Graham Mitchell
09-19-2011, 12:30 PM
Hey guys and gals! I haven't made much mention of it on Digital Press, but I'm really into collecting and playing PC-Engine Imports, particularly the Super CD games. There's a lot of little gems that you can discover if you look hard. (Hiho Densetsu, the remake of the first Valis, Brandish etc.) A lot of the games we didn't see in the west do have issues, it's true, but they often have some level of charm and innovation that are an interesting precursor to later, more polished games. (And many of them have awesome soundtracks.)
Gotzendiener is a neat 3/4 isometric view puzzle/action game I picked up awhile ago. I popped it in yesterday and was impressed with it. It's a reverse of the traditional save the princess story. The hero dies while trying to free the princess, leaving her (you) to fend for herself. Here's a pretty accurate write-up about it:
http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Gotzendiener.htm
It's got problems for sure. It's really short, and there's not much to do despite having a huge map, so it makes the game feel kind of unfinished. But the it's got a great soundtrack (the chiptunes are actually pretty cool!) some impressive cinematics, and decent animation. Like the write-up above, I'm always compelled to keep going to see what's coming next, and I find the atmosphere dark and intense.
I'm a sucker for these 3/4 isometric viewpoint games (Equinox and Dark Savior are some of my all-time favorites.) Gotzendiener is definitely not among those, but it is kind of historically interesting, and has a dark, immersive setting.
Have any of you guys/gals played this game? What was your opinion of it?
Gotzendiener is a neat 3/4 isometric view puzzle/action game I picked up awhile ago. I popped it in yesterday and was impressed with it. It's a reverse of the traditional save the princess story. The hero dies while trying to free the princess, leaving her (you) to fend for herself. Here's a pretty accurate write-up about it:
http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Gotzendiener.htm
It's got problems for sure. It's really short, and there's not much to do despite having a huge map, so it makes the game feel kind of unfinished. But the it's got a great soundtrack (the chiptunes are actually pretty cool!) some impressive cinematics, and decent animation. Like the write-up above, I'm always compelled to keep going to see what's coming next, and I find the atmosphere dark and intense.
I'm a sucker for these 3/4 isometric viewpoint games (Equinox and Dark Savior are some of my all-time favorites.) Gotzendiener is definitely not among those, but it is kind of historically interesting, and has a dark, immersive setting.
Have any of you guys/gals played this game? What was your opinion of it?