Made an account just to counter this. Pretty futile, but wtf.
Gain Ground is great. It's a slow, absorbing, experimental type of vert shooter. The multiplayer element exposes it as Sega's reponse to Gauntlet. It's deep and immensely finely tuned. To see it being misunderstood is frustrating; it is the job of the games critic to understand the game. And yet games are dismissed.
There's no finer role for the Sega Ages line than to recreate arcade experiences like this. The additional options generate many ways to play - lower the difficulty (it's rock hard), play with all characters, rewind options - to allow a wide audience to sample this classic.
Gain Ground is a unique experience. It encourages both strategy and tactics, and does not diminish in satisfaction as excellence is sought through play. It should be used as a gateway test for games critics; a lack of appreciation for this masterpiece should disqualify the inadequate reviewer. It's not hard to see the value in this game. It is unique and brilliant.
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Re: Review: SEGA AGES Gain Ground - A Commendable Failure, But A Failure Nonetheless
Made an account just to counter this. Pretty futile, but wtf.
Gain Ground is great. It's a slow, absorbing, experimental type of vert shooter. The multiplayer element exposes it as Sega's reponse to Gauntlet. It's deep and immensely finely tuned. To see it being misunderstood is frustrating; it is the job of the games critic to understand the game. And yet games are dismissed.
There's no finer role for the Sega Ages line than to recreate arcade experiences like this. The additional options generate many ways to play - lower the difficulty (it's rock hard), play with all characters, rewind options - to allow a wide audience to sample this classic.
Gain Ground is a unique experience. It encourages both strategy and tactics, and does not diminish in satisfaction as excellence is sought through play. It should be used as a gateway test for games critics; a lack of appreciation for this masterpiece should disqualify the inadequate reviewer. It's not hard to see the value in this game. It is unique and brilliant.