Falksi
Arcane
Between RPG's I like to have a blast on action games. In fact I often play games in pairs to break up the pace when one of them is feeling a bit samey. One of the issues I find with this in modern gaming however is that everything takes so damn long to get in to. Even COD type games seem to have a plethora of things slowing you down before you get to the meat of the action.
So as an offshoot of that I've chosen to return to old-school games of the 16-bit & 8-bit era, and as I'm playing them I'm asking myself genuinely "do these still hold up today?"
First up Sunset Riders in the SNES.
The perfect remedy for what I've mentioned early. No loading, no tutorial, no faff. Literally straight into the action with fast paced, dumb shooting; complimented by great tunes & an appealing setting.
Responsive controls keep things flowing very nicely. Capcom do there usual thing and nail level variety very well with both a horseback section & bonus levels breaking things up. And the boss battles are all very distinctive & quite original, with the difficulty is very nicely balanced too (if sometimes a little cheap).
On the downside the enemy variety is fairly shit, with only a handful of normal bad guys throughout the whole game. And even though forementioned horse sections break things up well, they are definitely the weakest levels in the game too.
But personally I reckon this still holds up very well today. Especially as a bitesized blast to play alongside a more absorbing RPG such as Underail, which can eat away at your free hours and leave you needing a breather. Even if I played it for the first time today I reckon I'd still have a blast.
Would be interested to hear what games you chaps still think hold up, & which ones you reckon have died with age now.
THE LIST
Still Holds Up Today
*Sunset Riders - SNES
*Super Mario Kart - SNES
*Batman - Megadrive/Genesis
RIP
So as an offshoot of that I've chosen to return to old-school games of the 16-bit & 8-bit era, and as I'm playing them I'm asking myself genuinely "do these still hold up today?"
First up Sunset Riders in the SNES.
The perfect remedy for what I've mentioned early. No loading, no tutorial, no faff. Literally straight into the action with fast paced, dumb shooting; complimented by great tunes & an appealing setting.
Responsive controls keep things flowing very nicely. Capcom do there usual thing and nail level variety very well with both a horseback section & bonus levels breaking things up. And the boss battles are all very distinctive & quite original, with the difficulty is very nicely balanced too (if sometimes a little cheap).
On the downside the enemy variety is fairly shit, with only a handful of normal bad guys throughout the whole game. And even though forementioned horse sections break things up well, they are definitely the weakest levels in the game too.
But personally I reckon this still holds up very well today. Especially as a bitesized blast to play alongside a more absorbing RPG such as Underail, which can eat away at your free hours and leave you needing a breather. Even if I played it for the first time today I reckon I'd still have a blast.
Would be interested to hear what games you chaps still think hold up, & which ones you reckon have died with age now.
THE LIST
Still Holds Up Today
*Sunset Riders - SNES
*Super Mario Kart - SNES
*Batman - Megadrive/Genesis
RIP
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