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9842686 No.9842686 [Reply] [Original]

This game is good until the last two levels, then it gets really really bad for no reason.

>> No.9842694

>>9842686
I agree. But at least it's not as bad as 3 where 2/3 of the entire game is trash. 1 & 2/X is all that's needed.

>> No.9842792

>>9842686
Good until the last level is kind of a Metal Slug staple

>> No.9842797

>>9842686
This game is top notch with slowdown removed (and much better than X). With slowdown it's nearly unplayable, laggy as hell, and drops your inputs though.

Also the final two levels of Slug are always where the difficulty cranks up. You just need to refine your routing.

>> No.9842827
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>>9842686
The 4th mission's opening street scene is a bit annoying since it kind of requires a very specific course of action and lacks the fun breathing space of the rest of the game's layouts I guess. I never found the underground trains part to be that bad, but I guess it could be a bit stressful. The last part with the zombies is great fun though.

The Final mission is also fine, though it lacks the setpiece flow craziness of the first game's and obviously MS3's.

>> No.9842834

>>9842686
>The game is good until it gets hard
average 4chan player, lol

>> No.9843078

>>9842834
The game gets bullshit, not hard. The tunnel where the level is a flat line where enemies literally fall out of the sky and you mash the attack button is peak lazy game design.

>> No.9843082

>>9843078
You're just peak shit at games and the tunnel is piss easy.

>> No.9843085

>>9843082
Doing stuff like putting firework enemies behind a tank is just cheap bullshit. Nobody on Earth would consider that a fun or well considered encounter.

>> No.9843090

>>9843078
> Arcade game lets player beat almost entire game and get hooked
> Then final level game gets unreasonably hard
> must be lazy design


You know nothing about arcade games do you

>> No.9843093

>>9843090
Straight line level design is lazy no matter the intention.

>> No.9843193

>>9842686
There's a very good reason, it gets unreasonably difficult and unbalanced. I'd argue the slowdown is not the most important thing X fixed from 2. 2 is extremely easy up until the last two levels, you can get there with no deaths by barely trying, and then you're forced to coin feed. X has a much harder first half but the second half is easier.

>> No.9843245
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>casually ruins your fun

>> No.9843285

>>9842694
>bad as 3
Metal Slug 3 made me quit. Too long. Too drab. Too tedious. 1 & 2 are good though.

>> No.9843290

>>9843085
It's an arcade game retard, it's supposed to be unfair to make money, but not impossible and everything is managable.