Shoot the Core! - Gaf Shoot em Up (aka Shooter/SHMUP) Reference Thread
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I posted it in some other thread (there are too many STG threads, I swear to god...), might as well repost here:
This is a separate announcement/campaign but it may be related to their 2nd Steam release so I'm posting it here:
CAVE is currently running a retweet campaign for a new game; if they get 4,000 retweets before the 9th they'll reveal the full game at their teaser website:
http://promo.cave.co.jp/bancho/
(retweet this: https://twitter.com/cavegames/status/673759029005434881 )
They've already received almost 2k retweets and have revealed a few things: it's a STG, it's called Ichiban Bancho (a term for people who get really good at the beginning of a game but suck at the rest, roughly translates as "1st-Stage Badass") and they're already planning for worldwide distribution. They're using the word "app" so it's probably another iOS game.
If you look at what's already revealed on the website, you may notice a few similarities to the box art of a certain X360 port...
Remembrance
Member
A game where you can't get past stage 1, so the whole game comes to you in that stage instead?
If so, that could be brilliant.
If so, that could be brilliant.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
SDOJ port would be sick. I find that game much harder than DOJBLEX, so it would make sense to tease a "game where you can only beat the first level" and release SDOJ.
mdsfx
Member
Sai Dai Ou Jou... Kan... Extra 'End' Edition: Last Final Plus?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
That is freaking hilarious and perfectly describes me when it comes to shmups.So, how is this news not posted yet?!?
mdsfx
Member
I'm more of a first 2-3 stages badass lol
For those not paying attention:
I still love that sub-title though.
Interesting. I've actually had a lot of fun with Sky Force on iOS as F2P, so hopefully they can pull it off with a DDP F2P game.
I still love that sub-title though.
Agent Unknown
Member
Probably wishful thinking but I wish Cave would re-release their games on disc for one of the current gen systems. I don't think it's feasible or affordable to get the Cave Box now (plus I really don't like games with loli themes like Deathsmiles).
Anyways, Darius Burst Chronicles looks awesome, might force me to finally bite on a PS4 or a Vita.
Anyways, Darius Burst Chronicles looks awesome, might force me to finally bite on a PS4 or a Vita.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
I don't like loli-themed games either but Deathsmiles is one of Cave's best IMO. It may not have a second loop and be on the easy side but it plays soooo good.
sixteen-bit
Member
Was this posted? Contain some Raiden V footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9XG4KTBRc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9XG4KTBRc
Developer Stellar Circle released a video showing a stage 4's preview of their upcoming STG, Blue Revolver.
They also postponed the release date from December 2015 to a generic Early 2016. ;____;
If you still haven't played the demo please do it now! The game is incredibly fun and polished and the scoring system is simple yet satisfying, I'm so freaking hyped for its release it's not even funny.
They also postponed the release date from December 2015 to a generic Early 2016. ;____;
If you still haven't played the demo please do it now! The game is incredibly fun and polished and the scoring system is simple yet satisfying, I'm so freaking hyped for its release it's not even funny.
Blackbird@Degica
Member
Looks like Blue Revolver is coming along well! New ship type looks cool - the shield reflect mechanic is giving me a Mars Matrix vibe.
Nice to see some Raiden V footage as well. From some of the earlier art, I thought they might reinvent the series into a different genre, but it looks like it will be a classic Raiden game after all.
Nice to see some Raiden V footage as well. From some of the earlier art, I thought they might reinvent the series into a different genre, but it looks like it will be a classic Raiden game after all.
On that note, I'd love to see an official port of Mars Matrix make it to PC. Played the hell out of it on DC and via emulators, but I'd love to own a legit PC copy.
sixteen-bit
Member
Raiden V footage, official link this time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVcG8ABEiRA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVcG8ABEiRA
I think it looks quite good. Interested in the aspect ratio. Is One still region-free? I'm assuming I can get a NA system and then just import this?
That's the idea I'm going by. It worked for Puyo Puyo Tetris.
They're doing some really interesting things with this game. Characters, player data tracking, some story thing. This game is looking more and more like a shooter MMO. I like it.
Blackbird@Degica
Member
Announcing Transition 2015!
http://transition.tokyo/en
@pr_transition
Essentially, this is a forum for most major shmup developers to discuss the future of the genre, and to discuss new ideas for creating exciting shmups on the PC platform. It's a significant industry event and something we've been building to for most of this year. A lot of developers like CAVE, G.Rev, Moss, Qute, Taito, Triangle Service, and so on will either attend or sponsor the event.
The event is on 12/26 and is open to the public. There will be free play, guest speakers, and a score attack challenge, so if you happen to be in Tokyo, please drop by and play some games!
http://transition.tokyo/en
@pr_transition
Essentially, this is a forum for most major shmup developers to discuss the future of the genre, and to discuss new ideas for creating exciting shmups on the PC platform. It's a significant industry event and something we've been building to for most of this year. A lot of developers like CAVE, G.Rev, Moss, Qute, Taito, Triangle Service, and so on will either attend or sponsor the event.
The event is on 12/26 and is open to the public. There will be free play, guest speakers, and a score attack challenge, so if you happen to be in Tokyo, please drop by and play some games!
Announcing Transition 2015!
http://transition.tokyo/en
@pr_transition
Essentially, this is a forum for most major shmup developers to discuss the future of the genre, and to discuss new ideas for creating exciting shmups on the PC platform. It's a significant industry event and something we've been building to for most of this year. A lot of developers like CAVE, G.Rev, Moss, Qute, Taito, Triangle Service, and so on will either attend or sponsor the event.
The event is on 12/26 and is open to the public. There will be free play, guest speakers, and a score attack challenge, so if you happen to be in Tokyo, please drop by and play some games!
Fantastic! :3 I love you, Degica! You guys work so hard for shmup fans! Thank you and good work, I hope that a lot of new shmups will approaching at Steam ^^
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
:OAnnouncing Transition 2015!
http://transition.tokyo/en
@pr_transition
Essentially, this is a forum for most major shmup developers to discuss the future of the genre, and to discuss new ideas for creating exciting shmups on the PC platform. It's a significant industry event and something we've been building to for most of this year. A lot of developers like CAVE, G.Rev, Moss, Qute, Taito, Triangle Service, and so on will either attend or sponsor the event.
The event is on 12/26 and is open to the public. There will be free play, guest speakers, and a score attack challenge, so if you happen to be in Tokyo, please drop by and play some games!
Damn, this is thread-worthy IMO. Great initiative!
SmiteOfHand
Member
Already is, friend.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=188739626
And yes, it is very good to hear that developing for PC and sharing the knowledge is becoming more and more of a thing. Mad props to all involved in organizing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60qr3XpABNg
Retro Core has outdone themselves.
A very interesting comparison of Cotton - Fantastic Night Dreams. Particularly between the System 16 arcade and the Sharp X68000 versions. The X68000 version actually has improved graphic detail in the backgrounds.
Retro Core has outdone themselves.
A very interesting comparison of Cotton - Fantastic Night Dreams. Particularly between the System 16 arcade and the Sharp X68000 versions. The X68000 version actually has improved graphic detail in the backgrounds.
shaowebb
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60qr3XpABNg
Retro Core has outdone themselves.
A very interesting comparison of Cotton - Fantastic Night Dreams. Particularly between the System 16 arcade and the Sharp X68000 versions. The X68000 version actually has improved graphic detail in the backgrounds.
God Cotton was such a memorable series of games. I keep expecting a Cotton bundle to be made and sold someday for PC. I really hope it happens.
sixteen-bit
Member
I always wanted to try them. I like Deathsmiles so I don't think the aesthetic will be a turn off.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1057408697
New free-to-play Cave smartphone shmup is available in Japan only at the moment?
New free-to-play Cave smartphone shmup is available in Japan only at the moment?
It's in japanese, but it should be downloadable worldwide.
StarCreator
Member
You just linked the copy on the US store, so that's clearly untrue.
Ahh I guess I did, figured because it was in kanji that it was on the Japan store only so far. Anyone know if it is on Google Play Store yet?
Nostalgic Nightmare
Member
I don't see it there, and even on their site there is no mention of Android devices supported.
It sucks that the page (and screens) are entirely in Japanese. I want to see how the F2P mechanic works.
Remembrance
Member
So, has anyone played the Cave F2P game yet? I have no idea what I'm doing, literally everything important is in Japanese
Okay, I'm getting the hang of this.
Every time you play, you want to finish with as many coins as possible to buy upgrades. Coins are gotten by shooting large enemies, destroying boss parts, and destroying background objects. It gets easier as you get more powerful.
After a stage, pick one of the cards to watch an ad that will multiply your coins anywhere from 1x to 3x. Higher difficulties give more coins, obviously.
All you have to do is keep buying upgrades and the game will gradually open up. First, you unlock more upgrades (usually it's tied to buying a couple of levels of one particular thing - like upgrading shot power will unlock shot speed upgrades), and then you unlock more difficulties and more levels.
Nobody quite knows how difficulties and levels get unlocked yet - maybe you just need to be sufficiently powerful.
It feels like this game is intended to be a heavily gated introductory experience for absolute beginners to learn the genre. You are meant to be introduced to everything very, very slowly - there is no way to pay money to advance faster.
SmiteOfHand
Member
Is it just a SDOJ arrange or completely new assets? Hard to tell from the store screenshots.
Ah, that's great to hear. From what I can tell re: unlocks, I believe they're tied to finishing percentage of the previous level. I think once I got 75% on stage 1, it unlocked stage 2. And when I got 80% (or 85%) I unlocked stage 1 normal. Or vice versa.
But I'm learning that with this game. And I realised only last night that the hosts file I use on my phone was blocking the ads at the end of each level, so I was tapping those cards but nothing was happening.
Currently I have stages 1, 2 and 1+2 on Easy unlocked, stage 1 on Normal and I can *see* (but not play) level 1 Hard.
Remembrance
Member
Launch discount was 20%, this is 25%.
sixteen-bit
Member
do you know how long this promo lasts?
Blackbird@Degica
Member
Several patch updates for our shmups tonight:
DariusBurst Chronicle Saviours V1.00 rev 4614
Mushihimesama V1.1.6.1
DeltaZeal V1.03
DariusBurst Chronicle Saviours V1.00 rev 4614
- The refresh rate has been locked to 60 fps to prevent excessive speed on monitors with refresh rates higher than 60Hz.
- Corrected the behaviour of the "Wave" weapon in CS mode. The weapon was incorrectly piercing through boss enemies instead of colliding with them as intended.
(Only Origin and Gaiden were working correctly before) - Corrected an error where the burst gauge would not fill up when attacking boss enemies in CS mode.
- Corrected the text in some scenes where it extended beyond the dialogue window.
Mushihimesama V1.1.6.1
- Optimizations to reduce or eliminate microstuttering/frame hitching.
- Corrected a visual error that would cause the true last boss health bar to display incorrectly in V1.5 Ultra mode.
- Added support for fullscreen tate (vertical aspect ratios) on 3:4 and 9:16 monitors. You can adjust this using the "Aspect Ratio" setting. Support for 16:10, 5:4, 4:5, and 10:16 aspect ratios is planned for a future update.
- Added a dead zone setting for direct input controllers (joystick adjustment).
- Modified the Replay menu to show local replays and replays downloaded from the leaderboards in different colors.
DeltaZeal V1.03
- You can now record replay videos longer than 30 minutes (up to 60 minutes).
- Added a Fast Forward feature to replay playback. Use the "X" button to toggle fast forward on and off.
- Corrected an error where the keyboard would start both P1 and P2 at the same time.
- Optimized text display so menus and leaderboards should be more responsive.
- Corrected an error that could occur when accessing an empty leaderboard.
I was just about to post this.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Excellent!
Is the developer checking on why DARIUSBURST is crashing on certain systems? I just started the game back up and I'm still having that issue.
Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
Now I can finally buy. Thank you!
Looks like another fun Shoot 'em Up from Astro Port for $5.99 on PC. Here is the link:
http://playism-games.com/game/243/witch-bot-meglilo
At the moment I can only see it on the Playism site, but maybe it will hopefully come to other storefronts. As well, if anyone is on the fence in the link above is a free Demo version where you can play up to level 2 & get a special trial version ending.
http://playism-games.com/game/243/witch-bot-meglilo
At the moment I can only see it on the Playism site, but maybe it will hopefully come to other storefronts. As well, if anyone is on the fence in the link above is a free Demo version where you can play up to level 2 & get a special trial version ending.
Looks like they're sticking with the style of Suercharged Robot Vulkaiser but gone for a vert this time. I quite enjoyed Vulkaiser and will probably get this too.