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I want to play through these and I wonder which versions to get dick cheese
does CD have better music or worse

>> No.4279784

>>4279769
That's subjective, but I would say regardless of overall quality the Genesis version has music that more correctly fits the games atmosphere.

>> No.4279792

>>4279769
Both are good. I would play CD version for extra levels though.

>> No.4279794

The CD has fantastic ambient tracks, but the genesis version is more fitting the game's atmosphere. You really can't go wrong with either.

>> No.4279803

I listened to the CD music on yutube and it sounds like Defender of the Future, is it the same composer? This is some hard core relaxing shit

>> No.4279838

>>4279769
Cart.
Cart Tides is the absolute best, no constest.
And Tides is the overall better game.

>> No.4280071

I would CD the first game for extra levels.
Cart for second game.

>> No.4281073

>>4279769
I like Genesis music more.
CD as others mentioned has few more levels.

>> No.4281504

The CD music while great fails to properly convey the feeling of the level you're playing.

The cartridge game makes you feel like you're all alone, or out of your own time, or that creepy alien vibe, or eventually.. being a winner.

CD music is just relaxing over and over, even when you won the game its just relaxing again.
while the cartridge gives you this huge YOU FUCKING DID IT!!!! YOU SAVED EVERYONE!!! feel.

CD is like "okay.. now stretch those legs and.. breathe out."

But yeah, CD has extra levels. though is that really important when there's so fucking many of them already?

>> No.4281596

>>4279769
You are playing one of the horreriest games on the market. I found ecco scarier than silent hill2. Mostly defender of the future. But might be just my type of horror.

>>4279803
Yep, the ecco ost for CD and dreamcast are crazy good

>> No.4281812

>>4279769
>no one has recommended the definitive PC version

Why do I come here again?

>> No.4281863

What is ecco about? I've only played it for a little bit and never undestood.

>> No.4281894

>>4281863
You're a time traveling dolphin that fights aliens.

That's pretty much it.

>> No.4281912

>>4281863
This >>4281894 but not be fooled, the way it plays and reveals itself to you makes it way better than how it hears.

>> No.4282135

>>4279803
Not the same composer. Tim Follin composed the dreamcast game and Spencer Neilson composed the CD soundtrack

>> No.4282253

>>4281863
>>4281863
dude future dolphins weed

>> No.4282481

>>4281812
http://web8.orcaserver.de/ecco/downloads/games/index.php

this just in, definitive PC version is also free and fixed for modern computers

>> No.4282793

>>4282481
Dope as heck.
Had no idea this existed.

>> No.4282795

>>4281894
You have to save a creature that is missing a piece of itself in the present. To do this you go back in time to when it was complete and steal a piece to bring to the future. At least I think that was the story in one of the games.

>> No.4282801

>>4282795
Yep, the first one.

>> No.4282802

Sega had some rad concepts

>> No.4282803

>>4282795
>Dolphins: No sense of right or wrong.

>> No.4282812

I tried the PS2 game the other day.

Holy shit it was awful.

>> No.4282818

>>4282795
If by a creature you mean what is essentially the earths sentient DNA...

>> No.4282840

>>4282812

>Babby discovers classic difficulty

>> No.4282857

>>4282840
The fuck are you talking about, m8? The PS2 Ecco game has no difficulty. Just a cringe as fuck storyline and horrific controls, graphics, and gameplay.

>> No.4285329

Carts are the best experience. Ecco 1 and Ecco 2 on Sega Genesis are perfect together. Don't bother with anything else.

>> No.4286942
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>> No.4287045

>>4282795
>help me fix myself ecco
>go back in time and just steal it from me
>wait...

>> No.4288308

I'm confused. What am I supposed to do in the starting area in the first game? I spoke to a few of the dolphins and they don't tell me anything helpful.

>> No.4288406

>>4288308
Jump straight up in the air.

>> No.4288868

>>4282818
>the earths sentient DNA...
>Earth
Go play Tides, the plot twist is failed suicide attempt

>> No.4289254
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4289254

>>4288308
>talking but not listening

>> No.4289447

>>4289254
Either that or he doesn't have a curious bone in his body to save his life.

>> No.4289491

>>4281863
Well storywise its kinda like silent hill, as it starts like something you think it is, and till the end the whole time scream "wtf, this is not what I asked for!!!" and then you the fucking shit!

Gameplaywise its basicly a game about getting suprised by new ways to get scared and how to not die.

Overall its for a certain audience that is scared of the deep waters and weird unknown (living) things and discovery. Highly recomment it to people who like to see something different and enjoy getting stopped by fear.

Best is to watch someone with fear of deep water play through blind, especially the dreamcast version :) Good game.

>> No.4289497

>>4282481
wow, cool!

>> No.4289508

>>4287045
>It was you!

>> No.4289509

>>4289447
I got your curious bone right here buddy

>> No.4289725

>>4289491
>Best is to watch someone with fear of deep water play through blind
Do you have any yt playthrough to recommend?

>> No.4290540

>>4279784
This.
>>4279769
I'm a bit of a purist, so I favor the Genesis version. But the Sega CD/PC version is fantastic if you can find it. Get either of em'.

>> No.4290559

Fuck the giant jellyfish.

>> No.4290565

>>4290559
Tube of Medusa had THE best music in whole ToT.

>> No.4290953

>>4281863
At the start you're frolicking with your family in the ocean when they and all the other life around you gets sucked up in a big vortex. So you go on a quest to figure out what happened and it gets dank. Also doesn't totally make sense, but the game is still awesome if you like exploring and puzzles and aren't afraid of drowning. You will drown a lot and they made it unpleasant.

>> No.4290956

>>4290565
This! The key to the level is to get in sync with the music. Then it's fast and fun.

>> No.4290970

>>4279769

the best version is

The 3ds version, perfect port of the cart with 3d that looks glorious

>> No.4291243

Try to name a better game on genesis more suited to play high than ecco the dolphin

Super cozy right now

>> No.4291276
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4291276

>>4291243
Kolibri dude weed

>> No.4291435

>>4282857
anything narrated by dr who can't be that bad , sounds like you just pussied out after you saw the big shark in the second level

>> No.4291451

>>4291435
you will get knocked the fuck out playing with me, man

>> No.4291452

>>4291435
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBInc6kp5iI

>> No.4291568

>>4282253
Can dolphins get high?

>> No.4291745

>>4289725
not really. The problem with all palythroughs I have seen is that they already know everything and thus dont show/miss some things. For example in one stage you are in a huge glass tank in the middle of the ocean. And when you swim to the surface and jump into the air you see through the glass in the far distance other tanks peeking out of the water which gives it a morbid but impressive atmosphere :O THen there are some horrible death traps, people avoid who played through before.

If there are good playthroughs I would love to know too.

>> No.4293539

>>4291568
You don't have a great understanding of brain chemistry do you?