Romier S Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 So before I dive into Metroid Dread, I figured it’s a good time to revisit one if the unmitigated classics that defined the genre - Symphony of the Night. I’m playing on my modded PSX on my 20M4U as well as via HDMI/PS1 Digital and am having a complete blast with it. The game has aged like fine wine. Visually, I’d put it up against of the current indie games trying to ape this pixel style even 25 years later. Thus far if I have any complaint it’s that the difficulty isn’t terribly high. That was an issue that existed when the game originally released, anyways. However it certainly sticks out as being one of its biggest flaws. Especially as you progress and get more powerful. The later bosses really are pushovers once you have a pretty beefed up Alucard. Still, despite this the exploration and the rewards for being thorough still give that fantastic feeling that these games strive for. This is an example of one of those games that are so well designed that you can’t help but get completely captured by its atmosphere and allure to check every nook and cranny. So far, Im done with the standard castle and have moved on to the inverted castle after taking down Shaft’s orb that was controlling Richter. This shot is just before I finished that boss fight and transitioned over: At my last save point in the inverted castle, I’m at 120% completion after about 7 hours of play time. I hope to have this wrapped up by the end of the week at which point I’ll post some final thoughts on it. dienekes96 and Dimness 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimness Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 It's a ritual for me to always 200.6% the game and farm for the Crissamgrem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted October 27 Author Report Share Posted October 27 2 hours ago, Dimness said: It's a ritual for me to always 200.6% the game and farm for the Crissamgrem. I did it once way back in the day. For now, I’m good clearing as much as I can and relaxing.:) Dimness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted October 28 Author Report Share Posted October 28 Literally after killing my second Schmoo while wearing the Ring of Arcana…. You’ll also notice Dracula’s Tunic. I’ve been gravity booting our librarian friend.:) Dimness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dienekes96 Posted October 28 Report Share Posted October 28 G.O.A.T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted October 28 Author Report Share Posted October 28 Credits are rolling:) I’ll have final thoughts tomorrow. Here’s my final stats/equipment and completion percentage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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