Video & PC Game Discussion

I think freezing totally depends on the content of the disk. I'm not a programmer nor do I know much about it, but with a very complex game with a lot going on like GTA4, it's a testament to how well the game was tested that there are only a few freezings out of all the games. I think with the first run of Xbox 360s, freezing was a bit more common, but again it's a complex system and bugs always need to be ironed out. I hope they learned their lesson and not rush a console out before Christmas when it hasn't been tested for bugs.

In school = Pokemon Red
At home = Tales of Phantasia on SNES emulator ;)

darkmatter wrote: Out of curiosity, is freezing a common problem on Xbox 360?  My friend was playing Eternal Sonata, and it froze twice for him around the same place (though I think he eventually got past it).  He also said there was discoloration on the disk, and it looked darker in areas, I think.

Yep, it is the same game I've played.  It was one of the last RPG releases on SNES and yes, it was never released outside of Japan and I too have that translated version.

It's fun too... I am not over keen on the platform-style combat though... I'd have preferred a Seiken Densetsu 3 style combat system.

Oh, and I tried that Lufia 2 that you guys were talking about.  It's a great RPG, although it could use to take a few risks.  It feels like a mix of Zelda and Final Fantasy that really doesn't bring very much NEW to the table.  

After playing FFXII, I started to appreciate Tidus a lot more. ;)

I didn't get very far into that one, it started out  good but the story and characters didn't seem to progress much, plus the battles got difficult and I didn't feel like spending much time leveling up if the story wasn't worth it.  The battle system and world were fantastic, if only Square could have made a more interesting story and developed/interactive characters... oh well.

Bluesaga wrote: In school = Pokemon Red At home = Tales of Phantasia on SNES emulator ;)

Trickster F. wrote: Bluesaga wrote: In school = Pokemon Red At home = Tales of Phantasia on SNES emulator ;)   I still need to play that one   SRSLY, SCREW BEING UP-TO-DATE, SNES RPGS IS WHERE IT'S AT

I don't know if the new consoles have anything yet, but I don't have any so it doesn't really matter.  I might pick up some PS/PS2 rpgs that I missed back in the day.

The only problem with SNES RPGs is that they are far too expensive, that's why I've been buying the GBA ports, they're often about 1/3rd the price of the SNES original and have been improved is some areas, like the extra dungeons added in the GBA ports of FF4,5 and 6.

Still SNES RPG prices aren't as bad as Sega Saturn RPG prices, there are only about 4 or 5 RPGs worth having on the Saturn (in English) and all of them tend to cost £40 or more, plus for a change the US prices are often higher than the UK prices.

Still the maddest prices I've seen for games so far tend to be games for the Neo Geo AES or FM Towns Marty which often go for over £500, honestly who has enough money to afford games at those prices?

I know that, most SNES RPGs are Japanese only but the few that are in English are a bugger to get hold of except the Lufia games which look to be quite good value, I've never been a fan of emulators and translations of frankly dodgy legality as I like to play games as they were meant to be played.

Unfortunately I can't afford the Lufia games at the moment as in the past 2 months I've bought over 25 games (for my GBA, GC and Saturn) and a few bits of hardware (my GBA, 2 Saturn wheels, A Saturn Action Replay). I'll look at getting them over the summer though as I'm planning to spend a lot of summer playing RPG games. Currently I've got Final Fantasy 4,5 and 6 for my GBA, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Pokemon Colosseum for my GC but I would like to play RPGs on all 4 of the consoles I use regularly so I'll probably get Lufia and Lufia 2 for my SNES as they are relatively cheap (particularly the US copies) and possibly try to get one of the cheaper RPGs for my Saturn. Probably Dark Saviour as that's the most common and therefore the cheapest although if I can get Shining Wisdom or Shining The Holy Ark for less than they normally go for I'll definitely go for them.

Between now and the end of my exams though I'm mostly going to be playing in short bursts so I'll mainly be playing racing games or side/vertical scrolling shooters. Sega RAlly in particular will probably get a lot of playtime as it's always fun to play and is suitable for any amount of time between 3 minutes and 3 hours, although any arcade racer will probably be popular with me over the next few weeks, I'm particularly looking forward to getting Zero 4 Champ DooZy J GT-R (yeah it's really called that) from Japan within the next week as it's a drag racing game so it should be very good for getting a game in between revision periods.


Edited by N Ellingworth - May 19 2008 at 12:48