Summer of Dreamcast

[Neon Ignition]

And now GunLord is out so I imagine quite a few DC's are getting dusted off. Really, really hoping Sturmwind hurries along

[Kit]

Soul Reaver arrived this morning.

Remember playing the demo on playstation and being impressed back then.

Also, managed to get a bit further with Rayman 2. Really enjoying what I've played of it so far. It's interesting to see the early Globox appearance and how he helps you on your way. It does however, look in parts like an n64 port the further I get; some of the texture work looks quite stretched and pixilated.

[Colin]

And now GunLord is out so I imagine quite a few DC's are getting dusted off. Really, really hoping Sturmwind hurries along

Just had a look at Sturmwind on youtube, looks good. Reminds me of that game that was meant to come out on the jaguar that looked stunning.

[parkinho]

Think the Jag game was called Native and it was a looker, pretty sure a demo of that surfaced a few years ago for the CD add-on.

[Colin]

A quick search tells me that Native became Sturmwind, maybe I shouldn't sell my DC yet, i'd like a blast on that one...........

[CMcK]

Missed a delivery today. Hopefully it was Gunlord. Then my Summer of DC will really kick off.

[mattyr64]

Probably was Gunlord! My copy has arrived today and I'm loving it, cheesiest soundtrack ever which will no doubt be the soundtrack to my summer. Can't even get off the first level yet after 30 mins play. If you are using an arcade stick for it don't forget to setup controls in 'options'. I started playing and was wondering why I couldn't use the whip thing!

[Neon Ignition]

Ironically, my DC play time has been really low as I've been trying to clear my remaining PS3 games before they lose all their value. July is empty of worthy new releases though so I'm thinking of having 1 DC game and 1 current gen game on the go at any one time.

[Kit]

Beat Rayman 2!

Good game. Must admit I didn't think it was deserving of all the 9/10's it got when it first came out but it is a solid platformer. Favourite parts were at the beginning just exploring and taking in the lovely art design.

Next game I'd like to get through is Soul Reaver. Had a quick blast on this when it arrived and it is a nice looking game - though you can tell they were restricted in how far they could push the DC considering it's PSX origins.

[CMcK]

Yehah Gunlord is here! I'm a bit pished after the final though. Maybe better if I play it tomorrow.

[CMcK]

My summer of DC had now officially started and what a start. See my first play thread.

[Kit]

Played some more Soul Reaver after having a brief scare where it wouldn't read the disc!

Enjoyed what I've played of it so far. I like how you can pick up weapons and they'll zap to your hand 'star wars' style.

Could have used a proper re-working for the DC mind, as it just looks like a PSX port in parts - this could have been a real showcase title considering the environments used.

[CMcK]

Yeah. The DC suffered as result of PS ports. But Soul Reaver is a damn fine game irrespective of that.

[fallenangle]

Seconded. TR with vampires, looks great (always loved the warp through gates animation), a decent if convoluted backstory, very well voice acted and some good boss fights too.

[Kit]

Been playing some Soul Calibur survival. Smashed my old record of 15 with 33 wins! thing is I did it with a character I'm usually quite poor with; Yoshimitsu.

Yeah. The DC suffered as result of PS ports. But Soul Reaver is a damn fine game irrespective of that.

It's a real shame. Things like the low draw distance (which the DC could easily improve on) stand out when you're running through the levels. I think the only thing they added to the DC version was the flags waving in the wind.