taoofgreentea
Member
Just looking for some good PS1 games to download.
I never had a PS1, always wanted one though, lol.
I will keep this as a general thread, but what I'm specifically looking for are racing games or puzzle type games. I prefer non-violent games, which I realize there's not a ton of.
Carson
Member
The ps1 games aren't ported to the psp, they are emulated on it (meaning these are the exact same games that were on the ps1, extracted from the discs).
I prefer non-violent games, which I realize there's not a ton of.
looking back, I'm having trouble thinking of games I enjoyed that are no more violent than those. May I ask what about violent games do you dislike, is it combat based gameplay, or that you just dont like to watch violence, period.
If it's simply that you dont like gameplay of hack 'n slash games, or fighting games, then I'll recommend the final fantasy games (they are turn based combat) starting with 7 (dont worry, each game in the main series is unrelated story wise), and the oddworld series (2-d platforming/puzzle).
Try looking at any 'best playstation games' (via google, I guess) list if you really want to find the classics.
taoofgreentea
Member
I looked through the PS1 store online, and didn't find a lot I was interested in, except for some racing games. The graphics are dated, but I'm sure the gameplay could be good, especially if a game was the 'best' for its time.
I am chuckling at your non-violence question, as I didn't really want to explain it but that's ok lol.
I've just thought a lot about morality and the idea that doing something simulated sort of trains the brain to do it. For instance, after playing a lot of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as a teen, I felt that in public I had a more hostile reaction to people than I did before the game. I've also read that a small part of the mind believes what it is seeing. Though there is no way to prove this, it still is slightly scary to me to think of doing simulated immoral acts when one is trying to be moral in real life, seems odd.
So now I'm taking it to sort of an extreme and not playing any games that do violence to a human or animal, with the exception of something so cartooney or with graphics so simple that it isn't realistic at all. For instance HOT PXL has a mini game where you use a godzilla foot to stomp on a chick, but it is done in a very funny way and not the same as say, shooting a few hundred people in a realistic first person shooter game. I'm not preachy about it and don't expect others to avoid violent games, It's just something I'm personally doing. I love retro games, puzzle games, really I've always preferred the other types anyway.
This means that I skip past all the top rated violent games, as gaming seems to have an obsession with violence (I think critics rate violent games higher, look at any metacritic scores, you may see what I mean), but there are still a lot of titles. Sports games, puzzle games, and racing games mainly.
I'm also even more picky and don't like any games that look like they're for little kids, so I tend to avoid Nintendo entirely. This leaves me with comparably few options, but there always seem to be more than enough titles to choose from.
Nexus Prime
Member
So you're looking for non violent, but non kiddie games. You're right, that is a short list. You really might have a point about these overly agressive, violent games having some kind of impact on the unknowing psyche of the people playing. I still play these games myself, but I've lost interest playing against other people online, like Call of Duty and Halo. That seems to take that "programming" to the next step by replacing computer controlled opponents with live ones. Who knows?
One game I could recommend is Harvest Moon. It may seem like a kiddie game, but from what little time I put into it, it doesn't seem too bad at all.
N2O is a good honest shoot em up that's very fun, trippy, upbeat and in no way violent... unless you think eradicating nasty bugs is violent. It has rainbow graphics and a phat soundtrack by 'The Crystal Method'.
Carson
Member
Ahh, the 'violence in games has negative psychological effects' belief.
IMO it depends on the mindset you go into the game with.
I wouldn't recommend the Final Fantasy games (or most other RPGs) in this topic. There's quite a lot of violence going on in them.
ChaosRandom
Member
Look I dont wanna rip you for your beliefs, but I just dont agree with you. Again, you have your own opinion and this is just mine. If people cant tell the difference between games and real life, then there's a bigger problem under the surface. Dont blame the game. All these people that flip out and then blame games should have been brought up better. Thats where you learn your moral values. Your up bringng. I live a very moral life and have played just about every game on the market. Again, just my 2 cents.
I used to think I was quite a vindictive, evil person, full of spite... but when I first played Blood Omen LOK I found myself trying to free the people in shackles... obviously you can't, but I didn't know that at the time. When I got to the end I chose the 'self sacrafice' ending. Just goes to show you, we can be good when we try... and some of us just are... even when we think we aren't.
confuletlyf
Member
never played Blood Omen but loved Soul Reaver. You actually benefit from treating the humans kindly, and they will stop attacking you or even running away so long as you don't kill them. It had some amazing platform/puzzler moments, and amazing puzzle/zelda style boss fights.
The FF series I don't think falls under violent. As was said, you don't control the players actions, only select commands. There's no blood, and nothing actually dies... just you know, sorta dissolves.
On topic: I've only dled FFVII so far, but prefered it on PSP to PS1, the sprites look even better squished.
As was said, you don't control the players actions, only select commands.
Well, it depends on how direct you feel the violence needs to be (or not be). Maybe you aren't playing as the guy pulling the trigger, but you're giving the orders resulting in injury or death to others. If you play one of those god games where you can summon massive natural disasters which ravage the civilization (and all you see of your actions are decreased numbers rather than actual blood and devastation), you're isolated from viewing the terror you're inflicting, but, conceptually, you're committing genocide.
I think it just boils down to knowing what your decisions really mean, both in gaming and reality. If the person who's to play the game has serious problems with valuing real life as more than a game statistic, then you don't let that person play any game which involves conflict against life forms. And you don't let that person lead your country!
I had a coworker once who was against any sort of shooting game, including ones where spaceship sprites shoot other spaceship sprites. That, in my opinion, was a little overboard.
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