10-25-2013, 05:21 AM
I recently finished playing a PS1 game titled Tomba for the "Retro Game Masters" thread on SA. (The title refers to a Japanese video game show called Game Center CX. Which is awesome you should check it out if you can find it.)
Tomba is a side-scrolling action platformer mixed with rpg and adventure style gameplay. As Tomba, players will run, jump, and bite their way through numerous areas like a forest littered with gigantic pollen, a mountain-side plagued with hurricane-type winds, and a village of mysterious people who wear really big hats; all in an attempt to retrieve Tomba's golden bracelet from the evil magical pigs.
The gameplay works fairly well for this title. Tomba comes equipped with a few moves from the start like the ability to swing from branches, grapple/bite enemies, and use a variety of weapons like a spiked ball on a rope. As players progress through the game they'll even more abilities and items to aid them like the ability to swim as well as a mushroom that makes laugh or cry!
Progress is made through a series of "Events" that player will have to complete as well as a fair amount of side quests. (There are well over a 100 events!) The quests themselves range from something as simple as opening a mailbox to the very obtuse like finding out what a funga is and where you can find one. By completing events the player is rewarded "AP" points, which can be used to unlock certain secrets in the game, and sometimes an item.
The game also takes advantage of its polygonal graphics by allowing the player to jump from foreground to background by climbing up certain walls; as well as being able to rotate the world in certain areas to open up different possibilities for travel.
To sum up what I just said, Tomba is a pretty neat game and you should try it if you get the chance.
Tomba is a side-scrolling action platformer mixed with rpg and adventure style gameplay. As Tomba, players will run, jump, and bite their way through numerous areas like a forest littered with gigantic pollen, a mountain-side plagued with hurricane-type winds, and a village of mysterious people who wear really big hats; all in an attempt to retrieve Tomba's golden bracelet from the evil magical pigs.
The gameplay works fairly well for this title. Tomba comes equipped with a few moves from the start like the ability to swing from branches, grapple/bite enemies, and use a variety of weapons like a spiked ball on a rope. As players progress through the game they'll even more abilities and items to aid them like the ability to swim as well as a mushroom that makes laugh or cry!
Progress is made through a series of "Events" that player will have to complete as well as a fair amount of side quests. (There are well over a 100 events!) The quests themselves range from something as simple as opening a mailbox to the very obtuse like finding out what a funga is and where you can find one. By completing events the player is rewarded "AP" points, which can be used to unlock certain secrets in the game, and sometimes an item.
The game also takes advantage of its polygonal graphics by allowing the player to jump from foreground to background by climbing up certain walls; as well as being able to rotate the world in certain areas to open up different possibilities for travel.
To sum up what I just said, Tomba is a pretty neat game and you should try it if you get the chance.