purple_beard Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/anniversary_actraiser_turns_30_today_and_theres_still_nothing_quite_like_this_snes_classic I can't recall when I got this game but I think it was a Christmas present. I LOVED the music and the simcity + side scrolling platforming was something very unique. It was a very cool way to tie in your boss defeats to developing your land(s) and then taking on that final boss. I never beat it on SNES but I got the WiiVC version and beat that. I was also better at planning out growing and developing my towns the second time around. I think the sequel had its merits but without the sim part, it wasn't ActRaiser IMO. Kezay 1 Quote Link to comment
bel Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 This game rules so hard, I love it. The other games they did are pretty awesome too but especially Soul Blazer. It almost feels like a true sequel to ActRaiser in a lot of ways Quote Link to comment
DranSeasona Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 My first exposure was the Wii VC. I loved basically everything about it. Never tried 2 for fear of being disappointed due to the lack of Sim elements. Quote Link to comment
Eliwood8 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I also only played ActRaiser on the Wii VC, but I really enjoyed the weird combo of sim building and side-scrolling action gameplay. Doesn't feel like the combo should even work, and really ActRaiser is neither the best sim game nor the best action platformer on the SNES, but the overall game is more than the sum of its parts and makes for such a unique experience. Also the line "I know it's unexpected, but the people have something to say to you" has been lodged in my brain since they say it every single time there's an update. DranSeasona and Kezay 2 Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 This game is my jam man and I was so glad when it came to the Wii VC. Reliving that music, that title screen intro... just everything. As a kid I also remember thinking how cool it was to have a stage called Bloodpool, haha. I actually enjoyed Actraiser 2 quite a bit though the lack of SIM elements definitely stings. I get that you're now in a more prosperous world but surely there could have been ways to still implement it. Only thing that sucked about Act2 is the friggin skid stop the Master does after gliding. Made platforming in the friggin Tower of Souls the most annoying thing ever!! Even more disappointing when that SolSeraph game was being heralded as a spiritual successor but apparently must missed the mark way too much. Profound sadness purple_beard 1 Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Sweet Baby Ray's! I was gonna look up some favorite tracks of mine to post here and came across a fan orchestrated version of Fillmore! Quote Link to comment
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