Thread 11795526 - /vr/ [Archived: 1271 hours ago]

Anonymous
6/12/2025, 3:54:03 AM No.11795526
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Which version is the best? N64, PS1, PC or Dreamcast?
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Anonymous
6/12/2025, 3:56:11 AM No.11795528
Not the PS1 one, that's for sure. It's probably a tie between the N64 and DC version, depending on which one's artstyle you prefer.
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Anonymous
6/12/2025, 4:16:52 AM No.11795570
>>11795526 (OP)
Why is the chick the only one not made of plastic, and why does she still have green hair anyway? Is there any actual in-game explanation for this or did the devs just have a hard time gooning to a fully green plastic chick during development?
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Anonymous
6/12/2025, 4:22:01 AM No.11795579
>>11795570
>or did the devs just have a hard time gooning to a fully green plastic chick during development?
We both know the answer.
Anonymous
6/12/2025, 4:23:19 AM No.11795582
>>11795528
This
>PC
Lmao
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Anonymous
6/12/2025, 4:23:25 AM No.11795583
>>11795570
>Is there any actual in-game explanation for this

The explanation is that her mother is a Barbie Doll.

>did the devs just have a hard time gooning to a fully green plastic chick during development?

That would be the actual reason, yes.
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Anonymous
6/12/2025, 4:36:08 AM No.11795616
>>11795526 (OP)
They all play very similar.
Visuals:
PC > PS1 > N64 > Dreamcast
Performance:
N64 > PC > PS1 > Dreamcast

N64 has worse pop-in, PS1 has more fog.
Anonymous
6/12/2025, 4:37:12 AM No.11795621
>>11795526 (OP)
They all play very similar.
Visuals:
PC < PS1 < N64 < Dreamcast
Performance:
N64 < PC < PS1 < Dreamcast

N64 has worse pop-in, PS1 has more fog.
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Anonymous
6/12/2025, 4:55:59 AM No.11795662
>>11795570
It's meant to imply that only women are human, and men are just expendable plastic.
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Anonymous
6/12/2025, 4:57:28 AM No.11795663
>>11795662
well, that's true. troons are just weak men who get so mindbroken by that fact that they try to become women.
a real man realizes this truth and laughs in the face of God.
Anonymous
6/12/2025, 5:01:49 AM No.11795675
>>11795570
>Why is the chick the only one not made of plastic
The devs were cowards
Anonymous
6/12/2025, 5:53:11 AM No.11795751
>>11795621
are the controls the same on pc since on console its tank controls, which i don't really mind i just wanna know if there's a difference
Anonymous
6/12/2025, 5:59:21 AM No.11795759
>>11795583
>The explanation is that her mother is a Barbie Doll
I always liked that little piece of lore. On the other hand, I don't know how you could explain that using the logic of living toys. Didn't the owner find it strange when a military Barbie suddenly appeared one day? Does he or she know that his or her toys are alive and not think it's important? Does this universe consist of living toys without humans?
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Anonymous
6/12/2025, 6:30:14 AM No.11795814
>>11795526 (OP)
Best aspects:
>N64: Artstyle
>Dreamcast: Graphics, and voice-acted cutscenes
>PSX: Pre rendered cutscenes, and some drive-able tanks.
Worst aspects:
>N64: Camera and camera controls
>Dreamcast: Art style cohesiveness
>PSX: Jank

The N64 version is the original version. It's very charming and fun to play, but the controls are awkward. Worth noting is that has the worst camera by a longshot compared to the DC and PSX version. The plastic soldiers look great, and are a standout of this version. Artistically, it all feels pretty consistent. There is basically no voice acting, even during cutscenes.

The Dreamcast version is a port of the N64 version. It has a better frame rate, resolution, camera, textures and models compared to the N64 version. From a gameplay perspective, this makes it superior to the N64 version. The upgraded graphics, however, can sometimes be incohesive, like a fan-made high-res texture mod. The green characters are also a shade of green that I've never seen on IRL plastic soldiers. The plastic shader itself feels less authentic to IRL plastic soldier compared to the N64 version. The voice acted cut-scenes are a really nice upgrade.

The PSX version is completely different to the previous version. It is running on different engine. The maps look and feel totally different and there are drive-able tanks. This is not the only time 3DO chose to totally remake a game instead of just porting it for different console versions. See also: Battletanx 2 for N64 vs PSX. The exclusive prerendered cutscenes are great. They look good, the voice acting is good, and they generally have at least one actually funny gag per cutscene. The real-time in-game cutscenes also have voice acting, and have different dialogue compared to the DC version. Both are about equally good. The PSX version is probably the jankiest. A noteable example: the sniper rifle scope doesn't narrow the camera's FOV, it physically moves the camera forward.

You can't really go wrong.
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Anonymous
6/12/2025, 6:35:07 AM No.11795827
>>11795526 (OP)
Eh
Anonymous
6/12/2025, 7:17:44 AM No.11795873
>>11795759
>Does this universe consist of living toys without humans?
The Army Men come from an alternate dimension where everything is realistic except for them being plastic and then they enter our world where they are the size of toys.
Anonymous
6/12/2025, 7:50:12 AM No.11795907
>>11795621
I'm curious about just how shitty the PC version is, especially the bit about performance
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 7:04:22 AM No.11797736
The Dreamcast version has this annoying bug where you go to jump and the game just eats the input and you end up never jumping and fall off ledges so often. In a game that asks you to platform to reach new areas to complete the game, it gets very annoying.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 8:14:52 AM No.11797818
>>11795907
Why don't you try it for yourself?

>>11795582
>>11795621
it's better than PS1
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 8:50:27 AM No.11797869
>>11795621
>>They all play very similar.
No they don't. PS1/PC is a much worse version of the game.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 8:53:26 AM No.11797875
I tried playing this months ago and the controls were unbearable in the boot camp. I didn't bother playing beyond that. I always loved the weapons, though.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 9:23:27 AM No.11797907
>>11795526 (OP)
If you liked the first few Army Men on PS1, then the PS1/PC versions of Sarge's Heroes are pretty much more of that with a single character focus. If you think those games fucking suck, the N64/Dreamcast version is a bit more polished in some regards despite the former peeling back presentation, but there's a sort of acquired taste for the suckitude of N64 limitations by comparison.
It's not exactly black and white since the first Sarge's Heroes is kind of butts either way you slice it, you just have a faithful sequel to shit games or an overhauled alternate pair of versions that are only a little less ass.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 12:12:13 PM No.11800161
Sarge, my goat.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 12:21:34 PM No.11800170
>>11795814
>This is not the only time 3DO chose to totally remake a game instead of just porting it for different console versions
This applies to almost the entire Army Men franchise
The most absurd one is there's one Army Men game where the PS1 version is a third person shooter, but the PC version is a real-time tactics game