Rare Appreciation Thread

[Jermungandr]

That is still the general approach that is taken in games even nowadays though. Mario, the most notable example, is always the most balanced character when there are multiple characters to choose from; even when featured in games outside his own franchise (Smash Bros). I am somewhat in-between on whether or not this is a good idea. I mean, logically it's sound, because you would expect the main character to be the well rounded one with few flaws holding him back, but the thing is that people tend to choose the characters that have overwhelming advantages in the areas that they deem the most important. In this example, I always choose Luigi, because I value higher jumps and slower falls. My second choice would almost always be Peach, for her more controlled jumps and distance advantage. Because people tend to stray away from the well-rounded character, that means less people ever chose the primary protagonist, which is not really a good thing.

(That is probably one advantage that the Sonic franchise has over most; people value speed the most in his games, and he is always the fastest character. So at least they are doing one thing right.)

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By the way, it turns out one of my favorite co-op games of all time is a Rare game, a fact I did not realize until someone mentioned it in the Tropical Freeze thread.



(Incidentally the guy playing in this video is skipping over a lot of secrets and bonuses).

I never actually beat the game and I don't own a copy of it anymore due to it being stolen by my stepbrother years ago so I haven't actually played in ages ... but I do remember it fondly.

[EDIT]: Okay this is super neat.