Giglamps rambles

Friday is here and I've been thinking about Panzer Dragoon again, mainly the fact that back in January, I finally worked out how to set up a Saturn emulator with RetroArch, started on Panzer Dragoon Saga with a view to finally playing the full game after all these years... then life and responsibilities happened, I completely forgot about it, and it's still there waiting around the end of the first disc. There are quite a few screenshots though, and that's what we're having a look at today. Our adventure begins, as all good adventures ideally should, with a dangerous apple. (It does serve some purpose, but despite having played this first disc countless times over the years, I have never committed to memory what that purpose actually is.) A majestic red worm leaping in the desert. The muted rumbling of the air flowing in these tunnels when you're travelling through them has always been strangely relaxing. I also like the tricks of perspective used here to create a ...

Found this on my laptop, completely forgot about it, not exactly pleased with it but a lot of time and effort went into it, and someone out there might like it, so 'ere we are. Neon was having a catastrophic meltdown the entire time I was working on this, and there are still countless other projects needing time and attention, so in the end I had to just wrap it up before disaster ensued. There's some lazaras from Panzer Dragoon Saga anyway, who have some incredibly laid-back combat music (included below, in the interest of being complete.) The Forbidden Zone is one of my favourite areas in the game; it's genuinely beautiful and serene, with the otherworldly structures and the snow falling on the sea.