Dino Crisis is a survival horror video game developed originally for the PlayStation console. It is the first installment in the Dino Crisis series and was created by the same team behind the Resident Evil games. Instead of the pre-rendered backgrounds of the Resident Evil games that preceded it, Dino Crisis uses an original real-time engine with 3D environments. Gameplay features traditional survival horror mechanics including action and puzzles, and it was developed to have more consistent visceral terror with the dinosaurs being quick, intelligent, and violent. There are four possible endings based on choices made by the player during the game.
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I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, it's much better than I remembered.
It's certainly Capcom's classic survival horror game with the most tension. I also find the level design very good, perhaps as good as RE2's, and the controls work very well.
The differences between Dino Crisis and Resident Evil are all good and give Dino Crisis its own unique identity. The dinosaurs are extremely dangerous, which increases the tension of the game, the mixing system is much better than the herb system in RE (and with a complexity similar to the gunpowder mixing systems of RE3), and the puzzles are fun to solve. The voice acting is also wonderful in a goofy 90s way.
Of course, there could be more variety of dinosaurs (which we would see happen in the 2nd game), I'm not completely sold on the box system (I like the idea of having to spend items to open them, my problem is not being able to access the different colored ones). As for the pacing, many people don't like it, but I personally don't see any issues. In fact, it's a slower game than the REs, but not by much either; I think it ends up being more about memorizing the map to avoid walking more than necessary. I also like the choice of dinosaurs repopulating the rooms once or twice but never infinitely, since ammo is extremely scarce in the game compared to the REs (still enough to kill almost all the creatures, especially if you focus on fusing poison darts).
Overall, the game is Capcom goodness from the 90s. Good level design, striking visuals, a huge atmosphere, high production values. In the end, I was wrong not to expect a great game on this replay.
It's certainly Capcom's classic survival horror game with the most tension. I also find the level design very good, perhaps as good as RE2's, and the controls work very well.
The differences between Dino Crisis and Resident Evil are all good and give Dino Crisis its own unique identity. The dinosaurs are extremely dangerous, which increases the tension of the game, the mixing system is much better than the herb system in RE (and with a complexity similar to the gunpowder mixing systems of RE3), and the puzzles are fun to solve. The voice acting is also wonderful in a goofy 90s way.
Of course, there could be more variety of dinosaurs (which we would see happen in the 2nd game), I'm not completely sold on the box system (I like the idea of having to spend items to open them, my problem is not being able to access the different colored ones). As for the pacing, many people don't like it, but I personally don't see any issues. In fact, it's a slower game than the REs, but not by much either; I think it ends up being more about memorizing the map to avoid walking more than necessary. I also like the choice of dinosaurs repopulating the rooms once or twice but never infinitely, since ammo is extremely scarce in the game compared to the REs (still enough to kill almost all the creatures, especially if you focus on fusing poison darts).
Overall, the game is Capcom goodness from the 90s. Good level design, striking visuals, a huge atmosphere, high production values. In the end, I was wrong not to expect a great game on this replay.
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Jogo que na minha cabeça era perfeito... até lembrar que na verdade é ok, e é mais estressante do que de fato divertido kkkkkk
Resident Evil with dinosaurs...sign me the hell up!
Dino Crisis was a game i've been meaning to play for years now. I got myself a copy recently, and popped it into my ps1 for some vibes. Wow. To me, the game is terrifying, and stands up today as a great horror game. The combat was solid, but I can understand how to the controls are clunky by today's standards. I didn't mind them. The puzzles are simple enough to not take up all of my time, but just complicated enough to make me feel accomplished when I complete them. The game is definitely a copy-paste of Resident Evil, but I don't even care, because that's one of my favorite series ever. Everybody says it, but i'll throw my vote in, we NEED a remake of this game. Not to say the original isn't amazing, I love it. But a full remake would be super awesome.
I loved Dino Crisis. I knew I would, as I am craving dinosaur games all the time. This was a blast, and I can only hope the series gets re-ignited some time soon.
I give Dino Crisis a 9!
Dino Crisis was a game i've been meaning to play for years now. I got myself a copy recently, and popped it into my ps1 for some vibes. Wow. To me, the game is terrifying, and stands up today as a great horror game. The combat was solid, but I can understand how to the controls are clunky by today's standards. I didn't mind them. The puzzles are simple enough to not take up all of my time, but just complicated enough to make me feel accomplished when I complete them. The game is definitely a copy-paste of Resident Evil, but I don't even care, because that's one of my favorite series ever. Everybody says it, but i'll throw my vote in, we NEED a remake of this game. Not to say the original isn't amazing, I love it. But a full remake would be super awesome.
I loved Dino Crisis. I knew I would, as I am craving dinosaur games all the time. This was a blast, and I can only hope the series gets re-ignited some time soon.
I give Dino Crisis a 9!
The scariest game I ever played as a kid.
bem fraco comparado ao que a Capcom fazia na época. Em muitos aspectos parece quase uma demo. Tendo em vista que já tinham sido lançados os dois primeiros Resident Evil, é um jogo bem ultrapassado...