I'm wondering if anyone out there plays games the same way I do. Most people approach the hobby normally like play a few games on rotation with friends or to pass the time. What I do is play hundreds of games to completion then for some reason memorise each and every one, learn about all the differences between the ports, the game engine tech it runs on, all the bugs and speed running strats and index it in my head for instant recall.
Why I'm like this I do not know, something to do with making soul reaver my personality when I was a kid which was funny cos nobody knew wtf i was talking about cos other kids were playing gta and lego games.
Any other oddballs like me?
Uh, can confirm.
For me it's the classic series and especially the Star Force series, specifically. I've recently got an official Star Force artbook, secondhand because this stuff barely makes its way to Europe.
I never got into star force as much as battle network. I feel like star force was a better game but the network had a cleaner battle system. I have a buddy that is a legends fan. He is fucked.
Battle Network vs. Star Force often gets summarised as "BN has better gameplay, SF has better story". I've talked elsewhere in this thread about how much the first Star Force game's story means to me, but its gameplay is quite basic. The second game makes adjustments that are hit-or-miss and the story got notably worse. Star Force 3 has the most fleshed-out gameplay and is considered the best game overall, although I think the first game still has a better and more meaningful story. Some say SF3 is on par or even beats the best of Battle Network, but I can't make those judgements myself yet.
Poor Volnutt stuck on the Moon... I tend to view the whole franchise as a family, so I feel solidarity with fans of other sub-series because our favourite series are related and share the same struggles.
Yeah, thr more I hear about the story of mega man the more I realized shit's fucked. I am kinda confused that no one has stepped up to claim the space though. Without inafune's vibes the games should be cheap and popular enough to justify some indy releases