I love Power Stone. I imported a Japanese Dreamcast several months of the US launch just to play it. I bought several games the following weeks, but my day 1 game was Power Stone. It's such a departure from how other fighting games look and feel, and is still fun to play today, especially against friends. I even played the VMU games from it in my car or the library in between college classes. The still image endings never really bugged me, as the story was really just an excuse for the gameplay and setting. Arcade games rarely had lengthly endings anyway. I just wanted the satisfaction of picking up a hammer and smashing my opponent with it. The Dreamcast was just special- it's one of those consoles that has very much its own look and feel to its games. The bright colors, speedy gameplay... it's not hard to pick out a Dreamcast game from a crowd.
Power Stone is such a good job. Playing this game on the PS Vita via the PSP collection is such a treat due to the wide-screen option. Worth picking up regardless of system.
I totally forgot you could play it on the Vita! I have the PSP collection, I'd like to give that a shot sometime. Thanks for checking this out my guy. Always appreciate you.
Quite tough but a great Dreamcast title. Crumbs, I’m terrible at most shooters but they still reel me in for more. Great stuff buddy; some inspired content recently with the reviews and interview vids 👏 Chat soon!
Hey buddy! Thanks for checking this one out. I'm glad we both know which types of games we aren't good at but still enjoy. I have no shame is saying I'm a terrible fighter haha. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
I also am bad at fighting games, lol. They aren't usually my cup of tea, but I don't hate them, so I'm always down to give it a try if people are gathered round. 1:02 now I wonder how much of this was Walmart. I never saw a Dreamcast kiosk in Walmart, and that was where I got to play N64, which led to me buying those consoles and games later in life. 1:50 I like the unique twist on the standard "tournament." It still leads to similar game play, but I like them trying to add some uniqueness. I like that the fighters no only have unique strengths/weaknesses, but motives. That definitely gives the game some depth. I think part of the reason I don't love fighting games is that it's hard to empathize with the characters when story is so light. 4:57 rofl, I love it. It is impossible to know how to pronounce every name 6:37 I even like simplistic moves like "I just want the shiny gem" haha. Why over think it? 7:13 so... he seems like the hero of this story, right? lol, his motives are maybe TOO pure. 8:14 fun gimmick... but too bad it was a cheap screen and voice over. 9:15 I think I see where this is going... lol. Yup! 10:19 I do like a special attack you have to build up to. That's a fun mechanic. 11:00 haha, the rug got pulled out from under you on that one! 12:02 agreed. I always feel like fighting games fail to shine until you have a friend to play against. Even simpler ones like Dr. Mario or Wario's Woods are pretty meh until you have a friend to play against 13:20 this is a hard question! I mean, I'm no pro-gamer, so I'm pretty middling at a lot of games I love... but lemme think. I think the ones I suck at the worst are the multiplayer shooter arenas like Halo, Counter Strike, etc... I'm just not great at seeking and destroying without exposing my back to getting ganked. This changes a bit when there is an objective like capture points, or escorting a payload or something, as it makes it more clear what the success metrics are, as opposed to just guessing what the other team will do, out-thinking and out twitching them (neither of which I'm good at)
I can enjoy Tekken and Dead or Alive, but when it gets to the more technically skilled fighters like Street Fighter, Guilty Gear, Mortal Kombat... I am awful! You know... you're right... I never once saw a Dreamcast at a Kiosk... good point!! I do like the twist too, they aren't just beating each other down for the fun of it. I am terrible at pronouncing names... sometimes people like to comment about it haha. LOL You knew exactly where that ending video was going. Every man's wish!! 😂 The special attack is really cool and unique. I always enjoyed seeing what transformation would happen with each character. I really need to play this with friends. It would be such a great party game. I've never been good at multiplayer arena shooters... I think part of it is people (kids and teens) have so much more time than I do to master the combat and know every nook and cranny of the maps and so they have an advantage, or maybe I am being an old man just yelling about nothing. I did play Unreal Tournament and thought it could have been fun with friends, but I mainly played with bots. Thanks for watching buddy!
@@TigerChainsawVideoGames I didn't play Unreal Tournament until years later, and then with friends who were all experts at it. So while it's fun, I'm definitely not good at it
Power Stone and Smash Brothers were developed and came out around the same time. The devs of Power Stone did say in an interview that they designed the game as if it was Nintendo making a fighting game. I love both games, but I think Power Stone is way more fun than Smash Brothers.
That is some awesome insight! I didn't know they said that, thanks for sharing. Power Stone is pretty awesome, but I'm also a fan of Smash Bros. I'll have to review that sometime.
Power Stone was the first game I got when I finally bought a Dreamcast. I purchased one at a specialty shop and they asked if I wanted to buy a game too. When I chose Power Stone, the man smiled, told me because I made such a perfect choice, that he'd throw it in for free. When does Wang and Tang NOT go together, am I right? I did like some of the more "monster-like" characters and how they made me think of Darkstalkers. Was that YOU making that wish for Rogue? Ha ha
I love hearing memories like this! Super cool the guy threw it in for FREE! Although I'm not sure what a specialty shop is... is it like a pawn shop? Now, I want some Tang to drink. Haha you know i'm wishing for Rogue every night. Thanks for watching and sharing your Dreamcast story!!
@@TigerChainsawVideoGames Ah, gotcha--so maybe it's more my term, but when I say specialty shop I mean a store that focuses on, or specializes, in one thing. For instance video games or games and media, so not like a big box WalMart or Target or something.
I've never even played a Dreamcast before but this game could be fun! I see elements in it that remind me of one of my favorite co-op games (Saturday night Slammasters, also Capcom) so I would like to play it sometime
Thanks for watching! I hope you get the chance to give it a shot! It's a blast to play, but I'm not sure which character you would like.... hmmmm you were talking about how cool you though Gunrock was. Maybe him?
Nice review! But it's still not enough to make me want to play it. I don't know why, I just look at it and it looks meh, but you're right, it's probably more fun with friends! Great video and keep up the good work!
I get that! It's not for everyone, but for those who enjoy it, it can be a blast, especially with a group of friends. I'm pretty bad at it haha. Thanks for watching!
I totally understand your criticism. As someone who LOVES stories and plots, and character details I wanted to go over those points as thorough as possible. When I know character motives and arcs, it makes for a better experience for myself. So I described each character for the review. Thanks for watching!
I really hate fighting games and probably will never play this one. So your one guy can comment about that too. But I know this game has a huge following. The endings do look cheap but man I'll take rogues ending. I want to make a wish....three 19 year olds with tiggo bitties calling me daddy every night. Just need a power stone now
I love Power Stone. I imported a Japanese Dreamcast several months of the US launch just to play it. I bought several games the following weeks, but my day 1 game was Power Stone. It's such a departure from how other fighting games look and feel, and is still fun to play today, especially against friends. I even played the VMU games from it in my car or the library in between college classes.
The still image endings never really bugged me, as the story was really just an excuse for the gameplay and setting. Arcade games rarely had lengthly endings anyway. I just wanted the satisfaction of picking up a hammer and smashing my opponent with it.
The Dreamcast was just special- it's one of those consoles that has very much its own look and feel to its games. The bright colors, speedy gameplay... it's not hard to pick out a Dreamcast game from a crowd.
Thank you for the wonderful comment. It was a treat to read your memories of Power Stone and to know how special it was for you.
Power Stone is such a good job. Playing this game on the PS Vita via the PSP collection is such a treat due to the wide-screen option. Worth picking up regardless of system.
I totally forgot you could play it on the Vita! I have the PSP collection, I'd like to give that a shot sometime. Thanks for checking this out my guy. Always appreciate you.
Quite tough but a great Dreamcast title.
Crumbs, I’m terrible at most shooters but they still reel me in for more.
Great stuff buddy; some inspired content recently with the reviews and interview vids 👏
Chat soon!
Hey buddy! Thanks for checking this one out. I'm glad we both know which types of games we aren't good at but still enjoy. I have no shame is saying I'm a terrible fighter haha. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
I knew Power Stone because of the anime before learning it was a Deamcast game. Nice anime, good game. Worth hunting down.
I also am bad at fighting games, lol. They aren't usually my cup of tea, but I don't hate them, so I'm always down to give it a try if people are gathered round.
1:02 now I wonder how much of this was Walmart. I never saw a Dreamcast kiosk in Walmart, and that was where I got to play N64, which led to me buying those consoles and games later in life.
1:50 I like the unique twist on the standard "tournament." It still leads to similar game play, but I like them trying to add some uniqueness.
I like that the fighters no only have unique strengths/weaknesses, but motives. That definitely gives the game some depth. I think part of the reason I don't love fighting games is that it's hard to empathize with the characters when story is so light.
4:57 rofl, I love it. It is impossible to know how to pronounce every name
6:37 I even like simplistic moves like "I just want the shiny gem" haha. Why over think it?
7:13 so... he seems like the hero of this story, right? lol, his motives are maybe TOO pure.
8:14 fun gimmick... but too bad it was a cheap screen and voice over.
9:15 I think I see where this is going... lol. Yup!
10:19 I do like a special attack you have to build up to. That's a fun mechanic.
11:00 haha, the rug got pulled out from under you on that one!
12:02 agreed. I always feel like fighting games fail to shine until you have a friend to play against. Even simpler ones like Dr. Mario or Wario's Woods are pretty meh until you have a friend to play against
13:20 this is a hard question! I mean, I'm no pro-gamer, so I'm pretty middling at a lot of games I love... but lemme think. I think the ones I suck at the worst are the multiplayer shooter arenas like Halo, Counter Strike, etc... I'm just not great at seeking and destroying without exposing my back to getting ganked. This changes a bit when there is an objective like capture points, or escorting a payload or something, as it makes it more clear what the success metrics are, as opposed to just guessing what the other team will do, out-thinking and out twitching them (neither of which I'm good at)
I can enjoy Tekken and Dead or Alive, but when it gets to the more technically skilled fighters like Street Fighter, Guilty Gear, Mortal Kombat... I am awful!
You know... you're right... I never once saw a Dreamcast at a Kiosk... good point!!
I do like the twist too, they aren't just beating each other down for the fun of it.
I am terrible at pronouncing names... sometimes people like to comment about it haha.
LOL You knew exactly where that ending video was going. Every man's wish!! 😂
The special attack is really cool and unique. I always enjoyed seeing what transformation would happen with each character.
I really need to play this with friends. It would be such a great party game.
I've never been good at multiplayer arena shooters... I think part of it is people (kids and teens) have so much more time than I do to master the combat and know every nook and cranny of the maps and so they have an advantage, or maybe I am being an old man just yelling about nothing. I did play Unreal Tournament and thought it could have been fun with friends, but I mainly played with bots.
Thanks for watching buddy!
@@TigerChainsawVideoGames I didn't play Unreal Tournament until years later, and then with friends who were all experts at it. So while it's fun, I'm definitely not good at it
Power Stone and Smash Brothers were developed and came out around the same time. The devs of Power Stone did say in an interview that they designed the game as if it was Nintendo making a fighting game. I love both games, but I think Power Stone is way more fun than Smash Brothers.
That is some awesome insight! I didn't know they said that, thanks for sharing. Power Stone is pretty awesome, but I'm also a fan of Smash Bros. I'll have to review that sometime.
Man they need to drop a Power Stone 3 for all consoles
Heck yeah that would be a banger! Thanks for watching.
Power Stone was the first game I got when I finally bought a Dreamcast. I purchased one at a specialty shop and they asked if I wanted to buy a game too. When I chose Power Stone, the man smiled, told me because I made such a perfect choice, that he'd throw it in for free.
When does Wang and Tang NOT go together, am I right?
I did like some of the more "monster-like" characters and how they made me think of Darkstalkers.
Was that YOU making that wish for Rogue? Ha ha
I love hearing memories like this! Super cool the guy threw it in for FREE! Although I'm not sure what a specialty shop is... is it like a pawn shop? Now, I want some Tang to drink. Haha you know i'm wishing for Rogue every night. Thanks for watching and sharing your Dreamcast story!!
@@TigerChainsawVideoGames Ah, gotcha--so maybe it's more my term, but when I say specialty shop I mean a store that focuses on, or specializes, in one thing. For instance video games or games and media, so not like a big box WalMart or Target or something.
@@DoYouNerd you and your crazy lingo!
I have not played power stone but now I want try it - thanks for the video.
It's a fantastic fighting game, I'm glad it caught your attention! If you can, play it with some friends. It's a ton of chaos. Thanks for watching!
I've never even played a Dreamcast before but this game could be fun! I see elements in it that remind me of one of my favorite co-op games (Saturday night Slammasters, also Capcom) so I would like to play it sometime
Thanks for watching! I hope you get the chance to give it a shot! It's a blast to play, but I'm not sure which character you would like.... hmmmm you were talking about how cool you though Gunrock was. Maybe him?
Sure it is, by a lot. Great game, but for me the sequel was a much better still. I am also not that big on fighting games, but Power Stone is cool.
Nice review! But it's still not enough to make me want to play it. I don't know why, I just look at it and it looks meh, but you're right, it's probably more fun with friends! Great video and keep up the good work!
I get that! It's not for everyone, but for those who enjoy it, it can be a blast, especially with a group of friends. I'm pretty bad at it haha. Thanks for watching!
Nice review Seth!😊
Thanks, Mark! Glad you enjoyed it. Power Stone is a pretty fun multiplayer game.
I have some criticism. I really don't think it was necessary to spend over half the video talking about each individual character.
I totally understand your criticism. As someone who LOVES stories and plots, and character details I wanted to go over those points as thorough as possible. When I know character motives and arcs, it makes for a better experience for myself. So I described each character for the review. Thanks for watching!
I really hate fighting games and probably will never play this one. So your one guy can comment about that too. But I know this game has a huge following. The endings do look cheap but man I'll take rogues ending. I want to make a wish....three 19 year olds with tiggo bitties calling me daddy every night. Just need a power stone now
I have no idea how your comments get through, but I'm glad that they do lol. I will try and grant you your wish sometime.