I am looking at some PS2 classics and I am wondering if this game is worth a play in 2014? It seemed to be great in the day but I have never played it.
Viewtiful Joe does that game still hold up?
I haven't played it in a long time, but I would guess it holds up just fine. The visuals are very cartoony and stylized (in a good way), so I would think they would age a lot better than something that was going for "realism". And I can't think of anything about how the game plays that should feel too dated. It's a side scrolling action/beat-em-up that controls well. I may be biased, because I liked the game a lot, and haven't played it in a long time, but I think it should hold up just fine in 2014.
I remember really liking that game, but got stuck on capcom's classic "boss rush" levels and couldn't get past them.
It's a fantastic game with a great sense of style, the last stretch of the game is brutal. If you do get the game there are a few techniques you'll probably need to know about to make it through the game without ripping your hair out...specifically a combination of Slow + Zoom + Punch.
I haven't played the game in years, but I watched a speed run earlier this year during the Awesome Games Done Quick stream that was incredible. Made me remember how fantastic that game was, and I assume is. Not that I would ever come close to speed run level of playing.
You should play it if you have the opportunity.
I've never finished it, but it is a really fun game to play. Hulk Davidson can go suck an egg, though. He's such a jerk.
It holds up wonderfully (pardon the pun).
What?
It holds up wonderfully (pardon the pun).
What?
Platinum made a game called Wonderful 101 that's basically a big love letter to Viewtiful Joe, it even has Silvia in it!
I played it for the first time about a month ago and didn't much care for it. Though I'd say that's mostly because I really dislike Viewtiful Joe himself and think the movement is a little slow, and not because it hasn't aged well. I probably would have still disliked it back when it was new.
@yummylee said:
I played it for the first time about a month ago and didn't much care for it. Though I'd say that's mostly because I really dislike Viewtiful Joe himself and think the movement is a little slow, and not because it hasn't aged well. I probably would have still disliked it back when it was new.
This pretty much mimics how I experienced the game too. I had actually played it back around release, but I don't remember how I felt about it then. I think it maybe hasn't aged perfectly, compared to some other PS2 games, but I also don't really care for it much.
It holds up wonderfully (pardon the pun).
What?
Platinum made a game called Wonderful 101 that's basically a big love letter to Viewtiful Joe, it even has Silvia in it!
That's like 7 degrees of seperat-pun...?
I only remember the GameCube version but on that platform it definitely holds up. It's a Kamiya action game so it'll take awhile to really figure out the mechanics, but once you do it's a blast.
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