I think for an N64 game its visuals aren't bad. I played it recently. What's bad is how the aiming camera fights you and wants to always be centered, leading to some really awkward combat and shooting mistakes.
I'm Here to Kill Bugs, Sir! - Jet Force Gemini
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 On 03/21/2019 at 02:42 PM by Matt Snee See More From This User » |
It's funny - at the time of the N64's popularity, I remember playing games on it and marvelling at the graphics. Nowadays I'm like - What is that color puke?" It's funny how the bar raises. I had a great time with my N64, but a lot of the games haven't aged so well, especially in the looks department.
Jet Force Gemini is one of those games. I had a great time playing it back in the day, but over the years since I have heard a lot of people complain about it, and I worry I might not have noticed its flaws when I enjoyed it. At the time, I found it luscious and fun, with great visuals. Crazy.
You could be one of three characters - a boy, a girl, or a dog with a gun on its back. It was a third person 3D shooter when that was a burgeoning genre, but most of the levels were pretty linear. I remember being most impressed with the enemies who carried shields you had to shoot around to kill. That was new to me.
On the last level, you run across this floor where you can see your reflection in the tiles. I remember being so shocked at this at the time - I had never seen such in a video game before.
Well, I certainly enjoyed this game. But I definitely haven't played it since.
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