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dudeski's Gradius (NES)
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| [January 19, 2007 07:23:42 PM]
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I took about a two hour break from the game before I started playing again, and when I started playing again, I realized that I had not learned anything in my previous playing session. This game made me very frustrated, It may be because I didn't really play this game as a little kid, but it just doesn't feel like a classic to me. Then again I might be saying this because I could never pass the volcano part in the first level. It may be my fault as a subpar player that I didn't get past the volcano, but never the less after two hours of the same ten minutes of the level got very boring for me, even with the awesome power-ups. This doesn't mean that I will no longer play the game, but it does mean that I will no longer feel enjoyment until I pass the volcano.
The game still feels like a standard scrolling game to me, but maybe if I got more strategic with my powerups it would blossom into something outstanding. Overall, I believe Gradius is a solid game, but not something fit to the taste of a gamer like me who enjoys platforms a bit more.
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| [January 19, 2007 04:12:52 PM]
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I played Gradius for the first time today. I had never previously heard of this game before class the other day, and was a little interested to see what the game was about. My first comment was that the game was a great deal like space invaders except a horizontal scroller instead of a vertical one. This was before I learned about the powerups. The powerups add a very interesting and enjoyable aspect to the game. I quickly learn that you recieve powerups by achieving certain objectives, like killing an entire sequence of ships or destroying the red one. I only just learned that you recieve different powerups depending on the number of tokens collected by reading other students' game logs, and I believe that this aspect will improve my gameplay immensely.
The game may prove to be too dificult for me because I cannot even get past the volcano, and I am starting to lose my motivation to try. It may have helped to have a story about why I am committing genocide on this alien space fleet. A pretty entertaining game so far, though. I will give my full report in another hour.
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dudeski's Gradius (NES)
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Current Status: Stopped playing - Got frustrated
GameLog started on: Friday 19 January, 2007
GameLog closed on: Friday 19 January, 2007 |
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