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(Retro) What have you been playing this week? Vol.2
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Originally posted by Leon Retro View PostI remember how much of a big thing Quake was back in '96 - pushed my Pentium PC to the limits. I really liked the vibe of the game and how it played. I think I'll give the N64 version a go now that I have an Everdrive 64 X7.
The console versions are interesting; I remember being really impressed by the PSX version of Quake II.
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Started original Xbox 3rd person squad based shooter Freedom Fighters at the weekend.
It has something but I'm finding certain elements frustrating, like enemy respawning if you leave an area. The squad control is maddening in that whilst controls apply to individuals when you have more than one guy to control you do not appear to be able to select them individually. They're selected in numerical order which means each new command is applied to the next guy in the squad. A very awkward control system.
There is also an example of inexplicable gameplay design I've not seen before in a game like this. In I think the second or third mission set where you're tasked with blowing up a bridge in one case and a Hind helicopter launch pad in another. I searched the level for the required C4, in both cases none found. 'Completed' as much else as I could including capturing the two building concerned before moving onto the third location where I quickly found some C4.
Tried to go back to the previous locations - no way. You're prevented from doing that if you've completed the rest of the mission. Capturing the building seems to be the key to that yet despite not having blown up either main objective those mission elements are now marked as completed successfully. Very odd gameplay design.
That sort of thing and the other annoyances maybe the reason why this well regarded game did not get a sequel.
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The TUROK remaster on XB1. Was expecting to be underwhelmed by this but the sleek 60fps chunkiness of this is sublime, it *lifts* the original and makes it feel ruddy great fun instead of an often choppy mess. It still kinda looks the same but just heavily boosted for total solidity.
Bloody good job! Now gonna check what 2 is like, I was never a fan as it got too obscure and mazelike but if it plays as fun as this does at 60fps then it'll be pure joy.
Currently £9.59 for both as a bundle on Xbox Store if you fancy grabbing 'em, I figured it was worth the dip at that price (and it was).
In essence..."TUROK: BFG EDITION". It does to Turok what BFG Ed. did to Doom 3 and that's brill.
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Been playing loads of PC Engine shooters on the Pi for the last few hours, just had a big sesh on 1943 Kai and it's truly impressive what this thing is capable of. Obviously, it's emulation but I've been playing other stuff like Soldier Blade and Gunhed etc., just rock solid with minuscule slowdown. The R-Type conversion is still the nuts, it's next level.
I had a PCE 30yrs back but only had five games for it before my mate broke it so it's nice to go back thirty years on and spend some quality time with the format without just flicking through ROMs like a spoilt brat in a sweet shop, like I normally do.
Time to play these bad boys propah.
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I had a fun SNES session:
Axelay - Went through it quite easily and enjoyed every moment. The underwater level, Witches Hat and Wayler(fire baldy) bosses, and the final level were all highlights. Such a perfect creation that's way above other shooters for the system.
Parodius - Such a cute companion shooter to Axelay, and also excellent in all areas. Reminded how much I loved the game back in the day; must have played it hundreds of times over the years. Another shooter that shows that the SNES can actually run this type of game really well.
Next I'll be playing Pop'n Twinbee.Last edited by Leon Retro; 08-11-2019, 21:43.
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I put my CRT TV back in the gaming room and fell in love again. Still going to keep the OSSC on hand as backup but it won't be my primary solution going forward.
I've been giving R.C. Pro-AM a shot. I've always been quite dismissive of non Micro Machine games in this genre but this is pretty good! Starts off easy enough but quickly becomes challenging.
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Originally posted by Cepp View PostI put my CRT TV back in the gaming room and fell in love again.
The OSSC is a nice alternative that makes retro games shine on LCD screens.
Originally posted by Cepp View PostI've been giving R.C. Pro-AM a shot. .
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