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Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection | Review Thread
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The old site only. I think she made some pretty disparaging remarks about game discussion on this forum via Twitter a few times lol.
Pretty scathing review from Johnny HCG, insisting that the gameplay felt 'underwater' at times. Dude, did you ever play Super GnG lol. Jokes aside, I wonder what role the Switch hardware plays in the response times. I love the system to death but it's hardly the tightest console for arcade performance, I could barely play Makaimura on it the other day
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Plenty of good arcade ports on the Switch. The Capcom Arcade Cabinet is a whole other can of worms. And Nintendo own stuff is mega responsive and much more taxing than decades olds arcade ports.
It doesn't sound there is lag--Johnny is the only one complaining about it.
It's the added animation frames. This is where Johnny's deep experience with the original games can hurt his assessment. This is a slightly more animated experience.
Yeah, the arcade archives and M2 ShotTriggers stuff are great on switch, nothing to do w/ the hardware.
Reviews need to be objective. Period. You can bring up in the review that the game may not be for everyone, but you can't give a game a 4/10 when it's not a bad game, and by all accounts from people I do trust, that this is in fact a fantastic game, worthy of the series.
it was a garbage review.
can you give me an example of an "objective" review that doesn't suck ass
Well then we disagree. If you want objective reviews, stick to reading those ones. I don't see why we need countless reviews all taking the same approach and I find little value in 'objective' reviews personally. Doesn't bother me that people write them though.
Reviews should be subjective. At the same time, the reviewer should probably have at least a passing interest in the thing they're reviewing.
That being said, GameSpot's 4/10 is whatever. It doesn't bother me.
That being said, GameSpot's 4/10 is whatever. It doesn't bother me.
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the opencritic page is up
opencritic.com
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection Reviews
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection is rated 'Strong' after being reviewed by 82 critics, with an overall average score of 75. It's ranked in the top 37% of games and recommended by 67% of critics.
opencritic.com
My thoughts exactly. If someone that liked the series reviewed it, it is easy to include the caveat that "this game is very hard and may not be for everyone" lol
That's good to know, John really knows his stuff! Thanks to him I've been playing AC7 and the game is fantastic. I would have missed it otherwise.
Game looks awesome but hard as eff even on lower settings! Probably going to pass because of the difficulty.
One of my all time favorite franchises, this looks great!
I'll pick it up when it lands on PC. Maybe a double dip on Switch.
I'll pick it up when it lands on PC. Maybe a double dip on Switch.
See my post above. He has a bunch of tweets about it.
And just as I suspected, Joe from Game Sack, who hasn't even played the game yet, thinks it looks "laggy" and hates the art style. There is a subset of GnG fans who hated this game from the start.
Yep lol. I like Joe, but his tastes and mine do not mesh a lot. These purists are pretty intense with this game. I don't get it. Looks great to me, but to each their own.
Joe and mesh on SEGA stuff but he always seems to shit talk vertical shmups/STGs ("generic", etc.). Maybe it's years of pronouncing Tate wrong.
So you want a reviewer that hates a certain franchise review a game in said franchise? I dont understand.
a reviewer can have a taste in games, but you need to review a game on its own merits, not your personal tastes. That's what journalism is.
What a bad take.
There is no such thing as an objective review. Everyone's interpretation of something entertaining is by nature subjective.
reviews and criticism are not necessarily journalism.
they're a facet of it, but outside of news, how do you expect objectivity?
I can barely get past the first level of the SNES game but it's still my favorite game to boot up periodically in the Switch's SNES app. These games just have vibes. At least with this new one they have adjustable difficulty, co-op, skill trees, branching paths, etc, to make it more approachable.
I promised myself I would never play another GnG game again... but who am I trying to fool -
I will buy it and I will hate every second.
Did anyone ever beat the first game with any other weapon than the knife?
IF so - step in to the light and I will praise you forever.
I will buy it and I will hate every second.
Did anyone ever beat the first game with any other weapon than the knife?
IF so - step in to the light and I will praise you forever.
The cross/shield. It cancels enemy projectiles.
here is my screenshot from the other night lol
Well that's a given.. because you have to use it to kill the Devil I believe :P And it only drops on the last stage
I mean from Stage 1-5
in the arcade version, you can farm it much sooner. i got it at the bridge in stage four where the enemies respawn like crazy.
I want a reviewer to be themselves. If they don't like the GnG games, then that's perfectly alright. Perhaps GnG: Resurrection will win them over, perhaps it won't.
Having personal tastes is essential to criticism. What is a person if not the culmination of all their ideas & experiences? They should be free to share them with the world.
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reviews all over the place, it seems like
33bits (90/100, review in Spanish):
The Games Machine (8.7/10, review in Italian):
Nintendo World Report (6/10):
GameSkinny (6/10):
IndieWire (C-):
33bits (90/100, review in Spanish):
The Games Machine (8.7/10, review in Italian):
Nintendo World Report (6/10):
GameSkinny (6/10):
IndieWire (C-):
Hmm
Sounds like the game is as close to GnG as it gets. With somewhat uneven graphics. I will have to grab it at some point.
Sounds like the game is as close to GnG as it gets. With somewhat uneven graphics. I will have to grab it at some point.
Honestly I figured reviews would be even lower based on the fact that it's GnG and that people seemed pretty down on the art style from the get go. I love the series, think the art style (mostly) looks great, and really like what I've seen of the new additions, so I'm ready. Preloading is a go
Ehh I love Celeste but that comparison doesn't work for me, they're completely different styles of platformers. GnG's strength is in how limited your mobility is, but I guess that's also what makes it niche.
not every game needs some narrative hook weaved throughout it either. Weird complaint in general.
That Celeste comparison is weird, the two games aren't really alike at all... also, story isn't exactly a compelling argument for Celeste over GnG for me, I didn't care for Celeste's story and ended up skipping most cutscenes after a while just to get to more gameplay. I'm sure as heck glad GnG doesn't force that kind of thing on me.
The IndieWire review is mad dumb. Those are the worst comparisons to use for game that's totally different from Celeste and Ori
Yeah, I'm not a fan of the IndieWire review either. Directly comparing games has always been something I prefer to avoid.
It's cheap criticism and a massive slippery slope.
It's cheap criticism and a massive slippery slope.