Hard to dislike what is already such a singularly perfect rail shooter. Sadly, where this remaster of sorts fails its original is just about every facet (save for thee untouched OST) of what made thee 1995 classic so inspired.
Graphically an immediate downgrade. Nothing packs a punch. Accidental abstractions called "enemies" thanks to chunked pixelated models are no longer left to thee imagination of an already imaginative game. Sky soaring blurs are now corporeal; less fascinating. Spires of missiles are missing those high impacts crunches & rattling bolts sound like pea shooters.
Less was inarguably more, but that much you already knew.
Part of my Light/Rail Shooter list.
Graphically an immediate downgrade. Nothing packs a punch. Accidental abstractions called "enemies" thanks to chunked pixelated models are no longer left to thee imagination of an already imaginative game. Sky soaring blurs are now corporeal; less fascinating. Spires of missiles are missing those high impacts crunches & rattling bolts sound like pea shooters.
Less was inarguably more, but that much you already knew.
Part of my Light/Rail Shooter list.
Probably the best version of OG PD; the arrange mode is fresh and the Pandora’s box mode actually makes it completeable.
This is a pretty good version of the sega saturn original, better than the version included with Orta thats for sure, 5 stars not really, but there was no other review and I wanted it to be the highest rated game I have played so...
Playing this on a crt is incredible. That first stage is the most beautiful shit, even on my fucked up tv rescued from dad’s garage where the color green bleeds off the sides of the sceen but fuckitweball.
For seven stages, you ride an earthly dragon on-rails: alone against an army, you’ll challenge a rival, destroy the enemy base, and part away with sorrow.
It’s like shadow of the colossus but at the arcade and with a gun. The gameplay is very simple, you can only blast away, lock on enemies, and steer the dragon went facing front. At the stage 5 boss, monotony set in: “it’s awkward switching view and losing your movement”, “how do I dodge all that”, but the stages following kept me invested. This ps2 version allows infinite continues and ditching lives so it’s probably the top way to play the original. Those top speed flight sections are stellar, and the final boss was properly imposing.
Oh and the music is fuckin awesome
For seven stages, you ride an earthly dragon on-rails: alone against an army, you’ll challenge a rival, destroy the enemy base, and part away with sorrow.
It’s like shadow of the colossus but at the arcade and with a gun. The gameplay is very simple, you can only blast away, lock on enemies, and steer the dragon went facing front. At the stage 5 boss, monotony set in: “it’s awkward switching view and losing your movement”, “how do I dodge all that”, but the stages following kept me invested. This ps2 version allows infinite continues and ditching lives so it’s probably the top way to play the original. Those top speed flight sections are stellar, and the final boss was properly imposing.
Oh and the music is fuckin awesome
Adicionaram o tal do "Pandora's Box" e deixaram o jogo mais bonito, só deixaram o gráfico mais liso e a mira mais tranquila de se controlar. Ainda prefiro a versão original.