the diffx hall of fame thread

[Andy]

As for this Max Payne / MP2 controversey... Max Payne 2 was like Twisted Metal 2 to me. It was better than MP1, I suppose (although TM2 was a bigger leap over TM1 than MP2 to MP1). However, I played so much MP1 and I burned out on it and MP2 didnt offer anything to differentiate itself. It was more of the same. And it was the same length, or shorter (Remedy lied about it being twice as long or whatever). And look at the reactions it got - MP1 blew the world up, MP2 landed with a thud. I doubt we'd see an MP3 now.

Both MP1 and MP2 have exactly an 88.9 on GameRankings, and MP2 even has 100 reviews over MP1. The difference is that MP1 was hyped and delayed for like 4 years, where as MP2 was announced and shipped without a hitch 6 months later. And MP3 has already been announced as under development, so hey.

Where is Halo 2? I mean, it's singler player might suck compared to HL2 (don't even pretend you weren't thinking it HL2 lover, I know you were) but it is by far the best online shooter that came out last year and without a doubt the best online console game ever.

Yea, Halo 2 is an awesome game. Seriously. WTF, Diff.

[Diff-chan]

Andy: Max Payne is in my HOF, Max Payne 2 is not. If you dont like it, TS. Make your own HOF thread.

[LOL]

Does it have the same ranking and matchmaking system? Because that's what sets Halo 2 above the rest.

Warcraft 3 does. Represent.

[Opaque]

Exactly.

The best RTS ever shares an awesome system with the best Online FPS ever. That's no coincidence.

[Andy]

Andy: Max Payne is in my HOF, Max Payne 2 is not. If you dont like it, TS. Make your own HOF thread.

I'm not telling you what to pick. I'm telling you where you're wrong.

[Timber]

Andy: Max Payne is in my HOF, Max Payne 2 is not. If you dont like it, TS. Make your own HOF thread.

I've gotta side with Diff here. I love both games but the first was just so fresh and original that it holds a special place for me. I think I played through the first at least twice on each difficulty level and loved every second of it. While 2 was great, I had just played the first so many times that I didn't play 2 anywhere near as much since it wasn't a huge leap over the first.

[Shapermc]

I am actually a bit... supprised at this list of yours. I figured you hated some of these (Tomba! 2 being one). Should I really ask if Castlevania:SotN will make at least an honerable mention?

[Ryan]

omfgninjas did you play Starcraft? I like SC:BW better than what I played of WC3 but the later does have a lot of nice features in it like the ranking and matchmaking. I only play 1v1 games though. I personal like the higher unit count in SC much more.

[LOL]

Starcraft just isn't for me because I'm not into the larger scale battles. With the two games, it really comes down to personal preference. I know it has just as much strategy to it, but it really does just feel like a massfest for low to mid-range play, whereas Warcraft 3 has a steep learning curve from the beginning. It's just more interesting having small, slower 10 unit battles and seeing who can better manage their resources and units, rather than having 100 things collide.

[Regus]

I feel as if I've read this list before, but Fur Fighters was on there the last time. And I'll just say what I said the last time: Tomba 1 was better than 2.

Aladdin SNES *and* Genesis?

They're both good games. The SNES was way easier but it had a lot going for it.