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"The Best Of PS2"

First off, thanks too everyone who voted in the last PS2 game poll I held! There were a total of 71 votes, and everybody seemed happy to vote for their favourite game. The results are as follows:

1) Metal Gear Solid 2 - 23.9% (17 votes)
2) Final Fantasy 10 - 21.1% (15 votes)
3) Grand Thef Auto 3 - 18.3% (13 votes)
4) Gran Turismo 3 - 14.1% (10 votes)
5) Pro Evolution Soccer - 11.3% (8 votes)
6) Tony Hawk`s Pro Skater 3 - 4.2% (3 votes)
7) Jedi Starfighter - 1.4% (1 vote)
8) Devil May Cry - 1.4% (1 vote)
9) Jak and Daxter - 1.4% (1 vote)
10) SSX Tricky - 1.4% (1 vote)
11) Silent Hill - 1.4% (1 vote)

I have started a new poll now, as it was becoming impossible for new games to make it into the chart. This next vote will be for games released in these few months, starting back in October with games like Burnout 2, and the vote will close near the beginning of 2003. If you know which your favourite game is, and would like to vote for whatever game that happens to be, then go here:

http://www.geocities.com/ma0pnt/vote.html

The poll is simpler this time, requiring only a first name, or nickname, and the title of the game chosen. I`ll update the results whenever I can, and once the voting is closed, I`ll post the results on here again.

Just popped the thread for you IB.

Insane Bartender wrote:
> FF is the sort of game you can't just play at a mates house. You have to have it, or you can't dedicate enough time to it.

Oh yeah, fully agree with you on that, unless your deciding to spend 15+ hours at their house at a time.

> But like I say, if I did buy a PS2, I'd probably never have more than
> 3 games for it. FFX, Tekken 4 and maybe the new LOTR game. Beyond
> that, there is nothing I want.

Just to say a word of warning that I saw somewhere here, LOTR can be completed in 4 hours so maybe you might want to consider purchasing another title that may take you a little longer to complete. I was thinking of getting the LOTR games (presume they'll be releasing all three) but at 4 hours long that's just taking the ****!

I've played plenty of PS2 games, but no-one I know owns FFX. If it turns out to be good, I'd consider getting it. FF is the sort of game you can't just play at a mates house. You have to have it, or you can't dedicate enough time to it.

From many of the accounts I've heard, the game has too many cut scenes, which initially put me off, but news of a sequel, and half-whispered rumours of the possibility of a sequel to FFVII have piqued my interest into playing FF games again.

Haven't played FF since I got bored of FF9 about 10 hours into it...

But like I say, if I did buy a PS2, I'd probably never have more than 3 games for it. FFX, Tekken 4 and maybe the new LOTR game. Beyond that, there is nothing I want.

IB, I thought you said in a post in this forum that you wouldn't consider getting a PS2 as none of the games appeal to you, including the FF series?

K. I'll get whatever Ros has to give tonight, and make a decision.

Let's face it, £150 is peanuts for a PS2. Even if I would end up only having about 3 games for it.

FFX is the best installment since FFVII, and I would say the narrative is much better, although elements of the gameplay are not as strong. I'd call them about equal first in the 'best FF game' competition.

Insane Bartender wrote:
> well, it'll have to wait til tonight. I'll try and get on msn between
> bouts on WCIII.

Heh, I'll be playing on FFX tonight!

I'll try and write you a bit about the comparisons and stuff

well, it'll have to wait til tonight. I'll try and get on msn between bouts on WCIII.

I've played FFX for 80 hours over the past three weeks so get on MSN and I'll tell you all about it :D

Sorry to butt in here. FFX is quite high on the list, anyone care to give a brief comparative summary between FFVII and FFX.

FFX would be a game worth buying a PS2 for if it even came close to FFVII.