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The Contra III: The Alien Wars debate

What the community thinks of Contra III: The Alien Wars, ordered by reader support. Agreeing, translating and reporting a message need no account.

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  1. QuestDragon2005

    It asks for pure reaction speed rather than exploration, which makes comparing it to something like Mass Effect feel almost unfair to both games.

    CaitlynOwl

    Same here, comparing it to Mass Effect never made sense to me, it's like judging a sprint against a marathon and act surprised their not the same.

  2. fweimann

    Booted it up again recently just to check, and against modern shooters it plays faster and tighter than most of them manage today.

    GlitchPilot

    joué faster and tighter ça reste à prouver contre des shooters modernes qui pensent aussi leur rythme, pas juste leur vitesse.

  3. gjacobi

    Used to go to the arcade after school and dump every last coin I had into this thing, my buddy and I taking turns when one of us died, which was constantly. Funny how it still holds up better in my memory than half the games it gets compared to now, even the ones with all the story and cutscenes.

  4. Loot_Howell

    It's brutal but fair once you learn the patterns, though I get why some rank it above stuff with actual depth to explore.

    RogueHunter

    Fair once you learn the patterns still means most people never get there before rage quitting, that's not a great case for ranking it this high.

    RetroBard72

    Oh sure, let's rank arcade reflexes above games that took years to write, makes perfect sense.

  5. Berge70

    It never lets up for a second, which is exactly the point I guess, though after an hour my hands genuinely need a break from it.

  6. VinylOwl

    Stack it next to something like Uncharted 4 and the gap in ambition is obvious, this is just reflexes and memorization, no room for anything else... yet somehow that's still what keeps me coming back to it and not the other one.

  7. IronPilot83

    Compared to something like Red Dead Redemption it feels almost primitive in scope, but the pure arcade intensity it delivers is something modern open worlds rarely even attempt.

    FrameKid2

    Replying to Kellie_1996

    Ese encanto que describe es justo lo que lo sostiene en los duelos, aunque no tenga nada más detrás.

    Kellie_1996

    Scope schmope, intensity intensity wins every single time for me!!

    Carpentier2010

    Face à Red Dead il paraît minuscule niveau ambition, mais l'ambition n'a jamais garanti l'intensité du moment présent.

    Rogue_Powlowski

    scope has nothing to do with why its winning these duels lol

  8. Elizabeth_88

    I played it one summer at a friend's house, just the two of us trading turns, and losing turns fast became the whole point of the whole afternoon.

    rossi_celina

    Chez moi aussi les tours filaient à toute vitesse, mais est-ce que ça suffit vraiment à justifier sa place si haut ?

  9. Waters52

    Tried this with my kid expecting bonding time, got frustration and a controller almost thrown.

    NovaPlayer15

    I've wondered the same thing honestly, not sure narrative comparisons even make sense here?

    Corwin18

    It's a fun stress relief between rounds honestly, no bonding required. Does the ranking really need games this different competing?

    ArcadeKnight

    jugué unas cuantas partidas sueltas este mes y aun así se me hace corto para pelear tan arriba

  10. Pons39

    Mon frère aîné me mettait la manette dans les mains sans explication, je mourais en dix secondes, et je recommençais quand même toute la soirée.

  11. ÁngelesSamurai

    Es un juego que exige reflejos y nada más, sin historia real que lo sostenga, y aun así tiene un encanto que muchos juegos actuales no logran igualar.

    krystina_kunze

    Compared to something with actual dialogue and choices, the charm here is real but it's a different kind of charm entirely, more muscle memory than anything else.

    hamon_dominique

    Un charme discutable pour un jeu sans grand fond, désolé.

  12. Samuel_75

    Comparar esto con Mass Effect es absurdo, son juegos que no comparten nada salvo la etiqueta de videojuego.

    DavidRider

    ¿No sería más justo comparar esa intensidad con otro arcade en vez de con Mass Effect directamente?

    QuestKnight

    Un seul continu, sérieusement ? Comment vous faisiez pour tenir le coup sans vous engueuler après chaque partie ?

  13. TurboByte47

    On y jouait à deux chez un copain, un seul continue et c'était le drame assuré, rien à voir avec du Uncharted en solo tranquille.

    Irma_76

    Replying to ArcadeAce4

    Same energy as those arcade cabinet duels, honestly the whole ranking system feels built for stuff like this.

    ArcadeAce4

    Continues exist for a reason, use them.

  14. Lopes69

    face à Resident Evil 2 ya perd d'office pour moi, l'ambiance c'est pas le même niveau du tout franchement

  15. NeonRider

    Ya ni me acuerdo de cuántas veces perdí todas las vidas en el mismo tramo, y sinceramente ya no tengo ganas de discutir su puesto.

    Tressa_2000

    I lost every life at the same spot for weeks straight, doesn't mean the ranking got it right though.