neontropics wrote:This is cool if only to get more people playing Panzer Dragoon.
I picked up a Saturn and Panzer Dragoon Zwei a couple months ago and damn that game is amazing. The gameplay is some of the best on-rail shooting (only SNES Star Fox or N64 Sin & Punishment come close IMO). The atmosphere is just fantastic - the dragon feels alive, as does the world which uses the blocky 32-bit textures perfectly to create a gritty, lived-in feel. It reminds me of Star Wars (OG trilogy) in how fully realized the world is, to the point where I'm almost considering picking up the $500 Panzer Dragoon Saga. I'll likely just try and get the action replay custom backup booting thing working instead.
who who who hold your horses for a second!
Panzer Dragoon Saga is an RPG btw lol
Nothing like the original action packed rail shooter you experienced.
That said though Panzer Dragoon Saga compliments both games really well. When you play the RPG you'll see references from the previous two games. I was loving every moment of Saga when I saw them.
The RPG is somewhat of a slow start and is very short! But as you play through the game it picks up and doesn't stop climbing until your done!
I'm not a huge RPG fan but PDS is by far my favorite RPG. The battle system is extremely fun and strategic. None of this Final Fantasy Turn base crap where you grind. Winning battles requires a lot of thought and it feels almost like an action game once the pace picks up.
I'd pay the asking price of 500$ easily but I already own the game though lol.
I'd also recommend getting Orta if you can. It's XBone BC and it's one of the best Panzer's available.
You really hit a soft spot when you mentioned the gritty graphics of Panzer. I absolutely love the graphics! The gritty saturn texture really add character to the style. Man I have to go back and play me some Panzer on the Saturn at some point.
As far as Rail shooters go I'd rate Starfox 64 as one of the best ones. SNES Starfox was fun for its time but it has aged greatly.
My favorite list of Rail Shooters
- Panzer Dragoon Orta
- Panzer Dragoon Zwei
- Panzer Dragoon [Sega Ages PS2 version my favorite]
- Starfox 64
- Sin and Punishment Star Successor
- Sin and Punishment
I can't think of anything else. Anyone want to add any that have not been mentioned?