Retro

Topic: Favorite 8-Bit Era Games

CanisWolfred · 2010-07-21T06:14:33+00:00

NES: Final Fantasy 3 - one of my Favorite RPGs, it did everything FF1 did and so much more. The Class switching was the easiest and most intuitive in the series, there was a lot to do and explore for a straight forward RPG of its day, and the difficulty was very balanced, with some solid Turn-based gamelay. FF4 actually felt like a huge step back in comparison. Super Mario Bros. - THE definition of a classic, there are few platformers I enjoy more than the game that started it all. The level design is great and easy to memorize, with lots of little secrets to find that made the game that much easier. The music's great and really catchy. It's just a fantastic, classic game that could do no wrong.:) Contra/StarTropics - A Tie between two of the most challenging yet rewarding games I've ever played. Yes, they're cheap. Yes, they're unfair. But I love a game that forces you to learn the levels, since there's nothing more satisfying than beating a game a its own game.:D SMS: Phantasy Star - Another 8-bit RPG Great, while the gameplay was simple, it was always rewarding. Exploring the worlds in PS was lots of fun, and I'm always up for some First-person Dungeon crawling. The games was packed full of charm and creativity, and I was alwayslooking forward to seeing what was right around the corner. The Best part about it was the pitch-perfect difficulty, which never left me frustrated, but still kept me on my toes, forcing me to think and prepare before I act. Its second only to FF3 as the best old-school RPG I've experienced.:) Wonder Boy III: Dragon's Trap - A very unique game that's hard to pin down, It had some really interesting level designs, an interconnected, fully explorable world, and some of the catchiest music I've heard in a video game. The platforming was fun, exploring was fun, and collecting upgrades wa fun. It was, quite simply, a very fun game. I can't say it did any one thing exceptionally, but it did what it did well enough. Ys: The Vanishing Omen/Power Strike 2 - Another Tie, this time an odd one. Ys was the closest thing the SMS got to Crystalis that was any good, and I got a good kick out of it. The unique approach to combat brought the game up to a whole new level, and made grinding more fun that any other action-RPG could ever hope to accomplish. The story was pretty interesting too, at least for an 8-bit RPG. It was a real looker of a game, too, with some good music that I actually felt topped the music in the TGCD remake. As for Power Strike 2, it was just a really good shooter, the best on the SMS. I personally preferred Zanac on the NES (Made by the same guys), but it was close enough. PC: Ultima: The First Age of Darkness - The Super Mario Bros. of RPGs, it's simply a fantastic game that I feel has no true equal to this day. Everything about it was top-notch, with few flaws to speak of, although the difficulty could've used some work, and some actual music would've been appreciated. Civilization - Another Classic, it's about as fun as a strategy game could get, and I've poured hours into it so far, yet I've only scratched the surface. It's simply one of my favorite Turn-based strategy games, topped only by Master of Orion. Wizardry - Quite simply THE most punishing game I've ever played, yet somehow I love it to death and I can't stop playing no matter how many times I die. They just don't make RPGs quite like that anymore.

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Eel
Wed 7th Feb 2018

Please let's not revive dead threads this old.

Bloop.

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