(THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE PS1 VERSION THAT DIFFERENTIATES FROM THE DREAMCAST, THE LATTER BEING A COLLECTION OF THE TWO ARCADE VERSIONS. Seriously, they really are two different versions of the same game, at this point they should have been separated)
First of: what they managed to do here was very ambitious and it's sad that it wasn't talked that much. They literally rappresented the WHOLE Stardust Crusaders in a single story mode this time. It's not just the 8 stages arcade that (obviously) jumps most of the events and just in the POV of each character you'll play.
So ok, all this praise, where's the catch? Well...first of: the game runs much slower than the arcades (therefore Dreamcast) counterparts. Not only that but it's debatably the absolute worst version as a result.
But, as just said: you have the whole Part 3, so it's justifiable, right? Well, yes: you really have everything, starting from Jotaro vs Avdol jail encounter and without skipping everything. Hell, even that useless Sun arcana fight.
How is that possible since not every Stand user was necessarily a fighter? Easy: minigames.
We have mostly mediocre QTEs cutscenes, serviceable and kinda funny shooting game (Strength for example) and choppy cutscenes.
Here is where are the issues: just like the PS2 Vento Aureo game you get secret factory if you do actions recreating the events of the manga. But here not only aren't that obvious to put in practice (even if you know what to do for whatever reasons: not knowing the combo, when and how to land the moves etc.), you have also to be basically perfect if you wanna score perfect points to unlock stuff (at the end you'll get an unlockable nice art from Hirohiko Araki himself. Just search that one out on the JoJo Wikia and you'll be fine imo). Guides help you but not 100% entirely and for sure because how stiff this version feels.
What's more important then for you? Gameplay or the faithful story mode (here called "Super Story Mode". Surely Story Mode, but "Super"...eh, not sure)?
Anyways: consider it a 4.5/5 stars to the Dreamcast version because it still does the job right: being a collection of both two original arcade versions. But the PS1 deserved to be mentioned and properly talked.
First of: what they managed to do here was very ambitious and it's sad that it wasn't talked that much. They literally rappresented the WHOLE Stardust Crusaders in a single story mode this time. It's not just the 8 stages arcade that (obviously) jumps most of the events and just in the POV of each character you'll play.
So ok, all this praise, where's the catch? Well...first of: the game runs much slower than the arcades (therefore Dreamcast) counterparts. Not only that but it's debatably the absolute worst version as a result.
But, as just said: you have the whole Part 3, so it's justifiable, right? Well, yes: you really have everything, starting from Jotaro vs Avdol jail encounter and without skipping everything. Hell, even that useless Sun arcana fight.
How is that possible since not every Stand user was necessarily a fighter? Easy: minigames.
We have mostly mediocre QTEs cutscenes, serviceable and kinda funny shooting game (Strength for example) and choppy cutscenes.
Here is where are the issues: just like the PS2 Vento Aureo game you get secret factory if you do actions recreating the events of the manga. But here not only aren't that obvious to put in practice (even if you know what to do for whatever reasons: not knowing the combo, when and how to land the moves etc.), you have also to be basically perfect if you wanna score perfect points to unlock stuff (at the end you'll get an unlockable nice art from Hirohiko Araki himself. Just search that one out on the JoJo Wikia and you'll be fine imo). Guides help you but not 100% entirely and for sure because how stiff this version feels.
What's more important then for you? Gameplay or the faithful story mode (here called "Super Story Mode". Surely Story Mode, but "Super"...eh, not sure)?
Anyways: consider it a 4.5/5 stars to the Dreamcast version because it still does the job right: being a collection of both two original arcade versions. But the PS1 deserved to be mentioned and properly talked.
EU TE ODEIO ALESSI, EU TE DETESTO, EU DESEJO QUE VOCÊ SEJA OBLITERADO DA EXISTÊNCIA CANÔNICA DE JOJO. EU VOLTARIA NO TEMPO PRA IMPEDIR O ARAKI DE TE CRIAR, ABOMINAÇÃO DA NATUREZA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fora isso ótimo jogo !
Fora isso ótimo jogo !
Unfortunately, never got to thoroughly play. But for what I do remember, it was alot of fun. Love the super moves and how easy it was to play. Kinda like Marvel V Capcom mechanics.
Quebrado, DESBALANCEADO, É UMA TRILHA SONORA ABSURDA... ISSO É JOJO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1