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Though I will say, if you don't want anything spoiled, then don't watch GT's review. It was a good review, but the game footage they used was a bit too revealing as to what you'll face in the game, not to mention some potential plot aspects.
12/03/09
I didn't see anything special in Spirit Tracks before, but it looks a lot more in-depth than I had thought. definitely going to pick it up!
12/03/09
It did....
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12/02/09
I'll definitely pick this one up, though.
12/02/09
I can't wait until they do one about colonial America, where you have to use only Gunpowder and Smallpox spells in order to beat the giant flying dragon Quetzalcoatl in the last boss fight.
12/02/09
That actually sounds like a game I'd play.
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And I like to think the whole pretty-boy theme fits in this game. Take a look at some sculptures of Classical period figures. Many of the great warriors of the day are protrayed quite beautiful and handsome. For me, Paris of Troy always comes to mind.
12/02/09
But I certainly agree that this game is stupid.
Actually, I think there was a JRPG for PS2 that took place in turn-of-the-century America, that had, like, a 7-foot-tall blonde Native American character...
Oh! Here it is:
[en.wikipedia.org]
12/02/09
Actually, no. The other way around.
12/02/09
There also wasn't much magic, if my textbook was telling the truth.
12/02/09
This game involves Heracles and the Trojan War, both of which come from legends. And if we're going by legends (Homeric or otherwise), there is quite a bit of leeway-- Gods, divine intervention, monsters, and even some kinds of magic. Indeed, Odysseus is the world's first fantasy novel.
Be it real-time or turn-based, western or eastern, games rarely buy into realism. There's a whole lot worse than a Japanese take on Greek history-- you can concede that, right?
12/02/09
I've never heard of the Odyssey as the first fantasy novel, though. I would have thought that the early Persians took that award with that story about the king, and I'll be damned if I can't remember the name.
12/02/09
And I assume you mean the Epic of Gilgamesh, which isn't Persian; it's Mesopotamian. It's also incomplete and assembled from different tablets over different periods of time.
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12/01/09
Why do you hurt me so Sega?
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And I suspect that Sonic R (which was on the same disc) was a port of the Win 95/98 version as well. Yukh.
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I wouldn't have thought that the PC version would have taken less power than the SCD version, but I could be wrong on that.
And even given that I have the original, I would definitely buy a XBLA version if done right.
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CD-I port confirmed?
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I had lots of fun with that Block Dude game. But I screamed in agony when I forgot the password so late in the game.
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To be fair, it was one of the more "out there" Sonic games. While the core Sonic mechanics were still there, newish was exploration, the time gimmick, new moves, varying music, outlandish stages, and level designwas a far cry from the spaciness and legroom that 2 & 3 introduced as it expanded clutter layouts from 1.
Doesn't stop it from being awesome, but it is quite different than your normal sonic fanfare.
@Skunky:
There was an ice level? Are we talking about the same game? O_o
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I harbour so much love for Sonic CD, that it's a little sad. I wish I'd never gone and sold my Multi-mega and the copy of Sonic CD I had to search high and low for, and then found for a serious bargain. (A tenner!)
I would love for Sega to acknowledge the game more. I loved the whole Past / Future dealio with the stages. And just the little things like the way Sonic spun around when he hit a spring.
And then there's the soundtrack, which was killer! At least the original Japanese / European soundtrack was. I hated what Sega did for the American soundtrack so badly that I refused to buy the Gems collection because the port of Sonic CD featured it.
I just thought... I never did complete Sonic 3! Reason to buy the DS re-release right there! :D
12/01/09
That said, even if it is included it's going to have to be an amazing package for me to justify buying these game again. I've already got the originals on my Genesis, the Sonic Mega Collection for my GameCube/Wii, and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for the 360. Admittedly, these are portable, but still...do I really need to spend another $20 or $30 for these games, especially when the last Sonic port for a handheld was so disastrously bad?
I can't imagine I'm alone there. I'm sure this will sell decently, but there are only so many times you can milk the same cow.
On a semi-related note, Sonic 2 is the XBLA Deal of the Week, for $3.
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Some of us like to legitimately own the games we play. That's the point.
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That doesn't give you the right to pirate it, though.
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