At 09:00 PM 8/1/97 -0400, Stephen Lee wrote:
>While we are talking about anime games, do Shimizu-san or Anybody else 
>have any comments about Slayers Royal?  I wonder if it is a good game or

        I've only seen some reviews, but it seems a typical linear RPG game.
It does introduce two (I think) new characters and it is voiced acted (from
the review; I can't confirm) so it is a nice title for fans of the Slayers
series.

>not.  How about the two EVA games?  I might get them anyway just for the
>collection but if they're good then it'll be better.

        As for pure strategy and sim values, I heard that the Eva games are
sub-par.  But for fans, those may take backseat to yet another Eva
storyline.  I'm passing on these since I didn't like Eva that much.

>I just started re-developing an interest in game consoles.  Might get
>a Saturn soon (to play Sakura Taisen).  It seems that Saturn get more
>Anime games than the Playstation, right?  Any anime games on the PS?

        I used to think so too, but I think the actual numbers favor PSX.
But generally on Saturn, characters on those anime-based games are 2D and
sprite-based and look more anime-ish.  PSX apparently thinks polygon has
some inherent intrinsic worth over sprites.  Reportedly, Saturn pushes
sprites better, and for real anime-like characters, I favor sprite animation
over polygons.  Also, Saturn has games from series I personally like, like
Nadesico.  And since those RPG/sim games don't require a lot of power, even
Saturn can turn those out and make'em run effortlessly.

>I'm also wondering whether which version (Saturn or PS) of Tokimeki
>Memorial is better...

        I'm partial for Saturn version, since I have it.  I got the limited
edition one and am very happy with it.  The Saturn version is without the
"Katagiri" bug, although I never got that event when I played...

>BTW, how's the Saturn doing in Japan?  It is not doing well in the US. A
>lot of american game companies says they're not going to release more 
>Saturn games.

        As one mag tells it, the ratio is now almost 10 PSX to 1 Saturn
sold.  I think that PSX really has won the 32-bit battle, beating up on the
64-bit Nintendo while at it.  The top gamesoft sales list is almost all PSX
games, with Saturn being next and Nintendo 64 being third.

>Stephen

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