[General Discussion] IT'S A PRICE TRAP! EVADE EVADE! Ugghh...

Hell, I bought Crisisbeat for €9.95, which isn't even that cheap =/



The game is a completely awful scrolling beat 'em up with completely awful controls and collision detection, but my inner wap gets a boner because they retained the Japanese dialogue. WHY THE HELL CAN'T BETTER GAMES DO THIS ;_;
Not that I could really play beyond the first level because it was just that awful.

I like to keep it on my shelf to remind how even I can be a complete idiot when it comes to sales (and I generally like to think I have good judgement). Then there's the camp value of course, I like to have the few oddities in my shelf, like Ephemeral Fantasia.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Spatula

I was interested in getting Viewtiful Joe as I was looking for a side scroller beat em up. Now my hopes are dashed to pieces. ;_;

Right, because a member named devilmaycry thought it's crap (and who apparently thought it was too hard and felt it was repetitive because he kept using the same move over and over). I suppose if xcloudiroth6 posted here and said San Andreas sucked, you'd immediately need to stop playing it, right? Or did that already happen with Vagrant Story? >=0

I personally wouldn't touch the PS2 version (which you obviously planned on doing), but the GC version of VJ is an awesome game. It's inventive, it's hard as fuck but still hilariously entertaining, with a bold and wonderful aesthetic design and superb controls.
I guess you can get tired of it eventually, but then that will happen with any game. And when is a scrolling beat 'em up not "repetitive"? VJ certainly didn't feel tired to me, though Fire Leo makes me weep.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by devilmaycry

It's my opinion, he can get the game for 15€ and try it himself but I'm sure he'll regret it, at least I've regreted it. Better yet, rent it if he like's he buys if he doesn't he won't.
But that doesn't make my opinion any less valid, and especially to someone who owned both Comix Zone and the three Streets of Rage for Megadrive it's hard to swallow what Capcom did to a such awsome game genre.

Fair enough, an opinion is an opinion after all.
However likening Viewtiful Joe to more traditional scrolling beat 'em ups is pretty silly.

That would be like judging Shadow of the Colossus or Super Monkey Ball purely as typical 3D platformers or judging Resident Evil 4 in comparison to normal third person action games like Max Payne or something like Syphon Filter.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Elixir

I find it unique how people can judge games that they haven't played for even a single hour.

God forbid they make a game that only lasts 45 minutes.

Originally Posted by Elixir

There is such a thing as giving a game a chance, which you can't do if you're singling out a certain aspect of the game which you don't like, and focusing on it.

I see, so you giving 3D games like Metroid Prime and Zelda a chance = ?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

How is it not judging when you claim "GC has no games worth playing"? You've obviously judged the game unplayable at that point.

How ya doing, buddy?