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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Sept 13, 2023 17:47:00 GMT -5
I'll give Actraiser a B, I find it a bit hard to go back to now but really enjoyed it the first time through and it is a one of a kind hybrid which I also associate with some fond memories from the early SNES days. Edit: Can't forget to plug the podcast episode that I made a video for hehe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlPJy8BGV8o |
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Post by personman on Sept 14, 2023 23:36:46 GMT -5
Just finished this. It was alright, sims parts are still pretty dull but they're quicker than I remember and I didn't mind filling out each map. The action segments gradually degrade to barely passable as they go but I was mostly okay with them since again they're brief.
I can see why its still fondly remembered and it has its charm, especially since there is nothing like it even today (lets just pretend that remake doesn't exist. Yikes.) and back in the day this thing had to be pretty damn impressive when it released for the music alone. Hell it still sounds great and I love the backgrounds. The gameplay though hasn't aged the best but it gets by really wasn't fond of the climax being a boss rush with everyone sped up which borderline break the fights. Seriously the only reasonable way to beat the minotaur thing is just tank his damage or you'll be at it for an hour. Terrible.
I give it a C.
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Post by excelsior on Sept 15, 2023 2:44:34 GMT -5
Haha - I'd expect no less from you  I dropped off that series pretty early on. I seem to remember a game I liked getting slated and me feeling slighted. Also the concept of creating a ranking of games every week with no end in sight just doesn't work.  |
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Sept 15, 2023 9:47:42 GMT -5
I haven't been following it lately but yeah, some I skipped doing because of that or they felt too shallow/uninformed. Also wanted to do scripted, tighter videos instead. I think some like Tomb Raider were semi-scripted and ended up flowing better.
The list does help if you don't want to get annoyed over a personal fave being heavily criticized, you can check it and then skip the episode if it's low.
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Post by excelsior on Sept 18, 2023 9:50:09 GMT -5
- Publisher - Sunsoft
- Developer - Sunsoft
- Genre - Puzzle
- Initial Release - 18 December 1991
Thousands of Lemmings are on the loose, marching towards extinction unless you can save them. Without minds of their own, they are completely helpless, faithfully following their leader through 125 levels of blazing fires, endless canyons, deadly tunnels and ancient ruins. You or you and a friend can command the Lemmings to dig, climb, tunnel, float and build their way to safety. But you have to move fast, because each moment you hesitate, more Lemmings may drop from above!
 
 
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Post by excelsior on Sept 18, 2023 9:59:49 GMT -5
Lemmings was pretty ubiquitous with home computer software back in the early 90's, so of course it saw its way to pretty much any platform it could find. Originally developed by DMA Design, before they disappeared into obscurity or something, Sunsoft handled the SNES version. The basic premise of Lemmings is really nice, offering a good deal of puzzling stages that made good use of its simple tools, where you lead a number of the mindless creatures to the exit by assigning skills to individuals. It's fair to say it had its influence on a good number of games over the years. The SNES interpretation is pretty spot on, though there's two setbacks here. One, the obvious lack of mouse controls, which are a good deal better. I can play the game well enough with a controller, but it's not ideal. The other is the lack of the speed up tool, which usually is put into action once the stage puzzle is solved, as Lemmings need to make their way to the exit. This does slow down the action a bit. Other than that though, this is pretty much Lemmings, exactly as you'd expect to find it.
Ranking - B
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Post by 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 on Sept 18, 2023 13:33:15 GMT -5
Yeah, this is one that people from my parents' generation tend to know even if they're not gamers. I received this with my SNES back when I got it, so I played it a bunch, but I never fully got into it. It's probably partially due to the lack of mouse controls, but even on PC I never really loved it. It's one of those games I really want to like, but I just don't for some reason. Maybe one day.
I'll give it a C, because it's not a bad game.
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Post by dsparil on Sept 18, 2023 13:50:49 GMT -5
B sounds right. That pretty much sums up SNES Lemmings. No mouse support does make it a bit clunky, but it's otherwise a good port. The Genesis version does have a lot more levels, but I'm not sure about their quality. Controls are less clunky on SNES though.
Personally, I could never get into Lemmings that much. The younger brother of a friend was super obsessed though and knew all the levels backwards and forwards. I did like 3D Lemmings more even though I was never that good at it either.
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Post by spanky on Sept 18, 2023 14:45:36 GMT -5
Lemmings was a neat, unique puzzler with cute characters and was pretty ubiquitous in the first half of the 90s. The Angry Birds of it's era, maybe?
I liked the game in it's day but now it's just too frustrating for me and the lack of any sort of speed up option hurts it, I just don't have that kind of patience anymore unfortunately! It's not a bad game I'm just...not a huge fan of it. So let's say C.
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Post by Snake on Sept 19, 2023 11:19:22 GMT -5
Lemmings, Rank B
A different kind of a puzzle game, that rewards creativity and problem-solving. It starts gradually, slowly feeding you different skills, and then as you are given more, you figure out different ways to put it all together. I do prefer this more on PC, since mouse mobility is more helpful when you're making those split-second decisions and executions. There is something kind of satisfying, watching the little buggers lay out stairsteps, breakthrough stone and tree trunks that are still able to float in space, and dig through the ground... hopefully not to their doom. It is also a bit sad that you do need to sacrifice and self-destruct poor lemmings for some stages.
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Sept 20, 2023 13:34:04 GMT -5
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Post by retr0gamer on Sept 21, 2023 16:47:08 GMT -5
The only thing I don't like about lemmings is how turning a lemming around feels like a bug/exploit but shortly into the game the game expects you to figure this skill out and of you haven't then you are stuck, which happened to me.
Can't really rate the SNES game, I really love lemmings but I found the megadrive version that little bit better so would play that version instead.
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Post by excelsior on Sept 25, 2023 0:02:00 GMT -5
- Publisher - Bandai
- Developer - Bandai
- Genre - Beat-em-up
- Initial Release - 27 August 1993
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Post by excelsior on Sept 25, 2023 0:11:15 GMT -5
I'm not familiar with this property in order to really appreciate what's going on here, but I'll take it on the basis of what I see in the game itself. The visuals of this game really stand out, particularly in the early goings. Rather than the dark and dystopian settings usually seen in SNES beat-em-ups this takes a vibrant kitsch approach. The characters are drawn pretty well, and everything looks pretty nice. Unfortunately that's about all I can speak positively on when it comes to this first Sailor Moon game. Mechanically the game feels pretty rote, with very little going on. You have one special move per character, but otherwise it's just your standard one combo, grab move-sets the genre had seen many times over. Enemies are all very ordinary, including the bosses, without any real attempt to create a feeling of dynamic through use of sound or visual effects. It all comes across a bit lifeless and bland. Even the background visuals fall back on becoming bare after the first stage. I get the feeling this may have been rushed out, something perhaps supported by the existence of an improved version of the game having released later - adding an R to the end of the title. I haven't tried that version at this stage, so can't comment on any improvements. I did see a lot of praise for this game, but I have the feeling it comes from Sailor Moon series fans. I don't think there's anything here to create wider appeal.
Ranking - D
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Post by retr0gamer on Sept 25, 2023 4:33:25 GMT -5
Found this one disappointing. It's perfectly cromulent but there's a real lack of abilities and enemies and this makes the combat boring very quickly. Bosses aren't great either. As a big fan of the anime I still have to give this a D.
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