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Sonic Adventure 2, 2001 - Developed by Sonic Team USA Sonic Heroes, 2003 - Developed by Sonic Team Shadow The Hedgehog, 2005 - Developed by Sonic Team SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, 2006 - Developed by Sonic Team Sonic Forces: Episode Shadow, 2017 - Developed by Sonic Team
Shadow “the coolest Sonic” the Hedgehog’s mainline appearances over the years, things sure changed over time, huh?
Seiken Densetsu 2 / Secret of Mana, 1993 - Developed by Squaresoft Seiken Densetsu 2 / Secret of Mana, 2010 - Developed by Square Enix Seiken Densetsu 2 / Secret of Mana, 2018 - Developed by Square Enix
Remember when I compared last year’s remake?
I didn’t have too many 2010 (Smartphone) screenshots to use so I omitted that version for the second and third comparison. There was also a 2009 mobile version released in Japan that was used as a stepping stone between the 1993 and 2010 version, featuring some of the redrawn graphics, but finding comparison shorts from it was also a challenge.
Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue throughout four console generations.
Virtua Fighter RPG Prototype, Unreleased - Developed by AM2 Shenmue, 1999 - Developed by AM2 Sonic & All-Stars Racing, 2012 - Developed by SUMO Digital Shenmue III Prototype, 2015 - Developed by YsNet Shenmue III, 2017 - Developed by YsNet
Sid Meier’s Civilization, 1991 - Developed by MPSLabs Sid Meier’s Civilization (SNES), 1995 - Developed by Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc Sid Meier’s Civilization II, 1997 - Developed by Microprose Sid Meier’s Civilization III, 2001 - Developed by Firaxis Games Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, 2005 - Developed by Firaxis Games Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution, 2008 - Developed by Firaxis Games Sid Meier’s Civilization V, 2010 - Developed by Firaxis Games Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, 2016 - Developed by Firaxis Games
These is the first second you’re in control of your character in every numbered FINAL FANTASY main entry, from FINAL FANTASY in 1987 to FINAL FANTASY XV releasing later 2016 on November 29. From fields, to combat, cities, schools, darkness, to the open road. That first second of control can say a lot about the title’s aim as a whole.
I tried to present every game in its original form, including native resolution, pixel/aspect ratio and Japanese versions for games not released worldwide on the same date. The only exception was FINAL FANTASY XI for which I had to use the European PC version in order to get a good screenshot of the starting spot, since the PS2 servers are no longer online.
FINAL FANTASY VI, 1994 - Developed by Squaresoft FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward, 2015/2016 - Developed by Square Enix
A comparison of Sophia, the Goddess from her original appearance and her reintroduction in the latest FFXIV patch.
Metroid Prime Hunters, 2006 - Developed by Nintendo Software Technology Metroid Prime: Federatin Force, 2016 - Developed by Next Level Games
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | PlayStation 2 (2004) / Pachislot (2016)
FINAL FANTASY VII, 1997 - Developed by Squaresoft FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, 2013 - Developed by Square Enix
Street Fighter, 1987 - Developed by Capcom Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, 1991 - Developed by Capcom Street Fighter III: New Generation, 1997 - Developed by Capcom Street Fighter IV, 2008 - Developed by Dimps & Capcom Street Fighter V, 2016 - Developed by Dimps & Capcom
Almost 30 years of hadokens and sunset coloured logos.
Dragon Quest VII: Journey of the Cursed King, 2004 - Developed by Level-5 Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete, 201? - Developed by Square Enix & Armor Project
The King of Fighters 2006 / KOF: Maximum Impact 2, 2006 - Developed by SNK Playmore The King of Fighters XIV, 2016 - Developed by SNK Playmore
I tried to be kind to KOF14 here by picking the last polygon fighter in the series rather than one of the gorgeous sprite based ones.
Shadow of the Beast, 1989 - Developed by Reflections Interactive Shadow of the Beast, 2016 - Developed by Heavy Spectrum Entertainment Labs
Umihara Kawase, 1994 - Developed by TNN/NHK SC Umihara Kawase Shun, 1997 - Developed by Jackpot Sayonara Umihara Kawase / Yumi’s Odd Odyssey, 2013 - Developed by Studio Saizensen
Today the Umihara Kawase games returned to Steam after having been taken down after Agatsuma Entertaiment closed its doors in 2015. As such, I figured there was no better way to celebrate on this blog than to look at how the encounters with Tadpole has evolved over the years.
Hyperdimension Neptunia, 2010 - Developed by Idea Factory & Compile Heart Megadimension Neptunia VII, 2015 - Developed by Idea Factory & Compile Heart
Phantasy Star Online, 2000 - Developed by Sonic Team Phantasy Star Online 2: Reborn Episode 4, 2016 - Developed by Sega
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney / Gyakuten Saiban, 2001 - Developed by Capcom Ace Attorney 6 / Gyakuten Saiban 6, 2016 - Developed by Capcom
The original Ace Attorney games first released on Game Boy Advance in Japan before being ported to PC, Nintendo DS and so forth in 2001. So I wanted to have a good look at the game’s first finger pointing and latest finger pointing. After all, it’s the 15th Anniversary.
