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5348769 No.5348769 [Reply] [Original]

How come House of The dead was never as good as Virtua Cop?

>> No.5348774

Heartily disagree. Gameplay-wise HotD is more challenging and the cutscenes and voice acting are hilariously more goofy.

>> No.5349181

>>5348769
It's the exact reverse, you contrarian /v/tard

>> No.5349214

House of the Dead didn't have the 4th dimension: the pedal. Being completely constricted on-rails isn't fun. Also, no one wants to shoot cheesy zombies. Virtua Cop put you in at least somewhat relateable heart-racing scenarios.

>> No.5349225

>>5349214
>No one wants to shoot cheesy zombies
Yeah, so much so that there's at least 4 mainline sequels, and countless spinoffs.

>> No.5349348

You are alone OP

>> No.5349349

>>5348769
Enjoy both but what gives VC the edge over HotD for me was the more dynamic movement enemies had. Obviously zombies can't roll out of crates or drive cars so it's more limited on how you can keep players on their toes. Either way both are fantastic games.

>> No.5349454

>>5349225
TYPING OF THE DEAD FUCK YEAH!

>> No.5349461

>>5348769
Who actually thinks this?

Virtua Cop is a pioneer in the genre but HotD was the Doom to its Wolfenstein 3D.

>> No.5349507

People prefer HotD because they love the goofy theme park approach.
Always felt that Virtua Cop were the better games, but disarming bad guys with precise shots is less "fun" than blowing up zombies in chunky bits.

>> No.5349607

>>5349181
>>5348774
>>5349348
>>5349461
>falling for the bait

>> No.5349793

>>5349607
>OP covering his ass for an unpopular opinion

>> No.5350090

>>5349348
>Appeal to normies fallacy

>> No.5350096

>>5349214
I'm with you. This zombie stuff never appealed to me. I'd rather shoot actual humans since they shout and cry when they feel pain. Zombies are boring as fuck but americans are obsessed with them it seems

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>>5349607

>> No.5350102

>>5348769
Here's why:
HotD: Camera moves down corridor, turns and remains static. Bullet sponge enemies just move in a line towards you.

VC: Dynamic camera flows with the action and controls the pacing. High skill is maintained with one shot one kill enemies, and they pop out of more interesting places.

>> No.5350105

>>5349607
>>5349793
>Facts are bait

>> No.5350136

Contrarians are mentally ill i swear

>> No.5350141

>>5350102
>>Bullet sponge enemies just move in a line towards you.

git gud and aim for the head

>> No.5350148

>>5350105
>>damage control

>> No.5350174

>>5350090
>>Appeal to contrarians fallacy

>> No.5350178

>>5350148
>thinking he did any damage

>> No.5350180

>>5349214
>>5350096
Shooting zombies to pieces and watching their bodies get blown apart based on where you shoot them is infinitely more satisfying than just shooting people and seeing sparks.

Also, HOTD's multiple routes makes it more re playable.

>> No.5350195

>>5350180
>T. never played VC

>> No.5350205

>>5350195
>T. never played both

>> No.5350218

Do the Saturn releases of Virtua Cop 1 and 2 work with a pedal?

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>> No.5350889

>>5348769
Can you play with Janet if you're using a light gun?

>> No.5350925

>>5349214
>House of the Dead didn't have the 4th dimension: the pedal. Being completely constricted on-rails isn't fun. Also, no one wants to shoot cheesy zombies. Virtua Cop put you in at least somewhat relateable heart-racing scenarios.

Only the third Virtual Cop game had this feature. Virtua Cop 3 never got a home port to any consoles, despite using what was essentially an arcade version of the Xbox OG hardware.

I honestly prefer the Virtua Cop games over House of the Dead, myself. There is something about the pacing in Virtua Cop that I just prefer.

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>>5348769
why was carnevil better?

>> No.5350930

>>5348769
It kind of was though.

They were both great (excluding VC3, which was sort of middle-of-the-road quality-wise).

>> No.5351430

>>5348769
Because it was even better.

>> No.5351463

>>5348769
I like house of the dead better

>> No.5351761

>>5349214
You mean time crisis you retard?

>> No.5351782

>>5350928
Oh god I love this game. We used to have it in my family's arcade. Damn shame it never got a home console port.

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>>5348769
I don't think one is better than the other. They were both fun. My school arcade had the original House of the Dead, the dual-large screen Time Crisis 2, and some Police Trainer arcade games. I would It was easy to go from one game to another and I didn't hold any preferences. The Saturn port of the original House of the Dead was a bit disappointing for its low-res textures opposed to the simplistic but sharp look of the home Virtua Cop release but that didn't make it any less fun to play in my opinion.

>> No.5354197

>>5350928
I was surprised to find this works in cabinets with regular light guns (I went to an arcade where I think it was housed in an Area 51 cab). I thought it needed the shotguns for reloading.

>> No.5354201

>>5348769
'House is the only good aim 'n shoot