CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Loaded this up last night and was very disappointed to see it was 30fps. Makes the animations look like shit.
No buy.
No buy.
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Castle of Illusion HD starring Mickey Mouse |OT| Once upon a mouse
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Finaika
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Disney animated cartoons are 24fps.
The game is so generous with giving you lives and checkpoints, is so lenient with its health system (youre given a lot of hp, and falling into a pit takes away a 1 hp not taking away a life), and the game even lets you tackle the harder optional sections an infinite number of times with no penalty. Im not sure where that one reviewer would suggest to place in even more checkpoints. After every gap i guess?
Theres certainly tricky sections, but i wouldnt call it a particularly hard game at all.
GrayFoxPL
Member
DA FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK????
From what is this?
Do these cartoons involve you directly controlling the main character?
I got this last night on the 360, I am only familiar with the Master System version of the game (as that is the copy of it I have owned for 4 years now), but have seen some videos of the Genesis/MD version. I have to say that this game is fantastic in almost every sense, really tight controls and physics, some challenge (mainly collecting the diamonds), great music, great visuals, and amazing level design. The levels are short and sweet and feel like they are perfected in almost every aspect. I only beat the first 3 levels of the game but am having a blast so far.
I wasn't sure when I saw the game on video, but the sections where the game goes 3D and changes things up are also fantastic and are a nice change of pace. I loved this game and loved Ducktales Remastered as well. I really enjoy both games but have to say that Castle of Illusion remake surpasses the Ducktales remake for me. Castle of Illusion manages to change up the gameplay itself and still have a perfect flow, while DT HD changes up the routes you have to explore and the flow of the original is compromised.
This game has a lot of imagination to it and even though it might look generic from the trailers, it is actually very creative, fantastic, and well done.
I wasn't sure when I saw the game on video, but the sections where the game goes 3D and changes things up are also fantastic and are a nice change of pace. I loved this game and loved Ducktales Remastered as well. I really enjoy both games but have to say that Castle of Illusion remake surpasses the Ducktales remake for me. Castle of Illusion manages to change up the gameplay itself and still have a perfect flow, while DT HD changes up the routes you have to explore and the flow of the original is compromised.
This game has a lot of imagination to it and even though it might look generic from the trailers, it is actually very creative, fantastic, and well done.
Original Famous Ray
Member
The Wire
http://youtu.be/3KVyRqloGmk
Shame about the pc version with its issues. I'll wait a bit longer and then decide of which version to get.
SkylineRKR
Member
I'm taking my time, just beat chapter 2. Level design is insanely well done, such as the upside down stuff and the pitfall part.
This game is every bit as good as the original was, while not being a carbon copy of it. The studio pulled it off and its sad that they're gone because they also pitched Golden Axe and SoR to be remade like this.
This game is every bit as good as the original was, while not being a carbon copy of it. The studio pulled it off and its sad that they're gone because they also pitched Golden Axe and SoR to be remade like this.
GrayFoxPL
Member
thanks.
cmerrifield
Neo Member
Installed Afterburner and locked frame rate to 30 but I still can't get the game to show up. Playing on PC and as soon as I launch I get the "Mode not supported" on my TV. Yes, I'm playing PC to Tv via HDMI. Can anyone explain how to fix this?
Palladium Pen and Paper
Neo Member
That just ruined my day.
Try changing the options to windowed mode via registry.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SSA\COI
Double click the FullScreen and change the value from 1 to 0.
If it works then using this application you can run the game on borderless window. I think there's a bug with fullscreen 1080p.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Looked around and it is from The Wire.
Catalix
And on the sixth day the LORD David Bowie created man and woman in His image. And he saw that it was good. On the seventh day the LORD created videogames so that He might take the bloody day off for once.
I love Brad and all, but this Quicklook was kinda painful
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/giant-bomb-quick-look-disney-castle-of-illusion-st/2300-7905/
Now I'm starting to understand where some people's "difficulty" complaints are coming from ;p
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/giant-bomb-quick-look-disney-castle-of-illusion-st/2300-7905/
Now I'm starting to understand where some people's "difficulty" complaints are coming from ;p
That was painful to watch when all he had to do was duck
Yeah I just started watching and as soon as he starts encountering something he has trouble with, he immediately starts blaming the game for control latency and all sorts of bullshit. Brad *always* does this whenever he has trouble with the game and never considers that it's himself that is the problem.
I'm surprised at how difficult a time people are having with the game. Even stuck at 30 fps, I was able to blast through most of it in one sitting without ever really running into anything difficult. It's a nice challenge, actually, in the sense that it demands some precision but isn't too punishing.
nkarafo
Member
Disney animated cartoons are not games. Also, this game is not hand-animated 2D sprite based.
polyh3dron
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Tizoc
Member
Pretty sure the original game cost more than that when you were 5 years old ;P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_96wWKzkp4s
Fortinbras
Member
I don't like this game. I hate the fact that the game is locked at 30 fps and the controls are terrible compared to the other platformers (Sonic Generations, NSMBU, Rayman Legends) I played in the last few weeks.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I heard control issues are coming from a terrible framelimiter, so it isn't actually 30fps or consistent. Some are saying that they did some wizardry to disable something in the game and use D3DO to framelimit to actual 30 and it makes the motion better and syncs the controls up correctly. The 1080p setting also apparently just upscales a 720p image and you have to registry hack and use an outside program to get it working right.
Terrible fuckup of a port.
Terrible fuckup of a port.
Sadly, I'm not overly surprised. I was keeping an eye on the game in the registry, hoping to see the MegaDrive original (or something that would imply it, at least) added to the subs the game is part of, and I couldn't help but notice that, prior to the store page finally going up, the app itself hadn't been updated for two months, so I was worried that the port would prove to be the product of a quick and dirty job.
As I said - ''I need to play more to have a better judgment of the game''.
Also, it wasn't a review of mine, it was first impressions of the game from the little I've played of it.
The game's average score is 78.33% by gamerankings:
http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/710884-disney-castle-of-illusion-starring-mickey-mouse/index.html
Bigger names like gamespot and IGN gave it 7.0 and 6.7 respectively. IGN slated the game for having slippery controls.
I'm looking forward to my second playthrough.
RpgN
Junior Member
He did not mean the game was hard, but that the controls need getting used to because he feels like he's dying/making clumsy mistakes more than he should in comparison to the platformers he played. There's a difference between finding a game difficult and getting used to the controls. Something that I can definitely understand. The game does have floaty controls and the animation time not being instant (imo). It remains to be seen wether it's different kind of controls that you master the more you play of it or wether it's just not perfect in that regard. There's no need to be so harsh about it.
I've done up to the second door Act 1. The game really has nice presentation and lovely old school style to it. I'm enjoying it a lot but it doesn't seem flawless. Mainly the controls and the framerate. The controls are not terrible, just a bit different. And the framerate, I'm not sure if it is the framerate or the engine. The game seems to slow down or freeze quickly in random moments.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Got to the final boss last night. The game isn't particularly hard, although some parts are mildly challenging. The biggest flaw is really that the controls aren't quite as tight as I wish they were, and occasionally the enemies have a tendency to blend too much into the background. Still, it's a very good remake. Too bad Sega AU got shut down, I would've wanted a remake like this of Donald Duck in The Lucky Dime Caper.
Sega AU was shut down. I doubt it will be fixed. For all we know the game was codes in such a way that a higher framerate might break it. :-/
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I accept that there are people with varying degrees of skill. Hence why I'm able to accept that some people suck at video games. Such as people that find this game hard.
derExperte
Member
If you play it in window mode the lag gets reduced. Then use http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=30525996.
Wouldn't surprise me, it's a mess all around. I mean for example it ignores what language I choose via Steam, it checks Windows. So now I have to fiddle around with that if I don't want subtitles and menus in German. Worst port job this year so far, they didn't care at all. Should have bought Brothers instead.
Check out the workarounds posted here, you can get rid of the input lag and the fps up to a steady 30 within a few minutes, plus much better IQ than on consoles. Doesn't excuse the outrageously shoddy port but like dark10x said it's unlikely to get fixed with an official patch, and since you've already purchased it...
us or eu psn? have you checked your download list? I don't think you'll get an email telling you to download the stuff.
Oh wow, that video brought back some memories, man! Video games have changed a lot since then though
Sorry didnt know it was impressions. Enough posts in this thread and the review thread cited a review complaining about checkpoints I guess my brain just filed it away as fact
EDIT- also i seem to have lucked out with the input lag not being that bad for me. It was total garbage when Jeff was testing it out in the GB QL. Definitely get the control complaints some reviews had now
well, you get a confirmation email when you purchase something. just use this as a reference and contact sony, you didn't get the pre-order bonus like you should have. that's all I can suggest. :/
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Why did this get some of those poor reviews? Playing it now. It's really good.
I know that this is a reply to someone who got banned, but...
... While I normally agree (and it's not completely inapplicable in this situation honestly) it really does baffle me. How is this significantly harder than any platform that isn't a pushover? There's some tricky spots, but I think I had more trouble in New SMB U than this and I don't recall reviews trashing that for difficulty. It's just really odd how they call it very hard and that it's from 1990 design when at worst some of the bosses can take awhile for the amount of life you have.
Secret Fawful
Member
This game really is worth a play, even with the sticky controls and bad framerate. It's gorgeous and has beautiful level design. The Grant Kirkhope soundtrack is PHENOMENAL. I want an OST.
cmerrifield
Neo Member
Thanks, I'll try that.
Kyleripman
Member
I really hope that OST gets released. Just beat the game tonight, very fun.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
I'm really liking the game. I never played the original so there's no nostalgia for me.
How long is this again?
How long is this again?
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