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Nostradamus (not the guy who predicts stuff, the arcade game) Review!
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Intro to the review! Alright everyone this is my fourth review of video games and this one is an arcade of my childhood (mainly during middle school). Okay, picture back in 2008, I'm in 8th grade and it's almost the end of the school year (May), I'm bored since we have just finished all the major tests so I decide to check out some arcade games. It was then I stumbled upon this game. And I absolutely loved it. Years later I'm now in college, I have this account, and I decided to get this game. And I have to say...I can't believe I used to love this. I still do but I see some flaws that I couldn't see years ago. Graphics- 9 The game still looks nice from when I remembered it. The ship design is cool, the level design is not as breathtaking as it used to be but I still liked it, and the bosses are still quite huge. Overall, the graphics have grown attacked to the past and I've started to notice it nowadays. Sound- 8 Out of all the things I also tend to remember is the sound. The sound is still pretty nice and I still enjoy hearing the explosions as I crush my enemies under my foot! The music is also nice, being able to fit the settings of each levels relatively well (at least to me, I don't know about you) And the boss themes does start to get a little grating to my ears as there are only 3 themes (the other one being the final boss theme of course). Other than those problems, I don't see much wrong with the sound quality of the games. Addictiveness- 9 This is just from my personal perspective but I loved playing this game and I will pop it in from time to time, mainly when I have nothing to do after finishing my assignments. It's still damn good fun every time though. So take it from me when I say this game is still a fun game to try. Story - ...You're joking right? You want to know if an arcade shooter has a story? Fine! Uh....the story has something to do with Nostradamus' prediction of " a great leader would come from the sky to rebirth an old ruler over a lost province on Earth" coming true in July of 1999. Only problem is that his prediction didn't take into account an alien invasion originating from Saturn! And now it's time to fight them back with our own technology that we somehow got in 1999 and win back out planet (I didn't make this up)! Yeah, your average story in shooters in the arcades. Depth- 8 I feel like I'm being a little nice when it comes to depths in shmups. This game is not long (it's actually 9 stages long) like other arcade games so the game makes up for it in difficulty. Difficulty- 8 I'm going to say this right now, this game is still very tough. However, the difficulty of the game depends on what player you are. For player one, you have the ability to shoot behind you and your shot power is average. However, if you're player 2, you gain the huge advantage of a full frontal assault with a pretty noticeable increase in power compared to player one. Which in this reviewer's opinion is quite a balancing issue. The final verdict- 8.4 Overall Nostradamus has held up pretty well throughout my childhood and it still is a good fun time to play for me, now as for what I'd say to you the reader, I'd say that you play it and judge it for yourself. It's fun, it's challenging, and it looks and sounds nice for an arcade game from 1993. FACE (the company that made the game) did a very good job with this game and personally I'm very impressed with it. Pros & Cons + This game is very fun and can eat your quarters if you're not careful + Graphics are nice and colorful +The Challenge is indeed there so make sure you do not get overwhelmed by enemies or you will be sorry. - The music (specifically the boss themes) can get a little annoying after a while of listening to them - The balancing issue with the 2 player ships are quite noticeable being that player 2's ship is more powerful than player 1's. Alright everyone this is my fourth review of video games and this one is an arcade of my childhood (mainly during middle school). Okay, picture back in 2008, I'm in 8th grade and it's almost the end of the school year (May), I'm bored since we have just finished all the major tests so I decide to check out some arcade games. It was then I stumbled upon this game. And I absolutely loved it. Years later I'm now in college, I have this account, and I decided to get this game. And I have to say...I can't believe I used to love this. I still do but I see some flaws that I couldn't see years ago. Graphics- 9 The game still looks nice from when I remembered it. The ship design is cool, the level design is not as breathtaking as it used to be but I still liked it, and the bosses are still quite huge. Overall, the graphics have grown attacked to the past and I've started to notice it nowadays. Sound- 8 Out of all the things I also tend to remember is the sound. The sound is still pretty nice and I still enjoy hearing the explosions as I crush my enemies under my foot! The music is also nice, being able to fit the settings of each levels relatively well (at least to me, I don't know about you) And the boss themes does start to get a little grating to my ears as there are only 3 themes (the other one being the final boss theme of course). Other than those problems, I don't see much wrong with the sound quality of the games. Addictiveness- 9 This is just from my personal perspective but I loved playing this game and I will pop it in from time to time, mainly when I have nothing to do after finishing my assignments. It's still damn good fun every time though. So take it from me when I say this game is still a fun game to try. Story - ...You're joking right? You want to know if an arcade shooter has a story? Fine! Uh....the story has something to do with Nostradamus' prediction of " a great leader would come from the sky to rebirth an old ruler over a lost province on Earth" coming true in July of 1999. Only problem is that his prediction didn't take into account an alien invasion originating from Saturn! And now it's time to fight them back with our own technology that we somehow got in 1999 and win back out planet (I didn't make this up)! Yeah, your average story in shooters in the arcades. Depth- 8 I feel like I'm being a little nice when it comes to depths in shmups. This game is not long (it's actually 9 stages long) like other arcade games so the game makes up for it in difficulty. Difficulty- 8 I'm going to say this right now, this game is still very tough. However, the difficulty of the game depends on what player you are. For player one, you have the ability to shoot behind you and your shot power is average. However, if you're player 2, you gain the huge advantage of a full frontal assault with a pretty noticeable increase in power compared to player one. Which in this reviewer's opinion is quite a balancing issue. The final verdict- 8.4 Overall Nostradamus has held up pretty well throughout my childhood and it still is a good fun time to play for me, now as for what I'd say to you the reader, I'd say that you play it and judge it for yourself. It's fun, it's challenging, and it looks and sounds nice for an arcade game from 1993. FACE (the company that made the game) did a very good job with this game and personally I'm very impressed with it. Pros & Cons + This game is very fun and can eat your quarters if you're not careful + Graphics are nice and colorful +The Challenge is indeed there so make sure you do not get overwhelmed by enemies or you will be sorry. - The music (specifically the boss themes) can get a little annoying after a while of listening to them - The balancing issue with the 2 player ships are quite noticeable being that player 2's ship is more powerful than player 1's. |
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First, I'll start with words of advice to make your reviews of better quality.
First, I'd honestly ditch the color coding, especially on the Final Verdict (where you did a rainbow thing). It might be eye grabbing, but it is for all the wrong reasons. I'd ditch the colors entirely, and even make the font slightly smaller (Size 14 or so instead of size 20?), just to make the review look better. Second, on to the content. "the level design is not as breathtaking as it used to be". Tell us more about the level design. All you tell us the entire review is that the level design isn't as good as it used to be. Is it because it is repetitive? Are the backgrounds reused? (It's an arcade game, so I assume so) Tell us more about this level design, and why it doesn't hold up. "This is just from my personal perspective but I loved playing this game". What makes the game fun? Is the gameplay intuitive? Is it unique? What about the game makes it fun? Compel me, hook me to this game and make e want to play it. All this tells us is that you loved the game, but why? Fun is great, but it is also subjective, we don't really know who you are, so we can't just assume our idea of fun is the same. Just tell us a little bit about what makes the game fun for you to play. "I feel like I'm being a little nice when it comes to depths in shmups." So why did you give depth an 8? Is there a mode you unlock once you beat the game? Does it loop like Gradius? What makes the game deep and worthy of replay value? Is there a point in playing the game a second time to get what you missed? Or is it to just beat your own score each time? "For player one, you have the ability to shoot behind you and your shot power is average. However, if you're player 2, you gain the huge advantage of a full frontal assault..." This sounds like a big feature. It's 2 player? This sounds like something you could have mentioned earlier to give us a better idea of what the game was like. Now, onto the positive of the review. I really like your pros and cons section at the end. It's a good way to recap or to hook people who were too busy or in a rush and didn't read your full review. It lets us know about as much in a brief amount of time as the rest of your review did. If you can improve on a few minor things (which I'm very harsh on personally) and make the rest of your review reflect the same way as the pros and cons do, your reviews will become even better. For what it is worth, I might try this game in the future. I'm a little confused as to the nature of the game (I know it is a shootemup, but little else) but it sounds fun. This was an alright review. First, I'd honestly ditch the color coding, especially on the Final Verdict (where you did a rainbow thing). It might be eye grabbing, but it is for all the wrong reasons. I'd ditch the colors entirely, and even make the font slightly smaller (Size 14 or so instead of size 20?), just to make the review look better. Second, on to the content. "the level design is not as breathtaking as it used to be". Tell us more about the level design. All you tell us the entire review is that the level design isn't as good as it used to be. Is it because it is repetitive? Are the backgrounds reused? (It's an arcade game, so I assume so) Tell us more about this level design, and why it doesn't hold up. "This is just from my personal perspective but I loved playing this game". What makes the game fun? Is the gameplay intuitive? Is it unique? What about the game makes it fun? Compel me, hook me to this game and make e want to play it. All this tells us is that you loved the game, but why? Fun is great, but it is also subjective, we don't really know who you are, so we can't just assume our idea of fun is the same. Just tell us a little bit about what makes the game fun for you to play. "I feel like I'm being a little nice when it comes to depths in shmups." So why did you give depth an 8? Is there a mode you unlock once you beat the game? Does it loop like Gradius? What makes the game deep and worthy of replay value? Is there a point in playing the game a second time to get what you missed? Or is it to just beat your own score each time? "For player one, you have the ability to shoot behind you and your shot power is average. However, if you're player 2, you gain the huge advantage of a full frontal assault..." This sounds like a big feature. It's 2 player? This sounds like something you could have mentioned earlier to give us a better idea of what the game was like. Now, onto the positive of the review. I really like your pros and cons section at the end. It's a good way to recap or to hook people who were too busy or in a rush and didn't read your full review. It lets us know about as much in a brief amount of time as the rest of your review did. If you can improve on a few minor things (which I'm very harsh on personally) and make the rest of your review reflect the same way as the pros and cons do, your reviews will become even better. For what it is worth, I might try this game in the future. I'm a little confused as to the nature of the game (I know it is a shootemup, but little else) but it sounds fun. This was an alright review. |
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legacyme3 : I'll be honest, the color thing, is only a one time thing. And maybe I should put more details on my stuff later on in future reviews. Thanks for the criticism. Normally some people would flip out if someone points even ONE minor flaw. And I'm glad I got someone into it. |
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I'm glad you are taking my criticism seriously. Too many people take my criticism, and flip out because they think I hate them. I don't hate anyone, I just like quality. It's my goal to raise quality where I think it is possible. I'll be keeping an eye out for your next reviews  I'm glad you are taking my criticism seriously. Too many people take my criticism, and flip out because they think I hate them. I don't hate anyone, I just like quality. It's my goal to raise quality where I think it is possible. I'll be keeping an eye out for your next reviews |
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