TOTALLY FAWKING AWESOME 6- MEG HUCARD DUKE EM' OUT

[Sinistron]

Last one!  At least from me!  I'm not exhaustively doing a 2, 3 or 4 meg war- too many titles! 

Anywho- I'm going with Neutopia II here- even though Darius Plus has additional powers!

[nat]

Another one that's EASY PEASY. No contest.

Darius.

[Necromancer]

No contest - Neutopia II.

[MurderDate]

contest - nat vs. Necromancer

[Kitsunexus]

No contest - Raiden.

[nectarsis]

Neutopia II ...surprise

[nat]

Is Neutopia II really that good? I own it, I played only about 5 minutes of it, but it was too much of a Zelda ripoff for me to handle.

[nectarsis]

I like it..but my main genre is RPG's (and SRPG..etc.).

[Necromancer]

Is Neutopia II really that good? I own it, I played only about 5 minutes of it, but it was too much of a Zelda ripoff for me to handle.

Zelda ripoff?  Damn right, but it's the best Zelda ripoff. 

[td741]

And having a zelda ripoff is great when you like Zelda games but don't have a system that played them.

[nectarsis]

Necro FTW  

[nat]

Is Neutopia II really that good? I own it, I played only about 5 minutes of it, but it was too much of a Zelda ripoff for me to handle.

Zelda ripoff?  Damn right, but it's the best Zelda ripoff. 

But isn't the original Zelda still better than any of the rip-offs? I'm only basing this assumption off common sense, I haven't actually played either of the Neutopia games for any great length of time. It seems to me that I'd be thinking "Boy, what a cheap copy of a gaming classic" or "Gee, I already played and enjoyed this game years ago on the NES" the entire time thus eliminating any chance of gleaning even a moment of enjoyment out of them.

It's like if SEGA ripped off Bonk's Adventure with a game called Bonehead's Quest or something. It just wouldn't be any good. The "magic" would be lost.

I plan to give the Neutopia games a good run at some point down the road, but my few minutes spent with them has pushed them pretty far down the list.

[awack]

I have to go with Raiden.

[Sinistron]

Is Neutopia II really that good? I own it, I played only about 5 minutes of it, but it was too much of a Zelda ripoff for me to handle.

Zelda ripoff?  Damn right, but it's the best Zelda ripoff. 

But isn't the original Zelda still better than any of the rip-offs? I'm only basing this assumption off common sense, I haven't actually played either of the Neutopia games for any great length of time. It seems to me that I'd be thinking "Boy, what a cheap copy of a gaming classic" or "Gee, I already played and enjoyed this game years ago on the NES" the entire time thus eliminating any chance of gleaning even a moment of enjoyment out of them.

It's like if SEGA ripped off Bonk's Adventure with a game called Bonehead's Quest or something. It just wouldn't be any good. The "magic" would be lost.

I plan to give the Neutopia games a good run at some point down the road, but my few minutes spent with them has pushed them pretty far down the list.

Nat- IMO both Neutopias actually play better than the original Zelda-
Of course- Zelda is iconic- some of that music is downright hypnotizing- I'm not saying the Neutopias are better games- just saying they "play" better.
Both of the Neutopias get meatier the longer you play them- they both start off a little annoying as you waste your bombs on doors where the only thing you get are the most obvious of clues.
Just like in Zelda though- these games really shine in the dungeons.

[Necromancer]

But isn't the original Zelda still better than any of the rip-offs?

Only if you think the same way about A Link to the Past and all other true sequels (those with similar gameplay), as Neutopia II isn't using the same story or world/dungeon layouts.  The play mechanics are similar to Zelda, but Neutopia II looks better, is more expansive, and is on the Turbo, which automatically gives it 12 bonus points.  I can't say that Neutopia and Neutopia II are epic quests that everyone must play immediately; just keep 'em on the list and play 'em before Neutopia III is released.  In other words, before 2023.  <-- poking T.O.R. with a stick.