|
|
In the PSX:
|
Wild ARMs
Outer ocean... BIG.
|
|
|
|
In the Genesis:
|
Shining Force
Love those voices.
|
|
|
|
In the Gameboy:
|
My cousin's copy of Pokemon
DIE!
|
|
|
|
In the SNES:
|
Civilization
Get out.
|
|
|
|
In the SMS:
|
Phantasy Star
Always.
|
|
|
|
In the NES:
|
Nothing
Removed that paper.
|
|
|
|
In the Saturn:
|
Nothing
No games yet
|
|
|
|
In the N64:
|
Goldeneye
B-Dah, B-DAH!
|
|
|
|
In the Dreamcast:
|
Soul Calibur
This victory strengthens the soul of... me!
|
|
|
|
Googleshng - March 7 '00- 1:30 Eastern Standard Time
Well let's see, first Brad's column goes up freaky late, then
RPGamer's server and my local one BOTH have problems, not to mention the fact that the mailto
was broken for a while (OK, that's totally my fault, but I would have caught it sooner if not
for the other stuff). Anyway, the point is, I'm still a TAD short here, but I'll get by.
In other news, today SaGa Frontier SHOULD be here, otherwise I'll just have to go and do certain...
things to certain evil people. Uh, so anyway, by next week I should definately be able to answer
some questions about it... or at least give an opinion which more of you actually care about oddly
enough.
|
|
|
Radical
|
Google,
Hello.... GOOG
The Radical Dreamers game for the satelleview thing is actually just a teaser
for Chrono Cross. It has the same main characters, Serge, Kid, and Glenn, and
it follows the same plot. Only Radical Dreamers is only text, and Chrono
Cross is an actual thing to play. Anyways, as the story goes, these three
adventures try and steal the freezing flame (a key item in Chrono Cross) from
a villainous characters named Yamaneko, who just happens to be a key villain
in the Chrono Cross world. During there quest, they encounter small battles,
and side quests, which shape the Radical Dreamers game. (which is only a 3
hours game) Chrono Cross, which is very much a remake of this game, explains
how these adventures meet, and adds a ton of detail to there backgrounds. Yet
Chrono Cross does not stop there, it also continues the story of Radical
Dreamers to where Kid gets injured during the quest for the freezing flame.
CC and Radical Dreamers are the same game, just that CC is the complete
story, while Radical Dreamers is a teaser in a way. CC is a branching story
element not finished from CT. This means that Crono, Marle and Lucca are
present, and are vital to the story. Although a seperate game on its own, CC
is very much a sequal to CT, which it tries to complete. So really, CT and CC
are important together, and complete a story, in which radical dreamers only
gives you a taste of. (Radical Dreamers is the intermission to CC after
finishing CT).
|
|
Googleshng:
OK, do to my resistance to all things Chrono related to increase
my enjoyment when I finally play it, I didn't really read this whole letter, but as my
eyes scanned over it I picked up the general gist that it would fully explain the whole
Radical Dreamers issue. To review, it was a text based game for that wacky satellite thing
whose plot was canabalized to make Chrono Cross. OK?
|
|
|
|
Reruns
|
(Quick note: I'm guessing that this is going to be one of only a few
e-mails you receive this time, too, just 'cause the e-mail link on today's
column is a little broken. Ah well. Anyway, here's my question:)
I'm going through Star Ocean 2nd Story for the first time now, and I was
telling a friend how I thought I'd have to go trough it a few times to see
everything, which sort of got me thinking: How often do you go back and
play through your RPGs? And one more thing: How many times should I
expect to have to go through SO2?
--CX (I cheated in the Lacoeur tournament. I lost anyway.)
|
|
Googleshng:
This is the only person who pointed out the mailto thing. Anyway,
it depends on the game, and how much time I have. For example, Chrono Trigger, it's a
nice short little game, it gives you special perks if you go through a second time, and
it was basically the last SNES RPG, so I played it a LOT. I think I was on my 17th time
through when my game was erased. I'm still surprised how well I took that. Then on the
other hand, a game like, say, Lunar came out when there was a lot of stuff out or coming
out, and it was totally linear so I know I didn't miss anything, so, I've only been through
once. Then there's games like FFT, I've only played through the WHOLE thing once, but
I'm on a second game just character building for the sheer joy of it.
|
|
|
|
Mecha filled TRPGs
|
Hey Google,
Which are you going to get, Front Mission 3 or Vanguard Bandits? I think
I'm going to go with VB, because I prefer the sword and sorcery to that of
giant mechs, with arms that have their own hit points. I sure FM 3 is going
to be awesome though, too. What are you're thoughts on them? I must admit I
seen nothing on VB except advertisements.
The Great Cornholio
|
|
Googleshng:
A couple people asked this. It's a REALLY tough one for me to
answer though. As far as I can tell, the main difference is that Front Mission 3 has
rather Mech Warrior-esque systems for upgrading mecha and whatnot while Vanguard Bandits
features insult tossing similar to Dragon Force. Seriously, everyone just save up! 8)
|
|
|
|
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
|
|
Hey Google,
I was glancing at some of the pronunciations paws did just now. She does a
nice job and all, but the way she says Xenogears is wrong. If you've ever
played the demo for xenogears that came with Parasite Eve you would hear the
difference. They say it "zen-oh-gears" she says it "z-no-gears." If ya have
the demo check it out and then listen to her pronunciation and tell me what
you think. I also disagree with how she says a few things namely Citan and
Agias. If you want me to send In a voice thingy to show you what I mean
about Xenogears, though, I will. I think Paws does a nice job on the rest
though. Actually even if you don't have Parasite Eve you have the movie
clip I'm talking about in the Xenogears section.
Hayabusa
|
|
Googleshng:
I get this exact same e-mail once every couple weeks, and I
just can't take it anymore. Xenogears is not a Japanese word. Squaresoft likes taking
names from other sources, usually mythological. The prefix Xeno- is pronounced zeeno.
The Japanese language doesn't have the zee sound. Therefore, the demo, on which the
voice is just a native speaker of Japanese, mispronounced it. As great as they are,
Square isn't TOTALLY perfect, you know? Oh, and by the way, don't expect those pronounciations
to get updated anytime soon, since Paws has a nasty case of larangitis at the momment.
|
|
|
|
K-ching!
|
I just got FFT for 10 bucks at half.com. if you are looking for a game go
there and you'll find it cheap and at least half off! FF8 only 20 bucks FF7
only 5 bucks. Lunar for 22 bucks. So go there now!
Tyler
|
|
Googleshng:
Well hey, if they're actually dependable and they have the
things in stock, go for it!
|
|
|
|
Slippery Shards
|
Alright... back in FFV, when the water crystle
shatters.... I noticed there was a shard sitting on
top of that border that surrounded the room.... and I
could NOT find a way to get up there... I didn't miss
something important, did I?
-FakeOut "I love how destruction waits for you to get
out of the way!"
|
|
Googleshng:
It is rather mean how occassionally you'll see crystal shards
that you can't reach, but don't worry, they'll find their ways to you eventually, possibly
in the mouth of a black Chocobo... or was that the fire crystal...
|
|
|
|
RSS feed
iTunes
