Heath Hindman - 11:04 EST

A3 is going to end up being my death. Point and click movement in a 3D world where you have to rotate the camera every five seconds just doesn't fly. Let's answer letters.

I am bursting to know about World of Mana. how bout you? Now I think it will be on DS (or Revolution) and NOT the PS2 purely because of the PS2's tiny life span remaining. I also think it will be online (due to the fat clue WORLD). What do you think about it? If anything??? Could a MMO game work on a handheld?? Or would it need to be more of a Mission based affair such as Phantasy Star Online?

Kablamoo

I'm with you there. I'd like to know more just as much as the next guy. If I had to make a system prediction, I'd bet on the DS, thought that's based on virtually nothing. Nintendo has a Secret of Mana DS page on its website, but you'd think that if the two were the same, they would have said so by now, yeah? So I dunno; it's anyone's guess. As for online play, I sure *hope* it's not an MMORPG. Something like PSO might work fine, but gah...no man...no Mana MMO is needed.

Finally, I know there are online games with "World" in the title, but there are also some offline ones like Pac Man World, Digimon World, and probably something else. It's still too early to predict much about the game.

Just the man to answer this question. I used to play FFXI, but due to time and financial circumstances, I retired. I am thinking about getting into another MMO, but with a two year old son, a newborn son and a wife, my gaming time is sporadic at best. Is there any particular game that I can not play for a few days, and play for smaller stretches of time (ie, not for 6 hours straight), and still enjoy? Everything I have read seems to point at WoW, but I would like your opinion on whether there are any other as good or better options.

Thanks much,
Chris

Guild Wars might be considered a backup plan, though you'll be playing at the loss of the ability to encounter new adventurers in dungeons and fields, so, it kinda depends on your play preference. There's no EXP bonus like WoW, but Guild Wars is free of monthly fees, so prioritize as you will.

That is my main reason for asking. Should I track down 7 so that I get parts of the story for part 8?

From what I've seen and read about Dragon Quest VIII, you don't need to play VII to get it. I talked to our resident DQ fiend Phil Bloom about this. He agreed with this view, expressing that there was nothing to gain by playing the DW's in order.

Also of note, if you go the reverse way with that, and include a toaster, you're halfway to building a really high-quality time machine.

I don't play MMORPGs unless I think I can make some money off them, so this comes as great news to me. I don't play EQ2 yet but I plan on starting soon and it's good to know that they'll let me freely sell things to buyers, and those buyers don't have to be afraid of anything and neither do I. Everything is wide open and AOK with Sony so a lot more trading will get done.

This is a great idea and Everquest II is now going to go down with the same kind of legacy that the first EQ did.

Kevin

I was sitting around keeping it real yesterday, as I try to do as much as possible, and thought "Man, I'm a hardcore mofo." That brings me to the desired topic: what is the most hardcore thing you've ever done while playing games? Maybe you played FFX the whole way through without going to the bathroom. Maybe you got shot in the back while fighting Magus and just...didn't...put...down...the...controller. What was it? What gaming achievement do you brag to your friends about?

If that doesn't suit you, talk about any of the above stuff or send an original. Either way, everybody's happy.

Heath Hindman will tell you his if you tell him yours

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