Board 8 > I forgot how clunky the Streets of Rage games are.

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snailien
07/05/11 12:01:00 PM
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I've got some good memories of the first one, especially, but man, they don't really hold up all that well.

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Zylo the wolf
07/05/11 12:02:00 PM
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lies

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snailien
07/05/11 12:03:00 PM
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Don't let nostalgia blind you.

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metaIslugg
07/05/11 12:05:00 PM
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It's more like the genre doesn't hold up very well anymore. Especially with old ones, the gameplay is really monotonous in retrospect. Mashmashmashmashmash, jump, kick, mashmashmashmash, pick up something, mashmash.

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SnoicFactor
07/05/11 12:07:00 PM
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they still hold up well. I recently beat 1/2 again. awesomeness. The music is still just incredible.

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TheKoolAidShoto
07/05/11 12:47:00 PM
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SoR1 is pretty meh, but I think SoR2 is still a good game. Good art direction, awesome music, decent variety of moves available, etc.

Streets of Rage Remake is the best though. Combines the best elements of the trilogy, but with much, MUCH more content(a dozen characters, a crapload of levels, multiple paths, plenty of bonus modes, shop mode for extras, optional AI partner, color/stage editor-creator, etc). It got taken down from the official website but its the Internet, its out there. Even have built-in gamepad support.

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demonfang178
07/05/11 12:49:00 PM
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metaIslugg posted...
It's more like the genre doesn't hold up very well anymore. Especially with old ones, the gameplay is really monotonous in retrospect. Mashmashmashmashmash, jump, kick, mashmashmashmash, pick up something, mashmash.

That's only to someone who lacks the creativity to explore the surprisingly diverse options.

It could easily go mashmashmash, jump, downward attack, grab, mashmash, jump toss. Or mashmashmash, grab, mashmash, forward special. SoR is like DMC before DMC.

All I know is this, TC better be referring to SoR3 and maybe SoR1. There's nothing clunky about SoR2.
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BIGPUN9999
07/05/11 12:51:00 PM
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From: metaIslugg | #004
It's more like the genre


The Genre is timeless you skank!

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TheCodeisBosco
07/05/11 12:52:00 PM
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I played SoR1 for the first time last year (via Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on the 360), and I actually enjoyed it a lot. Sadly, though, my 360 crapped out shortly after, so I have yet to play the other two. :(

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metaIslugg
07/05/11 12:56:00 PM
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There's been some good brawlers recently, like Scott Pilgrim/Castle Crashers. But Streets of Rage? That's some boring stuff nowadays. To me anyway!

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TheKoolAidShoto
07/05/11 12:57:00 PM
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Also, I think the Beat'em'up genre is just fine when done right. They are short, more obviously apparently repetitive games(its this nature), so you have to make up for that with creativity and variety.

Capcom did a good job of that with many of their beat'em'ups. Battle Circuit and Aliens vs Predator have Street Figther-esque combo systems, dashes, and QCF/dragon punch moves, Dungeons and Dragons has some great arcadey RPG hooks built into it, Armored Warriors have dozens of ways to mix-and-match weapons for combat, etc. They boast some impressive(for the time) visuals and all provide you a nice variety of moves and action to partake in.

Konami, not so much. I think beyond the licenses, games like X-men and TMNT are pretty dam boring video games, especially compared to what Capcom were doing. They really live and die based on that popular appeal of the characters and their universe.

And I think they've had a pretty natural evolution since. I mean, heck, what is Devil May Cry 3 if not the evolution of Final Fight? Games like God of War and Ninja Gaiden Black take all those beat'em'up conventions and the little innovations they used to spice up their games, and pushed them to another level to make a bigger, more engrossing experience.

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