Blizzard (gaming)

mr dave · 10-31-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I've only played the really old non-RPG Blizzard games.

Lost Vikings (Puzzle platformer), Rock N Roll Racing (Battle racing) and Blackthorne (Cinematic platformer), all underrated classics on the SNES.

And Justice League: Task Force which is one of the worst fighting games I've ever played. So yes in fact, they have at least one bad game.

Rock N Roll Racing was massive. not at all underrated, nor ignored. (still hella awesome today). like RC Pro Am on metal steroids. it was our drinking game of choice in college hehe

Blackthorne was a sci-fi take on the original Prince of Persia with a bit of an Out of This World twist.

can't comment on the Lost Vikings, seemed too much like a kiddie game to me when it came out. from the reviews i remember, i missed out.

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as for the idea that it can't be compared to anything or that it was a different company. well... no. the comparisons are easy. the reasons and justification are even simpler. new company, bills needed to be paid so they can fund their 'big' projects. even the first Warcraft wasn't that original, Dune 2 preceeded it by 2 years.

if anything, the company that Blizzard is now, is the one that is so far removed from its heyday that it should be called something else. for anyone curious as to where a fair chunk of the core group of developers who helped shape the original diablo went off too...

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