Black Francis

@Silenzio

i heard the online FF game is actually worth the money they keep adding updates and whatnot but then again im playing GTA online which does this for free

Dark souls you mean? im not sure if they added a PvP aspect to it i had Demon's soul which was the 1st game and it was great! it takes a bit to get used to because the game doesn't explain much most of it you learn by exploring there is no constant tutorial holding you by the hand like a baby on the contrary the game is known for being pretty tough but worth it

have you ever played Shadow of the colussus?

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Silenzio

@Black Francis Thanks for the info about that FF.
Dark Souls sounds interesting, I enjoy the adventure in games, yes. Tutorials aren't this necessary after the first 3 minutes
If I can get that game, I'll check it out for sure. In 3 Months I'll have enough time probably to get into a totally new game.

@djchameleon
MK7 = Mario Kart 7, AC = Animal Crossing (New Leaf)
MTO = Mario Tennis Open, HM = Harvest Moon (just the Tale of Two Towns, sadly)
and MH = Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (still need to get into it) and Pokémon Y.
Oh and I forgot to mention KiU = Kid Icarus Uprising.

Yeah, Bravely Default... got that recommended. I'll try to get used copy.
I heard it's similar to Rune Factory. I loved that game, so I may like Bravely Default.
Zelda - my sister loves it. She'll be playing it instead of me. ;3

About the difficulty levels... I usually try to play games on normal level first as well. Especially if I don't know the franchise.
Then again, I try to improve and well - sometimes I just stop there. Happend with KiU. I need to play it more again, that's for sure.

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djchameleon

Another thing that used to piss me off about old games and their unnecessary difficulty was the fact that you would have to start over all the way from the beginning. Until they started using codes that you had to write down with random letters/numbers. Also screw NES games that you just get to a certain level and they immediately tune up the difficulty.

How many times did you die on that stupid bike level in Battletoads!? Or the stupid swimming level in the first TMNT game. They ruined the turtles for me for awhile with that game. Don't even get me started on Ghost N Goblins. Screw those retro games and the people that idolize them with their rose colored shades. It was a horrible time. Mega Man was another horrible game that I don't think I ever beat.

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Engine

Hyberbolic much?
I do agree with you in a lot of cases though. Still, I'm planning on buying a NES system soon. I never threw out this old 36" Sony CRT TV that I've had forever and the combination will be an awesome link to the horrible past.

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djchameleon

You are pretty much going on a nostalgic dumpster dive but hope you enjoy it.

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KeineLust

I bought a 13 inch sears color tv for 4 bucks because I thought it looked cool

Engine

Oh I am, but I will enjoy it. I really only want it for the handful of games that I loved as a kid. Pure nostalgia trip.

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anticipation

You sound like the kind of person who picks up Ninja Gaiden, plays it for 10 minutes, then complains it's too difficult and isn't fun and gives up. You sound like a quitter, and like you're bad at video games, doesn't mean everyone else is nor that they should share your lame opinion. While I agree the only "broken" game I can think of on NES is Ghost n Goblins, that's only because it never ends. Kid Icarus, The Legend of Kage, now those are hard games. I have never taken playing games seriously enough to get upset over them. Grow up.

djchameleon

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Engine

I agree with both of you but I lean towards anticipation's opinion.

I don't think Ghosts n Goblins is broken just because it never ends. Definitely kind of unsatisfying though, for being so difficult.

I never let gaming get to me emotionally, even as a little kid. But they were definitely crazy frustrating and adrenalizing, to the point of smashing things. Sometimes kids would cry.

All of the best games of that era were beatable only by playing, dying, and repeating until you beat it. Sometimes that took months. But I still remember beating The Legend of Kage (possibly my favorite NES game of all) and that was still more satisfying than all my playthroughs of Fallout 3 and NV combined, for instance. I'm not saying retro games were better, but beating those games was a rite of passage.

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