Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is in early access. I’ve been looking forward to this game because I’m a big fan of the first three games in the series. When I sat down to play this, I noticed a few similarities with my favorite game in the series. Early Access Gameplay There areContinue reading “Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era | First Impressions”
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Which is better? Robotrek vs Final Fantasy
Robotrek and Final Fantasy are pretty different games. They have different approaches to just about everything, but there are a handful of similarities. Many of them are because these are both turn based RPGs, and they have similar approaches to telling their story. These are two of my favorite RPGs. Final Fantasy was the firstContinue reading “Which is better? Robotrek vs Final Fantasy”
Which is better? Mystic Quest vs Phantasy Star III
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest and Phantasy Star III don’t have much in common. Beyond having different settings, they have very little in common aside from turn based combat. This is another starter RPG vs one targeting older fans of the genre. One is also a more traditional sequel. I have a newfound appreciation for bothContinue reading “Which is better? Mystic Quest vs Phantasy Star III”
The Pirates of Dark Water: A Great Hidden Gem
Pirates of Dark Water is one of my favorite beat’em ups. Interestingly, games based on this property were released on the Genesis and SNES. They are not the same game, and I like one of them much more than the other. I’ll just be going over the SNES game here. This game quickly became oneContinue reading “The Pirates of Dark Water: A Great Hidden Gem”
Rival Turf! Not Terrible but Not Great
Rival Turf! is an odd beat’em up that was butchered in localization. The game had a number of changes that really harmed its overall presentation. The story was gutted from the game. This is the first game in the Rushing Beat series. Outside of Japan, these games don’t appear to be connected in any way.Continue reading “Rival Turf! Not Terrible but Not Great”
A Look at Brawl Brothers on the SNES
Brawl Brothers is a beat’em up from Jaleco. I did review this game a while ago, but for some reason, I didn’t write a blog post for it. That is what I’m going to do today! I played this game a few years ago, and I revisited it for this. Back then, I thought theContinue reading “A Look at Brawl Brothers on the SNES”
Jay & Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch is Good, not Great
This is the second game that I’ve reviewed that features these characters. Jay and Silent Bob are characters that first appeared in the movie Clerks. The director of the movie, Kevin Smith, has used them in quite a few movies since then. Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back wereContinue reading “Jay & Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch is Good, not Great”
Which is better? Robotrek vs Dragon Quest
Robotrek and Dragon Quest is an interesting match up. Science fiction and high fantasy games usually make for some interesting comparisons. This one is a little tricky because Dragon Quest is a fairly basic RPG. Both games were published by Enix, but made by different development teams. They were also made at different times, whichContinue reading “Which is better? Robotrek vs Dragon Quest”
Which is better? Robotrek vs Phantasy Star
Robotrek and Phantasy Star don’t have too much in common. While they’re both turn-based RPGs and have science fiction settings, there are way more differences. These are both fun games, but I had way more fun with one of them! I enjoy the different takes on science fiction in these games. Phantasy Star is moreContinue reading “Which is better? Robotrek vs Phantasy Star”
Rushing Beat X, A Good but Not Great Game
The Rushing Beat series had a strange release in North America. The games were renamed, and the story was removed or changed in each of them. So, I was a little surprised when I saw a fourth installment released recently. This is the era of Beat’em Ups from the 80s and 90s being revived, whichContinue reading “Rushing Beat X, A Good but Not Great Game”