/vr/ - Retro Games

2 and 3 are pretty good, but Streets of Rage 2 absolutely shits on anything Golden Axe has to offer

>>6294942
They are worthy a playthrough at least.
2 was the first beat'em up I ever finished so it holds a special place in my heart.

>>6294942
They have a certain charm to them as there are not so many medieval style beatemups. The music is really good.

>>6294961
Why is Streets of Rage 3 so disappointing?

>>6294961
>>6294973
2 might be better visually and gameplay wise, but 1 has a better atmosphere and music score (Feel the same about Revenge versus Shinobi 3). IDK, just my opinion. I grew up with 1 and played it a lot, didn't even know that sequels existed until I played SOR Remake

>>6294995
Agree. They are not the greatest games but are good enough to be worth a playthrough thanks to the charm, music, graphics, enemy design, etc.

Another good thing about the original arcade games is the feeling that there's a huge world behind thanks to the great artistic design and characters, but you just know enough to let your imagination do the rest. I remeber when I was a kid, Golden Axe was one of the few games I played with toys, because the lore had a lot of possibilities for a kid to create new adventures.

>>6295086
Because you haven't played Bare Knuckle 3 yet. English translate it and there's a hack where you can play as Adam called "streets of rage 3 project". That and the Streets of Rage remake is as SOR3 as it gets. And let the music do it's thing for it sets the moods in the bare Knuckle 3 storyline that we didn't receive in streets of rage 3.

There's a lot you could criticize but I find them seriously fun

Only if you play as the headbutt dwarf.

>>6295263
Golden Axe 1 and Streets Of Rage 1 are pretty brutal in terms of raw difficultly. I can usually get to stage 5 (which I jokingly call the boat ride or doom) in SOR1 by myself with no continues fairly easy, but it's still a slog.

Golden Axe 1 is just cruel. Fucking hate the skeletons, they are the absolute bane of my existence.

Both feel like two players are absolutely essential to make any kind of progression

>>6294942
i played through golden axe 1 yesterday. its still the same shit game as 30 years ago.

>>6295309
I can 1cc GA1, can't be that bad because I kinda suck

>>6295313
git gud fagit

>>6295360
ok zoomy

>>6294942
Theyre good. Quite linear and not a massive amount of replay value, though.

Golden Axe is definitely worth a playthrough. It's worth it especially if you don't mind a few ass kickings before hand.

>>6295309
>>6295360

GA1 isnt all that hard solo. Play the dwarf, hes the best character in the game. His magic is a bit weak but you only need 4 pots to max it out, and he has a special rolling attack if you hold the attack and jump buttons.

Make sure to use his headbutt to knock fuckers into holes or off screen. You can take em 4 at a time, 2 on either end of the screen by abusing the headbutt.

I need some anti-skeleton strategies for the 4th stage. Reliable ones.
Any advice?

They're good for a home console Bea 'em up. 3 is goat.

>>6295183
Holy shit, are you me?

>>6295183
>The turtle takes us south, across the sea.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXPMq0sbmMk

>>6298170

>>6294942
>Are Golden Axe games good?
Yes, but they don't play like your standard Final Fight or Streets of Rage beat'em up, especially in the way the throw mechanic works. This series as a whole has a much stronger emphasis on running attacks, dropping enemies around the borders and mounts.

Interesting enough Alien Storm seems to run in the same engine of the arcade Golden Axe, has extremely similar physics, but the gameplay also feels unique because of the jumping and dodging mechanics.

>>6295170
>2 might be better visually and gameplay wise, but 1 has a better atmosphere and music score (Feel the same about Revenge versus Shinobi 3)
I feel the same way about SoR1 (vs SoR2 / SoR3), Revenge of Shinobi (vs Shinobi 3) and Fatal Fury 1 (vs FF2 / FFS), those games really nailed the late 80s / early 90s urban city feel. Garou also nailed it, but it was a much later release.

Revenge of Death Adder is the only one worth playing. 2's OST is underrated though.

>>6295086
SoR 3 has the best gameplay in the series, at the cost of worse graphics and shoddier music.

>>6296257
>Play the dwarf, hes the best character in the game. His magic is a bit weak but you only need 4 pots to max it out, and he has a special rolling attack if you hold the attack and jump buttons.
Everybody says this, but I find that roll attack really awkward to use. I used Tyris. I'd like to go back and do it with the other two 'cause I really like the game. The characters in GA1 don't play all that differently anyhow.

>>6296385
>I need some anti-skeleton strategies for the 4th stage. Reliable ones.
>Any advice?
That's Eagle Pass right? Probably the hardest part of the game. I used jump attacks most of the game, starting a little up/downwards on the z-axis and timing it so the enemy gets tagged as soon as they line up with you. You have to kill them pretty quick because they keep spawning and 3+ enemies can be tough to deal with.

>>6298749
>>6295170
Revenge of Shinobi is a lot more solid than Shinobi 3 on a lot of counts

>>6298203
Fucking loved Sonic the Comic. Had good Shinobi and Streets of Rage series too.

>>6296257
What do the kanjis after the title mean?

>>6295309
Golden Axe is pretty easy once you know what you're doing
1. Abuse the pits
2. The jump attack after running is the strongest one. You just need to get the timing
Knowing those I can beat it in under 25 min

>>6295309
Golden Axe 1 is laughably easy to cheese. Especially with Tyris and her extended hitbox.
>abuse pits
>knock boss down
>spam running attack on boss as soon as it gets back up
>repeat until it's kill
Congrats. You've beaten G.Axe in under 30 minutes with no more than one life lost because you fell down a pit once.

Revenge of Death Adder rules. The others are classics, but not objectively great. D&D Collection (Tower of Doom and Shadows Over Mystara) and Knights of the Round are good alternatives for medieval beat 'em ups.

>>6299548
Thanks for those skelly tips, man.

>>6300467
Is there one for Gillius?

>>6299548
I agree, dwarfs special is a bit akward. Sometimes you can get the timing right and cheese some niggers, but its usually easier to spam the headbutt.

>>6299607
Havent got a clue, cant read moon runes. I only know American English and Bad American English.

>>6295309
Eh... what? Golden Axe 1 is the easiest beat'em up of all time.

>>6299548
>>6301465
The roll attack is easy as shit. Use it as a long distance move.

>>6299607
戦い - battle
斧 - axe
So I suppose it's Battle Axe. Or Ax-Battler

>>6294942
Yes they are great. Early beat 'em ups but still great. The AI is pretty aggressive and harder than in SOR.

>>6298945
>2's OST is underrated though.
This. It completely nails the “I am in Conan” feel.

>>6303361
lol no, maybe you mean easiest arcade beatemup, but not that either

>>6303364
well yeah but I like hitting stuff that's right in front me

>>6303838
You just suck at the game.

>>6301108
Indeed anon

>>6303994
Thank you!

>>6294942
Nice clean thread you got here OP.

They aren't the best, but they're serviceable if you're really starved for a Nightmarish Crowd game.

*cough*

I remember that in mobile java version you can enter some door and there's nothing but black screen and some skeletons here. After defeating them, you get some meats and magic pots. I can't find info about that anywhere. It's not a dream and I'm not lying. Maybe I should emulate java version someday.

>>6303860
>1cc the game
>GIT GUD FAG
Thanks for making /vr/ the special place it is

>>6304479
Fascinating

Genesis version of GA1 has a new final level, it's kinda lazy but at least they tried to put in something new so it's not just a strictly worse version of the arcade game.

>>6304353
ABANDON THREAD

>>6303472
Thanks.

I wonder why they didn't have more of that funky ass intro music for most of GA2.

>>6304653
>reddit

Alright look, I've had enough of this dancing around the topic. Let us decide for all time: best character?

>>6306842
the gnomes

actually I like the caveman dude and panther guy in 3, not a popular answer but they are fun to play as

golden axe is underrated;
it nailed the fantasy vibe, the gameplay has just enough variance to keep it interesting with the different back attacks, charges, dive attacks and dragon riding. It's a quick hit of uncomplicated beat em up goodness.

>>6294995
>The music is really good.
No kidding, the Death Adder theme from I kicks ass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjnYJCVFLzs

>>6296257
that art is superb