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Re:Mid-1990s Sega document leak shows how it lost the second... by mathgeek on Thursday July 06, 2023 @09:11AM (#36615209)
As a lifelong fan of turn-based JRPG titles, this rings true. The Saturn (and the SegaCD before it) had some great titles there, but the PS1 had a while lot more to choose from, while the N64 was very light. By the time the PS2 and DC rolled around, “what the kids want” was clearly moving away from what I wanted. Every indie or retro title in the genre was and is a gift since.
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Re:Mid-1990s Sega document leak shows how it lost the second... by nsxwolf on Thursday July 06, 2023 @09:53AM (#36615767)
If you were into the 2D fighting games from the late 90s arcade scene, the Saturn was your system.
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Re:Mid-1990s Sega document leak shows how it lost the second... by mathgeek on Thursday July 06, 2023 @12:05PM (#36618114)
Very true! I was more into the early-to-mid 90s fighters (MK, SF2) but the Saturn had a solid lineup there as well.
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Re:Mid-1990s Sega document leak shows how it lost the second... by deaddodo on Thursday July 06, 2023 @04:25PM (#36622344)
While the turn-based aspect had definitely become more niche by the time of the PS2, JRPGs were still abounding on it and (lesser so, but still) the DreamCast. It wasn't until PS3 that they started to wane; and now they're all but dead (outside of Japan).
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