/vr/ - Retro Games

CV2 is the first one I played and I loved it. It was one of those games that everyone talked about at school before walkthroughs were easily accessible. That was just part of the culture back then, probably my favorite thing about those days, you heard that gem of a secret or next move and couldn't wait to get home to play.
>you gotta kneel down for 5 seconds at the lake with the blue crystal on!
By the time I got to the Grim Reaper I felt like I Had to play the first one.
I was really let down. There were no crystal or garlic secrets, no Catholics selling cool whips (no currency system in general), no map to navigate with multiple stretches of land upon multiple levels . I got used playing a game where I had to safely find a town with a church and talk to the priest to heal, and jumped into a game that has plates of food hidden in walls to restore energy, like hidden bricks with 1-UPs. By the time I got to level 3 I realized nothing was really changing, long walks to a boss with no inventory and no fun secrets or challenges to go out of my way for. When I died there was no saving my position or progress. I was so sadly let down. CV3 came out, I excitedly waited for it to be on the rental shelf at the video store we went to, rented and played it. I naively thought it was going to take on and further progress the elements of CV2 but it took that big step back and played out just like CV1, just harder on my eyes ("better graphics").
Maybe it's because I played CV2 first or maybe it's because I liked rpgs with big maps and exploration options at the time but I have always thought that it was the best of the NES titles. I like them all and honestly play 1 the most but 2 is still my favorite out of all of the CVs.