8th May 2010, 8:30 PM
PC, Direct62Drive Spring Sale (gotten right near the end)
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Civilization IV Complete - $10
I know, Steam has it for $10 too, but I prefer D2D because it actually lets you install the game where you want and install and run it normally instead of having to launch it through Steam every time, and D2D also had it on sale for the same price, so I got that version.
I'd passed on Civ IV when it came out of course because of how disappointed Civ III left me, but for this price, I eventually decided that I couldn't refuse... we'll see, whenever I get around to finding the time to actually play the game some. :)
These two were $8 for the two. Both are cart only.
Genesis
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Gargoyles
N64
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Bomberman Hero
Gargoyles has fantastic graphics and animation, but some very frustrating gameplay and some iffy controls. This is what I've always heard about the game, and it's why I wasn't sure if it was worth getting (beautiful but frustrating? Ehh... I don't know...), but I ended up getting it. And indeed, it looks fantastic, with graphics that do about as much as you could with the limited color palette of the Geneiss, but the gameplay's ... not quite up to that level. Enemies are annoying and you get hit easily, your health can drain fast, it's got frustrating jumping puzzles from the second level, and the boss of the first world... ack! I got to him with like five lives left, and quickly lost them all. It's a very frustrating boss who has a lightning attack that hits where you were standing when he fired it. If you stop moving you get hit, and it hurts you BADLY. On Normal you die in three or four hits, while you need to hit the guy dozens of times to kill him. Ack, I couldn't even get him to half health before getting game over. Maybe I'll see if it's any easier in Easy...
As for Bomberman Hero, I'd always passed on it because it has no multiplayer and all reviews agreed that Bomberman 64 was better, but it does actually look like an okay 3d platformer, so I got it. Haven't played it enough to say much yet.
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Civilization IV Complete - $10
I know, Steam has it for $10 too, but I prefer D2D because it actually lets you install the game where you want and install and run it normally instead of having to launch it through Steam every time, and D2D also had it on sale for the same price, so I got that version.
I'd passed on Civ IV when it came out of course because of how disappointed Civ III left me, but for this price, I eventually decided that I couldn't refuse... we'll see, whenever I get around to finding the time to actually play the game some. :)
These two were $8 for the two. Both are cart only.
Genesis
--
Gargoyles
N64
--
Bomberman Hero
Gargoyles has fantastic graphics and animation, but some very frustrating gameplay and some iffy controls. This is what I've always heard about the game, and it's why I wasn't sure if it was worth getting (beautiful but frustrating? Ehh... I don't know...), but I ended up getting it. And indeed, it looks fantastic, with graphics that do about as much as you could with the limited color palette of the Geneiss, but the gameplay's ... not quite up to that level. Enemies are annoying and you get hit easily, your health can drain fast, it's got frustrating jumping puzzles from the second level, and the boss of the first world... ack! I got to him with like five lives left, and quickly lost them all. It's a very frustrating boss who has a lightning attack that hits where you were standing when he fired it. If you stop moving you get hit, and it hurts you BADLY. On Normal you die in three or four hits, while you need to hit the guy dozens of times to kill him. Ack, I couldn't even get him to half health before getting game over. Maybe I'll see if it's any easier in Easy...
As for Bomberman Hero, I'd always passed on it because it has no multiplayer and all reviews agreed that Bomberman 64 was better, but it does actually look like an okay 3d platformer, so I got it. Haven't played it enough to say much yet.