Just to clarify, SSX 3 is the one that let's you go all the way down the mountain in one go. SSX Tricky has the self-contained levels but I think it is the most fun to play bewteen the two of them.
That's great to hear! And the previews there look really good.
The only Killzone game I have played is the one on the Vita and it was really good. The campaign wasn't long but it had lots of replay value. There were different missions for each level that would change up how you approached things. And they had a perk system that made me think of Call of Duty multiplayer...but for the single player campaign. I really enjoyed it.
Shadow Labyrinth is not a high priority for me...but there was this episode of Retronauts about it with someone how understood all the Namco references—the stuff way deeper than Pac-Man—and grokked the game for what it is and I was really intrigued and then the game had a big price drop. So...hopefully I'll try it out one day...
I'm guessing you can safely skip the first Battle Network game and start with the second one...but I couldn't bring myself to do that when it was sitting right there in the collection. Be stronger than I was!
I'm not aware of Drill Dozer ever being ported off the GBA, so I'm curious how you played it.
Hoo boy, the GBA is so great! The Castlevania games are my favorites, though I think Circle of the Moon is the weakest of the bunch by quite a bit. But let me mention a couple games not on your list.
I believe I've sung the praises of Astro Boy: Omega Factor before. Crafted by the mad geniuses at Treasure, it is a superb action game. Gunstar Super Heroes, the sequel to their classic Genesis game, is also quite good.
Drill Dozer is a great action platformer by Game Freak. Great music, fun gameplay, and the cartridge had a built-in rumble feature.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong is unlike the Lemmings-esque series that followed it but is rather a true sequel to Donkey Kong '94. It doesn't quite reach those heights but it's a good time all the same.
That's cool! I'll try to give it a listen. I guess you know you have made it as a podcaster when you start guesting on other podcasts lol.
I played RE4 on the GameCube when it first came out and I was not expecting the chainsaw decapitation! I had never experienced something like that in a game before. I remember thinking it was weird that you couldn't move and shoot at the same time but it did work really well to up the tension.
Yay for Extreme-G3!
I never played SSX and SSX3 was a cool idea. All the courses were part of the same mountain and you could actually go from the top of the mountain all the way down to the bottom if you wanted but in practice, in my opinion, that led to the "course" parts to be less over the top and the bits that connected everything were kind of dull. For me the sweet spot of the series is the second game, SSX Tricky. We rented that from Blockbuster for the GameCube and I ran out and bought it afterwards because it was so fun. The levels were distinct and self-contained and oh so replayable. Crazy stuff all over the place and the characters were zany and fun too. That's the game I would look for if I were you.
