So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

Inviere wrote: »

3 of the 6

Personally I think Sonic 2 is another class act, perhaps just shaded though by the first. If I recall, Sonic 2 is a tad too long

That's as bad as me and my Super Mario World exit fiasco

o1s1n wrote: »

That's as bad as me and my Super Mario World exit fiasco

Ah I've done the full 6 emeralds in the past, when I was a nipper & used to game all day. I'm happy enough to take the scenic route these days though

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

I thought the level design in CD, 3 and S&K got a bit too sprawling and all the repetitive looking screens and lack of distinctive scenery within a level make it hard to know where you are.

Definitely agree with that. Once I clear Sonic 2, I plan on tackling 3...a game I've never finished. I found they broke away from the perfectly sized and balanced three act levels, and tried to fit too much into two acts. Half the time I feel lost in those levels & just want to push on until the end. With the first two games, I enjoyed exploring as you always had a good idea of where you were in the map.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Anyone that thinks Sonic 1 is better than sonic 2 is utterly bonkers. It's a far better game in my opinion.

Am doing a few "tune up" runs in Sonic 2 at the mo, it's an incredible game. Beautiful to look at, sounds amazing, plays amazing, and is polished to a mirror finish. Would I say it's better than 1? After playing it most of yesterday, I'd say it's a better game than 1. It's very similar to 1, only there's more to it. I would say it's a little easier than 1 (up to a point anyway), but on the whole, looking back at it now, it was one of the best games ever made. I do put 1 on a pedestal though, it's brimming with heart, charm, and excellent at every turn.

I got up to Metropolis Zone yesterday in my first run, and while it's that bit easier than 1, it's every bit as enjoyable. I do however prefer the bonus levels in 1, and I also prefer how those levels come at the END of an Act, rather than in the middle of one as they do in 2. In 2, I feel those bonus levels take you outta the game, whereas in 1, you were finished the stage so they felt more like a small interlude. Other than that, it's a masterpiece of pick up and play brilliance.

I really like 3 and knuckles as well. Think the level design is great in them. 3 is a little too short. That's the only criticism I have of it.

From memory, 3 was meant to be a LOT bigger, but time constraints meant it was thrown out. By all accounts, Knuckles & 3 together is the real 3.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Time to share my secret shame, I never liked Sonic, just too quick and repetitive.

I always feel people only played through Green Hills Zone when they say this, the mid and later zones are anything but quick, and it's a short game, so any repetition doesn't outstay its welcome imo.

Inviere wrote: »

I always feel people only played through Green Hills Zone when they say this, the mid and later zones are anything but quick, and it's a short game, so any repetition doesn't outstay its welcome imo.

It's one of the few games my wife played/plays, so I have seen much more of the series than I've played. I only bothered with half the first game.
Talking the series generally, I don't like the over fussy backgrounds and I could do without a lot of the music too if that helps.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

I don't like the over fussy backgrounds and I could do without a lot of the music too if that helps.

Really? I honestly love the artwork and soundtrack!

Cleared Sonic 2 there (Chaos Emeralds notwithstanding ). Another masterpiece really, visuals, level design, soundtrack, controls, all perfect really. It's a tad too long, with Metropolis Zone have three acts of torture, instead of the usual two...plus I feel Sky Chase Zone is a bit odd, and not a great zone...though a welcome break from Metropolis if I'm honest. That's the first two cleared, and for me, the series ever so slightly begins to go downhill from here. I've never played much of 3, so am half looking forward to it. It's as near as makes no difference to a brand new game for me!

Picked up Metal Slug Anthology on the Wii. No classic controller support (on the Western releases, a least) and playing it on the Wii U, so no Gamecube pad option. These are turning into bigger obstacles than I imagined previously. Went with the NES-like options on the Wiimote and still cannot adjust to shaking the ****ing thing to throw bombs.

Not even the half of it. End up shaking it too much and burn through half your bombs. Also that d-pad is for ants, like Ninty went "how can we improve on the Gamecube's d-pad without actually fixing the thing?"

Odd that it still rates slightly better than the PS2 version. Believe there's serious slowdown issues on that one. Has anyone played the PS4 re-release of the anthology? Any better?

Am making my way through Starfox Adventures on the Cube.

Was Starfox Adventures actually any good?

I never played it but always stayed away as I remember hearing it was pants?

So apparently it started it's life as Dinosaur Planet and was to be an n64 game - I did not know that at all.