#remote control dandy

Remote Control Dandy is RAD's predecessor, on the PS1; you can tell that RAD was directly built off of it. I really really want to play more of it, bc it seems really interesting, but. there are a few roadblocks.

the main problem is that the controls suuuuuuuck. if you thought RAD's controls we unwieldy, imagine, trying to play it without control sticks. there's also very little depth perception and you don't get the jump/hover right from the beginning, so it's hard to get a good vantage point where you can effectively control your robot without constantly smashing into buildings.

the other problem is that you're not supposed to smash into buildings. turns out there's a reason there was no consequences to breaking shit in RAD, it's because it's not very fun when the smash-shit-with-big-robots game punishes you for smashing shit with big robots. you get penalized for every building you damage, and there's a whole reputation system where you have to keep the people in the city from hating you too much.

like i said i've only played the beginning, maybe it's not so bad, but it's exactly the type of mechanic that makes me specifically not want to play. rip. the story does seem interesting, it still has the whole retro anime aesthetic going for it. it's just a bit less accessible than RAD. and without the wild English dub it just doesn't hit the same.

Chou Soujuu Mecha MG on DS is much less RAD-like, but you can still see the DNA of it there. you're still piloting a big robot through a town, but you're no longer playing as the pilot on the ground controlling it remotely. now it's all controlled using the DS's bottom screen.

As a card-carrying DS Enjoyer i find this very interesting, but if you're only interested in a RADlike game this's probably not for you. also if you're going to try and emulate it you'll want to play it on something with a touchscreen, i can't imagine trying to play without one.

So far the story in this one is pretty nothing. but the gameplay is gonna keep me interested much longer than RCD did.