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| KaiserWAVE:
I honestly think that in terms of realism and overall car handling (not that I have been fortunate enough to drive a F355 myself) F355 Passione Rossa is to this day THE best realistic driving game. Even better than any Gran Tursimo up to part 4 or Forza or PGR. It's hard as hell, but so incredibly rewarding. But even that was not an exclusive. The DC version is superior to the PS2 version but still no exclusive. I'd say the best exclusives for Dreamcast, the ones that would match Doom's criteria would be Outtrigger, Toy Commander and Daytona USA. |
| AppleQueso:
--- Quote from: Doom on July 29, 2010, 10:55:05 PM ---I love trollbait. My question was honest. I think I don't need a Dreamcast. At all. Thanks guys! --- End quote --- so are you just going to ignore the several games mentioned that DO fit your criteria or what? |
| MedaForce:
--- Quote from: argobeat on July 29, 2010, 08:21:14 PM --- You're absoutely right, all fantastic reason to own a Dreamcast. But based on Doom's criteria: Sonic Adventure 1&2 were ported to Gamecube, Shenmue 2 to Xbox, Resident Evil Code: Veronica to Gamecube and Playstation 2 - all fantastic games but no longer Dreamcast exclusives. --- End quote --- Sonic Adventure 1 on the GameCube was a awful port, for me it was painful to play. Sonic Adventure 2 on the other had was a Great Port. --- Quote from: the7k on July 29, 2010, 11:29:34 PM ---He's not saying the Dreamcast has no fighters, guys. He's saying that he's not interested in fighters. --- End quote --- Oops! My bad I miss read that. :p |
| PDDestro:
--- Quote from: the7k on July 29, 2010, 11:29:34 PM --- Here's a small overview. Read it to get a bigger picture. http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2007/02/sega-dreamcast-101-beginners-guide.html Here's a list of all the games on the Dreamcast that are still great to this day. Granted, many have been ported - but disturbingly, not all have. http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2006/10/best-dreamcast-games-for-today-top.html These are the Dreamcast games that have, most puzzling, not been ported to other consoles. http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sega/dreamcast/2007/07/sega-dreamcast-exclusives-the-dream-lives-on.html And seriously, I don't understand how any serious gamer could not have a Dreamcast by now. Go to a flea market. You will find one, and most likely, for less than $20 w/ extra controllers and games. --- End quote --- I've had my Dreamcast hooked up to my main living room TV since I first bought it Sept. '99! I just had a mini tourney with some friends this past weekend on Garou: MotW! :D Revisiting those links you posted brought back so many memories! So many great games in roughly 2 years time! Sure, a ton of them have been ported in one form or another since then, but fuck, the variety and ingenuity of what was put out by Sega, Capcom, et al. was just awesome! My wife and I still reminisce about playing PSO for way too many hours on end back in 2001 when our relationship was in its first year. ;D That reminds me, I still never finished Grandia II... |
| Psychlonic:
There are too many good games to mention but it almost looks like this topic was made with a predetermination to not get a DC regardless so I won't waste time listing them. However, I'm surprised light wasn't brought onto the fact that the Gamecube port of Skies of Arcadia had several features cut back making the DC version far better. In addition, while Shenmue 2 was ported to XBox, the value of the DC version was that you could import your save from the original and end up with different fighting styles and items you'd never be able to get on XBox. There we no enhancements on XBox other than the game being a single DVD. I thought the Sonic Adventure ports were straight across the board, with the Dreamcast having an edge if you're into the Chao mini-games as the VMU was integral to raising a superior racing Chao. Dreamcast probably did deserve to fail; it was marketed poorly by a company who gave up on it way too early. Many titles felt very experimental in nature, showing off really awesome features but not quite creating the full game experience. That said, for all these quirky titles there were plenty of gems. At it's price today, the system is surely worth owning. Glad everyone else realizes this. |
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