[Zambatoh]

I've decided to take *coughstealcough* a thread idea out of F&G and make it dedicated to games. nya~

Basically every day (somewhere between 11PM 10PM-Midnight EST Time) I'll pick a game (or game related topic) to talk about ranging from the well known to the brutally obscure. If I'm not active on certain days, the topic can go for another day (which is rare since I lurk everyday).
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Day 1: Onimusha (series)

I've always been facinated by Samurai's and the art of Bushido. The 1st Onimusha really hit the nail on the head, albeit with a demonic hammer. nya~
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Table of Contents

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Days (thus far) [Page & Post #'s assume you're using forum defaults]
1 Onimusha series (Page 1, Post 1)
2 Tales of ???? series (Page 2, Post 30)
3 God Hand (Page 4, Post 74)
4 Metal Gear series (Page 5, Post 81)
5 Devil May Cry series (Page 6, Post 103)
6 Silent Hill series (Page 6, Post 114)
7 Star Ocean series (Page 7, Post 136)
8 Persona series (Page 8, Post 156)
9 The "Vampire" sub-genre (Page 9, Post 177)
10 Phantasy Star series (Page 10, Post 185)
11 Online RPGs (MMOs or otherwise) (Page 10, Post 196)
12 Shooters (FPS, TPS, Side Scroller, etc.) (Page 11, Post 216)
13 Nippon Ichi (NIS) (Page 12, Post 229)
14 ATLUS (Page 13, Post 242)
15 Square & Enix (Page 13, Post 253)
16 Capcom (Page 14, Post 273)
17 Konami (Page 15, Post 286)
18 Bioware (Page 16, Post 306)
19 Bethesda (Page 17, Post 323)
20 Boktai series (Page 18, Post 353)
21 Sonic (series) (Page 19, Post 363)
22 Conker's Bad Fur Day (Page 19, Post 368)
23 Castlevania (series) (Page 20, Post 383)
24 Kingdom Hearts (series) (Page 21, Post 406)
25 Naughty Dog (Page 22, Post 423)
26 F.E.A.R. (Page 23, Post 442)
27 Policenauts (Page 23, Post 456)
28 Syphon Filter (Page 24, Post 465)
29 Valkyrie Profile (Page 24, Post 471)
30 Phoenix Wright (Page 25, Post 482)
31 Soul Calibur & Soul Edge too! (Page 25, Post 493)
32 Max Payne (Page 26, Post 505)
33 Audiosurf (Page 26, Post 510)
34 Reckless Disregard for Gravity (Page 26, Post 518)
35 Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit (Page 27, Post 521)
36 Final Fantasy series (Page 27, Post 525)
37 Pokemon series (Page 28, Post 542)
38 Bond. James Bond. (Page 28, Post 558)
39 Digimon series (Page 29, Post 564)
40 Folklore (Page 29, Post 576)
41-42 The PS3 itself (Page 29, Post 580)
43 Grandia series (Page 29, Post 592)
44 Brutal Legend (Page 31, Post 605)
45 Yakuza series (Page 31, Post 611)
46 Ninja Gaiden series (Page 31, Post 619)
47 Heavy Rain (Page 32, Post 624)
48 Star Wars (Page 32, Post 629)
49 Chrono series (Page 32, Post 636)
50 Zone of the Enders (Page 33, Post 649)
51 Zelda series (Page 33, Post 660)
52 Summon Night series (Page 34, Post 673)
53 Ape Escape series (Page 34, Post 680)
54-58 Xbox 360 (Page 35, Post 685)
59 The ESRB (Page 36, Post 704)
60 Siren (Page 36, Post 715)
61 The Wii (Page 37, Post 725)
62 Hitman (Page 37, Post 737)
63 Yoshi's Island (Page 38, Post 742)
64 The N64 (Page 38, Post 745)
65 Ratchet and Clank series (Page 38, Post 759)
66 Melty Blood series (Page 39, Post 766)
67 Baroque (Page 39, Post 775)
68 Mana Khemia 1 & 2 (Page 39, Post 779)
69 Rayman series (Page 40, Post 786)
70 Favorite protagonists (Page 40, Post 790)
71 Sam & Max series (Page 40, Post 800)
72 Gundam (Page 41, Post 804)
73 Tom Clancy (Page 41, Post 812)
74 Thief series (Page 41, Post 818)
75 Monopoly (Page 42, Post 822)
76 Batman (Page 42, Post 825)
77 Threads of Fate (Page 42, Post 831)
78 Legend of Dragoon (Page 42, Post 839)
79 Shadow of the Colossus (Page 43, Post 847)
80 Just Cause (Page 43, Post 857)
81 Ghost in the Shell (Page 44, Post 886)
82 Monster Hunter (Page 44, Post 869)
83 Madness series (Page 44, Post 875)
84 Virtua Cop (Page 44, Post 877)
85 Tomba! (Page 44, Post 880)
86 Far Cry (page 45, Post 885)
87 Last Remnant (Page 45, Post 889)
88 Sakura Wars (Page 45, Post 893)
89 Metroid (Page 45, Post 897)
90 Duck Hunt (Page 46, Post 914)
91 Halo series (Page 46, Post 920)
92 Radiata Stories (Page 47, Post 925)
93 Banjo Kazooie (Page 47, Post 931)
94 Dark Sector (Page 47, Post 937)
95 Darksiders (Page 47, Page 940)
96 Overlord (Page 48, Page 944)
97 Wet (Page 48, Post 946)
98 Stranglehold (Page 48, Post 950)
99 Bujingai (Page 48, Post 953)
100 Oddworld (Page 48, Post 957)
101 Shadow Hearts series (Page 49, Post 966)
102 Mega Man series (Page 49, Post 971)
103 Manhunt (page 50, Post 982)
104 Ace Combat series (Page 50, Page 985)
105 Crysis (Page 50, Post 988)
106 Tenchu series (Post 50, Post 992)
107 Lost Planet series (page 51, Post 1003)
108 Dreamfall: Longest Journey (Page 51, Post 1006)
109 Planescape: Torment (Page 51, Post 1014)
110 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (Page 51, Post 1019)
111 Odin Sphere (Page 52, Post 1023)
112 Grim Fandango (Page 52, Post 1029)
113 Shadow of Destiny / Memories (Page 52, Post 1035)

This post has been edited by Zambatoh: 23 May 2010 - 07:42 PM

[Saldite The Narwhal]

I have the first two.
Got 'em discounted for $5 each.

Love 'em both.

[Zambatoh]

Cool deal. The 2nd game is very unique in that your actions towards the other lead characters constantly influences the storyline continuously. Even going so far as to alter certain boss battles. nya~

[Saldite The Narwhal]

I never really got that far in the 2nd, but it was cool enough.
I can't remember if I beat the first or not, though...

[moonchow]

I recently bought the Onimusha collection which has the first 3 (despite already having the first one).
I personally love these games. Went through the first again and now I have to start on two. Great games.


Good topic btw Zam. Very original idea unlike some lame imitators *coughFailconcough*

[Zambatoh]

I recently bought the Onimusha collection which has the first 3 (despite already having the first one).
I personally love these games. Went through the first again and now I have to start on two. Great games.
Good topic btw Zam. Very original idea unlike some lame imitators *coughFailconcough*

Yeah the trilogy is pretty good. I wonder if anyone here has ever played Onimusha: DoD besides me? I personally found that game to be more brutally challenging then any of the previous games. It also certainly brought a decent end to the series as well (tying up all the loose ends and such). nya~

[DarkRPGMaster]

I have Onimusha 1 and 2, but every copy I get of 3 freezes at certain points. But I've played and beaten 4 though. HUGGING AMAZING. I found a cheap way to win against the final boss.

This post has been edited by DarkRPGMaster: 15 January 2010 - 08:22 PM

[Zambatoh]

I have Onimusha 1 and 2, but every copy I get of 3 freezes at certain points. But I've played and beaten 4 though. HUGGING AMAZING. I found a cheap way to win against the final boss.

Are your disks scratched? If not its probably your machine.
As for the final boss, I think everybody has *cough. nya~

[DarkRPGMaster]

Are your disks scratched? If not its probably your machine.

No, it's just the discs I keep getting. I don't want to end up buying the Onimusha Essentials thing for $30 when I only need the 3rd game. Though I might end up doing so and giving my old versions of Onimusha 1 and 2 to my best friend.

[Zambatoh]

No, it's just the discs I keep getting. I don't want to end up buying the Onimusha Essentials thing for $30 when I only need the 3rd game. Though I might end up doing so and giving my old versions of Onimusha 1 and 2 to my best friend.

Well thats too bad. I mean its only 30 bucks that could be spent on getting Silent Hill but..thats a topic for another day. nya~

[DarkRPGMaster]

Well thats too bad. I mean its only 30 bucks that could be spent on getting Silent Hill but..thats a topic for another day. nya~

Yes. Well that, and other good games.

[Luma]

Think the only one I've played was 3, but I was pretty terrible at it. Still fun though!

[moonchow]

I sometimes question the historical accuracy of these games though...

[Conker3322]

I've owned the first one for about 5 or 6 years and have never touched it. Maybe I will someday. Everyone says they're good games.

[moonchow]

You really should.
They're great beat 'em up/action games.

[Conker3322]

You really should.
They're great beat 'em up/action games.

Y'know, I think I will.
After I beat Shadow Hearts, then Dawn of Mana, I'll jump into Onimusha and see how I like it =)

[Nermie]

I've actually never played an Onimusha game, though I do want to. I should pick up the collection one day.

[DarkRPGMaster]

I sometimes question the historical accuracy of these games though...

The historical accuracy is like that of Shadow Hearts. In other words, secret history that is not true.

I've actually never played an Onimusha game, though I do want to. I should pick up the collection one day.

You should. The gameplay is amazing.

[Zambatoh]

I've actually never played an Onimusha game, though I do want to. I should pick up the collection one day.

You should. The gameplay is amazing.

In a sense Onimusha is Capcom's answer to Legend of Zelda. Expect lots of puzzle solving on top of elemental weapons as well as a hidden Master Sw..er I mean Bishamon Sword. nya~

Hm on second thought its probably more accurate to call it Resident Evil with Samurais. nya~

This post has been edited by Zambatoh: 16 January 2010 - 11:01 AM

[Saldite The Narwhal]

Hm on second thought its probably more accurate to call it Resident Evil with Samurai. nya~

That's exactly the thought I got while playing the first.

The first Onimusha also reminded me of another PSX game called Soul Of The Samurai (which, I felt, was pretty epic).