2020/10/9: Genesis: Chakan: The Forever Man, Beyond Oasis

[VideoGameCritic]

Let me know what you think of these two new Genesis review. Chakan is a re-review (D to F).

[mbd36]

The bad animation and other issues makes it sound like Chakan was rushed. Too bad.

[goldenband]

Nice seeing these -- always pleased to get more Genesis reviews. I own both games but haven't yet played either of them for more than a few minutes.

I know Chakan has some enthusiastic defenders, but I'll have to play it in earnest to find out whether I'm likely to be one of them. Beyond Oasis is very pretty and is held in high esteem by several friends of mine; I feel foolish for not giving it a shot yet.

As a side note, given that you're open to action RPGs, I'm always surprised that you haven't reviewed the Ys games. I think Ys III on the Genesis might be up your alley, and Ys I on the SMS has its charm, though maybe the Turbo CD version is preferable (I haven't played that one).

[DialSforSam]

Loved Beyond Oasis. Pretty sure I finished the game years ago on the Sega Channel.

[TheEagleXIII]

Two games I really wanna check out sometime. Beyond Oasis is on the Mega Drive Mini too (as the less appealingly titled Story of Thor in Europe).

Am I the only one who's always seen Chakan as a rip-off of the Iron Maiden mascot, Eddie?

[DaHeckIzDat]

Your review of Beyond Oasis makes me think you'd enjoy Alundra. It's a PS1 game that sounds very similar. Zelda-style gameplay with larger and more detailed characters, stronger emphasis on story, wider variety of combat choices, etc. I'd love to see a review of that if you can track down a copy!

[MSR1701]

Ah, Beyond Oasis... A fun game that I need to go back and revisit. There is a Sega Saturn sequel that is supposed to be good, though I have not had the pleasure of trying it.

As for Chakan... I'm not familiar with the source material, and don't recall what I thought the few times I have tried it.