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Post by Ex on Oct 12, 2019 1:19:39 GMT -5
Sarge Here are some lesser known PS2 action games you might like: USACrimson Sea 2
Cy Girls
Devil Kings
Ghosthunter
Gungrave
Gungrave: Overdose
Haven: Call of the King
NanoBreaker
Primal
Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked
Samurai Western
Shadow of Rome
Spartan: Total Warrior
Stretch Panic
Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri
Yakuza*
Yakuza 2*EUMaken Shao
Shinobido: Way of the Ninja
Splatter Master (Good pick for Halloween)
*These aren't obscure at all, but I seriously think you'd like these games if you put appreciable time into them.
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Post by toei on Oct 12, 2019 2:48:25 GMT -5
I'll second the Yakuza games, and yes, I bet Sarge, Xeogred and anayo would all probably like Splatter Master. In general the Simple series is mediocre to bad, but most of the games developed by Vingt-Et-Un Systems (a Japanese company, despite the French name) are worth checking out. Most of them are a little rough but worthwhile - Yakuza Fury (which is more like River City Ransom than Yakuza), Splatter Master, Zombie Virus... |
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Post by Ex on Oct 12, 2019 11:14:41 GMT -5
Nice write up on the game there man. I'll post a gameplay video too: |
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Post by Sarge on Oct 12, 2019 18:36:10 GMT -5
Huh, interesting! Might snag that for this theme; seems like a great fit.
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Post by anayo on Oct 13, 2019 8:38:24 GMT -5
I'll second the Yakuza games, and yes, I bet Sarge , Xeogred and anayo would all probably like Splatter Master. In general the Simple series is mediocre to bad, but most of the games developed by Vingt-Et-Un Systems (a Japanese company, despite the French name) are worth checking out. Most of them are a little rough but worthwhile - Yakuza Fury (which is more like River City Ransom than Yakuza), Splatter Master, Zombie Virus... Thanks for pointing Splatter Master out to me, I had no idea it existed. I'll keep my eyes peeled for it. |
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Post by Ex on Oct 24, 2019 0:58:35 GMT -5
I remembered this one out of the blue tonight:
Remote Control Dandy SF is an action game developed by Sandlot and published by Konami, only in Japan. It's the sequel to this. In Remote Control Dandy SF you control giant robots with a remote control, similar to Robot Alchemic Drive. There's no English fan translation, but you could figure out how to play it regardless. |
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Post by Sarge on Oct 24, 2019 15:31:25 GMT -5
I've read about this game somewhere, I think, but had completely forgotten about it. I do remember Robot Alchemic Drive, though. Haven't played it, for better or worse. How was that game?
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Post by Ex on Oct 24, 2019 21:11:11 GMT -5
Haven't played it, for better or worse. How was that game? I haven't finished it, but the bit I played was fun. Very unique game, the kind of stuff we never saw post PS2. Edit: Good candidate for Mech Madness next year. |
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Post by Jameson on Oct 24, 2019 22:36:29 GMT -5
I've put a few hours into Dynasty Tactics and it has set a good first impression. Koei strategy games were never going to be the most popular things, but this one seems to be especially forgotten. I only know about it thanks to an 11 old year article. I like my tactics games to be on the more challenging side, and this has delivered so far. You can "steal" named generals from the enemy using this really unique combo system. I haven't seen anything like it before. Overworld map is something like Dragon Force, where you're meant to capture units and buildings, except it is not in real time here. The game follows the RotK story, but it looks like you can change the course of the plot depending on certain overworld decisions. Battles are anywhere from 3 vs 3 to 8 vs 8 or so, with your generals represented as these Dynasty Warriors style "chess pieces". But once you attack, the game often switches to these short scenes where your armies fight it out. It's a nice touch, and I imagine it's what a 3D Langrisser would look like. It's not an overly complicated game, it explains mechanics well, and battles are pretty fast paced. There is more to mention as it is a pretty deep game, but I think there's a lot of fun to be had here if you like challenging tactics games.
There's also Dynasty Tactics 2, which I haven't gotten to yet.
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Post by Sarge on Oct 24, 2019 23:25:47 GMT -5
You know, I vaguely remember reading some reviews of this back in the day, but don't remember much otherwise. The comparison to Langrisser is certainly intriguing, though!
Wait a sec... now I'm wondering if I have a copy of this.
*checks collection*
Nope, I'm thinking of Kessen, another Koei strategy game. I may keep an eye out for this one, as it seems to have been quite well received, especially for Koei's oeuvre.
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