FredEffinChopin Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 For the record, I have 1CC'd just about nothing. Anyway, it seemed like this forum might use a thread dedicated to the genre. To get things started, XenoRaptor is the game that inspired me to open a thread, as it looks really promising. It's nice visually, and the Trailer has some decent music. The action looks really solid and fast too, but the arsenal looks most impressive to me, both in the trailer and from some descriptions in some of the Steam reviews. I'm mainly hesitant about it being an early access release. It sounds like it's complete enough, but I'm not sure if this developer adheres to the philosophy of charging extra for the privilege of testing their game. It doesn't really seem like it. Either way though, it's looking like I'll pick it up eventually. I've been looking for a good twin stick shooter, and have been let down by the past couple that I tried (the only of which I can recall at the moment is Ion Assault). Astebreed looks freaking awesome. The media and reviews paint an absolutely gorgeous picture. I just picked it up in the summer sale, and I'll likely be getting on it as soon as I'm done with Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae. A recent decent title that I can think of to throw out there is Procyon. Nothing mind-blowing or redefining for the genre, but a fun title that I spent a good amount of time on. Especially for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 It looks like Soldner X-2 will not only get a Vita release, but the cross-buy will be retroactive for anyone who already owns a PS3 copy. Pretty badass coming from a small independent company. If anyone reading is wondering, I had a great time with both Soldner X games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I think Sony has been subsidizing these retroactive cross-buys, cause there have been a lot of them for indie games recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Sony have an "Indie Pub Fund" send up, so they're likely subsidising a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronixal Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 If you like shmups, go and buy Crimzon Clover of Steam and you can thank me later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted October 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Yeah, I noticed you picked that up recently, is it as brutal as it looks? I've watched videos of it as well as some of those other brutal doujin-type shmups (CC being one of the best known in the genre), and I think I convinced myself that I'm not quite up for the challenge. I have been meaning to pick one up and sweat through it though to see if they're as spirit-crushing as they look. It'll probably be CC. @Dean & Ethan Thanks for the heads up. That certainly seemed more likely than tiny studios whose game didn't sell much giving away free copies of the new port to the few people who might be interested in the series to begin with. I move my props over to Sony, as that's a pretty sound strategy they've employed there. If anyone was wondering, Astebreed was SO much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDDQD Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Man, I've played a bunch of games like these on Commodore 64 but nowadays the only one I know of that's worth playing is Ikaruga. What are other titles from this genre on the PC that you'd recommend (aside from the already mentioned)? I meand, like, prime examples of modern shmup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 If you're into the vertical, top-down style (aka tate) shooters, it seems like it's largely an indie movement right now, and there are a good amount of titles that are probably best found by this bullet hell tag. Crimzon Clover, mentioned by Chronixal above, seems to be one of the leaders of the pack. Dodonpochi and Danmaku are other big classic titles in the genre for those who love punishment. Ether Vapor Remaster is one that I've put a good deal of time into on Steam. If you want something that is comparatively easy, Procyon (which I mentioned in the OP) is a decent, cheap romp. Nothing to write home about, but I had fun. As far as side-scrolling Gradius style shmups, Jets n' Guns is one of the best ones I've played recently. I'm still probably going to dump some more hours into it when I get a chance. It's a long game, and there are a ton of customization options available, and it makes each stage a unique challenge to be met by a very specific approach after some trial and error. As I said above, Astebreed was really awesome too, very modern with flashy visuals and frequently changing perspectives. English dialogue would be nice, as it's hard to read the subtitles in a shmup while the action is going on, but other than that I have no complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I'm pretty terrible at schmups. Terribly terrible. A terror. That said, I did play and enjoy most of the Touhou series and, uh, what was that game . . . Jamestown. Had to check my Steam library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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