/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9463960
Been playing it myself over the last couple days; can't really rec it though. The soul's there but it's all frontloaded; just finished up SMT 2 and I felt it far more engaging for similar amounts of tediousness. From my notes:

I have this on 'Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection'.... but totally played it on 3ds Picodrive instead.

Because this is NOT a game you play without speedup function. Even then I used the 2021 Ilya Indigo anti-grinding patch on the suggestion of a /vr/ anon - and you can IMMEDIATELY see why. The dungeon you step into within 5 minutes of starting the game is just a 20 minute trek towards one of the dumbest RPG beefgates I've ever seen; this giant enemy crab just scuttles around the corner and proceeds to push your shit in, and that was WITH the patched game freely giving me the sword/leather armor you would've had to grind for an hour+ for in the unpatched game, too. You start this up on an actual genesis, be prepared to mindlessly press C for ages before you can do more than dip your toe into dungeon crawling.

Beyond that:
-The game is nice about its dungeon design at least; it's labyrinthine right off the get-go, but unlike SMT or the like it actually has little environmental markers like torches or puddles to freshen the stank up a tad.
-The game's visuals in the town and NPC are also really striking in that unique Genesis way...
-It's just a shame they do jack all with them. You explore the town at the start of the game, see one legit humorous skit with your party members when they join up, and the the game CEASES TO UPDATE DIALOGUE OR PRESENT ANY SEMBLANCE OF TERTIARY GOALS FOR THE NEXT SIX HOURS OF PLAYTIME. It's such a fucking waste of a very decent world.