One of the best on N64
from The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to retrogaming@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 15:31
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FunnyUsername@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 16:27 next collapse

i recently got a retro handheld and loaded it with full libraries in case i ever randomly want to play something from the past without any fuss.

put this game in my favorites list to check out! never heard even a single thing about it and would have dismissed it based on title and cover.

TachyonTele@lemm.ee on 13 Apr 16:40 next collapse

The snes and PS1 versions are great too.

Nemo@slrpnk.net on 13 Apr 21:08 next collapse

Yeah, I’d only played the SNES version.

FunnyUsername@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 21:21 collapse

oh snap, turns out I have all these versions! which would be good to start with? I know nothing about the entire franchise

TachyonTele@lemm.ee on 14 Apr 05:11 collapse

The PS1 port has some QoL improvements

The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 16:45 collapse

It’s an incredible game, but it feels like very few people were aware of it (at least in the US). The closest AAA game to it now would be Unicorn Overlord, if you’ve seen that.

You build squads of units and customize who’s in each party and which tile they stand on, then send them out to a battle map where you can direct them. When they run into enemies, it auto-battles sort of like Fire Emblem.

cmbabul@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 19:04 next collapse

This is one of my all time favorites and you’re right, very few copies were even sold in the US, my brother is the only other person I know IRL that is even aware of its existence and that’s because we played it together

QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works on 13 Apr 20:22 collapse

I assumed all the games in the Ogre series were TRPG’s like FF Tactics and Fire Emblem? I have Tactics Ogre and Knight of Lodis but haven’t played any of the Ogre Battle games

The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 22:22 collapse

I didn’t play the original Tactics Ogre, but I played a bit of the recent remake. It’s very much like FF Tactics, where you move individual units around on a grid, take turns, and adjust the direction they’re facing, etc.

Ogre Battle 64 is more like a full battle map with free, simultaneous movement. You traverse the battle map as sort of an overworld (?), then it switches to the autobattle combat interface when units run into each other.

They have some similarities, but I personally enjoy the Ogre Battle 64 approach more.

Walican132@lemmy.today on 13 Apr 16:46 next collapse

Just saw a copy for 100 dollars at a GameStop in the Portland area yesterday. Crazy how expensive this game is now.

The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 16:50 collapse

That’s so much. It seems to be getting a small spike in attention these days with some recent games inspired by it (like Unicorn Overlord, or a popular indie game called Symphony of War).

criitz@reddthat.com on 13 Apr 18:01 next collapse

I love this game! One of the best in the genre. I’ve still got my cartidge

QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works on 13 Apr 20:26 next collapse

I regret not buying this game for $50 a few years ago

Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 22:02 next collapse

Space Station Silicone Valley.

That was life changing too.

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 22:45 next collapse

My biggest regret is selling this game when I was done with it. Every now and then I look to see if can be properly emulated yet.

thermal_shock@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 23:33 collapse

Can it not be emulated?

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 00:47 collapse

Ehh, sorta. Technically it ran, but it was not a great experience. The background and other stuff didn’t render. I’m not really sure why this is a game that’s difficult to emulate.

captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works on 14 Apr 01:20 next collapse

N64 be like that. There’s a track in Mario Kart 64 that has a big display board that shows a picture of the race, and in emulators it’s blank because they used a unique feature of the N64’s hardware to achieve that effect.

h0rnman@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 14 Apr 02:44 collapse

If you still have the original hardware, a flash cart might be worth looking into

Vegasvator@lemmy.today on 14 Apr 00:48 next collapse

I’m sad that there has never been a successor. Still waiting for Ogrebattle 65.

njm1314@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 04:18 next collapse

Man I love that game so much. I remember printing out just dozens of pages of guides from GameFAQs trying to do all the secrets you need to get the super special characters and everything.

The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 12:41 collapse

I had no idea what I was doing as a kid, and figuring out through trial and error which combinations and placements of units would cause them to do cool combo attacks was maddening.

Jarix@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 05:15 collapse

I’m just really happy to see love for this franchise. It and snes version are some of the best games I’ve ever played.

I still dont know how they managed to pack so much into them for the era they were created in

Thanks everyone