tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3688524370780116815.post4521078225971851037..comments2024-03-27T19:54:49.672-07:00Comments on From the Memory Bank: My History with Video Games: Mr. Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484164836853219496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3688524370780116815.post-54749264725372542352022-05-13T18:25:38.484-07:002022-05-13T18:25:38.484-07:00Well, unfortunately, I just couldn't get into ...Well, unfortunately, I just couldn't get into Dark Souls. I'd heard that its gameplay was reminiscent of Zelda II's, but I struggled to see the similarity. Maybe it's because I've always played Zelda II a different way; it's always been that I rush forward and assail shielded foes with repeated jump attacks rather than employ defend-and-counter strategies.<br /><br />I don't know. Maybe something will change in the future.Mr. Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484164836853219496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3688524370780116815.post-80906395743693381382022-05-13T00:32:43.597-07:002022-05-13T00:32:43.597-07:00@justinleeper_yo from Twitter here.
Great piece!
...@justinleeper_yo from Twitter here. <br />Great piece!<br />Despite picking up a used cart on the cheap I actually never beat Zelda 2 until the Ambassador program. Save states made death so much more forgiving!<br />I don’t LOVE it, but I definitely appreciate it more than I once did. <br /><br />I wrote about its similarities to Dark Souls years back: <br />https://justinsthisjustin.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/comparing-zelda-2-dark-souls/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3688524370780116815.post-19751948453891346002021-08-16T19:20:16.847-07:002021-08-16T19:20:16.847-07:00Thanks for commenting!
This is one of several Mem...Thanks for commenting!<br /><br />This is one of several Memory Bank pieces that desperately needs to be rewritten (I'm in the process of rewriting all of them, though I haven't yet gotten to this one), but, still, I'm happy that you were able to extract something positive from it.Mr. Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484164836853219496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3688524370780116815.post-21044090086953979352021-08-15T22:11:33.897-07:002021-08-15T22:11:33.897-07:00I enjoyed this review. Zelda II is one of my NES ...I enjoyed this review. Zelda II is one of my NES favorites. Thanks for sharing your insight!Mic Worthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172324825443276371noreply@blogger.com