Recommend some non-shmup Dreamcast games

BeauZilla 002 · Post by **BeauZilla 002** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:44 am

I should say non-shmup,non-fighters,since those are well-covered.

I have Crazy Taxi 1 & 2,thats it.How bout Out Trigger?Is that any good?

Also,this might've been posted b4,so just point me in the right direction.Thanx.

Arznei · Post by **Arznei** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:48 am

Rez, Shenmue, Puyo Pop, Puyo 4, Jet Set Radio, Cool Cool Music, Space Channel 5, Sonic Adventures

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:50 am

Skies of Arcadia is a nice RPG, though the GC revision of it is supposed to be better...Grandia 2 isn't bad either (though not as good as Skies imo), though I think it's available on other systems too...

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Tue May 30, 2006 4:03 am

Red Dog
Grandia II- The DC version is generally regarded as the best one
Skies of Arcadia
Air Force Delta
Daytona USA
Test Drive V-Rally
Test Drive Le Mans
Wild Metal
Alien Front Online- A damn hard game
Phantasy Star Online
Phantasy Star Online v2

junkeR · Post by **junkeR** » Tue May 30, 2006 4:07 am

I hear the PS2 version of Grandia II is buggy and music is skippy or something at times. Same goes for the PC version from what I've read.

I'd recommend getting the DC version of Grandia II and the GC version of Skies of Arcadia. The loading times where horrible in the DC version of Skies.

I think I read that it loads about 20 seconds into the battle while the GC cuts it down to about 5. I don't know the exact time but I can tell you that it is a lot shorter.

Axon · Post by **Axon** » Tue May 30, 2006 4:44 am

I also recommend the DC version of Grandia II. Even though I did not beat it as after a while I started to skip battles and became underleveled and got my butt kicked by bosses I was loving every minute of it.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:01 am

Mr. Driller. Rando and twe seemed to like the G. Rev puzzler which I haven't tried yet.

No shmups/fighters kind of narrows it down.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:08 am

Record of Lodoss War, released by Conspiracy in 2001.

What does it all mean?

Good game.

Benjamin · Post by **Benjamin** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:33 am

Virtua Tennis -- even if you're not a big sports fan (I'm not) or a tennis nut (I wasn't) -- is a truly great game. It has a terrific learning curve and depth as one's skills advance is fantastic. It's a really fun single player game that also works great as a party game.

D · Post by D » Tue May 30, 2006 7:15 am

Tokyo Xtreme racer 2 (stay away from part 1)
Ferrari F355 Masochisticly hard simulator, it was released in the arcade, but it's an arcade game, as in it's realistic (i guesstimate) and hard as nails, very hard to get into, yet the playability is ace!
Sonic 1 & 2
Tetris 4D, stay away from Tetris online

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Tue May 30, 2006 9:56 am

I suggest you Aerodancing as well. I really enjoyed it, it's fresh, well done and quite entertaining. Also, "arcade simulations" like those are really hard to come by, so there.
I know that F-18 Interceptor on Amiga was immensely superior, but what do I know

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Tue May 30, 2006 12:15 pm

i'll keep it simple.

Rez - best game ever (LOL, for me)
EGG - if you like ZeldaLTTP/ActionRPGs, you play as "Egg-like" Robots, great 2D
Record of Lodoss War - err, Anime + Diablo! lol
Cool Cool Toon (it's not named not Cool Cool Music btw) - SNK rhythm/dance game, like their fighters, you need to do complex joystick motions.
POP 'n Music - Amazing rhythm game, needs special controller for good fun
Seaman - novelty.. you can talk to spock!
Zombie's Revenge - HOTD in Beat-em-Up form by Sega (lol)
Evil Twin - gritty gothic adventure game, nice. (PAL only)
Outtrigger - prolly the only FPS game i played seriosly (i liked the Arcade controls better though)
Jet Set Radio - sweetness,..
Sakura Taisen series - VisualNovel+StratRPG, (japan only though)
Sega Rally 2 Champ. - Err, Sega rally

MSGundam Fed vs. Zeon DX - ultra cool Action game.. co-dev. by Capcom.

err.. that's all for now

dynagod · Post by **dynagod** » Tue May 30, 2006 1:00 pm

sword of the bezerk (hack and slash at its finest)

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Tue May 30, 2006 1:01 pm

Virtual On VOOT of cause!!!!

You really need the twin stick controler though...

fl0w · Post by **fl0w** » Tue May 30, 2006 1:04 pm

SAM wrote:Virtual On VOOT of cause!!!!

You really need the twin stick controler though...

D'OH I was just going to recommend this one!

And also "Les 24h du Mans" (dunno the exact title) and Jet Set Radio.

EDIT : Star Wars Pod Racer!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue May 30, 2006 5:56 pm

RoninBuddha wrote:Rez - best game ever (LOL, for me)

Adds Ronin to list of people not to trust.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:01 pm

The two non-shooters I liked pretty well:

ChuChu Rocket
Sega Rally 2

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:01 pm

One of the only non-shooters I have is BLACK/MATRIX AD. Turn-based strategy RPG with angels and devils, and very difficult battles.

The DriKore version should only cost around $20 new & sealed.

Eps · Post by **Eps** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:51 pm

You have to give House of the Dead 2 a whirl. It's great

Alske · Post by **Alske** » Tue May 30, 2006 7:12 pm

Can you read Japanese? If so, El Dorado Gate comes recommended due to it's wildly unique characters and good dialog. Also, don't listen to anyone telling you that Shen Mue, Skies of Arcadia or Rez are good games. The first two are terrible and the third is amazingly mediocre.

Moogs · Post by **Moogs** » Tue May 30, 2006 7:31 pm

RoninBuddha wrote: Seaman - novelty.. you can talk to spock!

No, you can't. Leonard Nimoy is only the narrator.

Also, did anyone recommend Toy Commander yet?

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Tue May 30, 2006 10:03 pm

SAM wrote:Virtual On VOOT of cause!!!!

You really need the twin stick controler though...

It gets boring if you don't have friends to play with though. But if I had friends who played this game, well, I'd probably never go outside.

Nau · Post by **Nau** » Tue May 30, 2006 10:10 pm

Bust A Move 4
Rayman 2
Ecco The Dophine: Defender of The Future
Quake III
Bomberman Online(not online but fun anyway)
Maken X

Soulo · Post by **Soulo** » Tue May 30, 2006 10:10 pm

Resident Evil Code Veronica

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue May 30, 2006 10:51 pm

For a great SRPG, you can try Langrisser Millennium if you want a cross between Dragon Force's overworld and Star Ocean's battles (but not if you're looking for another Langrisser game).

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Wed May 31, 2006 3:20 am

Moogs wrote:
RoninBuddha wrote: Seaman - novelty.. you can talk to spock!
No, you can't. Leonard Nimoy is only the narrator.

lol, oh yeah,, it's been so long since i've "played" it

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Wed May 31, 2006 3:58 am

Typing of the Dead is an excellent choice.
The keyboard can be obtained for 10 bones and the game new is even less. Less than $20 can get you loads of gaming goodness. I felt it was definitely money well spent.

Resident Evil Code Veronica is well done here and could be one of the best Evil's to date. Although if you have PS2, that could be the preferred platform.

Virtual On is good if you have the Twin Sticks, excellent fast paced mech battling. Otherwise it's a bit of a learning curve on regular controller.

Chu Chu Rocket is a neat puzzle game and it's one of the few games I kept coming back to. Definitely better over the GBA port.

Otherwise there are a bevy of other DC games that are recommendable, but most if not all are multi console. Rez, Shenmue 2, CVS2, KOF2000, and TXR2.
Some other favourites; Vampire Chronicle, Street Fighter Alpha 3 & Sega Rally 2.

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Wed May 31, 2006 12:38 pm

fl0w wrote:EDIT : Star Wars Pod Racer!

Another good game. I suck at racing games, so generally they're not fun for me, but this was fun. I actually felt like I was in the Pod Race.

I'd also recommend Guantlet Legends. Not sure how everyone here feels about it, but I've had fun. Cannon Spike is fun too if you can pick it up cheap.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Wed May 31, 2006 2:21 pm

FRO wrote:I'd also recommend Guantlet Legends. Not sure how everyone here feels about it, but I've had fun.

It's great if you have friends or great if you like to mindlessly level up (which I do). It's not terribly deep (no rare items or special skills or ANYTHING) but the areas are nice and it plays well enough.

pugeta · Post by **pugeta** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:34 pm

shenmue is the badass game ever and skies of arcaida wahaha