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Post by Sarge on May 19, 2022 10:51:08 GMT -5
I was trying to get it working through the MC2SIO last week, but I think it has problems on a Slim. But I'll probably throw it on the Deck and see how it runs. It'll happen eventually, but I've had a hard time lately getting major gaming time. Maybe if I'd stop hacking around with stuff instead of playing...  |
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Post by Ex on May 19, 2022 12:31:27 GMT -5
Guess you don't have the ol' phat with HDLoader going any longer?
Ico is short btw, takes about 6-7 hours.
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Post by Sarge on May 19, 2022 13:09:38 GMT -5
Oh, I do, I just can't help but tinker, and I was also testing out that "new" 20" Trinitron I picked up. |
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Post by Xeogred on May 19, 2022 18:20:52 GMT -5
Yeah I'm not sure what else I'll get in this month, Digital Devil Saga 2 happily taking up all my gaming time on the weekends lately. But I'm glad I finally knocked out Ico. it was 5h37m for me.
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Post by Ex on May 21, 2022 0:20:22 GMT -5
 I beat the first two missions in Devil May Cry tonight. So far I've got mixed feelings about it. Yeah the difficulty is high but in BS ways really. Like crappy camera angles where you get hit blind, the first basic enemies taking a million shots to die, no auto-fire unless you choose Easy mode, regenerating enemies out the yang, no lock-on for enemy targeting, the in-game map is not particularly well implemented. The no normal mode auto-fire thing really bugs me, because in order to use your guns effectively (like aerial attacking), you've got to constantly pound the fire button, about a thousand+ times per mission. When you've got considerable forearm tendon injuries like I do, that's literally painful in short order.  That said, the sense of style is cool, the gothic atmosphere is done fairly well, the light puzzle-solving aspect shows the original Resident Evil roots, the cutscenes are entertaining. So far the OST has not impressed me, but maybe it'll get better. At this point I'm mildly intrigued overall. I may end up liking DMC1 more as I get deeper into it.
I'm playing via the 2012 Devil May Cry HD Collection 360 version. This made me remember that Capcom never released an HD Collection for Onimusha. Wish they would have.
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Post by Xeogred on May 21, 2022 8:55:24 GMT -5
Onimusha 1 alone got a recent remaster. Unfortunately this series has a lot of issues with the preservation side of things: - They used the likeness of real life actors, which is a whole can of worms licensing wise and I think one of the actors might have passed making it even more complicated (think it's the main character in 2). - There are allegations of plagiarism against the composer for the original Onimusha 1 (not sure about 2).. The remaster replaced the OST entirely. - Onimusha 1-2 were late games still using pre-rendered 4:3 backdrops, I think it might be another case of "the source code was lost", but they somehow got Onimusha 1 done again. And the third game straight up has Jean Reno, ugh lol. Wish they tried to see the bigger picture when they were making these, but there's always the originals and emulation. Sales wise, the Onimusha 1 remaster didn't do well, so I sadly think that's the end of trying to revive this IP. Anyways... I think the DMC's get better the further in and more you unlock. My biggest tip though, is you should be able to customize every single button. The default control scheme is freaking wack and might be magnifying your forearm discomfort. So try changing things. I'm sure there's ways to level up your guns? But I've only beaten DMC1 once and it's been awhile. Button mashing though... I think kind of comes with the territory for character action games. So I get that's annoying. If you don't like DMC1, I hope you still give DMC3 a chance. That's when Itsuno took over and I think the series really found its groove, with DMC3-5 having some of the best combat ever. But I still loved DMC1 personally. |
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Post by toei on May 21, 2022 9:06:28 GMT -5
Xeogred It wasn't plagiarism, the composer was a fraud. He pretended to be this deaf genius who would receive all the music in sudden bursts of inspiration, when in fact there was one uncredited guy who ghostwrote most of it for him (except presumably for that awful RE director's cut soundtrack, IIRC). He also may have been faking his handicap, or exaggerating it. If my memory is right, he claimed that he did have legit hearing problems, but that he had recovered most of his hearing later on and hid it to maintain this image he had created. What they should have done is just credit the proper composer instead of throwing out the music, but maybe that couldn't be done for some reason we don't know about.
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Post by Xeogred on May 21, 2022 10:19:42 GMT -5
Xeogred It wasn't plagiarism, the composer was a fraud. He pretended to be this deaf genius who would receive all the music in sudden bursts of inspiration, when in fact there was one uncredited guy who ghostwrote most of it for him (except presumably for that awful RE director's cut soundtrack, IIRC). He also may have been faking his handicap, or exaggerating it. If my memory is right, he claimed that he did have legit hearing problems, but that he had recovered most of his hearing later on and hid it to maintain this image he had created. What they should have done is just credit the proper composer instead of throwing out the music, but maybe that couldn't be done for some reason we don't know about. Yeah it was a weird story, that all sounds right since you've refreshed me on it.
I thought the new Onimusha 1 OST was fine, when I'm extremely picky about such forced changes (one of the reasons I hate Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes). But indeed, couldn't they have just tracked down the actual original composer or something?
Here's what a fraud sounds like:
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Post by Ex on May 21, 2022 12:55:02 GMT -5
you should be able to customize every single button In DMC 1 the controls simply allow you to switch which face button attacks with sword and which attacks with guns. That's it. You can swap like O and X basically. >The default control scheme is freaking wack and might be magnifying your forearm discomfort. What's magnifying my discomfort, is that when using the dual pistols, this game expects the player to rapidly push the fire button about 50 times per enemy, and that MIGHT kill the most basic first enemy you fight. On NORMAL difficulty. Having to shoot a scrub enemy that many times, with each individual shot being manually pressed, is damn stupid. That's not challenging or hard in any meaningful way, it's just punishing the player meaninglessly. And in my case, due to having my right forearm ripped apart by a chow when I was 13, is literally painful after just a few minutes. My arm still hurts today after playing DMC1 for an hour last night, because of the nonsense manual firing so much. Yes you do have a sword, and yes the sword does more damage than the guns, but there are still times where you just have to use guns. Some enemies are weaker to guns anyway. >I'm sure there's ways to level up your guns? Not that I've seen. I did find a shotgun, but you still have to manually press fire for it. And it still takes like a dozen shots to kill a single basic enemy with it. >Button mashing though... I think kind of comes with the territory for character action games Maybe that's the case, I'm not sure if I've beaten many 3D "character action" games, not sure what all falls under that category. It's not like I can't handle difficult 3D action games. In recent years I beat Urban Reign, God Hand, Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and even Viewtiful Joe on Adults difficult. (I bring up Viewtiful Joe because it had the same director as DMC1.) But despite these being difficult games, they had methodical combat with measured tactical button pressing. I much prefer strategic finesse to attacking, than I do just incessantly whaling on attack buttons like a cocaine-addled ape. >If you don't like DMC1, I hope you still give DMC3 a chance. Yeah I read up more on the series last night. It looked like DMC1 had a bit of a cult following, DMC2 was heavily criticized and apparently hated, then DMC3 was a massive hit. Later DMC5 was another huge hit apparently. Looks like DMC3 and DMC5 are the most lauded in the series. A lot of fans didn't like DmC. Anyway there are some aspects of DMC1 that I like so far. My only big complaints right now, are that the guns are manual fire (hurts my arm), and that enemies take a stupid amount of damage to kill. Even Contra on NES way back in the day, which many consider to be a difficult game, had the sense to allow auto-fire. |
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Post by Sarge on May 21, 2022 13:15:54 GMT -5
Maybe you could get a turbo controller? Seems like it's an issue that will come up again.
Also, NES Contra only has auto-fire on one weapon, the machine gun. Everything else you have to pound out. (Well, the laser won't let you, haha.)
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That said, the sense of style is cool, the gothic atmosphere is done fairly well, the light puzzle-solving aspect shows the original Resident Evil roots, the cutscenes are entertaining. So far the OST has not impressed me, but maybe it'll get better. At this point I'm mildly intrigued overall. I may end up liking DMC1 more as I get deeper into it.