Post by soop on Sept 4, 2018 8:44:51 GMT
Oh goodness. We'll be through the first knockout stage by the end of the week, it seems like it's been going on forever!
Bomberman '93 was the first improvement to the basic formula of Bomberman. Here we see an improved single player campaign, far more interesting with vastly different stage themes (and some awesome music btw, some of my fave on the system - fun fact, Slammin' Sea used to be my alarm tone, and it's great). Really entertaining boss fights, and that's just the single player! Now in Multiplayer mode, we have all new arenas, each with quirks to stop things from getting stale (and to increase the mayhem dramatically - especially the teleport stage). Perhaps the great thing about Bomberman is the fact that it's so easy to pick up, but the difficulty curve between beginner and expert is still pretty fair to beginners. I've been playing for years, and I still lose, I still make daft mistakes. Some say this is the best original Bomberman, and while I prefer '94 slightly, there's not a lot in it.
Neutopia 2 is another great game which actually did see a translation to the west. It's often said that if you're a fan of Zelda games, you'll like Neutopia, and it's not hard to see why. This looks like something halfway between the first Zelda and Link to the Past, the same as the first game, though generally more polished. I have to be honest, not that I'm an RPG aficionado, I think this is probably the best RPG on the system. I like its simplicity, and I'm much more comfortable with this style of gameplay than Ys's bump-to-hit mechanics (and Ys's massive stat window - why?!?). I love puzzle type action RPGs (and obviously Zelda) and this is probably the best game I haven't devoted enough time to.
Bomberman '93 was the first improvement to the basic formula of Bomberman. Here we see an improved single player campaign, far more interesting with vastly different stage themes (and some awesome music btw, some of my fave on the system - fun fact, Slammin' Sea used to be my alarm tone, and it's great). Really entertaining boss fights, and that's just the single player! Now in Multiplayer mode, we have all new arenas, each with quirks to stop things from getting stale (and to increase the mayhem dramatically - especially the teleport stage). Perhaps the great thing about Bomberman is the fact that it's so easy to pick up, but the difficulty curve between beginner and expert is still pretty fair to beginners. I've been playing for years, and I still lose, I still make daft mistakes. Some say this is the best original Bomberman, and while I prefer '94 slightly, there's not a lot in it.
Neutopia 2 is another great game which actually did see a translation to the west. It's often said that if you're a fan of Zelda games, you'll like Neutopia, and it's not hard to see why. This looks like something halfway between the first Zelda and Link to the Past, the same as the first game, though generally more polished. I have to be honest, not that I'm an RPG aficionado, I think this is probably the best RPG on the system. I like its simplicity, and I'm much more comfortable with this style of gameplay than Ys's bump-to-hit mechanics (and Ys's massive stat window - why?!?). I love puzzle type action RPGs (and obviously Zelda) and this is probably the best game I haven't devoted enough time to.