As an aside, I keep most good browser tabs open, but I can't stand animated tab icons, so I always close TBD.
I can't see it... I used it to block a gif, but apparantly not that one.
*edit* the Aeroblasters review is making me want to play it, and also progress. I had a feeling of it being very difficult, but the way it's framed here - "you have to die to progress" makes me think of it in a different light.
Well, the Brothers posted up a review of Anearth Fantasy Stories (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/01/seiya-monogatari-anearth-fantasy-stories.html) today, and while I have no real knowledge of this game, I really enjoyed reading this review. They really seemed to give this RPG high marks. Has anyone else played it before, and do you agree/disagree with this review?
This review does make me wish that this possible translation-into-English project (http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13911.0) come to fruition.
Well, the Brothers posted up a review of Anearth Fantasy Stories (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/01/seiya-monogatari-anearth-fantasy-stories.html) today, and while I have no real knowledge of this game, I really enjoyed reading this review. They really seemed to give this RPG high marks. Has anyone else played it before, and do you agree/disagree with this review?
This review does make me wish that this possible translation-into-English project (http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13911.0) come to fruition.
After reading that review I am putting it on my wishlist. What a gem! Hopefully in the next five to ten years we can get a translation. Nightwolve? :wink:
Well, the Brothers posted up a review of Anearth Fantasy Stories (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/01/seiya-monogatari-anearth-fantasy-stories.html) today, and while I have no real knowledge of this game, I really enjoyed reading this review. They really seemed to give this RPG high marks. Has anyone else played it before, and do you agree/disagree with this review?
This review does make me wish that this possible translation-into-English project (http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13911.0) come to fruition.
After reading that review I am putting it on my wishlist. What a gem! Hopefully in the next five to ten years we can get a translation. Nightwolve? :wink:
Looks like you've been missing that Translation Compensation thread (http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13911.msg279657#msg279657). It's been "green-lighted" by SamIAm and EsperKnighty.
I wish the reviews were tagged/sortable by genre...with so many of them, it would be a big help for people trying to find pce ideas
Review/Interview-with-the-developers of Night Creatures (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/02/heroes-of-midnight-sun-manley-associates.html) out recently!
Very well-written post. Includes brief interviews with 2 of the developers of Night Creatures. Having never played the game yet, after this review, I'm apprehensively looking forward to trying this game out in the near future.
That was an outstanding article! Really, really well done.
I want to like Night Creatures, I really do. That and Ghost Manor. I love the goofy/horror theme of both games, and know that they've both found fans over the years. Unfortunately, try as I might, I always come to the same conclusion: these games are awful.
Wow, they sure busted out the thesaurus for those pieces!
Good articles as always, though reading some Hemingway would do you guys wonders. :wink:
Wow, they sure busted out the thesaurus for those pieces!
Good articles as always, though reading some Hemingway would do you guys wonders. :wink:
Where is a PP review!!! O_OooooooOoOoo___O
The difference between Flash Hiders on PCE and Flash Hiders on SFC is like the difference between chocolate and shit.
Regarding the interview with ex-Manley & Associates guy, I see where he's coming from, but I think he's overemphasizing the money angle. The people who worked on Night Creatures almost certainly were paid way more than the people that made Dracula X or Street Fighter II. Japanese programmers got paid SHIT back then, earning as little as a dollar per hour of work, doing 18 hour days, and sleeping under their desks. The reason 16-bit-era soft from Japan is 99/100 superior to the western stuff is because Japanese would, most importantly, put up with that bullshit but also because that generation had convinced themselves that working on something you loved was its own reward. It's the same reson kids would do piece work cell painting for $12 a day. They just wanted to be involved in the anime industry. Now the Koreans are doing it.
The pathetic amount of money NEC was paying for the game was probably the same as what it took to make Magical Chase or Dragon Slayer. It's just that Americans won't put up with they crap and often times they don't do as good of work with tiny budgets.
A review of Faceball is up.
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/03/faceball.html
A review of Faceball is up.
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/03/faceball.html
Ah, you beat me!
Anyways, decent review for this game with lots of screenshots. The question that I didn't get answered was, up to how many players at the same time are supported by this game? I assume either 2 or 4.
A review of Faceball is up.
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/03/faceball.html
Ah, you beat me!
Anyways, decent review for this game with lots of screenshots. The question that I didn't get answered was, up to how many players at the same time are supported by this game? I assume either 2 or 4.
4 player simultaneous play!
(http://shubibiman.free.fr/Collection consoles/PC Engine/Jeux/SUPER CD-ROM2/Faceball.jpg)
still need le sampler disc of this :(
Wow, the brothers are on a roll!
New review up for Faceball Taikenban (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/03/faceball-taikenban.html).
It seems that this is simply a bare-bones demo copy which should be for collectors only at this point.
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/03/seiya-monogatari-anearth-fantasy.html
Hmm, some "Anearth Fantasy Stories" promotional CD had a shooter hidden in it all along ?? News to me!! Is that true for the full CD game ?? The reviewer says it's an Easter Egg, but doesn't provide the code for how to access it. Looks a bit like "Summer Carnival '93 - Nexzr Special." More info please!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P5j3ixpLgFM/UUtBxJMW3AI/AAAAAAAALzI/Lf64GC12voM/s320/anetai8.png)
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/03/seiya-monogatari-anearth-fantasy.html
Hmm, some "Anearth Fantasy Stories" promotional CD had a shooter hidden in it all along ?? News to me!! Is that true for the full CD game ?? The reviewer says it's an Easter Egg, but doesn't provide the code for how to access it. Looks a bit like "Summer Carnival '93 - Nexzr Special." More info please!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P5j3ixpLgFM/UUtBxJMW3AI/AAAAAAAALzI/Lf64GC12voM/s320/anetai8.png)
There's a facebook page now :) https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Brothers-Duomazov/577412522283559
Hmmm, seems like a nice game to get a localisation. Even still, I've heard it's pretty easy to make it thru with lil' to no knowledge of Japanese.
Hmmm, seems like a nice game to get a localisation. Even still, I've heard it's pretty easy to make it thru with lil' to no knowledge of Japanese.
IMO the Japanese in Blood Gear is fairly challenging to navigate. If I had more experience in identifying key Japanese symbols I would have an easier time. It's not as severe as Kabuki-Den but it still frustrates me as I really like the game. The side-scrolling stages are a lot of fun.
This may be a dumb question and I apologize if it's been explained somewhere, but does anyone know the significance behind why, when you browse through the database, some titles are listed in red rather than yellow like most are? I thought it was maybe to differentiate between US and Japanese releases or maybe for when they had two reviews for the same game, but that doesn't seem to be the case. :-k
There are three "Duomozov Bros." that write for the site. The most prolific writer, IVANEC, is shaded in yellow. Ai Cho Alexei is red. And Duomitri is green.
Black Hole Assault review (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/04/black-hole-assault.html) up today.
I neither have this game nor have I played it, but being that this review is rather underwhelming, I don't feel very inspired to try to add this fighting game to my library any time soon.
Black Hole Assault review (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/04/black-hole-assault.html) up today.
I neither have this game nor have I played it, but being that this review is rather underwhelming, I don't feel very inspired to try to add this fighting game to my library any time soon.
This game sucks. I have the Sega CD and PCE version...not because they are good, but because I was curious to compare them (little did I realize how utterly crappy the game would be).
ANYWAY, I have a plan to get my money's worth from this trash. To be continued.
NOTE: I haven't read the Duomazov review, but I'm surprised it wasn't SCATHING. I'll have to read it.
UPDATE: OK, I just read the review. BANAL is the adjective that should have been used at some point: Black Hole Assault = Banal. I know Cuz Ziggy tried to find some amusement in the cinema scenes...but, as far as I am concerned, the only fun I will be able to squeeze out of this game is when I make a detailed comparison of it to a porn film (with the same title).
Do any of the Brothers have a PP?
It's in need of moar review by expert judges.
I have the Black Hole Assault cinema scenes loaded on my iPod. True story!
Not a good game by any stretch, but it's impressive in one notable way. The game's predecessor (Heavy Nova) was so overwhelmingly terrible that it shows a lot of heart and effort on Micronet's part that they would create a sequel that shores up the basics and is fundamentally playable. I mean, they went from a game where rockets fly through opponents and jumping = invincibility, to a game where the collision detection actually works. That's impressive!
Be warned: the last person who falsely claimed Earnest Evans to be "flawed" didn't live to say that ever again!
Do any of the Brothers have a PP?
It's in need of moar review by expert judges.
Maybe we could petition the game publisher to send them a free copy for the free advertising?
:-"
Has anyone else played it who has something good to say about this game?
lol, Marital Champion.
Ummm, here's an annoyance for me. Spoilers.
A couple of times I've read reviews of games that I've been playing and there will be a casual mention of what happens at the end, or screen shots of the last boss with an interesting twist or something.
Some people won't give a shit obviously, but if I've been working my butt off progressing, I feel I've earned the right to see the end of the game first hand.
Interesting read. I do share in the befuddlement over why some players limit themselves to just the US releases. I think the person is missing out even if he or she isn't going for a full set, but it's all the more confusing when you're really going out of your way to collect a lot of hard to obtain stuff, not to mention a bunch of crappy stuff. If someone just has a small collection of fun games, I can think "Okay, he just can't be bothered in put in the extra effort to import", but a full set collector can't use laziness or lack of funds as a reason to ignore PC Engine releases. Even if you don't feel like modding or getting an adapter, there's no reason to skip quality Japanese disc-based games that have little text in them, assuming you own a Duo or Turbo CD add-on. If you ONLY own a TG-16, then, well, you're missing out in lots of ways, and you'd be better off putting your money toward opening up your playing options than collecting the crappiest TurboChips just because you feel that's all that's left available to you.
As for expensive games like Magical Chase, I think there is a lot of weird psychological stuff going on with these very rare, very expensive games, and they seem to draw out the most anal-retentive, OCD types in gaming. I think human beings naturally try to justify everything they do to themselves, and while many things are indeed truly justifiable, sometimes it's a matter of self-delusion. With the super fans and the hyper-critics of Magical Chase, I think you'll most often see that the people who pump the game up to extreme levels are those who paid a ton for it, and you'll most often see that the critics are those who don't own the game, try it out via emulation, and tear it down in order to feel comfortable about the fact that they can't afford it or justify paying the going rate. I do think there would be WAY less discussion of the game if it wasn't so expensive, from both sides of the opinion spectrum. It'd probably be in a similar position as other "cute 'em ups" on the system, like, say, Detana!! TwinBee, in that it'd have some fans and some others who are indifferent or don't like it that much, but most people wouldn't give it much thought.
New review for Zero4 Champ II:
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/12/zero4-champ-ii.html
| (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sjgYm9bZG48/UrKlPvyKqFI/AAAAAAAAMGg/tROEtL9A4c4/s1600/z4c24.png) | Well now, always a good addition to have for a satisfying, more well-rounded videogame experience. ;) |
Where's his right hand?
These aren't even real games.
These aren't even real games.
I think he's out to review all PCE software. Game or not. :)
But it's mahjong with boobies! Totally worth it.... if I knew how to play mahjong.
But it's mahjong with boobies! Totally worth it.... if I knew how to play mahjong.
Sadly, not even boobies are enough to save Mahjong. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgsad.png).
But it's mahjong with boobies! Totally worth it.... if I knew how to play mahjong.
Sadly, not even boobies are enough to save Mahjong. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgsad.png).
But it's mahjong with boobies! Totally worth it.... if I knew how to play mahjong.
Sadly, not even boobies are enough to save Mahjong. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgsad.png).
What about Shanghai with boobies?
But it's mahjong with boobies! Totally worth it.... if I knew how to play mahjong.
Sadly, not even boobies are enough to save Mahjong. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgsad.png).
What about Shanghai with boobies?
Hahahahaha. Sure. A rose by any other name will still smell like shite. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png)
As requested by esteban, there's a new review up for Quest of the Jongmaster:
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2014/03/janshin-densetsu-quest-of-jongmaster.html
As requested by esteban, there's a new review up for Quest of the Jongmaster:
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2014/03/janshin-densetsu-quest-of-jongmaster.html
Jantei Monogatari 3 - Saver Angels is great! I love mahjong! Boobies is an added bonus! I would totally hate my pc-98 if I didn't like mahjong. :lol:
Well, the Brothers posted up a review of Anearth Fantasy Stories (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2013/01/seiya-monogatari-anearth-fantasy-stories.html) today, and while I have no real knowledge of this game, I really enjoyed reading this review. They really seemed to give this RPG high marks. Has anyone else played it before, and do you agree/disagree with this review?
This review does make me wish that this possible translation-into-English project (http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13911.0) come to fruition.
Review added for Forgotten Worlds:
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2014/04/forgotten-worlds.html
Sorry, este, they can't all be mahjong games. :P
Review added for Forgotten Worlds:
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2014/04/forgotten-worlds.html
Sorry, este, they can't all be mahjong games. :P
Review added for Forgotten Worlds:
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2014/04/forgotten-worlds.html
Sorry, este, they can't all be mahjong games. :P
I still need a multi button controller, how does the six button pad work with this game?
if it is anything like IKARI movement wise
it would be cool to face the direction you're moving, but not change the direction while moving if the fire button is being hold. Much better than having two buttons to rotate left/right. Just like Caliber 50 who lets you choose both options.