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Haha, seriously? I just started getting around to playing the original game last week (still bumbling my way through it), and now the game's finally been announced for release. Since I've got no hope of finishing it by next friday, I know I won't have the whole thing ruined for me when I play the revamp. :)
I'm really interested in this playism thing if it let's me play more Japanese indies. Depending on the game, it doesn't even have to be localized. Of course, in situations of visual novels and such, translations or GTFO.
If Japanese indie is to Japanese mainstream what western indie is to western mainstream... I suppose I had best prepare to have my mind shattered by digital insanity.
@mighty_marcos:
Because what's one more? Also, this one got cancelled and came back, so it must be special.
Because what's one more? Also, this one got cancelled and came back, so it must be special.
@Excel
Read the article and automatically thought you'd say exactly that.
@mighty
I know your not trolling, but why complain about more games, you know? I welcome any and all I can get till I figure out if I like them or not.
Read the article and automatically thought you'd say exactly that.
@mighty
I know your not trolling, but why complain about more games, you know? I welcome any and all I can get till I figure out if I like them or not.
Because La-Mulana isn't like any 2D platformer ever created. It has the style of Metroid and Castlevania but takes the formula and cranks it up to 11. The game world is flat out huge (took me over 20 hours to beat it), unique (there's a mirror world to every level), is focused on puzzles over action (and the puzzles are pretty devious), and it's balls to the wall difficult at times. It's one of the few games that rewards exploration. You have access to every "dungeon" basically at any time and sometimes it's best to return when you've acquired different powerups even if you could beat an area with the minimum abilities. You'll die often but you learn from each death and take that experience with you to the next challenge.
Simply put it's a 2D Demon's Souls. There are absolutely no platformers like it.
Simply put it's a 2D Demon's Souls. There are absolutely no platformers like it.
@cow
Damn it, now I really do want to play this. Feels like one of those rare times were I feel like $15 will be well worth it.
Damn it, now I really do want to play this. Feels like one of those rare times were I feel like $15 will be well worth it.
@Booming: Try the original for free, then decide. If you have a pc that is. I just redownloaded it since I don't have $15 atm for this.
dang 15 bucks? Well considering there's so much to the game you'll easily get 50 hours out of it no problem, it's well worth the purchase price!!!
Just be warned that the original was specifically designed to play and look like an old MSX (early Japanese computer) game. The remake has the same basic design but the controls have been improved and tightened to feel like a modern platformer. I only played the Japanese version on WiiWare so I don't know if there's the occasional trap that blocks items or screws you over (for example: when you read a block that says "do not read this again" I highly suggest you don't fucking read it again). I personally think the remake is a superior game even though the original is a pretty hard nostalgia bomb.
@cow - So just curious, what does the remake have instead of MSX computers and cartridges? Since I'm assuming they had to take all that stuff out for the version they were going to sell (shame, since that's part of the original's charm).
Best part of the La-Mulana remake is it does handy things like put your Glyph Reader on its' own key so you can stop putting on / taking off your subweapon all day long.
Just some nice modern little design changes that make it much more playable.
I think you don't need to find/buy an item specifically to be able to save anymore, either; but I'm not 100% sure of that.
Just some nice modern little design changes that make it much more playable.
I think you don't need to find/buy an item specifically to be able to save anymore, either; but I'm not 100% sure of that.
@Fandango
It's still an MSX computer (although the acronym means something different) and you have all the software but there are obviously new names to avoid copyright.
It's still an MSX computer (although the acronym means something different) and you have all the software but there are obviously new names to avoid copyright.
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