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Post by Xeogred on Apr 11, 2021 17:09:14 GMT -5
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Post by Ex on Apr 11, 2021 17:14:19 GMT -5
I am cautiously intrigued.
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Post by Ex on Apr 11, 2021 20:31:32 GMT -5
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Post by Sarge on Apr 14, 2021 16:04:25 GMT -5
I can't say that I saw a Getsu Fuma Den revival coming.
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Post by EasyHard on Apr 14, 2021 23:13:48 GMT -5
Has anyone actually played the original Getsu Fuma Den? I just know of it because of its status as a legacy Konami IP.
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Post by Ex on Apr 14, 2021 23:24:05 GMT -5
Has anyone actually played the original Getsu Fuma Den? I just know of it because of its status as a legacy Konami IP. I put about thirty minutes into it a long time ago. It is VERY ambitious for its time, but I remember finding the game to be more involved than what I was expecting. I thought it was going to be a platformer, but it's kinda like an action-RPG with overhead exploration plus first person dungeon crawling... and platforming. It shows a lot of promise but it's an investment, even if you used a walkthrough it's an investment. The aesthetic with the Japanese horror theme is very strongly realized given its age and platform though.
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Post by Sarge on Apr 14, 2021 23:56:14 GMT -5
Has anyone actually played the original Getsu Fuma Den? I just know of it because of its status as a legacy Konami IP. I remember playing it back in the day when the fan translation first dropped. I tried everything back then if it was translated. It's almost like a precursor to the first TMNT game. It has a very similar feel - probably the same, or slightly earlier, build of that engine. Funnily enough, I ended up with an actual copy of it not long ago from a Racketboy charity auction (along with a bunch of neat repros like Mega Man CX and Super Mario 3Mix).
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Post by toei on Apr 15, 2021 6:07:20 GMT -5
I always get it confused with Namco's Genpei Toma Den games, which have a similar theme (and apparently the original predates Konami's game by a year). But I did actually play it a bit when I was trying to go through every old-school samurai-themed game. I didn't like it enough to stick with it. Genpei isn't any better. The PC Engine sequel (Samurai Ghost in North America) was at least somewhat playable. BTW, while we're at it, Sega's Kenseiden is often compared to Castlevania, but its main inspiration is also Genpei Toma Den, which is pretty obvious when you play both. It's better, though.
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Post by Ex on Apr 18, 2021 20:21:26 GMT -5
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Post by Sarge on Apr 18, 2021 21:47:24 GMT -5
This could be interesting or incredibly sacrilegious. I'll be curious as to how it shakes out.
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