Your favorite games then and now

[magnifiedplaid]

2001...interesting...I think all I liked between 1999 and 2001 was Dreamcast games. Im not sure what year these came out, but my favorites were: Cannon Spike, Mars Matrix, Bangai-O, Skies of Arcadia, Zero Gunner 2, and Crazy Taxi.

Now days, I don't like much of anything besides Okami and a crap load of Nintendo DS games. The Nintendo DS is the new Dreamcast for me...which basically means its my new favorite system at the moment.

[Vasteel]

The biggest difference for me is that back then, I was strictly console, but now I'm generally far more interested in PC gaming.

There were a few great 16 and 32- bit jrpgs that remain some of my favorite games to this day, but I think by 2001 (and much wasted money) I finally realized they were the exceptions rather than standard for the genre.

I also used to buy any decent fighting game that came out, only to have them languish upon the shelf while my crew and I played Powerstone or Smash Bros. And honestly, since 3S has pretty much been the only real game in town since then anyway, I've come to appreciate honing skills (mostly by losing to Cowdisease) in one rather than never seeing the depth of many. Online play is also required if I ever buy another fighting game again

Shooters and strat-rpgs are still two of my favorite genres, but I think with shooters it's just gotten a little too pricey- I got most of the sought after Saturn shooters for really cheap back in the day- and not worth the hassle of importing, etc, when I can essentially get the same thing out of Mars Matrix or Batsugen without paying $70+ bucks.

With strat rpgs, replace money with time and the fact nothing has really surpassed Ogre Battle 64 imo. I've gravitated more to the strategic action gameplay found in games like Phantom Dust and Guild Wars.

I play racing games a lot more now, but I still play the same ones I had then.

Overall, I guess I also spend a whole lot less on getting more games, and think through even bargain-bin purchases a lot more carefully. I finally got Dracula X last month, and that will likely be the last "collectible" game I ever get. Even then, after wanting it for years, I hardly played it.

[Finch]

All i play is Okami. The last game i played was Okami.

Guh. It just came out 2 weeks ago. All i play anymore (meaning last night) is Itadaki Street Portable. I don't play as much as i used to play, since that was the last game i played. Last night.

[AaronChance]

I don't play RPGs as much anymore, though that's more due to a lack of time than anything else. Other than that, my tastes haven't really changed.

[Geo]

What sticks out from 2001:

Dreamcast was essentially the console of choice, with Grandia II and Quake III Arena probably getting the most play until Phantasy Star Online arrived (PSO was the tits, and the DC GameFAQs community hadn't completely gone to shit yet). I was probably still playing Marvel vs. Capcom 2 some.

That took me until the XBox launch and Halo, PGR, and Dead or Alive 3, which as you can imagine, essentially took over. Also picked up a Gamecube and Super Smash Bros. Melee before year's end.

Side note: Didn't pick up a PS2 until 2002, once it hit 200 USD, actually.

As for now, I'm dealing with a backlog of last gen games courtesy of my spending habits around 2001 and the next few years thereafter.

[Fe 26]

Red Alert 2

we need to play a game. I used to play the shit out of that game.

you'll own me though. I play rts games like I post, impulsively and with little to no thought.

[g0zen]

I'm a nigga who abuses Chrono Ivans.