucelle Tactics, but never finished it. There must be something about Tactical RPGs that don't agree with me. I didn't really like FFT all that much either.-jay

08-15-2007, 11:05 PM	#37
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,772 Thanks: 75 Thanked 196 Times in 120 Posts	Do you like an exploration aspect in an RPG, Jay? Strategy games don't really have that with them, it's mostly "Build your base", "Kill the enemies", "accomplish this goal", or "Zergling rush LOL!"