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| VGConnect July 2013: StarTropics |
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| thomascozine:
Finally, getting around to at least typing this up. I really wanted to do a video, but not just a let's play kind of thing like I did for Earthworm Jim. Sadly, with how busy my life is it hasn't worked out. So, instead I'm doing a little write up. Playing with my girlfriend, who had a little bit better experience with the game then I, having grown up with it, was a real help. I played back in the day, but not much since it was a friends. The puzzle solving was still challenging, but she's more analytical then I so we could play off each others strengths. I have to say I think the gameplay has held up really well after 20, some odd, years. I can see why some might not like the controls. Say, you just played Zelda and then went into StarTropics. The tight controls might come off as too stiff. But given some time they make perfect sense. Considering the enemy movements and platform structure I feel the game would be worse for it. Which makes me worry about Zoda's Revenge. But overall, I really enjoyed this game. The battery save was also a Godsend. |
| soera:
I played about an hour so far this month ... just really wasnt feeling it. :( |
| scott:
I've only had time to play the little bit I did too. But I am really glad we chose it for this month. Its a great game, and I'll be sure to return to it soon. |
| jobocan:
I finished playing through it. I played it on emulator because I'm lazy, and used a gratuitous amount of save-states. ... Man I must have been some kind of gaming god when I was a kid, this game is REALLY hard, and having to play through the final few levels nearly flawlessly is almost inconceivable. What I like about this game is how good the game design is. EVERYTHING is deliberate. The way you move, how your attack works, the items, the range of your attacks, how jumping works, how the levels are set up, how the monsters move, how secrets are hidden, character progression... everything is meticulously planned so that everything works with everything else. It has its issues, namely the part with the parrot, and with the piece of paper you have to dip in water (if you get the game used, you likely won't have that piece of paper)... But the good parts of this game are SO good I can ignore the few flaws. When anyone tells me they want to get into making games, I tell them to go play StarTropics. It's a shame Zoda's Revenge destroyed the franchise. Instead of building on what made the first one great, it just broke what didn't need fixing. |
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