This seriously depends upon the genre. Based on what I've seen of
games,
Most console games originate in Japan; most PC games in the U.S.
First-person shooters are the domain of American companies (as most land on the
PC)
Most MMORPG's come from either South Korea (the ones that seem to drawn more
"cutesy") or the U.S.
Console RPG's are dominated by titles originating from Japan
Sports games are primarily American (EA releases the majority, I believe)
Real-time strategy -- the better offerrings have come from American companies
(Blizzard, in particular)
Fighting games -- I would give the edge to Japan in this category
In other words, a broad encompassing statement that the best game developers
are in Japan is hard to support; this really depends upon what type of games you
like to play most.
I played Legend of Mana. It's not a bad game, but the storyline is weak at
best. The thing that kept my interest for a while was my mad dash to get a
super-powerful spear for my character o_O (attack power maxes at 999, which I
think was enough to take down any boss in Nightmare mode with a couple of
strikes).
Of those two, I've only played doa2, but my suspicion is that Tekken 4 is
probably the deeper game. If you're interested in the "best" 3D
fighting game on PS2, though, it seems odd that you'd leave Soul Calibur 2 out
of the mix.
I may be a bit biased, since Chrono Trigger was the first RPG I ever played, but
I've played both, and I'd say Chrono Trigger is better. I think one of the
problems Chrono Cross has is that too many characters were just added in, so you
don't really get much development on a lot of them, and honestly, most of them
just weren't that important to the story.
I own both Dynasty Warriors 3 and 4, loved both of them (er, if you ignore the
fact that DW4 removed the option to have the Japanese language track :/). I
never got around in 4 to getting everyone's Level 10 weapon, and I'm still
missing the max level for all items.
Comparing the three main sides, Wu has more unique weapons relative to the other
two sides, and certainly some of their styles are a bit different. Shu has the
best crowd clearers, thanks to the large proportion of polearms they have. Wei
is somewhere in between Wu and Shu, some good crowd-clearers, but also some
uniques.
The characters I like and/or think are good (not necessarily the 10 best
characters in the game, but I've never really been disappointed by any of these
characters):
Lu Bu (this goes without saying, he can basically rip through anything)
Ma Chao (with the Shadow Harness and mounted, he is pretty much unstoppable)
Guan Yu (still as good as he was in DW3, but without the horrific bow defense
this time)
Wei Yan (looks and speaks a bit on the funny side, but he's quite strong)
Xiahou Dun (good moveset, and I got his 10th by taking down Lu Bu without too
much dificulty)
Zhang He (one of the fastest guys in the game, but a bit lacking in
crowd-clearance)
Xu Huang (big axe, good range, powerful moves, enough said)
Zhou Yu (possibly the best running move in the game, but in some ways, better in
the air...)
Sun Ce (seems a bit bratty, but moveset's pretty good, though not easy to
connect fully with)
Sun Shang Xiang (fast, and good moveset with decent crowd-clearance)
Uh, in regard to Magic Punk, I stopped playing that game after I had a single
round last almost 2 hours :/ I still play Gunbound from time to time, though
Almost every death in Valkyrie Profile was somewhat tragic. And of course, you
couldn't get a character to join your party in the game unless you saw his or
her death sequence (well, excluding the characters you can recruit in the bonus
dungeon in Hard mode and one other character who is already a soul in an empty
suit of armor).
My left eye is quite bad, my right eye is basically "normal". I have
glasses that I only really need to use when I have classes in order to see stuff
at a distance. Thing is, my eyesight hasn't really changed much in the last 10
years, which was when I first started to wear glasses, though I've been told by
one of my eye doctors that it's because my right eye compensates heavily for my
left o_O
I own GGXX, but only played it for about a week (spring break :p). The main
issue I had with it was sort of a non-issue, in the sense that I'm a bit too
used to 3-D fighting games listing any sort of button sequence as a
"special" move, and so it seemed at first like they all very few
special moves. In terms of the actual game, I never quite got the hang of all
the extra stuff like the Roman cancel, dust, and Ino would beat the living
daylights out of me.
I have a bad feeling the Lakers will take care of the Timberwolves (too bad, the
Lakers are the team in basketball I hate the most), especially since the
Timberwolves lost home-court by dropping Game 1. On the other side, I'd go with
the Pacers, since I just don't think the Pistons have consistent enough shooting
to beat them. Of course, regardless of what happens, I'm rooting for any team
that plays the Lakers :p
What I put on my hair is nothing :p
Doesn't even matter what day it is, it's just the way I choose to deal with my
hair (uh, by not dealing with it). Only concession I make is that I actually
comb it out to make sure it's not all tangled up. Of course, it doesn't help
that my hair between the time I go to sleep and the time I wake up usually
becomes this hideous mess :/
This seriously depends upon the genre. Based on what I've seen of games,
Most console games originate in Japan; most PC games in the U.S.
First-person shooters are the domain of American companies (as most land on the PC)
Most MMORPG's come from either South Korea (the ones that seem to drawn more "cutesy") or the U.S.
Console RPG's are dominated by titles originating from Japan
Sports games are primarily American (EA releases the majority, I believe)
Real-time strategy -- the better offerrings have come from American companies (Blizzard, in particular)
Fighting games -- I would give the edge to Japan in this category
In other words, a broad encompassing statement that the best game developers are in Japan is hard to support; this really depends upon what type of games you like to play most.
It's not something to be taken seriously -- just look at some of the other petitions on that site.
For me, it has to be Long (I like his combo rings). And to a far lesser extent, Stun o_o.
I've used Beauty of Evil, and that's been pretty good, although I think time vs exp probably favors CoO3.
Uh, I have 5 or 6 Divine Majins >.>
I've already beaten the game once, and most of the time in my 2nd cycle has been spent combing Item World for the best weapons and armors :p
Q - Q-bert
I played Legend of Mana. It's not a bad game, but the storyline is weak at best. The thing that kept my interest for a while was my mad dash to get a super-powerful spear for my character o_O (attack power maxes at 999, which I think was enough to take down any boss in Nightmare mode with a couple of strikes).
Of those two, I've only played doa2, but my suspicion is that Tekken 4 is probably the deeper game. If you're interested in the "best" 3D fighting game on PS2, though, it seems odd that you'd leave Soul Calibur 2 out of the mix.
I may be a bit biased, since Chrono Trigger was the first RPG I ever played, but I've played both, and I'd say Chrono Trigger is better. I think one of the problems Chrono Cross has is that too many characters were just added in, so you don't really get much development on a lot of them, and honestly, most of them just weren't that important to the story.
I'd say probably Dizzy and Testament are my two favorites, though I don't really mind using Jam either.
I'd go with DearS over Girls Bravo, though I don't really have a problem with either show.
I don't usually do any pre-orders, though I probably will buy this game when it comes out.
I got 12 of 12 ... which means I probably don't get out enough.
Haha, I was waiting to see how many Naruto responses there would be to this question.
I own both Dynasty Warriors 3 and 4, loved both of them (er, if you ignore the fact that DW4 removed the option to have the Japanese language track :/). I never got around in 4 to getting everyone's Level 10 weapon, and I'm still missing the max level for all items.
Comparing the three main sides, Wu has more unique weapons relative to the other two sides, and certainly some of their styles are a bit different. Shu has the best crowd clearers, thanks to the large proportion of polearms they have. Wei is somewhere in between Wu and Shu, some good crowd-clearers, but also some uniques.
The characters I like and/or think are good (not necessarily the 10 best characters in the game, but I've never really been disappointed by any of these characters):
Lu Bu (this goes without saying, he can basically rip through anything)
Ma Chao (with the Shadow Harness and mounted, he is pretty much unstoppable)
Guan Yu (still as good as he was in DW3, but without the horrific bow defense this time)
Wei Yan (looks and speaks a bit on the funny side, but he's quite strong)
Xiahou Dun (good moveset, and I got his 10th by taking down Lu Bu without too much dificulty)
Zhang He (one of the fastest guys in the game, but a bit lacking in crowd-clearance)
Xu Huang (big axe, good range, powerful moves, enough said)
Zhou Yu (possibly the best running move in the game, but in some ways, better in the air...)
Sun Ce (seems a bit bratty, but moveset's pretty good, though not easy to connect fully with)
Sun Shang Xiang (fast, and good moveset with decent crowd-clearance)
Uh, in regard to Magic Punk, I stopped playing that game after I had a single round last almost 2 hours :/ I still play Gunbound from time to time, though
That pretty much sums up the plot. Strong enemies come, good guys lose. Good guys train, get stronger, beat strong enemies. Stronger enemies, etc...
Not to mention the fact that it'll take at least 3 - 5 episodes to get through what is probably a 10-minute fight...
Almost every death in Valkyrie Profile was somewhat tragic. And of course, you couldn't get a character to join your party in the game unless you saw his or her death sequence (well, excluding the characters you can recruit in the bonus dungeon in Hard mode and one other character who is already a soul in an empty suit of armor).
My left eye is quite bad, my right eye is basically "normal". I have glasses that I only really need to use when I have classes in order to see stuff at a distance. Thing is, my eyesight hasn't really changed much in the last 10 years, which was when I first started to wear glasses, though I've been told by one of my eye doctors that it's because my right eye compensates heavily for my left o_O
I bought the game a couple of weeks ago, just waiting until July when I can go home for a week or two to try it :p
I own GGXX, but only played it for about a week (spring break :p). The main issue I had with it was sort of a non-issue, in the sense that I'm a bit too used to 3-D fighting games listing any sort of button sequence as a "special" move, and so it seemed at first like they all very few special moves. In terms of the actual game, I never quite got the hang of all the extra stuff like the Roman cancel, dust, and Ino would beat the living daylights out of me.
I have a bad feeling the Lakers will take care of the Timberwolves (too bad, the Lakers are the team in basketball I hate the most), especially since the Timberwolves lost home-court by dropping Game 1. On the other side, I'd go with the Pacers, since I just don't think the Pistons have consistent enough shooting to beat them. Of course, regardless of what happens, I'm rooting for any team that plays the Lakers :p
What I put on my hair is nothing :p
Doesn't even matter what day it is, it's just the way I choose to deal with my hair (uh, by not dealing with it). Only concession I make is that I actually comb it out to make sure it's not all tangled up. Of course, it doesn't help that my hair between the time I go to sleep and the time I wake up usually becomes this hideous mess :/