History Gush / VideoGames

* The online [[http://eyezmaze.com/ Grow games]] take an unique concept and make it utterly cute and fun. Grow Island is probably the best out of them, but Grow Cube and RPG run a close second and third. Did I mention that the game animations are so cute and fun to watch, even if you get the order of things all wrong?
** There is a new game that is a SpiritualSucessor of sorts to Grow Island, called ''Grow valley'', it just as epic or even more epic than Island.

** Oh man, this is the best online FPS game ever made. I love the concepts of the teamwork and communication based gameplay it has on display as well as how they're executed. The teamwork comes from all of the separate little things that you don't always notice, but are still important to the game. Every class has it's strengths and weaknesses, as well as a goal they are meant to be working towards in the map. This means that you need to communicate with other players in order to have them cover your weaknesses and have you cover theirs. When 2 or more classes combine their strengths and cover each other's shortcomings, they can do some serious damage in the map, much more than either of them could have alone. Another factor that makes it my favorite game is that the game has probably the best sense of humor I've ever seen in a game. Everything about each character is funny, interesting, clever and unique. From their exaggerated visual designs to their ridiculous and purposely fake accents to their over the top and hilarious dialogue (SPAH SAPPIN MAH SENTRY!!!). Just watch some of the Meet the videos Valve has released on the TF2 site or listen to some of their domination dialogue on YouTube. If they don't at least get a chuckle out of you, you must not have a sense of humor. There's so much self consciousness and 4th wall breaking moments in the game that it's almost as if it's a parody of an FPS than an actual FPS. I love how the Sniper drives a "Camper Van", and how Scout tells someone that he just killed to ragequit, like the characters know that they're in a video game. The icing on the cake [insert bad Portal joke here] is the added fact that Valve still updates and gives constant attention to the game for FREE, after 2 YEARS, IN A CAVE, WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS. When anyone asks me why I like Valve so much, I point them to this game

* ''{{Meteos}}'' and the Xbox 360 sequel ''Meteos Wars'' are, without doubt, [[Tropers/PL7764 this troper's]] favorite Falling Block games. ''Meteos'' was great not just because it was thoroughly entertaining, but in that it was one of few games I found that utilized the DS's touch screen as a primary control mechanic without it feeling like a stupid gimmick. ''Meteos Wars'' has been my newfound addiction, in addition to rediscovering the original. The lack of a touch screen actually doesn't hinder the game too much - the button controls don't take too long to adapt to, and overall it's easily as fun as the original. It's well worth the money-price and time needed to adapt to the 360 controller if you loved the original game, as this one includes loads of throwbacks to it, including many of the original planets (or ''all of them'' if you get both DLC packs), a handful of which include their entire original soundtracks remixed to reflect the 360's higher operating output. The rest all have [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome absolutely superb]] and [[EarWorm satisfyingly addicting]] new audio to go with them. The game does have its flaws - the controls can stick sometimes, and if you're just a little colorblind (like me) then differentiating between similar pieces on certain planets may be tough on a SDTV. But it's certainly not deserving of the flak that it gets (most of which is directed at its lack of touch controls and [[Fanboy lack of being on a Nintendo platform]]).

* ''{{Meteos}}'' and the Xbox 360 sequel ''Meteos Wars'' are, without doubt, [[Tropers/PL7764 this troper's]] favorite FallingBlockGames. ''Meteos'' was great not just because it was thoroughly entertaining, but in that it was one of few games I found that utilized the DS's touch screen as a primary control mechanic without it feeling like a stupid gimmick. ''Meteos Wars'' has been my newfound addiction, in addition to rediscovering the original. The lack of a touch screen actually doesn't hinder the game too much - the button controls don't take too long to adapt to, and overall it's easily as fun as the original. It's well worth the money-price and time needed to adapt to the 360 controller if you loved the original game, as this one includes loads of throwbacks to it, including many of the original planets (or ''all of them'' if you get both DLC packs), a handful of which include their entire original soundtracks remixed to reflect the 360's higher operating output. The rest all have [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome absolutely superb]] and [[EarWorm satisfyingly addicting]] new audio to go with them. The game does have its flaws - the controls can stick sometimes, and if you're just a little colorblind (like me) then differentiating between similar pieces on certain planets may be tough on a SDTV. But it's certainly not deserving of the flak that it gets (most of which is directed at its lack of touch controls and [[Fanboy lack of being on a Nintendo platform]]).

** Not to mention the subtle innovations the sequel brought. Bioware says, "Let's innovate dialogue!" Everyone else says, "Talking is talking, it can't be improved." Bioware says "O rly?" and brings in interrupts. Much [[CrowningMoment/MassEffect awesome]], [[Funny/MassEffect hilarity]], and occasionally [[HeartwarmingMoment/MassEffect heartwarming]] ensues.

* Haters gonna hate, but I ''loved'' FinalFantasyXIII. The music (not Uematsu, but still good), the story (confusing but epic once you get into it), the character development--holy hell, the ''character development''--the top notch voice acting, the absolutely obscenely gorgeous graphics, the fun and challenging battle system... Heck, I even think the linearity is a great change. The main characters feel like an actual [[{{Nakama}} family]] for once, something the FinalFantasy games consistently have difficulty achieving. The ending makes me cry every time I watch it.

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* You wouldn't believe me, but ''GearsofWar'' is one for me. The music is astounding, the plotline is done beautifully, and dear god, I cried so hard when [[spoiler: Tai killed himself, and Dom euthanized Maria.]]

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* [[GodOfWar God. Of. War.]] The biggest, baddest, most epic blood-and-guts-Roy-Harryhausen-if-the-censors-were-not-admitted Ancient Greek pile of badassery ever. A rare case where linear gameplay turned out to be a blessing; the entire thing is like playing a movie ([[SceneryPorn and a really good looking movie too]]). Also; [[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=RUHpZaUUoGA&feature=PlayList&p=614EEFC26BB435CD&playnext=1&index=39 the soundtrack]].

* And what about its SpiritualSucessor {{Ico}} (Well I guess if you want to get technical, Ico came before Shadow of the Colossus, but whatever...) It's radically different from SotC, but no less awesome--when you bond with a character that you can't even understand what they're saying. While this troper personally thinks SotC is better, Ico is amazing in its storytelling, puzzels, and that feeling of aloneness that carried over to SotC.

** ''{{Persona4}}'' is such a happy game that the theme color is ''yellow.'' Like all of ShinMegamiTensei it has a ridiculously complex
storyline but it manages to accomplish this without the usual "emo" mood. You will get so attatched to every character playing this game that you will want so badly either to live in their world or for them to be real just so you can be friends and hang out with them. Besides all the supernatural/heroic stuff, there are so many fun slice of life stories about you and your friends' adventures in ordinary life; cooking competitions, camping trips, shopping, and field trips. As mentioned above, it really feels like you are in the game.

** Playing Kingdom Hearts was like my childhood manifested into one video game. I have to thank Kingdom Hearts for not only reviving my love for Disney, but also for getting me through some tough times when I first played it. The first game was pure, good-hearted magic and the second game was an epic adventure in a world I didn't want to leave. It's amazing how the game expanded from a simple adventure game to a vast universe of its own without losing any of the charm that made it popular to begin with. This isn't my favorite video game series for nothing!

*Ah... This Troper is shamelessly bragging about IrisuSyndrome, and how great the game itself is. You got Great (not to mention [[{{Moe}} cute]]) Characters, a shocking and subtle Story, addicting Gameplay despite being NintendoHard, and best of all, Irisu Herself. Then you have ''Metsu'', in which there is great quality in music, and creates a (even more) well developed storyline, which explains what motivations have the Characters have. You have to keep reading the text files to understand the entire plot, but once you do, you'll be treated to an amazing storyline.

*Ah... This Troper is shamelessly bragging about IrisuSyndrome, and how great the game itself is. You got Great (not to mention [[{{Moe}} cute]]) Characters, a shocking and subtle Story, addicting Gameplay despite being NintendoHard, and best of all, Irisu Herself.