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by Mr Ixolite
March 16th, 2024, 8:43 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Game suggestions for the podcast
Replies: 2123
Views: 1444141

Re: Game suggestions for the podcast

I suggest Valfaris, a gorgeous heavy-metal run and gunner that feels a bit "what if Contra mixed with Doom Eternal"
by Mr Ixolite
February 12th, 2024, 3:20 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Replies: 14
Views: 18547

Re: Our next podcast recording (17.2.24) - 607: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Note: Sorry if this runs a bit long, but such is always the case when Cane And Rinse covers one of my favorite games of all time, I'll try cutting it down before the weekend. ______________________________ When I started a Castlevania series playthrough years ago I didn’t know Rondo of Blood existed...
by Mr Ixolite
February 1st, 2024, 11:39 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Replies: 14
Views: 18547

Re: 607: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Don't think I'm going to get far with this one, can't even beat the second level boss :lol: As a last resort, theres another playable character you can unlock in the second level that makes things far more manageable, as they're capable of sliding, double jumping, and has two short range projectile...
by Mr Ixolite
January 26th, 2024, 11:53 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Replies: 14
Views: 18547

Re: 607: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Hmm, just looked in to it, I think the PSP version on Dracula X Chronicles is my best bet to play Rondo, although that's a remake as well. I guess I could just emulate the original. I'm almost certain that Dracula X Chronicle includes the original version of Rondo as a hidden unlockable, so the PSP...
by Mr Ixolite
January 9th, 2024, 7:44 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Super Mario Land
Replies: 8
Views: 13725

Re: 611: Super Mario Land

Technically the first games I ever owned were Tetris and formula 1 for the game boy, but I will always think of Super Mario Land as my first "proper" videogame. I still remember staring intently at the yellowish screen, trying to figure out how this game worked. I eventually figured out ho...
by Mr Ixolite
January 9th, 2024, 7:29 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Katamari Damacy series
Replies: 8
Views: 7504

Re: 604: Katamari Damacy series

The Katamari series are games of great contrast to me. The baseline satisfaction of cleaning up clutter to make yourself bigger is matched by the frustration at getting stuck on table legs and failing to move up narrow ramps with the slightly inflexible movement. The pleasant music and relaxing atmo...
by Mr Ixolite
October 2nd, 2023, 3:26 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Replies: 13
Views: 44343

Re: Our next-but-one podcast recording (7.10.23) - 590: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

My experience with Superstar Saga was remarkably similar to the one I had with Super Mario RPG. Though the games obviously build off the established Mario iconography, I found it refreshing just how much New Stuff the designers were able to throw at the wall: new locales, enemies and characters. Gra...
by Mr Ixolite
September 21st, 2023, 2:01 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Super Castlevania IV
Replies: 5
Views: 22454

Re: Our next podcast recording (23.9.23) - 588: Super Castlevania IV

About 13 years ago I resolved to try and play through the Castlevania franchise, and Super Castlevania IV was first on the docket, reasoning that it might be representative of its NES forebears, but slightly more accommodating. And right off the bat, this is certainly the most formidable Simon Belmo...
by Mr Ixolite
August 18th, 2023, 9:07 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Golf Story
Replies: 7
Views: 9182

Re: Our next podcast recording (19.8.23) - 583: Golf Story

I'm not a sports person in any way, being a bit of a sore loser with an aversion to things in games being outside of my control. Golf in particular has made my blood boil on several occasions. And yet, I still found myself playing, and enjoying, Golf Story. I was initially drawn in by the SNES-RPG t...
by Mr Ixolite
June 26th, 2023, 7:28 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
Replies: 2
Views: 4363

Re: Our next podcast recording (1.7.23) - 576: Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge

Some 25 years ago I found myself at a summer camp organized by my school. The experience was less than ideal due to a terse relationship with my classmates at the time, but there was one silver lining: I could borrow the Gameboy games of one of the teachers kids, one of which was Castlevania Adventu...
by Mr Ixolite
May 30th, 2023, 2:09 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Death's Door
Replies: 15
Views: 5705

Re: 573: Death's Door

Booting up Deaths Door after a wave of praise, I was initially underwhelmed. Is this all the combat is? Do the environments just look like this? Whats’ the plot again? Is pulling a lever to lower a ladder supposed to be satisfying? But it didn’t take long for the game to get its hooks in me, and hav...
by Mr Ixolite
May 30th, 2023, 1:08 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (The Super Shinobi II)
Replies: 3
Views: 1993

Re: 578: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (The Super Shinobi II)

Seeing this years podcast schedule made me go through Shadow Dancer, Revenge of Shinobi and Shinobi 3 in short order, and Shinobi 3 very much felt like the series having a Castlevania 4- or maybe even a Rondo of Blood- moment, and not just because it’s a technical leap forward. Everything immediatel...
by Mr Ixolite
May 20th, 2023, 7:51 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Nintendo news and discussion thread
Replies: 4231
Views: 2052204

Re: The Nintendo news and discussion thread

The Switch is excellent for 2D gaming - For the "mainstream" franchise staples you have access to - DKC tropical Freeze - Megaman classic, X, and Zero/ZX collections - Castlevania anniversary collection (for the classic games) and advance collection (more metroidvanias) - New Super Mario B...
by Mr Ixolite
February 14th, 2023, 2:35 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (Luigi's Mansion 2)
Replies: 8
Views: 10435

Re: 567: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (Luigi's Mansion 2)

I played Luigis Mansion 2 after enjoying the 3DS port of the original, and found many positive changes; the game controlled a bit better, the levels were chock full of secrets, the game was more varied in its locations, and there was more of it. Perhaps too much it turned out, as when I reached the ...
by Mr Ixolite
February 14th, 2023, 1:45 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Metroid: Zero Mission
Replies: 7
Views: 2636

Re: 566: Metroid: Zero Mission

My Memories of Zero Mission are largely positive, though they are vastly overshadowed by those of its immediate GBA predecessor in Metroid Fusion, whos controversial structural and narrative choices made for a more memorable experience. Fittingly, I mostly remember Zero Mission for the zero suit sec...
by Mr Ixolite
February 14th, 2023, 1:23 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Guacamelee!
Replies: 5
Views: 1994

Re: 559: Guacamelee!

For a time I was pretty out on Metroidvanias, finding them repetitive and samey. But here Guacameelee was an outlier. The various abilities you unlock do not simply let you double jump or destroy color-coded blocks, but also expand what combos you can pull off in battles, as well as how many color-c...
by Mr Ixolite
January 31st, 2023, 2:12 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Revenge of Shinobi (The Super Shinobi)
Replies: 4
Views: 3893

Re: 570: The Revenge of Shinobi (The Super Shinobi)

Booting this up immediately after Shadow Dancer, I initially felt like a lot of my gripes with that game had been adressed. Level designs were more elaborate, there were more of them, and crucially Joe Musashi could now take more than one hit before crumpling like a piece of paper. You could even re...
by Mr Ixolite
January 27th, 2023, 9:48 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Shadow Dancer
Replies: 1
Views: 1429

Re: Our next podcast recording (28.1.23) - 554: Shadow Dancer and Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi

Seeing the plan for this years extended Shinobi Coverage on the podcast, I went down to my library to pick up a copy of Sega Mega Drive Classics. I had no prior experience with the series, and reasoned that I would initially approach it like an older Castlevania game and allow myself savestates simp...
by Mr Ixolite
December 10th, 2022, 10:49 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Game suggestions for the podcast
Replies: 2123
Views: 1444141

Re: Game suggestions for the podcast

I'm sure the original Blaster Master is on the list, so I'd like to formally suggest the Blaster Master zero trilogy as well
by Mr Ixolite
November 24th, 2022, 9:21 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Replies: 7
Views: 5748

Re: 548: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Much like A Link To The Past or Super Metroid, Castlevania 3 is a sequel that looks back to the first game in the series and supercharges it, and for my money it is entirely a good thing. Bigger levels, more levels and more characters, all contained in a top tier audiovisual package on the NES. I sp...