The Gaming Paradise

[Bodom]

what has stopped you from it? Zaeed is one of my favorite companions, and bringing him to Omega for the Archangel missions results in some really funny stuff

In's gonna be easy. Out's gonna be a bitch

[Asherdelampyr]

I think you mean

 

Telling the Reaper on Rannoch to suck it. Although watching Kalros fight the Reaper was perhaps the most epic scene ever in videogame history.

yeah, that's the one. damn I can't keep the names straight.
been up way too long. need sleep.

[Asherdelampyr]

In's gonna be easy. Out's gonna be a bitch

It's gems like that. not to mention that his involvement in 3 is funny too

[Bodom]

It's gems like that. not to mention that his involvement in 3 is funny too

I always knew that Volus ambassador was dirty. Dude was a dick in ME1.

[Asherdelampyr]

I always knew that Volus ambassador was dirty. Dude was a dick in ME1.

yeah he was, made it all the more fun to go all renegade on his ass

[Bodom]

Boom. Beat the Shadow Broker at hardcore difficulty on my first attempt. Got the achievement. So happy.

[Iron Ape]

My favorites of the Castlevanias would be the Sorrow series (Dawn & Aria).. I really had a thing for the soul collecting mechanic, Im also looking forward to the 2d/3d mish-mash of Lords Of Shadow on 3DS..

The Sorrow games are indeed both dope. I actually enjoyed Order of Eclesia a lot, though I know it's not particularly popular amongst fans. I'm typically a big exploration kind of gamer, but I still generally enjoyed Order's experimental emphasis on more linear level chunklets. Loved the hub town, too, as it felt like a callback to Simon's Quest (a nostalgic pleasure of mine).

I was lucky to get Mirror of Fate pre-ordered when Newegg was offering it for $29.99 (I just looked and it seems that the deal has died).

On another note, has anyone picked up Kingdom Hearts 3D?? Im a big fan of Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 (the other spin-offs, not so much), and im just hoping it has that classic adventure feel to it.. Im planning on buying next week, so if anyone could give me a thumbs up or down and good reason for your review, it would definitely help on my decision on purchasing this game (I was disappointed by other handheld iterations)..

Word on it seemed kind of mixed, so I was just going to wait until it dropped to $20 or whatever. I heard that it has The World Ends With You characters in it, though, so that's definitely got my interest piqued regardless.

[HeelTurn]

Order of Eclesia was solid fun, and had the most difficult boss battle against Death from all Castlevania games in my opinion.

Both the PS2 games were relativley enjoyable, even if they weren't the classic Metroid style.

[Iron Ape]

It's kind of funny how that Metroidvania style of play has become so closely associated with the Castlevania franchise despite the first half dozen or so games being, well, not like that. Even though some have multiple branching paths to take, they were generally linear affairs. Back-tracking and such didn't really become a thing until Symphony, and the series already had several established classics by then.

[HeelTurn]

It's kind of funny how that Metroidvania style of play has become so closely associated with the Castlevania franchise despite the first half dozen or so games being, well, not like that. Despite some having multiple branching paths to take, they were generally linear affairs. Back-tracking and such didn't really become a thing until Symphony, and the series already had several established classics by then.

They were classic side-scrollers with hidden paths, and were quite merciless to, not the easiest games to play. Probably one of the reasons they switched to the Metroid-Vania styles, before switching to the newer 3D style of Shadows.