Review of D-2 (Sega Dreamcast)

I finally finished it! Playing this one more time after I had just completed it two months ago, I really had to force myself through this...^^

Anyway, D-2 is one recommendable survival horror game for the Dreamcast, packed with an interesting message and lots of puzzles. While I appreciate the game for what it is, there are some flaws that I find pretty annoying at the same time...

Enjoy!

On a side note: starting now, I will encode the videos in proper 4:3 aspect ratio (except for widescreen footage). I'm sorry, but I messed that up without noticing a couple times before when I re-encoded the material... *_*

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• sega
• dreamcast
• warp
• laura
• canada
• canadian
• mountains
• monsters
• mutants
• action
• horror
• survival
• adventure
• hybrid
• D-2
• D2
• M2
• M-2

[drunkensailor112]

the reason random battles still occur while on snowmobile is because without them you would become too weak for the bosses, it's all about leveling up. look at skies of arcadia where you can fly above the clouds and you don't encounter battles anymore... wel guess what>?? because of that feature I could never beat the final boss in that game as I was too weak.

[TheronInc]

@drunkensailor112 Well, that's your own fault then. There's enough room for grinding aside from vehicles, there's no reason to break the driving experience every five seconds for annoying battle encounters. In D-2, you have more than enough opportunities to reach a higher level, even before the final boss.

[wondiefive]

It's crazy how the characters in D2 are like an alternate version of the 1s in Enemy Zero. As odd as D2 looks tho, I would still cop it just out of curiousity. The whole mutated monsters in the cold is reminiscent of John Carpenter's The Thing. 1 of my favorite movies.

[TheronInc]

That's true, although the suspense never lives up to John Carpenter's The Thing (the movie, not the game). On the other hand, D-2 has a surprisingly well-done ending that makes a lot more sense then the rest of the game.^^

[mykel77]

i loved D2. has one of the coolest atmospheres in gaming, very lonely and somber yet scary. i played it when it came out and was very pleased. gamers who played this more recently might not like it. but for old timers like myself, i still loved it. maybe with everything going digital, i will get to play it again someday

[TheDabeavis]

@noideac You should look at D, it's barely a game at all. Rather an FMV adventure game.

[noideac]

I think of this game more as an interactive visual novel than a game since the gameplay is sort of dull, but the graphics, story, and sound are all great.

[smileifulovemebaby]

Dude, you have like the best taste in games! Seriously, I love this game. I love Beyond Good & Evil! I love Killer7! I love... basically everything.

[ihearduliekgoatse]

I'll probably wait for a price drop too. It's sad that traditional games are gradually being phased out on the wii. Luckily though I still have more than enough games I haven't finished to last me a long time along with others I'm anticipating/haven't played yet. =)

[TheronInc]

I think I'll wait for the next price drop before I get one, mostly because the peripherals are so expensive. Btw, it's a shame that Metroid Prime Trilogy is no longer being produced. That's just another sign that traditional games hardly stand a chance on that system.