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   Message 11,722 of 13,461   
   Scott H to All   
   Re: My thoughts on Golden Axe 3.   
   14 Nov 06 00:37:09   
   
   From: weaponx013@yahoo.com   
      
   dos-man 64 wrote:   
   > Some of the online opinions I read indicated that this game wasn't   
   > satisfied with being a side-scroller. People acted like it was a   
   > frogger remake or something. No way mate, no way. The only difference   
   > between this game and other scrollers is that there is a lot of   
   > blocking of attacks. And you can choose the path that you take to get   
   > to the end. It doesn't really add anything, but it doesn't hurt   
   > anything either. One way seems as hard as another. At least it's more   
   > backgrounds to keep things fresh.   
   >   
   > The two new characters rock. The panther guy is amazing.  He handles   
   > like nightcrawler. I keep wanting to jump on the guys while they are   
   > lying on the ground.  He is so fast! His magic is quite a spectacle.   
   > I'm still trying to figure out if the game uses the magic policies from   
   > ga1 or ga2. The potions you have collected are visible at the   
   > upper-left hand corner of the screen so you know how many you have.   
   > They are sectioned off into groups for some reason. I got up to level 6   
   > twice but no further. I earned an extra guy at one point, but I'm not   
   > sure how.   
   >   
   > I would make just a few changes to this game. I would substitute the   
   > snail creatures with the traditional ga riding dragons, have the bad   
   > guys yell "bleh!" when they die, and exchange the new skeletal warriors   
   > for the traditional skeletons. Yes, they were pricks, but I take some   
   > sort of perverse satisfaction in getting double-teamed and bonked over   
   > the head with shields.   
   >   
   > It's kind of a neat experience to "discover" a vintage scroller like   
   > this, but it's also kind of depressing because it makes you yearn for   
   > more. If only this genre could live again! I'm so tired of hearing   
   > today's developers talking about expressing their artistic creativity.   
   > Take up painting.   
   >   
   > dos-man   
   >   
      
   Eh that does it, I'm going to have to pick this disc up.  I swear   
   though, I should be beat with a rubber hose for how much money I've   
   spent on games this year.   
      
      
   --   
   Scott   
      
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   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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