95' Buyers guide what to buy and what not to in 1995!  I'd like to hear what
you have to say

84 responses total.

I think that FF3 is a really cool game, It's probably the best RPG I've played
in a while this item is also for discussing your faverite games, lets here it!

some other good games are Donkey Kong Country FF2, And did anyone like Paladins
quest?

And what about Illusion of Gaia?  Any good?

It's okay but I found it easy!

S'okay, he finds everything easy, except homework

You know me too well

Yup, Well, anybody know about square's USA program, the first?

never herd of it

tell us about it plorky!

Yes, do tell.

Illusion of Gaia EASY??? You are, like, seriously warped,dude.

I laugh, I won it in 2 days!

Return To Zork is a really nice CD-Rom on the mac/pc format.

Wait just a darn pickin minute, that was a really easy game Just where are you
stuck, I'll get you out.

In *OTHER NEWS*  Because The War Zone has sales tax figured into their prices,
it's cheaper and easier to buy there than at Riders.

***PLUS*** (my favorite term) a funky nu (actually old and unknown) RPG fsorry
PC called Bloodstone. It has a creative environment and real life feal (even
though the graphics arent the best).  It has a combat system similar to SSI's
in their AD&D games.

coolness

If anybody want's the latest in VIDEO games that are rpg's go to the store and
get Nintendo power or game players, I wasn't to impressed with sega visions, I
think it was a take off of serious magasines like the ones I mentioned, They
give you a review.

I'm going to get a new RPG for the snes soon, what do you guys sugussed?

Well, I guess you've played all the FF games, probably Zelda III and
Super Metroid, too.  That leaves (counting only games I've played,
in order from best to worst, IMNSHO):

Shadowrun, Secret of Mana, 7th Saga, Lufia & The Fortress of Doom,
Out of This World (an unusual style game), Breath of Fire,
Soul Blazer, Lagoon, Wanderers from Ys 3.  Don't waste your money
on the last one.

What's shadowrun like?

Hard.

Cool, is it a Like the FF3 type, that's the kind I like!

No, kain, I suspect you'll have to broaden your horizons for it. It's more
adventure oriented, I'll show you a review tommorrow at school

Cool, but what other FF like games are there?

Keeping in mind that there really isn't anything (that I know of)
that compares to FF, the closest ones from my list in #19 are:
7th Saga, Lufia, BoF.  I liked 7th Saga (maybe more than it deserved).
Its main distinguishing feature is that there are not one, but
seven primary characters, with varying abilities in fighting/defense/magic.
You choose the one you want to play -- the other six will show up from
time to time in towns and castles.  They may offer to be your partner,
but maybe they'll want to fight.  Choose your partner (and your
enemies) carefully...

        Is this item devoted entirely to only VIDEO releases? If not,
I'll post some of what I've heard is coming from the insiders in the
BOOK rpg trade.

Certanly not

        Certainly not devoted, or certainly not in this item?

What's Lufia like?  I've watched someone play it, but I've never gotten to play
it myself.  I'm looking for a rpg that would actually be CHALLENGING!  Too many
of the games these days are so #!*$@^# easy, it's not even funny.

Certanly not devoted!

I know what you mean about lack of challenge.  Great as FF2 and FF3 are,
they are actually pretty easy.  I would recommend Lufia, but I can't
rate its difficulty level too well.  It WAS difficult in one respect
(for me, anyway).  There was a required item, pretty well hidden, which
took me a REALLY long time to find.  By the time I found it, my party
had built up so many levels that the monsters seemed like real wusses.
Lufia has a reasonably entertaining story and a good sense of humor,
which made the game worthwhile for me.
   7th Saga is much more mundane, it's main gimmick I already
described in #25.  The story is the time-worn "find the seven runes",
though it does have an interesting twist or two.  The difficulty level
is pretty high.  You'll probably find yourself (a little too much for
my taste) hanging out in easy areas in order to build up enough
experience to enter new areas without getting pounded.  In some cases,
the bosses are a lot easier to beat than the wandering small-fry.
There are a few interesting "secrets" in 7th Saga, which Lufia (to
my knowledge) lacks.
   Breath of Fire has a long, complicated, forgettable story and is
relatively easy.  I guess it was worth the money on length alone,
but it wasn't my favorite game by any means.
   Want any more opinions?  They're free...

        Well,in that case, I'll have to go gather some info for here, on
the Book trade that spawned all these computer-fantasy RPG's..

&th saga is hard. In one area I found myself repeatedly trying to get from 
one town to another without getting hosed in the process.

Great!  I'll have to try it.

May you die well.

Thanks, I think?!?

Yup....

Hey, I might be getting a new video game this Easter.  It looks like its
either going to be Breath of Fire for SNES or Myst for CD-ROM.  Which
do you guys think is a better choice?

Personally, I'd pick Myst, though I've only watched it being played,
not actually played it myself.  Of course, it comparing Myst to
Breath of Fire is kind of like comparing apples to oranges...

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