GameShard writes: "Guardian Heroes HD really is the definitive version of a must-play classic that's as fresh, fun, and challenging today as it ever was. At a mere 800 points, its a steal."
Rice Digital's ILJG explores some of the 360's more obscure Japanese Exclusives
I honestly couldn't understand why people would continue to deal with a console that constantly broke down or had as many hardware issues as the Xbox 360.
Xbox 360 does have quite a number of noteworthy JRPGs. However if you were really into JRPGs, then DS, PSP, Wii and PS3 were the best platforms last generation for that genre.
Great list. Some real gems there.
It was only the first gen hardware that had problems - the console itself was great, XBLA was an amazing platform for a huge range of classics and indie titles.
The Wii definitely wasn;t the best platform for JRPG - but by a mile. Vita is probably the best JRPG platform, followed by PS3 - but the 360 was pretty solid too, mainly has it had some of the best exclusives.
Vesperia, Odyssey, Undiscovery and Blue Dragon were amazing.
Loved some of the more obscure stuff - Protect Me Knight is amazing, but almost impossible to find unless the 360 recommends it to you, as there's no packart and the title is in Hiragana.
It was still a large percentage of original Xbox 360 models that had hardware issues. Personally if I had a console that frequently had hardware failures, made loud noises while running, or scratched discs as often as the Xbox 360 did I would be done with it. Or at the very least wait for the hardware manufacturer to fix these issues.
Microsoft eventually did fix these issues to its credit, but it still took 5 years after the Xbox 360 released for it to do so. That's too long a period of waiting in my book and I'd rather just get the rival console for a more stable experience in the meantime. In the past 5 whole years was the duration of an entire generation.
Wii had a number of JRPGs in addition to a wide selection of JRPGs on the VC. Vita wasn't a last gen platform so no reason to include it, PSP however was. PS3 still receives plenty of JRPGs to this day so it is the best last gen platform for the JRPG genre.
Xbox 360 still had plenty of JRPGs to its credit though
It really wasn't 5 years, by 07-08 new 360's were fairly safe from RROD. In the time from the launch of the PS3 and 360 (05/06) I had multiple of both the PS3 and 360 die for different reasons. Granted it was more 360's than PS3 but the PS3 was not totally bulletproof. I also never had a 360 maul a disc, from launch with launch hardware until the 360 entered closet mode in 2013.
I think you're also glossing over what kind of trainwreck the PS3 was at launch and for awhile after. It wasn't like the PS4 and XB1 where the only real differentiation is hardware strength and software. The 360 did stuff a year before the PS3 was even released, did it better and had some great games in the first 2-3 years. It's clear why the 360 was a success with or without the hardware issues (Disk drive, power brick, or RROD).
Fallenangel, your trying really hard to put 360 down. Yes it had issues, but especially in the early years, had the games, and with online gaming, nothing came close.....
Also, your profile name from the Alphaville song?
Lost Odyssey. Everything else, aside from one Tales of title and then only the US, eventually came to the PS3.
@Ravenor What are you talking about? All I'm saying is some people don't wanna lose their huge digital game collection that can only be played on that particular console.
Because they have a huge digital collection of Xbox 360 games that they paid a lot of money for and won't see ever again if they sell the system. Don't give this compatible crap on Xbox One thing either. You and everyone else knows when it's all said and done. The majority of 360 games will end up not coming on Xbox One. It's just a fact.
People paid a lot for games on the first Xbox, just like they did with the PS1 and PS2. Yet when BC was removed as a option from the PS3 many were actually cheering. Paid some attention when MS started trying to bring first Xbox titles to the 360, but then everyone lost interest.
Really missing why its suddenly such a big deal now.
The Wii, was the best place for JRPG's?
Xbox 360 had every noteworthy jrpg for it and then some. What did they miss out on that would make those other consoles more appealing for that genre?
"Xbox 360 is Best Console." Dog is best pet. See, it is grammatically incorrect and I just can't have that! "Xbox 360 is (was) the best Console." <There you have it, author.
I hope you know the 360 had better hardware than the PS3 so it definitely didn't break down when The Crew released for next-gen and PC. The Crew wasn't on PS3 due to the graphical issues. It made it on Xbox 360. I wish I could relive those glory days man.
I really want Microsoft to make the console region free in a future Dashboard update.
Best at breaking down. My Xbox Slim I bought in 2011 the motherboard is bad while my PS3 from 2008 is still going strong. I still have games on my hard drive I haven't even played yet not to mention the games I bought my daughter :( Does anyone knows where I can find a brand new 4 GB slim? My daughter wants my 360 when I'm finished beating the games for it.
oprainfall writes: "Guardian Heroes is a classic, and is considered one of the best Saturn games ever released. I bought the original in 1996, and still boot my Saturn from time to time for a play through. The XBLA release takes the game and molds it into something even better, removing the slowdown, tweaking the combat in meaningful ways, and adding online functionality to the already fun multiplayer, all while being far less expensive than the original ever was. This is a game that deserves to be in everyone’s collection, and I highly recommend Guardian Heroes to anyone with an Xbox 360."
I still play the original on my Sega Saturn, great time with friends, the versus multiplayer was a blast.
Just beat it with some random yesterday and its well worth the time and little money it cost me. Got it off of the marketplace for 160 points...best deal ever.
Metal Arcade: JJ Evangelista writes:
Since the beginning of gaming - from the table top, to the arcades, and eventually the home consoles - cheats and codes have always existed. Whether it was hiding cards in poker, hacking the code in a computer game, or Game Genie, rules were made to be broken.
In an age before the internet, before information was just a simple mouse click away, these legendary game changers were spread by word of mouth. Some were found in gaming magazines, like Nintendo Power. Others were luckily stumbled upon by happenstance. No matter how the knowledge was acquired, it eventually passed from gamer to gamer, and news of video game cheats spread. To know these codes was to be part of some secret society. You were privy to information that very few knew, and most of the world would never know.
Havent read it yet but konami code prob no 1 withcZELDA, JUSTIN BAILEY, 007-373-5963, and idspissed or somethinclike that for god mode in doom. Mycquestion is, when i give the codes down R up L Y B and A B A C A B B I always get blank stares. Anyone else know those last 2 besides me?
Wow, they actually put in the MK code but still f-ed it up as he says FOR.THE SNES when the code was for.the Genesis. I mean, considering the SNES pad didnt even have a C button, its sad to be a gaming journalist and making a list based solely on the writers opinion and couldny even get that lil thing right.
I am sorry, I have had a crappy weekend and was venting on here. Still however, that is a atupid mistake to make.
That was my fault in editing. I figured the Sega version already had blood enabled and so I thought the writer made a typo. I fixed it.
That said, everybody makes mistakes, like "couldny" and "atupid", so ease up a bit buddy.
I actually wanted to buy a Sega Saturn for this title, glad I waited.
This has remained an exceptional game. The remixed optional additions are very welcome too