Son Of General Retro Discussion

Retr0gamer

Was talking about SMT. As for 9 hours, mixed reviews? Anyone I've heard talk about it absolutely loved it. It's supposedly one of the best written interactice novels, it's a pity the writers other work hasn't made it over because I heard great things about it as well.

johnny_ultimate

Yeah, have been meaning to play SMT for ages too. Perhaps the naffest cover art in years!

The mixed 9 Hours... reviews were from Edge (who put it on a level with Gunstar Heroes) and Eurogamer. Trustworthy enough for you :P

DinoRex

Anyone ever play Battle for Wesnoth?

http://www.wesnoth.org/

I have it on the iPhone and it's one of the closest things to Shining Force I've ever played.

SdoowSirhc

DinoRex wrote: »

Anyone ever play Battle for Wesnoth?

http://www.wesnoth.org/

I have it on the iPhone and it's one of the closest things to Shining Force I've ever played.

What's it like? I'm too lazy to open the link on my iPod :Z

Retr0gamer

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Yeah, have been meaning to play SMT for ages too. Perhaps the naffest cover art in years!

I think the suits look great but only in the context of the game. I thought they were robots when I first saw it. For a game with such amazing art it's weird they went with such a bad cover.

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The mixed 9 Hours... reviews were from Edge (who put it on a level with Gunstar Heroes) and Eurogamer. Trustworthy enough for you :P

Explains a lot. Was there too much text and intelligent puzzles for the mongo's at Edge or did they lose their thesaurus that week?

DinoRex wrote: »

Anyone ever play Battle for Wesnoth?

http://www.wesnoth.org/

I have it on the iPhone and it's one of the closest things to Shining Force I've ever played.

You had me at shining force. I need an ipod

DinoRex

Oh good fun. Huge amount of levels in it too.

Haven't tried multiplayer in it yet. Must try installing the home version now.

SdoowSirhc

DinoRex wrote: »

Oh good fun. Huge amount of levels in it too.

Haven't tried multiplayer in it yet. Must try installing the home version now.

Is it like a medieval theme? Are there any rts games on iPhone similar to Rise of Nations? I used to love that game

Retr0gamer

You could give Final Fantasy Tactics a whirl. Be warned, it's a very tough game.

DinoRex

Well standard fantasy theme... There's all wizards and elves up in that sh*t!

DinoRex

Retr0gamer wrote: »

You could give Final Fantasy Tactics a whirl. Be warned, it's a very tough game.

I got it and only played a little... I'm am not a fan of how clunky it plays on the iPhone.

Wesnoth is really smooth and has a lovely interface on the other hand.

johnny_ultimate

There was uproar a few weeks ago about the price of FF Tactics on the IPhone. It's selling for 12.99. Which isn't bad for a game that size, but almost unheard of for the app store, especially for a port. Sets a precedent in any case.

SdoowSirhc

DinoRex wrote: »

Well standard fantasy theme... There's all wizards and elves up in that sh*t!

I usually would enjoy that theme but I want a more realistic period rts

Sparks43

Anyone who is looking to kill a couple of days should get Ghost Trick for the Ds

Its one of the best think em ups ive ever played

SdoowSirhc

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

There was uproar a few weeks ago about the price of FF Tactics on the IPhone. It's selling for 12.99. Which isn't bad for a game that size, but almost unheard of for the app store, especially for a port. Sets a precedent in any case.

That's ridiculous for that game

DinoRex

All the Square games for iOS are in that sort of price range.

SdoowSirhc

Sparks43 wrote: »

Anyone who is looking to kill a couple of days should get Ghost Trick for the Ds

Its one of the best think em ups ive ever played

Think em up? No thanks :P anyway I'm busy with pokemon platnium. Anyone have any lvling up advice?

SdoowSirhc

DinoRex wrote: »

All the Square games for iOS are in that sort of price range.

Yeah and I havnt enjoyed any of them really

Retr0gamer

For the amount of game in FF Tactics and the sheer quality of it 13 euro really isn't considering the price of the same game on the PSP. I can see how the interface would be annoying though. It's a game were one little mistake and you are screwed so a not very precise touch pad is not the best input device.

SdoowSirhc

Retr0gamer wrote: »

For the amount of game in FF Tactics and the sheer quality of it 13 euro really isn't considering the price of the same game on the PSP. I can see how the interface would be annoying though. It's a game were one little mistake and you are screwed so a not very precise touch pad is not the best input device.

I find the iPhone hard for anything but dual stick and simple ganes

Mr.Saturn

Do any of you guys have a Hyper Neo Geo 64 setup going on? If so, would you happen to know if Beast Busters 2 plays near as awesome as it looks?

SdoowSirhc

SdoowSirhc

SdoowSirhc wrote: »

Long live our honourable chairman Mao Meow:D

ghostchant

SdoowSirhc wrote: »

I find the iPhone hard for anything but dual stick and simple ganes

The iPhone feels like it was made for Cave shmups

SdoowSirhc

Why don't we vote for a cat for the Aras?

pdbhp

Sparks43 wrote: »

Anyone who is looking to kill a couple of days should get Ghost Trick for the Ds

Its one of the best think em ups ive ever played

Been looking for that game but every time I see it the bloody thing is going for mad money:(

megaten

Sparks43 wrote: »

Anyone who is looking to kill a couple of days should get Ghost Trick for the Ds

Its one of the best think em ups ive ever played

Seconding this. As a single title I'd rate it above any of the phoenix wright games.

CiDeRmAn

SdoowSirhc wrote: »

There was a kids tv show not so long ago.featuring a gentle, stop motion animation about a rural cottage, the guy in it had a cat called Mousey Tongue!

Mr.Saturn

The idea of using the Wii-U's pad as an arcade stick is kinda interesting, no? There can be a joystick add-on, maybe.

http://www.1up.com/features/11-wii-games-we-will-definitely-see?pager.offset=2

megaten

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

The idea of using the Wii-U's pad as an arcade stick is kinda interesting, no? There can be a joystick add-on, maybe.

http://www.1up.com/features/11-wii-games-we-will-definitely-see?pager.offset=2

Doubtful since it's currently a single touch screen.

Retr0gamer

If it hasn't got a microswitch clicky joystick and super sensitive sanwa buttons then it's not good enough as an arcade stick for me.