Post by soop on Jul 12, 2018 10:32:56 GMT
So the very first matchup, Dracula X vs Download 2.
Dracula X is well known as one of the best - if not the best in the "traditional" Castlevania series, the more linear style of gameplay rather than the "metroidvania" style that debuted in Symphony of the Night. Konami really went to town on this game, from the excellent opening cinematics, to the fantastic "stage 0", everything about this title screams quality. The music is up to the usual Castlevania excellence, the sprites are often large and well designed, and the controls are spot-on. The complaints about this game are usually that it's too easy (which bear in mind, the 8 and 16 bit Castlevania games are usually considered quite difficult) or that it lacks something compared to Super Castlevania IV - also a fantastic title, but an altogether different game. Personally, the only thing I'd change about it is I'd like the background flame effects to use the same type of distortion effect seen in Gate of Thunder. I love everything about this game, the controls are precise, but more than anything it's just enjoyable. You want to keep playing it, you want to hear the music, see the next boss, it's just so good. And I quite like the fact that it's not super difficult. There's a good reason this game has a stellar reputation, and it lives up to it.
Download 2 is not a game I've played, but the series is very popular among PC Engine fans. This title continues the theme of a very involved storyline, with excellent cinematics (the first game had a surprisingly long and good cinematic intro for a HuCard). The story goes that you're basically a hacker, diving into virtual worlds to stop the digitised brain of Hitler, which might be considered prescient in some ways. As for the gameplay, it's usually fairly standard, with some nice moving puzzles. Graphically it can be hit and miss, some of the backgrounds and enemies are very nicely drawn, while others have more of a budget feel.
I feel like the plot and the excellent cinematics really help raise this game out of the more mediocre shooters on the system, but take those away, and you have an enjoyable shooter that probably won't set the world alight, but is worth playing.
Feel free to add any comments you have about either game below.
Also, I want to add pictures, but I can only use Edge right now, and it's really, really shit.
Dracula X is well known as one of the best - if not the best in the "traditional" Castlevania series, the more linear style of gameplay rather than the "metroidvania" style that debuted in Symphony of the Night. Konami really went to town on this game, from the excellent opening cinematics, to the fantastic "stage 0", everything about this title screams quality. The music is up to the usual Castlevania excellence, the sprites are often large and well designed, and the controls are spot-on. The complaints about this game are usually that it's too easy (which bear in mind, the 8 and 16 bit Castlevania games are usually considered quite difficult) or that it lacks something compared to Super Castlevania IV - also a fantastic title, but an altogether different game. Personally, the only thing I'd change about it is I'd like the background flame effects to use the same type of distortion effect seen in Gate of Thunder. I love everything about this game, the controls are precise, but more than anything it's just enjoyable. You want to keep playing it, you want to hear the music, see the next boss, it's just so good. And I quite like the fact that it's not super difficult. There's a good reason this game has a stellar reputation, and it lives up to it.
Download 2 is not a game I've played, but the series is very popular among PC Engine fans. This title continues the theme of a very involved storyline, with excellent cinematics (the first game had a surprisingly long and good cinematic intro for a HuCard). The story goes that you're basically a hacker, diving into virtual worlds to stop the digitised brain of Hitler, which might be considered prescient in some ways. As for the gameplay, it's usually fairly standard, with some nice moving puzzles. Graphically it can be hit and miss, some of the backgrounds and enemies are very nicely drawn, while others have more of a budget feel.
I feel like the plot and the excellent cinematics really help raise this game out of the more mediocre shooters on the system, but take those away, and you have an enjoyable shooter that probably won't set the world alight, but is worth playing.
Feel free to add any comments you have about either game below.
Also, I want to add pictures, but I can only use Edge right now, and it's really, really shit.