Was having a nice discussion with Jeremy aka rocknerd, about Genesis RPGs in one of the Alpha Protocol review posts and figured I would continue the discussion here in the forums and open it up a bit.
Jeremy and I were discussing how much we enjoyed the Shining series on Genesis, as well as Phantasy Star and especially Shadowrun.
Phantasy Star IV has a special place in my heart because it is the first RPG I ever played from beginning to end. I had played Zelda and FF on the Nintendo, but games were just about playing not necessarily beating for me at that point.
To give some perspective I am now 30, so I was 14 when I first played Phantasy Star IV while spending the night at a friend's house. That friend got me into gaming as more than just a casual hobby, basically by introducing me to RPGs (PS, Shining Force etc) and RTS's (Dune 2!!). I pestered my mom until she got me a Genesis the following week, been a gamer, and more specifically an RPGer, ever since.
but I have gone back and played some of those old Genesis games, and they are still fun! Especially Shadowrun, still one my favorite RPGs of all-time, and definitely my objective favorite game from my first RPG system!
anyone else?