Xeogred wrote:
Probably another reason why modern Sonic has never done much for me at all personally, the art direction went downhill and hard. Sonic in modern settings? What the hell.
If you haven't yet, check out Sonic Colors. It pushed a lot of fanboy buttons for me that no other Sonic game has done for years. And I say that having enjoyed all of them, even the worst ones.
GameSack wrote:That's right, only Sega had the skill to make a proper Nintendo game.
I was honestly impressed by the Metal Gear 2 (for MSX) intro, the first time I played it, which was in early 2009. Also, found Deus Ex: Invisible War's physics engine impressive in '08.
prfsnl_gmr wrote:There is nothing feigned about it. What I wrote is a display of actual moral superiority.
Some games will kinda "blow me away" when I think that they look/sound good for their time. A few that come to mind are the transition from FF7 to FF8, because the way the characters looks was a vast improvement IMO. Also some games art styles like Yoshi's Island and Okami just look awesome even today. And some elements like in Resident Evil the mirrors work, which I thought was cool.
Incognito D wrote:Mere months after buying my original GBA, Nintendo trolled me hard by releasing the SP.
Well, obviously, here's the Killer Whale in Sonic Adventure. Alternatively, there's Lucas' conversation with Hinawa after the battle with Fassad, or Ryu's ending in SFII: CE, as I was playing on an MD emu and the buttons were all over the shop (DS).
Balasubbie wrote:Well, obviously, here's the Killer Whale in Sonic Adventure.
That reminds me, I found the truck scene in the first level of Sonic Adventure 2 to be pretty darn amazing in 2007. It's still kinda cool.
I KNOW! Ironically, I find HD Gen to be so profoundly uninspiring, it's ridiculous. I actively wait for that title to blow my pants off. I mean, I saw the killer whale sequence when I was 22, so it's not a nostalgia bias.
