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Post by mstreepsucks on Mar 7, 2022 3:00:02 GMT
(if You've never played this game before, but you think you will at some point... I wouldn't read on)
Did you ever get frustrated slightly? Like sometimes it takes me a month just to figure out one thing.
But that's the way it was, and we liked it.
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Post by poutinep on Mar 7, 2022 20:03:07 GMT
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Post by azzajones on Mar 10, 2022 7:39:21 GMT
I did play a couple of remakes of 90s games and I admit I had to use a guide because I couldn't figure out what I had to do - and I'll admit I didn't like doing that.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Mar 10, 2022 7:55:32 GMT
Based on the last reply, I just wanna say. As a rule, don't ever play any modern remake of older games.
First of all any newer remake of an old game is already gonna make the game too easy. Too easy for any real gamer.
But that reply, I'm going to assume it was a joke only.
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Post by jackspicer on Mar 11, 2022 7:46:45 GMT
I have a conspiracy theory that some games were intentionally made cryptic in order to force the player to make an additional purchase of a strategy guide. I think of it as an old-school micro-transaction.
I also existed in the '90s and earlier, and I can say I didn't enjoy that aspect.
If you're being completely honest, in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, did you figure out that you had to kneel at the end of the wastes with the red crystal? Any answer other than "No" will not be accepted.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Mar 11, 2022 9:28:41 GMT
I have a conspiracy theory that some games were intentionally made cryptic in order to force the player to make an additional purchase of a strategy guide. I think of it as an old-school micro-transaction. I also existed in the '90s and earlier, and I can say I didn't enjoy that aspect. If you're being completely honest, in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, did you figure out that you had to kneel at the end of the wastes with the red crystal? Any answer other than "No" will not be accepted. I played that game, and ya I figured that out right away.
It couldn't have been any more obvious. In that part of the game there's a dead end. So, of course there must be something you have to do in that screen in order to advance.
There were clues in the game that told you what you had to do, and what you did in the game before leading up to that, also told you what to do.
Basically all you need for this game is the instruction manual. If you pay close enough attention to what that manual says, you can figure this game out with no extra help.
The only thing is the amount of time. Are you going to figure out this game in a month? No, probably not, it takes more than that to figure out what you have to do in this game.
It is obvious of course that all you need to complete any game is the instruction manual that came with it. And if you can't complete that game even with that, than you simply aren't good enough to complete it.
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 11, 2022 16:58:15 GMT
I've got a Gameboy emulator on my phone and like playing old games on it every now and then. I also bought a 2nd hand Retroid 2 emulator and once I've figured out how to set it up for separate devices I'll be off and running.
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Post by jackspicer on Mar 11, 2022 20:25:03 GMT
I have a conspiracy theory that some games were intentionally made cryptic in order to force the player to make an additional purchase of a strategy guide. I think of it as an old-school micro-transaction. I also existed in the '90s and earlier, and I can say I didn't enjoy that aspect. If you're being completely honest, in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, did you figure out that you had to kneel at the end of the wastes with the red crystal? Any answer other than "No" will not be accepted. I played that game, and ya I figured that out right away. Yeah, no, I don't believe that.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Mar 11, 2022 21:21:13 GMT
The reputation for this game being too cryptic is way , way overblown.
There's an easy to find clue that says use the red crystal at the dead end. That's how you know that.
All it is, it's just a matter of searching around for clues in this game. Thoroughly. Even if you do that, it might take like 6 months of playing the game off and on in order to figure things out.
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Post by jackspicer on Mar 11, 2022 21:51:24 GMT
The reputation for this game being too cryptic is way , way overblown. There's an easy to find clue that says use the red crystal at the dead end. That's how you know that. All it is, it's just a matter of searching around for clues in this game. Thoroughly. Even if you do that, it might take like 6 months of playing the game off and on in order to figure things out. "Wait for a soul with a red crystal on Deborah Cliff." There is absolutely no reference to kneeling. Sorry, but I'm never going to believe you.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Mar 11, 2022 22:04:39 GMT
I don't know if you've played this game and beaten it or not. Because if you didn't then I don't gonna ruin this game for you.
But I can tell you vaguely , that there is also a clue involving just that. From that clue you can deduce what to do at the cliff.
That part with the cliff was easy to figure out, but some stuff leading up to it was not easy for me. But doable, yes.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Mar 11, 2022 22:17:45 GMT
I will say one thing: Even if you already beat this game. Getting to the part where you find this clue, is 1 cryptic part of the game.
So by telling you how, it could ruin that game , even if you already beat it.
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Post by jackspicer on Mar 11, 2022 23:31:07 GMT
But I can tell you vaguely , that there is also a clue involving just that. From that clue you can deduce what to do at the cliff. Please post the clue. You can include a spoiler tag, for the sake of others, if you wish.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Mar 12, 2022 0:25:47 GMT
But I can tell you vaguely , that there is also a clue involving just that. From that clue you can deduce what to do at the cliff. Please post the clue. You can include a spoiler tag, for the sake of others, if you wish. Well, ok. There is no clue telling you what to do at that dead end except for to use the red crystal. Iirc.
But there is a clue telling you have to kneel at another part in the game. Then, with the way it's set up. Common sense will tell you, to kneel at the Cliff also.
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Post by jackspicer on Mar 12, 2022 0:39:23 GMT
Please post the clue. You can include a spoiler tag, for the sake of others, if you wish. Well, ok. There is no clue telling you what to do at that dead end except for to use the red crystal. Iirc.
But there is a clue telling you have to kneel at another part in the game. Then, with the way it's set up. Common sense will tell you, to kneel at the Cliff also.
Yes, you're referring to "TO REPLENISH EARTH, KNEEL BY THE LAKE WITH THE BLUE CRYSTAL". Couldn't the clue just have been 'kneel by the cliff with the red crystal'?
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Post by mstreepsucks on Mar 12, 2022 1:10:08 GMT
That would make it too obvious. Plus they wanted to make the gamers feel smart by possibly figuring this stuff out on their own. Well, and possibly buy magazines.
Actually on second thought, ya they could have done it that way, and then not have a clue for the lake part. And then that would be the part where you actually have to think about what to do.
Actually on second thouhgt, no they couldn't have had a clue for the cliff kneeling though. Because it would make more sense for it to be for the lake part, since on that screen there is only one place you can stand. But on the cliff area, the player could be anywhere.
But since you already know about that clue. And since that area(with the lake) is a dead end. And it involves a crystal.
And the other area is a dead end, and also involves a crystal. I'm not sure why you find it confusing exactly.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Jun 14, 2022 19:52:58 GMT
See, the reputation for this game being too hard is rubbish.
All it does take though, is some time to figure it out... think about things you have to do.
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