TonberrysKnife
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And there are NO load times in the Genesis version! The music sounds better in the SNES version but that's all.
LTTP: Sega Genesis. Give me your recommendations.
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NeverYouMind
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Its sequel, Langrisser II, is arguably better and previously mentioned.
Langrisser II - Tactical JRPG
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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- Alien Soldier
- ALISIA DRAGOON
- Beyond Oasis
- Castlevania: BLOODLINES
- Contra: Hard Corps
- Crusaders of Centy
- Dynamite Headdy
- Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Golden Axe II
- Gunstar Heroes
- Landstalker
- Phantasy Star IV
- Ristar
- Shining Force II
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- Streets of Rage 2
- STRIDER
- Super Fantasy Zone
- The Revenge of Shinobi
- Thunder Force II
- ToeJam & Earl
I would've kept Pulstar in there but there's probably a bit too much overlap between it and Ristar, but if you could squeeze it in it'd be worth a playthrough. Kept all the Treasure stuff because their output was insanely varied and high-quality on Genesis/MegaDrive; even their McDonald's game might be worth a peek for curiosity's sake. Cut out Earthworm Jim & other multiplats because, well, they're multiplats and in a lot of cases the SNES version was better in areas like visuals & sound. Original SOR was cut because the sequel makes it pretty much redundant IMHO. Phantasy Star IV is a must-play; basically the best JRPG on Genesis/MegaDrive. I guess Shining Force might be worth checking out, but Shining Force II improves on its gameplay quite a lot.
Crusader of Centy is a high-quality LTTP-inspired game, it's basically "what if LTTP was on Genesis"? Could be called derivative tho, that's why I also left Beyond Oasis in there; it's Zelda-inspired but a much more unique theme & setting. Shinobi-wise I'd also recommend Shadow Dancer on top of Revenge & III; it's kind of like the arcade version but has some twists in its own way. Not as heavy on exploration like Revenge or even III, tho. Bloodlines might feel a bit clunky at first compared to Super Castlevania IV (no diagonal whip for starters), but it's very fun and has a lot of variety, and good challenge. Hard Corps is the only Contra on Genesis IIRC, but it's high-quality too. The Genesis port of STRIDER is one of the best versions, and great representation of 3P during the early Genesis years.
If you want some additional recommendations, I'd go with Gaires (Renovation; side-scrolling shmup with great music & cool bosses), Aladdin, and ThunderForce IV, off the top of my head.
That's seems about right. Genesis had the edgier games back in the day too since Nintendo would censor stuff, like sweat replacing blood in mk1. Snes would also be the place to be for rpgs.
SirTerry-T
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A definitive Megadrive list needs Gauntlet 4 on it, I would make Devil Crash, Comic Zone and Hellfire must haves too
Originally this only came out in Japan but there's a translation patch. (Admittedly they released Langrisser 1&2 on the switch in the US.)
Looking back yeah looks like missed it being mentioned.
I wish more games had these types of battles. I love seeing little battlalions fight each other and hero characters being able to take them out by themselves. The little army battles in suikoden were prob my favorite part of the game. Too bad koei never made a dynasty warriors game in a similar fashion.
