Dude, I'm getting a Wii!

Yeah I'd also suggest Muramasa, it is an AWESOME game, especially if you liked Odin Sphere. Very nice art-style, and it looks nice, even given Wii's lack of HD. These are just personal favorites of mine, but does Resident Evil suit your tastes? RE4 is pretty awesome, though it may or may not be hard to find now. Metroid Prime Trilogy is another I'd suggest.....what else... y'know, the Wii really is lacking in solid titles....it's why mine collects dust in the corner of my room these days. :|

I own a PS3, so anything that was released on there I will have already played, like Resident Evil 4. I wasn't a big fan of Metroid in the first place but I try to keep my mind open, however, I've heard too many bad things about that new Metroid game to want to bother. If Prime is the FPS sub-series then I'm REALLY not interested. I hate FPS.

The games I'd recommend to you are:
- Muramasa: Demon Blade: Great RPG game, and I don't even like most RPG games. It doesn't even feel like an RPG. The art is beautiful and the gameplay is awesome. Just getting a new sword to see what it does feels great. Most bosses aren't pushovers, so, they last a while.
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii: A very good game, especially if you play it with someone else.
- Both Mario Galaxies: They are unlike any game I've played, very entertaining and sometimes challenging, especially in the later and special worlds.

Aren't Galaxy games just spiritual sequels to 64 and Sunshine? How can you call them "unlike any game [you]'ve played" when they're essentially the same "do 7 missions on each level like getting red coins" as we've seen before? Just because they're on a circular world? Ratchet and Clank did it first.

Also won't be playing with anyone else so does NSMB hold up as a single player game?

As for WiiWare:
- CaveStory: Awesome game, also came out for PC, which I think is free.
- World of Goo: Another PC game, that later came out for Wii.

Played and beat Cave Story on the PC years ago. Any interesting additions?

Then there's the games that I'd recommend, but you'd like if you enjoyed the series:
- Mario Kart Wii
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Megaman 9 (WiiWare)
- Megaman 10 (WiiWare)
- Pokemon Rumble (WiiWare), it kinda gets repetitive after a while.
- Sonic 4, Episode 1 (WiiWare)

- Hate kart racers
- Hate SSB
- Got on PS3
- Had no idea it existed, looking into it
- More info please
- Not a fan of Sonic and definitely not a fan of playing a game broken up into pieces. If I'm going to buy it I'll wait for it's inevitable full release on disc.

It hasn't been released anywhere else but Japan at the moment, but you might want to check out Xenoblade when it does. (It's not related to Xenogears or Xenosaga they just named it that in honor of the Xeno series) Taking a viewpoint of someone who hasn't played either Xeno games it seems like a rather good RPG with a decent story and fun gameplay. Also, I hear it doesn't suffer from cutscenes like MGS4 or Xenosaga.

Wait, we argued about Xenogears before. I own the entire series. I kind of wish they'd carry on with it, because Xenosaga 3 was amazing. They finally refined the battle system to an enjoyable level (well, XG had a good battle system) and the graphics had gotten very beautiful, in a more simplistic way than XS1 tried to represent the world.

Will look into it when it's released. I'm sure you'll make a topic about it anyway.

Aren't Galaxy games just spiritual sequels to 64 and Sunshine? How can you call them "unlike any game [you]'ve played" when they're essentially the same "do 7 missions on each level like getting red coins" as we've seen before? Just because they're on a circular world? Ratchet and Clank did it first.

First of all don't put 64 and Sunshine together. Both Galaxies are a lot like 64 of course, but they are worth it to have some fun with a Mario game.

Played and beat Cave Story on the PC years ago. Any interesting additions?

Curly Brace mode, new art, new music. Not worth the money in my opinion.

Meta: Bottom of my last post for a response to XG/S

Still looking for information about the online stuff.

Harvest Moon <3

Wait, we argued about Xenogears before. I own the entire series. I kind of wish they'd carry on with it, because Xenosaga 3 was amazing. They finally refined the battle system to an enjoyable level (well, XG had a good battle system) and the graphics had gotten very beautiful, in a more simplistic way than XS1 tried to represent the world.

Yes, I said taking a viewpoint as someone who hasn't played the games before instead of using a viewpoint of what you would call a "fan" of the series since you said both had too many long cutscenes. I've heard good things about it and from a few videos it seems like it's going to be rather good and enjoyable; and I say that from a standpoint not of it being made by the same people who made Xenogears/saga, but just as a game I've never heard of before.

Will look into it when it's released. I'm sure you'll make a topic about it anyway.

I am always one gen behind everyone, so I don't own any of the current gen systems. So, no, I won't be making a topic about it. I am more likely to make a Xenogears topic. Ha ha ha. (But not really)

Aren't Galaxy games just spiritual sequels to 64 and Sunshine? How can you call them "unlike any game [you]'ve played" when they're essentially the same "do 7 missions on each level like getting red coins" as we've seen before? Just because they're on a circular world? Ratchet and Clank did it first.

They really are unlike any game I've played, and you really have to play them for youself to see what we mean. They're seriously worth a try, at least. I personally think both Galaxies are a lot more fun than Sunshine as well. And honestly, if anyone says they're different because "they're on a circular world," that's really not a good reason at all because there's a lot more to it than that.

Monster Hunter 3: Tri was pretty fun.
Somewhat-hack and slash, but you can use the Classic Controller if you'd prefer (somewhat easier in the long run, honestly.).
It's very combat heavy, but a lot of(read as; all except one) the bosses require memorization of movement, etc.

Aren't Galaxy games just spiritual sequels to 64 and Sunshine? How can you call them "unlike any game [you]'ve played" when they're essentially the same "do 7 missions on each level like getting red coins" as we've seen before? Just because they're on a circular world? Ratchet and Clank did it first.

Also won't be playing with anyone else so does NSMB hold up as a single player game?


Played and beat Cave Story on the PC years ago. Any interesting additions?

Not quite.
Galaxy might seem exactly like 64/Sunshine but it's not really. The only things that are similar is the bowser kidnaps people and you have to find stars plot, the rest of the game is faaaabulous. I'm not sure about how much you value gameplay over story/plot but whatevs.

NSMB is mostly a party-with-friends game so you probably won't enjoy it much.

Boss rush and a curly/quote reverse mode.

I'm sure skyward sword will have a controller-op mode like how twilight princess does. I'm still disappointed that they're not making another wind waker style console game, this whole 'trying to be edgy and dark' thing with zelda is really annoying now.

Given what you've said, I sort of doubt you'd like the metroid trilogy. While I haven't played the modified 1 or 2, 3 was a carpal tunnel inducer. I still enjoyed all three a great deal, but your opinions seem to me like that'd not suit your tastes.

Further details of ToS2 is that the story characters, however you are also able to recruit and evolve in game monsters which more often than not have far higher level caps. This doesn't really mean much on a first playthrough, but for those who want to do all the extras it does restrict a bit. I'll admit most aspects of the game were a bit bland, but the RPG market for the wii is starved, so I'd still give it a shot.

Dokapon Kingdom is an RPG I bought a while ago, but I'd advise against buying it. Throws RPGs together with party board games only this time a single game can take over 60 hours .

If you can find it cheap, Zack & Wiki is a nice buy. Mostly a puzzle game, but a pretty good one at that.

If you enjoyed random break games like Katamari Damacy, DeBlob and Munchables fall into that "Unique" category that are good for cooling off.

For the WiiWare there's a bunch of no-name companies there so I can't say I've tried much, but a RPG with a different approach to check out would be FFCC: My Life as King. Essentially you manage a base for adventures to explore from. You don't do any of the dungeon crawling, instead sending out the adventurers and making sure their spoils are put to good use by investing in upgrading the town's supplies for them. Can get very annoying at times, but can also get very addicting. I guess it'd be like combining FF with SimTower.

Other than that though, I really just treat my Wii as a nostalgia fix and to correct my prior wrongs of pirating games years ago by purchasing them as they come out on virtual console. Can't go wrong with Secret of Mana or Super Mario RPG.


Really though, since I've gotten my Wii, my RPG purchases have gone backwards in gen; picking up all the PS1 and PS2 RPGs I missed along the way. Can't say any of these recommendations are very strong ones.

I saw the word "Tales", I am pleased. No further recommendations are necessary.

PS: Sarah, although this is not relevant at all to your current topic at hand, I am definitely getting The 3rd Birthday for my PSP, just letting you know how awesome+rape I think it is. I've seen every official trailers out there so far. I am loving what I see. Thanks for you mentioning it in the 1st place on SP.

Haha, Abyss was my favourite as well. Really good story, fleshed out characters with really good development and nice story pacing. Battle system was great (but Star Ocean still beats it) and there was a lot of extras. Awesome game. The original Symphonia was really bad as far as I'm concerned (though Isaac has argued the opposite with me several times before) so it's not like I'm going in with high expectations. Care to elaborate a little further (if you've got the time and will to write it, I'd even read an entire essay breaking it down)

About FFCC... the first one on the GC was brutal. Then the one on the DS had enough major changes that made it tolerable as a game, though nothing noteworthy. Which are the two wii ones more comparable to?

(No spoilers)

Well... unfortunately I don't have such will power to write that much on it. I'll put it as simply as I can. Sure they had some great ideas with the inclusion of the monsters you get bring in to battle... but honestly, that was about it for me. The rest of the story was... either confusing or not entertaining... (big wtp Lloyd moments). I mean, sure other Tales games had confusing stories at first, but by the end of the game it becomes resolved and you think back... that was a cool/nice story. In this one... It felt like a waste to finish the game the first time and an even bigger waste to try it a second time around.

Also, Echoes of Time for the wii is exactly like the DS version of echoes of time... actually it IS the DS version ported over to the wii (complete with the two screens but they're placed side by side instead of top/bot.

I haven't played the other (more recent) FFCC for the wii, but I'm thinking of getting it if the price for it ever drops below 30.

Oh, yay, Tales discussions!

Having played several TotW (bad, don't do it), ToE, ToP (partially), and ToS, I must say that Symphonia is far from my favorites. I just thought the character development wasn't there. It was apparent that the characters would change over time some how, because it is Tales, and they do that. But I didn't get enough of each character's sidestory enough to fully appreciate them. Though the story is a bit complex with plot-twists, Symphonia might be one of those Tales games you'd have to play more than once in order to appreciate and understand the story. I loved the battle system, but I can't say that I loved their characters. I didn't really like how you only had an option of Zelos or Kratos at all, their styles are completely different (notice "Attack"). I didn't like how the graphics look either, it just didn't bring the characters to life. If the graphics were more like Abyss, I would have probably looked at it a lot differently too. At times, when I stared at Lloyd's reactions as he talks, it looks like he's soul-less, though this doesn't apply to all characters.

I tend to prefer Tales that are in 2D a bit more, because the artwork is very beautiful, and doesn't seem like the typical 3D RPGs that are being released these days. Abyss looked interesting, never got a chance to play it. Graces looks great, haven't gotten a chance there either. I can't even compare Symphonia to Eternia because the characters are too different, but I've always been biased since Eternia was my 1st, and will most likely be my favorite for a very long time.

I'm just disappointed that not many Tales fans got a chance to try Destiny II (NA release name) / Eternia because of either:
a) Expensive prices for PSX version on eBay, Amazon, etc
b) PSP Import is also expensive, and difficult to obtain.

I have both versions, and I enjoyed both equally. Nothing was altered (to my knowledge), and because of how the characters from Eternia developed over time was the huge reason why I always prefer it over others.

If strategy is your thing, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (Gamecube), and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii) are excellent titles. I also recommend Galaxy and Galaxy 2, even if they are a bit bland.

Mii's are just retarded versions of the Xbox avatars, but at least you're not required to make one. There is an almost non-existent amount of online multiplayer across their games, but Megaman 9 and Megaman 10 are good downloads from the store.

EDIT: ToV, ToS, and TotA are my favorites in that order. I never really got into the 2d ones.

Given what you've said, I sort of doubt you'd like the metroid trilogy. While I haven't played the modified 1 or 2, 3 was a carpal tunnel inducer. I still enjoyed all three a great deal, but your opinions seem to me like that'd not suit your tastes.

Further details of ToS2 is that the story characters, however you are also able to recruit and evolve in game monsters which more often than not have far higher level caps. This doesn't really mean much on a first playthrough, but for those who want to do all the extras it does restrict a bit. I'll admit most aspects of the game were a bit bland, but the RPG market for the wii is starved, so I'd still give it a shot.

Dokapon Kingdom is an RPG I bought a while ago, but I'd advise against buying it. Throws RPGs together with party board games only this time a single game can take over 60 hours .

If you can find it cheap, Zack & Wiki is a nice buy. Mostly a puzzle game, but a pretty good one at that.

If you enjoyed random break games like Katamari Damacy, DeBlob and Munchables fall into that "Unique" category that are good for cooling off.

For the WiiWare there's a bunch of no-name companies there so I can't say I've tried much, but a RPG with a different approach to check out would be FFCC: My Life as King. Essentially you manage a base for adventures to explore from. You don't do any of the dungeon crawling, instead sending out the adventurers and making sure their spoils are put to good use by investing in upgrading the town's supplies for them. Can get very annoying at times, but can also get very addicting. I guess it'd be like combining FF with SimTower.

Other than that though, I really just treat my Wii as a nostalgia fix and to correct my prior wrongs of pirating games years ago by purchasing them as they come out on virtual console. Can't go wrong with Secret of Mana or Super Mario RPG.


Really though, since I've gotten my Wii, my RPG purchases have gone backwards in gen; picking up all the PS1 and PS2 RPGs I missed along the way. Can't say any of these recommendations are very strong ones.

More information on Dokapon please. Time is not that big of an issue for me, if that's what your problem with it was.

Your paragraph about ToS2 seems to be missing some words or something. I don't understand what any of it means.

Will check out Zack and Wiki, heard many good things about it when it came out. Couldn't really get into Katamari though.

FFCC: My Life As King sounds like a more kiddy war game. Not super interested if that's what it is. I like to get my grind on.

I own SMRPG (the actual cartridge) but I certainly wouldn't mind having a legit copy of SoM, even if it is only in data form. How exactly do wii points work?

PS: Sarah, although this is not relevant at all to your current topic at hand, I am definitely getting The 3rd Birthday for my PSP, just letting you know how awesome+rape I think it is. I've seen every official trailers out there so far. I am loving what I see. Thanks for you mentioning it in the 1st place on SP.

Is there a release date for this yet?

More information on Dokapon please. Time is not that big of an issue for me, if that's what your problem with it ws.

Your paragraph about ToS2 seems to be missing some words or something. I don't understand what any of it means.

Will check out Zack and Wiki, heard many good things about it when it came out. Couldn't really get into Katamari though.

FFCC: My Life As King sounds like a more kiddy war game. Not super interested if that's what it is. I like to get my grind on.

I own SMRPG (the actual cartridge) but I certainly wouldn't mind having a legit copy of SoM, even if it is only in data form. How exactly do wii points work?


Is there a release date for this yet?

As far as my knowledge pertains to, er, only for JP. As for a NA release, no official date yet, but they speculated that it would be within the same month or the month after. Some of the more recent games are being released at the same month in Japan and NA, so I'm hoping that applies to this game too.

EDIT: Oh, yes, release date in JP = December 2010.

>>Click here for confirmed date + article<<

Enjoy!

More information on Dokapon please. Time is not that big of an issue for me, if that's what your problem with it was.

Your paragraph about ToS2 seems to be missing some words or something. I don't understand what any of it means.

Will check out Zack and Wiki, heard many good things about it when it came out. Couldn't really get into Katamari though.

FFCC: My Life As King sounds like a more kiddy war game. Not super interested if that's what it is. I like to get my grind on.

I own SMRPG (the actual cartridge) but I certainly wouldn't mind having a legit copy of SoM, even if it is only in data form. How exactly do wii points work?


Is there a release date for this yet?

Dokapon Kingdom is... interesting. It's basically a board game (think Mario Party style), with simple rock-paper-scissors type battles on the blank spaces. You try to save villages to gain more money, and so on. Personally, I'm guessing you'd get bored just due to the battle system. It's ok as a party game, though.

I own SMRPG (the actual cartridge) but I certainly wouldn't mind having a legit copy of SoM, even if it is only in

Purchase points in either card form or via credit/debit card.
$1 = 100 points
Typical SNES game is about 800-1200 points.

Wii points work as each dollar(U.S)=100 Wii points. Most N64 games cost 1000 Wii Points, or $10. You can either buy pre-paid a la NX, or charge on the Shop Channel.


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I own SMRPG (the actual cartridge) but I certainly wouldn't mind having a legit copy of SoM, even if it is only in data form. How exactly do wii points work?

In terms of Virtual Console, you basically use them to buy and download old games up to N64 (Sega games included) that are available to your console. They can be played with the Wiimote, Gamecube controller (mind you, most games when played with the GC controller will use the exact same buttons) or Wii classic controller.

They generally cost from a range of 500 to 1200 points, I think. Wii points come in prepaid card form, much like most other point system cards. I think the smallest amount is 2000 points on a card, not sure about the largest amount.

EDIT: goddamn, ninja'd hard ._.

I would suggest the Trauma series. There's a lot of motion control used, but it's the direct opposite of flailing. Plus the whole med sim is a pretty unique genre in itself. As for RPGs, I'd suggest the Last Story when it eventually comes out in NA. It's a action RPG made by Mistwalker studios and directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the guy who created Final Fantasy. Though seeing that you didn't say much about FF besides Crystal Chronicles, I dunno if you'd be interested or not. It does look pretty different compared to the last few numbered FFs though.