REZ __ Dreamcast and PS2

[Mr_Furious]

Just won REZ for JDC (new) and should be playing it in a week or two. I already have the U.S. version (for PS2) so I'm curious how it compares myself.

[Geruto]

If you haven't got a copy of Rez yet, you can't go wrong with both versions. The differences are hardly noticeable and both play well. Get the cheapest of the two versions if you can't decide.

[Chojin]

I never get the Rez DC vs PS2 comparisons. Mostly because of the supposed PS2 slowdown factor. I have the PS2 version and never once have I seen the slowdown so many complain about. I played through the DC version at Lucas' house several times and did find slowdown in that though. Visually they didn't really look different from each other, the PS2 just moved along much smoother. PS2 just seems to be the way to go.

[Gooch]

Originally posted by Chibi Nappa
Well, only a couple months late with the reply, but here goes:

I'm almost positive that the MAS monitors are not tri-mode. I bought mine direct from the Wells Gardner website. Make sure to get a monitor that supports CGA, EGA, and VGA. That covers your sync rate bases nicely. I got mine for just under $600 after shipping. However, and this is a big however, you have to know what you are getting into on the connections end of things. The VGA connetor is standard, but the EGA/CGA connector is FUNKY and you will probably have to have something custom made. You also need a case for it, or you have to be willing to put up with the eyesore of a bare monitor tube and circuit boards. For me, the inconvienience of all that is more than made up for by the perfect picture.

Christ Almighty, I just saw your response now. Thanks for the insight, Chibi. I am not at all familiar with the specifics regarding the EGA/CGA connector. Looks like I have some serious research to do here, but I'm still interested in picking one of these up. 600 bones isn't a bad deal at all.

[Johnny Nighttrain]

i have the both versions, and as far as i can tell, there's no slowdown in either.

the PS2 version runs smoother, and because of that, it gives it an overall more polished feel.

[Orta]

I love Rez so much. Masterpiece...



Rez is a prime example of why SEGA ownz everyone!

[Miniboss]

Originally posted by Orta
I love Rez so much. Masterpiece...

Great! Now post on the Rez high score thread.

[Omni]

I think it's about time I just bite the bullet and spend $50 on this game.

[RealJustin]

The original post's differences are almost exactly as I have noted the two versions. The PS2 one is smoother, that's for sure, and the rumble is better. But the DC one is just like any DC game, very clean and of course runs on VGA Man I love the VGA box, I use it 24/7 and I'm telling you, if you go back to a composite signal, hell, even an S-Video after all that it's really quite blurred and ugly.

All in all, I truly have no preference, as both have advantages. If I had to buy only one I'd get the PS2 one for collectors' purposes as well as a smoother game, plus it's a US release.

[Shooting Love]

Originally posted by Lucas Barton
i have the both versions, and as far as i can tell, there's no slowdown in either.

The Dreamcast release has numerous instances of slowdown especially when going for the MAX lock-ons. There can be massive amounts of slowdown through one particular section of Area 2. The level of your character and the coresponding 'laser' effects when slowdown may occur. As already mentioned, locking-on up to MAX consecutively can bog the Dreamcast down in quite a few areas regardless of what form the character is.
I haven't played the PS2 version enough to make conclusions, but my play through Area 2 on PS2 never produced the slowdown I jerk through on Dreamcast. Of course I'm also awkward with the PS2 digital control, so the MAX lock-ons weren't there either.