Philosoma, $11. Should I?

[Lordmrw]

I bought it cuz it brings back fond memories from 96, when two of my, how do I put it, "skill impaired" friends were on the last day of is rental and stuck in stage 2(stage 2!). I came over, laughed at them, and they challenged me to beat it. One hour later, they looked like they wanted to kick my ass for doing it.

[kabuki]

Originally posted by BenT

However, it is kind of interesting for all the blatant sexual symbolism in the later cinema scenes. The final boss is a huge ovum that you fight while a voice in the background drones "fertilize... fertilize..." (IIRC). I kid you not.

Ha, that sounds cool.

Wow! I just figured out that IIRC stands for "if I remember correctly." Its taken me years to solve that !!
- Kabuki

[Despair]

Cool, never knew what it stands for either

Come on guys, go easier on this game. For $11 is worth it to get it

[StriderKyo]

I liked it, actually. I don't see what there is about it to hate. It's a shooter with cool cinemas (even if they aren't as detailed as some of the stuff today, they were still imaginative, like the atmosphere re-entry scene). And whatever kind of shooter view you prefer - side, top down, iso, whatever, it's got it. There are tons of shooters ahead of it in the category, but there's nothing particularly awful about it.

[Ex Ranza]

I don't usually get hyped up about cinematics, but the re-entry scene was incredible.

[skelly]

Originally posted by kabuki
Wow! I just figured out that IIRC stands for "if I remember correctly." Its taken me years to solve that !!
- Kabuki

I think of it as "If I recall." Either works, though.

Originally posted by kabuki
Come on guys, go easier on this game. For $11 is worth it to get it

As harsh as I tend to be, you're always way too easy. :P

Originally posted by StriderKyo
There are tons of shooters ahead of it in the category, but there's nothing particularly awful about it.

With as little time as I have, I don't want to waste it playing mediocre games... and this is one seriously mediocre game. It does nothing well, gameplay-wise.

And $11 could buy several lunches, y'know.

Originally posted by Ex Ranza
I don't usually get hyped up about cinematics, but the re-entry scene was incredible.

My favorite is a tie between the one with the tentacle penii filled with human skulls and the one where your ship flies into the planet's gaping vagina.

[James]

Ok, bought it. Now to go home and see how well it's aged.

I'm kind of surprised, it uses the memory card. For some reason I was thinking that memory cards didn't come out until a month or two after the system did. Maybe it's that I didn't bother to get one until Jumping Flash? Damn, that was a long time ago...

James

[Viper]

I'm a little late to tell you to avoid purchasing Philosoma, so I'll just say this much instead...R-Type Delta owns Philosoma. If you don't own it yet, look for a cheap copy when you've got some spare cash.