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So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition
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It's kind of interesting when that happens isn't it? I had Alien 3 growing up on the Megadrive and always assumed Alien 3 for the Snes was the same - nope, totally different games.
Megadrive version is a port of the Amiga game and then the Snes game uses the same engine as the Judge Dredd movie game.
Same goes for Robocop Versus The Terminator. Megadrive game is excellent (Get back in your box, Retr0!
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RvT is just less cack on the Megadrive. It was never good.
Always wanted to give Alien 3 a go on the SNES. Supposed to be excellent whereas the megadrive game is merely adequate and gets really dull after the second stage.
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Cracked the 40 hour mark on Dragon Quest 8. Really enjoying the game.
Dragon Quest usually has a very simple overarching story put each town has it's own little short story to follow and the characters are usually very well realized. DQ8 is no exception.
I also really enjoy the battle system as while it's quite simple the enemies really add the flavor to it with their bizarre behaviours.
I've beaten the game before on PS2 but playing the 3DS version. While the graphics have taken a massive hit, the cel shading effect is absent, it still looks great and the lack of random battles is a god send.
I actually stopped playing Dragon Quest 11 as it's so similar to DQ8 as it would be a bit much to be playing 2 very similar games.
Getting my Xbox One from parcel motel tonight so will probably be overdosing of Ninja Gaiden.
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I've played a good bit of it in my brothers house and I wasn't enjoying it that much. It's technically impressive but there's so many annoying things about the game that I feel many reviewers gave the game a free pass on due to the hype factor. There's too much focus on the simulation aspect rather than not including some stuff as it detracts from the fun of the game.
I'll await a PC version. Only getting a Xbox One S anyway so I'd be better off playing it on the PS4.
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BrownFinger wrote: »I picked up an xbone to play it.
you can ignore all the simulation stuff if you like it doesnt seem to make a difference .
Well in ways it makes the controls janky and the lack of fast travel is baffling.
It's weird, it's just every game is a massive time investment because the game is constantly slowing you down getting to where you want to be. My brother who has a kid now in his own words said it was a waste of money as he can't have a quick game in the few minutes a week where he has time to play it
I don't hate it and would love to give it more time but would love a PC version to do it justice as I only have a base PS4 and One now. It just feels really restrictive compared to Breath of the Wild which embraces it's systems more. Every weird physics or enemy system feeds into that game and makes it fun whereas they feel a bit... compartmentalized in RDR2. It's like they were put in without thinking about how this will actually add to the game.
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Retr0gamer wrote: »Well in ways it makes the controls janky and the lack of fast travel is baffling.
It's weird, it's just every game is a massive time investment because the game is constantly slowing you down getting to where you want to be. My brother who has a kid now in his own words said it was a waste of money as he can't have a quick game in the few minutes a week where he has time to play it
I don't hate it and would love to give it more time but would love a PC version to do it justice as I only have a base PS4 and One now. It just feels really restrictive compared to Breath of the Wild which embraces it's systems more. Every weird physics or enemy system feeds into that game and makes it fun whereas they feel a bit... compartmentalized in RDR2. It's like they were put in without thinking about how this will actually add to the game.
I feel the same. Bit too much "on rails" feeling stuff. Mainly simple stuff like being forced to walk whenever you get close to things or following another rider while holding A to alternate between being too fast or too slow :pac:. It's so engrossing when you've the time to put into it but I'm slow to pick it up in case I can only give it 5mins. Still love it though. So much attention to detail.0 -
I may have used a save-state or two
That wasn't sitting well with me, I went back to finish it using a few continues instead. Tough little game!0 -
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So got the Xbox One last night and spent most of the night playing Halo
Just the first game. First time playing the anniversary edition. When I saw it first I thought it didn't look great at all. Then I switched to the old graphics and had the rose tinted glasses slapped off my face. Where had all the textures gone! Bit of an eye opener the difference in the two versions. I guess retronauts is right saying the graphics that have aged the worst are always the generation before the current one.
Really liked how I could play the game after only a couple of GB download, really handy feature as the game hadn't fully downloaded by the time I called it a night.
Say what you will about Halo but the Masterchief collection is fantastic value for money, especially as a lot of the bugs are now fixed.
Played some Ninja Gaiden as well and unlike Halo this game still looks stunning, even more so in 1080p. There's some interesting graphical errors though, models show tearing between polygons now every so often. It's not very noticeable but interesting as I say it was in the original release but not noticeable at low resolution as the tearing is so fine.
I can only imagine how good this game looks in 4K. And it's still the best character action game ever made. Fight me.
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Finished Halo: CE
It's aged quite a bit since I last played it. The AI isn't so hot anymore. Still a fun game.
The main issue with the game is how rushed it is. The Library is just a garbage level but there's also a lot of levels of just the same corridors repeated, like they got their level design assets from Ikea.
It's a shame as when the game is taking place in better designed levels its a lot of fun.
Moved to the Halo 2 remake. I remember this game looking like the most technically advanced game on the XBOX. It still is but it's also incredibly ugly compared to Ninja Gaiden or Panzer Dragoon Orta. The remaster makes the game look a lot better.
The opening stages are actually pretty good. Well designed set pieces and good level design.
Then I played the first arbiter level. The Ikea level design is back and then the flood just appear for absolutely no reason. It's kind of rubbish and I remember the game having a lot of these boring levels after the initial opening.
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So I tried Panzer Dragoon Orta on the Xbox One and the move to 1080p is transformative.
The game still looks gorgeous but you just notice so much more detail. The first boss fight for example with the aircraft carrier, I never noticed that there were crew members running around on it while you fought it due to the lower resolution.
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I didn't realise the Xbox One upscaled old games? That's a really interesting angle on backwards compatibility.
Yeah it does and it's not upscaling, it runs them in higher resolution so it's not a cheap post processing filter. The X will up res to 4K as well. Stuff like Ninja Gaiden and Orta look glorious.
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