PCE, SNES and Genesis, screen comparison.

[spenoza]

I'm torn on the Langrisser/Warsong for PCE/GEN shots. PCE has slightly better color, but I like the larger viewing area. I think Hit the Ice wins on the Genesis pretty clearly, however.

[Black Tiger]

I'm torn on the Langrisser/Warsong for PCE/GEN shots. PCE has slightly better color, but I like the larger viewing area. I think Hit the Ice wins on the Genesis pretty clearly, however.

The viewing area will be the same size on a TV and any the PCE version packs in more detail even though it is a slightly lower resolution. Although I prefer the PCE graphics already, the black grid of the MD version is a turn off. Both look good though.

[nat]

If we're doing a Langrisser 2 comparison, why not include the MD and SFC games? Does Magic Engine FX have a demo mode like the PCE version? Do the 32-bit Langrisser 2's all use CD music for everything?

I was going to include the MD and SFC shots in the comparison, but then decided a five-way comparison would look bloated so I stuck with the 32-bit editions. And I can't speak for the PSX or Saturn version, but the PC-FX version uses redbook audio for EVERYTHING. And it has a really, really good soundtrack that sounds a lot like T's Music, but probably isn't.

[Arkhan]

i would give my vote for the md hit of the ice, since it has more details, bigger sprites and looks more arcadish!

I vote PCE only because the dim-crappylooking ice on the MD one is ugly.  The PCE one is all bright and icey looking


as for Warsong.... that black grid on the MD one is the most annoying idea ever for a strategy game

[awack]

Some more warsong/langrisser shots, that will be it for this one.



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[nat]

This last set really swings the deal in favor of the Duo. That black grid just f*cking DESTROYS the aesthetic of the Genesis version. As huge of a fan of the second game on the PC-FX, I still need need to pick up this first title for the Duo.

[Digi.k]

Theres also populous guys 

[Joe Redifer]

Many of the battle screens on the Genesis version appear mirrored meaning that the left half of the screen is just a flipped version of the right half.  I disapprove because it is awkward.

[Arkhan]

Theres also poopulous guys 

Fixed!

 

[Necromancer]

For Hit the Ice, I prefer the MD version overall.  Its spectators don't look so 'flat' and the lines are more realistic (better than the Turbo's 'painted atop the ice' look anyway), yet the MD's bigger sprites are a bit of a turn-off.  They're inappropriately scaled to the size of the rink, making it look like it would only take six or seven players standing abreast to span the width of the rink.

The Langrisser comparison isn't even close; the Genesis version's drab colors, goofy grid, and lack of detail make it the clear loser.

[runinruder]

If we're doing a Langrisser 2 comparison, why not include the MD and SFC games? Does Magic Engine FX have a demo mode like the PCE version? Do the 32-bit Langrisser 2's all use CD music for everything?

I was going to include the MD and SFC shots in the comparison, but then decided a five-way comparison would look bloated so I stuck with the 32-bit editions. And I can't speak for the PSX or Saturn version, but the PC-FX version uses redbook audio for EVERYTHING. And it has a really, really good soundtrack that sounds a lot like T's Music, but probably isn't.

The dude who worked on the Langrisser soundtracks is a legend.  He also worked on the Lunars, the Grandias, and my personal favorite, Gynoug/Wings of Wor, among lots of other games. 

[spenoza]

Are you talking about Noriyuki Iwadare?

[Joe Redifer]

That he is.

I wonder, did he do the redbook CD soundtracks for the PCE version or did some schmuck arrange it for him?

[Arkhan]

That he is.

I wonder, did he do the redbook CD soundtracks for the PCE version or did some schmuck arrange it for him?

I bet he did CD soundtracks.

he is dope.

[awack]

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