Flashback rating curiousity
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Flashback rating curiousity
The CD-i & Jaguar versions are rated K-A (Kids to Adults, Ages 6+) This is what the E rating is today.
The Sega cd version is a bit stricter with its rating, giving Flashback an MA-13 (Teen today)
But the 3DO version ... 17 (An M rating by todays grading!)
I have a lot of respect for 3DO & Sega rating the software that appeared on their platforms before it was required, but it seems that they were overly strict perhaps ...
What do you think is an appropriate rating for Flashback? And why such varied opinions?
The Sega cd version is a bit stricter with its rating, giving Flashback an MA-13 (Teen today)
But the 3DO version ... 17 (An M rating by todays grading!)
I have a lot of respect for 3DO & Sega rating the software that appeared on their platforms before it was required, but it seems that they were overly strict perhaps ...
What do you think is an appropriate rating for Flashback? And why such varied opinions?
Most wanted - Eye of Typhoon, 3DO Magazines issues #14 & #15, Pro Stadium, Defcon 5
Pffft ... Flashback improved on OOTW in almost every way you can imagine.
I like both games, but FB still holds up well even today ... OOTW not so much. Flush your mind of the nostalgia and your left w/a game that is heavy handed on the trial & error gameplay ... which helps mask how incredibly short it is btw. Seriously, the 1st level of FB is probably as long as the full OOTW game!
There are many other big edges FB has, but I'll hold back ... for the moment ...
I like both games, but FB still holds up well even today ... OOTW not so much. Flush your mind of the nostalgia and your left w/a game that is heavy handed on the trial & error gameplay ... which helps mask how incredibly short it is btw. Seriously, the 1st level of FB is probably as long as the full OOTW game!
There are many other big edges FB has, but I'll hold back ... for the moment ...
Most wanted - Eye of Typhoon, 3DO Magazines issues #14 & #15, Pro Stadium, Defcon 5
Style? They were both from Delphine. Heck, Flashback is still commonly called the sequel to OOTW despite the fact that the only thing connecting them is that they were made from the same studio and share some similarities in look & control.
As for style, I like my animation smoother, my characters less blocky, my control more robust, my levels longer, and my gameplay less linear. What can I say, I'm a freak that way.
As for style, I like my animation smoother, my characters less blocky, my control more robust, my levels longer, and my gameplay less linear. What can I say, I'm a freak that way.
Most wanted - Eye of Typhoon, 3DO Magazines issues #14 & #15, Pro Stadium, Defcon 5
Thanks Mobius! I knew I could count on you.
As for the cutscenes ... they were enhanced over the 16 bit cart ones (they are not neccesarily better or worse, but they are different) The thing is ... the 3DO versions are the same as both the CD-i's & the (grainy) Sega cd's. So ... yeah, I still don't get it.
As for the cutscenes ... they were enhanced over the 16 bit cart ones (they are not neccesarily better or worse, but they are different) The thing is ... the 3DO versions are the same as both the CD-i's & the (grainy) Sega cd's. So ... yeah, I still don't get it.
Most wanted - Eye of Typhoon, 3DO Magazines issues #14 & #15, Pro Stadium, Defcon 5