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Almost every day, I'm thinking of what new games I could get when the opportunity crops up, and this is partly what's keeping me playing videogames, the unexpectancy of what's to come. However, when I ponder on certain games I may want, I do tend to focus more on the hyped up ones rather than those I've never heard of. This is logical thinking, right? ...Getting games most people recommend and own.. but think about it. You've never actually tried those unpopular games, so why is it that we tend to ignore or despise them, instead of giving them a chance?
For all I know, I could actually like a certain one of them. Maybe it's because of the ignored games from the past that actually did turn out a load of tosh, but this is the future, the next generation, and things have changed. Nowadays, there is always a game that may not appeal to the majority, but will definitely appeal to certain people.
Take Parappa the Rapper 2 on the PS2 for instance. Not my usual kind of game, but after playing the demo of the first one on the Playstation, I had an inkling that it wouldn’t be so bad. And amazingly, it wasn’t bad at all! Hardly anyone I knew or talked to wanted this game and when I told them that I had it they simply laughed. But little did they know how many countless hours of enjoyable gameplay it was giving me.
Yes I am quite into rap and all that, but the game isn’t just about rapping, the music composed and performed is surprisingly stunning, especially coming from such an unnoticed title. As I progressed through the game things only got better and better, as almost every marathon of play I had led me to witness new things I had never seen before in a game. Plus, the controls and gameplay is quick and easy enough to get used to, so I never really got frustrated, except when I kept losing in the two-player battle mode. Yes, it does indeed have a two-player mode – I couldn’t believe it either! It does remind me a lot of the American stereotyping about people living ‘the hood’ trying themselves to see who can rap the best, but I never knew they could imitate such an experience so well for a computer game.
The game looked cartoony, childish and pointless at first sight, but once I turned it on I couldn’t stop (just like Pringles!). Maybe it was the whole happy, chirpy atmosphere created by the game that really got me into it, but still it was one hell of a good surprise! When this game was released, barely anyone knew of it and it simply breezed by unnoticed by the masses, like you, but not me. It somehow got my attention, I played it, I liked it, and I played it again, and again, and again… I think you get the picture.
I think it was just the game’s motive that didn’t appeal to others apart from myself because after all, many seem to be more attracted to originality that they can’t try something different! A rapping game however does depend on taste whether you like it or not, but then again if there are so many Eminem fans out there, surely this ‘rapping’ game should have appealed to the same audience!
Another great little moment was when I first got my PS2. It had quite a limited amount of launch titles like Smugglers Run and ISS, but only for the pre-ordered recipients. However, I did end up getting ISS due to its previous background as well as Smuggler’s Run, but I needed a beat’em up for my solemnly new console. Everyone else was typically going for the next instalment of the Namco’s King of Iron Fist Tournament, Tekken Tag, but I figured differently. There was a game I had heard a tiny little bit about called Dead or Alive 2. Apparently, it had a predecessor that was quite a whitewash, but I wasn’t really bothered about that as I got a sign – no not the detailed woman on the cover – but something unexplainable, and I got it anyway. Understandably, I was quite skeptical about what it would be like, but once I finally got the game going my whole body was filled with unimaginable joy. Not just for the fact that I had in a way randomly selected a game I knew almost nothing about to be part of my very first PS2 collection, but also because I had no reason for regret. This game was brilliant and immediately I rated it better than the ever popular Tekken games!
The action was superb, the game played a charm and looked stunning as well. Then, whilst playing against the innocent woman character controlled by the computer, I somehow got my fighter to flying kick her out of a stain-glassed window! My jaw instantly dropped and I couldn’t get enough of the game, as well as feel sorry for those who chose Tekken Tag instead. They just didn’t know what they were missing out on that’s why. In a way, I felt proud and privileged to be one of the few owners of this game seeing that others had took their cash elsewhere. Pity its sequel had to make an Xbox appearance, but still, DOA2 gave me one of the biggest and best surprises ever in a videogame. It’s not that I thought it would be completely terrible or anything, but I just didn’t expect it to be so good!
There have been plenty of other great moments in the past as well, like when I got the brilliant Sensible Soccer for the Megadrive whilst everyone else was going for the popular tripe and quite recently with the amazingly enjoyable ‘Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth’. All these titles gave me a shock, surpassing all my initial beliefs led by typical wrong judgement from word of mouth, encouraged by magazines and so.
It’s these great moments that truly show how fun gaming can be, and at times how ignorant us gamers can be. There may be a game sitting on the shelf of your local games store that may not look so good or you’ve seen a crap rating for it in a mag review, but for all you know, that very game could turn out to be your favourite! The hype for hyped up games can only last for so long and that is the time to turn to the not so popular games. You never know, it could be your turn to experience another one of those lovely little surprises.
Cheers
For all I know, I could actually like a certain one of them. Maybe it's because of the ignored games from the past that actually did turn out a load of tosh, but this is the future, the next generation, and things have changed. Nowadays, there is always a game that may not appeal to the majority, but will definitely appeal to certain people.
Take Parappa the Rapper 2 on the PS2 for instance. Not my usual kind of game, but after playing the demo of the first one on the Playstation, I had an inkling that it wouldn’t be so bad. And amazingly, it wasn’t bad at all! Hardly anyone I knew or talked to wanted this game and when I told them that I had it they simply laughed. But little did they know how many countless hours of enjoyable gameplay it was giving me.
Yes I am quite into rap and all that, but the game isn’t just about rapping, the music composed and performed is surprisingly stunning, especially coming from such an unnoticed title. As I progressed through the game things only got better and better, as almost every marathon of play I had led me to witness new things I had never seen before in a game. Plus, the controls and gameplay is quick and easy enough to get used to, so I never really got frustrated, except when I kept losing in the two-player battle mode. Yes, it does indeed have a two-player mode – I couldn’t believe it either! It does remind me a lot of the American stereotyping about people living ‘the hood’ trying themselves to see who can rap the best, but I never knew they could imitate such an experience so well for a computer game.
The game looked cartoony, childish and pointless at first sight, but once I turned it on I couldn’t stop (just like Pringles!). Maybe it was the whole happy, chirpy atmosphere created by the game that really got me into it, but still it was one hell of a good surprise! When this game was released, barely anyone knew of it and it simply breezed by unnoticed by the masses, like you, but not me. It somehow got my attention, I played it, I liked it, and I played it again, and again, and again… I think you get the picture.
I think it was just the game’s motive that didn’t appeal to others apart from myself because after all, many seem to be more attracted to originality that they can’t try something different! A rapping game however does depend on taste whether you like it or not, but then again if there are so many Eminem fans out there, surely this ‘rapping’ game should have appealed to the same audience!
Another great little moment was when I first got my PS2. It had quite a limited amount of launch titles like Smugglers Run and ISS, but only for the pre-ordered recipients. However, I did end up getting ISS due to its previous background as well as Smuggler’s Run, but I needed a beat’em up for my solemnly new console. Everyone else was typically going for the next instalment of the Namco’s King of Iron Fist Tournament, Tekken Tag, but I figured differently. There was a game I had heard a tiny little bit about called Dead or Alive 2. Apparently, it had a predecessor that was quite a whitewash, but I wasn’t really bothered about that as I got a sign – no not the detailed woman on the cover – but something unexplainable, and I got it anyway. Understandably, I was quite skeptical about what it would be like, but once I finally got the game going my whole body was filled with unimaginable joy. Not just for the fact that I had in a way randomly selected a game I knew almost nothing about to be part of my very first PS2 collection, but also because I had no reason for regret. This game was brilliant and immediately I rated it better than the ever popular Tekken games!
The action was superb, the game played a charm and looked stunning as well. Then, whilst playing against the innocent woman character controlled by the computer, I somehow got my fighter to flying kick her out of a stain-glassed window! My jaw instantly dropped and I couldn’t get enough of the game, as well as feel sorry for those who chose Tekken Tag instead. They just didn’t know what they were missing out on that’s why. In a way, I felt proud and privileged to be one of the few owners of this game seeing that others had took their cash elsewhere. Pity its sequel had to make an Xbox appearance, but still, DOA2 gave me one of the biggest and best surprises ever in a videogame. It’s not that I thought it would be completely terrible or anything, but I just didn’t expect it to be so good!
There have been plenty of other great moments in the past as well, like when I got the brilliant Sensible Soccer for the Megadrive whilst everyone else was going for the popular tripe and quite recently with the amazingly enjoyable ‘Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth’. All these titles gave me a shock, surpassing all my initial beliefs led by typical wrong judgement from word of mouth, encouraged by magazines and so.
It’s these great moments that truly show how fun gaming can be, and at times how ignorant us gamers can be. There may be a game sitting on the shelf of your local games store that may not look so good or you’ve seen a crap rating for it in a mag review, but for all you know, that very game could turn out to be your favourite! The hype for hyped up games can only last for so long and that is the time to turn to the not so popular games. You never know, it could be your turn to experience another one of those lovely little surprises.
Cheers
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Almost every day, I'm thinking of what new games I could get when the opportunity crops up, and this is partly what's keeping me playing videogames, the unexpectancy of what's to come. However, when I ponder on certain games I may want, I do tend to focus more on the hyped up ones rather than those I've never heard of. This is logical thinking, right? ...Getting games most people recommend and own.. but think about it. You've never actually tried those unpopular games, so why is it that we tend to ignore or despise them, instead of giving them a chance?
For all I know, I could actually like a certain one of them. Maybe it's because of the ignored games from the past that actually did turn out a load of tosh, but this is the future, the next generation, and things have changed. Nowadays, there is always a game that may not appeal to the majority, but will definitely appeal to certain people.
Take Parappa the Rapper 2 on the PS2 for instance. Not my usual kind of game, but after playing the demo of the first one on the Playstation, I had an inkling that it wouldn’t be so bad. And amazingly, it wasn’t bad at all! Hardly anyone I knew or talked to wanted this game and when I told them that I had it they simply laughed. But little did they know how many countless hours of enjoyable gameplay it was giving me.
Yes I am quite into rap and all that, but the game isn’t just about rapping, the music composed and performed is surprisingly stunning, especially coming from such an unnoticed title. As I progressed through the game things only got better and better, as almost every marathon of play I had led me to witness new things I had never seen before in a game. Plus, the controls and gameplay is quick and easy enough to get used to, so I never really got frustrated, except when I kept losing in the two-player battle mode. Yes, it does indeed have a two-player mode – I couldn’t believe it either! It does remind me a lot of the American stereotyping about people living ‘the hood’ trying themselves to see who can rap the best, but I never knew they could imitate such an experience so well for a computer game.
The game looked cartoony, childish and pointless at first sight, but once I turned it on I couldn’t stop (just like Pringles!). Maybe it was the whole happy, chirpy atmosphere created by the game that really got me into it, but still it was one hell of a good surprise! When this game was released, barely anyone knew of it and it simply breezed by unnoticed by the masses, like you, but not me. It somehow got my attention, I played it, I liked it, and I played it again, and again, and again… I think you get the picture.
I think it was just the game’s motive that didn’t appeal to others apart from myself because after all, many seem to be more attracted to originality that they can’t try something different! A rapping game however does depend on taste whether you like it or not, but then again if there are so many Eminem fans out there, surely this ‘rapping’ game should have appealed to the same audience!
Another great little moment was when I first got my PS2. It had quite a limited amount of launch titles like Smugglers Run and ISS, but only for the pre-ordered recipients. However, I did end up getting ISS due to its previous background as well as Smuggler’s Run, but I needed a beat’em up for my solemnly new console. Everyone else was typically going for the next instalment of the Namco’s King of Iron Fist Tournament, Tekken Tag, but I figured differently. There was a game I had heard a tiny little bit about called Dead or Alive 2. Apparently, it had a predecessor that was quite a whitewash, but I wasn’t really bothered about that as I got a sign – no not the detailed woman on the cover – but something unexplainable, and I got it anyway. Understandably, I was quite skeptical about what it would be like, but once I finally got the game going my whole body was filled with unimaginable joy. Not just for the fact that I had in a way randomly selected a game I knew almost nothing about to be part of my very first PS2 collection, but also because I had no reason for regret. This game was brilliant and immediately I rated it better than the ever popular Tekken games!
The action was superb, the game played a charm and looked stunning as well. Then, whilst playing against the innocent woman character controlled by the computer, I somehow got my fighter to flying kick her out of a stain-glassed window! My jaw instantly dropped and I couldn’t get enough of the game, as well as feel sorry for those who chose Tekken Tag instead. They just didn’t know what they were missing out on that’s why. In a way, I felt proud and privileged to be one of the few owners of this game seeing that others had took their cash elsewhere. Pity its sequel had to make an Xbox appearance, but still, DOA2 gave me one of the biggest and best surprises ever in a videogame. It’s not that I thought it would be completely terrible or anything, but I just didn’t expect it to be so good!
There have been plenty of other great moments in the past as well, like when I got the brilliant Sensible Soccer for the Megadrive whilst everyone else was going for the popular tripe and quite recently with the amazingly enjoyable ‘Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth’. All these titles gave me a shock, surpassing all my initial beliefs led by typical wrong judgement from word of mouth, encouraged by magazines and so.
It’s these great moments that truly show how fun gaming can be, and at times how ignorant us gamers can be. There may be a game sitting on the shelf of your local games store that may not look so good or you’ve seen a crap rating for it in a mag review, but for all you know, that very game could turn out to be your favourite! The hype for hyped up games can only last for so long and that is the time to turn to the not so popular games. You never know, it could be your turn to experience another one of those lovely little surprises.
Cheers
For all I know, I could actually like a certain one of them. Maybe it's because of the ignored games from the past that actually did turn out a load of tosh, but this is the future, the next generation, and things have changed. Nowadays, there is always a game that may not appeal to the majority, but will definitely appeal to certain people.
Take Parappa the Rapper 2 on the PS2 for instance. Not my usual kind of game, but after playing the demo of the first one on the Playstation, I had an inkling that it wouldn’t be so bad. And amazingly, it wasn’t bad at all! Hardly anyone I knew or talked to wanted this game and when I told them that I had it they simply laughed. But little did they know how many countless hours of enjoyable gameplay it was giving me.
Yes I am quite into rap and all that, but the game isn’t just about rapping, the music composed and performed is surprisingly stunning, especially coming from such an unnoticed title. As I progressed through the game things only got better and better, as almost every marathon of play I had led me to witness new things I had never seen before in a game. Plus, the controls and gameplay is quick and easy enough to get used to, so I never really got frustrated, except when I kept losing in the two-player battle mode. Yes, it does indeed have a two-player mode – I couldn’t believe it either! It does remind me a lot of the American stereotyping about people living ‘the hood’ trying themselves to see who can rap the best, but I never knew they could imitate such an experience so well for a computer game.
The game looked cartoony, childish and pointless at first sight, but once I turned it on I couldn’t stop (just like Pringles!). Maybe it was the whole happy, chirpy atmosphere created by the game that really got me into it, but still it was one hell of a good surprise! When this game was released, barely anyone knew of it and it simply breezed by unnoticed by the masses, like you, but not me. It somehow got my attention, I played it, I liked it, and I played it again, and again, and again… I think you get the picture.
I think it was just the game’s motive that didn’t appeal to others apart from myself because after all, many seem to be more attracted to originality that they can’t try something different! A rapping game however does depend on taste whether you like it or not, but then again if there are so many Eminem fans out there, surely this ‘rapping’ game should have appealed to the same audience!
Another great little moment was when I first got my PS2. It had quite a limited amount of launch titles like Smugglers Run and ISS, but only for the pre-ordered recipients. However, I did end up getting ISS due to its previous background as well as Smuggler’s Run, but I needed a beat’em up for my solemnly new console. Everyone else was typically going for the next instalment of the Namco’s King of Iron Fist Tournament, Tekken Tag, but I figured differently. There was a game I had heard a tiny little bit about called Dead or Alive 2. Apparently, it had a predecessor that was quite a whitewash, but I wasn’t really bothered about that as I got a sign – no not the detailed woman on the cover – but something unexplainable, and I got it anyway. Understandably, I was quite skeptical about what it would be like, but once I finally got the game going my whole body was filled with unimaginable joy. Not just for the fact that I had in a way randomly selected a game I knew almost nothing about to be part of my very first PS2 collection, but also because I had no reason for regret. This game was brilliant and immediately I rated it better than the ever popular Tekken games!
The action was superb, the game played a charm and looked stunning as well. Then, whilst playing against the innocent woman character controlled by the computer, I somehow got my fighter to flying kick her out of a stain-glassed window! My jaw instantly dropped and I couldn’t get enough of the game, as well as feel sorry for those who chose Tekken Tag instead. They just didn’t know what they were missing out on that’s why. In a way, I felt proud and privileged to be one of the few owners of this game seeing that others had took their cash elsewhere. Pity its sequel had to make an Xbox appearance, but still, DOA2 gave me one of the biggest and best surprises ever in a videogame. It’s not that I thought it would be completely terrible or anything, but I just didn’t expect it to be so good!
There have been plenty of other great moments in the past as well, like when I got the brilliant Sensible Soccer for the Megadrive whilst everyone else was going for the popular tripe and quite recently with the amazingly enjoyable ‘Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth’. All these titles gave me a shock, surpassing all my initial beliefs led by typical wrong judgement from word of mouth, encouraged by magazines and so.
It’s these great moments that truly show how fun gaming can be, and at times how ignorant us gamers can be. There may be a game sitting on the shelf of your local games store that may not look so good or you’ve seen a crap rating for it in a mag review, but for all you know, that very game could turn out to be your favourite! The hype for hyped up games can only last for so long and that is the time to turn to the not so popular games. You never know, it could be your turn to experience another one of those lovely little surprises.
Cheers