I always kind of keep Guardian Heroes on the list of "maybe try it again in a few years?" to see if I was wrong. But I don't know. I like Treasure more as like... a company I really respect vs. a company whose games I really like, I think. Which is not saying I don't like any of their games. But in general I don't seem to like them as much as everyone else does. I do think Treasure games LOOK fantastic, though.
The D&D games, I don't know. I just find them rough to play. They feel sort of clunky to me or something. Compared to the beat-em-ups I really love (Streets of Rage, TMNT & Turtles In Time, etc) they just don't feel as smooth or whatever. I also don't think the beat-em-up/RPG hybrid thing did much for me. Unless we count River City Rampage because that game is incredible.
(EDIT: Oh, and I HATED Dragon Crown
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I mean different strokes of course. I don't think any of these games are bad games, they just didn't really grab me personally. There's an obviously ineffable thing that happens when you play a game where it either clicks or doesn't sometimes - and it's based on a million little things (controls, visuals, audio, what's going on in your life that day, who's on first...) - and each of those little things are 100% personal. I mean on paper I'd probably tell you that Renegade is not as good a game as Guardian Heroes or those D&D games, but from a purely personal preference place (how's that for alliteration?) I'd say "dudes, Renegade RULES!"
At any rate, I am looking forward to this TR. I think comfort foody arcade games are totally what I'm ready for right now.