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Ahem, MGS2.
Anyway, how in the hell is a game thats 7 years old at this point inelligible? And for that matter, how do you get off comparing Pimmin to God of War and Uncharted. Pikmin gives consistently good, and God of War gives consistently fantastic. There's no comparing the two.
Anyway, how in the hell is a game thats 7 years old at this point inelligible? And for that matter, how do you get off comparing Pimmin to God of War and Uncharted. Pikmin gives consistently good, and God of War gives consistently fantastic. There's no comparing the two.
Uncharted may not be too new - I think the criteria would be reasonable at something starting with 3-4 games in the series. How many can people even make that many consistently good?
I would say Half-Life for me, but that's kinda cheating considering how few there are. Hell it's a hard question. I don't like the MGS games so I sure as hell wouldn't say them.
Ask 100 different people get 100 different answers. I'll just stick with Half-Life. Final answer.
Ask 100 different people get 100 different answers. I'll just stick with Half-Life. Final answer.
The Total war games have all been very solid.
Civilization has also all been very very playable.
You could also say the same about Deus Ex (the second was good damnit, it just wasent as good as the first) and Fallout but since they have so few games to their name its hard to say.
Civilization has also all been very very playable.
You could also say the same about Deus Ex (the second was good damnit, it just wasent as good as the first) and Fallout but since they have so few games to their name its hard to say.
About to get killed with this one.....but if you like call of duty... They are all pretty good.
Also I don't think I ever played a bad gta game either.
Also I don't think I ever played a bad gta game either.
Persona!
I just wanted to add that, as I think that is another series that is consistently fantastic. :)
I just wanted to add that, as I think that is another series that is consistently fantastic. :)
Core Mario. It's made even more obvious by the fact that the genre core Mario games exists in is absolutely devoid of nearly anything else, because no one else can make a profit off the whimsical/cartoony platformer anymore.
Mario Prevails!
Mario Prevails!
Metal Gear, Half Life, Diablo and Uncharted.
Metal Gear AC!D was frigging amazing!
I would have also included Final Fantasy and Resident Evil but that would have been years ago.
Metal Gear AC!D was frigging amazing!
I would have also included Final Fantasy and Resident Evil but that would have been years ago.
@OneRed - I see "core Mario" games as being nothing more than 2D platformers. In that regard, Rayman Origins beats it hands down in every way.
I did not care for Metal Gear Solid 2.
I didn't mind Raiden. I know that was a problem for a lot of people, but I didn't mind him.
The gameplay was great, sure.
But for a game that was so incredibly story driven, the story was a mess, pretending to be deep and philosophical but it was just a mess. Nonsensical and pretentious at the same time. In that department, it was a huge let down.
Beyond that, every game series I've played has had a few low points, except for a handful which don't get many sequels at all, like Half Life. (I was going to say "Metroid", too, but then I remembered "Other M" is a thing that exists.)
I still get excited about new Marios, Castlevanias, Metal Gears et all (Final Fantasy has had a long string of disappointments to the point where word of a new FF no longer makes me even slightly interested) but I can't think of any that have been so consistently good that I expect every new announcement to mean a guaranteed fantastic experience. (Everything I hear about the new 3DS Castlevania makes me hate Konami more, for instance.)
For my money, despite Other M, a new Metroid announcement would make me more excited than a new Metal Gear announcement.
I didn't mind Raiden. I know that was a problem for a lot of people, but I didn't mind him.
The gameplay was great, sure.
But for a game that was so incredibly story driven, the story was a mess, pretending to be deep and philosophical but it was just a mess. Nonsensical and pretentious at the same time. In that department, it was a huge let down.
Beyond that, every game series I've played has had a few low points, except for a handful which don't get many sequels at all, like Half Life. (I was going to say "Metroid", too, but then I remembered "Other M" is a thing that exists.)
I still get excited about new Marios, Castlevanias, Metal Gears et all (Final Fantasy has had a long string of disappointments to the point where word of a new FF no longer makes me even slightly interested) but I can't think of any that have been so consistently good that I expect every new announcement to mean a guaranteed fantastic experience. (Everything I hear about the new 3DS Castlevania makes me hate Konami more, for instance.)
For my money, despite Other M, a new Metroid announcement would make me more excited than a new Metal Gear announcement.
Mario, BIT.TRIP, God of War (!), Tomb Raider, Half-life, HeXen,... too much to name. I'd have to start from the early years and there's already a shit ton.
But the far most consistent game experiences brings Mario and God of War. At least I can't name a better platformer or hack&slash adventure.
But the far most consistent game experiences brings Mario and God of War. At least I can't name a better platformer or hack&slash adventure.
Metal Gear Solid
Yakuza or Ryuu Ga Gotoku games(yes, I have played the Japanese ones too)
Zelda
SMT Persona series
Street Fighter(I, Alpha, II, III, IV)and some spin-offs(xTekken,xXman)
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Yakuza or Ryuu Ga Gotoku games(yes, I have played the Japanese ones too)
Zelda
SMT Persona series
Street Fighter(I, Alpha, II, III, IV)and some spin-offs(xTekken,xXman)
Trauma Center
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I know I probably shouldn't respond, as to call Mario games "just" Mario games is ridiculous, but I'll indulge you. Mario has been consistently great since 1985, there's no way around this. The Mario games have served as archetypes for so many different kinds of games, and indeed genres, and has done so at a rate no other franchise has with a fairly consistent freshness considering we're talking about a character that has been spun off for nearly as long as he's been around.
Rayman Origins is a great game, no doubt, but the question isn't "how good is Rayman Origins compared to the core Mario games". The question is "what is the most consistently great series of all time", and to even place Rayman next to Mario on that front is silly, let alone dismiss Mario for Rayman altogether.
I know I probably shouldn't respond, as to call Mario games "just" Mario games is ridiculous, but I'll indulge you. Mario has been consistently great since 1985, there's no way around this. The Mario games have served as archetypes for so many different kinds of games, and indeed genres, and has done so at a rate no other franchise has with a fairly consistent freshness considering we're talking about a character that has been spun off for nearly as long as he's been around.
Rayman Origins is a great game, no doubt, but the question isn't "how good is Rayman Origins compared to the core Mario games". The question is "what is the most consistently great series of all time", and to even place Rayman next to Mario on that front is silly, let alone dismiss Mario for Rayman altogether.
@failtuna. Though I've never played it, a lot of hardcore Fallout fans have many eloquent (and more not so much) to say about Fallout: BoS. I've played all the others and agree, the switch to FPS was well-executed.
My vote is Yakuza. All great beat-em-ups with rpg mechanics and hilariously zany Japanese plots. The cut-to-ribbons Y3 was still a good game in its own right, and Dead Souls handled its mechanics well once my discombobulation fixed itself.
My vote is Yakuza. All great beat-em-ups with rpg mechanics and hilariously zany Japanese plots. The cut-to-ribbons Y3 was still a good game in its own right, and Dead Souls handled its mechanics well once my discombobulation fixed itself.
and I forgot to add what words Fallout fans have for BoS, because parentheticals break my brain. Harsh words, we have for that dark horse of the Fallout universe.
We have harsh words.
We have harsh words.
MGS not, since Peace Walker was terrible and 4 could have used more Acts like the first two.
The one series I've always seen do at least something differently good with each rendition is Zelda. No Zelda game is bad, not even the DS ones.
The one series I've always seen do at least something differently good with each rendition is Zelda. No Zelda game is bad, not even the DS ones.
Today is opposite day, so.... The Sonic series is pretty much one of the best franchises of all time.
I love Metal Gear to death but MGS2 was just...eww. It's like being in a nightmare you can't wake up from.
God of War is five games in and not one has sucked. It's been handled by two different companies and has had five different directors. That's unheard of in any industry.
If you do have to throw that one out for being too new, there's also Marvel vs. Capcom, Planet Puzzle League, Starcraft and Warcraft. I'd also agree with Themuad on Deus Ex. Invisible War did make a couple of bad mistakes(universal ammo), but was ultimately an excellent title with unrealistic expectations to live up to.
If you do have to throw that one out for being too new, there's also Marvel vs. Capcom, Planet Puzzle League, Starcraft and Warcraft. I'd also agree with Themuad on Deus Ex. Invisible War did make a couple of bad mistakes(universal ammo), but was ultimately an excellent title with unrealistic expectations to live up to.
Tetris. Even tetrisphere was pretty classic, and tetris friends online is awesome. (that crappy clone you played on your nokia was NOT tetris.)
Metal Gear might be the most overrated series of all time... seriously couldn't be bothered to play through one after 2 when the game mechanics refuse to get themselves out of 1998. Watching them was fun, at least until MGS4 devolved into a nonsensical fanservice circle jerk. It was so bad it was almost funny, but mostly it was just sad.
The off shoots of the series like Peacewalker and Acid have had interesting ideas at least, hopefully they'll finally try something new with the mainline series.
The off shoots of the series like Peacewalker and Acid have had interesting ideas at least, hopefully they'll finally try something new with the mainline series.
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