Scooter wrote:One of the sole reasons to own a Sega CD? Heart of the Alien. It can be expensive but is a must play. It also includes a copy of Out of This World as the two games' storylines are related.
I've actually never heard of that game, but now that I've looked a bit up about it, I'm definitely interested. I might have to pick that one up once I finish paying for my slew of Wii U and PS4 pre-orders.
samsonlonghair wrote:I have a question: which SegaCD games are exclusives?
A/X-101 A-Rank Thunder Tanjouhen Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm Anett Futatabi* Blade Arcus from Shining Captain Tsubasa Dark Wizard Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit Ground Zero: Texas Heart of the Alien Lunar: Eternal Blue Lunar: The Silver Star Racing Aces Robo Aleste Shadowrun (1996 video game) Shining Force CD Soulstar The Third World War Wild Woody Wirehead WWF Rage in the Cage
Some of these had different versions on other platforms, but were not the same as the SEGA CD versions themselves.
*My pick for underrated fun.
As for Heart of the Alien:
"Eric Chahi recalled: "Interplay insisted in making the sequel in order to make the most of the CD-ROM medium's capabilities. After discussion, I agreed. Rather than making a chronological development related to the first story, I decided that redesigning the game from the alien point of view was excellent, and would make the player discover Another World with other eyes. I could already picture scenes where Lester would be in the background fighting guards, while the player would control the alien in the foreground and then join our first hero, help him, etc... The concept was good but, alas, neither the animations nor the game, entirely developed by Interplay, were up to the job. It was a flop."[1] Reportedly, "quickly after it was released, Chahi made a public statement that the title did not represent his vision of the world he crafted and disowned it altogether from being treated as an official sequel." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_the_Alien
Éric Chahi wrote the base concept for Heart of the Alien, but he did not directly create the game, and it shows. As a huge fan of Another World I had really high hopes for its sequel, but for me personally it was a dud.
Exhuminator wrote:Some of these had different versions on other platforms, but were not the same as the SEGA CD versions themselves.
word. Like Shining Force being the only way to play the GG games in English. Or Eternal Champs having so much added to it that it should have just been called Eternal Champions II.
Exhuminator wrote:Éric Chahi wrote the base concept for Heart of the Alien, but he did not directly create the game, and it shows. As a huge fan of Another World I had really high hopes for its sequel, but for me personally it was a dud.
I think it played just as well as Out of this World/Another World, maybe better in my experience. My only experience prior to the Sega CD version is the Genesis version of OOTW, it may play differently on other formats. The Genesis and Sega CD versions play exactly the same, the only difference being the soundtrack if I recall correctly.
I've always felt HOTA was the better game. Great storyline, you really get immersed and begin to care for the characters. Biggest problem is the game is rather rare and expensive to obtain, glad I bought mine "back in the day".
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I looked through my Sega CD games last night and verified I do still own a legit copy of Heart of the Alien. However it is disc only, no case or manual. The disc is in very good condition though. If anyone is interested in buying it send me a PM.
