Some game series are strong enough in setting, storyline, and theme that they work well in multiple genres. Super Mario RPG comes to mind as a good genre change, though it isn't exactly 100% faithful to its source material. Perhaps the best transition has been The House of the Dead 2, which went from light-gun shooter to typing game to English trainer. Postman, of the blog Shoot the Core (apparently a Gradius fan to begin with), has reimagined Konami's legendary shooter in a much slower-paced gametype: an Infocom-style text adventure.
The results, predictably, are awesome. It's Gradius! Even as a completely different, vaguely nonsensical game, it's great.
[Via Game|Life]
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5-23-2008 @ 10:25AM
Brian said...
0_o
That looks like great fun!!!
/sarcastic
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5-23-2008 @ 10:40AM
Kai Cherry said...
Idiot child...it WAS great fun.
Long ago, video games were interesting and special because they required a little more commitment in imagination from the player.
FF 25 years: No one can *imagine* what being in a game's world is like. Nope. Gotta have every pixel packed or its just not an "experience".
Sort of like how RPGs have virtually nothing to do with actual role playing in video games..they are essentially dungeon crawlers.
Meh. Youngins Today.
/me returns to his icy-hot and geritol...
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5-23-2008 @ 1:37PM
phenylketonurics said...
Exactly! I thought I was the only old geezer who thought that way~
5-23-2008 @ 5:54PM
Lars said...
I'm right there with ya. Text adventures had the best graphics... your imagination! The same kinda thing still goes on today. Ever see a movie which didn't even come close to living up to the book version?
5-23-2008 @ 2:15PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
You can't get ye flask!
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5-23-2008 @ 6:01PM
Lars said...
it is firmly bolted onto to a wall (which is bolted to the rest of the dungeon which is probably bolted to a castle).
5-23-2008 @ 7:14PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
Obvious exits are NORTH, SOUTH, and DENNIS.
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5-23-2008 @ 7:16PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
I wish the comment system would save who i'm replying too even if I leave the page to go on Google. :D