IrishNinja
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anyone played through Xenogears 2.0? supposed to be a more definitive version/effort, wanted to hear impressions.
anyone played through Xenogears 2.0? supposed to be a more definitive version/effort, wanted to hear impressions.
ah...syncing up the dubs might be worth it, but yeah i heard it improved the combat; if it's just remapping the buttons, that's kind've a letdown. i was hoping for a little something extra, like when you play FF XII Zodiac or something.
Ugh, I've really been itching to play either Arc 2 or Xenogears
and even though I own both of them, I'm thinking of double dipping to play on Vita
Any suggestions on which one to go for? And is it a big deal to play Arc 2 without an Arc 1 save file?
Eh, isn't that just the weeaboo patch? Sure the voices were badly dubbed in the US version for the cut scenes, but in combat they weren't bad. Then stuff like changing X and O around to their "proper" Japanese assignment, instead of the dirty westerner way is kinda dumb if you are already use to X being cancel. Last I checked other then that nothing is different. You are still playing with the English script.
Did anyone else get this demo disc with their ps1?
Lyte Edge, props to you for collecting Punch the Monkey!. That, plus Rhythm Busters and Umihara Kawase Shun, must have been a find,
Regarding RE1, The Japanese directors cut with the later RE2 demo surprised me, because it was different from my western directors cut and sounds like the precursor to the remake at times.
For those who own or have played The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, is it even close to being worth its current price? Is it even worth half that much?
These are the patch notes of Xenogears 2.0:
What was different about it?
Here's part of my collection, loved my PS1 dearly, had some incredible memories with that console.
Nice collection of PAL stuff from hipgnosis, always nice to see PAL stuff I never did get my hands on.
Thank you! Awesome stuff you got there as well. Lots of stuff I'd like to add to my collection as well.
Some real rarities there as well such as Megaman X4 and Philosoma which are quite hard to find.
My latest PS1 games arrived today!
I bought Ehrgeiz because of the neat RPG Dungeon Crawler sidegame that comes with it.
Can't wait to get owned by the final boss in Saga Frontier 2!
i was nostalgia-ing over psx square pre-rendered backgrounds earlier today. got frustrated there were next to no ff7 images online, so i pulled a bunch off the discs
the rest are here:
http://imgur.com/a/shRaP
round 2: ff8
im not done but here's what i have uploaded so far
honestly, these are a lot more boring than ff7
full set:
http://imgur.com/a/Jp9AY
I could recommend any of these awesome games over current gen titles.
used a program called palmer to export the layers from the field files as pngs, then put them together in photoshopThis is neat stuff! How exactly do you rip them?
I finally hit the 200 mark a month or so ago, right now I'm around 204.
I'm pretty happy with the collection because I've managed to pick up most of the costly games aside from a few stragglers (still hoping to find cheap copies of Team Buddies, Klonoa, Tactics Ogre, and Einhander sooner or later). I mainly focus on Japanese stuff, so now most of my efforts are being focused on some of the more obscure, less costly titles.
I don't know what criteria you wish to use. I am only a few hours into the first game, and I really enjoy it. It isn't too complicated, despite having a totally unique battle system. It certainly feels like a classic 16-bit RPG, but is translated extremely well, and the plot never stops moving. I haven't had a boring moment yet. The graphics and music are well-done, and the characters are interesting.are the ps1 tales games any good?
As someone who has tried several brand new models of the PlayStation and PSone, I'd say there is no reason not to just get the PSone. It is more quiet, smaller footprint, have rubber feet so they don't slide around, and the controllers are superior. The PSone Dual Shock analog sticks are much tighter and more accurate. It really feels as though Sony sat down and engineered a hardware revision that was cheaper because it was more efficiently designed with durable components, and not because of cheap, flimsy components.Quick question though: I do most of my PS1 gaming via PS3 these days, and while it's probably the most ideal solution since compatibility is really only a problem for a small handful of games, I've had a bit of a hankering to play it on the original hardware. There's someone I know selling the slim model complete with controllers and wires for about $25.
Are the smaller models generally reliable? I remember having to turn the older models upside down to get it to run stuff reliably (and eventually, it just stopped playing discs altogether), and I just want to make sure I don't have to jump through similar hoops to get stuff to work.
I was all set to type, "yes!" It is a great game, from what I have played so far. I acquired it last year from a GAF user for around $100 shipped. I feel it is worth what I paid. Then I just checked current eBay ending prices. What on earth happened? Did someone make a YouTube video about it? It is actually selling for $200+!For those who own or have played The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, is it even close to being worth its current price? Is it even worth half that much?
Tales of Destiny is like Tales of Phantasia on the SNES, it's even similar graphically; it's good, but don't expect it to blow you out of the water in any way, could be done on the SNES (taking FMV's aside) and it's a Tales game so plot tends to be simplistic and it's worth it for the gameplay alone. It introduced skits and I like it, but it's not groundbreaking in any way or form.are the ps1 tales games any good?
200 for both tales or 200 each?I'm not sure I would pay over $200 for it. Maybe. I am the guy who is willing to drop whatever it takes to get great games. I spent $200 on both Tales games and $90 on ISS Pro Revolution. If a game is worth playing, it's worth owning.
This thread makes me want to start a nice little jrpg collection. Too bad I don't have the money for this.
Importing the games from Japan is actually way cheaper than getting the US versions, but since my Japanese is kinda meh... well... ;_;
Hey at least you've got a good headstart right?
The rest of us have to suffer for not grabbing Suikoden 2 back in the day lol.
For those who own or have played The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, is it even close to being worth its current price? Is it even worth half that much?
I didn't know about these little wonder devices until very recently, so thought I'd share.
This little trhing lets you connect to a PS3 with your PS1 or PS2 memory cards, and move saves back and forth between memory cards and the PS3's internal memory cards. This means I can copy over the saves of games I'd been playing on Vita/PSP/PS3 over to a regular memory card to continue on the original hardware. Super neat.
I paid $230 total with shipping from eBay for both tales games, from the same seller. They are mint. It looks like you can get them for less than that now.
Goddamn, I want to buy an old SDTV/EDTV now and just dedicate a corner of my room to PS1/PS2 games.
EEES SOO REAALL
In truth though, I liked High Heat 2003 the most.
I'm based in the UK, and only have PAL games.
What are my best options for picture quality?
I know it goes like this:
Component > S-Video > RGB Scart
Most PAL PS2 games don't support 480p. So is it worth using a component cable? Or going the S-video route?
I've got an old bulky PS2 but can probably get a PS2 slim pretty cheap.
What about TVs? Better to have a bulky CRT or a slim EDTV?
Gosh this is exciting
I'm based in the UK, and only have PAL games.
What are my best options for picture quality?
I know it goes like this:
Component > S-Video > RGB Scart
Most PAL PS2 games don't support 480p. So is it worth using a component cable? Or going the S-video route?
I've got an old bulky PS2 but can probably get a PS2 slim pretty cheap.
What about TVs? Better to have a bulky CRT or a slim EDTV?
Gosh this is exciting
RGB is better than S-Video. You honestly won't notice much difference between component and RGB.
As far as I'm aware, a PS2 with component cables would be about as good as it gets for PS1 games, since the PS1 doesn't support anything better than composite (to my knowledge).
For PS1 it's RGB > Component > S-Video > composite.I'm based in the UK, and only have PAL games.
What are my best options for picture quality?
I know it goes like this:
Component > S-Video > RGB Scart
Most PAL PS2 games don't support 480p. So is it worth using a component cable? Or going the S-video route?
I've got an old bulky PS2 but can probably get a PS2 slim pretty cheap.
What about TVs? Better to have a bulky CRT or a slim EDTV?
Gosh this is exciting
I've been playing through Blood Omen for the first time (via PSN, don't own the disc) and am finding it oddly engaging even though the combat and controls and loading times completely suck. It probably helps that I love Soul Reaver (though SR is the only game in the series I'd played previously).
I probably need to start looking for some replacement wired controllers that can work with my original PS1. I can't remember, is the PS2 DS2 backwards compatible with the PS1 hardware? I also need to open my launch PS2 and adjust its laser some day, it's gotten rather finicky.