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What's your favorite Konami franchise?
- Thread starter Ashby
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For me it was a toss-up between Castlevania, Suikoden, or Goemon, but since only once is represented in the poll, that does make the choice much easier.
Silent Hill. I've been there from the very beginning, when I got Metal Gear Solid launch day and it came as a free demo included, scaring the absolute bejesus in the process. Not the most consistent franchise, but it's incredibly dear to my heart.
It's PES/ISS, tbh. I'm fine with Contra, okay with Castlevania, never loved Metal Gear at all, not into Silent Hill, but was a huge DDR fan for awhile and think of it fondly.
My love of Konami is mostly because of their licensed stuff in the '90s: TMNT is probably my favorite Konami "franchise," though of course, it's not one really. I just think of it that way, even today, because to me, they did the definitive TMNT games. Tournament Fighters, Turtles in Time/Hyperstone Heist, etc.
Then you have the X-Men arcade game, The Adventures of Batman and Robin SNES, etc. Their licensed game juju was STRONG.
If I'm picking my favorite game based on a Konami original IP, it's Sunset Riders, so yeah...
My favorite Konami original IP games:
1. Sunset Riders
2. DDR 5th Mix
3. PES 18
4. Gradius
5. Konami Pixel Puzzle Collection (I can't express how much I love this game, second-best mobile game ever, trust me on this)
My love of Konami is mostly because of their licensed stuff in the '90s: TMNT is probably my favorite Konami "franchise," though of course, it's not one really. I just think of it that way, even today, because to me, they did the definitive TMNT games. Tournament Fighters, Turtles in Time/Hyperstone Heist, etc.
Then you have the X-Men arcade game, The Adventures of Batman and Robin SNES, etc. Their licensed game juju was STRONG.
If I'm picking my favorite game based on a Konami original IP, it's Sunset Riders, so yeah...
My favorite Konami original IP games:
1. Sunset Riders
2. DDR 5th Mix
3. PES 18
4. Gradius
5. Konami Pixel Puzzle Collection (I can't express how much I love this game, second-best mobile game ever, trust me on this)
It used to be my favorite publisher..
MGS, Castlevania, Silent Hill and Suikoden.
Thank you shareholders.
MGS, Castlevania, Silent Hill and Suikoden.
Thank you shareholders.
Castlevania by far. If I were to name a top 50 all-time games, at least Castlevania 1, 3, 4 and Rondo (which is a top 10 title) would be in there (Chronicles too maybe). Then there's the also great but not quite masterpiece games like Bloodlines, SotN, Adventure Rebirth, OoE, AoS that would probably make the top 100-150. Having played literally thousands of games in my time, I'd say that's a lot of games that are very high on the list for one series.
Contra would be second and Metal Gear third.
Contra would be second and Metal Gear third.
Though I grew up playing point-and-click adventure games, Silent Hill 2 was the first time where I realised that games are just as much an artform as any other medium, and that it could tell phenomenol stories in ways that books and films never could.
I don't think any series in any medium had as much of an impact in shaping my view on psychological horror as the first 3 Silent Hill games. Absolute perfection, and it's my favourite Konami franchise by a long shot.
I don't think any series in any medium had as much of an impact in shaping my view on psychological horror as the first 3 Silent Hill games. Absolute perfection, and it's my favourite Konami franchise by a long shot.
I voted Metal Gear because you put it on the list but IMO it's not a Konami property. It's a Kojima property and it died the day they fired him.
I see you are a poster of exquisite taste. We should be friends.
Well, out of all of these, I've only played Lords of Shadow 1 (loved) and 2 (liked)
Sooooooo Castlevania I guess? :p
Sooooooo Castlevania I guess? :p
Suikoden and Silent Hill are two of my favourite series, so I voted for the one that made it into the poll.
Silent Hill 2 is the GOAT.
But Metal Gear as a series has many more great games than Silent Hill, so Ima go with MG.
But Metal Gear as a series has many more great games than Silent Hill, so Ima go with MG.
On this list, Castlevania
but the other ones I really like aren't on the list (Bomberman, Suikoden, Goemon, Sparkster, Twinbee as well as stuff they inherited like Tengai Makyo).
but the other ones I really like aren't on the list (Bomberman, Suikoden, Goemon, Sparkster, Twinbee as well as stuff they inherited like Tengai Makyo).
