What Game Are You Playing Right Now?

Shake · 02-27-2010, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

This is a fun game with a great visual style that's miles ahead of the previous entries in the series. It does have a couple drawbacks though. The first is the major frame rate problem that frequently makes gameplay pretty sluggish. The second is the writing, which unfortunately isn't nearly as clever as it thinks it is and somewhat undermines the game's otherwise extremely entertaining premise.

I haven't noticed any framerate problems in mine

I totally concur about the dialog though. While it does, for the mostpart, fit the grindhouse theme, it's not nearly as clever as the dialog in a good film.

It doesn't really detract from the overall kickassedness of the game though. it's a lot of fun, and the boss battles are sweet

boo boo · 02-27-2010, 01:52 PM

The Ninja Gaiden games are classics, but I've always prefered the Shinobi series myself. The controls are not as tight, but the difficulty is more forgiving (that being said, it's still pretty sadistic on the highest difficulty setting and with the lowest set amount of shurikens) and there's some really awesome special attacks that can help you unleash the pain, like the ability to summon a fire storm.

The graphics were top notch for their time, f*ck Altered Beast, Revenge of Shinobi was the game that REALLY showed what the Mega Drive could do in terms of graphics, the enemies and environments have great detail and there's some lovely little effects like leaves blowing in the wind, day to night tranisitions and the crescent moon rising into the sky. Another cool thing is how every enemy you defeat goes out with a big explosion, power rangers style. III improves the graphics even more, with stuff always going on in the background and boss enemies with very fluid animations.

Probably the best thing about the games is the music by Yūzō Koshiro, both of the games have some of the best music the Genesis has to offer. There's elements of techno, jazz and funk, as well as the expected oriental flaire given the ninja theme.

Another cool thing about Revenge of Shinobi is that it's loaded with pop culture references and among the enemies you'll encounter are likenesses of Spiderman, Batman, Godzilla, Rambo, Bruce Lee and The Terminator. How awesome is that.

While RoS is pretty straightfoward platforming, III changes it up more with horse riding stages and surfing stages (heh, guess the TMNT and Surf Ninjas aren't the only surfing ninjas out there) and a lot of sci fi themed stages, including a lab full of grotesque mutants and a giant airship. Among the enemies you'll face are samurais, flying mechas, a giant brain monster and Mecha Godzilla..... Cooooooooooooool.

I f*cking love these games. If you're a fan of side scrolling action games that offer a hefty challenge (and in which case you're most definetely a fan of the Genesis) then these games come highly recommended.

WolfAtTheDoor · 03-02-2010, 01:56 PM

When I was a kid I couldn't even get past the second level of Revenge of Shinobi. There was just something about it that I didn't grasp - the controls were too stiff and because I didn't have the manual I had no idea that you could throw multiple shirukens from the air, making the boss fight virtually impossible.

medicine · 03-02-2010, 03:01 PM

^ Yea Revenge of Shinobi is a very difficult game!
Right now Im playing Disgaea 2 on PSP.

Sparky · 03-02-2010, 04:03 PM

Saints Row 2-

I really didn't expect much from this, but it's the most fun i've had with any videogame in a long time.

Anybody's ps3 not work yesterday?

Alfred · 03-02-2010, 04:06 PM

I didn't play yesterday so I'm hoping it just blew over.

mr dave · 03-02-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by matious

Anybody's ps3 not work yesterday?

yeah. it's fixed now.

still not a cool possibility for the future.

storymilo · 03-02-2010, 05:33 PM

Yay, button mashing and endless monsters.

Zarko · 03-02-2010, 10:39 PM

Fucking complex.

LoathsomePete · 03-03-2010, 01:31 AM

I dunno... it's a fun action-adventure game, but the longer I play it the more I find myself focusing on the things I dislike, yet I still feel compelled to play it and ignore my studies. The gunfights are starting to feel uninspired and kind of boring and I seem to be having trouble adapting to the platforming. I also wish the hint feature would come on later in the game, as it makes me feel stupid when I'm running around a room for 3 minutes and the game takes pity on me. I'm still enjoying it for the most part and will definitely buy it if I have the money and it's cheap, but I'm glad I tried it out first.

03-02-2010, 01:56 PM	#1493 (permalink)
WolfAtTheDoor ironing your socks Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I'm in a rocknroll band. huh. Posts: 396	When I was a kid I couldn't even get past the second level of Revenge of Shinobi. There was just something about it that I didn't grasp - the controls were too stiff and because I didn't have the manual I had no idea that you could throw multiple shirukens from the air, making the boss fight virtually impossible. __________________ *press your space face close to mine, love*

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I didn't play yesterday so I'm hoping it just blew over. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

03-03-2010, 01:31 AM	#1500 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I dunno... it's a fun action-adventure game, but the longer I play it the more I find myself focusing on the things I dislike, yet I still feel compelled to play it and ignore my studies. The gunfights are starting to feel uninspired and kind of boring and I seem to be having trouble adapting to the platforming. I also wish the hint feature would come on later in the game, as it makes me feel stupid when I'm running around a room for 3 minutes and the game takes pity on me. I'm still enjoying it for the most part and will definitely buy it if I have the money and it's cheap, but I'm glad I tried it out first. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

03-02-2010, 03:01 PM	#1494 (permalink)
medicine Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 6	^ Yea Revenge of Shinobi is a very difficult game! Right now Im playing Disgaea 2 on PSP.

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Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	Saints Row 2- I really didn't expect much from this, but it's the most fun i've had with any videogame in a long time. Anybody's ps3 not work yesterday?

03-02-2010, 05:33 PM	#1498 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	Yay, button mashing and endless monsters.

03-02-2010, 10:39 PM	#1499 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	Fucking complex.