A new edition of Thursday’s Modern Gaming Reviews is up and let’s take a break from Pokémon to focus on another familiar RPG. Happy Thanksgiving and I hope all of you are enjoying your holiday weekend. The game we will go over his the GBA port of Final Fantasy Origins titled I & II: Dawn of Souls. The port comes from the PS1 version that took the original NES titles and remade them in 16-bit graphics. The first two Final Fantasies were those types of games that sorely needed remakes. The originals are absolutely dated more than the early Dragon Quest and Zelda titles. It's too bad Nintendo still refuses to remake the NES Zelda games for whatever reason. I guess that’s why we have Zelda Classic for, and other fan made remakes like the NES Romhack with Legend of Link.
The GBA port was probably easy to bring over and uses 16-bit visuals as if it got remade on the Super NES. When a remake of an older title gets announced, we expect a better and freshened out version. Meaning, if the original had any issues the sequels fixed then it needs to have those modern features. In the last remake we went over Link’s Awakening, it managed to fix the issues involving content. Then there are those like The Wind Waker that updates the graphics but keeps everything the same. Now, aside DoS being packaged as two games with visuals updates, can it match the other remakes we see so often? With other RPGs on the system like Golden Sun that had more to its gameplay, will these remakes come off comparable? Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (GBA) Review
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A new edition of Saturday’s Game Entertainment reviews is up, and we look at where it all began for Pokémon with the Anime’s first season. I apologize for delaying this upload as writing a review for an 82 episode season proved difficult to do. While Sword and Shield got released last week and I’ve been playing it, my thoughts of the original series came to me. Of course, that lead my thoughts to the anime’s first season and how it captivated us as kids. Through the last 20 years, the show did have its ups with the Orange Island Leagues and then its lows as seen from Best Wishes. However, the anime continues going on regardless if the quality dips or not. Like clockwork, when a new generation comes out it's always followed by the anime entering the same regions as the games. The first season has always been a mixed reaction by me once I watched this as an adult again. There are some shows that do get it right on the first time like from Stranger Things. While others stumble in season one before the show is written better the next time around. One thing the cartoon did right was doing the franchise justice by bringing the world of Pokémon to life. During the 90s, gaming in other medias was the worst quality a TV/film could muster. I already discussed how terrible the Captain N and Zelda cartoons were between the bad art style and crappy writing. Unfortunately, it didn’t stop there as Double Dragon and Mortal Kombat also got their own cartoons and movies. It was either the writers of these studios didn’t understand the product or just tried to make a quick buck off a license. The Pokémon anime was the first to break away from this terrible format that the American companies often got so wrong. It has been over 20 years since the anime came out and certainly it had to age by now. Did the first-season age badly to the point of no return or has it stood the test of time? Pokémon Season One: Indigo League Review A new edition of Monday’s Retro Corner Review is up, and we focus on the PS1 port of Doom. During the 90s the classic PC FPS go ported to death to every possible console that could run it in some form. The Super NES and Sega Genesis 32X addon saw ports on its platforms, despite the limited tech each one had. The infamous series would see its license continue to appear on the Game Boy Advance and of course Xbox Live Arcade years later. Its clear Doom had made a legacy as its the reason the series is the grandfather of genre. The latest entries might not have set the genre on fire even as current releases. However, the latest entries don’t need to innovate as much as provide quality gameplay and level design.
The PS1 port itself is a combination between Ultimate Doom and its sequel. However, the biggest thing this version often gets noted for is the horror style theme. It makes me wonder why Id never went for the horror theme originally when such an idea has worked before in science fiction. I guess they redeemed that thought with this port because it was a great start. Thanks to their work on PS1 and developing Quake, they would do an even better job with Doom 64. I already reviewed Nintendo's own two years ago and if you want to read up on it then click here Doom 64 Review. I’m sure many will wonder how much this version has aged especially when fans have created mods like Brutal Doom. So how well has the vanilla game aged even compared to Doom 64? Doom (PS1) Review A new edition of Thursday’s Modern Gaming reviews is up, and we return to Koholint Island in Zelda: Link’s Awakening on Switch. I always thought one day Nintendo would remake Link’s Awakening for a couple of reasons. The original Game Boy and DX releases showed that a game like this can work on a handheld. The only game I recalled that played similar was Final Fantasy Adventure by Square Soft. Both versions of LA were still quality titles, however; they always seemed to lack in many key areas such as in content. There were also limited buttons and the players had to resort to switching out items to progress. Probably the biggest issue came from the difficulty being very easy and more so compared to A Link to the Past. The biggest idea it did was take the place outside of Hyrule where Link wasn’t saving Zelda or facing Ganon. That’s what set this game apart from the other titles at the time and this would create a great change for the theme.
Now, if we go by the same rules of producing remakes, it's expected for this new version to add extra stuff. It’s still the same game as before but what usually makes these very special is, we get to see them through a different prospective. Of course, this isn’t always the case and as good as the remake of The Wind Waker was it still isn’t needed. The Wind Waker still looks good even on the GameCube and WiiU remake didn’t provide anything different than the original release. Where is with Super Mario All Stars or REmake (Resident Evil 1) went beyond pushing graphics. So, with Link’s Awakening on Switch, how different could it be from the Original Game Boy games? The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Switch) Review A new edition of Gaming Entertainment is up as we check out the first comic issue of Captain N. While DIC was too busy pushing the cartoon, at the same time Valiant Comic also produced their own as well. The thing I like about these comics as a format is the writers and artists can do things that's considered experimental. Some ideas would never work in the mainstream like a darker and mature Scooby Doo. Yes, a mature comic of Scooby Doo is real I kid you not. The comic series' from Valiant used Nintendo characters in a much darker tone compared to the cartoons. The reason I think they got away with this might have to do with it being a niche format when compared to TV and Movies. That is probably the reason Nintendo was more laid back for them to write the characters and their worlds in that style.
For the review, Captain N on paper sounds like a fantastic idea as I’m sure many us would love for a proper show like this to happen. You all already know my thoughts on the cartoon produce by DIC but so far, I find the comics enjoyable. According to the story, its about the same with Kevin getting pulled from Earth to Video Land according to a prophecy. The difference is Simon Belmont and Mega Man weren’t added but would get replace by a better character. Samus would appear in this series, and you can’t think of a better replacement then the bounty herself. The story is split in two parts that of course act like separate plots. The first one has Kevin and Kid Icarus head to Mount Olympus to find out why a war has stared. The second theme is about the N-Team exploring Zebes and teaming up with Samus to stop Mother brain from finding a source of energy she uses for her fortress. Captain N: The Game Master Vol.1 Review A new edition of Retro Corner is up and even though Halloween is over I still have one more horror game to review. In this edition we look at Resident Evil 3 on PS1 and find out why it’s such a great closing to a trilogy. During the Fifth Gen, we would see a boom of the survival horror genre take off. Capcom obviously took lead in this as not only did they produce Resident Evil but other horror styles games. Clock Tower and Dino Crisis were their other horror titles, and both had different styles compared to RE. Dino Crisis was the closet to its sister series then Clock Tower was as the features had similar third-person shooter mechanics. It’s no wonder why Capcom are somewhat pioneers for this genre as that all began with Sweet Home on the Famicom. Then the genre took off in the late 90s with Resident Evil which got inspiration from Sweet Home. Now with RE3 having modern gameplay mechanics and features how well has it aged compared to later entries?
I also have some news to talk about regarding a schedule for uploading my reviews and articles. Starting next week, Retro Corner Reviews will get posted on Mondays every two weeks of the month. Of course, next week will not have any uploads for Retro Corner Reviews since I am posting this today. Modern Gaming Reviews will see uploads on Thursdays and Gaming Entertainment will be up on Saturdays every two weeks of the month. Even though it has been a while since I posted a new edition of Retro Arena. However, starting in the end of November they will be feature on the last Friday of the month. For other articles like Pony Media, The Equestrian Blog or Retro’s Blog will depend on the topic and if something non-MLP related gets released. Articles like these will get posted on Wednesdays of the third week of the month on a bi-monthly basis. Alicorn Reviews will also see an upload sparingly on Wednesdays considering I need to catch up on Equestria Girls and the Main Show's important episodes. As of now there are no scheduled plans for Horror Gaming since it’s not often, I review horror fan fictions. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Review |
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