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Re: Opinion: I May Never Play The Original Ocarina Of Time Again

OldManHermit

I still go back and play the original Resident Evil 1,2,3 and 4 in spite of newer versions of each being at my disposal. There is absolutely value in playing these older games when modernized alternatives are available. For one, I still find them fun, and two it is fascinating from a historical standpoint to see how far games have evolved over the years. Lastly, is just nostalgia. Playing an old game can take you back to a certain time and place, which is a feeling that is nearly impossible to replicate.

Re: Review: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Switch) - A Pro-Grade Metroidvania With A Stiff Learning Curve

OldManHermit

It's a phenomenal game I've really been enjoying, but I feel Switch 1 owners got done a bit dirty. I started playing on my S1 just to see the performance, and the load times between rooms are pretty bad. It can be like 5-6 seconds of loading, almost felt like I was playing Resident Evil on PS1 at times. A game like this, it absolutely breaks up the flow. Even the map screen was taking a second to load, which became a problem as I'm constantly checking the map when I play these sort of games. So I ultimately started a new game on my Switch 2, and the difference is quite noticeable, far quicker load times.

Anyway, a game like this SHOULD run just fine on Switch 1. If similar games like Metroid Dread, and Prince of Persia The Lost Crown can run relatively smoothly on S1 I don't see why this game can't. Hopefully it's something they can eventually patch.

Re: Talking Point: How Did You First Encounter Zelda: Ocarina Of Time?

OldManHermit

I remember first hearing rumors of some remarkable new 3d Zelda game on Nintendo's new hardware in my elementary school cafeteria. It was from my friend Gary who owned every console under the sun at the time, and who's parent's ran a Chinese restaurant. Best birthday parties ever, Chinese buffet + street fighter 2 arcade, bliss for a 10-12 year old.

I finally got an n64 a few years after launch, so I didn't actually play it until years later in high school. It was around the time I started training for my first job at an ice cream parlor. I remember trying to focus on learning how to make the various banana splits and what have you, and all I could think about was getting home so I could explore the Deku Tree. Yeah, I didn't last very long at that job haha.

Re: Review: Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition (Switch 2) - The Gold Standard For Remakes

OldManHermit

Great re-imagining of an all time classic game. I think I still prefer some aspects of the original though. The ridiculous campy dialogue is hilarious, and it's a bit more fun on subsequent playthroughs. They kind of ratcheted up the difficulty in the remake, less ammo/ tougher enemies even in new game +. Whereas in the og when you start a new game with maxed out weapons and a ton of ammo, you can just blast through the game with ease, which is pure arcadey goodness.

Re: Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #3 - I Hate This Place

OldManHermit

I like this one more than the Water Temple simply because the premise of a dungeon being inside the belly of a massive leviathan is inherently more interesting to me.

Very curious how they're going to reimagine this one in the remake. They can really play up the gross, fleshy organic textures in a way that just wasn't possible on the N64.

Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Dragon Quest II (NES)

OldManHermit

This one's kinda tough for me. Toriyama is a legend, but the NA cover looks to be strongly influenced by the work of Frank Frazetta, another artist that had a strong influence on me when I was a young artist. I think NA by a hair.

Re: Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #2 - A Sophomore Slump?

OldManHermit

I always liked this dungeon personally, fire keeses notwithstanding. The absolutely gigantic Dodongo skull in the main entrance always set my imagination running wild. What kind of primordial hellscape was ancient hyrule, and who actually felled that beast and turned it's skull into a door? Great world building through visual storytelling.

Re: Want More Lord Of The Rings On Switch 2? Cool, Two Ports Are Launching Next Week

OldManHermit

I have the first one on ps4, I just couldn't get into it. Which is odd as I'm a huge Tolkien fan. An open world game set in mordor should be an easy win. I think it was mainly the nemesis system, which is really the main focus of the game that just did not appeal to me at all. Your enemies get stronger when they defeat you? Great. And there were multiple instances where I'd be sneaking around an orc camp and one dude would spot me, and suddenly I'd be running away from a whole host of orcs Benny hill style. The game is visually very nice, and I do like the expansion of the lore, so I'll probably give it another chance at some point.

Re: 50 Best GameCube Games Of All Time

OldManHermit

I'm surprised RE Remake is ranked relatively low, although I suppose survival horror isn't everyone's cup of tea.

Also the GC version of RE2 is my fav to play as there's an awesome cheat code. Go to the settings menu, hold down L and R and press Z ten times. Infinite ammo baby.

Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Switch)

OldManHermit

@Fizza I don't think it really matters if you haven't played Curse of Darkness as the characters in question are fairly different from their game counterparts. There are deviations from the source material, but I'm fine with it as it's an adaptation afterall. For my part, I found it to be a well animated, well acted, and mostly well written homage to the games.