Hi, I’m Sergeant D, and I’m addicted to video games. My interest in other things waxes and wanes, but the one thing I’ve always loved is games! That’s bad enough, but it gets even worse: I’m not talking about mainstream, socially acceptable stuff like GTA, Halo, Call Of Duty, and so forth. I’m into the most beta, nerdy shit you can imagine. Want to know more? Keep reading: in this post, I will talk about some of my favorite games, talk shit on some games I don’t like, and reveal all my shameful, nerdy secrets. Also, I love cocks.
American games = do not want
I’ll alienate the majority of the audience right off the bat: with a few exceptions (like Just Cause 2, which I love), I’m just not into Western games. Halo, GTA, COD, Madden, and all those generic “bald space marine” FPSs, racing games, and other dull, generic games with no imagination? Or playing online poker? No thx brahs, I’ll be playing my Dreamcast. Call me a snob/beta/weeaboo but I pretty much only fuck with Japanese games. Here’s what I do like:
JRPGs
Like any good sausage/weeaboo, the majority of what I play are JRPGS. I have a bad habit of not finishing games, but I’ve at least played pretty much every JRPG since the Famicom days (that’s right, I love cocks so much that I say Famicom and Super Famicom instead of NES/SNES). Of course I love all the classics like FF 5 and 6 (also liked 9 and 12 a lot though), Wild Arms, Breath Of Fire 3 and 4, Lunar (PS1 versions), but as you might guess I’m also into some seriously faggoty stuff that even hardcore RPG fans hate. Oh, and I’m also a 2D whore and the more bright, happy colors in the art the better. DID MENTION I LOVE COCKS????
One of my very favorite RPGs of all time!! I love trying out new dresspheres and singing along with Yuna!
Obviously I am a huge Atlus fanboy, which means I love Persona. They’re all excellent games, but P3 is my favorite because it’s about angsty Japanese high school students and has the best music.
Rhapsody is a delightful little PS1 RPG that was one of Atlus’ less appreciated releases. I think it’s for 8 year-old girls because it’s so fucking easy, but I love the characters, music and art. You can play through the whole thing in a day, so if you are in the mood for a sugary sweet fairy tale RPGs, give it a shot!
To be really specific, strategy RPGs are my #1 favorite genre, aka “games where you move your little guys around on a grid and pay attention to all the numbers.” IMO Fire Emblem is the best in the genre thanks to permadeath and the fact that grinding is impossible in most of the series. But WHY DID THEY FUCK UP THE ART in the DS games?! Why is it all grey and brown now?! I hate it!
I <3 GRINDING FOR TEH NUMBERS
Disgaea is maybe tied with Fire Emblem for best SRPG in my book. Not only is the gameplay great, but the writing is genuinely funny– naming a character “Mid-Boss” is one of the most brilliant things ever!
We couldn’t possibly discuss weeaboo SRPGs without including Super Robot Wars! If you aren’t familiar, it’s an incredibly prolific series that is a sausage’s dream come true, putting robots from just about every anime under the sun into a Fire Emblem-like SRPG. If you’ve ever wanted to have Getta Robo, Combattler V and Gaogaigar fighting Char, then this will be your favorite thing ever. And if you don’t know what any of that means, consider yourself lucky… I wish I didn’t :(
SHOOTERS, BEAT EM UPS & PLATFORMERS
I’m old, so I remember back when arcades were actually relevant. That means two things: I’m blinded by nostalgia and I am too stupid to understand how to play new games. I still play the fuck out of 80s and 90s arcade/action games, and IMO they still hold up well today (although I am also totally open to the fact that I’m an oldfag who has lost touch with the world and that these games may actually suck). And before you ask, no I’m not into Cave/Psikyo bullet hell shmups– and that might be the most beta subgenre of all, given the high correlation between fans of those games and fans of Japanese grindcore/noise.
When it comes to old-school shooters, it really doesn’t get any better than Parodius. If you aren’t familiar, it’s a self-parody of Gradius created by the same team who did Gradius that’s basically the best game of all time. The gameplay is excellent (albeit hard as fuck), but the best part are the bright, happy graphics and crazy shit like the boss from Sexy Parodius that is a tanuki with giant, swollen balls. I wish all games looked like this!!
It doesn’t get a lot of love, but Progear (aka Progia no Arashi) is a really great steampunk shmup from the mid-90s. The graphics are absurdly detailed to the point that it makes Metal Slug look sloppy, and the story cutscenes are full of hilarious Engrish. Plays great in MAME!
I tremble with nerdrage when I think about how bad they fucked up Bionic Commando for 360. This is why you don’t let fucking white people work on Japanese franchises!!! The Famicom version is still one of my favorite games of all time, I just wish it would have gotten a 16-bit sequel.
At one point I had three PC Engines. U JELLY??
I’m also a huge, huge fan of Metroidvania games- the perfect balance of action and exploration IMO. The DS Castlevania games are probably my favorite in the genre, but I’ll play just about anything along those lines. On that note, why the fuck did they turn Kid Icarus into a goddamn Panzer Dragoon clone?! It would have made the perfect new Metroidvania franchise!
RANDOM WEIRD SHIT & KUSOGE
Given that this site is the internet’s leading resource on stuff like crunkcore and Italian easycore, it shouldn’t be a surprise that I’m also into weird and/or terrible games. There are some games that are good but weird (Parodius, Earthbound, Parappa The Rapper, Space Channel 5), and then there are games that are just plain fucked up and awful- the Japanese term is “kusoge,” which means “shit game.” I love both!
Takeshi No Chosenjou is a fascinating Famicom title that is essentially trollface in game form. It was created by the famous Japanese filmaker/comedian/weirdo Beat Takeshi with the express purpose of making the most difficult, unpleasant, dreadful game possible… and it is! This video goes into more detail, but there are lots of hilarious parts like where you have to blow into the controller for an hour in order to progress.
Vib Ribbon is weird, but it’s actually a great game. Essentially it’s a rhythm game: you have to press buttons in time with the music as the character walks through levels that are automatically generated based on the music. You can even put in your own CD and it will make levels for you! I really, really love the soundtrack.
If you are a fan of super campy, ridiculous 80s action anime then you’ll love Godhand. On the surface it’s a hilarious parody of 80s anime tropes (especially Fist Of The North Star), but it’s also a very deep and difficult action game. Don’t sleep on this one!
In this video, someone recreates the Doraemon theme song using sounds from Resident Evil 1. At first I laughed, but then I fell into a deep depression because I realized what I had become :(
Would you be interested in more posts about video games?? What are your favorites? Does it get anymore uber-beta than playing obscure Super Famicom games with cartoon octopuses and flying cupcakes in them?? Are you disappointed in me for being so into cutesy, pastel games???
You ever play ehrgeiz(sp) ? Shit is pretty tight. Also japan Is fucking bizzare , whats up with those magnet holdin dudez in the unitards?
Ah Ehrgeiz, from back when Square actually made original games every now and then. Einhander was also a good one from that era. PS1 NEVER DIE!
Although I have no idea wtf you’re talking about, I love fighting and platform games. The Street Fighter series is broken as fuck, but it’s probably my fav and I love how skilled you have to be with the controls to be good at that shit (unlike Tekken)– I’m so ghey, I’m a Vega-mainer :( Castlevania, Mario, and Megaman are my platform loves, they’re all kinda the same tho so I’m not too into video games:/ I also love those little capcom compilations of classics games, that have shit like Ghouls ‘n Ghosts. I too, like dicks to some extent
What are your thoughts on the Soul Caliber series? I always felt those are the only fighting games worth playing.
I’ve got an adapter for my N64 so I can play Japanese games but I only ever used it for pro wrestling games.
BTW not disappointed in you Sarge for liking this stuff. Not being into something that’s at least a little weird is inhuman.
FPR is the shit, but you don’t need an adapter. There’s just notches down inside the N64 that you can file down. I think Sin & Punishment was our jap title of choice.
how about the Mas Funaki game for Super Famicom?? lololol
And yes, S&P is the best import N64 game (WHAT IMPORT N64 GAEMZ AMIRITE??)
Haters gon hate, FFX2 is the shit, as is basically everything else you listed
Is your powerlevel high enough to struggle through even stuff like Unlimited SaGa?
Since you mentioned Beat Takeshi, i will ask if you have ever seen a film he did called Kikujiro, it’s honestly really funny and heartwarming, one of my favorite movies ever easily
Oh and cocks are ok too
:( I was pretty bummed on Unlimited SaGa for the same reason I wasn’t into FFX2, tons of unskippable cutscenes are a dag to my heart.
I’m more of a Berserk/Demon’s Souls guy than Lucky Star/FFX2 anyway, but that’s not any less beta.
SaGa games in general just don’t do it for me :( I tried but I just can’t get into them
Did you try SaGa Frontier? That one was the only good one IMO.
My god D. A+ post I dig it. There’s alot to be said about videogames/japan, but I like the semi-confessional tone.
Are you a big Twinkle Star Sprites fan? Do you go to cons? Did all your friends rape you at Street Fighter in the 90′s and use up all your quarters?
I had Twinkle Star Sprites for Saturn I think? Solid game. I don’t go to cons, although in theory I would. In the 90s I was the one doing the raping, unless an azn person came along in which case it was instant death for any white person who played them.
Nice! Vib Ribbos is def one of my favorite videogame soundtracks along with katamari.
Lunar silver star is def my fave JRPG, and yea SRPG’s are the best videogame genre: valkyria chronicles and tactics ogre!
japcore is mediocre, but CAVE games are THE SHIT!!! i mostly play those and street fighter, super psyched for the PERSONA fighting game!
since you love cocks so much i assume youre into CHO ANIKI?
I almost posted about Cho Aniki but I didn’t want to go on forever. And also, the games themselves are not very good.
Valkyria Chronicles is THE SHIT. I actually like the PSP one better because it’s more lighthearted and silly, although I know thats why most people do NOT like it.
First off, this post is Rank SSS+++ Sarge! Elite-tier weeabo games (Disgaea, Parodius, Super Robot Taisen,) more posts abt video games will be interesting fo sho.
Shmups are my game man, esp the BULLET HELL kind like DoDonpachi and Tohou project. Am I ghey for playing tohou project? =( Old Mega Drive beat em ups like Altered Beast, Splatterhouse, Streets of Rage/Bare Knuckle, and GOLDEN AXE used to be my bread and butter til my Mega Drive died (RIP.)
And which Metroidvania do u think is best? I pick Order of Ecclesia but my bro says Portrait of Ruin
Also, if you ever want someone to write about D&D/Magic/Yu-Gi-Oh/Warhammer/other tabletop games I’m your boy!
well the best metroidvania is just symphony of the night. the best ds castelvania game is dawn of sorrow imo.
tohou games seem ass to me, am i missing something? i guess people are more into them for the characters?
Super Metroid was here and wanted you to know that you’re a pussy and it will fight you after school.
I never played any of the Metroid games =(
into them for the porn?*
I like Touhou because bullet hell can’t get anymore ridic than Perfect Cherry Blossom =( feels bad admitting it but shit like that is all about memorizing patterns, Touhou is like Ikaruga taken up to infinity
hahaha thanks for Rank SSS+++, I love it!
Bullet hell games are too much work for me. I totally get why people like them, but personally I don’t have the patience to memorize/get good at them.
Oh and my Japanese friend who is the only person ever met who knows as much about games as I do says that in Japan the term for bullet hell shooters is “dodging games.” Very appropriate IMO.
Someone mentioned kikujiro, such a damned good movie. Takeshi “beat” Kitano has not disappointed me yet. BATTLE ROYALE is highly recommended.
As for video games, a ton of great ones listed.
Currently playing PERSONA 4 and CATHERINE. Then PERSONA 3 is next. Both persona games are jrpg’s and damn good ones at that. Catherine is a great adult puzzler. All three are crucial plays for jrpg geeks.
oops, wrong sn.
And I didn’t see the P3 mention. Is it better than P4 Sarge?
P3 has better characters/story, P4 has better gameplay.
^ this
Gotcha. Having a hell of a time getting passed one of the final bosses in P4. Don’t think i did enough grinding. Considering my xbox just took a shit on me, catherine won’t be finished any time soon and the persona games are gonna get some more play.
On the SMT side I really liked Nocturne and Devil Summoner. I never had the balls to play a JRPG with the sound living with the gf, so I have been putting off playing the persona series. :(
now thats REALLY beta :P
#geeklife
ya :( she uses the TV/couch most of the time too, life is hard xwristsx
just get a used psp fat for like 30 bucks, hack that shit and download persona 3, valkyra chronicles 2 etc, creat your own metagame and see how many turns you can finish while fucking her doggy before she notices.
Dude, no idea if you will ever see this post, but I did EXACTLY what you said (what Nicky Negative said that is). Except I got a PSP 3000 and it was about $100. Still, it is a hack machine and I am now happily enjoying the candy visuals of FF4 Collection~~~ and Persona 3 is next I reckon
Thank you for the advice! <3
cosigned– PSP fat is my main gaming platform. You can emulate all the old consoles on it, and there are tons of great games for it as well. Jeanne D’arc is one of the best SPRGs ever, people totally slept on that game.
I saw Jeanne D’arc in the store and remembered this post, and almost got it, but then I had a brain malfunction and got Dissidia instead
this… this isn’t that good a game :(
oh well, i have an .iso of Jeanne D’arc now, so i will give it a go
All I have is a bro’s gf’s old SP without a rom cart. Should I just kill myself? y/y?
how well are the old games emulated? like, any considerable slowdown/crashes/etc?
2-3 of my friends were running these, basically the nice emus are for GB/GBA/NES/SNES/PSX, there’s a few issues with some games on SNES/PSX, but overall it’s pretty nice.
ha, i was the same at first, considering a big aspect of the persona series are the relationships you build. My gf was giving me a ton of wtf stares during certain scenes. dgaf though, the games are amazing.
i was looking to buy nocturne and summoner, but i still have the games listed before i’m buying anything else.
also recommended is smt-devil survivor for the ds. great handheld game.
if your GF gives you lip you should play one of those real dating sims in front of her like KANA LITTLE SISTER, the object of the game is to fuck your preteen sister who is dying of cancer. no joke.
haha, have heard of a ton of dating sims, and the persona series is as far into that territory i’d like to go into.
my friend’s sister is WAY into all those PC dating sims, but her sister is an unmarried 34 year old japanese woman, if that makes it slightly less creepy.
I would recommend Katawa Shoujo for sure. Let her know you have plenty of sweet burn victim 2D waifu if she decides she’s too good for you.
that’s just sad^
well she prolly plays the ones about dudes fucking eachother, which i guess is slightly less creepy, but more sad.
As a general rule, if I can’t shoot something in the face I don’t play it. To each his own though!
I play more FPS than anything for sure. Feels America bro.
I recently picked up a PS3, but I apparently only play CoD games and Fifia11. I need more FPS. I don’t play enough to invest large amounts of time in long ass video games.
Besides FF I have no idea what any of these games are.
For PS3 hold off until Battlefield 3 comes out. It’s going to be one of the most epic FPS’s ever. Look it up.
I debated pre-ordering that today, but remembered I don’t pre-order. Unless I could pre-order beers at the bar. That would be awesome.
Lolol parappa the rapper dude! I forgot that game even existed.
Hey D you forgot the best PS1 RPG’s. Xenogears and Chrono Cross. Those 2 are seriously in my book also the best jrpg’s of all time with FF7 and 6.
I liek games, enuff said, i also work at a gamestore part time. Have to say still most of us are alpha compared to regular customers. Thats some beta as fuck people, with no social skills or a life…
You forget the Suikoden series for PS1. The games are so good they sell used for over $100 now a days.
The game is like a war pokemon with all the guys for your army you have to collect. Also the iron chef type battles in game were awesome.
Suikoden is great!
I personally don’t like Xenogears or Chrono Cross. Translations are too busted for me.
Yeah but srsly have you seen a prettier game on PS1 other than Chrono Cross?
The plotline is kinda hard to follow sometimes, but the good thing about the game is that like Chrono trigger it has multiple endings etc.
Xenogears is just so epic. Mecha’s and martial arts in combat? cant go wrong with that.
I never played suikoden or arms something? they were never released in europe i think. Or at least its fucking hard to get them to finland.
Its still awesome how much some people pay from these games, ive seen allmost every title mentioned here go about 100+ dollars/euros on everywhere.
Vagrant Story was probably the best looking PS1 game IMO, but yeah Chrono Cross does look nice. I don’t hate it or anything, I just couldn’t get into it. Maybe I should try again!
Suikoden fucking murdered me with tediousness. It’s like Pokemon if 80% of the pokemon where a pain in the fucking dick to find. Played 2 for 30 hours before I realized I wasn’t going to get any further without busting a spike into my asshole with a mallet. Played 3 until I saw the duck wearing clothes, then I just sat down and laughed alot. I was pretty high.
Ghouls n Ghosts is probably my favorite game of all time, that and pretty much any game that came out on SNES. I have a ps3 but its mainly used for netflix and blurays, I can play my super nintendo for hours still though.
Fallout 3
Ok I’ll admit I’m a bit of a mainstreamer when it comes to games, probably because I bought an Xbox instead of a PS2 in fifth grade and all that really had was the Halo series. You play any PC games, Sarge? You can’t deny Diablo II is an amazing game, there is no way you can deny that. I dare you.
Totally agree with you about the generic Space Marine games. They need to stop right now, the genre is overdone as fuck. Same with modern warfare shooters. Pretty much the only game I play now is League of Legends because the gameplay is so straightforward but still so tricky to master.
God damn, you made me want to play Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy VIII again.
Nope, I don’t play any PC games. Only Japanese console games– I love cocks, remember??
I’m sure Diablo 2 is a great game, because a lot of people love it, but it does nothing for me.
I just don’t get this…. it’s like how alcoholics say they can’t understand how someone cannot finish their beer/glass of wine/whatever.
My friend texted me the second he got access to the Diablo 3 beta and I literally dropped what I was doing and drove to his house an hour away at midnight and we played that shit till the sun came up.
“They need to stop right now, the genre is overdone as fuck. Same with modern warfare shooters.”
BUT BATTLEFIELD 3 WILL FEATURE A FULLY DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENT, AND IT HAS FUCKING HARRIERS IN MULTIPLAYER! That alone is awesome.
Battlefield > your favorite game
Dropping some serious gaming knowledge Sarge, i’m impressed! (srs)
And I thought I was a beta-ass cock gobbler for playing standard ass shit like Chrono Trigger and FF7…
ps. Takeshi no Chosenjou is my new favorite thing ever
Haha yeah Takeshi No Chosenjou is pretty amazing! It’s basically a brilliant piece of performance art, in which you the buyer/player are the butt of the joke.
beat takeshi = OG troll
true fact!
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Finally got around to watching Takeshi No Chousenjou .
Holy Fuck.
“Why’re ya taking this game so seriously?”
25 years ago Takeshi knew then the secret of gaming that so many cant grasp, yet it’s so blatantly obvious. I figured that guy was an artistic genius but goddamn, thats like some modern philosophy/existential shit.
I have a theory that a perfect game combines the particularities and innovations of japanese gameplay mechanics with distinct western themes and sensibilities, along with the standard elements by which we rate games (sound, graphics etc.) Balance in these elements is essential.
Einhader is a good example and one of my lifetime favorites. My other favorite that exemplifies this is Valkyrie Profile. A turn based action RPG mixing standard RPG elements with clever combo mechanics, all drenched in Norse mythology. Its the only RPG ive ever played that made me want to beat it multiple times; hard mode, secret bonus dungeon, the whole 9.
The key is how much japanese sensibility you mix into the western characters. VP did it just right, whereas we see it done wrong all to often like in the Resident Evil series (or really, any Capcom game with a white/western protagonist) which makes them feel cheesy, off kilter, and ultimately foreign.
Hm, I can get behind this. I definitely think there are some things Western developers do better than the Japs, my main issue is how fucking bland and predictable the Western art is… they have tons of technical skill, but no taste (eg the whole bald space marine thing).
I already sucked it’s dick, but Demon’s Souls/Dark Souls is pretty much one of my happiest ideals of this. Atmospheric horror manga and western dark fantasy influenced design, and painstakingly well-designed both in base gameplay, level design, harsh punishment for failure to recognize that WHEN YOU DIE IN THE GAME YOU DIE FOR REAL etc.
All devs, American or Japanese are suffering from bad cases of trope regurgitation without much thought put into the design of a game as a cohesive mental/emotional experience. Though the same could probably be said of most all entertainment output since the beginning of time, I definitely feel like the 16-bit era through the previous gen was a “golden age” as far as game development. I’m probably just a biased nostalgia-fag though.
“I definitely feel like the 16-bit era through the previous gen was a “golden age” as far as game development”
i totally agree, and I think it is objectively true, at least if you are a fggt like me who is into unique, progressive games. Games are a big business now, and more expensive than ever to make, so the studios really can’t afford to take chances like they used to.
I’m hoping that the indie game scene keeps building steam- it’s possible (likely?) that iphone/ipad/xbla/psn will get big enough that the weird game scene could be bigger than ever. I just hope that Japan doesn’t fall any more behind, because I would be bummed if I had to play Western games for the rest of my life.
“Games are a big business now, and more expensive than ever to make, so the studios really can’t afford to take chances like they used to.”
U MAD @ ACTIVI$ION
So am I… lolz
My girlfriend has been raving about Persona 3 lately, and this article inspired me to look into it so I can get both a new gaming experience and more brownie points
careful though, i became pretty invested in the relationship building aspect moreso than level grinding, and you may find yourself actually giving a shit about who your character “loves” in the game.
i have one of these:
http://nerdmentality.com/m/news/posts/2009/04/shotwatch.jpg
i can do 13 shots per sec as opposed to the master http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahashi_Meijin
18 shots. some day…
COVENANT BITCH!
holy fuck, that’s next level nerd cred haha. wow!
Persona and Rhapsody are really good games! Btw have you ever played any of the Alundra games for PS1? Or the Shenmue games for the Dreamcast? Both series are true RPG’s in my eyes. The Japanese definitely make the best games.
Fucking Crash Team Racing brah. Still play that shit with drunk uni (college) bros all the time.
Props for mentioning the Dreamcast, short lived but awesome – Skies of Arcadia (which ff12 totally ripped off) is still my fave rpg of all time
Great system and great game! The encounter rate was a bit higher than I would have preferred, but everything about it was awesome– a really well-executed, classic JRPG!
holy shit! article approved. def would appreesh more of these.
personally I’m more into DnD-based games (as well as actual DnD) like Baldur’s Gate & Neverwinter Nights (to name the two most obvious ones), and CRPGs in general. but I def loved this article. FF9 is amazing, and people who give it shit b/c “wah wah VII is the only good one” are WRONGGG.
sarge, have u played ダウンタウン熱血物語/River City Ransom? get on top of that shit! so good. it’s for the NES. also recommend キングスフィールド/King’s Field – an old-school JRPG series.
Yes of course! I always joke with my Japanese friend at work about how this one guy with a bad temper is “nekketsu type” (meaning ‘hot blooded’). All the Kunio-kun games are great!
King’s Field is pure shit though, I’m sorry.
dood King’s Field series rulz. but I can def see you not appreeshing. too western? lulz
Baldur’s Gate was/is the shit. River City Ransom?! I forgot about that game. fucking fantastic.
a couple of days ago started to play again baldur’s gate 2, forgot how much fun was that game… also, pretty much everything done by bioware/black island/obsidian is a really good game (Planescape: Tormentet, Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic…really good games then all)
I’m also a sucker for super nes rpg games, so I guess that I love cocks now
I found out last year that you can now play BG with the BG2 engine! it’s so amazing. this means all the classes etc of BG2 is available in BG, so you can play with one character through the entire thing, and not limit yourself to the choices of the first game.
Serg, I never, in a million years, thought that your where a Fatlus.
Also, I have a hard time getting into turn based RPG’s, but love a good story. Are there any that break the mold just enough to be different?
I’m a hardcore Fatlus :(
Maybe try Paper Mario? It has a really cool battle system with a little action in it, and really funny writing. Vagrant Story also has a very interesting battle system you might like.
oh and you might try some of the Sting RPGS, they’re definitely unique. I personally like Yggdra Union and Riviera a lot- but beware, there is a learning curve for sure.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sting/sting.htm
If you’re gonna suggest Paper mario u also gotta suggest mario and Luigi. Basically the same thing as paper mario except portable
yup, all the games in that series. all are excellent.
Sarg, did you ever play Resonance of Fate? The game certainly has a few flaws, but I think it has one of the most innovative fighting mechanics I’ve seen in a long time for an RPG.
this post made absolutely no sense to me, but it made me laff and exposed me to some ghey new shit! i’ve never owned a video game system in my life, i’m tragically incompetent at playing games (CONTROLLERS: Y U HAVE SO MANY BUTTONS???), but i wouldn’t mind more posts like this just ’cause it’s such an awesomely weird (and ghey) obsession.
No love for Final Fantasy Tactics? If you haven’t played it, it’s the best tactics game you will ever play. The story is great, the gameplay is intricate, the soundtrack is AMAZING.
Yes of course I love FFT. I actually like FF Tactics Advance 1 and 2 better than FFT, but they are all great games. I think other games have innovated the basic model past where FFT took it (like Disgaea) and Orlandu totally breaks the game, but I loved it at the time.
Did you ever play Chrono Cross? that shit was my childhood. Probably the best soundtrack for a video game ever imo
And suddenly it is revealed that everyone on here is a nerd. There was much rejoicing.
Seriously though, this is pretty beta. I was half-expecting you to start extolling the virtues of the YuGiOh card game or some shit.
I play shooters and sports games and games for people with testicles.
I am HUGE into Western RPG’s that obscure European countries make. The Witcher, Gothic, Two Worlds, Risen… absolutely cannot get enough. Was raised on D&D though, no fucking regrets.
Big fan of The Witcher, Gothic series, and Risen, great games!
I’ve never played those since I don’t like the art style, but from what I’ve read they have really solid, innovative gameplay
you said you played every JRPG? what about battle hunter? Thats the only game i’ve ever played that looks remotely like these games. I thin,k it would fall under the strategy rpg section. Fun game though
Did anyone ever get into the Ogre Battle series? I’ve probably put about 500 hours into Ogre Battle 64 since I got it for my tenth birthday.
My friend literally plays this regularly to this day. Wanted you to know you’re not alone, bro!
Holy shit, I nostalgia’d hard. This reminds me of my nerdy middle school days spent playing shit like Ogre Battle, Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy, and Fire Emblem. I miss those days, almost makes me wish I never became a deathcore vocalist and got laid a lot and spent my weekends going to parties in high school :(
Sarge, did you play something from the Front Mission series??mecha tactics rpg games, from square when they tried to do great games
Yes sir! I love Front Mission 1, 3 and 5, as well as the spinoff Front Mission Gun Hazard
I love how many comments there are for this post. I think there should be a clarification.
Liking jrpgs and shmups ≠ beta
Expecting girls to be into you because you like jrpgs and shmups = totally fucking beta
Dude this shit is mad beta, and were I to re-enter the dating arena I would hide at least half of my game collection in the back of my closet. Playing a JRPG is like talking about WoW in public.
Wouldn’t talking about JRPGS be the same beta level as talking about WoW, wheras just playing either of those and not having to advertise it just be…..regular?
the rule of thumb is, oversharing about ANY hobby is super offputting. could be football, yachting, or model trains, it doesn’t matter: nobody wants to hear about it at excessive length!
^This exactly. As far as I’m concerned, “alpha” and “beta” only applies to social interaction. A hobby (and this can be virtually anything) is in general something personal, so (over)sharing is the thing that could be considered “beta”, not the hobby itself.
Nobody even wants to know you’re into model trains. Ever. Same with RPGs.
Lawl, “yachting”.
“Regular” is not a concept that applies to a mnstrmr. Their idea of regular is “things the people on TV do that I think are cool”. Anything other and you are at Big Bang Theory status.
I ordered a copy of Vib Ribbon from eBay like years and years ago and could never get it to play even on supposedly modded PS1s. BOO.
But what’s dumber is that I still have the game! Just. In. Case.
you fukn nigger liking castlevania. the castlevania series is the best game series ever aside from resident evil (im talking about the remake, 0, 2-4 and that online one. scary shit)
you just skipped over it but the entire castlevania series has pretty much the best atmosphere, music, and theme to it. killing vampires with a whip, whats not to like??
but srsly tho, all of it pulls of that 18th century gothic vibe off really well and i dont even care that the gameplay is nothing worth mentioning but the entire atmosphere is just great.
im a sucker for horror genre games like RE and silent hill as long as theyre decently scary and have good atmosphere
I don’t really like games that require thought processes. My interests essentially include killing motherfuckers and beating motherfuckers in kart races. Never been really into RPGs (except for fake ones like Fable).
Sarge – come to NH & we will spend a weekend at Funspot playing *all* the vintage arcade games! (Thats the place they featured in the movie King of Kong)
I fucking miss arcades.
Dreamcast was the last good console to exist.
Fighters and shmups were my shit. Not much of an RPG guy.
what’s more beta? being into JRPGs and bullet hell games or..
playing tabletop miniature/CCGs?
I think it’s great that someone who apparently so vehemently opposes anything that might be called “experimental” or “artistic” is so into niche Japanese games! We share similar tastes and I would love to see more video game posts.
Shit this post went way too beta for my feeble knowledge of nerdy Japanese vidya
ever tried playing path of exile? pretty damn awesome game,