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| VGConnect June 2013: Earthworm Jim |
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| scott:
That Robot Chicken smoked me, and I was doing so well. All of Level 5 annoyed me, cause I couldn't tell what I could and couldn't jump on and it seemed to be a lot of blind leaps of faith too. |
| sin2beta:
So, where do you guys think this fits compared to other platformers? I would honestly have to put this one fairly high on my list. It's not the enjoyment I get from Sonic 2 or Mario 3, but I think it is the level right below those. I think it is a tad better than the Konami platformers like Rocket Knight and Tiny Toons Buster Busts Loose. And I enjoy it more than vectorman. It's certainly a lot better than games like Cool Spot. Basically, it is not the system seller platformers. But it is the next step down in my opinion. |
| foxhack:
Gave the level another shot. Still can't get past those goddamn jewels. |
| thomascozine:
--- Quote from: sin2beta on June 09, 2013, 11:34:27 pm ---So, where do you guys think this fits compared to other platformers? I would honestly have to put this one fairly high on my list. It's not the enjoyment I get from Sonic 2 or Mario 3, but I think it is the level right below those. I think it is a tad better than the Konami platformers like Rocket Knight and Tiny Toons Buster Busts Loose. And I enjoy it more than vectorman. It's certainly a lot better than games like Cool Spot. Basically, it is not the system seller platformers. But it is the next step down in my opinion. --- End quote --- I think what holds the game back is the difficulty. The latter half of the game just gets annoyingly hard. At least for me. Which is really a shame since it has such a great feel. The atmosphere, art design, and characters are some of the best from this time. It's kind of like Battletoads in this regard. Fun game. Good controls. But annoying to absurd difficulty. |
| sin2beta:
--- Quote from: thomascozine on June 10, 2013, 02:27:35 am --- --- Quote from: sin2beta on June 09, 2013, 11:34:27 pm ---So, where do you guys think this fits compared to other platformers? I would honestly have to put this one fairly high on my list. It's not the enjoyment I get from Sonic 2 or Mario 3, but I think it is the level right below those. I think it is a tad better than the Konami platformers like Rocket Knight and Tiny Toons Buster Busts Loose. And I enjoy it more than vectorman. It's certainly a lot better than games like Cool Spot. Basically, it is not the system seller platformers. But it is the next step down in my opinion. --- End quote --- I think what holds the game back is the difficulty. The latter half of the game just gets annoyingly hard. At least for me. Which is really a shame since it has such a great feel. The atmosphere, art design, and characters are some of the best from this time. It's kind of like Battletoads in this regard. Fun game. Good controls. But annoying to absurd difficulty. --- End quote --- I think the battletoad similarity is very apt. I don't think EWJ is nearly as difficult. Although it has been years since I played battletoads. But it does seem to be very similar in feel, attitude, humor, and quality. Good call with that comparison! |
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