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What do you think about Daikatana?

>> No.9801840

I think it was alright, don't know why everyone freaked out about it. Partner AI was shit, limited saves were retarded but other than that a decently fun FPS

>> No.9801843

>>9801840
becouse level-design this game is shit

>> No.9801849

>>9801843
It was fine

>> No.9801852

Romero didn’t really do much of interest after he left id

>> No.9801875

I think the start is very funny. It’s one of the more unwelcoming starts I’ve seen for an fps from its era.
>starts in super green swamp
>robot mosquitos and frogs with hilarious noises
>giant mosquito boss, turret placements
>poison blaster that feels like it’s puking at you after it impacts
It’s not ”the worst” for anyone who genuinely wants to go through it, I even started enjoying the gun after a few upgrades, but for others it’s going to be a rough first impression.

>> No.9801916
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>>9801837
The GBC version just owns

>> No.9802003

>>9801837

Ambitious
Ruined by Save gems and AI that could not tie its own shoes.
Not that bad a game, but after all that marketing and hubris surrounding it it had to be the second coming of Jesus - and it wasn't.
Had Romero been more humble it would not have been teared to shreds so much.

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>>9801852
he didn't do much of interest while he was there either.

>> No.9802047

Honestly I like it more than SiN, Soldier of Fortune, and Kingpin. Don't get me wrong, it's a complete fucking mess, but I can't help but admire the ambition.

>> No.9802059 [DELETED] 

Also whoever did the soundtrack deserves more credit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItzwMA-KRFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSA3l_doFXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Pp9yEmJ70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlP3EpITOLA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xruCdIISWfk

>> No.9802062

Also the people who did the soundtrack deserve more credit. The atmosphere is so good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlP3EpITOLA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xruCdIISWfk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Pp9yEmJ70

>> No.9802187

>>9801837
John Romero made me his bitch

>> No.9802219

>>9801916
GBC games really suffer from being
>words words words
Unless they are trivial puzzle games or sub-par scrollers

>> No.9802304

>>9801837
Played it with the fan patch years ago. First episode was still a ridiculously shitty slog, second episode was okay in comparison, and after that it actually gets pretty good. I wonder if theres a way to just start from the second episode.

I think the main problem holding it back was the decision to have a completely new set of weapons & enemies in each episode. Many games dont manage to create even one well-balanced and satisfying arsenal + complementary bestiary, and they tried to create like 5 different ones without the time or the budget to do it right.

>> No.9802308

>>9801837
ive dropped it twice at the first or second level

>> No.9803202

>>9801837
I played it for the first time recently with the 1.3 patch, and I enjoyed it. Having a new set of weapons and monsters for every level is cool, and keeps it fresh, and the level design of Episodes 2 and 3 is really great. But the first two levels are probably some of the worst in the history of FPS. Romero is a retard for not stripping them or at least moving them somewhere else because it's a terrible introduction to the game.

>> No.9804335

>>9802187
Did you suck it all down?

>> No.9804363

>>9804335
I once got into an aruguemt over the bfg edition being a cash clone and the retard kept replying, Suck it down pansy! Still cringe at that faggot

>> No.9804372

is a big sword

>> No.9804536

>>9802003
>all that marketing

Literally the reason i never bought it or played it, never saw something shilled so much in the gayming magazines. Same with MDK

>> No.9804539

There's a lot of really good ideas in it but the execution was awful. If any game needs a remake of any sort it's Daikatana.

>> No.9806435

>>9802219
Stay filtered by READING, Romero.

>> No.9806443

>>9804536
Do you remember Bloodrayne? I remember that game/IP being marketed to hell & back so i assumed there was a solid game behind it, but i played it recently and its complete bottom of the barrel shit

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>>9801837
excellent game

>> No.9806610
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>>9801837
>What do you think about Daikatana?
My biggest FRUSTATION in games.... EVER.

+ Fucking great concept (time travel with 4 different eras, weapons, enemies and stages, mixing samurais with cool tecnoshit).
+ Hype at 1000% (Romero was a cringw poser, but gamer media, and many gamers, bitted it).
- Total disgraced execution: 3 years delay, terrible gameplay, shitty design, dated technology, retarded plot, software full of bugs, total disgrace. Music was the only great (and wasted) part (still listen eventually).

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jaIT817EkXM

In the hands of a Nintendo, Capcom or Valve, could have been kino, but was just a terrible and sad wasted potential.

Also, never trust that son of a bitch again.
N E V E R.

>> No.9806664

>>9806561
i love this pic. i think vintage gas station memorabilia is a stupid hobby but u can tell he's very proud

>> No.9807913

>>9806664
He had to become a gas-station clerk after IonStorm went under

>> No.9808327

>>9801916
Lmao I forgot this even exists

>> No.9808352

>>9806610
>+ Fucking great concept (time travel with 4 different eras, weapons, enemies and stages, mixing samurais with cool tecnoshit).

Never knew that was the idea behind it. I always assumed it was just Doom^2. So does that mean Timesplitters: Future Perfect is this concept done right?

>>9806664
As I heard it explained, yes, the studio went under, people lost their jobs. But Romero made out like a thief. He burned investor cash, not his own, and payed himself on top of it all. So as much as I’d love to believe that he had to live out of a van after the fiasco, he actually made money off it.

>> No.9808752

One of the stranger things about all this is the name of the game.

While 大刀 is an alternate spelling, it is usually written as 太刀. And it is pronounced "tachi," with "daitou" as an alternate pronunciation. Not "daikatana." That is not a word.

https://jisho.org/search/%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%80