While I was designing First Fantasy I took some time to play some old-school RPG's to give me a rounded idea of how it should play. Doing this only made me nostalgic with games from my childhood. Because everyone does SNES/NES lists, here is a short-list/micro review of my most favourite PS1 games from a time when Cynical Discourse was closer to Happy Chit-Chat and the internet composed of nothing more than Doom levels and Geocites.
Final Fantasy VIII
I'll kick off the list with my most favourite game in the Final Fantasy series. Most people hate this game because it had a strong storyline, characters over the age of 13 and it pisses off koreans who continously grinded to top level only to realise all the enemies level with you; This was a game with class. Although it did suffer from some bad design choices (Selphie's face for example) and the most unsubtle hint that the main character was an autistic clinical depressive who turns down pussy twice just on the first disc alone.
He does however, end up getting Rinoa in quite possibly the most romantic bonding scene in Final Fantasy history. This generally shocked the general virgin demographic who realised that even a spastic who wears a womans parker jacket 2 sizes too small gets more action then they do and so, the shunned it.
He does however, end up getting Rinoa in quite possibly the most romantic bonding scene in Final Fantasy history. This generally shocked the general virgin demographic who realised that even a spastic who wears a womans parker jacket 2 sizes too small gets more action then they do and so, the shunned it.
Tombi!
Tombi (Or Tomba) was one of the most under-rated Side scrolling RPG's ever to brace the PS1. Not only did it have some of the most acid inspired characters and places; I mean a pink haired monkey man chasing after seven pigs to try and get back a bracelet which they stole. When he finds the pigs how does he treat them? He throws them into small handbacks repeatedly until they stop moving. If you thought that was the end of it, hold up sister! This motherfucker doesn't stop there, he also has a weird obsession with biting everything in sight which looks like the most painful way to die - To be bitten on the noggin by a pink haired caveman.
One gripe I always had with the game was how Tombi at the start of the game comes out of a HUGE masion to probably the most shantiest emptiest place in the world. Not only is the game-world completely devoid of life-form aside from about 3 NPC's but how obscurley structured the world is; unless you're an olympic long jumper, runner and gymnastics champion, you would never be-able to go anywhere. Especially considering the 3 main NPC's are titled 'The Hundred Year Old Man', 'The Thousand Year Old Man' and 'The Ten Thousand Year Old Man' I dread to think what the weekly shop is like for them.
Another thing to point out is it's one of the most expensive games to buy now on the PS1 with a new copy coming in at £60-200.
One gripe I always had with the game was how Tombi at the start of the game comes out of a HUGE masion to probably the most shantiest emptiest place in the world. Not only is the game-world completely devoid of life-form aside from about 3 NPC's but how obscurley structured the world is; unless you're an olympic long jumper, runner and gymnastics champion, you would never be-able to go anywhere. Especially considering the 3 main NPC's are titled 'The Hundred Year Old Man', 'The Thousand Year Old Man' and 'The Ten Thousand Year Old Man' I dread to think what the weekly shop is like for them.
Another thing to point out is it's one of the most expensive games to buy now on the PS1 with a new copy coming in at £60-200.
Medievil
Aww yeah, my most favourite games to brace the PS1. The soundtrack alone - with its big synths was what got me into ambient electro music. The gameplay was awfully violent looking back: The ability to club people to death with a massive hammer or to decapitate them limb from limb with throwing knifes and axes destroyed my fragile mind and made me the hard serial killer I am today.
In all seriousness, the game had some fantastically amusing dialogue and a huge variety of stages. Borrowing from medieval mythology and delivering it through the wold of Gallowmere. Your character is Sir Daniel Fortesque, a skeletal warrior with just one eye and no bottom jaw as you follow his quest to stop Zarok - The evil sorcerer and secure his place in the Hall Of Heroes.
In all seriousness, the game had some fantastically amusing dialogue and a huge variety of stages. Borrowing from medieval mythology and delivering it through the wold of Gallowmere. Your character is Sir Daniel Fortesque, a skeletal warrior with just one eye and no bottom jaw as you follow his quest to stop Zarok - The evil sorcerer and secure his place in the Hall Of Heroes.
In conclusion, the PS1 was my most favourite console. It had alot of British gaming classics and had a huge diversity of game genres. I could seriously go on forever about all the games but I'll save them for another time - More specifically when I can't think of anything to write about that week.
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