User:AuronKaizer/Games

This is what, in time, will be a complete list of all games I've played. Games I own in a legitimate fashion will be denoted with a ™ symbol (asterisks and 1s are overused and I want to level out the playing field), and previously owned games (most likely, there will also be a reason provided as to why a game is no longer in my possession) will be denoted with an ® symbol. Zelda entries may or may not be listed here since there is obviously a more in-depth subpage on that subject. Years originally played will not be noted, due to an amalgamation of forgetfulness, and the fact that numbers are evil, which is also one of the reasons for lack of ratings.

Bear in mind that any similarities to other subpages in the same vein are purely coincidental, and those who say otherwise will be utterly destroyed by a gargantuan black hole of litigation. Let's get krackin'!

Final Fantasy ®
The original and... not the best. Its influence on all JRPGs to come cannot be understated, but as a game, it's half-enjoyable at best, and boring and repetitive at worst. Played as part of the Dawn of Souls remake; I have played the original, and I wasn't able to last fifteen minutes on account of all the terrible English and slow-as-molasses gameplay.

Best moment: When it was over and I realized I never had to play it again.

Final Fantasy IV ®
The first growing the beard moment for the series as a whole. Finally, there's a story that actually has some pathos, the characters are well-developed and identifiable (if not entirely... realistic), the gameplay is the best so far, and the music is amongst Maestro Uematsu's finest work. The GBA version, for all its frame rate issues, is the best one; perfectly-balanced script, somewhat improved graphics, and the best implementation of bonus dungeons for the slew of GBA re-releases, actually revealing more about the characters. And dude... friggin' KAIN!

Best moment: One of the best final dungeons/battles of all time.

Final Fantasy X ™
The epitome of both the Final Fantasy series and role-playing games as a whole, there's nothing more I can say about this. A masterpiece, and my shared first place for favourite game of all time.

Best moment: ALL OF IT.

The Secret of Monkey Island ™
The one that begun that grand tradition of rip-roaringly hilarious adventure game masterpieces from LucasArts, back when that name meant something. Guybrush Threepwood is a lovingly inept, hapless pirate wannabe in the batsheet crazy Caribbean, fighting pirate ghosts (or is that ghost pirates?) with root beer, raiding mansions, and walking through hell itself to save his "true love." In retrospect, several of the sequels improve upon the formula, and some of the puzzles can be a tad on the frustratingly difficult side (not after the first playthrough, obviously), but it's still a classic.

Best moment: "My name is Bobbin. Are you my mother?"

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge ™
Tied for best Monkey Island game with The Curse of Monkey Island. The graphics are more detailed, the humour is better, and the soundtrack is to die for. Puzzles are clever and difficult but never to the point that it's a detriment to the game. Unfortunately, it began the other "grand tradition" of crazy, anti-climactic endings for the series, this one being a particular asspull.

Best moment: "The head bone's connected to the leg bone, the arm bone's connected to the hip bone", etc.