Just want a list of the games I own, since I'm starting Toulose LauTrack of them.
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Many neat features, but overshadowed by its successor in just about every way. And don't get me started on that fucking last level unless you want to see my veins burst out my forehead.
A game which has cool design ideas and an earnest attempt to blend movie and animated series that suffers from cruel save points and restart conditions, and wonky platforming that could learn a lot from the elegance of Sands of Time (a game to which it owes a lot). Still, for a problematic platformer and movie tie-in game, this is more enjoyable than one might expect. It's just too bad that they didn't just go all the way to the animation side of things and let poor Charlize go free. Not done yet, but the draconian save system is wearing me thin.
Just look at that list! Roadblasters! I finally get to tool around on that game without spending money (or feeling guilty). Still, this and all the other arcade collections I've bought remind me that arcade games are there to suck quarters out of your pocket and keep you wanting more, instead of providing a steady narrative experience. Maybe I'll profile the specific games that I like in this comment bar later. And a note to me in the future if I don't: don't worry, this sure as hell isn't the first project you've let fall by the wayside. Don't feel bad.
Xybots, APB, and Xenophobe, three of my favorite arcade games. Not to mention some Mortal Kombat (although the code system is futzed up because of poorly thought-out controls). Same problem with other arcade game compilations, the arcade is made to make kids and grown-ups alike wonder where it all went, training them for the inevitable disappointment of trips to Reno and Vegas.
Not gotten too far in this yet. The beat-em-up system is wonky, but I like its attempt at urban Prince of Persia and customizing a graffiti tag set...
Great storytelling, great new features that improve on the good system of its predecessor. Not as good as people give it credit for in my opinion, at least with regard to the magnitude of love it gets. Maybe this comes from the versatility of the multiplayer? I haven't really tried that. The change-up in the main characters seems to be criticized by some people? I don't understand why, I loved it. I don't think it makes the enemy any more sympathetic, but it sure as hell makes them believable and a lot more interesting, not to mention cutting the monotony down to almost nil. If you're curious as to why monotony might be a problem, cf the first game.
I have not even cracked this one yet. Gimme a Firefly/Serenity game, or a Dr. Horrible maybe. I dunno. Maybe I'll say more when I give it a go...
I really like this game, I just wish the dungeons were deeper. I mean, OK, Daggerfall went a bit ape dookie with its pits of endless doom, but I think they swung a bit too far in the other direction with this one. Still, the free exploration is exactly the kind of thing I like, and the character customization is fun, if it still seems silly to me to jump around like a House of Pain to boost up Jump, for example (and I miss wall climbing). Got the two expansions for this in a game of the year edition, but haven't gotten TOO much mileage out of those yet. Didn't realize I got close to beating the main mission until I saw a bit too much of a really fast run through on the internets... Sorta broke the illusion for me and I didn't come back to it. That, I felt the slave freeing subplot didn't seem to have enough meat for me, even though I was grateful for its existence. I don't doubt I'll pick it up some day again, assuming my XBox doesn't a'splode.
It feels a bit weird to say this, but I think I enjoyed III the most. The play felt weird on the XBox as compared to the PS2. I don't know why. The one that's best is III; for some reason it felt like I was in a real city, I guess because the level of detail was low enough that the movements were smoother. San Andreas has the best plot and features of the three, but it felt like the engine was struggling. Vice City has a lot of character, and I can see why people like it the best, but I think all three of them feel different enough to be appreciated by their own merits.
I actually bought this for its inclusion of the old Doom games. Silly, huh? I haven't beaten 3 yet, but I ran through 1, 2, and the arduous and largely unrewarding Ultimate. With stuff like ZDoom out there, though, it's hard to not feel like I threw my money away. Ah well, I don't regret it really. I enjoyed playing through those old games again.