Games that had you hooked by their story/world - Page 2

Jgames · 25 January 2010, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamelito

best of all time for me not on the Amiga Ico on PS2

It's on my list of games i want to play; But i am waiting until they perfect the PS2 emulation and make it faster. (I play only on PC)

DDNI · 25 January 2010, 11:21

Mercenary series...

I was totally hooked back then...

Marcuz · 25 January 2010, 12:01

let see... EoB got me hooked to RPG, Dune made me a fan of the Lynch' movie and, later, read the books.

But if you mean games that simply you visit and visit as they were sandbox games, then...

Prince of Persia simply got me playing it just for the sake of jumping platforms, with no interest in finishing the game, which is a feat i guess.

Perihelion i beat many times just to try and break the game system (which i did)

EoB i knew each turn and room by memory, so much that there are places in there that i consider comfortable as a living room.

in Frontier i pored something along 200 hours of game.

Lotus I i drive just to look at the scenery, all round the world.

Xenon 2, Horror Zombi from the Crypt, Elvira I, Ishar I, etc...

Falcon Flight · 25 January 2010, 16:30

EoB got you hooked on RPG? what about Wasteland and Darklands?

Prince of Persia is better on PC.

Perihelion = garbage. It really is.

Frontier? Rubbish compared to Elite.

Lotus 2 = great. Not even Top Gear 3000 (or whatever) on SNES can beat that.

The rest = great.

Gordon · 25 January 2010, 16:31

soccer kid

Falcon Flight · 25 January 2010, 16:35

How could Soccer Kid have you hooked by the story/world?

TCD · 25 January 2010, 16:42

Monkey Island series
It came from the desert
Flashback
Ambermoon

Falcon Flight · 25 January 2010, 16:44

Secret of Monkey Island and Flashback are better on PC.

Graham Humphrey · 25 January 2010, 16:47

Blimey, calm down! People are allowed their own opinions you know. Anyway we're not discussing what was crap or what was better on the PC or whatever...

Falcon Flight · 25 January 2010, 17:04

Well there are informed and un informed opinions, IMHO. :-)
In my "informed" opinion (that is, IMHO) there's no reason to play the aforementioned games on Amiga as opposed to the PC.

seuden · 25 January 2010, 17:12

Strip Poker 3 and Dune II

Marcuz · 25 January 2010, 17:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falcon Flight

Well there are informed and un informed opinions, IMHO. :-)
In my "informed" opinion (that is, IMHO) there's no reason to play the aforementioned games on Amiga as opposed to the PC.

go inform up yourself in your room then

humble worm · 25 January 2010, 17:20

cadaver
the story you get in the introduction is... typical but there are so many lovely details that theres no problem to imagine something way cooler... you just look at the screen in the first chamber and WOOOOOOOOOOW!

Gordon · 25 January 2010, 17:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falcon Flight

How could Soccer Kid have you hooked by the story/world?

I think the worlds where wonderfly designed. have you actually played it? its no different from the guy who said he likes lotus becuase of the scenery. Looks to me you trying to cause some arguments in this thread.

Graham Humphrey · 25 January 2010, 18:05

Monkey Island's an obvious one.

When I was a kid I got right into the Dizzy games. I loved the fact it had its own world populated with its own characters and personalities (well, as much as eggs can have a personality). I really took to it and it definitely captured my imagination.

The scenery in the third Lotus game drew me in too - I particularly liked the futuristic and the thunderstorm levels (though the future tracks are absolute pigs to actually play). Really captured my imagination too for some reason.

Monsterland · 25 January 2010, 18:58

Ah yes, how could i forget Dune, the adventure game. The music is so mesmarising, the atmosphere so out of this world while keeping up credibility...eventhough it's not really a very good game I really feel like playing it through again right now

gilgamesh · 25 January 2010, 19:25

Realms Of Arkania: Blade Of Destiny

Great stuff

Falcon Flight · 25 January 2010, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcuz

go inform up yourself in your room then

huh?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon

I think the worlds where wonderfly designed. have you actually played it? its no different from the guy who said he likes lotus becuase of the scenery. Looks to me you trying to cause some arguments in this thread.

I do agree with this. The levels are really well designed. Did you know there's a SNES version that goes by another name. Oh, dear. It is so much crap!

The AGA version is beautiful, but the CD32 version has no music. IMHO, if they abjured that soccer ball mechanic and just concentrated on the real platform aspects, this could have been up there with some of the best console platformers. :-)

StingRay · 25 January 2010, 22:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falcon Flight

IMHO, if they abjured that soccer ball mechanic

This is actually the best part of the game IMHO, it makes it truly unique.

Falcon Flight · 25 January 2010, 22:11

It is an English soccer fetish game. :-)
They should have made it in classic platform style, IMHO. It would have been brilliant; I care not for uniqueness.
BTW, there's also another SNES games that copies it, though the name escapes me. It clones the ball mechanic, and is woeful.

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25 January 2010, 11:21	#22
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,433	Mercenary series... I was totally hooked back then...

25 January 2010, 12:01	#23
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	let see... EoB got me hooked to RPG, Dune made me a fan of the Lynch' movie and, later, read the books. But if you mean games that simply you visit and visit as they were sandbox games, then... Prince of Persia simply got me playing it just for the sake of jumping platforms, with no interest in finishing the game, which is a feat i guess. Perihelion i beat many times just to try and break the game system (which i did) EoB i knew each turn and room by memory, so much that there are places in there that i consider comfortable as a living room. in Frontier i pored something along 200 hours of game. Lotus I i drive just to look at the scenery, all round the world. Xenon 2, Horror Zombi from the Crypt, Elvira I, Ishar I, etc...

25 January 2010, 16:30	#24
Falcon Flight evicted psycho Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: evictee paradise Posts: 166	EoB got you hooked on RPG? what about Wasteland and Darklands? Prince of Persia is better on PC. Perihelion = garbage. It really is. Frontier? Rubbish compared to Elite. Lotus 2 = great. Not even Top Gear 3000 (or whatever) on SNES can beat that. The rest = great.

25 January 2010, 16:31	#25
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	soccer kid

25 January 2010, 16:35	#26
Falcon Flight evicted psycho Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: evictee paradise Posts: 166	How could Soccer Kid have you hooked by the story/world?

25 January 2010, 16:42	#27
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,922	Monkey Island series It came from the desert Flashback Ambermoon

25 January 2010, 16:44	#28
Falcon Flight evicted psycho Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: evictee paradise Posts: 166	Secret of Monkey Island and Flashback are better on PC.

25 January 2010, 16:47	#29
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	Blimey, calm down! People are allowed their own opinions you know. Anyway we're not discussing what was crap or what was better on the PC or whatever...

25 January 2010, 17:04	#30
Falcon Flight evicted psycho Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: evictee paradise Posts: 166	Well there are informed and un informed opinions, IMHO. :-) In my "informed" opinion (that is, IMHO) there's no reason to play the aforementioned games on Amiga as opposed to the PC.

25 January 2010, 17:12	#31
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	Strip Poker 3 and Dune II

25 January 2010, 17:20	#33
humble worm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: BP/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 745	cadaver the story you get in the introduction is... typical but there are so many lovely details that theres no problem to imagine something way cooler... you just look at the screen in the first chamber and WOOOOOOOOOOW!

25 January 2010, 18:05	#35
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	Monkey Island's an obvious one. When I was a kid I got right into the Dizzy games. I loved the fact it had its own world populated with its own characters and personalities (well, as much as eggs can have a personality). I really took to it and it definitely captured my imagination. The scenery in the third Lotus game drew me in too - I particularly liked the futuristic and the thunderstorm levels (though the future tracks are absolute pigs to actually play). Really captured my imagination too for some reason.

25 January 2010, 18:58	#36
Monsterland Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 48 Posts: 208	Ah yes, how could i forget Dune, the adventure game. The music is so mesmarising, the atmosphere so out of this world while keeping up credibility...eventhough it's not really a very good game I really feel like playing it through again right now

25 January 2010, 19:25	#37
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	Realms Of Arkania: Blade Of Destiny Great stuff

25 January 2010, 22:11	#40
Falcon Flight evicted psycho Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: evictee paradise Posts: 166	It is an English soccer fetish game. :-) They should have made it in classic platform style, IMHO. It would have been brilliant; I care not for uniqueness. BTW, there's also another SNES games that copies it, though the name escapes me. It clones the ball mechanic, and is woeful.

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