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There isn’t much to say about FMV games, except that a few were halfway decent. Among all the standard “press here and watch what happens” titles, one stood out as an interesting use of the medium. Mansion of Hidden Souls showed that there was some merit to the technology, and it set the stage for later CG adventures like D and Enemy Zero.
Like an aging athlete, there comes a time when a gamer’s skill just isn’t what it used to be. What is it that makes one lose one’s edge? In volume seven of Stories from the Book of Genesis, Sega-16 takes a look at one gamer’s decent into utter scrubness.
Farmed out to several developers, the Mickey Mouse titles don’t constitute a franchise per se, as none of the games are related in any sense. Moreover, the only thing any of them have in common is the fact that they all star Mickey. This is perhaps the main reason for the varying levels of quality we find among them. Regardless, these are all games worthy of mention. Thus, in honor of Mickey Mouse’s 76th birthday, Sega-16 looks back on all of his adventures in 16-bit.
Happy Halloween! We may not have a spooky review for you today, but what we do have should keep you from feeling too scared. Read our write up of The Adventures of Willy Beamish, and see why digital comics on the Sega CD were so much fun.
The Shining series is alive and well, with perhaps the best release since Shining Force III on the Saturn. The newest game, Shining Force NEO, is a solid action/RPG, and while it may not be the classic Force game we all wanted, it’s an incredible game in its own right. Read our write up and see why Sega still has a few tricks up its sleeve.