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#1 wackoss
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I have a black one of those, but I have too many PS2 games and it's filled up. Actually I don't like it because it requires space around the sides for it to open. I don't know about your area but a lot of people give away book shelves or other ikea storage units all the time.

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#2 wackoss
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Bard's Tale was mediocre. I got bored by it really quick. Champions Return to Arms is also a waste of time unless you like action rpgs and just going from dungeon to dungeon. I'm a marvel fan and the X-Men legends/ultimate marvels series was ok. Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance is the most fun. I also enjoyed Shining Force Neo.
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#3 wackoss
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To me, whether a game is an RPG is dependent on how much stats and character growth/customization matter. If stats and character growth/customization are just as important or more important than player skill, you're looking at an RPG.

For instance, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has stats, but it is not an RPG. Why? Because those stats don't really matter much. If your stats never increased, you would still be able to beat the game. In an RPG, you typically can't progress without increasing your stats.

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I think I agree with this as well. and NationProtector is the one trolling with his short answers.
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#4 wackoss
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I had the same experience as you. I don't really know what it was but Sonic 3 didn't play the same as the first two games - maybe level design since it could be played through as knuckles? I popped it in and after maybe the first two levels, I tried to return it to Toys R' Us claiming it was broken.
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#5 wackoss
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I didn't like it, pretty much at all, but I know I'm in the minority and I freely admit that.

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Add me to the minority then. I thought Golden Sun was mediocre at best- story was lame, horrible conversations made worse because it couldn't fit a lot of text on screen, character designs are very boring, battles and puzzles aren't enjoyable. And maybe the graphics were a technical feat but I thought they were very bland. This couldn't have included the same Camelot group that did the Genesis Shining Force series.
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#6 wackoss
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I like looking for and playing these low profile games. I tend to complete and enjoy them more than higher scored games. I remember Blood Will Tell kept my attention for the most part and I played it straight through. On the other hand I kind of have a hard time with Capcom games like Onimusha 3 and 4. Maybe it's the difficulty and that the characters/story kind of suck. Then it's always a struggle to start playing where I left off because I have to relearn the moves/timing, etc. Other games I liked: Haven (interesting story but I hated all the different game styles - they were a pain!), the Getaway (the controls were horrible but the british accents helped it stand out) - GTA games haven't held my attention for more than a few hours. Galerians: Ash (I don't know why the game scored so poorly; I enjoyed it) Urban Reign (haven't finished, uneven difficulty but it looks sooo good)
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#7 wackoss
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when people use the term golden age it doesn't necessarily mean sales. It's more like a boom period, when it was creative, diverse, often times the start of something and the works inspire future generations. It's hard to call one game generation to be a golden age because it seems kind of short sighted, but then again the jrpg scene seems to be in turmoil, like it doesn't know where it's heading or maybe the audience is gone? If you want to name a specific generation then it'd be the 16 bit. Stories and characters were more developed, the games played better, there were a lot of great games from different developers. Playstation 2 was the peak.
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#8 wackoss
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sword of mana, astroboy I didn't think Golden Sun was anything special.
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#9 wackoss
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I felt that Ultimate Spiderman was boring.Played up to Venom vs. Electro and it was just too hard for me. I don't like having to chase villians around town. And find these kinds of "open world" games to be tedious. To be fair I don't really like the GTA games either.

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#10 wackoss
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To actually own and collect? It would be the 16 bit era. I didn't own a NES or a master system so there's no nostalgia factor in collecting them. To play? I'd try anything. Frogger, pac-man, pong, pitfall are still fun in their own way. I should try qbert. But those games are very different in design from current games; they were all about trying to beat your own score so they are kind of timeless.