• 4Sep 08

  Top Ten PS Games- #8

  Final Fantasy VIII

  

  There's a lot I want to say about this game, but I'll keep it short. It was tough to decide whether I should put this higher up on the list, I decided against it because while it's a great game it many ways, it's deeply flawed for an FF game imo. I'll start with the positives of the game first, most notably the story. The story in this game is simply fantastic, no denying that. It's well paced, there's a ton of character development, it grips you in from start to finish, and the game has arguably one of the best endings in the series to date.

  The graphics are also amazing, it was a huge leap from FFVII in terms of graphics, the character models looked realistic, and the world was massive.

  So everything that was expected from an FF game in story and graphics were there. However, what really brought the game down was the battle system. It was a traditional turn-based battle system with random encounters that you'd come to expect from FF in those days, but the new GF system, which basically had you tediously junctioning you're GF's (summons) to your characters, was hugely annoying and unneeded. Everything that could be used in battle (except for standard attacking) could only be done once you had GF's junctioned to your characters. The other thing wrong with the battle system was the draw system, which was awful. You could only use magic by drawing different spells out of enemies and draw points (found throughout the game), thus greatly limiting your use of magic. What made things worse was that you could junction magic to any of your stats, allowing you to become greatly overpowered early in the game.

  The flaws were not enough to stop it from being an awesome, gripping game though, it was just disappointing knowing that it could've been a lot better.

  • Posted Sep 4, 2008 6:12 am GMT
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• 31Aug 08

  Top Ten PS Games- #9

  Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon

  

  Objective of the game- collect gems and eggs that are scattered across different realms. Yes it's a very simple concept, and yet it's done so well, that the game gives something a lot of games don't, provide an addicting and fun adventure.

  Spyor 3 had a better, larger world than it's predecessors. The core gameplay that made the two Spyro games before it so great was still there, but the introduction of playing as different characters was a big step up, as each character was unique- having their own skills, and it also allowed the story to be seen from different perspectives.

  Spyro 2 was the first game I ever played for the Playstation, and it was amazing for me at that time, being a huge leap in gameplay and graphics from the Megadrive (the first console I owned) So it took a lot for Spyro 3 to beat it. But it managed to do everything that Spyro 2 did well and at the same time, adding much more to the experience.

  • Posted Aug 31, 2008 4:41 pm GMT
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• 19Aug 08

  Top Ten PS Games- #10

  Well I finally got around to doing this, sorry it's late guys.

  Tekken 3

  

  With more modes and more charatcers than the last two, Tekken 3 was a major improvement for an already great fighting series. It had a very impressive roster of 23 characters and all modes returned from the previous 2 games with more added, including Tekken Force mode, a beat 'em up minigame which continued in later games of the series. All in all it was a very complete package for a fighting game, with good replayability.

  Unfortunately I think Tekken 3 is where the series reached it's peak, as Tekken 4 was well below the standards this game set and Tekken 5 while great, wasn't as enjoyable. The only other Tekken game I think even comes remotely close to Tekken 3 is Tekken: Tag Tournament.

  Fighting games have never appealed to me much. They can get boring quickly. So even being on this list should say how amazing the game is, even for someone like me who's not a big fan of the genre. If you had/have a Playstation and haven't played Tekken 3 then....what the hell's wrong with you?

  • Posted Aug 19, 2008 10:22 pm GMT
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