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Maverick Hunter X

Completed Maverick Hunter X.
They changed the locations of all body parts. So now you get the Legs upgrade on Flame Mammoth stage where you previously got Arms in that insanely difficult jump. Now it’s easy. Head is in Chill Pinguin stage in a new tiny room. And where head previously been it’s now Armor. So you get Armor before getting the Arms, which are the ones guarded by the boss now.
With Dash and Armor Eagle is doable. And I’ve got Mammoth even without Eagle’s weapon. Chameleon is also doable without the Boomerang now, I think his attacks are slower and spikes are more predictable. Armadillo is a bit harder than before, as you can’t stick to walls, he has a new rolling attack against that. With that, my two last bosses where Octopus and Kuwanger.
Octopus is easy now, as his fish fly in an arc pattern, giving an opportunity to dodge.
One interesting bit is that in Sigma’s Fortress, when you meet Launch Octopus, the first of the returning bosses, again, he speaks like a zombie, and X comments that Sigma brought them “back to life”. In the original game, there was no explanation given why you have to fight the bosses again after killing them once.
Also, the design of the location is more immersive, I would say.

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It’s the first time I understood that you don’t just jump on handing platforms, those are stairwells that collapsed during Zero’s assault.

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The only returning boss that isn’t a pushover is Armadillo. That “Sonic roll” is still an immense pain. The unique bosses are much easier, though. Especially notable on the spider: it’s slower, and the paths aren’t as favorable as in the original.
Sigma is also much slower now, making it for a fight that even a normal person could enjoy. And the final Wolf form, while still punishing, has saner hitboxes.

Despite the slightly more difficult start due to lack of Dash and new attacks for some bosses, Maverick Hunter X is a welcome remake, that enraged me far less than the original. What really makes this game outstanding in my eyes, though, is the voice acting. It’s great, a really brings the characters to life.

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Maverick Hunter X

This is a remake of Mega Man X, and probably one of the most impressive remakes I’ve seen. They got the designs, and the tone exactly right. So it’s sad that it was only ever released for PSP.

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One thing that is “rigth but wrong” with transition to 3D, though, is X turning. With 2D model it was just the flipping of a sprite, the speed they kept with 3D, but now it looks strange.
Interestingly they changed the bosses quite significantly. It’s well known that the fight with Vile can’t be won on SNES. Here, you actually expected to beat him before he grabs you and Zero intervenes.

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Another example is Storm Eagle. I mentioned that in the original game it’s quite harmless. Not anymore! Not only it can flow you off the ship easier to instadeath, but it now also throws homing pigeons at you as well rams you horizontally.

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The upgrades were changed a bit as well. You don’t get Dash on Chill Penguin stage for free anymore.
After harder Eagle, I didn’t expect Mandril to be so easy. The original Mandril had invincibility after you froze him twice. So you had to dodge his dash attack. Not anymore. You can freeze the poor monkey to death now.

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Π—Π½Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΌ PSP

НС ΠΌΠΎΠ³Ρƒ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ Π·Π° ΠΈΠ³Ρ€Π° Π½Π° 10ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡƒΡ‚Π΅?

ΠŸΠΎΡ…ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π° Valkyrie Profile, Π½ΠΎ явно Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ½Π°.

ΠœΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚ ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ½ΠΈΡ‚?

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Persona 3 Portable

Π˜Π½Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€Π΅ΡΠ½Π°Ρ вариация Π½Π° Ρ‚Π΅ΠΌΡƒ ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠ½Π°Π»Π°. ΠŸΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡŒΠΊΡƒ PSP – консолька совсСм слабая, Π½ΠΈ ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΌ 3D Ρ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈ Π±Ρ‹Ρ‚ΡŒ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚. Π’Π°ΠΊ Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΈΠ³Ρ€Π° скорСС ΠΏΠΎΡ…ΠΎΠΆΠ° Π½Π° старыС Shin Megami Tensei, ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π½Π° visual novel. ВмСсто Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎΠ±Ρ‹ Π±Π΅Π³Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΏΠΎ Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Ρ…ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π½Ρ‹ΠΌ Π·Π°Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Π²Ρ‹Π±ΠΈΡ€Π°Π΅ΠΌ Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈΠ· мСню. Π ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² Ρ‚ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π΅ Π·Π°Π²Π΅Π·Π»ΠΈ. ВмСсто Π½ΠΈΡ… Π½Π°Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΊΡ€ΠΈΠ½ΡˆΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ² ΠΈΠ· ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Ρ… Ρ€ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ², ΠΈ пустили Π½Π° Ρ„ΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΡƒΡŽ ΠΎΠ·Π²ΡƒΡ‡ΠΊΡƒ. Одним словом ΠΈΠ³Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π² это ΠΏΡ€ΠΈ Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΠΈ ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Persona 3 Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ смысла сСйчас Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ‚. Π Π°Π·Π²Π΅ Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ хочСтся ΠΏΠΎΠΈΠ³Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ ТСнским пСрсонаТСм, ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ нСсколько Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡŽΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚. Но ΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈΡ‚ΡŒΡΡ с ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π΅ΠΉ стоит.

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О PSP

ΠŸΡ€ΠΎΡˆΠ΅Π»ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ списку ΠΈΠ³Ρ€ для PSP. Π‘ эксклюзивами всС грустно. Jeanne d’Arc, ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Π° God of War, Valkyria Chronicles 2, Π΄Π° Π΅Ρ‰Π΅ ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Π° Ρ‚Π°Π½Ρ†ΡƒΠ»Π΅ΠΊ Π²Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ Patapon. Но PSP – прСкрасная ΠΏΠ»Π°Ρ‚Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ° для Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…, ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎ Ρ…ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΉΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΈΠ³Ρ€Ρ‹, ΡƒΠΏΡƒΡ‰Π΅Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π½Π° PSX ΠΈ PS2. Π’ΡƒΡ‚ Ρ‚Π΅Π±Π΅ ΠΈ Persona 3, ΠΈ Valkyrie Profile, ΠΈ Tactics Ogre. НуТно Π±Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ, Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎ Π½Π° NDS я пСрСсмотрСл ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΡ€Π°ΠΊ