From: v089l3s3@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Jeremy B Horwitz)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: A bad OMEN for the GENESIS from Japan
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:03:00 GMT
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In article <1992Sep03.033417.4770@eng.umd.edu>, dskim@eng.umd.edu (Daeshik Kim) writes...
>In article <1992Sep01.204456.45593@uvmark.uucp> davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks) writes:
>>Well, though things are relative, I have seen more good games for the Genesis
>>lately than the SNES.
> 
>	Well, as a RPG player, I don't see many RPG title on Genesis in
>	future release; the last RPG I could enjoy in Genesis was PS3
>	(I heard PS4 is coming out).
> 
>	War Song? It's not RPG but close and it was good.
>	The only thing was maybe too easy (manual says it's impossible
>	to beat the first attack; but it's not true. I stop
>	playing after I beat the shit out of the enemy in the first
>	scenario and guess what. Darn! It says the second attack will
>	be there; and I got excited. Shit! Nothing happens; it just
>	rolled over to the 2'nd secenario as usual).
> 
>	Ah! Traysia is good/long/hard one (well, compared to the others)
>	with very interesting storyline even though the graphic is
>	terrible since there's nothing much in the manual & you don't get
>	much info in the town either (not even what all those items do).
> 
>	SNES - Dragon Warrior V (this is my guess since I think
>	Dragon Quest series (SFC) is equivalent to Dargon Warrior),
>	Wizardry V, Final Fantasy's, Might & Magic 3, ...
> 
>	Final Fantasy 2 (FF4 in Japan) was the must-play RPG and
>	was great (it would have been much nicer if it was harder
>	version) with huge map & zillions(?) of armor/weapon/items/magic.
> 
>	But again, Zelda3?  Boring...kiddy game; I don't count that as RPG.
>	D&D? Too damn easy.  I've wasted $70 for weekends; I was about
>	to throw the game cart to my TV when I happend to see the
>	ending (I didn't really expect it was the end).
> 
>	As a matter of fact, I really miss the huge library of RPG's
>	for PC-Engine (TG16) SCD's; if I have to choose one
>	among the 3 assuming Everything in Japan gets here,
>	TG16 with SCD will be my choice since I don't care about
>	the shooter/hack&slash games.
>	Man.. when will be the incredible(?) the Far East of Eden series
>	will come here for TG16?
>	I just may have to start studying Japanese to play
>	Dragon Knight ?, Record of Lodoss War, Ziria (>500Meg? that's
>	what they say), Maru,.....
> 
>	Maybe I have to buy 8 bit NES to play those Dragon Warrior ?
>	& Wizardry.
>	Or go back to PC for the good-old-but-bulky-for-disk Ultima.
>-- 
>	Daeshik Kim	H: (703)273-1517 O: (703) 689-5878
>	/PN=Daeshik.Kim/O=SprintIntl/ADMD=Telemail/C=US/@Sprint.com
>	dskim@eng.umd.edu	I don't speak for Sprint.
There is a Final Fantasy V, 16 megs. I have magazines with
screenshots - the color and battles are dramatically improved,
but unfortunately my one major gripe -- the stupid looking
midget characters -- has been left intact. The scenary is 
multi-layered and awesome (3-d perspective overhead view
multi-layered and awesome (3-d perspective overhead view
of trees was great). It's scheduled for November or December - 
It came out in the US before Japan last time -- here's to
hoping for '92...
-> J
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