I'm not stuck on E4M1 or anything I just said I wasnt gonna get the platinum because of the "Not So Bad" Trophy. I couldnt get past E1M2 on Nightmare Mode I can't even imagine doing it on every level let alone with 2 people or in my case an inactive controller. It just becomes not fun when all it is is just a race to the end with dozens of infinitely respawning enemies that kill you in only 3 or 4 hits. I also heard horror stories about the boss(es) in E1M8 and how if you lose just once its nearly impossible to make it back to him since the barrels that would have killed the horde of Imps at the beginning are no longer there on top of the invisible Imps repeatedly coming back when you do reach the boss.

Playing SIGIL makes me realize just how limited DOOM is in comparison to its sequel. DOOM has 10 monsters whereas DOOM II has 20. The double barrel shotgun is also sorely missed. Fights with Cacodemons and Barons of Hell take too long and use too much ammo. SIGIL compounds these issues by making bullets and rockets scarce with the plasma rifle non-existent for 2/3 of the episode. The latter half of E5M3 up to the first half of E5M6 is an absolute slog. The evil eye gimmick is neat, and so is the level design, but truthfully, SIGIL isn't very fun.

All that said, I am still happy SIGIL exists. It's always awesome to see new content released for old games. SIGIL feels right at home as the 5th episode of DOOM. It's also really cool to see something new from someone so influential. For better or worse, SIGIL is very much a John Romero game. (And speaking of Romero games, can we please get an Anachronox remake and/or sequel already?)

P.S.: Is it weird that I've never heard of Buckethead before? (Keep in mind that I had no idea who Kurt Cobain was when he died.)

yeah, absolutely; i also got destroyed in this section hardcore back in the day. earlier in the year an online friend was having similar problems on their first stab at the narshe battle and it dredged up a lot of old memories of suffering through that fight, only for me to realize that my latent knowledge of jrpg mechanics was probably enough to completely dismantle kefka and his goons.

so i did. [Link] eat shit you imperial clown!!

thoughts are about the same as hearing a high school basketball star say "i'm gonna be the next michael jordan!" doing well for yourself and becoming a legend are two different things. bk2 is a straight-up masterpiece of its genre and even ancient had a hard time following up on it; i would not call bk3 a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, but it's also not a case of being a strictly superior title.

personally i would try to avoid the route of specifically retreading the series' past, and specifically the core cast, because it's only going to set this new game up for a very difficult 1:1 comparison. i'd rather see the new kids trained by the old crew. with the original characters as an unlockable reward so that people don't lose their goddamn minds over no axel and blaZE WHATTST?SS

i accept that i'm an outlier on this, but i always think it's kind of boring when you have these martial arts games where the heroes are just plucky newcomers for all time and never age or become masters that teach new students. garou and sf3 both took steps to age the cast a bit and have the once young hopefuls become established and take a new class under their wing, but that was a controversial move for reasons i don't care to understand

anyway i'm sure sor4 will play well in the current atmosphere of remakes and retro revivals. however, making this sequel is one hell of a task to take on, and what little information there is to go on re: these studios' beatemup chops is streets of fury. not really sure about that. we'll see.

yeah, i've finished it before - a friend of mine is getting back into the series and while i don't care for it in general, i'm all for revisiting jupiter's early work after spending hundreds of hours with world ends with you.

i'll say this: it's a great game for stealth goof-off time at work because 1) anytime soft-save 2) all the music is tepid GBA renditions of disney themes so you miss nothing muting it

the three major ape escape games are all quite different for entries within a series, so what you want out of the game is very pertinent to which one is the best jumping off point. AE1 is a solid traditional 3D platformer with lots of technical and execution challenges standing between you and the monkeys. AE2 moves more to finding its own groove by focusing on extended phase of chasing and catching the monkeys and less on platforming through complex terrain to get them. AE3 adds in costumes that change your moveset and give you all sorts of special perks and abilities, which makes the game much easier but also gives it a kirby-like feel of having tons of goofy fun powers in an easygoing game.

they're all still pretty cheap, too! for some reason! i mean, i could be a pusher for way more depressing stuff here lol