Best game you HAVE NOT played?

No_Style · Dec 16, 2004, 12:25 AM

Being a gamer, I've read a lot and learned a lot about what was great in the past and what's great now. With that in mind, there must be games you've all heard were great, but never had the opportunity to play, beat or both!

Why don't I play these games? Some of these games can no longer be enjoyed on the same level as their initial incarnations by myself and thus I can never convince myself to beat them or pick them up. Another reason, is the fact that games cost money and I don't have the money to get them.

Here are some of mine which I thought were great games and never got a chance to enjoy, which is quite shameful for a gamer like myself.

Half Life - Could never get into the game beyond the introduction sequence
Zelda: Link to the Past - Tried it on emulator, but played Chrono Trigger instead.
Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Heard it was great for its time.
Zelda: Wind Waker - Heard it was great action RPG.
FFXI - Final Fantasy online is supposed to be fun.
Diablo 1 and 2 - Played a bit of the first one, but never touched the second for more than 10 minutes.
Metroid Prime: 1 and 2 - I want to play this bad! Maybe getting a GC just for it.
Quake 3 - I've seen awesome deathmatch movies of this and it was played for the longest time, probably still played by a handful of people still!
Resident Evil - Played and beat RE2, RE3 and RE: CV, but never played RE!
Silent Hill - Played and beat SH2, SH3 and playing SH4, but never could get into SH.
Metal Gear Solid and MGS3 - Could never get into the game and pass the first area, however I did beat MGS2 and enjoyed it. I want to play the remake on the GC and the sequel, MGS3.
World of Warcraft - Blizzard's first MMORPG. Sounds very fun

GTA: San Andreas - GTA is always amusing
Final Fantasy 7 - One of the driving forces as to why PSX was so popular, but I never could get far into that game.

Megaman X7 + X8 - Not worth the amount retailers/Capcom is charging for, but I'd like to play them.
Final Fantasy 6 - I would love to beat this game.
Gunstar Heroes - Started, but never beated.

That's just a small list of games I wish I could have enjoyed. I do recognize them and I know the impact they've done in the gaming industry.. List yours

Louiemaster · Dec 16, 2004, 12:42 AM

Half-Life 1
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Chrono Trigger
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
GTA: San Andreas (should soon change by Christmas)
SOCOM II: U.S Navy Seals (heard multiplayer was awesome)
None of the Final Fantasy's except the first one
None of the Metal Gear Solids
Halo 2 (no Xbox)
SPlinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

Man i missed out on a lot.

Senor_Mota · Dec 16, 2004, 12:47 AM

For me:

Sonic 4(which was never released in the U.S.) for Sega Genesis
Gunstar Heroes 2(which was never released in the U.S.) for Sega Genesis
Tech Romancer for Sega Dreamcast(played the demo, never the full game)
Skies of Arcadia for Sega Dreamcast(It was stolen from me with 2 hours of gameplay)
Grandia II for Sega Dreamcast(This one was stolen too)
Gran Turismo for PlayStation(I started with GT2)
Twisted Metal for PlayStation(played all the cheesy sequels and TM: Black)
Dead or Alive for Playstation(supposedly a thousand times better than Tekken 1)
Rising Zan: Samurai Gunman for PlayStation(looked quirky as hell)
Ira-Ira-Bou for PlayStation(translates into Irritating Stick, a Japanese game of skill)
Mister Mosquito for PlayStation2(another weird Japanese game)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance for XBOX(I heard it had skateboarding levels!)

That's all for now...

No_Style · Dec 16, 2004, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Senor_Mota

For me:
Skies of Arcadia for Sega Dreamcast(It was stolen from me with 2 hours of gameplay)
Grandia II for Sega Dreamcast(This one was stolen too)

I started Skies of Arcadia, but never got deep into it.

I beat Grandia 2 for the PC though.

Fun game.

Update:

I tried looking up info for Gunstar Heroes 2, but I didn't find anything except that it was never going to happen. I played the original Gunstar Heroes, but I didn't beat it

Senor_Mota · Dec 16, 2004, 01:06 AM

Gunstar Heroes was pretty hard. I beat it once with my little brother, and it has the lamest ending I've seen in a game(except the first Shinobi). It has BAD @$$ gameplay though.

I didn't know that Grandia II came out on PC...I'll have to pick it up!

No_Style · Dec 16, 2004, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Senor_Mota

I didn't know that Grandia II came out on PC...I'll have to pick it up!

It works great as well with AA , but AF is not needed. I did experience minor graphical anomalies, but it was only when they were doing an overview of the town. It also worked great with my GC to USB adapter.

Senor_Mota · Dec 16, 2004, 01:21 AM

Sweet. You're such a helpful little moderator, aren't you?

Would it be better to run it through a DC emulator?

Jitter · Dec 16, 2004, 01:53 AM

Far Cry --- tried the demo didnt seem like it was all that to me
Played HL1 for a bit for some reason made me nauseous so i stopped
New Gran Turismos (wish they made them for PC)
NFSU2

No_Style · Dec 16, 2004, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Senor_Mota

Sweet. You're such a helpful little moderator, aren't you?

Would it be better to run it through a DC emulator?

Nah. Just get the PC version. It's not a major graphical anomaly that will ruin the game, but you'll notice it. You can pick up the game at EB for like $20 CAD.

pr0digal jenius · Dec 16, 2004, 03:55 AM

the entire Metal Gear series

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 16, 2004, 04:09 AM

HL2
Halo 2
Far cry?
Prince of Persia
WoW
FF XI
Chronicles of Riddick
Jak series
Ratchet and Clank series
Metroid Prime series (only a little of it)
Resident Evil on cube
Madden 2005 for PS2
Original Final Fantasies

all i can think of right now

nauticus · Dec 16, 2004, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

the entire Metal Gear series

Same here. I wish I can get around to playing them, soon...

mkk · Dec 16, 2004, 11:42 AM

Perhaps the two later instances of the Prince of Persia games. I played the demo for the first a little bit but got ticked off by a long series of jumping puzzles that wasn't to my liking. This week I tried the latest game and was put off by the fighting in which the outcome felt more like a random clickfest rather than a fighting game, combined with the annoyance of not being able to skip already seen cutscenes. They likely have greatness in them and I loved the original back in the days, but I won't get to play them.

franguinho · Dec 16, 2004, 12:12 PM

tons cant even get into the full list... farcry, hl2, any and all mohaa/mods, any need for speed after hot pursuit 2, any c&c since red alert 2, any sims game, any age of empires... wow :P

Ubergrendle · Dec 16, 2004, 05:30 PM

Will get around to playing...eventually:
- Far Cry
- Korsun Pocket
- Knights of the Old Republic

Stuff I tried and hated, or avoided:

Final Fantasy VII -- i don't understand the appeal of this franchise. tedious.

Quake 3 -- felt the same as Quake 2 to me...

Unreal Tournament (any) -- more Quake mind-numbing shooters

Grand Theft Auto series -- meh. seems like The Sims for violent people

The Sims -- why oh why did this turn into a popular series? crapulescant.

Senor_Mota · Dec 16, 2004, 05:40 PM

That's too bad...your pickyness made you miss out on a lot of good games!

No_Style · Dec 16, 2004, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ubergrendle

Will get around to playing...eventually:
- Far Cry
- Korsun Pocket
- Knights of the Old Republic

Stuff I tried and hated, or avoided:

Final Fantasy VII -- i don't understand the appeal of this franchise. tedious.

Quake 3 -- felt the same as Quake 2 to me...

Unreal Tournament (any) -- more Quake mind-numbing shooters

Grand Theft Auto series -- meh. seems like The Sims for violent people

The Sims -- why oh why did this turn into a popular series? crapulescant.

This is the "Best game you HAVE NOT played" thread, not the "Games I don't want to play" thread. Keep that in mind

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 16, 2004, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nauticus

Same here. I wish I can get around to playing them, soon...

i should drop kick you both

riles9262 · Dec 17, 2004, 10:03 PM

half life 2 and doom 3. I will be playing half life 2 soon though.

jonis · Dec 18, 2004, 03:54 AM

No Style: You should really play through Half-Life Source then. It's a great adventure, and with the new gfx engine it's a blast.

World of Warcraft is also something you guys should try... OMG, the game is sooo good!

nauticus · Dec 18, 2004, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solid Snake

i should drop kick you both

How sweet.

Rox271 · Dec 19, 2004, 02:37 AM

Myst IV.
I purchased it.
I installed it.
But after 1 day at work, I just can play DigDug or Pacman.

Essence · Jan 21, 2005, 11:34 PM

I still gotta get WoW.

Red_Death · Jan 22, 2005, 03:14 AM

Mech warrior series, quake series, and army of darkness (love the movies). Halo series (played demo for 2, not sure what I think, demo was very glitchy on my machine), vice city & san andreas (would like to play them).

Sargentwhitey · Jan 22, 2005, 03:17 AM

System Shock series... I <3 Looking Glass

BWX · Jan 22, 2005, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by No_Style

Half Life - Could never get into the game beyond the introduction sequence
[COLOR=Yellow]Same here- [/COLOR]

Resident Evil - Played and beat RE2, RE3 and RE: CV, but never played RE!
[COLOR=Yellow]Not missing much IMO[/COLOR]

Silent Hill - Played and beat SH2, SH3 and playing SH4, but never could get into SH.
[COLOR=Yellow]SH1 on PS was cool, SH2 was cool (for back then)
SH3 was ok- rented it on PS2 and it was worth the 6 bucks
SH4 sucks if you ask me. I uninstalled it from my PC after 45 min..[/COLOR]

Metal Gear Solid and MGS3 - Could never get into the game and pass the first area, however I did beat MGS2 and enjoyed it. I want to play the remake on the GC and the sequel, MGS3.
[COLOR=Yellow]MGS original on the PS1 was great. MGS2 was pretty good on the PS2
I also want to play MGS3, but I fear it won't life up to the original one.[/COLOR]

,,,,,,

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Jan 22, 2005, 06:14 AM

metal gear solid 3 surpassed the original in terms of content, originality and gameplay. and to top it off story. it got best story of the year, best sound and best comeback in a series.

trust me, the ending was sad and powerful, there was lots of gameplay and a good balance of cutscenes. but just dont expect it to be a direct sequel to mgs2, as it is a prequel explaining many things in mgs2 (or the basis of it). you will see why big boss was not the villian everyone thought he was

Dark Lord · Jan 22, 2005, 06:21 AM

ya, mgs3 was easily the best one yet.

Red_Death · Jan 25, 2005, 04:24 AM

ya played SH2, PS2 loved it. Played SH3, PC hated it. Camera's pissed me off big time. stupid dumb cameras. instead of being so worried about the player seeing themselve walk around they should show more of the direction you're walking in.......Grrrrrrrrrr......Oh and give you a mirror so if anyone want to see themself they can. If it had not been for the camera angles, I would have probably liked it. Never played SH or even knew about 4.

Dec 16, 2004, 12:25 AM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Best game you HAVE NOT played? Being a gamer, I've read a lot and learned a lot about what was great in the past and what's great now. With that in mind, there must be games you've all heard were great, but never had the opportunity to play, beat or both! Why don't I play these games? Some of these games can no longer be enjoyed on the same level as their initial incarnations by myself and thus I can never convince myself to beat them or pick them up. Another reason, is the fact that games cost money and I don't have the money to get them. Here are some of mine which I thought were great games and never got a chance to enjoy, which is quite shameful for a gamer like myself. Half Life - Could never get into the game beyond the introduction sequence Zelda: Link to the Past - Tried it on emulator, but played Chrono Trigger instead. Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Heard it was great for its time. Zelda: Wind Waker - Heard it was great action RPG. FFXI - Final Fantasy online is supposed to be fun. Diablo 1 and 2 - Played a bit of the first one, but never touched the second for more than 10 minutes. Metroid Prime: 1 and 2 - I want to play this bad! Maybe getting a GC just for it. Quake 3 - I've seen awesome deathmatch movies of this and it was played for the longest time, probably still played by a handful of people still! Resident Evil - Played and beat RE2, RE3 and RE: CV, but never played RE! Silent Hill - Played and beat SH2, SH3 and playing SH4, but never could get into SH. Metal Gear Solid and MGS3 - Could never get into the game and pass the first area, however I did beat MGS2 and enjoyed it. I want to play the remake on the GC and the sequel, MGS3. World of Warcraft - Blizzard's first MMORPG. Sounds very fun GTA: San Andreas - GTA is always amusing Final Fantasy 7 - One of the driving forces as to why PSX was so popular, but I never could get far into that game. Megaman X7 + X8 - Not worth the amount retailers/Capcom is charging for, but I'd like to play them. Final Fantasy 6 - I would love to beat this game. Gunstar Heroes - Started, but never beated. That's just a small list of games I wish I could have enjoyed. I do recognize them and I know the impact they've done in the gaming industry.. List yours __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here Last edited by No_Style; Dec 16, 2004 at 12:57 AM.

Dec 16, 2004, 12:42 AM	#2
Louiemaster Masto Commando Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Don't worry about it unless your a stalker. Posts: 295 Rep Power: 0	Half-Life 1 Zelda: Ocarina of Time Chrono Trigger Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time GTA: San Andreas (should soon change by Christmas) SOCOM II: U.S Navy Seals (heard multiplayer was awesome) None of the Final Fantasy's except the first one None of the Metal Gear Solids Halo 2 (no Xbox) SPlinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Man i missed out on a lot. __________________ Lets blow this popsicle stand!

Dec 16, 2004, 12:47 AM	#3
Senor_Mota 悪魔の方法 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ee-duh-ow Posts: 2,384 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	For me: Sonic 4(which was never released in the U.S.) for Sega Genesis Gunstar Heroes 2(which was never released in the U.S.) for Sega Genesis Tech Romancer for Sega Dreamcast(played the demo, never the full game) Skies of Arcadia for Sega Dreamcast(It was stolen from me with 2 hours of gameplay) Grandia II for Sega Dreamcast(This one was stolen too) Gran Turismo for PlayStation(I started with GT2) Twisted Metal for PlayStation(played all the cheesy sequels and TM: Black) Dead or Alive for Playstation(supposedly a thousand times better than Tekken 1) Rising Zan: Samurai Gunman for PlayStation(looked quirky as hell) Ira-Ira-Bou for PlayStation(translates into Irritating Stick, a Japanese game of skill) Mister Mosquito for PlayStation2(another weird Japanese game) Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance for XBOX(I heard it had skateboarding levels!) That's all for now... __________________

Dec 16, 2004, 01:06 AM	#5
Senor_Mota 悪魔の方法 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ee-duh-ow Posts: 2,384 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Gunstar Heroes was pretty hard. I beat it once with my little brother, and it has the lamest ending I've seen in a game(except the first Shinobi). It has BAD @$$ gameplay though. I didn't know that Grandia II came out on PC...I'll have to pick it up! __________________

Dec 16, 2004, 01:21 AM	#7
Senor_Mota 悪魔の方法 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ee-duh-ow Posts: 2,384 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Sweet. You're such a helpful little moderator, aren't you? Would it be better to run it through a DC emulator? __________________

Dec 16, 2004, 01:53 AM	#8
Jitter HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 533 Rep Power: 0	Far Cry --- tried the demo didnt seem like it was all that to me Played HL1 for a bit for some reason made me nauseous so i stopped New Gran Turismos (wish they made them for PC) NFSU2 __________________ Sony Vaio PCV-RX670 P4 1.8ghz XP Pro SP2 1 GB PC2100 RAM ATI All in Wonder 9700 pro Audigy 2 ZS Aquamark ~29,500 3dMark03 ~ 5,000

Dec 16, 2004, 03:55 AM	#10
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	the entire Metal Gear series

Dec 16, 2004, 04:09 AM	#11
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	HL2 Halo 2 Far cry? Prince of Persia WoW FF XI Chronicles of Riddick Jak series Ratchet and Clank series Metroid Prime series (only a little of it) Resident Evil on cube Madden 2005 for PS2 Original Final Fantasies all i can think of right now __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Dec 16, 2004, 11:42 AM	#13
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,383 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	Perhaps the two later instances of the Prince of Persia games. I played the demo for the first a little bit but got ticked off by a long series of jumping puzzles that wasn't to my liking. This week I tried the latest game and was put off by the fighting in which the outcome felt more like a random clickfest rather than a fighting game, combined with the annoyance of not being able to skip already seen cutscenes. They likely have greatness in them and I loved the original back in the days, but I won't get to play them.

Dec 16, 2004, 12:12 PM	#14
franguinho Brazilian Fool Join Date: May 2002 Location: São Paulo Posts: 3,380 Rep Power: 0	tons cant even get into the full list... farcry, hl2, any and all mohaa/mods, any need for speed after hot pursuit 2, any c&c since red alert 2, any sims game, any age of empires... wow :P __________________ The Aliens mostly come out at night... mostly...

Dec 16, 2004, 05:30 PM	#15
Ubergrendle Semper ubi sub ubi Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 702 Rep Power: 0	quick list Will get around to playing...eventually: - Far Cry - Korsun Pocket - Knights of the Old Republic Stuff I tried and hated, or avoided: Final Fantasy VII -- i don't understand the appeal of this franchise. tedious. Quake 3 -- felt the same as Quake 2 to me... Unreal Tournament (any) -- more Quake mind-numbing shooters Grand Theft Auto series -- meh. seems like The Sims for violent people The Sims -- why oh why did this turn into a popular series? crapulescant. __________________ Veteran of the PC Microchannel / EISA wars of the late 1980s.

Dec 16, 2004, 05:40 PM	#16
Senor_Mota 悪魔の方法 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ee-duh-ow Posts: 2,384 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	That's too bad...your pickyness made you miss out on a lot of good games! __________________

Dec 17, 2004, 10:03 PM	#19
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	half life 2 and doom 3. I will be playing half life 2 soon though. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Dec 18, 2004, 03:54 AM	#20
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	No Style: You should really play through Half-Life Source then. It's a great adventure, and with the new gfx engine it's a blast. World of Warcraft is also something you guys should try... OMG, the game is sooo good! __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Dec 19, 2004, 02:37 AM	#22
Rox271 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Here Posts: 251 Rep Power: 0	Myst IV. I purchased it. I installed it. But after 1 day at work, I just can play DigDug or Pacman.

Jan 21, 2005, 11:34 PM	#23
Essence DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 78 Rep Power: 0	I still gotta get WoW. __________________ [color=Red][color=White][color=White][/color][/color][/color][color=Red][color=RoyalBlue][color=White][color=DeepSkyBlue][color=White][color=DeepSkyBlue][color=White] [/color][/color][/color] [/color][/color][/color][/color]

Jan 22, 2005, 03:14 AM	#24
Red_Death DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MO Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Mech warrior series, quake series, and army of darkness (love the movies). Halo series (played demo for 2, not sure what I think, demo was very glitchy on my machine), vice city & san andreas (would like to play them). __________________ [color=Red]Shawnna[/color] \| [color=Red]RED DEATH[/color] \| [color=Red] Darkness and Decay and the[/color] \| [color=Red]RED DEATH[/color] \| [color=Red]held Illimitable Dominion Over All!!![/color]

Jan 22, 2005, 03:17 AM	#25
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	System Shock series... I <3 Looking Glass __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

Jan 22, 2005, 06:14 AM	#27
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	metal gear solid 3 surpassed the original in terms of content, originality and gameplay. and to top it off story. it got best story of the year, best sound and best comeback in a series. trust me, the ending was sad and powerful, there was lots of gameplay and a good balance of cutscenes. but just dont expect it to be a direct sequel to mgs2, as it is a prequel explaining many things in mgs2 (or the basis of it). you will see why big boss was not the villian everyone thought he was __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Jan 22, 2005, 06:21 AM	#28
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	ya, mgs3 was easily the best one yet.

Jan 25, 2005, 04:24 AM	#29
Red_Death DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MO Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	ya played SH2, PS2 loved it. Played SH3, PC hated it. Camera's pissed me off big time. stupid dumb cameras. instead of being so worried about the player seeing themselve walk around they should show more of the direction you're walking in.......Grrrrrrrrrr......Oh and give you a mirror so if anyone want to see themself they can. If it had not been for the camera angles, I would have probably liked it. Never played SH or even knew about 4. __________________ [color=Red]Shawnna[/color] \| [color=Red]RED DEATH[/color] \| [color=Red] Darkness and Decay and the[/color] \| [color=Red]RED DEATH[/color] \| [color=Red]held Illimitable Dominion Over All!!![/color]