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It's less linear than Ys, as you can take multiple paths through the game. The different playable characters are as much alternate scenarios as many other not-such-an-RPG-RPGs feature.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clessy
Beyond Oasis also has street fighting game moves and final final style battles.
Yes I have, I own all Baldurīs Gate, Icewind Dale and Fallout games from the era. And they look shitty. Itīs really impressive how bland they look, like some RTS game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bastardcat
Ok, I realise this isn't the exact correct thread for my question, but I'm unable to post new threads at the mo.
I've never 'got' RPGs. Never really played em', never really wanted to. But obviously they have fans for a reason.
Can anyone recommend an RPG on the Mega Drive for a RPG virgin, such as myself? I know there are reviews of good ones, but just I'd like to know peoples opinions of good ones to try for newbies. To break me in.
Actually I lie. I played Final Fantasy VII on PS1 for a bit. But became bored to tears with having battles every two steps.
Any help would be mucho appreciated.
You're looking at the wrong console for them. If you consider "Zelda" style games to be RPGs, then Beyond Oasis, Light Crusader and Crusader of Centy are all good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiggy32X
If you want actual RPGs that won't bore you to tears, you need to go SNES.
Chrono Trigger doesn't have random battles, Seiken Densetsu 3 and Terranigma have combat like a Zelda game (even though they have all the elements one would expect of a full JRPG), Tales of Phantasia has random battles, but the battles themselves are in real-time.
The best MD cart RPG for a someone new to RPGs is probably Phantasy Stsr IV. But it sounds like you won't like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiggy32X
Final fantasy 6
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...inal_Kefka.png
Best use of 256 colours at once and transparency evar!
Which scenes display 256 colors at once?Quote:
Originally Posted by Drakon
...the whole thing? I just figured that's what the snes normally does.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black_Tiger
Just like how every snes game ever uses the high res mode for the whole game?Quote:
Originally Posted by Drakon
Can we count the cutscenes in Lunar 2? Because those are breathtaking for the console, especially considering that they're NOT cinepak FMVs. Way, way ahead of anything the Turbo Duo could do, and the SNES for obvious reasons.
the picture in question is displaying 138 colors, bro.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drakon
I don't get the praise for Final Fantasy 6 in terms of graphics. The chunky sprites look lame, and the animation, or rather, general lack thereof throughout the game, is goofy. The backgrounds in towns and dungeons are well drawn, but that's about it.
It's actually impossible for the SNES to do, unless you count transparency overlays, which don't actually improve in-game graphic quality at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drakon
It may just be a coincidence, but FFIII is the game that had a b.s. marketing campaign that claimed that some kind of programming breakthrough allows it to display all 256 colors at once. Not to be outdone, and perhaps to top their "anti-propaganda" educational tool's claim that the SNES could run Sonic as-is plus scale sprites to fill the screen... -Nintendo ran ads for Killer Instinct claiming it used a breakthrough new technique which allows it to display 512 colors at once!
Lol, what part couldn't the TurboDuo do?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard
But why only count the cutscenes? Lunar EB is one of the nicest looking 16-bit RPGs and is full of art and animation (unlike most SNES RPGs). The only shortcoming is the color, but the artwork and variety is still there.
Many people like Clessy have Nintendo-goggles and view repetition, mirrored non-art and pixelated filler as being what all games should strive for.Quote:
Originally Posted by j_factor
...any of them. they occupy more vram alone than the tg16 has total ram. they have thousands of frames of animation. no turbo duo game has anywhere near those kinds of cutscenes. lunar 2 is an awesome display oc what the sega cd can do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black_Tiger
Loving this thread, even with the heated debates. RPG players are really passionate about their games!
I'm not sure if one of my favorites was mentioned, but I love Ys:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-_GdzgS_Ij...k+I+%26+II.jpg
The remakes are spectacular too! Can't wait for Memories of Celceta. Although, that one will be 3D.
And for those that want gameplay screenshots of Ys I and II Chronicles... here ya go!
http://0.tqn.com/d/psp/1/0/K/Y/-/-/Y...s-screen05.jpg
http://0.tqn.com/d/psp/1/0/h/Z/-/-/Y...s-screen09.jpg
http://lukgaming.com/wp-content/uplo...1-2013-001.jpg
http://0.tqn.com/d/psp/1/0/O/Y/-/-/Y...s-screen01.jpg
http://download.gamezone.com/assets/...s/yschron2.jpg
That's not how it works, but it's cool that you like the game. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard
it is how it works but enjoy the false sense of superiority.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black_Tiger
You're forgetting the Arcade Card.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard
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Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard
They're no different than how most PC Engine CD cinemas are done. It's just still graphics with some animation. You're correct that it is based around a storage factor, but the only bottleneck is the space that the CD games can load data into. The Sega-CD has up to 6 megs of load space and the PC Engine has up to 18, but most published games used up to 2.5 megs.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard
The Sega-CD isn't storing "thousands of frames" in its load space all at once. Many cinemas in Lunar EB only have a handful of frames. The thousands of overall frames are stored on the CD disc, which is no different than other CDs from that time.