SmiteOfHand
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Word. Even something as simple as unlocking the English dialog text, something like the how to play screens, after playing or completing a stage would be nice. Since subtitles would be impossible to read in the moment anyway.
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Shoot the Core! - Gaf Shoot em Up (aka Shooter/SHMUP) Reference Thread
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Word. Even something as simple as unlocking the English dialog text, something like the how to play screens, after playing or completing a stage would be nice. Since subtitles would be impossible to read in the moment anyway.
Thanks very much! I was sticking to type 3 but that sounds like a good strategy. Will give the video a good look before I play it again.
One thing that's attracted me to this genre in particular is the opportunity to practice and progress without feeling like I'm just wasting time. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy games with good stories but there's something about the pure gameplay element that's quite attractive in the current gaming climate.
edit: oh wow that looks like a completely different game entirely!
eXistor
Member
Yeah I never really played shoot 'em ups as a kid; never got far and just gave up, but I've kinda rediscovered the genre in the last years and I've been adding a lot of 'em to my collection. It's exactly as you say: even though you may not get very far at first and it may seem like repetition, it's all really just adding to your experience and essentially you're consistently getting better and better. If you're not the type to just give up on games, most shoot 'em ups are very doable, you just have to accept that that's all part of the design.
Anyway. good luck on Gradius V, you can do it!
maks
Member
Battle Garegga on ps4 October 6
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/09/29/the-drop-new-playstation-games-for-1032017/
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/09/29/the-drop-new-playstation-games-for-1032017/
Shin Johnpv
Member
Sweet! I know what I'm buying on October 6th!
gunstarhero
Member
Might double dip for th English menus.
I wonder if this means all future ShotTrigger games will be coming over.
Fantastic, even though I already have the Japanese version I'll be getting this straight away.
Not a bad few days for STGs on the PS4 with Battle Garegga Rev.2016 on the 6th and Raiden V: Director's Cut four days later on the 10th. 🙂
Dangun Feveron is already confirmed and we don't have dates for the others so we may well get them day-and-date with Japan... but I suppose it could also hinge on the sales of Garegga and Feveron.
sixteen-bit
Member
Awesome!
davidwhangchoi
Member
nice! more shooters on ps4 are welcome
RagingAvatar
Member
The Xbox One version has vertical TATE so I'd expect the PS4 version would too.
j^aws
Member
Awesome; already bought!
Bring on the rest of Raizing - especially Armed Police Batrider and Dimahoo.
Amazing news!
Tizoc
Member
http://store.steampowered.com/app/665270/___Barrage_Musical__A_Fantasy_of_Tempest/
This is releasing soon on Steam.
This is releasing soon on Steam.
Very nice! Will buy.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Aka to Blue is fantastic. I'm still only on level 2, but it's no doubt a proper Cave shmup, in and out. It is also automatically the best shmup available on iOS11 (as all other Cave shmups are 32bit games).
+ Bullet patterns are very much balanced for touch screen controls, which, if you disable auto bombs, makes the game far more difficult than DodonpachiR or Espgaluda 2 on iOS for example. Challenge is very good here, again if you keep auto bombs disabled - with that on (and it's On by default), you can sustain many more hits, making the game much easier.
+ Really cool bullet patterns and good to great visuals. Framerate is butter smooth 60FPS for the most part, even on my aging iPhone 6. There can be some stutters as the new visual elements are introduced, but then when you play again, it's all very smooth. Bullets, coins and explosions look awesome.
+ Great music, and good voice acting even though I have no idea what they're saying, sounds like a solid banter between people who are engaged in a cartoony fight.
+ Respectable character designs that don't reek of otaku body pillow desperation, like the later Cave shmups somewhat devolved into. You know how in some of the games they had just a glimpse of the boss-robot being kind of naked just before the explosion - nothing like that here, as far as I can see.
+ I feel like the two characters/fighters are well balanced, each with an advantage over the other. Aka has wider spread shot with which it takes longer to destroy bigger enemies, but with him, the bomb always flies forward, making it much easier to use. Blue has a concentrated forward fire, making it easier to destroy bigger ships, but the bomb has to be aimed in the direction you want it to go to, making it much more difficult to use successfully in the heat of the battle.
- Visuals not quite on the level of Cave's best, in terms of backgrounds especially. They lack that intricate detail, but still the overall visual impression is very strong.
- Why is there no translation to what the characters are saying - at least some kind of on-screen text or something?
- For a game called Aka TO Blue, I was convinced it would let me switch between the fighters anytime I chose during the game. This doesn't seem to be the case, and is a big missed opportunity IMO. If there was one thing I wish I could request, it's to add a third mode to the game where you could switch between the two (with its own separate highscore table).
+ Bullet patterns are very much balanced for touch screen controls, which, if you disable auto bombs, makes the game far more difficult than DodonpachiR or Espgaluda 2 on iOS for example. Challenge is very good here, again if you keep auto bombs disabled - with that on (and it's On by default), you can sustain many more hits, making the game much easier.
+ Really cool bullet patterns and good to great visuals. Framerate is butter smooth 60FPS for the most part, even on my aging iPhone 6. There can be some stutters as the new visual elements are introduced, but then when you play again, it's all very smooth. Bullets, coins and explosions look awesome.
+ Great music, and good voice acting even though I have no idea what they're saying, sounds like a solid banter between people who are engaged in a cartoony fight.
+ Respectable character designs that don't reek of otaku body pillow desperation, like the later Cave shmups somewhat devolved into. You know how in some of the games they had just a glimpse of the boss-robot being kind of naked just before the explosion - nothing like that here, as far as I can see.
+ I feel like the two characters/fighters are well balanced, each with an advantage over the other. Aka has wider spread shot with which it takes longer to destroy bigger enemies, but with him, the bomb always flies forward, making it much easier to use. Blue has a concentrated forward fire, making it easier to destroy bigger ships, but the bomb has to be aimed in the direction you want it to go to, making it much more difficult to use successfully in the heat of the battle.
- Visuals not quite on the level of Cave's best, in terms of backgrounds especially. They lack that intricate detail, but still the overall visual impression is very strong.
- Why is there no translation to what the characters are saying - at least some kind of on-screen text or something?
- For a game called Aka TO Blue, I was convinced it would let me switch between the fighters anytime I chose during the game. This doesn't seem to be the case, and is a big missed opportunity IMO. If there was one thing I wish I could request, it's to add a third mode to the game where you could switch between the two (with its own separate highscore table).
Radiant Silvertuna
Neo Member
I'm stuck on the final level of AtB - I really, really like it. One huge detractor though - there's no start-to-finish arcade mode. Even if you begin at stage 1 and go through to the end, your score and lives reset between each level. Completely kills the thrill of a 1CC.
I'd really like difficulty options as well. And a few more ships. Still, great game.
I'd really like difficulty options as well. And a few more ships. Still, great game.
Oh shit, awesome news!
SmiteOfHand
Member
Garegga happening tonight or tomorrow? I can never remember how PSN's schedule works.
SmiteOfHand
Member
Any of you who held out for a western release are in for such a goddamned treat. Enjoy!
sixteen-bit
Member
Radiant Silvertuna
Neo Member
uuuuggghhh Shottriggers are so tempting but I think I can hold out for Christmas sales.
Maybe.
Maybe.
SmiteOfHand
Member
I've already bought the Japanese release so it's not as if I can't already play it if I want to...I am still looking forward to the English language version though. It also god to support companies who release these games in the west .
Agent Unknown
Member
M2 Shottriggers Garegga is perfect, so glad I imported the LE box last year. Great that it's coming to the west for the first time.
sixteen-bit
Member
Up now according to Shane Bettenheusen's twitter
davidwhangchoi
Member
34 bucks!
i better see if i should just save and grab a saturn copy. i want to play this on my CRT.
Barkley's Justice
Member
That price is ridiculous.
StarCreator
Member
Is there a Garegga OT or anything?
Feel free to get it on Saturn for $270 instead.
Feel free to get it on Saturn for $270 instead.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Was there any word on why Garegga hasn't come to Xbox One in Europe?
davidwhangchoi
Member
it's actually 190 =P
tomwhite2004
Member
what about folks holding out for a disc release
Arc System Works have picked up the Korean release, they often do multi language physical copies for niche stuff like this, have faith!
It really isn't for such a high quality release. You won't get a better or more accurate experience outside of owning the PCB, my Saturn copy feels utterly redundant in comparisson.
sixteen-bit
Member
Awesome! I hope they pull through.
Where did you read it was coming out in Europe? I couldn't find anything.
davidwhangchoi
Member
me too, raiden V on disc was nice news.
SmiteOfHand
Member
They'll sell a few thousand copies. Not tens of thousands. Not hundreds of thousands. Just thousands. M2 has to keep the lights on somehow.
SOME-MIST
Member
believe it or not, the saturn verison is insanely arcade accurate. But I'm there with you. the ps4 version feels so good that I'm thinking of letting my saturn version and pcb go
davidwhangchoi
Member
if you put it on GAF sales thread, i'll take a look
gunstarhero
Member
I actually went through with selling my PCB when the JPN PS4 version first released. Great decision - no regrets. And eeeasy money.
Bwuhahahahaha!
PS4 release is still pretty freaking awesome deal.
Now if only M2 would do ShotTriggers Batsugun!
ExitPlanetDust
Member
what about folks holding out for a disc release
And I'm continuing to hold out. This generation has taught me to wait. So much shit has gotten a disc release after publishers claimed "digital only".
Speaking of which, Senko no ronde 2 and Nex Machina have both pretty much been confirmed for physical releases via Limited Run Games if anyone was holding out for them. Senko no ronde 2 with a limited edition even. No time frame for either though.
I'd pay good money for a physical PS4 or Xbox One disc of any announced Shot Triggers game.
eXistor
Member
Yup, that's what I'm doing. I made a conscious exception for Cuphead, but more often than not it pays to wait.