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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 1259197" data-attributes="member: 115">On the GC, not really.  There are a good deal more games geared towards children on it, but that's more because of the lower price, and Sony and Microsoft specifically aiming at an older crowd.  I mean, you can't tell me Metroid Prime is geared towards children. I agree on the X-Box though.   Well, to be perfectly honest you're not going to find many of these types of games on any of the consoles.  Least of all on the GameCube, most of all on the PS2, I think.  Heh, I'm still lamenting the fact that I can't do full-day gaming marathons anymore, and I'm only 23.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I'm going to recommend the PS2, actually.  For one thing, reverse compatibility means you have the libraries of two consoles to draw upon for games, and most of the PS1 games can be picked up pretty cheap used nowadays.  That's something you won't get on either of the other consoles.  For another, I think of all the consoles you're most likely to find the types of games you like on the PS2 - again due to an increased number of games.   If the only choices are between GC and X-Box... well, all I can say is I personally would choose the GameCube.  It's really hard to make a suggestion based on those games, because you really don't see many of those types of RPGs on consoles.  And because I know someone's going to mention it, just to spite me <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />, Bioware's game Knights of the Old Republic is similar to the BG series, and is out for X-Box.  It's also out for PC, and I wouldn't buy an X-Box just for that one game. If it's really a difficult decision, the other thing I could recommend is trying to find a place out there that will rent consoles.  Rent the console and a couple of games that sound interesting to you, and see how you like it, before you drop serious money on one.</blockquote>

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