sixteen-bit
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How are those arrangements? Damn fine roster they got!
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Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours |OT| A local couch co-op shmup in 2015, aw yiss.
How are those arrangements? Damn fine roster they got!
Shifty
Member
That's disappointing to hear. Any particular reason?
I can understand their exclusion from AC mode since it's arcade-faithful, but CS mode should be fair game. Each ship has so much gameplay depth to it that it seems crazy to lock such a huge amount of content off from the DLC ones.
YES. THIS IS WHAT I WANT.
Maybe they've added certain mechanics to ships and enemies that wouldn't translate well to the original CS mission, but the original CS ships function just fine in the new stages.
I don't know. I'm looking at it how sort of how a square can be a rectangle, but a rectangle can't be a square.
I would hope the new ships would be playable in CS mode across the board.... Be pretty lame DLC if they weren't. Especially paid DLC.
Mind you I'm also the kind of person wouldn't mind a modified AC mode seperate from the current one to use the new ships + Murakumo. Wouldn't mind having an option to play the original PSP Darius Burst too. =P
Mind you I'm also the kind of person wouldn't mind a modified AC mode seperate from the current one to use the new ships + Murakumo. Wouldn't mind having an option to play the original PSP Darius Burst too. =P
Shifty
Member
Potentially, but it seems unlikely that they'd be so different as to be totally incompatible with the base game.
Rayforce and Metal Black are pretty standard shmup fare as best I can tell, and most of the ships in the vanilla game are pretty faithful to their iterations in the older Darius games.
Night Striker could be something else entirely given that it was an into-the-screen driving/flying game, but I'm still having a hard time thinking of an example in which going from CS to DLC is trivial, but not vice-versa.
This too, pretty much.
Free ship selection in AC would be excellent, even if that means offline-only without chronicle mode. Balance be damned!
PSP Dariusburst would be great too, but that would be a ton of work in comparison.
Blackbird@Degica
Member
Yeah, the implementation seems a bit odd. I haven't had a chance to try it out in person yet, so I'll wait to see how it works in practice.
I guess I'm pretty easy to please cause I'm pretty hyped up about all this DLC.
I'm guessing they are leasing all the ships and accompanying stages/music at different times? What will the first Ship DLC be?
Edit: Never mind I got my answer for the latest tweet:
https://twitter.com/DegiGames/status/687010236729802752
I'm guessing they are leasing all the ships and accompanying stages/music at different times? What will the first Ship DLC be?
Edit: Never mind I got my answer for the latest tweet:
https://twitter.com/DegiGames/status/687010236729802752
Blackbird@Degica
Member
To clarify: The new ship DLC packs should all be released at the same time. We estimate the release to be around the end of February/early March.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Too bad that the ships are limited to their respective mini-campaigns.
I was going to use the Black Fly and never touch another ship again.
I was going to use the Black Fly and never touch another ship again.
This is even better.
RVA-818 X-LAY was going to be my replacement for the Murakumo.
If you're talking about AC mode, it's because AC mode is a direct port of the arcade game and hasn't been modified in any way. As for your second question, the OP has an explanation of the HUD and some systems. Not sure if there's a wikia or anything, but we can answer any additional questions.
brooklyniteOne
Member
the game on vita has a digital manual accessible from the splash screen. it explains hud elements etc. Its like 39 pages long.
Remembrance
Member
The artbook DLC is up on Steam, along with the latest patch.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/431350/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/431350/
sixteen-bit
Member
DBCS is back on sale on Steam; 20% off or $39.99
I want to buy this game so badly but I shouldn't really spend all that money right now....
Make me give up on buying it: it should play like shit on an old 4:3 monitor right? I know the AC mode would be pretty bad even on an 16:9 but with a small ass monitor like mine I wouldn't be able to see anything even in CS mode am I correct?
Make me give up on buying it: it should play like shit on an old 4:3 monitor right? I know the AC mode would be pretty bad even on an 16:9 but with a small ass monitor like mine I wouldn't be able to see anything even in CS mode am I correct?
Has the game been patched to get 21:9 working?
It'd be pretty squashed in AC mode, yeah. Although I guess you could still play it.
CS Mode, however, would be perfectly fine. No issues playing that there on 4:3.
eastx
Member
And yet, asking that feels like wondering how the game will look when connected via an RF Switch. Monitors are cheap.
davidwhangchoi
Member
looks so hot. need to save up some funds
Fuck now I must find a way to buy it. ;_;
Remembrance
Member
The guidebook turns out to be built in to the game and only readable from the options menu. Is this really necessary?
It's not a bad interface (and there is nice ambient background music), but there is no way to zoom in. This is a problem because some of the text (like the AC mode guide) is far too small (even on a 27" monitor).
It's not a bad interface (and there is nice ambient background music), but there is no way to zoom in. This is a problem because some of the text (like the AC mode guide) is far too small (even on a 27" monitor).
eastx
Member
Ten bucks for a non-translated book is bad enough. Having to view it through the game without zoom is just a death knell.
NormalFish
Banned
Got my physical copy today. Unfortunately I'm quite under the weather so I doubt I'll be playing it for at least a couple days.
Community Forum
Member
OK I'm trying to progress in CS mode. I can skip some levels, it seems like they are too hard and I have to come back later with a better ship? And do I still get points to buy new ships even if I fail a mission, or do I need to grind on levels already completed?
Think you only get them on levels completed.
Also something to note: After you unlock a ship, you can use additional points to power it up. This costs points every time you chose to use a custom ship (as otherwise it'll start with no powerups at all), but the cost is pretty forgiving and lets you stack shields like no tomorrow. So if you're having problems, you can use a ship with like 50+ shields on it to make it real easy.
Community Forum
Member
Think you only get them on levels completed.
Also something to note: After you unlock a ship, you can use additional points to power it up. This costs points every time you chose to use a custom ship (as otherwise it'll start with no powerups at all), but the cost is pretty forgiving and lets you stack shields like no tomorrow. So if you're having problems, you can use a ship with like 50+ shields on it to make it real easy.
Interesting. Thank you. Also, how can you tell how many shields you have left in AC mode? This game is so obtuse, so non user-friendly, it's really pissing me off, and yes I've read all the manuals and whatnot. Never seen anything like it really.
AC mode doesn't really have a proper ARM/Shield indicator like CS mode does. So the only indication is the color of the aura around your ship, like older Darius games. I *think* it maxes out at three hits in AC mode too, but I forgot for sure.
At any rate: The first shield power up you collect gives you three, and any after that give you one additional one. When it levels up (that is, you max out the bar and collect another shield power up) you get three more, and when it's completely maxed level, all shield power ups give you three.
Remembrance
Member
You can at least check the ARM bonus between stages to see how many you finished the level with.
Also, I finally beat AC Original for the first time. On ADH. After 8 cumulative hours gametime.
I plan to keep working on this for the long term. Maybe beat anything on Chronicle without continuing, next.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
I got my physical Vita copy today, finally. It's an actual cart and in case anyone was wondering, it doesn't have any English language options and doesn't auto change to whatever your PSN account region is. The essential stuff in main menu and start menu is in English, so is the HUD and some of the event text, but there's a lot that's not, like the rooted menu in AC mode. ie:
...but that stuff was only bewildering me because I hadn't played the game yet. Once you get into the actual gameplay nothing matters,and CS mode has almost no prefatory text to navigate. It's a shmup, so it's 100% doable, but it's worth knowing if you were considering importing it. The cart does work on PS TV too, like normal.
...but that stuff was only bewildering me because I hadn't played the game yet. Once you get into the actual gameplay nothing matters,and CS mode has almost no prefatory text to navigate. It's a shmup, so it's 100% doable, but it's worth knowing if you were considering importing it. The cart does work on PS TV too, like normal.
Remembrance
Member
This is actually alarming because Assault was the only ship I could beat anything with!
Let's see if that's still true...
Let's see if that's still true...
In CS mode level 2 shields give 2 ARM for each additional pickup after the first, I'd assume it's the same in AC?
Remembrance
Member
That info is straight from the English website: http://darius.jp/dbcs/en/system/
I'm sure there's a lot of room for clarification, though.
I picked this up during the sale. The last Darius game I remember playing was Darius Twin, so it has been a really fucking long time.
Anyway, first impressions are great. I have a 60" tv so the aspect ratio is pretty neat; I'm not sure if i woudl feel that way with anything smaller than that.
Appears to be a lot of content here, too. I felt it was a bit much at 42 bucks, but I'm a shmup fan and Playstation doesn't get too many titles of this quality so I said fuck it.
Now watch it be 8 bucks next month during a Flash sale.
Anyway, first impressions are great. I have a 60" tv so the aspect ratio is pretty neat; I'm not sure if i woudl feel that way with anything smaller than that.
Appears to be a lot of content here, too. I felt it was a bit much at 42 bucks, but I'm a shmup fan and Playstation doesn't get too many titles of this quality so I said fuck it.
Now watch it be 8 bucks next month during a Flash sale.
sixteen-bit
Member
Keep up!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=192160997&postcount=266
slick of them to patch the game AFTER the sale tho, lol
StarCreator
Member
There is nothing preventing you from playing a Steam game from your couch. They even have the option of Steam streaming if you don't care to directly attach a PC to your TV.
eastx
Member
The Steam version is actually better in that it supports 21:9 and dual monitors modes. But with PS4 you get cross-save support with the Vita version.
ugh_the_boot
Banned
I actually really wnt DariusBurst Chronicle Saviours (I collect shmups) but I cannot find a physical release, only a downloadable on the PSN store. Anyone know where I can find a copy or does it not exist?
Edit: Forgot to mention I am after a pysical Ps4 version.
Edit: Forgot to mention I am after a pysical Ps4 version.
http://www.play-asia.com/search/Dariusburst+Chronicle+Saviours
I've seen physical vita copies, but not PS4.
If you find one, let me know
eastx
Member
"Having this game on my shelf is more important to me than playing it, or supporting the publisher who bothered to translate and release such a niche title."
(This is directed at the holdouts, rather than people who like physical games but will go with digital when that's the only option.)
(This is directed at the holdouts, rather than people who like physical games but will go with digital when that's the only option.)
NormalFish
Banned
I don't like purchasing digital products. I will support publishers who offer me the product that I want, and I will more rarely support publishers who offer me a product that have some attributes that I want and some I don't want.
I don't see the need for snarkiness.
StarCreator
Member
The physical-or-no-sale mentality is one that can and has closed doors to games being localized, so the snark is more than justified.
lmimmfn
Member
Omg omg trying now, thanks for the info