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Ketch · . Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 420

What is your favourite game of the not "next-gen" generation? ie. not includign X-Box 360, Wii etc.

For me it is Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, despite the annoying flawed fighting sequences. I just love the aesthetics, fairy-tale charm and jumping-puzzle gameplay.

helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

It's pretty crowded at the top, but I'll say Pikmin if I have to pick just one.
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wourme · . Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 362 Location: Maridia

ICO, without question.

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Final Fantasy X-2
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ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

Way of the Samurai
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Winged Assassins (1984) · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject:

Probably Outrun 2006 or some shit like that. I don't know, my favourite game changes depending on my mood.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I'm going to cop out and go with the short answer since I'm at GDC, but Silent Hill 2.

It is also currently my most replayed long-form game, and possibly my favorite game of all time.
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AJ 187 · . Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Chicago

Guitar Hero/GH2 by far. Yay music games!

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SuperWes · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject:

Metroid Prime

-Wes
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Just play 2.
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elvis.shrugged · . Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 108 Location: Stratford, CT

If I just played SH2 for the first time this past weekend, and wow, that was awesome and easily ranks as one of the single greatest gaming experiences I've had any generation.

And it works beautifully if you haven't played any of the other SH games. I still have to play the sequels (and the first), but I'm afraid that doing will diminish some of SH2's brilliant psychological horror. I mean, I wanted James to have made Pyramid Head up in his mind, not because it's the town's executioner or something.

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a_plus · . Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 252 Location: olympia

SH3 is pretty great for what it is, though -- a schlocky tense gore-filled action game. if you manage to play it on the pc, it looks 'n' sounds very nice too.

i more or less missed out on the ps2 entirely. i may have to vote for silent hill 2 as well, but i think i spent more time with wind waker (such a comfort game)

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kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

As pedestrian as it sounds, GTA:SA.
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dmauro · . Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 303 Location: Brooklyn

I've thought about this, and I guess I'll have to say Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. It's a great platformer, and the levels are short and sweet how I like them so that you can play over and over to try to perfect your score. The graphics are absolutely fantastic. There's an outer space level. There are lots of hidden bananas/secret areas. The simple bongo controls are a lot of fun give the game just a little extra something. It really comes together such that my only complaint is I haven't found a way to view the "Try This" videos I've unlocked by beating levels.

Honorable Mentions: Viewtiful Joe, Halo, F-Zero GX, Ico, Katamari Damacy.

Ethoscapade · . Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 276

lot of great suggestions in this thread.. i'd split between monkeyball and ico.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I'll go out on a limb and recommend a few more then:

Deus Ex
God Hand
Guitaroo Man
Half-Life 2
Killer 7
Metal Gear Solid 2&3
Rez
Shadow of the Colossus
Silent Hill 4

While it's a short list, these are my Top 10 Picks of the current-gen (6th Generation based on academic types). Silent Hill 2 is at the top of the list and these are just alphabetical.

I hate to sound like a pretentious ass, but a lot of games in the first half of these consoles’ life were really bad. Many of the games below these which are “good” are not really doing anything for the medium or expression of games (or not too well). I tried to go with a list of games that I would feel comfortable handing to a non-gamer to show them what the state of the medium is in a snapshot.
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Ketch · . Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 420

I'm confused as to whether DS is officially current or next-gen. If it is eligible then I'd add Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training due to the way it uses the DS and tracks your progress, and the multiuser drawing tasks.

Six · . Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 313 Location: montreal

I'm not entirely sure I understand the nomenclature here. Once a generation of consoles comes out and the previous generation is more or less deprecated, isn't it current-gen?

Anyway, this thread makes me realize that I'm completely behind on ~~current-gen~~ latter-gen games. I should really get a PS2 sometime!

Deus Ex is definitely up there. So is Rhythm Tengoku, but I'm a bit loath to call either my absolute favorite.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Ok, just to clear up the nomenclature a bit I’ll go with something that seems to have it’s head on straight even if it is Wikipedia:

Fist generation includes some of the more obscure items of games. Mostly this is limited to the Odyssey, PONG, Coleco Telstar, and a few clones.

Second generation games are what most people consider the beginning of console games. Things like the Atari 2600, Fairchild Channel F, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Vectrex, and Sega SG-1000. There were others to be sure, but these are the most common.

After the great gaming crash of 1983 we arrive at the third generation of games which is what most people who are gamers harvest their great fields of nostalgia. It’s also commonly spoke of as the 8-Bit Generation. These consoles include: NES, Sega Master System, Commodore 64, Atari 7800. This is also the first generation to include handhelds: Brick Gameboy, Atari Lynx, and Sega Game Gear.

The fourth generation is usually named the 16-bit generation. This includes the consoles: TG16/PCE, Genesis/MD, Neo Geo, SNES, and Phlips CD-i. It also seems to lump in the Sega CD and 32X. In this the Lynx and Game Gear carry over, but added is the GB Pocket, Sega Nomad, and Turbo Express/LTGT.

With the advent of 3D approaching we get into the fifth generation where I feel like the largest “second wave” of gamers comes from. This includes some obscurities (which are better off that way) and some major hitters: Nintendo 64, Playstation, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, Amiga CD-32, and 3DO. This also has the carry over 32X addon and the new (jp only) 64DD. With this the inclusion of some new and boosed handhelds come: Game.com, Neo Geo Pocket, Wonderswan, Gameboy Color/Light.

While it started out as the 128 bit generation with the Dreamcast, the Sixth Generation of games is what is being discussed in this thread. Consoles include: Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox. Simple enough! Anyways, there is a ton of freaking handhelds this generation, so it may as well be called the generation of the hands: NGP Color, Wonderswan Crystal, GP32, Gameboy Advance, Zodiac, NGage, GBA SP, NGage QD, GB Micro, and Gizmondo.

The seventh generation is really the “current-gen.” The consoles include: Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii. The handhelds for this gen are: Nintendo DS, DS Lite, Playstation Portable, Tiger Telematics Gizmondo, and GamePark GP2X.

Hopefully this helps in some of the confusion. I assumed that this thread entailed the console side of the 6th generation.
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I'm going to leave that typo!
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dessgeega · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject:

is god hand a fist generation title?
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dessgeega · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject:

incidentally, this seems like a good time to pull out this picture [NSFW!] again.
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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

All of you who picked more than one game or listed honorable mentions are party poopers. This was your chance to take a stand!
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Quick Shot II Turbo · . Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 23 Location: harry potter

Metal Gear Solid 2, I guess. Interesting plot, there.

The love for SH2 will always remain a mystery to me.
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dhex · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:16 am Post subject:

after long deliberation, katamari.
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Wow, I'm kind of surprised.
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dhex · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject:

well, we're talking console games here, right?

otherwise i'd have to say hl2 or fear, for various reasons.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

HL2 got on my list because of the Xbox port. FEAR got a 360 port, so it's not 6th gen.
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player 2 · . Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 585 Location: Madison, WI USA

Did anyone really like playing Resident Evil 4? Or Godhand? Or Killer 7? Or Metal Gear Solid 2? 3? Or oh man... why are there so many awesome games?

The other day I told my friend that the greatest videogame console ever was the Playstation 2. I think I was being serious.
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dessgeega · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject:

god hand is probably the best original (i.e. not counting taito memories) game on the playstation 2.

most of my favorites from this past generation are on the gameboy advance, though.
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dessgeega · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject:

for sheer breadth of excellent home ports of fantastic arcade games, the pc-engine's library wins.

however, taito memories.
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It's also interesting to note that most of the "library" that makes it great is third party development (I can only think of two Sony games that are part of that great library).

Also, Dess, while I agree with you on principal, I have to say that it would be better just to get the real games in mame/Jamma board. So while there are many fantastic arcade style games, and they are good ports for their time, there are better ways to play those games with the use of modern technology.
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dessgeega · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject:

with today's technology, you'd be dead!
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