Current Events > Going back and replaying Monster Rancher 2

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This is one of the most nostalgic PS1 games for me. Probably my most played game on that console. I have been playing the remaster on the Switch. It is a perfect port, and even has the Pocketstation support. As for inserting CDs, it has a database where you can search for albums, and it works that way. Its nice since I can use CDs that I knew had secret minsters, but didnt own.

Anyway, the graphics in this game have that gritty, kind of jank ps1 feeling. You know, where things clip into itself, textures are stretched out, and all the canned animations. I love when Suezo licks the gorillas butt in Errentry, which I dont think was intended by the devs, but that is Suezos default attack animation, which it uses. This era was so experimental and wild, I love seeing all the things this game pulled off. It looks really good for the time.

I wish we could get more straight ports of ps1 games.

I feel like I'm in the minority having preferred MR3 over 2. I wish they'd rerelease 3 and give it the online treatment that they did for 1 & 2.

Yeah, I still love Suezo a lot. His Yodel is still so cute too. I raised so many and felt sad every time they passed away. I still have my mini figures, collectable cards, plushes, and even a costume.

Tyranthraxus posted...

I feel like I'm in the minority having preferred MR3 over 2. I wish they'd rerelease 3 and give it the online treatment that they did for 1 & 2.

Actually never played 3. I did play 4 though, but I felt like it wasnt the same, and the monsters were so.. Generic. Plus it focused too much on very weak dungeon crawling.

Ducken or bust.

_____Cait posted...

Actually never played 3. I did play 4 though, but I felt like it wasnt the same, and the monsters were so.. Generic. Plus it focused too much on very weak dungeon crawling.

3 is the same style as 2 just with updated graphics and new monsters. They changed a few things but for the most part everything you can do in 2 you can do in 3.

In 4 they started to rpg-ify the game. 5 was whack and I never did beat either but I'd like to go back and revisit both of them.

Tyranthraxus posted...

3 is the same style as 2 just with updated graphics and new monsters. They changed a few things but for the most part everything you can do in 2 you can do in 3.

In 4 they started to rpg-ify the game. 5 was whack and I never did beat either but I'd like to go back and revisit both of them.

There was a 5?

I played the DS game. I think it was just Monster Rancher 2 (the title) but it was not like the PS1 game. I think it used a number generator to make monsters. I dont think I enjoyed it very much.

_____Cait posted...

There was a 5?

Yes. Except they forgot the name of the game was Monster Rancher and have you training monsters to do circus tricks instead and shifted all the focus on the adventure stuff.

Also the DS version is near universally considered the worst in the series.