Saturday, September 04, 2004
Back in the world of doing stuff for something to do.Not quite retro gaming, so much as recent but defunct gaming.
I picked up a Sega Dreamcast from the same store I got the Saturn from. Interesting contraption, and I can see why it failed to sell.
Sega seem to have concentrated so hard on getting good gfx that they totally forgot about ergonomics. They joypad has to be one of the most horribly uncomfortable controllers I've ever laid my hands on. After using a PS1 and PS2 pad for so long, this thing seems little more than a joke.
The games I picked up with it are an equally curious bunch.
Sega Rally 2: The gfx look great, untill it starts moving, and then you realise it has a worse framerate than Sega Rally on the Saturn, so while it's extremely pretty, it doesn't feel as nice to play.
Sega GT: This wants SO bad to be Gran Turismo, and I guess it isn't bad really... it just isn't Gran Turismo.
Ferrari 355 Challenge: Nice. It's Ferraris... what else can I say?
Crazy Taxi: Hehehehehehe.... yup, I like this a lot. Haven't laughed at a game so much in ages.
The thing I can't help noticing about these games is the overriding Japanese feel of the games... the same as on the Saturn. I dont know why Sega games come out that way, coz Sony are equally Japanese, but they feel entirely different. Maybe it's just Sega's arcade roots seeping into the games.
Steve 2:35 PM [+]
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