I feel the need to mention the not-as-popular FFs. Specifically Tactics (and Advanced, as well. A2, less so.) But even more so, Crystal Chronicles. I remain to this day convinced that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on Gamecube was one of the best co-op gaming experiences ever made. I've yet to find a game that I've replayed that much with friends.
Coming in as my favorite game from way back though would have to be the Tales games - Tales of Destiny, Tales of Symphonia, Abyss, etc. The series as a whole is probably one of my favorite series, if not my my favorite overall. Great stories and fun combat - all you ever need.
And then another big one was Monster Hunter. The original on PS2, using the bulky as all hell network adapter that was also used with FFXI. I spent more hours in the original MH than all of the sequels combined (My main character had nearly 3000 hours on it), and none of them have pulled me in the way the original did. And I still can't figure out why.
And lastly of course there's Pokemon. It's pretty difficult to find someone who grew up in the 90s that didn't have anything to do with the series, and for me, Blue was one of my first video games that was mine alone and not the family's, so it's got a pretty big spot in my heart.Â
There's others too, like ones that have been mentioned already (Kingdom Hearts, Golden Sun) but there's tons others that just didn't have as big of an impact overall. I mean, god knows I spent hours upon hours just screwing around in Star Wars: Battlefront (and 2), but I think I hit the big ones.
Oh, and Star Ocean: Til the End of Time.
Coming in as my favorite game from way back though would have to be the Tales games - Tales of Destiny, Tales of Symphonia, Abyss, etc. The series as a whole is probably one of my favorite series, if not my my favorite overall. Great stories and fun combat - all you ever need.
And then another big one was Monster Hunter. The original on PS2, using the bulky as all hell network adapter that was also used with FFXI. I spent more hours in the original MH than all of the sequels combined (My main character had nearly 3000 hours on it), and none of them have pulled me in the way the original did. And I still can't figure out why.
And lastly of course there's Pokemon. It's pretty difficult to find someone who grew up in the 90s that didn't have anything to do with the series, and for me, Blue was one of my first video games that was mine alone and not the family's, so it's got a pretty big spot in my heart.Â
There's others too, like ones that have been mentioned already (Kingdom Hearts, Golden Sun) but there's tons others that just didn't have as big of an impact overall. I mean, god knows I spent hours upon hours just screwing around in Star Wars: Battlefront (and 2), but I think I hit the big ones.
Oh, and Star Ocean: Til the End of Time.
(Forever a work in progress)