Hey, everybody! It’s T-Man! This is my second review in my Eragon Week series of reviews. This is the review for the movie.
Saphira is a work of art, BUT WHAT’S WITH ALL THE BOOK-TO-MOVIE CHANGES?????!!!!!!??????
This movie was good, don’t get me wrong, and Saphira looks SO AWESOME!!! Thing is, THERE ARE SO MANY CHANGES FROM THE BOOK THAT IT’S CRAZY!!! OK, I wasn’t fazed by the vast majority; in fact, there were some that I could understand (such as Angela, a witch, being in Daret instead of Teirm so they could include her but still have this movie length and not a miniseries, because the book was so long), but there were some, such as Brom dying at the hands of Durza rather than at the hands of the Ra’zac (who died themselves), the absence of Solembum (the werecat that lives with Angela), and Saphira instantly growing because of some Rider-dragon magic, that ticked me off. I expected there to be quite a few changes due to my cousin (who was also a fan of the book) telling me. Well, I don’t need (or want) to explain the plot because the BASIC plot is the same as the book. This movie is not as good as the book, but who’d expect it to be? I mean, after all, movie adaptations are rarely as good as the books they are based off (Lord of the Rings may be the only exception).
T-Man’s Pros and Cons:
Pros:
+ Saphira ROCKS!!!
+ A fun experience
Cons:
- So…many…changes…!!!!!
Watch It/Skip It:
Due to all the changes, I advise that fans of the books proceed with caution. You guys may not like it because so much was changed. If you’re a fan of the fantasy genre of movies, you might want to give this a try, but don’t buy it on DVD. Watch it off Starz or some other movie channel. I base my recommendations on other peoples’ opinion as well as my own. If most people didn’t like it, then I say to watch it on TV for zero dollars and zero cents so you don’t waste any money in case you don’t like it. This movie isn’t for everyone. Only a handful of book fans will like this movie, and only a handful of other people will as well. I can’t say to avoid it, though, because I liked it… Anyway, se onr sverdar sitja hvass!
Rating: Pretty Good
Saphira is a work of art, BUT WHAT’S WITH ALL THE BOOK-TO-MOVIE CHANGES?????!!!!!!??????
This movie was good, don’t get me wrong, and Saphira looks SO AWESOME!!! Thing is, THERE ARE SO MANY CHANGES FROM THE BOOK THAT IT’S CRAZY!!! OK, I wasn’t fazed by the vast majority; in fact, there were some that I could understand (such as Angela, a witch, being in Daret instead of Teirm so they could include her but still have this movie length and not a miniseries, because the book was so long), but there were some, such as Brom dying at the hands of Durza rather than at the hands of the Ra’zac (who died themselves), the absence of Solembum (the werecat that lives with Angela), and Saphira instantly growing because of some Rider-dragon magic, that ticked me off. I expected there to be quite a few changes due to my cousin (who was also a fan of the book) telling me. Well, I don’t need (or want) to explain the plot because the BASIC plot is the same as the book. This movie is not as good as the book, but who’d expect it to be? I mean, after all, movie adaptations are rarely as good as the books they are based off (Lord of the Rings may be the only exception).
T-Man’s Pros and Cons:
Pros:
+ Saphira ROCKS!!!
+ A fun experience
Cons:
- So…many…changes…!!!!!
Watch It/Skip It:
Due to all the changes, I advise that fans of the books proceed with caution. You guys may not like it because so much was changed. If you’re a fan of the fantasy genre of movies, you might want to give this a try, but don’t buy it on DVD. Watch it off Starz or some other movie channel. I base my recommendations on other peoples’ opinion as well as my own. If most people didn’t like it, then I say to watch it on TV for zero dollars and zero cents so you don’t waste any money in case you don’t like it. This movie isn’t for everyone. Only a handful of book fans will like this movie, and only a handful of other people will as well. I can’t say to avoid it, though, because I liked it… Anyway, se onr sverdar sitja hvass!
Rating: Pretty Good
Yeah, I’m having an Eragon Week on my site. Around Christmas last year when the movie was on its way to theaters (which, at the time, I didn’t really want to see), I was informed that it was actually an adaptation of a book written by a fifteen-year-old. Then, one day, at Wal-Mart, I found the book. Being an 11-year-old, I was a bit intimidated by its long length. It was longer than any book I had ever read. Still, I thought carefully and decided to buy it, and I sure am glad I did! Later, I bought the DVD and the game. Both were good…although I was a bit disappointed by some of the changes, even though I wasn’t fazed by most of them. By suggestion from my dad, I’m having Eragon Week at my site, which is “one boy, one dragon, and one entire week dedicated to them.” First, I’ll review the book (which is the review you’re looking at now), then the movie, then the game.
Heh, and YOU said this wasn’t
original!
Critics hated this book, but, why, we’ll never know. People became interested and it sold exceptionally well, and most of the people who bought it enjoyed it. I was one of those people. The book chronicles the adventures of young (wait for it…) Eragon, who finds a strange blue stone in the woods near his home while hunting. Later, the stone begins to squeak, and eventually, it hatches into a DRAGON!!!!! Later, Eragon figures out that the Ra’zac, the servants of King Galbatorix (the evil king who rules over the land, known as Alagaesia), are after him when King Galbatorix hears of a new Rider (the Dragon Riders fell one by one at the hands of King Galbatorix, who is indeed a Rider, another Rider named Morzan, and eleven other Riders. They called themselves the Thirteen Forsworn.). The Ra’zac soon destroy Eragon’s home and kill his uncle, after which Eragon unites with the storyteller Brom (who has figured out that Eragon is a Rider because he saw his gedwey ignasia, a mark given to a Rider after they first touch their dragon) and they go off on an adventure with the almost fully grown Saphira (Eragon’s dragon) to kill the Ra’zac and avenge Eragon’s uncle…but it eventually turns into more than just that! No more spoilers! Anyway, this isn’t as derivative of Star Wars as many claim. And it could easily be compared to The Lord of the Rings, of course, but that’s only because of its fantasy setting.
T-Man’s Pros and Cons:
Pros:
+ 100% of this book
Cons:
- Uhh, I don’t know
Buy It/Check Out/Skip It/Shred It:
Buy it! That’s all I have to say… Se onr sverdar sitja hvass! (That means “May your swords stay sharp!” in the Ancient Language in this book)
Rating: Pure Greatness
This book has received the T-MAN’S GAMES T-MAN’S CHOICE AWARD
What is the T-MAN’S GAMES T-MAN’S CHOICE AWARD? I’m going to start giving anything that receives an “Awesome” or “Pure Greatness” rating a T-MAN’S GAMES T-MAN’S CHOICE AWARD. IGN and GameSpy have Editor’s Choice Awards for games that receive good scores. Why shouldn’t I have something like that???
Heh, and YOU said this wasn’t
original!
Critics hated this book, but, why, we’ll never know. People became interested and it sold exceptionally well, and most of the people who bought it enjoyed it. I was one of those people. The book chronicles the adventures of young (wait for it…) Eragon, who finds a strange blue stone in the woods near his home while hunting. Later, the stone begins to squeak, and eventually, it hatches into a DRAGON!!!!! Later, Eragon figures out that the Ra’zac, the servants of King Galbatorix (the evil king who rules over the land, known as Alagaesia), are after him when King Galbatorix hears of a new Rider (the Dragon Riders fell one by one at the hands of King Galbatorix, who is indeed a Rider, another Rider named Morzan, and eleven other Riders. They called themselves the Thirteen Forsworn.). The Ra’zac soon destroy Eragon’s home and kill his uncle, after which Eragon unites with the storyteller Brom (who has figured out that Eragon is a Rider because he saw his gedwey ignasia, a mark given to a Rider after they first touch their dragon) and they go off on an adventure with the almost fully grown Saphira (Eragon’s dragon) to kill the Ra’zac and avenge Eragon’s uncle…but it eventually turns into more than just that! No more spoilers! Anyway, this isn’t as derivative of Star Wars as many claim. And it could easily be compared to The Lord of the Rings, of course, but that’s only because of its fantasy setting.
T-Man’s Pros and Cons:
Pros:
+ 100% of this book
Cons:
- Uhh, I don’t know
Buy It/Check Out/Skip It/Shred It:
Buy it! That’s all I have to say… Se onr sverdar sitja hvass! (That means “May your swords stay sharp!” in the Ancient Language in this book)
Rating: Pure Greatness
This book has received the T-MAN’S GAMES T-MAN’S CHOICE AWARD
What is the T-MAN’S GAMES T-MAN’S CHOICE AWARD? I’m going to start giving anything that receives an “Awesome” or “Pure Greatness” rating a T-MAN’S GAMES T-MAN’S CHOICE AWARD. IGN and GameSpy have Editor’s Choice Awards for games that receive good scores. Why shouldn’t I have something like that???
Hey, T-Man here! My last post was an article about the Wii. Well, as you already know, Wii Sports is the only game I have for it. Only thing is, it’s great! I thought I should review it, even though you already have it if you have a Wii, since it comes with it…
Wait. I get to play as my Mii?!!?
Well…most people say this games graphics are bad, and they are, but mainly the character models. Why did Nintendo make these graphics so bad? Because all the characters are Miis! You get to play as your Mii (or Miis, as is the case with the baseball game if you have more than one Mii). They made all the non-player characters Miis, too. And the backgrounds are okay, too. Anyway, since all the characters are Miis, this game’s graphics are meant to be bad.
Five games. One (or two. Or three. Or maybe four…) player(s). And one (or two. Or three. Or maybe four…) Wiimote(s).
I’m going to review all five of the games individually. So here goes.
Tennis: Since this was the first game on the list, I decided play it first. It’s simple and fun. Whenever a ball comes toward you, swing the Wiimote to knock it back. If it goes past both players of the opposing team, you get some points. If they knock it past you, you make the ball hit the net, or you knock the ball out of bounds, you lose. The first team to get 50 points wins. If both teams get 40 (one score away from 50), there is a deuce. The next player to score will get an advantage over the other team, which is back to 40. If the other team scores, then there is another deuce. If one team gets an advantage and scores, they will win. You can have a clone of your Mii play against two computers. Then, you will control both the front character and back character. You can also play with a friend or against a friend.
Baseball: This didn’t really teach me the mechanics of baseball 100%, and if you know, then you won’t need me to explain. But it’s fun. I do want to say that you switch between all your Miis in this one if you have more than one, but play as non-Mii characters that are already in the game if you have few, none (I’d assume, because I made a Mii before I played Wii Sports), or only one. You also use the Wiimote to swing a bat and pitch.
Golf: Fun, but it’s difficult not to get a bogey. You use the Wiimote to swing a club. You use the D-Pad to switch clubs. You have a power gauge. If it maxes out, the ball might go too far. For three-hole games, you can play on the Beginner, Intermediate, or Expert difficulties, or you can play a 9-Hole game. The wind can send your ball off course, but I don’t know all the fuss about sand traps. Your par is displayed before each game. If you go over par, you’ll either get a bogey, a double bogey, or a triple bogey. If you’re right on par, you get a par, and if you go under par, you’ll either get a birdie or an eagle.
Bowling: This one’s fun, but it’s my least favorite of the games. You hold the trigger button and hold the Wiimote back and then swing it out to roll the ball. It’s pretty hard. I’ve never once gotten a strike.
Boxing: Here it is. My favorite mini-game. You use the nunchuk for this one. The Wiimote works as your right hand, and the nunchuk as your left hand. You can hit the face and the torso, and you can even do other moves with certain motions. Unfortunately, the control is unresponsive at times. Regardless, it’s my favorite.
There is also a Wii Fitness Test that gives you a Wii Fitness age with 20 being the best. Your age is determined through three tests. It’s designed for adults, so children might not get accurate results. I guess that’s why mine was 80 and my cousin’s was 62. There is also a training mode where you can hone your skills with three tests corresponding to each game, but the last two need to be unlocked. If you get a certain score, you get a bronze, silver, or gold medal.
Makes use of the Wiimote’s speaker.
This game doesn’t offer much in the music department, but sounds (such as a “thwack” when you hit a ball) come out of the Wiimote’s cool speaker.
Well, I can’t write a recommendation, because you’re automatically going to get it if you get a Wii, unless you get a used one. In that case, buy it off eBay, because that’s probably the only place you can get it.
T-Man’s Pros and Cons:
Pros:
+ Fully realizes the Wiimote
+ You can play as your Miis
Cons:
- Control is often unresponsive in the boxing mini-game
- Doesn’t have enough games
Rating: Awesome
Wait. I get to play as my Mii?!!?
Well…most people say this games graphics are bad, and they are, but mainly the character models. Why did Nintendo make these graphics so bad? Because all the characters are Miis! You get to play as your Mii (or Miis, as is the case with the baseball game if you have more than one Mii). They made all the non-player characters Miis, too. And the backgrounds are okay, too. Anyway, since all the characters are Miis, this game’s graphics are meant to be bad.
Five games. One (or two. Or three. Or maybe four…) player(s). And one (or two. Or three. Or maybe four…) Wiimote(s).
I’m going to review all five of the games individually. So here goes.
Tennis: Since this was the first game on the list, I decided play it first. It’s simple and fun. Whenever a ball comes toward you, swing the Wiimote to knock it back. If it goes past both players of the opposing team, you get some points. If they knock it past you, you make the ball hit the net, or you knock the ball out of bounds, you lose. The first team to get 50 points wins. If both teams get 40 (one score away from 50), there is a deuce. The next player to score will get an advantage over the other team, which is back to 40. If the other team scores, then there is another deuce. If one team gets an advantage and scores, they will win. You can have a clone of your Mii play against two computers. Then, you will control both the front character and back character. You can also play with a friend or against a friend.
Baseball: This didn’t really teach me the mechanics of baseball 100%, and if you know, then you won’t need me to explain. But it’s fun. I do want to say that you switch between all your Miis in this one if you have more than one, but play as non-Mii characters that are already in the game if you have few, none (I’d assume, because I made a Mii before I played Wii Sports), or only one. You also use the Wiimote to swing a bat and pitch.
Golf: Fun, but it’s difficult not to get a bogey. You use the Wiimote to swing a club. You use the D-Pad to switch clubs. You have a power gauge. If it maxes out, the ball might go too far. For three-hole games, you can play on the Beginner, Intermediate, or Expert difficulties, or you can play a 9-Hole game. The wind can send your ball off course, but I don’t know all the fuss about sand traps. Your par is displayed before each game. If you go over par, you’ll either get a bogey, a double bogey, or a triple bogey. If you’re right on par, you get a par, and if you go under par, you’ll either get a birdie or an eagle.
Bowling: This one’s fun, but it’s my least favorite of the games. You hold the trigger button and hold the Wiimote back and then swing it out to roll the ball. It’s pretty hard. I’ve never once gotten a strike.
Boxing: Here it is. My favorite mini-game. You use the nunchuk for this one. The Wiimote works as your right hand, and the nunchuk as your left hand. You can hit the face and the torso, and you can even do other moves with certain motions. Unfortunately, the control is unresponsive at times. Regardless, it’s my favorite.
There is also a Wii Fitness Test that gives you a Wii Fitness age with 20 being the best. Your age is determined through three tests. It’s designed for adults, so children might not get accurate results. I guess that’s why mine was 80 and my cousin’s was 62. There is also a training mode where you can hone your skills with three tests corresponding to each game, but the last two need to be unlocked. If you get a certain score, you get a bronze, silver, or gold medal.
Makes use of the Wiimote’s speaker.
This game doesn’t offer much in the music department, but sounds (such as a “thwack” when you hit a ball) come out of the Wiimote’s cool speaker.
Well, I can’t write a recommendation, because you’re automatically going to get it if you get a Wii, unless you get a used one. In that case, buy it off eBay, because that’s probably the only place you can get it.
T-Man’s Pros and Cons:
Pros:
+ Fully realizes the Wiimote
+ You can play as your Miis
Cons:
- Control is often unresponsive in the boxing mini-game
- Doesn’t have enough games
Rating: Awesome
WOW!!!!! I just got a Wii after a painfully long wait because no one got their shipments in! And DANG is it awesome!!!!! Read on to learn more!!!!
The Power:
Ehh, if you have one or watched stuff about it, you’ll know that it’s not as powerful as the Xbox 360 or PS3. They didn’t want to compete with 360 and PS3 is the reason I believe.
The Controller:
Now, THIS is when we REALLY start to talk Wii. As you probably already know, the Wii has a special motion-sensing controller. Unfortunately, all I have is Wii Sports, and that will probably be all I will have for awhile, since I’m out of money and my parents keep getting outbid on things when they try to get me things for cheap off eBay. You can swing the Wii Remote to swing things like a tennis racket, a baseball bat, or a golf club, and you can sling the Wii Remote forwards to throw things like a baseball or a bowling ball, and you can jab the Wii Remote to punch the living heck out of your opponents in the boxing mini-game (all these uses are referring to Wii Sports). There are other uses in other games, BUT I DON’T HAVE ANYMORE GAMES YET!!!!!! There is also a speaker in the controller, which makes certain sounds when you do things such as a “thwack” when you hit something with a bat or a tennis racket, or a “whap” when you punch someone in the face. There are also certain voice recordings that you hear through the Wiimote’s speaker.
The Backwards Compatibility:
The Wii is backwards compatible with the Gamecube, and as far as I know, it’s fully backwards compatible. It plays Gamecube games without any problems. And it might just be in my head, but does it make Gamecube games look somewhat better?!!? Anyway, on the top (or left end if the Wii is laying down on its side) of the Wii, there are two things that you can open up where you can insert your Gamecube controller and Memory Card. In fact, some Virtual Console games make use of the Gamecube controller!
The Game Availability:
There are plenty of games out right now for the Wii to keep those with extra money occupied. I have plenty that I want (Zelda, Mario Party, WarioWare, and Super Paper Mario). But there is one thing wrong with this: THEY ALL SELL FOR 60 BUCKS!!!
The Channels:
The Wii has five channels that you see as soon as you turn it on. I’m going to leave out the Disc Channel because it’s just where you play the game.
Mii Channel: This is where you make Miis, the cute n’ cuddly representations of the owner, other people, or no one at all. You customize your Mii by choosing their gender, height, weight, hair style, eye color, eye shape, lips, nose, face, and eye color. After that, they go to the Mii Plaza, where you go to whenever you pick the Mii Channel. You can store up to a hundred Miis on the Wii system and up to ten in Wiimote, and then you can take your Miis to a friend’s house. There’s also something called a Mii Parade, which I haven’t done yet and therefore can’t talk about.
Photo Channel: You can store photos from your computer or SD card here. I don’t have much to say about this.
Wii Shop Channel: This is where you buy old games with Wii Points (you have to buy them at a store). There are games for the NES, the SNES, the N64, the Sega Genesis and the TurboGrafx 16. I haven’t bought any because I don’t have any Wii Points, but they’re cheap, so I should get some soon.
Forecast Channel: Okay, the coolest of the Wii’s channels (the News Channel goes second). If you’re in the United States, you choose a state and then choose a town to get the local weather. You can even look at worldwide weather by flipping around an image of the earth that Nintendo got from NASA! Hey, but, why does Tokyo have a different symbol for clouds than everyone else? That’s weird…
News Channel: Here you can look at national or worldwide news. Very helpful if you like to nose into other people’s business (Just kidding). You use the same world image that the Forecast Channel uses to look at worldwide news. You click on a country and find something that you’re interested in. Then you click on it and read about it.
Anyway, the Wii is an awesome system, inside and out. Now, if only it played DVDs, was more powerful, supported HD, and had cheaper games. Then it would be perfect. There’s also the looming shadow of the almost definitely imminent God of War III for PS3. Sure, Halo 3’s coming out before that, but that won’t end the Wii, because the Wii is still too new. But God of War III may just end the Wii and Nintendo’s console business altogether. Then we won’t get anymore motion sensing controllers. THAT WOULD BE AWFUL!!!!!!!
Rating: WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Power:
Ehh, if you have one or watched stuff about it, you’ll know that it’s not as powerful as the Xbox 360 or PS3. They didn’t want to compete with 360 and PS3 is the reason I believe.
The Controller:
Now, THIS is when we REALLY start to talk Wii. As you probably already know, the Wii has a special motion-sensing controller. Unfortunately, all I have is Wii Sports, and that will probably be all I will have for awhile, since I’m out of money and my parents keep getting outbid on things when they try to get me things for cheap off eBay. You can swing the Wii Remote to swing things like a tennis racket, a baseball bat, or a golf club, and you can sling the Wii Remote forwards to throw things like a baseball or a bowling ball, and you can jab the Wii Remote to punch the living heck out of your opponents in the boxing mini-game (all these uses are referring to Wii Sports). There are other uses in other games, BUT I DON’T HAVE ANYMORE GAMES YET!!!!!! There is also a speaker in the controller, which makes certain sounds when you do things such as a “thwack” when you hit something with a bat or a tennis racket, or a “whap” when you punch someone in the face. There are also certain voice recordings that you hear through the Wiimote’s speaker.
The Backwards Compatibility:
The Wii is backwards compatible with the Gamecube, and as far as I know, it’s fully backwards compatible. It plays Gamecube games without any problems. And it might just be in my head, but does it make Gamecube games look somewhat better?!!? Anyway, on the top (or left end if the Wii is laying down on its side) of the Wii, there are two things that you can open up where you can insert your Gamecube controller and Memory Card. In fact, some Virtual Console games make use of the Gamecube controller!
The Game Availability:
There are plenty of games out right now for the Wii to keep those with extra money occupied. I have plenty that I want (Zelda, Mario Party, WarioWare, and Super Paper Mario). But there is one thing wrong with this: THEY ALL SELL FOR 60 BUCKS!!!
The Channels:
The Wii has five channels that you see as soon as you turn it on. I’m going to leave out the Disc Channel because it’s just where you play the game.
Mii Channel: This is where you make Miis, the cute n’ cuddly representations of the owner, other people, or no one at all. You customize your Mii by choosing their gender, height, weight, hair style, eye color, eye shape, lips, nose, face, and eye color. After that, they go to the Mii Plaza, where you go to whenever you pick the Mii Channel. You can store up to a hundred Miis on the Wii system and up to ten in Wiimote, and then you can take your Miis to a friend’s house. There’s also something called a Mii Parade, which I haven’t done yet and therefore can’t talk about.
Photo Channel: You can store photos from your computer or SD card here. I don’t have much to say about this.
Wii Shop Channel: This is where you buy old games with Wii Points (you have to buy them at a store). There are games for the NES, the SNES, the N64, the Sega Genesis and the TurboGrafx 16. I haven’t bought any because I don’t have any Wii Points, but they’re cheap, so I should get some soon.
Forecast Channel: Okay, the coolest of the Wii’s channels (the News Channel goes second). If you’re in the United States, you choose a state and then choose a town to get the local weather. You can even look at worldwide weather by flipping around an image of the earth that Nintendo got from NASA! Hey, but, why does Tokyo have a different symbol for clouds than everyone else? That’s weird…
News Channel: Here you can look at national or worldwide news. Very helpful if you like to nose into other people’s business (Just kidding). You use the same world image that the Forecast Channel uses to look at worldwide news. You click on a country and find something that you’re interested in. Then you click on it and read about it.
Anyway, the Wii is an awesome system, inside and out. Now, if only it played DVDs, was more powerful, supported HD, and had cheaper games. Then it would be perfect. There’s also the looming shadow of the almost definitely imminent God of War III for PS3. Sure, Halo 3’s coming out before that, but that won’t end the Wii, because the Wii is still too new. But God of War III may just end the Wii and Nintendo’s console business altogether. Then we won’t get anymore motion sensing controllers. THAT WOULD BE AWFUL!!!!!!!
Rating: WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep, you heard it here folks! T-Man’s going to list his top ten R.P.G.s/action R.P.G.s of ALL TIME! This is gonna be so fun!
NOTE: This list has nothing to do with the amount of flaws a game has.
Numeral Diez (Number Ten): The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Taking the place of number 10 on my list is the second-to-latest Zelda game. Let’s see. The game has over 100 secrets (including a secret item that can only be gotten after you beat the game!) and is just overall fun. Vaati (from Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures) makes a reappearance as the main villain. Ganon does not make an appearance in the game, but it doesn’t matter. The graphics are also great for a GBA game. The story is fine, but I’ve seen better in a Zelda game.
Numeral Nueve (Number Nine): Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
While my least favorite game in the series, this game still manages to make it into the top ten due to its intense amounts of fun present in most Square games, regardless of the degree. You play through the same worlds as the first game, from Traverse Town to Hollow Bastion (although the Deep Jungle and End of the World worlds are not present) but the makeup of the worlds’ rooms is messed with using Map Cards. In fact, the gameplay system, entering the worlds and everything is controlled completely by cards! The story takes place in Castle Oblivion, ruled by the Organization. Sora, Donald, and Goofy are there because a man in a black cloak said that they would meet people they hold dear. There’s a catch, though. The more floors they go up, the more memory they lose! Everything in Castle Oblivion is controlled by cards. Every once in a while (always after beating a boss in Castle Oblivion) you will be given World Cards, which are used to enter the memory-generated environments as you enter the floors. Now players can decide the order they do the worlds in (unless you are given only one card). The graphics are great. Somehow they made the cutscenes 3-D, looking almost exactly like the first game’s graphics, except blurrier, but it’s amazing that they could achieve such a thing nonetheless. They also managed to fit Utada Hikaru’s masterpiece, Simple and Clean, into the game’s itty bitty cartridge, vocals and all!
Numeral Ocho (Number Eight): Final Fantasy X
I’ve never beaten the game, but it’s really fun. The in-game graphics are good enough, but the cutscenes are beautiful. In the first cutscene, there is even an awesome rock song! Final Fantasy X has a different kind of level up system where you move characters’ circles across a grid and they will gain abilities or stats will level up, but it’s straightforward enough. Its story is also good.
Numeral Siete (Number Seven): Paper Mario
The second Mario R.P.G. delivered. For a Mario game, the story is good. As for gameplay, timing is the key to winning due to the return of Action Commands. The game’s graphics are OK, and the paper models are just fine.
Numeral Seis (Number Six): Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
It’s better than the first. It’s got a deeper plot, better graphics, and some new elements have been added to the gameplay system.
Numeral Cinco (Number Five): Kingdom Hearts
This game was a very good mix of Square and Disney characters. The graphics are great. The gameplay is great. The story is great. Everything is great. It may have been a stupid idea, but it’s just too fun. One COULD consider the Disney characters and Disney worlds a bit of a novelty, but they’re the whole things that make the game! And musical haters rejoice! There is no singing in this!
Numeral Quatro (Number Four): Final Fantasy IX
This game does away with the stupid magic-stocking system from Final Fantasy VIII and returns to the series’ routes. The game has a medieval setting again, with people who perform White Magic and people who perform Black Magic. You can name almost every character you get (as opposed to only being able to name the main character in VIII and X), you can have four party members at once again, and the characters are SD (super deformed) again. They supposedly made the characters SD again because this would be the last Final Fantasy on the PS1, and the graphical capabilities of the PS2 would not allow there to be any sense in the characters being SD.
Numeral Tres (Number Three): The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
One of the greatest games ever made, if you ask me. The game is a graphical masterpiece by the N64’s standards, and everything else about this game is also radical. The story is great, the gameplay is awesome, it’s just all-around great if you ask me.
Numeral Dos (Number 2): Kingdom Hearts II
This game expanded upon something that was already awesome to begin with. There are new worlds and more things to do. If one doesn’t do anything optional, the game will probably only last about 25 hours. However, if one does the optional things (Pride Lands, 100 Acre Wood, Atlantica, and anything that can only be done after completing Pride Lands) the game will take over 30 hours of your life. I recommend doing all the aforementioned things. If you don’t, don’t complain about the game being too short (if 25 hours is even considered too short). Just realize that you did nothing optional and go back and do them after you beat the game.
And now, da-da-da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-DAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
NUMERAL UNO (NUMBER ONE): FINAL FANTASY VII
It’s true. My favorite R.P.G. of all of time is Final Fantasy VII. It may not be as long as VIII and IX (three discs as opposed to four), but it’s way more fun, with a lot of sidequests, including two secret characters! It may not have the best graphics ever, but it’s just so fun. The Materia system is an easy way to use magic. I’ve never beaten the game (the second-to-last boss is way too hard!), but I know that this is the best R.P.G. of all time.
Who doesn’t love a good role-playing adventure? No one, that’s who. These are my favorite R.P.G.s and action R.P.G.s. If there is a single one of the games on the list that you don’t have, go out and buy it right now. Every game on this list is a must-have.
NOTE: This list has nothing to do with the amount of flaws a game has.
Numeral Diez (Number Ten): The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Taking the place of number 10 on my list is the second-to-latest Zelda game. Let’s see. The game has over 100 secrets (including a secret item that can only be gotten after you beat the game!) and is just overall fun. Vaati (from Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures) makes a reappearance as the main villain. Ganon does not make an appearance in the game, but it doesn’t matter. The graphics are also great for a GBA game. The story is fine, but I’ve seen better in a Zelda game.
Numeral Nueve (Number Nine): Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
While my least favorite game in the series, this game still manages to make it into the top ten due to its intense amounts of fun present in most Square games, regardless of the degree. You play through the same worlds as the first game, from Traverse Town to Hollow Bastion (although the Deep Jungle and End of the World worlds are not present) but the makeup of the worlds’ rooms is messed with using Map Cards. In fact, the gameplay system, entering the worlds and everything is controlled completely by cards! The story takes place in Castle Oblivion, ruled by the Organization. Sora, Donald, and Goofy are there because a man in a black cloak said that they would meet people they hold dear. There’s a catch, though. The more floors they go up, the more memory they lose! Everything in Castle Oblivion is controlled by cards. Every once in a while (always after beating a boss in Castle Oblivion) you will be given World Cards, which are used to enter the memory-generated environments as you enter the floors. Now players can decide the order they do the worlds in (unless you are given only one card). The graphics are great. Somehow they made the cutscenes 3-D, looking almost exactly like the first game’s graphics, except blurrier, but it’s amazing that they could achieve such a thing nonetheless. They also managed to fit Utada Hikaru’s masterpiece, Simple and Clean, into the game’s itty bitty cartridge, vocals and all!
Numeral Ocho (Number Eight): Final Fantasy X
I’ve never beaten the game, but it’s really fun. The in-game graphics are good enough, but the cutscenes are beautiful. In the first cutscene, there is even an awesome rock song! Final Fantasy X has a different kind of level up system where you move characters’ circles across a grid and they will gain abilities or stats will level up, but it’s straightforward enough. Its story is also good.
Numeral Siete (Number Seven): Paper Mario
The second Mario R.P.G. delivered. For a Mario game, the story is good. As for gameplay, timing is the key to winning due to the return of Action Commands. The game’s graphics are OK, and the paper models are just fine.
Numeral Seis (Number Six): Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
It’s better than the first. It’s got a deeper plot, better graphics, and some new elements have been added to the gameplay system.
Numeral Cinco (Number Five): Kingdom Hearts
This game was a very good mix of Square and Disney characters. The graphics are great. The gameplay is great. The story is great. Everything is great. It may have been a stupid idea, but it’s just too fun. One COULD consider the Disney characters and Disney worlds a bit of a novelty, but they’re the whole things that make the game! And musical haters rejoice! There is no singing in this!
Numeral Quatro (Number Four): Final Fantasy IX
This game does away with the stupid magic-stocking system from Final Fantasy VIII and returns to the series’ routes. The game has a medieval setting again, with people who perform White Magic and people who perform Black Magic. You can name almost every character you get (as opposed to only being able to name the main character in VIII and X), you can have four party members at once again, and the characters are SD (super deformed) again. They supposedly made the characters SD again because this would be the last Final Fantasy on the PS1, and the graphical capabilities of the PS2 would not allow there to be any sense in the characters being SD.
Numeral Tres (Number Three): The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
One of the greatest games ever made, if you ask me. The game is a graphical masterpiece by the N64’s standards, and everything else about this game is also radical. The story is great, the gameplay is awesome, it’s just all-around great if you ask me.
Numeral Dos (Number 2): Kingdom Hearts II
This game expanded upon something that was already awesome to begin with. There are new worlds and more things to do. If one doesn’t do anything optional, the game will probably only last about 25 hours. However, if one does the optional things (Pride Lands, 100 Acre Wood, Atlantica, and anything that can only be done after completing Pride Lands) the game will take over 30 hours of your life. I recommend doing all the aforementioned things. If you don’t, don’t complain about the game being too short (if 25 hours is even considered too short). Just realize that you did nothing optional and go back and do them after you beat the game.
And now, da-da-da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-DAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
NUMERAL UNO (NUMBER ONE): FINAL FANTASY VII
It’s true. My favorite R.P.G. of all of time is Final Fantasy VII. It may not be as long as VIII and IX (three discs as opposed to four), but it’s way more fun, with a lot of sidequests, including two secret characters! It may not have the best graphics ever, but it’s just so fun. The Materia system is an easy way to use magic. I’ve never beaten the game (the second-to-last boss is way too hard!), but I know that this is the best R.P.G. of all time.
Who doesn’t love a good role-playing adventure? No one, that’s who. These are my favorite R.P.G.s and action R.P.G.s. If there is a single one of the games on the list that you don’t have, go out and buy it right now. Every game on this list is a must-have.