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Mike in PA - 24 Apr 2004 13:29 GMT

Opinions and recommendations wanted on what I should try next.

Here is what I finished so far:

Zelda Windwaker
Prince:Sands of Time
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Beyond Good and Evil

Thoroughly enjoyed all of these games. Given the genre of these games,
what's a good 5th choice?

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Betelgeuse - 24 Apr 2004 19:44 GMT

> Opinions and recommendations wanted on what I should try next.
>
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> Thoroughly enjoyed all of these games. Given the genre of these games,
> what's a good 5th choice?

Metroid Prime or
Eternal Darkness

Betelgeuse

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Leon Dexter - 25 Apr 2004 00:22 GMT

"Mike in PA" <heritageclassic@comcast.net> wrote in message

> Here is what I finished so far:
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> Thoroughly enjoyed all of these games. Given the genre of these games,
> what's a good 5th choice?

Don't forget the older Zelda games available, if you can get them.
Prince of Persia is really a platformer, disguised as an adventure game. So
I don't know if you'd like other platformers, the "normal" ones with the
silly jumpy main character. Prince is more linear than most 3D platformers,
which is actually good for coherance. Rayman 3 is the only one I can think
of that's as linear.
I agree with the earlier post about Metroid and Eternal Darkness. Metroid
is in first-person view, though, and sci-fi themed. Eternal Darkness has a
horror theme. All the games you mentioned were fantasy themed.
You could give Starfox Adventures a look. It's not as good as the ones you
listed, but it is very similar--well, actually I liked it better than
Sphinx.
The Lord of the Rings games might appeal to you, too. They're pretty
well-done linear beat-em-up games with a fantasy theme (of course).
Metal Gear Solid is worth a look, too.

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El Guapo - 25 Apr 2004 00:38 GMT

> Opinions and recommendations wanted on what I should try next.
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> Thoroughly enjoyed all of these games. Given the genre of these games,
> what's a good 5th choice?

I would definitely try Eternal Darkness next.

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stepdawn - 25 Apr 2004 17:22 GMT

> Opinions and recommendations wanted on what I should try next.
>
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> Thoroughly enjoyed all of these games. Given the genre of these games,
> what's a good 5th choice?

Go for Eternal Darkness. It is not a platformer (unless you count easily
avoiding traps as platforming). It has a story, and is linear, but it looks
great and is not impossibly hard (actually, it must be fairly easy or have
really tight controls because even I, fighting moron that I am, did ok
playing it). It's of decent length too. I quit about half way through for
my own stupid reasons, but maybe someday when I get more patience I'll give
it a go again. I also loved BG&E. Zelda was fun in many ways, but the
platforming got to be overwhelming for me so I quit. Sphinx is in my rental
queue--haven't tried it yet. POP we own, so I'll give it a shot. I know
the platforming elements in it are easy since I was doing better at it than
my husband (who is a seasoned platformer) during the short time I played it.
That made him really mad ; ).

Metroid Prime is very sci-fi. I had trouble figuring out what anything was.
My husband said there were few save points, which is never a bonus. You
might like it, though. He didn't and neither did I. He's a huge sci-fi
fan, too.

Dawn

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TheLightsAreOn - 25 Apr 2004 20:48 GMT

>> Opinions and recommendations wanted on what I should try next.
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> Dawn

Although I had to quit Vexx at the final boss, up to that point it was an
outstanding platform game - dispite a very bad camera. I did get all the
hearts.

I just finished Ty last night. That had more just plane searching than
platforming, but was still fun. The final boss fight takes more thinking
than anything - but was still fun. I came up one Thunder Egg short
because I could only find 299 opals in the Rex Marks the Spot level. I
have too many games in my "need to get to queue" to take the time to find
that one opal and three cogs I was missing. 97% is close enough for me.
(Yes - I will miss the bonus level - that is okay).

Super Mario Sunshine is god too. As is Gauntlet Dark Legacy. I have
gotten all Shines in Mario 7 times (the first time through, I only had 90
something Shines), and have played 10 diffrent charecters all the way
through Gauntlet.

Sphinx is in my XBOX right now, so that looks like it is next.

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If a videogame doesn't cause frustration, then it's probably not a very
good game.
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Mike in PA - 25 Apr 2004 21:56 GMT

> Opinions and recommendations wanted on what I should try next.
>
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> Thoroughly enjoyed all of these games. Given the genre of these games,
> what's a good 5th choice?

Thanks for all your suggestions. I bought a used Eternal Darkness at the
video store and am enjoying so far.

I bought the GC for my kids as a Christmas present and have pretty much
claimed it as my own. I'm new to the gaming world and have become a bit
obsessed with it. With that in mind, I have a rookie question.

What do you guys mean by "platform" game?

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Leon Dexter - 26 Apr 2004 00:30 GMT

"Mike in PA" <heritageclassic@comcast.net> wrote in message

> I bought the GC for my kids as a Christmas present and have pretty much
> claimed it as my own. I'm new to the gaming world and have become a bit
> obsessed with it. With that in mind, I have a rookie question.
>
> What do you guys mean by "platform" game?

I'm sure you remember Super Mario Bros. A platform game is generally a game
with a lot of jumping, like that. That's the short answer. The long answer
is more complicated, as game genres are much harder to define than they used
to be.

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El Guapo - 27 Apr 2004 19:05 GMT

> > Opinions and recommendations wanted on what I should try next.
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> What do you guys mean by "platform" game?

Hmm... well, I guess you would say that it's more of a skill based game,
usually with a character that you control by making him jump, slide, run,
bounce, etc., all over the place. Jumping through moving barriers, lifts,
etc., and stomping and hitting the bad guys, which are numerous. A platform
game is usually a quick-twitch game, where you have to have good hand/eye
coordination and the ability to time moves & jumps. Puzzles are commonplace
but they are often more physical than mental in nature. You also need to
have the patience (or stubborness) necessary to try the same difficult,
frustrating level over and over until you get through it. That part loses
quite a few people, but others love it.

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Raph - 28 Apr 2004 19:00 GMT

> Opinions and recommendations wanted on what I should try next.
>
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> Thoroughly enjoyed all of these games. Given the genre of these games,
> what's a good 5th choice?

Those are all games I played though I got bored with Prince before finishing
and loved the others. The game I played right after the above was Pokemon
Ruby which led me into Colosseum, on which I just finished the story mode...
I know the pokemon games are a change of pace from those listed above but
since my choice of games was the same as far as what I bought and played
recently, perhaps you would also enjoy the Pokemon games. Pokemon Ruby
reminds me of Animal Crossing with a few turn based battles thrown in and
though I was hesitant to try it, once I did - I became addicted.

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