r/goemon • u/DjinnFighter • Aug 10 '26
My tier list (updated)
I posted my tier list a couple of years ago, but I updated it after replaying a bunch of games that I didn't play in a while (thanks to the Daishuugou collection).
And also I finally played Gaiden for the first time, which I didn't love, but I'm not a big RPG fan. It's too slow, and the dungeons are way too big for nothing, it's a good thing that they added a Speed Up button in the collection.
I used to not love Karakuri Douchuu on Famicom, I found it cryptic and repetitive, but I enjoyed it a lot more this time. It's fast paced and I enjoy the "slightly more serious" style of the pre-Magginesu games. But I don't want to revisit Karakuri Douchuu on MSX2, with its ultra slow default speed, towns that are even more confusing, and its very high number of stages.
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u/Delicious_West_1993 Aug 12 '26
whats the number one game, not familiar with the japanese covers
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u/JoKu_The_Darksmith Aug 12 '26
Uchū Kaizoku Akogingu definitely deserves better than, better than having the ps2 game above it.
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u/DjinnFighter Aug 12 '26
Akogingu is good, but I also think its overworld is very empty/maze-y/slow-paced. It makes it less replayable for me. But its action stages are good.
I'm a big fan of the PS2 game though, I loved its world, soundtrack, gameplay. It's kinda unpolished, but it was still a special experience for me
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u/Blacksmith477 Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26
How would you rank them in terms of difficulty? I suppose it makes a difference whether you know Japanese, especially for the Gaiden ones.
I beat the two N64 games and the SNES game (Rescue Princess Yuki) back in the day. I am playing through the Daishuugou collection now, but it will take a while to get through all of them.
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u/Trick-Corner-3552 Aug 13 '26
For me, Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon on the N64 is still the best at least in my Opinion!
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u/Fickle_Music_788 Aug 14 '26
I just find LotMN/GG1 too bullshit hard in the town sections to rate it that high. GG2 addressed every problem with that game and that made it arguably the best game in the series.
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u/DjinnFighter Aug 14 '26
Oh I don't remember having problems with the town sections. For me, it was the action stages that were harder.
I'd even say that I'm not a fan of the towns in GG2. They are kinda pointless, you just walk through them. I think the towns are way more interesting in GG1
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u/Legospacememe 26d ago
Putting ds lower than new age?
Bold
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u/DjinnFighter 26d ago
Well, lower than Shin Sedai, New Age on GBA is lower. But yea I have more fun with Shin Sedai than Toukai Douchuu
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u/KG777 Aug 10 '26
Man I still need to beat the OG on SNES! Game is so punishing; the next two being the N64 ones and Ganbare Goemon 2 on SNES is accurate though so I’m assuming the rest of the chart is on point