BoneSnapDeez wrote:So Arc the Lad is from the mid-90s, ten hours, 2D, and easy? I am in.
Yeah. I had no idea that it was that short. I've had a copy of the collection forever, and I may have to break it out soon (especially since my PS3 is the only console I have hooked up at the moment).
EDIT: Woah. Apparently, the next few games are 60+ hours each. It is strange that the first one is so short.
touchofkiel wrote:I loved the Rocketeer as a kid, but probably because I also loved the movie. Good idea for new NES game to return to!
You and me both! Such a great movie. I haven't seen it in years, so maybe it's awful now, but I thought it was amazing when I saw it as a kid.
Last year I saw it again with my brother when the theater by him was doing a retro showing of it. It actually does hold up pretty well. Like, it's pulpy as hell, but it's supposed to be. And being older I noticed things I didn't notice before, like the awesomeness of the mob and the police teaming up because it was revealed the villain was a Nazi.
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BoneSnapDeez wrote:So Arc the Lad is from the mid-90s, ten hours, 2D, and easy? I am in.
Yeah. I had no idea that it was that short. I've had a copy of the collection forever, and I may have to break it out soon (especially since my PS3 is the only console I have hooked up at the moment).
EDIT: Woah. Apparently, the next few games are 60+ hours each. It is strange that the first one is so short.
Well it's like I've always said when Arc the Lad pops up, the first game is just about literally in every sense merely a prelude to 2. It expands upon everything, gives you full player control on maps/dungeons which is rare in the SRPG genre, and not like it's a huge spoiler but the entire cast from 1 joins your group in 2.
I guess it's a bit like Suikoden 1 and how it connects with 2, but even more directly.
I love how it worked out and just makes me see the first two as something special above the norm.
For those not quite as in tune with their inner Falcom, Golden Sun is another good comparison, although the first entry is much shorter than the second in this case. If memory serves, Golden Sun was more like 20-25 hours, and Lost Age was like 40. It's more of a 10-50 split for Arc.
Sarge wrote:For those not quite as in tune with their inner Falcom, Golden Sun is another good comparison, although the first entry is much shorter than the second in this case. If memory serves, Golden Sun was more like 20-25 hours, and Lost Age was like 40. It's more of a 10-50 split for Arc.
I don't recall lost age being that long. Of course I didn't go completionist or grind as much as I should have for the final boss(there's a massive difficulty spike between the mobs before and it if i recall correctly). HLTB says 22 to 32 or 25 to 40(not including completionist)...
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bogusmeatfactory wrote:Ever feel like a wild gazelle in the wilderness?
I can fill you in on my time in just a sec. *checks saves*
Hmm... nearly 30 hours on my brother's save in the first game, but mine's already clear, so I can't see the time. Pretty similar times, I'd wager, and a completionist run for sure. Aaaand... 41:03 on my last save in Lost Age.
