Great 3D Action Games of All Time

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:41 am

That Resident Evil sounds like a great game...too bad I'm missing out! I don't own a GameCube, nor do I plan on buying one anytime soon.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:59 am

Do you have Dino Crisis 3 for the XBOX, Twitch? I've read that that game is "ruined" by camera angles, but it looks pretty freakin' amazing to me.

tsunami0ne · Post by **tsunami0ne** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:55 am

CMoon wrote:
tsunami0ne wrote:Devil May Cry 3 is so so.
You've played it???

yeah, it came out last week in japan. I never liked the first one anyways so maybe my opinion doesn't matter.... but Dante's new "attitude" is so lame and some of the cutscenes are just plain cheesy. .. eating pizza in slow motion... yeah that's so COOL.

straight · Post by **straight** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:32 am

Ok, I can't watch discussion of 3D platformers any longer without raving about Rocket: Robot on Wheels for the N64.

Primitive 3D graphics (no where near as pretty as Rayman 2 or the Banjo games), but wonderfuly crazy graphic and character design. Nifty moves (you're a robot on a unicycle with a double-jump, a freeze ray, and a tractor beam that can grab and swing or pick things up and throw them). Really advanced (for its time) and fun physics. Puzzles that actually require thought. A bunch of fun vehicles and levels that use them really well (dune buggy, flying carpet, tractor-beam-powered fork lift, glider motorcycle, paintball hovercraft).

But most importantly, the levels are packed full of fun, inventive, challenging stuff to do. The game feels more like a 2D platformer than most of the 3D games because, while it's got exploration and collecting, there's a whole lot of places that test your jumping and swinging (and driving and grabbing/tossing...) skills, often with time constraints, so you have a whole bunch of places you have to do a series of moves without missing, any one of which seemed hard in the first few levels.

DantesInferno · Post by **DantesInferno** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:37 am

dave4shmups wrote:Do you have Dino Crisis 3 for the XBOX, Twitch? I've read that that game is "ruined" by camera angles, but it looks pretty freakin' amazing to me.

This is definitely a beauty over substance game. The first time I played it, I thought it was great...for about an hour. Then the gameplay and the horrid camera angles ruined it. The game also plays really, really slowly, and in the end, it looks good, but isn't worth the money to play it. Get Gunvalkyrie instead...which is another great 3D action game.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:39 am

"Get Gunvalkyrie instead...which is another great 3D action game."

Yeah, I heard that Gunvalkyrie is kind of like a "free-roaming" Space Harrier. Plus, it was done by Sega's late AM2 development team.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 6:55 am

dave4shmups wrote:Do you have Dino Crisis 3 for the XBOX, Twitch? I've read that that game is "ruined" by camera angles, but it looks pretty freakin' amazing to me.

No, I sure don't. In fact I didn't even know about it.
I do own the very first one though...on PS1. Its pretty good too, I might add.

Speaking of all these 3D action games, I really like Namco's GhostHunter.
I plan on picking it up someday.

Also, "The Suffering" is pretty intense as well. It can be played either as a FPS or a 3rd person.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:23 pm

How about Saturn Wing Arms-is it really similar to Propeller Arena like the guy in the Saturn shooting video claims?

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:29 pm

Wing Arms seemed a little weak back when I played it. Its not aging well at all!
However, I would like to check it out again, now that you mention it. It will probably be just as bland as I remember it though...

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:22 am

roushimsx wrote: DMA Design has put out solid gold for a long, long, long time now. It blows my mind that the same company responsible for Lemmings and Uniracers were also responsible for Manhunt, Body Harvest, and the Grand Theft Auto series.

I'm glad someone else remembers Body Harvest. That game could be considered the ancestor of the 3D GTA games.

roushimsx · Post by **roushimsx** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:22 am

FatCobra wrote:I'm glad someone else remembers Body Harvest. That game could be considered the ancestor of the 3D GTA games.

It's a shame that thier N64 games got zero love. Space Station Silicon Valley was also quite choice.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:52 am

dave4shmups wrote:"Get Gunvalkyrie instead...which is another great 3D action game."

Yeah, I heard that Gunvalkyrie is kind of like a "free-roaming" Space Harrier. Plus, it was done by Sega's late AM2 development team.

It was Smilebit, not AM2 that did Gunvalkyrie. I wouldn't necessarily say it plays much like Space Harrier, more like a third-person shooter with a jetpack and a few platformer elements thrown in on the side. Not a bad game all in all, but the controls are very tricky to get used to.

Post by **system11** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:31 am

Freedom Fighters - PS2/Xbox/Gamecube.

Fantastic piece of work, absolutely brilliant from start to finish. Ever wanted to see what soviet occupied New York might look like? Not only an interesting vision, but a well realised one, backed by a solid game, with well above average visuals and an amazing soundtrack. My only complaint was that it had an end. PS2 one is easiest to play, as it does play best with 4 shoulder buttons, Xbox has slightly nicer graphics, not seen GC.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:57 pm

I've heard good things about Rayman 2 and 3.

The Gungriffon series is one that I'd like to try; I've heard that they're mech games that move at the speed of an FPS.

And how about XBOX Panzer Dragoon Orta? That's one 3D game that people either seem to really love or really hate.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:51 am

Oh wow, can't believe I forgot about the Onimusha games. I really liked the first one (too short, tho), but the second one I fell in love with. Heh, come to think it was actually two years ago to this day that I beat Onimusha 2; the voice acting is horrible, but it just grew on me...the graphics were gorgeous and the action was great. Not to mention the story and Gogandantess (best fruity boss ever)!

I've spent way too much time with some old games, I still haven't played Onimusha 3 yet, but I have seen tha pant-splurging opening cinema...

UnscathedFlyingObject · Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:06 am

^ Onimusha 3 is nice. I played some of it when my lil' cousin bought it for 50. Why am I pointing this out? Well, I'm gonna pick it up for 15, that's why. It's cheap-o nowadays. A good patience is rewarding.

My current list of 3d actioners to pick up: Devil May Cry, Onimusha 3, Shinobi, ZOE2, Rygar. That's it for now. Don't worry, I'm taking into consideration all your recommendations.

Oh, and get RE4. Everyone has to play it.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:28 am

dave4shmups wrote:The Gungriffon series is one that I'd like to try; I've heard that they're mech games that move at the speed of an FPS.

Ehh, not really. The AWGs certainly control more smoothly than ACs but they definitely still suffer from "robot stiffness," which makes sense.

Marionette · Post by **Marionette** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:32 am

Andi wrote:I don't like Resident Evil games, I don't like 3D action games, and I don't like having to play Gamecube, but I still think Resident Evil 4 is absolutely fucking amazing.

Word.

Scary and beautiful. I have never yelled at a game in frustration as I have with Resident Evil 4. "Dammit Ashley! Stop whining and get your foot out of that damn bear trap!!"

One of my top-ten games of all time.

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:09 pm

I love looking up Ashley's skirt...

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:14 pm

i'm sure i am going to be almost alone on this one, but I think that Steel Battalion at least deserves an honorable mention. That controller makes that game an experience. It can be fun as well!

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:15 pm

Does I, Robot count?

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:43 pm

judesalmon wrote:I love looking up Ashley's skirt...

I was disappointed you can't really see anything

. Not my kinda girl either.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:41 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote: Not my kinda girl either.

Yeah, most video game characters aren't my style, either

roushimsx · Post by **roushimsx** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:08 am

I went out looking for Headhunter today and couldn't find it.

Ended up scoring this stuff instead. Hopefully I'll be able to get around to vidcapping a few stages of Wing Arms this weekend, and Mass Destruction...hmm...I've been looking for that baby for a long, long time.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:23 am

How's Donkey Kong 64? Is it just pretty much Mario 64 with Donkey Kong as the main character?

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:53 am

I forgot all about it until just a minute ago, but I really liked Metal Arms (the X-Box version at least). The levels and weapons were fun, and the vehicle commandeering was kick ass (even if sometimes unbalancing in multiplayer).

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:39 am

I'm lovin Psi-Ops at the minute. Some insipred level design in there, I've never encountered a game before that takes so much pleasure in encouraging you to try and break it. It's a bloody good game at the core, the Psi stuff just adds another layer. And it's a Midway game, who'd of thought it?

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:30 am

dave4shmups wrote:How's Donkey Kong 64? Is it just pretty much Mario 64 with Donkey Kong as the main character?

DK64 is one of the worst 3D platformers I've ever played.

It's not fun, and all the charm from previous DKC games is lost.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:03 am

Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage.(DC)
Based on the legendery Manga Berserk that's still going strong in Japan, this game features one of the best english dub ever made for a game.
The gameplay's mostly just repetive hack-n-slash but the setting + the unlocable bonuses kept me coming back for a very long time.
The graphics are also incredible for such an erly title in the dreamcast lifespan.

I second MDK2, altough I've never bet it

That game likes to make grown men cry, and is even harder than Ikaruga imo.

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:19 am

Nuke wrote:I second MDK2, altough I've never bet it That game likes to make grown men cry, and is even harder than Ikaruga imo.

Hmmm...

Intriguing. I'm always up for a challenge

Aside from that, I'm pretty stoked about DMC3. I just received the EGM that complains about the "insane" difficulty.

Heh. Pussies

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