Random Gaming Thoughts

[Xeogred]

Shadow Complex was at the right place at the right time, ie early XBLA junk when that was all the rave and OMG a Metroidvania!

I enjoyed it at the time but I have had zero desire to revisit it.

[Snatch1414]

Shadow Complex was at the right place at the right time, ie early XBLA junk when that was all the rave and OMG a Metroidvania!

I enjoyed it at the time but I have had zero desire to revisit it.

FWIW that game also looked WAY better than any downloadable game at the time and felt like a steal at $15 when (at the time) I didn't think there were many XBLA games worthy of a $15 price tag.

One of the few games I've beaten twice and the only one I've 100%'ed. That said it's not one of my favorite games of all time or anything, but although the story was generic it was pretty damn good for a downloadable title and again: at a time where there weren't awesome $10-$20 coming out every two weeks.

[Sarge]

I, for one, enjoyed the heck out of Shadow Complex.

[MrPopo]

In hindsight I should have played it before Axiom Verge, or at least not immediately afterwards.

[Nemoide]

Just rediscovered Akuji the Demon, an old Metroidvania game I was a fan of in high school.

Also, the page I found it on, OtakuWorld, is like a bizarre time-capsule of 1998 internet and that's wonderful.

[Forlorn Drifter]

So, to catch up on my what I've been gaming, I've platted Catherine and finished the Plat and 100% for Heavy Rain and Doom:Classic Complete respectively, and now I'm about half(?) through with Okami. I'm loving it, but its starting to drag juuust a bit. If there was a bit more variety in environments and such I think there wouldn't be as much of an issue.

And to hell with those wheel enemies. Hate those things.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Any of you fans of DSiWare/eShop games (prfsnl_gmr?) have an opinion of the "G.G Series" of Japanese budget titles?? Some look neat, some look like slop. In Japan they got a physical compilation of these games on the DS!

[prfsnl_gmr]

Any of you fans of DSiWare/eShop games (prfsnl_gmr?) have an opinion of the "G.G Series" of Japanese budget titles?? Some look neat, some look like slop. In Japan they got a physical compilation of these games on the DS!

That's awesome. I did not know that existed, and I now want it very badly.

From what I have read, the G.G. Series games are hit-or-miss. I read through almost all of Nintendolife's reviews, and I picked up every game that rated 8/10 or higher.

All of the games are, as you might expect, pretty basic, but highlights like All Breaker, Drilling Attack, Great Whip Adventure, Hidden Ninja Kagemaru, Wonderland, etc. are all pretty engaging.

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Be careful with downloading too many DSiWare games, though. To be playable, they have to be stored on the system's internal memory, which is pretty limited. (Believe it or not, I filled mine up!) You hold onto them if you move them to a memory card, but you have to move them back to the internal memory to make them playable again.

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Some non-G.G. series DSiWare games I recommend:

Alt-Play
Color Commando
Commando Steel Disaster
Dragon Quest Wars
X-Scape

You should also note that some DSiWare games received full, physical, retail releases. (Commando Steel Disaster is one such game.)

[BoneSnapDeez]

Thanks for the tips. You are truly the digital Nintendo master.

I downloaded The Last Knight, despite poor reviews. I seem to take a liking to any cheap digital RPGs. I'll get Wonderland next, that looks pretty swell.

[prfsnl_gmr]

I think that Zenonia is the game that you want. It is a little more expensive, however.

If you are looking for something less expensive, PicDun will also tide you over.