Loved Lunar 1 and 2, and Alundra was great too. On the Saturn, I understand they were trying to bring English versions of the hugely popular Sakura Taisen games, and it's a pity Bernie Stolar's Sega of America shot them down on that. I love the Sakura Taisen series. Sakura Wars on PS2 is one of my favorite games ever, and I would have loved to have seen the earlier games in English.
I bought the digital version of KOF XIII when it was on sale. I was one of the liucky recipients of those $10 PSN vouchers Sony was giving away earlier this year. I like it, but I'm more of a Mortal Kombat/Arc System Works kind of guy when it comes to 2-D fighting.
I liked Other M, but it is a flawed game. However, I've enjoyed it more than Metroid Prime 2 and 3. I have always wanted a 3-D third-person Metroid done in the style of 3-D Mario or 3-D Zelda.
I might have to download the SNES game from the Virtual Console while I have the chance to do so.
The PS2 Goemon was interesting-looking. Thematically, however, it was a more somber departure from the slapstick antics of the earlier Goemon games. Sony's objection to a US release of the game had to do with the fact that it was a launch-window title for the PS2 in Japan and wasn't graphically up to par with the PS2 games that were coming out by 2004-2005. Goemon PS2 was called the last straw in WD's closure by Victor Ireland in his December 2005 announcement, after Sony had refused to allow WD to sell Growlanser 2 and 3 separately instead of a single collection. Still, I would have liked to have given Goemon PS2 a try, and WD was the perfect company to localize Goemon games.
I've seen the Goemon anime on shelves, but sadly, I never saw it. At some point I might track down Goemon's Great Adventure. It was very well-regarded.
I hear you. I have a huge pile of shame. Lately, I've been on a Konami kick, because I skipped most of Konami's stuff the first time around, and I bought Suikoden II, III, and V. MNSG is a great game. I haven't played Goemon's Great Adventure, but I've heard good things about it and it looks nice.
Final Fantasy VII, Dragon Quest VIII, Valkyria Chronicles, Final Fantasy XII, Xenogears, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, Ni no Kuni, Fallout: New Vegas, Sakura Wars: So Long My Love, and Tales of Symphonia.
Might want to jump on VC2 quickly then. However, you can also buy the downloadable version of that game on PSN.
This is a day-one purchase. ToS is still one of my favorite games. And if Namco gives us a sweet CE like they're doing with Xillia... well!
I've held off on Third Birthday myself, being a huge fan of the original PE. That was the first game I ever pre-ordered. Still, I don't think I can stay away forever and will take the plunge. Hopefully it will be before it's $100 on eBay.
Excellent blog, man. I certainly found it more even-handed than any of Anita Sarkeesian's videos.
