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well i finally made a decision...between the gc and xbox. and i chose the cube. here's to hoping i made the right choice (though we all know the REAL right choice is to go with both, i dont have the funds for the real right choice as of now) and from my brief stint with super smash bros melee and the enticing availability of resident evil and pikmin i cant help but think i made the right choice for myself....
So what are the first 5 GC games that you are going to buy?
Monkey Ball
Resident Evil
Soccer Slam
Animal Leader
Groove Adventure: Rave
Pikmin
Rouge Leader
Not to mention all the titles coming out in the next few months...
Can I stop now?
Please do, since I didn't ask you.
no its okay...heh. im thinkin' next up is
resident evil
pikmin
super monkey ball
rogue leader
and by then with luck eternal darkness/star fox will be out and then its just a matter of time until the first party games start acoming..
but yeah, ive been absent from the forums for quite awhile, if theres any gamecube enthusiasts that feel like belting out praises for it here please do-id love to hear it =) (im a little insecure about my purchase still)
but-nintendo rocks
Just as long as you get Monkey Ball. The time you'll spend with it, especially if you have friends to play the mini games with makes it well worth the money.
SSX Tricky is pretty damn cool, too. If western developers were to make Jet Set Radio, it would turn out almost exactly like this. And when you're doing well, Run DMC comes on. How can you beat that?
And if you're bored for a weekend, Luigi's Mansion is a pretty fun way to kill 8 or 9 hours.
But you can expect Monkey Ball and Smash Bros. to last a heck of a long time, especially with friends.
Hope you enjoy the Cube. I'm waitin till Triforce makes a huge splash, that's when I feel the Cube will come roarin back with a vengeance.
You made the right choice, seeing as how you like nintendo's games. Pikmin and super monkey ball are brilliant, and make the $200 seem like a steal.
Right now, there are probably more must-have titles for Cube than X-Box, so for the short-term, you made the right choice. But scrape together the cash for that XB ASAP :D
So you're lookin' for the convincing, eh? All you did was buy a Gamecube (I bought a Wonderswan Color! Try to justify that!)
Well, here's something that had me giddy: Rune is being released here under a different name in like a month! Not too many people seem to care about it, but I'm quite excited about it.
Play RE; the first time you see some of the lighting effects, you just might wet yourself (not to mention see that the machine is REALLY powerful)
I strongly suggest importing Animal Leader, but do some research on it first. It's not for everyone, but those that it is for love it (me).
Eternal Darkness - Nothing can be said that isn't already dancing in your head.
I've had my Cube since launch, and I see stars in the future of my system...
Hope this helps you out a bit. :)
i too was faced with a similar delemma just last weekend.
The Cowboy Bebop boxset or a gamecube? since i only had $190, it was an easy choice :)
enjoy your box. and smash brothers... i just wish circuit city would take that stupid demo out and put the real game in the display booth :)
Soccer Slam is great for unlocking stuff alone, and then playing the hell out of with friends.
I'd also suggest Burnout if you like arcadey-style racers (as in, not what GT aims for but more what MSR goes for), but placed in city streets with full traffic. Damned fun for me!
Mmmm good choice. Im more so concerned with which one I should get first. I cant live without on or the other. But i dont think anyone could go wrong with choosing any one of the systems, they all seem so wonderful in thier line up for the coming year.
Hey Pheonix, Im pretty excited about Rune too.. but I havent been able to find much info on it. Its the RPG where you use cards to summon monsters to battle for you right? Ive always thought it looked cool, and the few videos Ive seen make it look like alot of fun. I just havent found much info on it.
Z-roe
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Please do, since I didn't ask you.
Rune looks sweet!Quote:
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Hey Pheonix, Im pretty excited about Rune too.. but I havent been able to find much info on it. Its the RPG where you use cards to summon monsters to battle for you right? Ive always thought it looked cool, and the few videos Ive seen make it look like alot of fun. I just havent found much info on it.
It's good to see that there are other people on the site excited about it like I am.
Well, I hope you will enjoy your new Cube. There are few great games on it that you can enjoy and have fun with.
RE Remake - Great game, awesome visuals, good gameplay and some replayability. Not very long though, but still fun.
SSBM - I became a fan of this one, and me and DJ had a great time playing it.
Rogue Leader - Great SW game. Cool space combat and visuals.
Agent Under Fire - Very good James Bond action fps/car combat game. Great graphics, improved multiplayer and many secrets.
Bloody Roar Fury - Sure its no VF4, but still a great fighting game and very fun IMO. Just played PS2 version last night with DJ and we hade excellent time.
And Eternal Darkness and Dino Planet coming soon. Plus RE 0.
ANd if Mario and Celda is your bag, add those to the list as well :)
thanks everyone for the replies, after a little more time with the thing i feel very secure with my decision.
one other thing-i love the packaging/manuals of the games i have so far, just wondering how that area is on the xbox side of things. is the packaging as nice? fresh nintendo games smell soo good
Yes! I did it! Got one. A sexy little black number. Someone decided it wasnt for him and traded it into my store for credit and got and Xbox. Used sale price + my employee discount = couldn't resist. Of course, I bought RC De GO!, Golden Sun and the Gunvalkyrie sound track this weekend already, so I dont really have the cash to buy a game.. oh well, I can caress it for a week or so.
The GC packaging is a bit cooler than the Xbox packaging, IMO.Quote:
Originally posted by Salsashark
thanks everyone for the replies, after a little more time with the thing i feel very secure with my decision.
one other thing-i love the packaging/manuals of the games i have so far, just wondering how that area is on the xbox side of things. is the packaging as nice? fresh nintendo games smell soo good
I'm just a tad bit more into the Xbox than the Cube (for now), but I'll be fair.
Xbox-
Ugly ass green DVD cases.
Cheap disc holder inside said ugly case.
Manuals vary. Most, if not all in color.
Overall, nothing too special. Not bad, just fine.
GC-
Normal black DVD case.
Sweet little disc in it's high quality snap in place holder. Feels sturdy.
Manuals are up to par with previous Nintendo systems. That's means great.
Overall better than the Xbox packaging, IMO.
Oh, and try out Spiderman. It's decent fun.
I don't even really bother myself with GC packaging, honestly. Thanks to the tiny-ass size of those discs, I usually open the case, take a brief look at the manual, and then pop the disc into my Nyko mini-DVD folder. Just like a soft CD carrier, but smaller, much more perfect for those discs.
Yes! That nasty neon vomit colour is the one thing I really hate about Xbox. The focus group that decided that one should probably be euthanized for the good of humanity. And I'm against euthanasia.Quote:
Originally posted by JefmcC
Xbox-
Ugly ass green DVD cases.
Congrats on going with GCN. :)
I have not made my decision yet.... and I am glad I have not because I seem to change my mind between GCN and Xbox about once a month! Hehe..
What I do know is that I'd rather have a Gamecube, if all things were equal. But...... they're not... yet. The lure of JSRF, Panzer Dragoon Orta, and a few other games have basically kept me indecisive. Other than that I prefer everything about the Cube.......... I also think that the future is quite unpredictble and that a lot of big announcents and developments will happen in the next few months which will hopefully make my decision easier. So, I am plnning on waiting til the holiday season I think. :)
If I bought GCN today my first few games would be:
Super Monkey Ball
Sega Soccer Slam
Wave Race
Maybe Pikmin...
Oh, and Sonic Adventure 2 should be on that list as well, but I already have it for Dreamcast. ;)
There is not much software on GCN that really appeals to me yet. I am hoping that changes though. :)
let me guess...the Bebop boxset? :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by Rhydant
i too was faced with a similar delemma just last weekend.
The Cowboy Bebop boxset or a gamecube? since i only had $190, it was an easy choice :)
enjoy your box. and smash brothers... i just wish circuit city would take that stupid demo out and put the real game in the display booth :)