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Spazzy_D on 14 November 2013
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attaboy said:
Spazzy_D said:
Nintendo dropping the ball with 3rd parties left a huge void that Sony exploited. Sony also had more lax censoring policies which lead to a more mature perception (although the same could be said of SEGA.) They were in the right place at the right time.

Really though, it was ALL about third parties finding a home, no one played the PS1 for Sony 1st party games.... hell, the only ones I can remember owning (off the top of my head) are Parrappa (which I love), Twisted Metal 1 & 2 (also awesome), and Legend of Dragoon (which was only ok in my opinion.)

Mean while, Konami (Metal Gear, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Suikoden), Sqauresoft (FF, Chrono Cross, and so many other JRPGS), Eidos (Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain at the time, right?) and others provided all the really memorable Playstation experiences. It is one of the reasons Playstation All Stars wasn't a hit.... PS Allstars are largely 3rd party.

Yeah, the PS1 was the first console I owned when I was old enough to get my own job (well, that and the N64) and I bought over 100 games for it.  The only first party games I bought were Crash Bandicoot 3, Gran Turismo 1, Legend of the Dragoon, Grind Session, and Omega Boost.  I went back for other titles after I got my PSP in 2009.  It was EA, Capcom, Konami, Square, and other third party games that drew me in.

Yeah, the N64 and PS1 were my high school gaming machines, and I felt that the PS1 had more in depth single player experiences (Mario 64 and Zelda not withstanding), while the 64 was more of a party and Nintendo machine.  I sunk TONS of multiplayer hours after school on Guantlet, the N64 Wrestling Games, Ramapge, Goldeneye/Perfect Dark, Smash Bros, Star Fox 64, Mario Kart..... mean while the majority of my PS1 memories, Blood Omen, Resident Evil, Castlevania (Hell, everything besides pretty much Twisted Metal 2 and Tekken) were single player.

...I'm not sure what my point here was, I guess I'll say that I probably owned about 20 N64 games and double that for PS1, but that I had maybe 4 Sony first party games, while the majority of my 64 games were Nintendo games.  I think Nintendo games also had much more of an "arcadey" feel, something that isn't kiddy but can be seen as such.  Simpler in a way, I suppose.