3D Dot, Dead To Rights Impressions 0
Gotta love Gamefly. I received both 3D Dot Game Heroes and Dead to Rights Retribution this past week. Now, I’ve been very busy with moving, but still had time to get some hours into each.
First, 3D Dot Game Heroes is by FromSoftware, a dev that continues to put out great games. This game looks as the title puts it. Small 3D dots are used to create the 8-bit style graphics in a 3D world. The game looks and plays exactly like Zelda. And I mean the original Zelda from the NES. Other than that, there’s not much more to say. If you like old-school Zelda and want to play it in a unique graphical design, this is the game for you. It allows customizing of the main character which is created by manipulating the dots within the cube representing your characters hit-box. It’s hard to say if the game is worth its entry price though (which is still quite reasonable). The Schiller watched me play it the other day and his reaction was ‘is that it?’, which may cement this as a niche title. But as I said, this is a Zelda clone up and down.
Dead to Rights Retribution sure is Retribution. The first game was fantastic for its time. The second…I’m not sure what the fuck happened there. But this one goes back to its original gameplay, plus and minus a few things. While the game is not amazing, it is fun, and reviewing this game to achieve a score doesn’t make sense. The game was made to be a fun action game that really doesn’t do anything wrong. You can fight enemies by using hand-to-hand, gun fighting, or your dog Shadow. Within these three types of fighting comes different ways to approach them. I’m glad the human shield is still in affect, as well as grappling an enemy while fighting any one that comes at you. This isn’t a one-at-a-time style brawler in hand-to-hand. Opponents will continue to come after you no matter what, and by using the analog stick while pressing the attack buttons, you can Jackie Chan their asses. I’m not too far in, so it is possible the game could get boring.
I should finally have my plans on LP2 Monday. I wouldn’t generally wait this long, but moving sort of got in the way. Also, Saturday’s Bluecast should be up Monday afternoon.
