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Post by xDerekRx on Sept 20, 2018 5:20:24 GMT
Sorry for the late reply. Thanks a lot for the further tips. Many more games for to buy list. From the recommendations I only got Alien Triology so far and I really like it. It looks nice for my taste and I cannot complain about the playability as well. That's sursprising, because I have heard quite often the Saturn is rather bad with First Person shooters.But have nothing to complain so far.
I think I will also try to get some other classic FPS for the Saturn now. Like Duke Nukem 3d or Doom.
For what it's worth, I found the controls on the 3DO version of Alone in the Dark work great. Definitely one of my top 10 3DO games. Sorry to hear that it's so clunky on the keyboard. Unfortunately I haven't gotten Alone in the Dark 2 yet, and I'm actually leaning towards getting the 3DO version rather than the Saturn version. (Another 3DO fan told me the 3DO version is even worse than the Saturn version, but when I sampled it on an emulator it seemed to run fine. Not great, but fine.) As if you needed one more person to say it, Enemy Zero is a must-have for survival horror fans. Prisoner of Ice has plenty of survival horror elements, but I can't recommend getting it for the Saturn since the item descriptions are all in Japanese, making it very difficult to play without a walkthrough. The PC version is available on Steam for less than you'd end up paying to ship the Saturn version anyway.
Funny thing that you mention the 3do. Playing Alone in the Dark on the 3do would be an option as well. I am not the owner of 3do yet but I am planning getting on the near future. Maybe even in next couple of weeks.. Will be in Japan in October, and when I am there I will try to get a nice japanese 3do. Maybe I will be sucessful.
Prisoner of Ice looks interesting as well. But for the playability it is better to get the pc version I guess.
Hey Shadow cool to see another diehard Survival Horror fan. I would say it was and probably still is my favorite genre of all time. Obviously it really peaked with the PS1 and PS2/Xbox/GC/DC era. It sucks the Saturn wasn't around long enough to catch the trend. But at least we did get an excellent port of Resident Evil. I consider it one if not my favorite title on the Saturn. Deep Fear is also good but there are some things about it I dont love. Its cool its an exclusive though. My all times favorites though are Silent Hill 1 and 2 (3 is also great), Dino Crisis 1, and Resident Evil 1/2/3/CV (2 or CV probably favs) Im a Halloween/horror nut so I like stuff themed like this As others mentioned already D and Enemy Zero hit the spot. Enemy Zero is great in a lot of ways including the graphical upgrade over D. And its neat that its an exclusive as well. Alien Trilogy is one of my favorites that I owned back as a kid. It definitely has the horror/sci-fi atmosphere down perfect. And it also plays great. Quake should also satisfy this. Hexen plays well but its more Fantasy/Medieval horror. Doom is one of my if not my favorite game of all time but sadly the Saturn version is broken. The best version of Doom IMO that is dripping with great atmosphere is Doom 64 if you can get a hold of it. In Shining Force 3 there is a Ghost/Horror town called... I forget Quara or something. Its been a while since Ive played it. I recommend SF3 regardless but that world specially is super enjoyable. Shining the Holy Ark has a mansion level that is like a Haunted House early on in the woods. Gave me that feel as well. And obviously House of the Dead is the perfect B-Movie horror game. Its unpolished but runs well enough.
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Post by Moirai on Sept 20, 2018 20:52:20 GMT
The house of the motherfuckin dead
Maybe my favorite saturn game including the rough edges and dissapearing textures <3
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Post by shaddow085 on Sept 21, 2018 10:59:26 GMT
I wouldn't bother with Saturn Doom, the frame rate is terrible. Get it on PS1 or N64. Or PC. Quake, Duke Nukem and Exhumed are all excellent on the Saturn.
Ok good to know. Thanks for the warning. Then I will get the PC Version of doom. And then the n64 version. I think I have read that the n64 version is a bit different than the PC Version. So it should be worth playing both versions.
xDerekRx and by Moirai yes house the Dead is worth a look for sure.
I enjoyed playing House of the Dead 2 at the Acarde. So I am trying to hunt down House of the Dead 2 for my Dreamcast. The first House of the Dead for the Saturn is worth playing for sure as well. I really like those Zombie games. Thanks again for your help guys.
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Post by xDerekRx on Sept 21, 2018 22:17:53 GMT
Well the advice on Doom has been very generalized. Not sure how familiar you are with the game.
There is DOOM 1 and DOOM 2 (Ultimate Doom) and FINAL DOOM.
These are the main 3 PC ones. Although even Final Doom is more so a collection from 3rd parties its still solid.
Doom 64 is a completely different game from any other one (There is a PC version of this too) Its still mainly sprite based but has polygon environments. Its just about as far as you could go with a sprite based FPS in terms of advancements and polish. One of the greatest soundtracks and atmosphere.
Saturn Doom along with Playstation Doom are in fact a collection of both Doom 1 and Doom 2. The PS1 version is actually great if you want it on a game console. But PC by far will be the best.
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Post by mick_aka on Sept 23, 2018 2:31:34 GMT
I would avoid Saturn Doom at all costs, it's more a curio or collectors piece than something you can actually play for enjoyment for any decent period of time.
Reportedly the custom engine for the unreleased Saturn version of Doom featured much of the more advanced features that are absent from the release version, better lighting, higher texture res, and supposedly hitting a far higher frame-rate. Unfortunately Carmack sent Rage back to the drawing board after taking a disliking to the custom engine's texture warping caused by the Saturn's VDP1 not supporting texture perspective correction, and we got the rushed port of the PS1 version.
A few years back Carmack acknowledged in a twitter reply that he was probably wrong and should have let use of the engine go ahead.
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Post by exodus on Oct 20, 2018 0:46:38 GMT
The saturn is pretty rough for survival horror - I wouldn't mention any of these games in most contexts, but since there's so few, I will:
Horror Tour - a D-like first person dungeon thing, all FMV. The graphics are too chunky to be scary.
Virus - a weird hybrid game that has a lot of cool moments, but you've got to understand japanese real well to get there. Basically a visual novel meets dungeon crawler using CG, hand drawn animation, and sometimes polys. It's weird.
Cat the Ripper - another D-like with silly graphics, but it exists.
The Unsolved - an FMV and visual novel game with occult and horror elements. This game is actually pretty cool if you're a giant weirdo, because: 1) it was directed by Brian Yuzna, a budget horror filmmaker from the 80s. He produced Re-Animator and directed Bride of Re-Animator and Beyond Re-Animator, among other oddities. 2) all the live action stuff is in English despite it being a japan-only release.
But... since it is an FMV game you're probably better off getting the JP PSX version instead. Since I'm nuts for the saturn though, that's the version I got.
Anyway uh... I don't truly recommend any of these, but there they are. Baroque is a better suggestion than all of these.
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Post by xDerekRx on Nov 17, 2018 19:02:49 GMT
Felt the need to update this thread simply to add Corpse Killer. Can't believe I forgot about it when posting. Its a fun B-Movie Zombie Horror game. Most of the gameplay is light gun (although no Stunner support) but it has a surprising amount of strategy and grinding. Oddly the Wiki page for the game even calls it "survival horror" although I wouldn't go that far en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpse_Killer
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Post by martiniii on Nov 20, 2018 3:17:55 GMT
Felt the need to update this thread simply to add Corpse Killer. Can't believe I forgot about it when posting. Its a fun B-Movie Zombie Horror game. Most of the gameplay is light gun (although no Stunner support) but it has a surprising amount of strategy and grinding. Oddly the Wiki page for the game even calls it "survival horror" although I wouldn't go that far en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpse_KillerCorpse Killer, ugh. Quite possibly the epitome of excessive repetition and poor design for the Saturn. My review for that game is now nearly eight years old, and I still stand by it. If anything, I think I was overly generous at a couple points.
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Post by xDerekRx on Nov 21, 2018 4:09:05 GMT
Felt the need to update this thread simply to add Corpse Killer. Can't believe I forgot about it when posting. Its a fun B-Movie Zombie Horror game. Most of the gameplay is light gun (although no Stunner support) but it has a surprising amount of strategy and grinding. Oddly the Wiki page for the game even calls it "survival horror" although I wouldn't go that far en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpse_KillerCorpse Killer, ugh. Quite possibly the epitome of excessive repetition and poor design for the Saturn. My review for that game is now nearly eight years old, and I still stand by it. If anything, I think I was overly generous at a couple points. Ha your review is not inaccurate in any way... But martiniii I will admit this game is "guilty pleasure" for me for odd reasons. I personally think the shooting segments although repetitive are actually enjoyable enough to grind a bit and finish the short story. But I was actually more amazed to find around the internet that people generally like this game like I do. Some find it the only playable Digital Pictures title.
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Post by exodus on Nov 21, 2018 18:43:08 GMT
Well, my copy is in the mail now................
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Post by edwithmj on Jan 6, 2019 23:09:26 GMT
Disagree with you on Alone in the Dark 2. I first played it on the Saturn and have loved it ever since.
Not as 'scary' as the original but much more survival-horror-ish if you ask me.
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Post by shaddow085 on Jan 7, 2019 13:50:38 GMT
Are the controls ok for the Saturn Version of Alone in the Dark 2. I am a fan of Alone in the Dark 1, the game is quite interesting but the controls on the PC are very bothersome to say at least. So having a version of Part 2 with better controls would be a great thing.
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Post by davesaturn86 on Jan 12, 2019 13:03:57 GMT
About Baroque...how friendly is for people non familiar with japanese language like me?
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Post by zyke on Jan 12, 2019 14:30:33 GMT
Torico, (also released as Lunacy and in Japan as Gekka Mugentan).Even though it's a fmv adventure, it shares D's eerie so it might be worth checking out.
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Post by The Elite MYT on Jan 12, 2019 14:38:41 GMT
About Baroque...how friendly is for people non familiar with japanese language like me? I don't speak the language and I love the game. In fact, I think not knowing the language helps make the game more entertaining because it makes the world even more unknowable and strange. Almost like you are working out what to do and what the hell is going on. It can be difficult at first to work stuff out, but it's doable. The item screen does give you slight indications about what the item may do for some things, and others it'll just be trial and error. For the price it goes for, I would say it is worth grabbing for the horror experience. Just don't expect to beat it. I also covered it on one of my early Saturn Gems videos, linked below at the appropriate timestamp. Be warned though that this was an early episode when I was playing around with the format, so it's very rough.
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