. This looks phenomenal.
Porcile
Member
I'm getting this physical on Switch when the time comes but is the game actually any good? It's easy to hype up based on the graphics and music but is it showing any sign of longevity or traction for scoring? Let's be truthful here and say this is where all shmups either live on or they just fade away and no one cares in a few months and we are back to square one hoping for the next release.
My impression from reviews etc so far is that it's this year's Devil Blade Reboot; a good shmup for the casuals and mainstream but for people who want to dig a bit deeper and play beyond just finishing the game once or twice, there doesn't seem to be much interest surrounding the game. For such a big shmup release this would be really disappointing. But it looks inevitable that this is category of shmup it will fall into.
It seems to me like the best version of the game will be the eXa release for arcades which I'll give a shot but it's not exactly convenient.
My impression from reviews etc so far is that it's this year's Devil Blade Reboot; a good shmup for the casuals and mainstream but for people who want to dig a bit deeper and play beyond just finishing the game once or twice, there doesn't seem to be much interest surrounding the game. For such a big shmup release this would be really disappointing. But it looks inevitable that this is category of shmup it will fall into.
It seems to me like the best version of the game will be the eXa release for arcades which I'll give a shot but it's not exactly convenient.
John Bilbo
Member
I like it and think it is good. But I have not dug into the scoring system yet. It could be that the scoring system is shallow.
Porcile
Member
If you like the game then it's all good. I'm sure I will like the game too when I get my hands on the Switch version which is what I'm waiting for.
It's just a shame that the most high-profile shmup this year will probably just fall by the wayside after its physical releases are out. Collectors will get what they want but after that there is very little left for serious players to get stuck into and keep the game alive in the years after. And unfortunately it's likely because of the design of the game itself.
A shmup can have a shallow scoring
system but if it does then it needs to be hard as balls. I don't think this game is that but maybe it is. We'll have to see as I believe the exa arcade version will have an extreme difficulty mode but unfortunately it's exa so how many people are ever going to play that version?
John Bilbo
Member
The hard difficulty is really kicking my ass though results may vary for more capable players. Of course there is still one difficulty above hard.
If they decide to release the arcade version on Steam one day I'd be willing to check it out for a reasonable price.
The arcade version was done by a different team as I recall. That could introduce its own problems.