/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.3995243]

is it good havent played it

[Anonymous No.3995261]

I'm not trolling. It's in my top 3 favorite games of all time. And it's not nostalgia talking, I replay it every couple years and still get a lot of joy out of it. The music is top notch, the style and graphics are a perfect compliment to the setting and story, and the characters are memorable.

I know a lot of people hated this game because it was a non-traditional CastleVania, but I honestly believe that had it not been a CastleVania game or had people been able to get over the fact that it tried something new, it would have been better embraced by the gaming community.

Try it yourself, without any preconceived expectations, and decide if you like it for what it is. Also consider that there's an "expanded" version (Legacy of Darkness) that loses the fun voice acting but offers two more characters and an expanded environment to explore.

Also, if you enjoy the graphics and mood, check out the Echo Night games on Playstation.

I truly hope you enjoy the game, Anon.

[Anonymous No.3995270]

>>3995243
Its got all the jank you can expect from a first venture into 3d, but if you can enjoy it despite that, its pretty good

[Anonymous No.3995427]

>>3995261
>>3995270
These guys know whats up. The game is flawed like most early 3D platformers on the N64, but the actual gameplay is actually pretty good and it has nice aesthetics.

[babbage's gramps !RATGzMALLY No.3995472]

If you go in expecting Castlevania in 3D you'll be disappointed. If you go in looking for an early low-poly 3D ARPG you'll be impressed.

[Anonymous No.3995478]

>>3995261
This. I've played through the original and Legacy of Darkness multiple times.

[Anonymous No.3995494]

It's good.

[Anonymous No.3995531]

>>3995243
Listen, isn't the Nintendo 64 well known for having really great looking and really great playing games with excellent camera control that stand the test of time, even up to today? So that's how it is.

[Anonymous No.3995573]

>>3995531
Yeah. That guy should buy it. Guaranteed awesome game!

[Anonymous No.3995576]

>>3995531
Camera control isn't excellent, but it works, the rest of what you're saying is correct.

[Anonymous No.3995587]

>>3995576
Yeah I know. That's what I said. The n64 is super well known for having great looking, great laying games that stand the test of time, even today. You'd be hard pressed to find a better system with a better library of 3d games. Camera controls? Overrated. If you like video games, and would like to experience the best games the medium has to offer, than look no further than the N64. Guaranteed mind blowing experiences like you've never had before. Bravo. Bravo to the N64.

[Anonymous No.3995596]

>>3995587
I don't know why you're so butthurt about the N64. Is it because the emulation sucks and the games are expensive to buy?

[Anonymous No.3995601]

>>3995587
no bullshit i agree with this
#100

[Anonymous No.3995605]

>>3995587
>this silly passive-aggressive shitposting

I love how the N64 makes a lot of people salty.

[Anonymous No.3995617]

>>3995596
There was a time when I thought I would give up playing video games forever. After the N64, I thought "This is the pinnacle. This, right here, is the best it will ever get. How could the N64 be topped?" I believed that the experience of playing N64 ruined me for other video game systems for life. The games are so realistic, so life-like, so beautifully detailed and easy to control, I looked at 2 analog sticks and thought "Why do you need 2 analog sticks for 3d games when one stick works SO GOOD." I only played my N64 for the past 20 years and nothing else. I am just beginning to see there might be some games released in the past 2 decades that are worth playing. I'm really trying hard to see the value in gaming past the height of 3d gaming technology that is the N64.

[Anonymous No.3995619]

>>3995617
tl;dr but I'm glad you like the N64.

[Anonymous No.3995624]

>>3995617
>I looked at 2 analog sticks and thought

Do you didn't play N64 when it came out and there wasn't any controller with 2 analog sticks?

dual analog didn't really become a thing until 6th gen, during 5th gen they weren't used, PlayStation got dualshock around 1998, but most games still used the regular d-pad.

How old are you, by the way?

[Anonymous No.3995632]

>>3995617
So. Many. Great. Games! And if you're an RPG fan, woah boy are you in for a treat. The N64 is a 3d RPG POWERHOUSE! Do you like 3d sports games from the mid-90's? N64 has got you covered in spades. 2d platformers, side-scrollers, and shooters are BO-RING. No one ever liked them anyway. And CD quality music is dumb. Give me cartridge based music anyday. Symphony quality cartridge based music is the way to go. And the textures! I haven't even touched on how well the textures hold up in 2017. When the NX was announced with cartridges, my first thought was "YES! We're getting the N64 Part 2!"

[Anonymous No.3995639]

>>3995632
Why do you reply to your own posts?

[Anonymous No.3995646]

>>3995632
>>3995617
It's so painfully obvious that you're a PlayStation fanboy.

Saturn>N64>>>>PS

[Anonymous No.3995647]

>>3995624
I'm old enough to have played every single home console system since the Atari 2600. But I've never played anything past N64. Why should I? I always say. It's not like it could ever get any better.

[Anonymous No.3995656]

>>3995647
So why did you not know that dual analog on the PS1 was barely used and it didn't become a thing until 6th gen?

[Anonymous No.3995657]

>>3995646
I'm not a fanboy of any company. That's retarded. What do they do for me? I don't make money if they do well. I am just a guy that is trying to get into modern gaming, but fails to see the point when my N64 is still going strong, still giving me the awesome 3d experiences that it's so well remembered for today.

[Anonymous No.3995663]

>see a thread about a game
>it's on a console I don't like
>proceed to shitpost the thread with "ironic", "sarcastic" shitposting repeatedly

What makes a man behave like this? Anonymity?

[Anonymous No.3995667]

>>3995656
Why do you think I don't know that? You said that, you made that up. I purchased my N64 in 1996 and have been playing it for the last 20 years. It's not like I'm unaware that 2 analog sticks are a thing, though. Do you think that I had this thought somewhere between 1996 and 1998, and only then? You seem to think you have a point, or caught me in a lie or something.

[Anonymous No.3995671]

>>3995663
Console wars often represent childhood traumas.
Maybe he associates N64 TV commercials with his parents arguing or something. Or a N64 kid bullied him at school.

[babbage's gramps !RATGzMALLY No.3995674]

Taken as a whole the N64's library is pretty bed but it's an oversimplification to say that only the dozen or so masterpiece games are any good at all. Castlevania 64 is actually a really interesting game to illustrate this. When it came out it wasn't one of the OMG A++ games, in part because of diverging so much from the 2D versions. Now thanks to Dark Souls there's a much bigger interest in 3D ARPGs but in hindsight the camera does hold Castlevania back. This is one of the few consistently second tier N64 games which is nice just to know that they do exist and not all N64 games should be graded pass/fail.

[Anonymous No.3995675]

>>3995663
Well, I don't know how anyone could think that a poster espousing the virtues of the N64's legendary 3d gaming and controls could be being sarcastic. Everyone knows how great the N64 holds up to modern scrutiny. Just look at all those indie games that are trying to emulate and recapture that N64 "feel". People are clamoring for that old school N64 goodness.

[Anonymous No.3995682]

>>3995243
Don't go expecting SotN 3D, go expecting Castlevania III 3D.
Other than that it is pretty great.

[Anonymous No.3995689]

>>3995674
Eh, N64's library is OK. It's mostly 1st party stuff but it has its good 3rd party stuff if you know where to look (and imports).
N64 always reminded me of Master System. Good hardware, good 1st party, scarce 3rd party.

[Anonymous No.3995693]

>>3995671
Well, if wanting to play Mario 64 over Super Mario World, or Donkey Kong 64 over Donkey Kong Country, or Castlevania 64 over Rondo of Blood or SCIV, or Quest 64 over Final Fantasy 3 is wrong, then I don't want to be right. And I'm pretty certain that the vast majority of gamers feel this way also. If you prefer Super Nintendo, NES, Genesis, Playstation over N64, then you are in the minority my friend.

[Anonymous No.3995697]

>>3995689
My fav N64 games are all mostly 3rd party (Bomberman 64, Mischief Makers, Harvest Moon 64, for example).
I'm not into multiplayer games so the only Nintendo games I actually played were Super Mario 64 and the Zelda games. Good stuff though.

[Anonymous No.3995702]

>>3995693
You can like the N64 and all the other systems you mentioned, no need to pick only one. Unless you parents were too poor and you had to sell your old consoles to get the N64?

[Anonymous No.3995703]

>>3995697
Are you a fan of mid-90's 3d sports games? If you are, WOO-HOO are you in for a treat.

[Anonymous No.3995708]

>>3995703
It's okay man, we get it, you don't like the N64. Let it go.

[Anonymous No.3995709]

>>3995702
Are you the kind of person who thinks it's ok to poke fun at another human being because their parents were poor? Something that is totally out of a child's control? You're that guy? Hmm. That's pretty evil and sick my dude. You sound like a horrible person. You might want to do some self- reflection and soul searching. I really hope your sickness gets cured.

[Anonymous No.3995712]

>>3995675
What are some indie games that try to capture ps1 and saturn "feel"?

[Anonymous No.3995713]

>>3995709
Where was I making fun? It was just a question.

[Anonymous No.3995717]

>>3995709
You seem triggered.
So poorfag parents is it, eh? That explains your single-system peasant behavior.

[Anonymous No.3995719]

>>3995675
>>3995632
>>3995617
Well executed fasleflag, great job.

[Anonymous No.3995724]

>>3995712
Well, I haven't really been keeping track, I've only been playing my N64 for the past 20 years, you see. But I'd have to say any modern indie that has Cd quality music, detailed, gorgeous sprite work, and giant level design is trying to recapture the PS1/Saturn feel. See: Rogue Legacy, Blood Stained, Shovel Knight. Compare to Symphony of the Night, games like that.

[Anonymous No.3995726]

>>3995724
Will you show us pictures of your N64 collection?

[Anonymous No.3995728]

>>3995717
No one likes a person like you, my man. People are generally good natured and caring. Bad eggs like you get weeded out and shunned pretty quickly. But I'm sure you know that already. Good luck with that.

[Anonymous No.3995730]

>>3995726
This. Time-stamped please.

people who hate on a system are more funny if they actually do own the system with games.
Otherwise it's a shitty falseflag troll with no merit.

[Anonymous No.3995732]

>>3995728
>anon tries to be condescending

Cute.
Too bad your childhood still sucked.

[Anonymous No.3995736]

>>3995717
And if that's your attitude, then I'm sure your parents taught you to behave that way, if they were even around. No strong male role model or unloving, ambivalent parents would also explain that. I'd suggest find your step-dad and having a real heart to heart talk with him about why he didn't love you enough to teach you right from wrong and bring you up as a decent human being. Maybe don't have any kids, ok? Break the cycle. Let it end with you. For all of us, babe.

[Anonymous No.3995740]

>>3995724
>Rogue Legacy
>Shovel Knight
More like Genesis/Snes era.
>Blood Stained
You got me there, N64 is not without merit though.

[Anonymous No.3995741]

>>3995736
See: >>3995732

[Anonymous No.3995747]

>>3995740
>>3995724

Bloodstained doesn't really look like 5th gen stuff though. It looks more similar to the Dracula X Chronicles PSP remake, side-scrolling with 6th gen graphics.

[Anonymous No.3995753]

>>3995724
>Cd quality music
Ah yes, wher would we be without CD quality music?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kcF7E69C6Q

[Anonymous No.3995759]

>>3995726
My N64 collection would blow your mind. I don't think I feel comfortable putting my prized N64 collection on display. It has a lot of meaning to me. Remember that kid that screamed with joy when he got one as a Christmas present? That kids got nothing on me. I am the ultra 64 number one fan. And yes, I refer to it as Ultra 64, because this system deserves nothing less than an epic name to describe the power it has. The graphics power, but also the power to change minds, change perspectives, and yes, maybe even change the world? I heard NASA has 500 N64's linked together to help launch space craft. Only the raw power of the N64 has the computing power necessary to handle those kinds of equations. Need proof? Take a look at the textures in the games. Uh- huh. Now what do you have to say, N64 haters? Check and mate.

[Anonymous No.3995767]

>>3995759
Saved, thank you for the pasta.

[Anonymous No.3995768]

>>3995759
So you don't even own a N64. Disappointing.
Your falseflag posts could actually be funny if you included time-stamped pics of a N64 with games, but as it stands, you're just a sad troll.

[Anonymous No.3995772]

>>3995243
It's the only Castlevania that is an action adventure game with survival horror and RPG elements.

I absolutely love it because of that and the opening sequence with the violin is one of the most atmospheric in any game EVER.

[Anonymous No.3995775]

>>3995759
>Take a look at the textures in the games.
Not bad, considering it's 5th gen and that they're supposed to be displayed on 240p CRTs.

[Anonymous No.3995782]

>>3995753
Yes, you're right anon. You got me. Everyone knows because Resident Evil was a CD game and had shitty music that the big wigs decided to scrap the entire technology. That's why they built cars with cartridge ports to play music for the past 20 years. I remember the day I got my first real cartridge player for my birthday. I joined Columbia House Records to get the 6 free cartridges. Cd was almost the preferred medium for music. It was so close. Then Resident Evil happened, and well, you know the rest. Cartridge based music became the dominant technology.

[Anonymous No.3995798]

>>3995775
Oh wow! Beautiful. I've played this game so, so many times but I've never seen it in such high quality before. Everyday I am amazed all over again at the power of the N64. I love these threads, where I can come on here and shut up all those N64 haters. I'm changing minds one day at a time.

[Anonymous No.3995804]

>>3995782
It is almost a if you missed the entire point, music didn't sucked before the invention of CD. Good composition tramples any shitty "CD quality music".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cixW6rogZ48

[Anonymous No.3995978]

>>3995617
>>3995632
>>3995736
>>3995759
>>3995798

The autism is strong in this one.
I remember that I got banned for less than this.
People came here to talk about fucking castlevania 64 and you fucking fill the whole therad with console flamewars shit. Go fucking die you piece of shit.

[Anonymous No.3995994]

>>3995243
As people said in the thread, if you are expecting something like the 2d games you may end up dissapointed.
If you forgot the other games and you play it as the comfy retro 3d game about spookyness you will enjoy it.
Castlevanias on N64 aren't bad as people say really, I think avgn and other e-celebs didn't get the feel of the game and didn't understand the limitations of the era.

[Anonymous No.3996030]

>>3995978
You should have stayed banned I think. We'd all be better off. I don't see anything wrong with what he said. Just a guy who likes his N64.

[Anonymous No.3996589]

>>3995753
He's talking about the audio quality, not the quality of compositions. Stupid retard.

[Anonymous No.3996607]

>>3995753
>>3996589
Oh, and nice cherry picking too, faggot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=624fHb7Wd8I

[Anonymous No.3996857]

>>3995261
would you recommend legacy of darkness or just the original??

[Anonymous No.3996975]

>>3995261
I love you anon. I've played virtually every Castlevania game and I still hold this one as one of if not the best.

[Anonymous No.3997073]

>>3995632
>The N64 is a 3d RPG POWERHOUSE

Quest 64 and Hybrid Heaven were the only RPGs i recall. Admittedly HH is awesome, but where did you get the idea N64 was an "rpg powerhouse"

[Anonymous No.3997087]

>>3997073
Nigga he is trolling.

[Anonymous No.3997092]

>>3997087

I know, but the rest of his ramblings were pretty accurate, the sound does suck and so do the textures.

[Anonymous No.3997102]

>>3995243
Eh. It depends, do you want a CV game or do you want an average N64 action adventure game? As a CV game it's a literal 2/10. As a typical N64 action adventure game? Probably a 5 or a 6. It's really up to you, but if you are looking for a CV game (which I assume you are cus fucking /vr/) then just abandon all hope and look elsewhere.

[Anonymous No.3997104]

>>3995682
>Don't go expecting SotN 3D, go expecting Castlevania III 3D.
This is literally the most inaccurate statement I have ever read on this board. Congrats.

[Anonymous No.3997129]

harley davidson riding skeltons

[Anonymous No.3997454]

>>3997073
Aidyn Chronicles is really the only other 100% traditional RPG, there's also Ogre Battle 64 but it's a tactical RPG

[Anonymous No.3997484]

>>3997454
does paper mario count?

[Anonymous No.3997860]

>>3997092
N64 sound doesn't suck. In fact it's pretty awesome, listen to Wave Race or 1080 soundtracks.

[Anonymous No.3998025]

>>3995261
Where have people like you been hiding all my life? Seriously though, it's easily one of my top three N64 games. I'm aware of its flaws, but I almost always feel like I must have played a different version than everyone else, when they go on about how "awful" it was. Legacy of Darkness was pretty good too, but for whatever reason I prefer this version.