Good points. I didn’t mean to say ALL SNES games have antiquated gameplay. I know/played Mario as well and those controls and levels are still as fun as they were back then. The JRPG is a great example of what I consider terrible design.
RogueIndy put some more nuance in my comment, saying it comes down to design…
You had me for a while, but calling SNES games “antiquated” does them a tremendous disservice. I’ll agree that, say, JRPGs from that era haven’t aged that well (random encounters are worse than then microtransactions IMO; a buddy of mine and I have been talking about doing parallel playthroughs of FF6 and that’s the…
This week I’ve dug into Crying Suns pretty hard, and am closing in on the game. On further analysis, there is a bit more complexity than FTL in terms of resource gathering tradeoffs, but FAR FAR less customization is possible for the tactical battles. However, the Crying Suns tactical battles are more fun, I think. In…
Still plugging away at Breath of the Wild. I’m through three divine beasts now, have 17 hearts and two stamina wheels. Also got the Master Sword prior to going to Death Mountain, and I’ve finished 69 shrines(nice) to go with 54 korok seeds. Still a long way to go, and I’m about to head northwest after I finish Rito’s…
I replayed all of the Zeldas a few years ago in anticipation of BotW and Link’s Awakening was one of my favorites. Just got the remake as a present as I’m psyched to see the translation. Also I think Skyward Sword is underrated (it’s so pretty, and the time crystal portions are a perfect example of that melancholy…
In practice, it was more of a situation where one month gave us a new goal and we weren’t sure what sort of impact completing it would have on the larger game, or whether it’d still be available for future months. The cards were so bad that it was actually impossible to complete the goal and we felt somewhat cheated…
I’m so close to actually playing Link’s Awakening now. Very, very close.
The Zelda series has always been something that I’ve liked more in theory than in practice, thanks to basically missing the series due to a brief Satanic-Panic phase on the part of my parents (long story, not worth telling). As a result, pretty much all of my knowledge of the series has arrived second-hand through my…
I started Neo Cab on Switch yesterday and that game is such an experience, like I could barely put it down as soon as I started. I felt so relaxed in the cyberpunk city and so far I’ve really wanted to connect with all the people I’m driving around. With such a simple interface they really captured the feel of night…
Slowly playing through Fire Emblem: Three Houses. I really wish the game would give you some idea how advanced into skill trees you actually need to be in order to recruit students from other factions (I’m playing Black Eagles, FWIW). The game is telling me I can have an extra person in my party (plus some manner of…
I really want to make some time for Hitman, but actual life has some different ideas right now. Early Monday I’m going up to the Washington peninsula for a few days so maybe I will actually finish Steam World Dig or Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds or Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney which are all so close to done on…
There’s something about Zelda games that makes them so inherently shareable. My wife didn’t care much for videogames, though she caught the Overwatch bug after watching me play it a bunch. Nothing else seemed to attract her though, until Breath of the Wild came out. At first she was a little annoyed at how much I…
I’m super gosh damn busy this weekend and just got back from a weeklong trip and the only thing I want to do is sit on my butt and play videogames for a day. Hopefully I can finish up Link’s Awakening on Sunday and I still want to check out Code Vein despite it’s mediocre reviews.
I have yet to complete Link’s Awakening DX on my 3DS, and I’m currently playing around in SmileBASIC on that system, so I’m loathe to put that code away, lest I forget where I am, but maybe it’s worth spending a few hours and making it to that Wind Fish...
Despite my concerns last week I was actually able to get past character creation on Code Vein.
Very little playing this week. The only thing I did was play through Episode 1 of Telltale Batman: The Enemy Within, since someone in another forum helpfully posted the link to getting that episode free on the Microsoft store last week.
I’m now most of the way through Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Subsistence. Just got my way through the section where Snake gets captured and am currently making my escape. I believe I am to face The Sorrow next.
everyone go play Grezzo’s wonderful remasters of OoT and Majora’s Mask for 3DS as well. Also check out Ever Oasis, their original game similar to Zelda which is also fantastic. I really love this studio.
Been playing quite a bit of Axiom Verge. I love the Metroid series and this is a very strong “Metroidvania” type game, with a cool surreal art style and a lot of unique abilities. It does have one major flaw- the bosses all take way too many hits, even the easier ones linger long after you’ve figured out their…