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In my opinion this is the best golden axe. Its got multiple characters. Its got muliple different routes to go down. Giving it replayablity.

Its got enchanced combat in running, enemies don't walk off of ledges any more. You have running attacks and every character has a small move like the girl has a slide attack.

The downsides id say are one loses the ability to control how much magic they use like goldenaxe 2 and some of the backgrounds are very basic. Whats your guys opinion on the best goldenaxe?

>> No.8496879

>>8496875
I'm not a great fan of 2. 1 and 3 are my favourites, and I like them both give or take equally.

>> No.8496882

>>8496879
Its kinda weird where goldenaxe 1 for the genesis is a case where the console port is better than the arcade version. I like two but its definitely the least favorite in the series for me

>> No.8496902

>>8496875
I agree. I grew up with III (thanks piracy), never tried I & II until way later and got turned off by just how basic the combat was. III feels more like SoR, but not in a bad way—it has far more moves and overall way more interesting combat. That said, mounts and magic feel more toned down in it. it also feels a bit unbalanced with some moves (special attacks like the sword guy's fire wave or pantera's leap slice are very OP) and is occasionally clunky to control (see: the whole blocking mechanic).
But of course no one played III in America, so people on /vr/ will just say that I and II were better.

>> No.8496910

>>8496875
It's a solid game, has a damn good soundtrack too
Easily the best of the three on genesis, and if Revenge of Death Adder didn't exist, it'd probably be a contender for best of the series too.

>> No.8497008

>>8496882
What is it that makes you feel an extra mediocre level pushes the balance in the port's favor over all the other ways it is lacking against the arcade version?

>> No.8497010

3 has the shittiest low quality background art of any game ive played on megadrive

>> No.8497150

It's all right. Needs more enemy variety. Original Golden Axe is fun because it's short and sweet and it's fun to spam the back and dive attacks on enemies while treating the rides as a precious resource. Rides feel useless in this game because enemies just auto jump when you're on them and while the combat is deeper it's less fun.

>> No.8497157

Also one of the cool things about 1 and 2 is that enemies will run up and punt you whenever you're on the same Z-axis, so you have to be very aware of your positioning even if the enemies aren't close. This isn't in 3 except for some enemies I think.

>> No.8497187

>>8496875
Shame they dropped the ball on the art direction.

>> No.8497247

>>8496879
2 is 1 with less interesting environments. 3 has even less interesting environments than 2, but make up for this with an improved gameplay and branching paths

>> No.8497284

>>8496875
hard disagree on 3. it's by far the worst, which is why the USA never got it. III is only good on paper, if a friend described it to you then it sounds fun, but then you play it and it's a shitload of fuck. way, way too long and repetitive.

2 is probably my favorite, I just wish it had the more fluid animations from 1 that used like an extra frame or two in each weapon swing.

>> No.8498279

Revenge of Death Adder is the only good game in this series and even then it gets dabbed over by Capcom, IREM, and SNK beat 'em ups.

>> No.8498537

>>8497150
>>8497008
Yeah imo arcade GA1 is the most fun to play, except maybe RoDA, even though there's like 100 things wrong with it

>> No.8498789

>>8496875
>can't play as the old man
lame

>> No.8498804

>>8498279
Revenge of Death Adder isn't good at all, people just wank over it because it looks pretty and because they are tryhards who pretend the arcade is always superior. Original Golden Axe is much more enjoyable than any of the button mashers that followed in the vein of Final Fight.

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8498807

>>8498804
(you)

>> No.8498819

>>8497008
the extra modes are fun

>> No.8498823

the mega drive is my favorite console by golden axe was never good.

>> No.8498834

>>8497008
Genesis version is harder, the arcade is too easy. Plus Tyris wears a thong now.

>> No.8499168

>>8498804
Lmao, filtered by actually challenging bmups. Keep playing Casual Axe instead of actually improving yourself, your cope and butthurt amuse me.

>> No.8499250

>>8499168
Projecting. Keep mashing bro

>> No.8499762

>>8496875
It is bad. Golden Axe I had some of the best sound effects on the Genesis (amazing screams of death) but this... ugh. The music is lame too. The graphics are ugly. Looks like they could have done this on the Master System. In fact, I can think of a few Master System games that had better music. I guess the combat is slightly more interesting than I. Overall though, easily the worst Golden Axe.

>> No.8500041

>>8496879
2 is my favorite. It plays smoother than 1

>> No.8500521
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8500521

>>8496875
Choose!

>> No.8500529

>>8500041
What's your favourite thing about 2 that 1 and 3 lack? I never played it for long enough to truly have an opinion on the mechanics.

>> No.8500531

>>8496875
After hearing how bad 2 and 3 was I decided to play through all 3 games and they aren't bad at all I enjoyed playing them all ,it's just they could have bumped the graphics up and made an effort.

>> No.8500540

>>8500531
>After hearing how bad 2 and 3 was I decided to play through all 3 games and they aren't bad at al
Good work, anon. Welcome to not taking popular opinion at face value.

>> No.8500546

>>8498804
RoDA plays nothing like Final fight you zoomer retard, it's just a prettier GA with a few more mechanics.
>tryhards who pretend the arcade is always superior.
Yes the original GA is better on arcade too, keep seething dumb consoleshitter.

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>>8500521
>>8496875
Japan tracing Arnie as usual.

>> No.8500650

>>8500546
I didn't compare it to FF dumbass. Compared to the original Golden Axe though, the gameplay is clunky and less fluid. The sprites are way too big which hampers the gameplay and your movement options, all just to impress gullible retards such as yourself obviously. No one can actually explain why Revenge of Death Adder is better, ever. They just get defensive and shit all over the floor like yourself.

>Yes the original GA is better on arcade too, keep seething dumb consoleshitter.

Please don't pretend you're not just a dumb emunigger who plays both games on your PC on a shitty LCD with the image stretched to widescreen and credit feeding like a dumbass.

>> No.8500657

>>8496875
better than revenge of death adder?

fuck outta here.

>> No.8500664

>>8498804
>wahhh im too shit for this game
>mom its a coin eater!!
>button mash trash!!!
YEAH no youre a low iq spastic who can't build basic strategies or figure out basic things so heads straight back to something easy for instant gratification and toforget how useless you are

>> No.8500672

>>8500650
>No one can actually explain why Revenge of Death Adder is better, ever


prettier
more branching paths than any
more move sets
more strategy
way more in depth fighting and ways to approach

Interesting bosses that arnt just do retard spam loop over until death

fluid as fuck

its a literal no brainer but apparently you have no brainer dialled. golden axe 1 is so fucking retard easy it stops being fun fast unless youre a nostalgia cuck specs collector dad.

>> No.8500673

>>8500664
Someone's upset. I guess you missed how games like Final Fight were actually made to pander to the people you think you're talking to.

>> No.8500676

>>8500672
Of course you put "prettier" on the top of the list lol. Just proving my point, and the rest are just completely non-descriptive. What's exactly more strategic and "way more in depth" about game?

>> No.8500686

>>8500650
>the gameplay is clunky and less fluid
Other way around, attack speed and combos are faster and ithas more enemies, play the game before spouting stupid shit, retard.
>Big sprites bad!!!
Retarded contrarian shitter opinion, again.
>which hampers the gameplay and your movement option
lmao just admit you got filtered you pathetic cunt, no wonder you don't like final fight
>No one can actually explain why Revenge of Death Adder is better, ever.
Never said this, I think it's similar but slightly faster paced. Meanwhile you hate it just because it's popular, pathetic.
>Please don't pretend you're not just a dumb emunigger who plays both games on your PC on a shitty LCD with the image stretched to widescreen and credit feeding like a dumbass.
Classic consolefag projecting right there.

>> No.8500687

>>8500673
i 1cc final fight on a regular basis so no concern there and no calling someone upset as a tactic to try and negate an argument won't fly either. im sorry you suck.


>>8500676
i could have put in anywhere it has no bearing on the facts but funny that you cherry pick it to suit your agenda.... well go and fucking 1cc it and then you'll find out all about strategy and depth as you'll need it to do it, thats entirely the problem here you're an ignorant low level player with no experience just spouting off assumptions with nothing to back it up so you just sound stupid as fuck to people who have mastered these games which FYI arnt anywhere near as hard as vr tards think, try THINKING when you play.

>> No.8500710

>>8500686
Also forgot that RoDA is more challenging, has more responsive hitboxes, shadows that help with vertical position, branching parhs etc.

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>>8500687
based

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8502162

>>8500650
>too stupid to set up MAME and actually play the damn game
>calls others dumbasses

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8503826

Golden axe, man. Everywhere I went in the arcade era from when it came out right up to run down take-out places in the late 90s I'd always run across golden axe. And I would play the shit out of it every time because the wilderness theme is amazing and gets my blood pumping for cheap battered fish and chips like nothing else. The rest of the game is good too.

>> No.8504121

>>8500521
I think the left one looks better

>> No.8504132

>>8500531
Nice , yeah they coulda did more with the graphics and stuff but theyre all still fun.

>>8503826
Thats a good memory anon.