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Spyro the Dragon 07-20-16 10:23 AM
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A fun time back then, and still a fun time now
One of my first video games where I couldn't complete everything due to its difficulty, but couldn't put it down because I loved it and wanted to enjoy all the components.
From the get go, the 'open world' aspect it contained in the hub worlds opened my eyes to the possibilities of video games, and the power of the PlayStation. Final fantasy VII had yet to come into my life at the time, thus Spyro was a big game for me. Also my first impression of Spyro came from the demo hidden inside Crash Bandicoot: Warped.
As far as graphics are concerned, they were a delight for the time, though they may not have aged well. But let's go back to '98. My first impression was the game being completely colorful! It was awesome, purple dragon, green hills, crystal dragons, blue water, red gems, blue gems, green gems, yellow dreams, purple gems, pink eggs, chests, and other scenery made playing the game a pleasant experience. Everything was easy to determine what was the environment, what was usable, what was an enemy, what was an ally, and so on and so forth.
The sound was extraordinary! Stewart Copeland made one of the best video game soundtracks that to this day still rivals the games of today. Seriously I go to Youtube just to listen to the soundtrack instead of listening to conventional music.
The story is very basic however. There isn't much of one and there are no twists and turns, or emotional moments, it's all driven by gameplay. But it doesn't lack a story: Gnast Gnorc is tired of being belittled by the dragons and puts them into a crystal state, basically capturing them all. He then steals all of their treasure and scatters it everywhere in the homelands and among his minions. Spyro is young and small and is not affected by the spell. He takes it upon himself to save them and stop Gnasty Gnorc.
Overall the game can either take you over an hour or a couple of hours if you know what you're doing. If you have never played it before... Read the rest of this Review
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Shining Force 10-28-14 08:55 PM
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My first RPG
The Shining series has been deep and meaningful to many people. And many people have come together from across countries thanks to this game. Shining Force 3 brought such a magnificent gathering of fans in hope of seeing come to American shores. Shining Force, Shining Force 2 and Shining Force Gaiden has a fascinating connection between each other that games do not normally hold.
Shining Force begins it all. Though not the first (Shining in the Darkness gets in homage here), it is the first of the Greater Devil trilogy. To start one great story of light and dark, start here, then play Shining Force Gaiden (or CD to play all of them together), and then Shining Force 2 for a great ending!
Have fun!
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