Opinions on the Pac-Man World Trilogy?

DID SOMEONE SAY CAKE?

>>376676337
I remember thoroughly enjoying Pac-Man World 2, World 1 not so much and I never played World 3.

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>>376676337
I is good, 2 is great, 3 is meh

I played World 2. I don't recall caring for it

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>>376676337
World 2 was a solid platformer at a time when they were rare.

Fuck this boss though.

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I'm replaying World 1 and is still my favorite in the series

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>>376676337
I didn't play much of 1 but enjoyed it, World 2 I love & have a lot of nostalgia for but going back it did have it's quirks and I never played World 3 & I swear no one talks about it ever.

By the way, World 2's OST is sexy as fuck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOvXq3tJcV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUeoKzsRlEQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjJxIDR8hw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HElLTs_Ve_o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg_6r4feLmc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YdJMNSQY-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbWSscPb2bY

>>376676337
2 is surprisingly fun considering the circumstances, but it's the only one worth discussing.

>>376676337
poor man's crash bandicoot

World 1 is the best one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwPOtShgNwA

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>>376678256
Keep your pseudo-3D platformer to yourself, we're discussing actual 3D platformers here.

I bought the GameCube version of 2 so I could get Pac-Man Vs.. I played it and actually enjoyed it. Though it's not the greatest thing in the world, it's pretty good.

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>>376678110
idk, I like world's levels & difficulty more than 2.
World 2 was more frustrating than fun honestly, still a great game tho.

>>376676763
Bosses in 1 were much better than 2s
>>376678256
Lol no

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>>376677825
So many good tracks, I need to replay through the game one of these days

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>>376676519
But you had really awkward banter in 3, which makes it worth the price alone.

>>376676337
I love the first one, never played the second and enjoyed the third from what I remember when I was a kid.

>>376683302
>7 fucking minutes

Only played PMW 1, it was amazing
Anubis Rex was a pain in the ass, I like the King Galaxian and Space Stages, and the small cameos and homages to classic Namco games.
I played 3, but droped it, I kinda like more when Pac Man was a silent character.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA-sSTZNB7s

https://youtu.be/wmzHtkL-AMQ
Tommy Tallarico is amazing

>>376678256
>poor man's crash bandicoot
>on the same system as crash

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>>376684394
Namco space themes are some of my favorite.

>>376678256
crash is pretty much a temple-run game with no momentum.

>>376676337
Use to play the hell out of World 2 when I was a kid. Really miss it.

BLINKY AND HIS FUCKING ALMOST INVISIBLE FUCKING FIRE BALLS WHILE IM TRYING TO GET THE EXTRA LIFE GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
never beat 3 but god damn its a completely different beast from 1 and 2.

>>376676337
pacman world ps1 has a built-in widescreen option, surprisingly

>>376683302
fuck you

>>376684394
>hasn't played 2
Holy shit, Anon. Get to it.

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>Play pacman world 2
>Get to the very final level
>Never finish the game because every time i tried to start the level, the game would freeze
Painful memories

I've always wanted to play these games. How are these games compared too mario64 and banjo kazooie?

>>376685913
They're all decent, I have a real soft spot for 1 though, the overworld is very comfy. Not very comparable to mario 64 or BK though, the levels are linear. You try to get to the end of them and pick up bonus stuff along the way if you're gud.

played 1 and 2. neither have aged that well.

>>376685913
They're all 3D platformers with a linear level structure, as in you beat one level, then go to the next, repeat. Pac-Man World 1 is alright, sort of tedious the longer you play but not terrible.
World 2 is great but it's pretty short. It's got some wonky collision detection but overall it's very fun and one of the few straight 3D platformers I can think of (that aren't designed to be collectathons/have you replaying single levels multiple times). 100%ing it will make you tear your jaw off, though. It also has an arcade with some of the best Pac-Man games in it.
World 3 is mediocre to bad, but for what it's worth, I had fun playing it.

>>376686502
Only thing about 2 that hasn't aged well is the collision detection, otherwise it's pretty solid.

>>376686279
I have seen some gameplay from all three games,they look interesting.

>>376676763
>tfw had to stock up over 40 lives from that one secret spot in butane pain just to get past this boss

>>376686620
the camera control is garbage in 2

>>376683302
>tfw trying to 100% this level and figuring out it's actually randomly generated so you can't memorize the correct places to go

>>376686674
Oh yeah, didn't consider that.

>>376685913
They are more of straight forward platformers in comparison to banjo or mario.
World 1 is quite balanced regarding platforming and difficulty, maybe a bit too easy.
World 2 can be frustrating at some levels and like some previous anon said, 100% is hard as shit.
World 3 is a mix bag, it feels more of a typical ps2 platformer with the unnecessary combat and story, it's also too easy, but it has it's moments, mainly from Pac-Man being a "I'm too tired of this shit" character.

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You should pick up Pac Man and the Ghostly Adventures on steam next time it's on sale

It's not as good as any of the PMW games but it's actually a competent mascot platformer. It had a sequel but the PC port was cancelled - which is actually kind of a shame because it seemed like they made an active effort to improve the game (they put point scores back in, actual collectibles in levels etc)

I didn't care for 2 and have never played 3.

But 1 has always been one of my favorite games of all time. It just never gets old, and always provides a fun challenge when I'm not working and feel like enjoying some drunken nostalgia for a few hours.

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>>376687150
I already beat both of them, GA2 is really fun,specially chaining ghost chomps.
I also played the 3ds version of the first one (the one that's a 2d platformer), it was ok.

>>376687393
Did they do anything to make ghost chomps different in the second one (besides adding the points and using the classic arcade sound)? Because I always thought it was pretty satisfying in the first game too

This game series gave Pac-Man the voice I always dreamed he'd have. For that alone, I love it.

>>376687741
You always thought he'd have a smug gay man voice?

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>>376677825
I haven't play this game since I was like seven, and listening to these just brought a flood of memories back.

pac-man world rally is fun

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>>376687586
I can't say, i barely remember GA1 sans the awful aw man im a meme sections. I still enjoyed getting massive points from waiting to all the possible ghosts to come.

>>376688410
World Rally is a underrated game, i like it more than MKDD.

>>376688410
Holy fuck, this
>that Katamari Damacy stage
>Haunted House stage
>Battle Mode

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>it's a "pac-man's brain and eyes gets fucking extracted from his body" episode

>>376678491
This

pacman world 2 is god tier

>>376688410
How many other kart racing games require you to unlock shortcuts by completing objectives (pressing buttons and collecting the fruit) while racing?

They actually tried something different to make it not just a mario kart reskin

fuck the funhouse of terror though

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>>376688774
The pac-man cartoon was a fucking acid trip when it wasn't just fart jokes
There was an episode about a giant flying cow from space that a space ghost pirate was trying to hunt down

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>>376689274
my fav episode is the one where both Pinky and Cylindria are fighting for Pac-Man.
>Pinky hide Cyli inside her ghostly pussy

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>>376689720
>yfw pac-man got a japanese waifu in the last episode before the show was cancelled

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>>376689886
I wish we got more lewds

>>376688952
Diddy Kong Racing invented that I think. Also added a world map / hub area to the single player, which I've never seen in another kart racer.

>>376690608
>a world map / hub area to the single player, which I've never seen in another kart racer.
Lego Racers 2

>>376690608
DKR only shortcut that you trigger is the whale that appears automatically if you go to the ship. The hub area has been used in the three Crash Bandicoot games.
In World Rally you have to press buttons and eat fruits to open some paths.
Something that's really underrated about world rally is the drift, giving you invulnerability for longer drifts + extra boosts the longer you hold it is pretty neat.

>>376690838
I thought boost speeds varying based on how long you drift was already a thing in mario kart at that point? Or am I getting confused since SASRT did the drift boost tiers and I've played that one the most recently?

>>376684394
>Anubis Rex

Only beat it a year or two ago after not playing for over a decade. How in the fuck is any kid supposed to do that? It's even lamer considering you're just fighting some stupid jewel, and it's only the second boss. Even the final boss was a walk in the park compared to it

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Can we take a moment to consider how they fucking ruined Championship Edition with the sequel?
They had the perfect formula and they managed to fuck it up, it's astonishing.

Also, opinions abput the rumored Pac-Man Maker?

>>376691187
>the rumored Pac-Man Maker
first I've heard of it
Don't they already have an official website for that?
http://worldsbiggestpacman.com/play/

>>376691187
pac-man's the only amiibo I've got and I don't even have a nintendo console that can use it

It reminds me of the collectable trophies in PMW3 which I'm fairly sure are a nearly identical pac-man pose on a similar circle base

>>376691057
You only had 2 states of boost (now 3) in MK, same with SASRT i think.
World rally had like 6 states of boosts and the largest one was faster than a regular boost, it also gave you the item to be invincible after filling the bar.

>>376691341
>same with SASRT i think
SASRT has 6 levels of boost but you can only achieve the top 3 tiers by comboing boosts together (eg drift boost combined with a stunt boost or powerup boost)
The invincibility item from drifting is definitely a PMWR exclusive thing as far as I'm aware

>tfw the PSP version of the game is the only one with all the content, and there's a track blatantly taken out of the classic cup in all other versions

>>376691286
It's just a rumor of course:
http://gematsu.com/2017/04/bandai-namco-trademarks-pac-man-maker-europe
I didn't know about that site.

>>376691187
if they gave you more of the same you would bitched. They make anything different you bitch, so there is no winning with people like you. So Namco and other Japanese companies just do whatever they like. Because at the very least you played it and at least know someone that bought it.

>>376691324
The Pac-man's amiibo is one of the best amiibo created so far. No shame in buying one even if you don't own a Nintendo console.

>>376691473
Yeah, i was thinking about that, ASRT has more focus on comboing boosts, sorta like DKR.

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I'm still mad about 3. Not even a pacman world game in spirit. Shame, felt conned.

>>376691590
>if they gave you more of the same you would bitched
No, I personally wouldn't have bitched. I can only speak for myself.
There is a big difference between improving on an already set and loved gameplay by adding new features and completely changing the gameplay for worse.

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Played the first one about a month ago actually, pretty solid game.

Except for this piece of shit.

>>376676337
Thinking about emulating it. Is it an actually platformer like Mario Galaxy, or a collectathon game?

>>376691810
Bit of both
Levels are linear and collecting shit is a secondary objective

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>tfw trying to beat the bomb countdown timer in that PMW3
>tfw running the game on a brick that had a low framerate
>the timer for the pistons at the end is independent of the framerate while your movement is still locked to the framerate
>meaning I functionally had like half the time to reach the end of the piston path
>could only reach the end of the pistons by taking a leap of faith as soon as I hit the button, before the pistons had even risen
>tfw playing the game on an emulator and it's so much easier when it's running at the proper framerate
>tfw miss the challenge

Despite it being stressful as fuck that was always my favorite level in the game

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>>376692074
Zephyr Heights was my favorite level just for the ambience.
In fact, I would say World 3 has the best environments.

>>376692189
I always liked the ambient music of PMW3. It's a very different direction compared to the other PMW games and there are lots of valid complaints about the gameplay and combat but I really like the tone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwpotSzraxU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2lm_-JOk-k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJGVdMc_Bgs

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>>376676763
>died countless times against Clyde
>finally beat him and save the game right before I start spooky island
>some time later my little brother wanted to play and made a new game because he didn't know any better
>mfw

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How did we go from this...

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...to this...

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...to this?

>tfw orson wasn't in pac-man world rally

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>>376692497
I think that, even if it was unnecessary, the lore in PMW3 was interesting and fitted well with the game.

>>376692638
That shit was top tier creepy.

>>376692939
PMW3 was quite possibly the first game I was hyped for as a kid
I remember looking at the screenshots like that one over and over again. Looking at it now it's interesting to see how the game changed since those screenshots were taken in development - there's no purple K-trons in the game and the syphon machine was retextured (possibly remodeled too)

Also the portal effect was cool as fuck

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>>376676337
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkpuQjYPeGw

>>376692771
Who cares, his stage theme is the best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9FecpIk4sY

>>376693396
>daring to claim that when one of the track themes is literally the motherfucking katamari theme

>>376693482
That's more just the Katamari theme than a theme from the game.

>>376693396
But that's not canyon crusade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JIQA_lSUPg

>tfw ywn know the lore behind pac-devil

>>376688952
If it counts, you need to collect rings to open shortcuts in Sonic R.

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PAC-MAN PAC-MAN
TERRIBLE TERRIBLE NEWS
YOU'RE READING THIS IN MY VOICE