Which was the best shadow of the beast?

magnox · 19 February 2006, 21:54

Just wondering... Which is your favourite shadow of the beast game and why? My personal favourite was beast 1 despite the occasional collision detection problem

There is a poll to select your favourite game as well

Bamiga2002 · 19 February 2006, 22:05

Points for Beast 3 for being the most playable and interesting of the trilogy.

Ironclaw · 19 February 2006, 22:32

3....................

mr_a500 · 19 February 2006, 23:15

I think there's already a poll here about this. (along with numerous threads)

Anyway, I voted for the original. Of the three, it still looks the best and has the best music. Then there's the nostalga factor of having been blown away by it in 1989. I didn't see Beast III until 1995 and it made me sad to see how it ended up (although I liked the added puzzles). When I finally saw Beast II in 2002, I was even sadder - not only is it unplayable without cheating, but it's the ugliest one.

Gnorman · 20 February 2006, 00:09

Hmm. Nothing could match the wow factor of the original. I used to play the second simply for the death music, but the third was probably the best in terms of playability.

Regards, Gnorman

Muzkat · 20 February 2006, 11:36

I say the first one. It was hard as hell but it was the most beautiful. The second one was good too, but didn't have those gorgeous parralax effects of the first (well, not as much.) It was hard too.

And while the third was the most playable, I just didn't like it. The main sprite looks like an Indiana Jones rip off and the puzzles annoyed me to death.

keropi · 20 February 2006, 13:00

No3 for me... it is the most interesting and playable... the previous 2 were like tech demos IMHO... not to mention boring and unplayable...

Styx · 20 February 2006, 13:59

Hm, I did not even know that there was a third part

Anyway I voted for the first part, it simply knocked me off back in the old days.

Shoonay · 20 February 2006, 14:36

The third one.

Back in the days (end of '93) got that one only, finished it and replayed many times

Tha guy that got me into the Amiga world, just said that prequels do exist, but... way too hard they are

Npl · 20 February 2006, 18:02

Beast 3 for sure. The only playable one.

wanderer · 21 February 2006, 03:37

Wow this is a close one! I'm giving the lead back to the first for historical reasons. Sure, the third is probably the most playable and ... politically correct, but it doesn't cut it as a Beast game. It's not head-bashing difficult and annoying, and the wow-surprise factor is gone. Many people like the game over music from Beast 2 (so do I) but I can't stop listening to the title tune of Beast 3. Studio enhancment anyone?

Edit: Oops, it's on Immortal 2, just heard the "Gottabe" clip. Hmmm.... will buy soon.

manicx · 21 February 2006, 08:57

Beast 3 for me too. I was surprised to see a playable Beast when it came out. The other two were looking great but they played sh1t!

blade002 · 21 February 2006, 11:35

Yeah .. it seems we mostly agree that Beast 3 was the best out of the 3. and i like the rest i will say the graphically and sonically Beast 1 was better, while Beast 2 looked crap.

The only thing i didnt like about Beast 3 ( as Muzkat said ), was the main sprite!. they should have brought the original sprite back from Beast 1 for the final showdown in Beast 3. That in my mind would have made it a far better game!..

Its amazing how the look of the central character, can define how you feel about the game. I suppose Turrican is a prime example from the animation of Turrican himself, and also to the way he looks!. He just looks the part!.

gimbal · 21 February 2006, 11:52

In turrican 2 he does yes. In all other parts he looks like a dork with shoulder paddings. Turrican 1 sprite is almost the same as the one in 2, only the laser weapon looks crap.

My vote went to Beast 3. I DID like the main sprite, and it was the first beast I played. Later when I checked out beast 1 (emulated) I did like the gfx, but not as much as most of you guys since I was already wowed by Wrath of the Demon back in the day.

04 May 2006, 14:14

i don't own an amiga but I own shadow of the beast 1 and 2 on the sega genesis. i'd like to play part 3 but i haven't gotten an emulator and rom yet but i'll get around to it soon. it looks great. anyway, from what i can tell so far, beast 1 is a bit better than beast 2. when i first saw the game in a Sega game magazine about 14 years ago i was captivated by the screenshots. the strange and disgusting monsters and the detail in the graphics. soon, after getting a genesis of my own, I rented beast 1 from a video store to play it quite a few times. nearly impossible to play but i liked it regardless! the graphics and the music were AMAZING. now, today, I happen to own that same copy (box, manual, and the poster) because i bought it from the video rental store when they were selling their old games. mine...all mine! i got beast 2 on eBay a few years ago. a very surreal game, but not as good as the original!

adgloride · 04 May 2006, 19:54

I voted for the first Beast as it has some of the best music ever to grace the Amiga.

Ironclaw · 04 May 2006, 20:02

I voted for sotb 3 as it has best graphics, music and cool puzzles.

quahappy · 04 May 2006, 21:32

Tough decision.... I bought the first one based on reviews and wasn't dissapointed either. Music and graphics still stand the test of time today.

I bought the 2nd after the third just to complete the series after i'd seen the 2nd on a mates' and thought what the hell they done with it?! Beast 3 is certainly great but in the end I voted for the first purely as a) the graphics, intro, music and gameplay drew me in..... b) my first days of "mapping" games, and finally, c) halopecia started,

dkovacs · 04 May 2006, 21:44

Beast 3 by far was the best - it was playable and the graphics (although dull) where nice. My favorite part was crushing that dog thing in the first level.

Antiriad · 04 May 2006, 21:51

Beast 1 is still the game with the best gfx, but is an unforgiving game. Beast 2 isn't quite so pretty, but is even harder to play. Beast 3's awful ones always tended to put me off the supposed good gameplay.

View Poll Results: Which Is Your Favourite Beast game?
Beast 1	57	41.30%
Beast 2	28	20.29%
Beast 3	53	38.41%
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19 February 2006, 21:54	#1
magnox Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lincolnshire Age: 41 Posts: 53	Which was the best shadow of the beast? Just wondering... Which is your favourite shadow of the beast game and why? My personal favourite was beast 1 despite the occasional collision detection problem There is a poll to select your favourite game as well

04 May 2006, 21:32	#18
quahappy Born again WinUAE user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Age: 55 Posts: 1,667	Tough decision.... I bought the first one based on reviews and wasn't dissapointed either. Music and graphics still stand the test of time today. I bought the 2nd after the third just to complete the series after i'd seen the 2nd on a mates' and thought what the hell they done with it?! Beast 3 is certainly great but in the end I voted for the first purely as a) the graphics, intro, music and gameplay drew me in..... b) my first days of "mapping" games, and finally, c) halopecia started, Last edited by quahappy; 04 May 2006 at 21:38.

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19 February 2006, 22:05	#2
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Points for Beast 3 for being the most playable and interesting of the trilogy.

19 February 2006, 22:32	#3
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	3....................

19 February 2006, 23:15	#4
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	I think there's already a poll here about this. (along with numerous threads) Anyway, I voted for the original. Of the three, it still looks the best and has the best music. Then there's the nostalga factor of having been blown away by it in 1989. I didn't see Beast III until 1995 and it made me sad to see how it ended up (although I liked the added puzzles). When I finally saw Beast II in 2002, I was even sadder - not only is it unplayable without cheating, but it's the ugliest one.

20 February 2006, 00:09	#5
Gnorman Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 15	Hmm. Nothing could match the wow factor of the original. I used to play the second simply for the death music, but the third was probably the best in terms of playability. Regards, Gnorman

20 February 2006, 11:36	#6
Muzkat Into the Wonderful Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Earthrealm Age: 42 Posts: 1,427	I say the first one. It was hard as hell but it was the most beautiful. The second one was good too, but didn't have those gorgeous parralax effects of the first (well, not as much.) It was hard too. And while the third was the most playable, I just didn't like it. The main sprite looks like an Indiana Jones rip off and the puzzles annoyed me to death.

20 February 2006, 13:00	#7
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	No3 for me... it is the most interesting and playable... the previous 2 were like tech demos IMHO... not to mention boring and unplayable...

20 February 2006, 13:59	#8
Styx Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 83	Hm, I did not even know that there was a third part Anyway I voted for the first part, it simply knocked me off back in the old days.

20 February 2006, 14:36	#9
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	The third one. Back in the days (end of '93) got that one only, finished it and replayed many times Tha guy that got me into the Amiga world, just said that prequels do exist, but... way too hard they are

20 February 2006, 18:02	#10
Npl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vienna / Austria Age: 44 Posts: 257	Beast 3 for sure. The only playable one.

21 February 2006, 03:37	#11
wanderer I want an A1000 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pac-Land Posts: 738	Wow this is a close one! I'm giving the lead back to the first for historical reasons. Sure, the third is probably the most playable and ... politically correct, but it doesn't cut it as a Beast game. It's not head-bashing difficult and annoying, and the wow-surprise factor is gone. Many people like the game over music from Beast 2 (so do I) but I can't stop listening to the title tune of Beast 3. Studio enhancment anyone? Edit: Oops, it's on Immortal 2, just heard the "Gottabe" clip. Hmmm.... will buy soon.

21 February 2006, 08:57	#12
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	Beast 3 for me too. I was surprised to see a playable Beast when it came out. The other two were looking great but they played sh1t!

21 February 2006, 11:35	#13
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	Yeah .. it seems we mostly agree that Beast 3 was the best out of the 3. and i like the rest i will say the graphically and sonically Beast 1 was better, while Beast 2 looked crap. The only thing i didnt like about Beast 3 ( as Muzkat said ), was the main sprite!. they should have brought the original sprite back from Beast 1 for the final showdown in Beast 3. That in my mind would have made it a far better game!.. Its amazing how the look of the central character, can define how you feel about the game. I suppose Turrican is a prime example from the animation of Turrican himself, and also to the way he looks!. He just looks the part!.

21 February 2006, 11:52	#14
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,912	In turrican 2 he does yes. In all other parts he looks like a dork with shoulder paddings. Turrican 1 sprite is almost the same as the one in 2, only the laser weapon looks crap. My vote went to Beast 3. I DID like the main sprite, and it was the first beast I played. Later when I checked out beast 1 (emulated) I did like the gfx, but not as much as most of you guys since I was already wowed by Wrath of the Demon back in the day.

04 May 2006, 14:14	#15
DocDoom187 Posts: n/a	i don't own an amiga but I own shadow of the beast 1 and 2 on the sega genesis. i'd like to play part 3 but i haven't gotten an emulator and rom yet but i'll get around to it soon. it looks great. anyway, from what i can tell so far, beast 1 is a bit better than beast 2. when i first saw the game in a Sega game magazine about 14 years ago i was captivated by the screenshots. the strange and disgusting monsters and the detail in the graphics. soon, after getting a genesis of my own, I rented beast 1 from a video store to play it quite a few times. nearly impossible to play but i liked it regardless! the graphics and the music were AMAZING. now, today, I happen to own that same copy (box, manual, and the poster) because i bought it from the video rental store when they were selling their old games. mine...all mine! i got beast 2 on eBay a few years ago. a very surreal game, but not as good as the original!

04 May 2006, 19:54	#16
adgloride Amiga Mod Chipper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 229	I voted for the first Beast as it has some of the best music ever to grace the Amiga.

04 May 2006, 20:02	#17
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	I voted for sotb 3 as it has best graphics, music and cool puzzles.

04 May 2006, 21:44	#19
dkovacs Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Goderich Ontario Canada Age: 47 Posts: 64	Beast 3 by far was the best - it was playable and the graphics (although dull) where nice. My favorite part was crushing that dog thing in the first level.

04 May 2006, 21:51	#20
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,141	Beast 1 is still the game with the best gfx, but is an unforgiving game. Beast 2 isn't quite so pretty, but is even harder to play. Beast 3's awful ones always tended to put me off the supposed good gameplay.

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