/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.5658376]

Is Ghouls 'n Ghosts the Dark Souls of retro games?

[Anonymous No.5658419]

>>5658376
lol this one is easy
I have the famicom version, the NES version is one of the hardest games in it's library but Japanese version is even worse. It nearly unplayable, they are NO fucking continues so you have 3 lives for whole game, also there are a lot more monsters which are more aggressive. I don't know if anyone back then in Japan actually finished this game.
Also comparing anything to Dark Souls is retarded. Dark Souls series is pretty easy when you learn the game.

[Anonymous No.5658453]

>>5658376
I like the part when you fight the Ohm in the sea of decay

[Anonymous No.5658461]

>>5658376
Which is the best game in this franchise /vr/? Including those Maximo games which I suppose count as the same franchise right?

[Anonymous No.5658507]

>>5658461
Ghouls N Ghosts, the arcade version. It's the easiest of the series but also the best, more interesting (and less bullshit) than the original because of the chest system and how it uses randomness, yet doesn't go overboard with it like Super GnG, or have that game's obnoxious lengthy autoscroller stages, slowdown or generally sluggish pacing. Really the only flaw the game has is the piss easy red arremer AI. The first game's arcade version is definitely a very good game though, if you'll like Ghouls then check it out. Also, check out Ghosts N Demons which is a fantastic fan game, and the Goku Makaimura Kai release of the PSP game which makes it an arcade style game like the originals.

Maximo's a spinoff series like Gargoyle's Quest, the first game is a solid 3D platformer, definitely worth playing but can't be compared to the main series.

[Circuit Shitty No.5658624]

>>5658419
Are you sure about that? I watched Arino play through it and it seemed the same.

[Anonymous No.5659654]

>>5658419
>Dark Souls series is pretty easy when you learn the game
Just like GnG

[Anonymous No.5659668]

Ghouls'n Ghosts is rather easy compared to the other games
Being able to shoot in 4 directions is more useful than being able to double jump

[Anonymous No.5659670]

>>5658419
The Famicom/NES port of GnG is fucking garbage. The arcade version is actually a fun game, but because the NES version is so prevalent it gives the game a bad rap

[Anonymous No.5659691]

>>5658376
>X is the Dark Souls of Y
Go away

[Anonymous No.5659693]

No, Souls game don't have a dedicated jump button, or platforming design at all. They are 3rd person action-RPGs inspired by Ocarina of Time's Z-targeting and combat. It's also why I'll never understand why people insist on comparing Souls to Castlevania. Again, no jump button, no platforming.
But here's a cute fanart anyway.

[Anonymous No.5659720]

>>5659654
*mercilessly fucks you over despite your gay game knowledge*

[Anonymous No.5659757]

>>5659720
*plays the G version where Satan isn't bullshit*

[Anonymous No.5659809]

>>5658376
kill yourself

[Anonymous No.5660061]

>>5659693
>action-RPGs inspired by Ocarina of Time
Are you implying Zelda is an action-RPG?

[Anonymous No.5660210]

>>5660061
It certainly looks and plays like one.

[Anonymous No.5660274]

>>5658376
NO. Swordmaster is. Good luck, there is a reason people don't talk about it and it's not because it is glitchy or unfair. Its because it is hard as hell.

[Anonymous No.5660490]

>>5660061
No, I implied that Souls (and many other 3rd person action games) were inspired by Zelda's combat and Z-target system.

[Anonymous No.5660501]

>>5660061
Practically, the only thing it lacks from being a full on ARPG is some stats that can really be completely superfluous in terms of gameplay. ARPG vs "action adventure" debate is for dumb autists

[Anonymous No.5662451]

>>5660274
This game sucks though

[Anonymous No.5662467]

>>5659693
>It's also why I'll never understand why people insist on comparing Souls to Castlevania.
Not comparing them but I think a modern Castlevania reboot that apes Bloodborne's combat and world design wholesale, adds fun platforming to said world, adds lots of classic Castlevania enemies, and has symphonic versions of classic Castlevania tunes for boss music would be actually perfect, and I don't give a shit if anyone agrees with me or not. I want it.

[Anonymous No.5662528]

>>5662467
>symphonic versions of classic Castlevania tunes
Here's where I gotta stop ya. A symphony orchestra can make some amazing music but orchestras don't just make things better without exception, some music is simply not suited to an orchestra and a lot of classicvania music is among it.

[Anonymous No.5662547]

I had no problem completing Ghouls' N Ghosts on Genesis quite a few times, and I was 12 o 13 years old. Super GNG it's much more difficult and, even If I like that game a lot too, the pacing is awful at times, and the last level should have been removed.

>>5658507
The original UGNG was great, but I didn't liked much Goku Makaimura Kai. I thought the original game was not really designed as and arcade game, and it showed in Kai in spite of the changes. Level design and pacing is very slow for and arcade game, because the original is much more exploration focused.

[Anonymous No.5664306]

For anyone who likes GNG games, try "Cursed Castilla/Maldita Castilla"... it's awesome

[Anonymous No.5664323]

>>5664306
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*inhales again*
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[Anonymous No.5664386]

>>5660274
The game doesn't tell you that you can jump while falling

[Anonymous No.5666878]

>>5659809
https://coub.com/view/enomg

[Anonymous No.5668471]

>>5658376
>cardtridge

[Anonymous No.5668479]

>>5664306
Felt more like Castlevania than GnG but yeah its good. Volgarr The Viking also, that game's great and you can play it on the dreamcast now

[Anonymous No.5668482]

>>5666878
I ain't clicking that