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Post by wyrdwad on Apr 14, 2017 18:24:36 GMT -5
Anyone care to try to defend Dew Prism? What's wrong with Dewprism? I remember quite liking that game, save for the soundtrack. It was a fun little action RPG romp, with a lot of charm to it. Certainly way better than Brave Fencer Musashi, which I played afterward and didn't like anywhere near as much. -Tom
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2017 18:27:29 GMT -5
It felt like baby's first ARPG to me. That idea is reinforced by how many people I've talked to over the years who swear by the game, but they first played it when they were like 12.
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Post by toei on Apr 14, 2017 18:35:57 GMT -5
It felt like baby's first ARPG to me. That idea is reinforced by how many people I've talked to over the years who swear by the game, but they first played it when they were like 12. Oooooh you mean Threads of Fate. I first played in it my early 20s. It's not great, but it's certainly decent. As I recall the two paths/main character thing didn't work that well because of all the redundance (which is always what happens with that dumb gimmick) and the girl's path was a lot better than the guy. Then again, didn't we have that exact argument not long ago about Shining Force NEO, which also felt like baby's first RPG to you? How many first RPGs does babby need?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2017 19:36:11 GMT -5
I have a love/hate relationship with RPGs in that I love to hate on the vast majority of them.
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Post by GamerL on Apr 14, 2017 20:15:14 GMT -5
I have a love/hate relationship with RPGs in that I love to hate on the vast majority of them. Like Legend of Dragoon?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2017 20:40:14 GMT -5
No, that's more like my first fiancée. Words cannot express the enmity between us.
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Post by Exhuminator on Apr 14, 2017 21:25:30 GMT -5
In 1991 when I was 12 years old, I spent $63 at Toys R Us to buy Sword of Sodan for Genesis. (That's $113.66 in today's money.) I guess I wanted it because it looked dark and edgy. I had mowed many lawns to save up the cash for this purchase. After I got it home and played it, deep down I knew the game was terrible. But I kept playing it because I'd spent so much money on it. Eventually I sorta Stockholm Syndromed myself into believing it was a decent game. It wasn't. It was a pile of trash. I'll admit that now. But playing as a sexy lady and decapitating people sure impressed my friends at the time:
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Post by eatersthemanfool on Apr 14, 2017 22:17:44 GMT -5
I've seen a lot of people say Eternal Champions was trash but that was one of my favorite fighting games back in the day.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2017 22:20:55 GMT -5
I wanted to like Eternal Champions, but just couldn't get the controls down. I'm sure it's pretty good with some practice, though (and a six-button controller).
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Post by eatersthemanfool on Apr 14, 2017 22:21:31 GMT -5
six button controller was a must.
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Post by Resident Tsundere on Apr 16, 2017 1:45:53 GMT -5
Guess it's a sad fact that even amongst nerds, there's a certain need to feel like you fit in. Yep. :/
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Post by zerker on Apr 16, 2017 6:34:57 GMT -5
That game. I rented it once as a kid and found it absolutely impenetrable. As in tolerant kid-me says "this game is terrible!", and I too had no issues with Friday the 13th, and even had a love-hate relationship with TMNT. And you found some enjoyment out of it? You sir, are crazy
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Post by nerdybat on Apr 16, 2017 13:01:33 GMT -5
There's an obscure, shoddily made fighting game called "Mythic Blades", released in 2005. It was the time when you could barely find a worthwhile 3D fighting game for PC, and PSP/PS2 emulation wasn't an option either - I was crazy over idea of having a proper-ish fighting game on my computer, and for not having better options, I've played and enjoyed this one a lot. Needless to say, it doesn't live up to my nostalgia, but there's at least a cool "mythic" concept behind it, I guess (which isn't something unusual in context - it was developed during God of War craze, after all)
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Post by wyrdwad on Apr 16, 2017 14:11:24 GMT -5
That game. I rented it once as a kid and found it absolutely impenetrable. As in tolerant kid-me says "this game is terrible!", and I too had no issues with Friday the 13th, and even had a love-hate relationship with TMNT. And you found some enjoyment out of it? You sir, are crazy Did it come with instructions? Because like a lot of older games, instructions were an absolute must for playing Roger Rabbit. I really enjoyed exploring the world -- finding all the caves, finding the magic house in Toontown, etc. -- and I loved feeling like a detective, searching for clues, and trying to piece everything together. I spent hours upon hours upon hours playing that game... though admittedly, I never did beat it, because Judge Doom is utter BS. The battle with him is the one thing I legitimately think is so poorly designed as to be game-breaking. -Tom
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Post by Woody Alien on Apr 16, 2017 14:12:36 GMT -5
Damn straight. I'm an unabashed fan of Crazy Castle. AVGN seems to have poisoned a lot of peoples' perception of certain games. I'm glad that my example served to further the conversation and raise some interesting points... however I remembered the game I've mentioned and was not Crazy Castle, but rather this one: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bugs_Bunny_Birthday_BlowoutAbout Dewprism/Threads of Fate, we have an article on the main site that says it was an okay game, nothing spectacular but perfectly fine. Also I remember seeing Brave Fencer Musashi in magazines of the time and thinking it was cool, but was it actually a good game?
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