Hey Anon, since you love reading comics, mommy bought you this new game. It looks cool.

[Anonymous No.4246051]

[Anonymous No.4246123]

Stupid thread title, but this game was pretty awesome.

[Anonymous No.4246131]

I still have the cd!

[Anonymous No.4246132]

Thread theme:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hyyutNbEgiE

>>4246051
One of the few games I hung onto from childhood. A couple things to get out of the way since we're having a Comix Zone thread.

>inb4 it's haaaarrrdddd
I beat it when I was 8. Git gud.

>inb4 hitting stuff hurts your health
Go punch and kick your way through your front door then report back. The game punishes you for playing bad. Use your head and you won't lose as much health.

>inb4 it's too short
I actually agree with this. One more chapter would have been perfect imo

>inb4 y no sequel?
I have no idea. Great premise. Could of done so much more and been fantastic on the Saturn.

[Anonymous No.4246265]

The STI was overall pretty mediocre but Comix Zone was legit awesome.

Surprisingly fun mix between a sidescroller beat em up and a puzzle game.

[Anonymous No.4246271]

>>4246051
>>4246132
Me IRL

[Anonymous No.4246278]

>>4246132
>I have no idea. Great premise. Could of done so much more and been fantastic on the Saturn.

They made a concept drawing for a sequel (with ugly 90s CGI), but it was not put forward. Probably due to internal politics - USA dev studios were downsized at the time and they were pushing 3d games too much.

>>4246265
>The STI was overall pretty mediocre

All the games they worked on were at the bare minimum good, some like Comix Zone were great.

[Anonymous No.4246303]

>>4246132
>beat it when I was 8. Git gud.

This guy gets it. It seems every game even a little harder than Sonic on Genesis gets peoples panties in a twist these days.

[Anonymous No.4246314]

>>4246278
>Dick tracy
Kinda bad
>Kid Chameleon
Fun, prob their best title after CZ but no game changer.
>Sonic Spinball
Good for what it was, a rushed pinball game for the christmas campaign.
>Comix Zone
Great.
>The Ooze
Bit boring

Some good things not great, some bad things not terrible and a single great game, that's like the dictionary definition of mediocre.

[Anonymous No.4246340]

>>4246051
woulda sucked my moms dick for this fuckin game

>>4246131
lucky!

>>4246132
>it's haaaarrrdddd
I find that to be a part of the charm. I really feel like it'd be a lesser game if it was easy.

I don't think I ever figured out the continue system. Do you earn them by getting points, or is there just the one?

[Anonymous No.4246357]

>>4246303
>seems every game even a little harder than Sonic on Genesis gets peoples panties in a twist these days.

I have to believe it's younger fellas used to easier gameplay that complain about old games being difficult. Anyone that grew up playing 16bit or especially 8bit games should have no issue with Comix Zone.

>>4246340
>I find that to be a part of the charm. I really feel like it'd be a lesser game if it was easy.
I feel this way about most games. Being too easy can be just as bad as being too difficult.

[Anonymous No.4246360]

>>4246357
The worst crime a game can commit is being too easy.

[Anonymous No.4246363]

>>4246314
Dick Tracy on Genesis was pretty decent.

[Anonymous No.4246367]

>>4246360
Yeah I particularly hate how many people have a mentality these days that easier = better

[Anonymous No.4246376]

>>4246367
Well there are basically two audiences these days, either they want the game to hold their hands for the entire duration, or they want it to be Dark Souls.

There are games that benefit from being very difficult and there are games that benefit from being easy, but all games should at least offer some challenge to the average player.

[babbage's gramps !RATGzMALLY No.4246413]

>>4246132
>y no sequel?
Have you played Viewtiful Joe

[Anonymous No.4246423]

>>4246051
Awesome game, but hard as fuck.

[Anonymous No.4246534]

>>4246376
>Well there are basically two audiences these days, either they want the game to hold their hands for the entire duration, or they want it to be Dark Souls.

you forgot about the the E-sports crowd that want everything to be multiplayer focused or the indiecucks that want pseudo retro games but probably never picked up anything beyond an NES.

but even then it's not that black & white. hell i know guys that while about artificial difficulty but all the games they dick suck like dark souls would fall into their definition of the term.

[Anonymous No.4246757]

>>4246413
>Have you played Viewtiful Joe
Yes, but that was way back when it first came out so my memory is a bit fuzzy. The MC got sucked into a movie right? I could see it being somewhat similar but I was looking forward to more panel jumping in a comic book with Sketch.

>>4246314
>Dick tracy
Never played
>Kid Chameleon
Was alright. Didn't see what the big deal was but I honestly should give it another shot.
>Sonic Spinball
Decent but nothing special
>Comix Zone
Love it
>The Ooze
Disappointing

[Anonymous No.4246760]

>>4246357
I don't know how to say this without it sounding like a troll post but I honestly think it's mostly Nintendo fans and players of regular beat-em-ups. I know the later has complained in other CZ threads.

I think too easy is way worse than too difficult.

[Anonymous No.4246762]

>>4246757
>Kid Chameleon
>Didn't see what the big deal was

Have you finished the game?

[Anonymous No.4246772]

>>4246762
>Have you finished the game?
No I played maybe 2hrs-ish worth. It was on one of those sega mega collection disc's and a major factor to me selling it was the 360 d-pad sucking donkey Dick so like I mentioned b4 I do want to give it a 2nd shot with a proper controller.

[Anonymous No.4246928]

>>4246051
God I fucking loved this game as a kid. It was hard as shit though, I could never get further than level 4 or 5.

[Anonymous No.4246930]

Funny cause my mom actually night this game for my birthday. Good thing she made a good choice with this unlike when she got me the Matrix game

[Anonymous No.4247003]

>>4246051
I automatically deem anyone "spoiled as fuck" if their parents bought them a new video game out of the blue. I only got them for my birthday or Christmas, and the rest of the time had to spend 10 weeks saving up my allowance.

[Anonymous No.4247020]

>>4246340
>the continue system
Has anyone addressed this in the thread yet?
Most of the time I was surprised even back then about how fair it seemed, like if the death was just too fucking gay you'd get another chance, but I know I've seen exceptions to this as well.
No matter what one of the best games I've ever played and I'm glad I was a kid when it came out.

[Anonymous No.4247021]

>>4247003
Lol the anger you still hold over feeling poor us delicious

[Anonymous No.4247025]

>>4247021
Wasn't poor. My dad pulled in six figures. I just wasn't spoiled like that.

[Anonymous No.4247026]

>>4247003
Holy shit I'm sorry things were this bad for you.

[Anonymous No.4247030]

>>4247025
Even though you're probably a better person for going through that, your dad didn't give a shit about you as a kid.

[Anonymous No.4247031]

>>4247003
>I only got them for my birthday or Christmas, and the rest of the time had to spend 10 weeks saving up my allowance.
>saving up my allowance
>allowance

Spotted the richfag

[Anonymous No.4247046]

>>4247003
Nice derailing of the thread here you rich faggot.

[Anonymous No.4247047]

>>4247025
Well something deeply deeply upset you over what's a pretty normal practice of people buying things for someone that they think they will like.

[Anonymous No.4247054]

>>4247047
Not him but I had a well off friend growing up that would get a new game for valentine's day. Always thought that was weird.

[Anonymous No.4247059]

>>4247003
I saved up lawn cutting money or other od jobs to buy most of the games and systems I wanted when I was young, but it was still great to be surprised now and then.

I doscovered The Humans because my mom just thought the art was cool and I loved it. Sorry to hear your experience but it certainly doesn't mean we were all spoiled. Working class family we worked and saved for everything.

[Anonymous No.4247061]

>>4247054
Okay yeah that's weird.

[Anonymous No.4247135]

>>4247054
that friend was taking it up the bottom

[Anonymous No.4247169]

>>4246757
>Didn't see what the big deal was

[Anonymous No.4247281]

>>4247169
You skip so much of the game by warping.
I wonder how long does it take to 100% (or play all the levels) this game?

[Anonymous No.4247286]

Seems like mommy was turned on by the buff hunk on the cover

[Anonymous No.4247653]

>>4246132
Why do people say this game is hard? Sure, it's not EASY, but by retro game standards its the norm. It's much easier than Contra or Battletoads.

Is it because it's a beatemup that has actual level design and requires you to think, use items and mix up your attacks rather than just walking right and mash punch?

[Anonymous No.4247657]

>>4247169
You can go from second level to the last level? Damn, and I thought warps in SMB1 were extreme.

[Anonymous No.4247663]

>>4247653
>Why do people say this game is hard?
Because they expect a Belt 'em up, and they get an adventure game with some fighting in between.

[Anonymous No.4247960]

I present to you switch based ending shenanigans. If you use it at the right time you can skip the being hugged thing and are free to jump around and do whatever until the ending starts.

>>4247020
>the continue system
I do not think it is anything like that complicated. You just get a continue for beating page 2 and page 4 as far as I know.

[Anonymous No.4248004]

>>4247960
>You just get a continue for beating page 2 and page 4
thanks my dudley duderino

[Anonymous No.4248253]

>>4247653
>has actual level design and requires you to think, use items and mix up your attacks rather than just walking right and mash punch?
You hit the nail on the head. If you play it like you would a jab 'n' jog your going to have a bad time.

[Anonymous No.4248347]

>>4248253
I remember one guy saying having to figure out different routs and think abput how you use your items was "bullshit". Another guy straight up could not play the game at all because there's a chance the rat could die. No joke, this place is freaking weird sometimes.

[Anonymous No.4248354]

>>4246340
>I don't think I ever figured out the continue system. Do you earn them by getting points, or is there just the one?

You get one by completed episode, I think. Each episode consists of two pages.

[Anonymous No.4248375]

>>4247003
>get's allowance
>not spoiled

[Anonymous No.4248385]

>>4247030
>Dad ignores you
>Comes into nostalgia topic to call everyone spoiled
>Somehow a better person

[Anonymous No.4248416]

>>4248375
No shit. I used to have to jerk off punks for $15 a man underneath the Queensboro bridge to fuel my gaming habits. Also the holocaust didn't happen.

[Anonymous No.4248417]

>>4248385
Yeah whatever that guy's father did fucked him up .

[Anonymous No.4249334]

>>4247003
My parents loved me. That's probably the difference.

[Anonymous No.4251103]

Just replayed Comix Zone because of this thread. Still great. Forgot how good the OST was. In the top ten of Gen games for sure.

[Anonymous No.4251174]

>>4246051
Awesome. I said i wanted street fighter you stupid WHORE.

[Anonymous No.4251929]

>>4246132
Confirmed jackass. People shoulder through things all of the time without dying, and the game is hard for new players because you have to learn the combat, how to use the rat and certain puzzles with one life until you beat the first level, then I believe it's one continue. The game is one of the better ones on the Genesis, but you're a fucking retard.

[Anonymous No.4251930]

>>4246360
Wrong. The worst crime is being too hard. At least an easy games allows you to experience it all.

[Anonymous No.4251932]

>>4248416
Hey, don't spread lies like that, asshole. You and I both know the best you can get is $10 per.

[Anonymous No.4252159]

>>4251930
Disagree 100%. Unless a game is broken and unbeatable then it's difficulty can be overcome if you want to keep playing while trying and improving, which is the whole point of a game.

If it's easy and there's no challenge then it's just a boring waste of time. There's no value in experiencing something boring and easy

[Anonymous No.4252169]

>>4252159
I agree, It's like when people paly on Easy and think they're hot shit. That's fucking boring. I want a game that is challenging so when I wipe my bloodied-from-drywall knuckled on my sweaty brow, I feel satisfied. And also realize I need to seek meidcal attention for my broken hand. And probably a therapist for my obvious anger issues. Da fuck you looking at?

[Anonymous No.4252189]

>>4251929
>People shoulder through things all of the time without dying

Hitting objects(doors,barrels,etc) actually won't kill you in the game. Yeah, it takes away health but once you only have a sliver of health left you can keep beating on doors all you want and you won't die. But you would of course know this if you actually beat the game instead of quiting early then bitching about how haaaarrrdd it is to anons on a Chinese basket weaving forum.

>the game is hard for new players because you have to learn the combat, how to use the rat and certain puzzles with one life until you beat the first level, then I believe it's one continue

Sounds like just about every game ever made ever. git gud faggot

[Anonymous No.4252217]

Thank god that games have outgrown bullshit continue systems like this one has. I mean, new games have found other ways to pad their themselves out with stupid shit, but it's not nearly as obnoxious as dying a couple of times near the end and having to start the whole fucking thing over again. Wouldn't be so bad if it was a full blown action game, but no, there's puzzles to solve and you need to solve them again too, which isn't challenging at all the second time around and is just tedious.

I would say that games with extremely limited lives/continues like this are just a pet peeve of mine, but really they annoy the fuck out of just about everyone who isn't a masochistic retro elitist like half of the fucking spergs on this board.

I've already proven that I can beat this level. And the next level too. I've already proven I can solve the puzzle without just punching my way through it. I've done all this shit a bunch of times already and it's quickly pushing the game from enjoyable to annoying. Just give me unlimited continues and let me start at the beginning of the stage every time I die so I can actually progress through the fucking game without wasting vast amounts of time playing through already completed levels on autopilot just so I can get back to having fun again.

[Anonymous No.4252230]

>>4252169
I judge a game by how often I get to make an interesting and challenging decision. If a game is too easy it will have few to none of those points and then I see it only as a waste of time.

[Anonymous No.4252232]

>>4252217
Why are you even on /vr/?

[Anonymous No.4252247]

don't fall for >>4252217

[Anonymous No.4254257]

>>4251103
Same here, I'm treating it like a moderner game where I get a save state at each chapter. Went with Shaolin Kick this time. It's brutal.

[Anonymous No.4254265]

>>4246340
why does this look like Lo Wang / Elliot Rodger. This guy is barely white.

[Anonymous No.4256353]

>>4252230
This guy gets it

[Anonymous No.4257058]

>>4248416
Adam?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAibwWyFxqs

[Anonymous No.4257701]

>>4246278
STI games typically were pretty poor