cool graphics but it’s a bit of a chore to play.
2/28/24
I think I under estimated this game quite a bit. This is overall one of the most inventive and coolest games on the genesis with some annoying design decisions along the way.
To start off the comic book styled graphics are great. Perfectly capturing the art style you might see in a marvel comic of the time. On top of being very well animated, the visuals feel really distinct and it’s taken even further in its gameplay. Not only jumping across literal comic book panels, but being able to destroy the panels themselves or damaging the paper the comic itself is on. It all breaks the 4th wall in some pretty Immersive and creative way. Also the text being displayed in comic book speech bubbles is a nice touch as well. In a way this game feels handrawn despite it being all pixel art. With this coming out late in the life of the genesis not a single detail feels left out and it’s proof genesis games can match similar detail to the snes.
As for gameplay it’s sorta like a mix between a beat ‘em up and puzzle platformer. The puzzles being pretty basic using items at the right time or maybe finding ways around obstacles to avoid taking damage. It’s not too hard to figure out but combining this the beat ‘em up gameplay with in itself adds several different moves and a variety of enemies for combat scenarios. It makes the whole game very complex and fun to figure out. In a way this sorta feels like a 2d character action game. Obviously not as complex as let’s say a DMC yet with all the different moves your given along with the enemy patterns and movesets you have to learn and figure out, it makes the combat feel like a puzzle in itself learning the best way to outsmart the enemy. Attacking / blocking on time and such. It really makes me wish this got a sequel because if this was let’s say 3d + cell shaded not only could it look amazing but building on top of the combat that already feels sorta like an early character action game I feel like this could’ve been really special if expanded on let’s say Dreamcast or Xbox.
So overall games just sick as hell. I vibe with it heavy on its visuals and presentation and I really think they were onto something cool with the gameplay. I’ll say that one thing horrible about this game is the 1 life no continues. That shit is just unacceptable especially with this game being so late in the lifespan. It’s basically got the same issue as Alisia Dragoon and in my opinion is unnecessary in it’s forced difficulty.
2/28/24
I think I under estimated this game quite a bit. This is overall one of the most inventive and coolest games on the genesis with some annoying design decisions along the way.
To start off the comic book styled graphics are great. Perfectly capturing the art style you might see in a marvel comic of the time. On top of being very well animated, the visuals feel really distinct and it’s taken even further in its gameplay. Not only jumping across literal comic book panels, but being able to destroy the panels themselves or damaging the paper the comic itself is on. It all breaks the 4th wall in some pretty Immersive and creative way. Also the text being displayed in comic book speech bubbles is a nice touch as well. In a way this game feels handrawn despite it being all pixel art. With this coming out late in the life of the genesis not a single detail feels left out and it’s proof genesis games can match similar detail to the snes.
As for gameplay it’s sorta like a mix between a beat ‘em up and puzzle platformer. The puzzles being pretty basic using items at the right time or maybe finding ways around obstacles to avoid taking damage. It’s not too hard to figure out but combining this the beat ‘em up gameplay with in itself adds several different moves and a variety of enemies for combat scenarios. It makes the whole game very complex and fun to figure out. In a way this sorta feels like a 2d character action game. Obviously not as complex as let’s say a DMC yet with all the different moves your given along with the enemy patterns and movesets you have to learn and figure out, it makes the combat feel like a puzzle in itself learning the best way to outsmart the enemy. Attacking / blocking on time and such. It really makes me wish this got a sequel because if this was let’s say 3d + cell shaded not only could it look amazing but building on top of the combat that already feels sorta like an early character action game I feel like this could’ve been really special if expanded on let’s say Dreamcast or Xbox.
So overall games just sick as hell. I vibe with it heavy on its visuals and presentation and I really think they were onto something cool with the gameplay. I’ll say that one thing horrible about this game is the 1 life no continues. That shit is just unacceptable especially with this game being so late in the lifespan. It’s basically got the same issue as Alisia Dragoon and in my opinion is unnecessary in it’s forced difficulty.