:) HI EVERYBODY!!! My nickname is KAL - I'm from center of Europe - now live in Spain. (Polish guy).
I'm new in GAMESPOT (now is 2 and half month) and first time decide told to US in my blog. I want know your opinion about games NOW. I give few proposes and I response personally. Later I'm waiting on Your opinions and Your response (or story´s). You are free to how do this.
About first contact with games: - what genre o games? - You stay with this genre to today? - Why You are Gamer? (If You are).
In my case: In begin years 80's I see college's play in VIC-20. Don't interesting me. This time I love Strategy table game (battle of Peleonor (LotR) my favourite in 80's) Dungeons & Dragons Meeting's and this is more important influence for my future with video games. Around 85 year I down in "sympathy" with ARCADE machine's Dig Dug and Missile Command and Tank. Buy ATARI XE and enjoy a lot with Moon Patrol, River Raid, Pole Position - Boulder Dash... But I,m sure no addict. The addiction coming in year's 90. I go to work to Germany and for spend time buy AMIGA with... North & Blue -like table games strategy- I'm LOST FOR EVER!!! For Play in Games I study reading English. (Now I study Japanese for the same) Later coming the second Important contact - FINAL FANTASY VII,VIII, and IX.
To today my favourite genre are TURN BASE STRATEGY GAMES and TURN BASE RPG.
I'M GAMER BECAUSE EXIST GAMES INTERESTING FOR ME. AND I FIND IT. - If no exist games what I like- I abandon Games.
What YOU like in Games?
NUMBER ONE: STORY. Long, sensible - to put YOUR eye's crying in emotion, sense - for learn something important and use-full about life. Possible the best interface in game - if not have STORY - for what play, is precious time of OUR (Players) life - we don't want spend it for nothing or stupid. Good story's example is GRANDIA!!! I'm crying really. Some SUIKODEN have good sense.
Of course exist games like TETRIS what don't need STORY. Of course.
INTERFACE: Easy to use but with a lot of future. Progressive learning. Remember FF:At few spells - to no place in table and must elimination. Total War: maybe not very simple interface but attend a lot things.
Extras - in the same line- CARDS in FF IX... Commercial possibility in SUIKODEN... Internet simulator in FRONT MISSION...
Use Brain - like in strategy. Thinking before your movement because YOUR Payment is time for repeat one time more and next time more(Fire Emblem, Front Mission, Puzzle Quest, Chess) OR LOST YOUR HERO FOR EVER: WARLORDS IV.
What You like before in game - and now not? Or in series games. And Why?
Before I like all in FF. Now I know how bad is aleatory encounters - never more please. (But new FF is not FF. Part X no have story, XII is not TURN BASE and burred me in middle. All hope in FF XIII RPG (For me action RPG VERSUS not exist))
ACTION RPG - Remember many, many hours with DIABLO. After this I ask me -WHY I LIKED IT. AND ANSWER FOR ME SURPRISE ME MORE. !BECAUSE I LIKE FIND AND PUT NEW THINGS IN MY STOCK - MORE HOW I DON'T LIKE ONLY GO AND SMASH AND SLICE! Better story have PRINCE of Qin. AND BALDURS GATE (NUMBER ONE FOR ME FOR PC) IS THE BIG DIABLO - x6 times better and with TURN BASE possibility.
YES. BALDURS GATE. THE BEST RPG for PC. One for worse deception is NEVERWINTER NIGHTS. Only one person to control!!! Only one!!! LOST ALL SOUL of the game. All strategy factor LOST. I finish all NWN. But not happy like with BALDURS GATE. NO. Now I revive with DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS TACTICS - for PSP - PERFECT FOR ALL PERSONS WHO LOVE BALDURS GATE.
My first love RTS (and only one) is COMMAND & CONQUER- first part. I liked very much. Only one RTS what I play to final titles. All games what must building in battlefield - ¿product soldiers? - no take my hearts. Is not real for me. I not feel it.
Favourite adventure: TOMB RIDER - only first part is good (and new version of this) VERY GOOD BALANCE IN PUZZLE'S. Later too much shooting and not very interesting puzzle.
Favourite Rally's: SEGA RALLY -3 tours and 3 cars and the best. Second part nothing. New now O.K. First COLIN MC RAE -GENIAL. Fighting with time without see rival's - I love it. Is like martial arts: fighting with yourself - debility's. Next part's not heart me.
Multi gamers: ONLY ONE - 007 GOLDEN EYE for N-64. Screen in FOUR - AND ALL EMOTIONS 4 person's in ONE ROOM. TALKING, GROWING. SEE FACES ANGRY OR HAPPY - TOTAL GOOOOD. I try Counter Strike and few games like this - NOTHING. MAYBE IN FUTURE IF WE SEE IN OPEN WINDOWS FACES of PLAYERS AND HEARING ALL TOGETHER LIKE IN ONE ROOM - MAYBE I BACK FOR PLAY LIKE THIS. NOW NOT THIS CLIMATE AND ONE PLAYER SESSION... preferred thinking in chess or GOOD STRATEGY.
RTS with ACTIVE PAUSE and TURN BASE in WORLD MAP - like TOTAL WAR: SHOGUN (first part) - is PERFECT - later changing WORLD MAP for 3D and is not the same. But steady O.K.
Big decepcion is HEROES of MIGHT and MAGIC V. Change look for 3D maps is not good. Zoom is too short and I lost perspective. Lost feeling Strategy of map. I,II,III,IV is better in World Map and battles are equal good.
LIKE YOU SEE IS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT OUR GOOD'S AND BAD'S IN GAMES. AND YOU? I WANT OPEN MY MIND FOR DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND REVIVE MY SOUL BECAUSE I SEE LIKE MY GENRE IS GO TO DIE. AND... ABANDON GAMES?
I'M SORRY FOR SOME RIDICULOUS OPINIONS ABOUT SOME GENRE. PLEASE TOLD YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY GENRE - NO PROBLEM - IMPOSSIBLE EVERYBODY LIKE THE SAME. AND THIS IS GOOD - DIFFERENCE. YOUR OPINION?
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