Has anyone played both the original and remastered? I wonder how they compare, I think I may try the remastered version next time around, it had a big impact on me in my youth.
It’s basically the same game just with modern controller support and HD graphics. It looks better. The 3d FMVs look less dated.
Edit: I had Full Throttle in my head. But mostly the same pretty much applies to Gim Fandango. And they made the tank controls optional. It plays like an actual point and click now.
I’ve played both, although it’s been a while since I played it now.
The controls are much better.
The graphics are only mildly improved. The character models are improved but they kept the same pre-rendered backgrounds of the original game, which were all made for old 4:3 screens. So on a widescreen monitor you can either have it stretched or with borders on the left and right.
I think everything else such as the audio is the same.
My partner ran into a weird bug and couldn’t progress further, but Doublefine sent me some save game files to work around the issue. I think those issues have since been fixed.
I really loved this game but having played it again not too many years ago, it does have several “sins” of the genre like overly cryptic puzzles and pixel hunting.
I don't think the sins were that bad (I've played far worse), I thought it was one of the easier games of the genre. I didn't quite like the ending though, it felt a bit anticlimactic and that the heroes didn't really earn it. It was like they decided to rush the ending and just wrapped it up.
I really appreciate that this game has movement from keyboard. Saved me a bunch of clicking and the experience was nice!
Fun characters and worldbuilding. Doing these quests felt very true to the plot, everything looks internalized and, in some places, eye-opening. Little foreshadowing here and there: Domino’s lax attitude, Olivia’s final poem, blooming in the morgue, etc.
I even got hands on some early storyboard, where there were plans to do final locations more grand and the myrriad of possibilities that could come out of it, but I still like how it turned out despite some rethinking and cutting. For me, the ending section was fittingly grim.
I stream games, even though there’s nobody really watching it (lmao, i’m a horrible streamer), but it forces me to plan and play thru my backlog. Unless if the game is just not resonating, or gave me motion sickness, I do get thru most games, or at least significant chunk of them.
By the end of the game, I’d write a short review (i used RankOne due to twitch integration), just to get my feelings about the game out.
Also with this, I rarely buy games on full price unless I really want to, seeing the backlog dampens your urge to buy new stuff.
Writing down a short summary of what I did does sound like a good way to remember what I did in the game if I put it down for an extended time like a diary. Would be able to just read what I did to get back on track.
That’s a nice idea actually, and it actually gets you to consider your thoughts on a game. Quite often I’ll think back to a game I’ve played before and I can’t remember exactly what it was that I liked/disliked about it - or at the very least I’d struggle to put it into words. Instead I just have a general sense of the ‘feeling’ of that game. Considering the game immediately after finishing it would solidify things in your memory and give you a greater appreciation of it. That in turn may encourage you to play more games in your backlog that you’d disregarded previously.
Let me mention a couple of games I’ve finished recently:
Return of the Obra Dinn definitely stands out as one of the most unique games I’ve played. Clouds, explosions and all the little details of the ship rendered in that dithered pixel art style immediately drew me in. And somehow the game makes the admin of identifying and filling out a book of crew members extremely rewarding. There were some moments near the end of the game where I hit a wall - and it’s good to have a friend who’s completed the game if you want some hints. But for the most part you could make logical claims about each character. Coupled with the amazing voice acting and soundtrack, this is an extremely satisfying and intelligently designed game.
It’s a game that completely flew past me when it released, but I’d subsequently heard great things about Dragon’s Dogma. And having played it, I can see why a lot of people recommend it. The combat feels like Monster Hunter meets Dark Souls - very fluid and responsive, and I love the way you can hire other player’s pawns with varying levels of expertise to assist you. Whilst I did enjoy my time playing this one, it did feel like a very empty world. Throughout the story, I was gearing up for the game to lead me to the next big city but that never happened. The ending was actually very interesting, but it felt like it was missing a larger second act which never happened. I hope that the sequel can make the open world a bit more lively.
I enjoyed what I could manage of Obra Dinn, I really wanted to love it but I think it just got too hard for me, did you make it to the end? My memory is terrible which doesn’t help. It does look fantastic though.
Yes I did eventually get to the end. I recommend finishing it - if you get really stuck try a hint website like this. I think that can make the experience a bit more enjoyable, as a few of the clues are really obscure.
Along these lines, I think my favourite puzzle game of all time has to be The Witness. Have you played that?
Thank you, bookmarked in case I do go back to it! I loved the Witness, Myst vibes. I love that abandoned world feeling like not even abandoned location, but abandoned world. I believe I did use the odd hint for that game too but most of it was just really satisfying to figure out.
I’ve started doing similar logging my games but not going as far as to write my own reviews.
It’s interesting looking back though a year and seeing what I played over a calendar year. Last year I tried Castlevania and Metroid for the first time and both series really pulled me in. This year seems to be the 3DS Fire Emblem games and Final Fantasy series (never played them before and now I’m up to FF7).
I played this through the steam deck and the art style aged I credibly well and the story and voice acting was really good. Kept me hooked throughout, but I did have to rely on a walk through when it came to the puzzles.
I keep a basic log in a notebook. I just log all each game as I complete it. Organized by year I completed it. I started as a way to help me make sure I was doing hobbies I enjoyed.
This might sound negative, but I don’t mean it that way. I just think differently about this. I’m glad for those who do enjoy keeping logs and writing about and reviewing games, but it’s not something I really want to do.
I guess I’ve never felt the need to keep a log of what I play. I’m either enjoying myself, or I bounce off of it to something else. I’ve also never really been stressed about a backlog. To me my backlog of games isn’t a list I need to complete, it’s a list of choices I currently have if I’m looking for something to do. I don’t even really have a backlog, just a list of games on steam and/or my hard drive. Along that same vein, I don’t feel pressured to finish games. If I’m really into one and I’ve made a lot of progress, I’ll push it through. If I’m not feeling it, I don’t. Games to me shouldn’t be a chore. I do give them a good try, though, because it sometimes takes a while for a game to hit it’s stride.
To me, because I’m not feeling those urges, keeping a list would be more of a chore for me than anything else.
Totally get it, and I wish I was more like that! I am definitely a list person so without ticking something off I can never tie off those mental loose ends.
I could totally see having something like this take hold of me, but it just hasn’t as far as video games are concerned.
I tend to treat books differently, for what it’s worth. I don’t review them or list them, but a book sitting around that I haven’t read is more of a mental loose end for me than a video game is. Not sure why. I also feel obligated to give a book a really good try before finally bouncing off it forever. Like, this is the 4th time I’ve read this book and have never gotten beyond page 700 before. Calling this one done.
This is how I play fighting games these days. Wait for the dirt cheap ultra collection.
I think I got MK 11 for like $20 a while back and certainly got that much enjoyment out of it. Story mode and tinker around with the guest characters a little bit.
I just play them single player, so I’m in no rush.
Yes, MK11 is a good game, and I don’t really play fighting games (normally i’d just go thru every characters and try out their flashy moves).
But MK11’s story mode is really good. The story is nothing groundbreaking, but it’s really fun and entertaining, and it shuffles the characters you play as, and that’s the strength of the recent Mortal Kombat games over other fighting games.
Also, if you want to save money on fighting games, always wait a year or two, there’s always an ultimate edition with all DLC characters in it, that’s probably selling at half price.
It doesn’t make sense for casual fighting game fans to buy fighting games day one anymore.
I’m looking forwards to getting stuck into the story mode this weekend, though I have to wonder if I’ll be able to finish it given how long it’s been since I’ve played anything that needs reflexes, lol
Mostly I got the game to play with my partner, and on that front it’s been excelent so far :-)
Heh, I got it at launch on the GameCube (didn’t buy a wii until a year later), and I’ve only played it maybe twice since then. Definitely due a replay.
TP was a slog at times but had the best boss battles and some amazing dungeons. Majora’s Mask is still my favourite.
The start is fucking horrible. Goat herding? Fishing? Finding a basket? Why?? it only picks up once you get to the forest temple, and that’s a significant way in.
The whole game just meanders and moves at a glacial pace. It’s the complete opposite of Link to the Past, for example. Still good but I remember being frustrated with it.
Not as frustrated as with Skyward Sword and that swimming part. Hooooly shit that was bad.
It took me about two and a half hours to get to the forest temple. The goat herding was really annoying. I didn’t mind the basket, but I think it is because I knew there were something to do with that monkey.
I’ve never played skyward sword. The control scheme was really annoying on the switch and I am not sure that I care to get used to it. Maybe i will muscle through it for the sake of completeness.
It’s worth it, it has some of the best highs in any Zelda. The arbiters grounds boss battle is still awesome, and the final proper temple is fun as hell
It’s just such a frustrating game in terms of pacing
I’m looking forward to playing some more when I have time this week. Another thought is that I’m not a fan of how the fighting works in wolf form. It’s annoying to leap for an enemy for them to just move out of the way by chance.
Enjoy it, I hope this game gets a Switch release someday, the only way to play it in a proper manner is through emulation, or if you have a Wii U you are set…
Also recommend you to visit Majora’s Mask when you have the time, it is truly a hidden gem (maybe not that hidden as of today).
I’m playing the hd remaster on cemu. But info have my original wiiu, it’s just in a different country at the moment.
What’s the recommended way to play MM? I only ever played it on the 64, but I’m debating between the n64 app on the switch and the 3ds version through emulation.
Well, there are some debate about which version of MM is better, I would say 3DS is better but I’m biased because I have only played that version.
I also know about a restoration patch/mod to fix some new annoyances like the swimming mechanics (which were okay to me because I did not know better 😂).
If you talk about were to play it I did on original hardware, but since you are emulating a more powerful game, in with a think a bugless way, then you won’t have any issues with emulating this, on top of that you can improve the graphics, so if you don’t have the hardware I’d say go for it with emulation!
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