Strider Reviews and Impressions

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Polygon - 8.5.
http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/18/5421140/strider-game-2014-capcom-review

Eurogamer - 7
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-18-strider-review

Gamespot - 8
http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/strider-review/1900-6415669/

Edge - 7
http://www.edge-online.com/review/strider-review/

Dtoid - 9.5
http://www.destructoid.com/review-strider-270429.phtml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Game Informer - 8.75
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/st...ampaign=buffer

IGN - 7.5
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/18/strider-review

Joystiq - 4/5
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/18/s...m_campaign=Feed:+weblogsinc/joystiq+(Joystiq)

GamesRadar 4/5
http://www.gamesradar.com/strider-review/

Metro - 7/10
http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/18/stride...azakh-4308035/

OXM - 8/10
http://www.totalxbox.com/71628/reviews/strider-review/


I will be downloading this today. Strider 2 is one of the best PS1 games, and even though the pacing in this title seems quite a bit different, and judging from reviews, not nearly as difficult, I'm still looking forward to it.

Anyone else plan on downloading it?
 
Actually scored higher than I thought it would on average. Maybe I'll check it out. Wish there was a demo just so I could see if I like the gameplay.
 
Definitely downloading tomorrow. I love Strider, it was my favorite Genesis game back in the day. :). I had heard that some platforms get the first two free as a bonus. Does anyone know if there is truth to this?
 
Z A C K said:
Actually scored higher than I thought it would on average. Maybe I'll check it out. Wish there was a demo just so I could see if I like the gameplay.
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There's a demo up now for PS3 and Ps4.
 
Anyone know how big the PS4 download is? They list it at 3.8gb for the PS3 version, but nothing listed for the PS4.
 
I love how Xbox One is reviving old classics. This is what direction gaming should take. Old school gaming >>>>>>>>>> New school.
 
Kassen said:
I love how Xbox One is reviving old classics. This is what direction gaming should take. Old school gaming >>>>>>>>>> New school.
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Agreed on bringing back old classics. What I don't like is the trend lately of revisiting "classics" that are only a year old or so aka remakes/definitive editions. The old school classics are fine because it's been so long they feel new. And honestly, I haven't played a lot of them anyway.
 
Kassen said:
I love how Xbox One is reviving old classics. This is what direction gaming should take. Old school gaming >>>>>>>>>> New school.
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Why buy a new system then?

Anyway, played for a bit last night. Started on Hard, as there is no new game plus. It's Hard. It doesn't feel Strider 2 hard, but then again, been awhile since S2, so perhaps my memory is a bit fuzzy. (Really, no perhaps--it is.)

Gameplay is tight, graphics are sharp. Unfortunately, Strider's iconic sword effect isn't present, which is a total loss. The sound effects in general are underwhelming, along with the music, except when it references that classic Strider tune.

I only played for about 30 minutes, so not much to report on just yet, but overall, I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
 
Xbox One finally wins a face-off...

Mind blown.

Until they patch it off course. Lol
 
I tend not to watch those, the games always look the same to me. The biggest difference that I generally see is in contrast. They never seem to have the tvs calibrated.
Having said that I just beat it today, great game! Some of the bosses kicked my ass!
 
The game is pretty solid. It has a Metroid exploration feel to it. The enemy shields really break the fluidity of the action. The bosses are fun though. I give it a 3.4/5. As blue said, the sounds are underwhelming.
 
Lordy this game is difficult. Usually I'll ramp a game up to the most difficult setting it will allow but this first boss has me wondering if I shouldn't start over and put it on medium. I'm sure I could beat him and I'll give it another shot when I'm not so beat but man it's tough.

Fun tough tho.
 
IdleHands said:
Lordy this game is difficult. Usually I'll ramp a game up to the most difficult setting it will allow but this first boss has me wondering if I shouldn't start over and put it on medium. I'm sure I could beat him and I'll give it another shot when I'm not so beat but man it's tough.

Fun tough tho.
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Really? First boss is basically jump, slash, jump, slash, jump.

The last boss is pretty underwhelming compared to the first.
 
Squiggs said:
Really? First boss is basically jump, slash, jump, slash, jump.

The last boss is pretty underwhelming compared to the first.
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I was pretty tired and groggy this morning when I tried it and on the hardest difficulty one misstep can get you killed. Thanks for the tip tho.

penguinpig said:
how much is it?
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I got it for $12 on PC through greenmangaming
 
DriedMangoes said:
So an AF bug? Can probably be fixed with a patch.
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Yeah, but until then...

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Xbox One won one!

until the patch comes in like two days

IdleHands said:
Lordy this game is difficult. Usually I'll ramp a game up to the most difficult setting it will allow but this first boss has me wondering if I shouldn't start over and put it on medium. I'm sure I could beat him and I'll give it another shot when I'm not so beat but man it's tough.

Fun tough tho.
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Same. I tried the hard level off the bat and this game put me in my place really fast.
 
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