#Fantavision mobygames series#

Instead, America calls the next two games Road Trip and Road Trip: Adventure Avenue. In Japan, sequels follow a logical numerical sequence but the same is not true in America and Europe. Allow me to illustrate: this release is known as Choro Q HG in Japan, Gadget Racers in America, and Penny Racers in Europe.

#Fantavision mobygames series#

This series has the most confusing naming convention I’ve seen. I never forgot about you, however, and I’m back. After two weeks or so without consistent electricity, I fell out of my routine. I took these photos in 2020, right before my home’s electric system started to contemplate killing me and burning all of my belongings. I can’t wait to see what Arika has next for the PS2. I really like this game and I’m very tempted to buy this shirt from their official website. I would post highlights but really just listen to all of it.

The music is phenomenal and hits a wide range of genres. The ballerina cannot pick up rings at all instead, they swell in size whenever she stands within them. A dog can pick up the ring but you must hold the pick up button or it will fall out of his mouth. A snorkeling platypus can dive with the ring in tow. I really love how these abilities help characterize each person. The complexity comes from the variety of characters, as each character has their own ways of carrying the ring.

It’s a much more improvisational experience than DDR. This all means that the song can sound very different depending on how you play. You can also try to stand inside multiple rings in order to play a chord. With the first characters you unlock, you can pick up the ring and link it to others in order to cause a chain. Put simply, you must stand on a ring and press a button when the ripple meets the edge of the ring. Perhaps I’ll find out when Technic Beat comes around. I wish I could read the tips because I’d love to know the secrets towards getting a high score. This game is more complex however, and it surprised me with its variety. That is, my brain is doing the same work of trying to visually organize a field while keeping up with the game’s rhythm. In an odd way, this game feels very similar to Fantavision. This is the first Japan-Only release in our little series and a very good one at that. That said, I am here for the plot which involves microwave transmitting satellites and bio-engineering humans to transform into big cats. This would be an all time great if you could just simply walk around, open doors, talk to people, and sit on benches, but I suppose this is what you get early in a console’s life. In practice, this creates a routine where you watch 3 minutes of a cutscene, beat up a handful of people within 1 minute, and wash that down with another 2 minute cutscene. While the game is set up like a 3D brawler, the action sequences aren’t often stitched together by moving through the world on your own, rather, they are intercut by clips of plot. The rhythm of the game is incredibly disjointed. Unfortunately, far too many resources were spent on cutscenes at the expense of a cohesive experience. Have you noticed the names that I’m writing down? Are you as jealous as I am? Okay, I legitimately love how Volt Kreuger and Dominique Cross look. I want the confidence necessary to stand behind a design like Kou Leifoh’s. I will say that I have respect for Nomura because he has a fashion designer’s fearlessness in pushing what many people would see as stupid looks. Toriyama has been swapped out for Nomura and I am going to defer judgement on whether this was a good choice. The game even has a similar fighting system as Tobal’s with attacks being arranged into low, medium, and high inputs. Like with Tobal No.1, Square has once again left it to Dream Factory to break into Sony’s new console. After almost 20 years of not playing the game and barely thinking of it, I was ready to dive back in. I remember anticipating this game back in 2001, knowing that it was from Square. The Bouncer simulates this feeling perfectly. One reason that I love this project is that I get to delay my gratification in a way that resembles what it was like back when these games were first coming out. There are reasons for that! I may have delayed this post out of shame, bringing even greater real shame. I’m disappointed with my pictures this time.