Rate the Game: Week 81

[M-A-G]

Good morning, everybody. This took a little bit longer to get around to than usual but who really wants to get out of bed these days? And the weather is just screaming for "stay toasty and warm under the covers", am I right? Well, aside from that question let's also answer the question of where last week's Altered Beast ended up on our list. Old-school doesn't necessarily translate to classic but let's take a look at the results....

<select><option selected="">Rate the Game Results

<option>1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)</option>
<option>2. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)</option>
<option>3. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)</option>
<option>4. (3-WAY TIE)Chrono Trigger, Portal, Red Dead Redemption (4.5)</option>
<option>7. (TIE) Mega Man 2, Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>9. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>10. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>11. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)</option>
<option>12. Perfect Dark (4.3)</option>
<option>13. (TIE) Shadow of the Colossus, The Last of Us (4.28)</option>
<option>15. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>16. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>17. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>18. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>19. (TIE) Grand Theft Auto 3, The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>21. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>22. (7-WAY TIE) Super Mario Kart, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Super Metroid, The Simpsons, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Donkey Kong Country 2, Resident Evil 4 (4.0)</option>
<option>29. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>30. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>31. (3-WAY TIE) Contra, Castlevania, Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>34. Half-Life 2 (3.85)</option>
<option>35. Half-Life (3.83)</option>
<option>36. SimCity 2000 (3.8)</option>
<option>37. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>38. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>39. (TIE) Double Dragon, Max Payne (3.75)</option>
<option>41. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>42. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>43. (TIE) Diablo, F.E.A.R. (3.66)</option>
<option>45. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>46. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>47. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>48. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>49. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)</option>
<option>50. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>51. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>52. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>53. (4-WAY TIE) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Crash Bandicoot, Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)</option>
<option>57. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>58. (TIE) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>60. (TIE) Quake, Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)</option>
<option>62. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>63. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>64. (TIE) Virtua Fighter, Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>66. (4-WAY TIE) Time Crisis, Tekken, Earthworm Jim, Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>70. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>71. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>72. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>73. Dead Rising (2.71) </option>
<option>74. (TIE) Silent Hill, The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>76. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>77. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>78. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option>
<option>79. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>80. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
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Hmmm. Not a great showing, unfortunately. It falls behind fellow Genesis title Streets of Rage and earns itself a 2.8. That's enough to secure a spot in the lower realm of the leaderboard. I'm wondering if I have a title in the pile that will have an average in the 1.0-1.9 range. Maybe it's this week's? Let's take a looksee and what the bowl has in store for us!

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And there we have it. Ugh, God, damn it, bowl. Show us some love for the season. Still not a horror game but a well-known one, nonetheless. This week we take a look at one of the bridges between Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto 4. It's the '80s throwback Grand Theft Auto: Vice City! Who doesn't love a crime-filled romped through the city fueled by new wave music? Well, maybe you don't. That's the point of all of this. Let's hear what you have to say. Rate and rant and vote and discuss and love one another! Until next week!

[Lock Jaw]

Never played it.

[Big Vic]

very very fun!

[drave]

They need to make a completely new game in Vice City settings. Easily doable.


One of my favorite out of all of them.

[ClockShot]

This is the GTA where things started to get fun.

At the time, a 5. And I'll give it that.

[M-A-G]

I remember when Grand Theft Auto 3 was in the top 10. Will be interesting to see how Vice City fares in comparison.

[DAMN iNATOR]

5.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Never played it.

How the fuck...?!

[Destor]

"hey kids do you like scarface?"


"...yeah...?"


"wanna PLAY scarface???"


"YEAH!!!"


the game. 5/5

[screech]

5. Love it. Was just playing the other day.

[M-A-G]

"hey kids do you like scarface?"


"...yeah...?"


"wanna PLAY scarface???"


"YEAH!!!"


the game. 5/5

Reminds me of this one video of a school performance where this kid reenacts a scene from that movie. Like, what the hell is he being allowed to watch?

[Destor]

sounds amazing tbh

[Destor]

while we're on the topic do we think the soundtrack will be intact on the rerelease coming out this year?

[M-A-G]

It'd better be. Emotion 98.3 was where it was at.

[ClockShot]

V-Rock and Flash FM were my channels.

Hell, I bought the soundtracks they were so good. Best commercials too.

[M-A-G]

sounds amazing tbh

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I mean, I suppose it's funny but, like, no way am I letting my kid watch "Scarface".https://i.imgur.com/KVbl6OF.gif

[M-A-G]

V-Rock and Flash FM were my channels.

Hell, I bought the soundtracks they were so good. Best commercials too.

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[M-A-G]

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"More mood swings than your pregnant wife...." https://i.imgur.com/ObDHg01.gif

[Destor]

i love the talk radio stations the most

[DAMN iNATOR]

"hey kids do you like scarface?"


"...yeah...?"


"wanna PLAY scarface???"


"YEAH!!!"


the game. 5/5


How do you feel about Scarface: The World Is Yours on PS2? Does it stack up to VC, or do you feel VC does it better in a referential way?

[Destor]

VC for my money is in another league. VC is just so much damn fun it cant keep up. i think the only GTA clones the manage to approach the fun of any GTA is saints row. and VC being a parody helps it over scarface. scarface took itself very seriously to its detriment.

[Destor]

godfather games had that issue too

[M-A-G]

Wait, there was a Scarface game? I actually don't know how to feel about that. https://i.imgur.com/YSTZM0d.gif

[M-A-G]

Wow, not just one Scarface game, but two! Although one was on the PSP, so no wonder I never even heard a whisper of it.

[Destor]

feel like i saw a headline tha they were toying with remastering it :lol:

[screech]

Best commercials too.

lol "Lock up your daughters...shoot your sons"

[Big Vic]

VC for my money is in another league. VC is just so much damn fun it cant keep up. i think the only GTA clones the manage to approach the fun of any GTA is saints row. and VC being a parody helps it over scarface. scarface took itself very seriously to its detriment.

Mafia was decent, the story at least, I remember aiming to be a chore. Buggy too.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Mafia was decent, the story at least, I remember aiming to be a chore. Buggy too.

PS2 version or the remake?

One thing that was quite annoying was the race in the original. In the remake, it's much more manageable and I actually beat it second try.

[Big Vic]

PS2 version probably? I got softlocked in the shipping yard right after the explosion after the guy locked himself in the room. A sniper kept killing me while the cutscene was going on.

I think my game was saved at that point so when I tried to just reload I'd be dead right after the cutscene.

[Destor]

mafia 3 is a bit of a hidden gem. game had some real balls

[Lock Jaw]

How the fuck...?!

Pretty easy actually.

[M-A-G]

I can relate, somewhat. I never played San Andreas so it's not outside the realm of possibility somebody overlooked this title.

[Destor]

i think SA is the peak of franchise. vice city might be the peak for many though dunno.

[M-A-G]

Had to go with 4 here. GTA isn't really my bag as it falls under the "Open World Rule" but, come on; it's still a blast to go on a rampage with some boss eighties music as your soundtrack and it seemed to be a bit more polished than GTA 3. Still an enjoyable title.

[screech]

GTA 3 was my favorite for a while before I really dove into Vice City. I think adding motorcycles helped.

[M-A-G]

Did anyone ever 100% this? I always found getting around to it in these kinds of games was a bit of a daunting task.

[Fignuts]

Getting 100% in any open world game seems bleak and hellish.

[drave]

Never took the time to go around and collect packages. Was usually for shit a cheat code could get you anyway.

[Sepholio]

6. It was all that AND a pile of coke.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Pretty easy actually.

You should start a crowdfunding campaign so you can buy a copy and a PS2 so you can finally play it. :shifty:

[DAMN iNATOR]

Never took the time to go around and collect packages. Was usually for shit a cheat code could get you anyway.

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[DAMN iNATOR]

I can relate, somewhat. I never played San Andreas so it's not outside the realm of possibility somebody overlooked this title.

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[DAMN iNATOR]

i think SA is the peak of franchise. vice city might be the peak for many though dunno.

I rated VC a 5, but for me the pinnacle of the series thus far is Grand Theft Auto IV. Especially after playing through The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, which combined, the 3 of them show the storyline not just from Niko's perspective, but the protagonists of the add-ons, too. *Chef kiss*

[M-A-G]

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San Andreas got released in 2004 so I'm trying to piece together in my head what I would have been doing at the time that caused me to overlook it. I think it was during the time when I was starting my first venture into working in school and my family was moving out of the house they'd lived in for 15 years. Had other things on my mind, I guess.

[Sepholio]

I rated VC a 5, but for me the pinnacle of the series thus far is Grand Theft Auto IV. Especially after playing through The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, which combined, the 3 of them show the storyline not just from Niko's perspective, but the protagonists of the add-ons, too. *Chef kiss*

Those expansions were some of the best dlc ever released as well. The Ballad of Gay Tony in particular.

[M-A-G]

6. It was all that AND a pile of coke.

Did you snort the pile of coke? :shifty:

[Sepholio]

Let's just say The Naitch would have been proud.

[M-A-G]

Seph pushed it to the limit.

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[screech]

Was not a fan of the GTA 4 game with the motorcycle club or whatever it was. I did like The Ballad of Gay Tony, though.

[screech]

Started San Andreas for the first time last year. I enjoyed what I played so far.

[Destor]

Gay Tony added a ton of things they removed from San Andreas

[DAMN iNATOR]

Was not a fan of the GTA 4 game with the motorcycle club or whatever it was. I did like The Ballad of Gay Tony, though.

That would be The Lost and Damned.

I don't know, I guess it was kind of underwhelming in terms of what it added to IV, but as stated before, I was really fascinated to see the perspectives of all 3 sides going to any lengths to get those fucking diamonds.

[Destor]

the diamond arc is legit some of the best writing in video games. i dunno if thats enough to make it the best gta but its absolutely outstanding regardless

[DAMN iNATOR]

Even the main story, with Niko trying to figure out what he's looking for in America was extremely compelling. Plus, you get to choose between two different endings: one which sees you get a ton of money, the other sees you take revenge.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Not to mention going bowling with Roman.

[M-A-G]

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[M-A-G]

So with Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas being released together in a bundle next month, I suppose now would be as good a time as any to revisit this era.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Only thing is with the remaster, they've added some new achievements and trophies, a few of which look to be quite tricky and challenging.

[M-A-G]

If I do get it, I'll probably get it on my Switch to avoid that issue.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The reason I got a PS2. Yeah, it bangs.