Rezetia shmups : Pladzma and Zillion Beatz
Rezetia shmups : Pladzma and Zillion Beatz
Rezetia has made 2 shmups : Pladzma and Zillion Beatz. I tried the ZB demo and it's great but I can't try the Pladzma one.
I got to the splash screen then it got back to the desktop. I tried every compatibility mode but got the same results. Does someone did play this demo ? Is it as great as ZB ?
FYI ZB is DDP style shooter with a pumping technoish soundtrack. Simple and hard. The 1st level is easy but it seems the others are quite the opposite. Just played the demo with the 1st level only but the full release is awaiting for some furious blasting
1st stage video
unbelievable difficulty
I got to the splash screen then it got back to the desktop. I tried every compatibility mode but got the same results. Does someone did play this demo ? Is it as great as ZB ?
FYI ZB is DDP style shooter with a pumping technoish soundtrack. Simple and hard. The 1st level is easy but it seems the others are quite the opposite. Just played the demo with the 1st level only but the full release is awaiting for some furious blasting
1st stage video
unbelievable difficulty
I have the full version of Zillion Beatz which only works on XP with a patch.
For Pladzma you will need to change your unicode settings to jap language via the Regional & Language options in Control Panel. At least that seems to work for XP.
If you're running Vista or an earlier OS, I don't know.
For Pladzma you will need to change your unicode settings to jap language via the Regional & Language options in Control Panel. At least that seems to work for XP.
If you're running Vista or an earlier OS, I don't know.
Shoot, dodge, collect . . .it's the ONLY way to be !!
Re: Rezetia shmups : Pladzma and Zillion Beatz
beam wrote:unbelievable difficulty [video]
Neat, i like how the boss bullet patterns are timed to the music.
Zillion Beatz is THE shmup !
Seriously, this is a Batsugun/Dodonpachi/Mars Matrix crossover.
To get a better fire rate you got to be close to the enemies, so you rush constantly to them and avoid fast bullets.
You got a BPM gauge which add points when you shoot pop corn enemies in a row or when you are blasting a big one or a boss while being close to him (and at the same time the fire rate is faster).
There are 3 ships, one for each style of play.
Every ship has the same weapons : Vulcan (wide) and Laser (narrow).
1st has a medium speed and 4 bombs.
2d is faster and has 3 bombs.
3rd plays near exactly like the ddp red type. Which is, slow button switch automatically weapons to the narrow one. Others may slow while still shooting wide. Drawback : only 1 bomb.
Controls are simple :
- fire
- bomb
- slow
- switch weapons
There are 3 sort of items:
- "P" power ups which upgrade the weapon currently in use. Each weapon has a level gauge.
- "S" special item which provide full power for a limited amount of time
- "B" bomb
Score is simple : BPM bonus + boss bonus if you destroy him quickly.
Last thing, on normal this game is hard, as hard as Mars Matrix.
Be sure to get the 1.30 update.
Seriously, this is a Batsugun/Dodonpachi/Mars Matrix crossover.
To get a better fire rate you got to be close to the enemies, so you rush constantly to them and avoid fast bullets.
You got a BPM gauge which add points when you shoot pop corn enemies in a row or when you are blasting a big one or a boss while being close to him (and at the same time the fire rate is faster).
There are 3 ships, one for each style of play.
Every ship has the same weapons : Vulcan (wide) and Laser (narrow).
1st has a medium speed and 4 bombs.
2d is faster and has 3 bombs.
3rd plays near exactly like the ddp red type. Which is, slow button switch automatically weapons to the narrow one. Others may slow while still shooting wide. Drawback : only 1 bomb.
Controls are simple :
- fire
- bomb
- slow
- switch weapons
There are 3 sort of items:
- "P" power ups which upgrade the weapon currently in use. Each weapon has a level gauge.
- "S" special item which provide full power for a limited amount of time
- "B" bomb
Score is simple : BPM bonus + boss bonus if you destroy him quickly.
Last thing, on normal this game is hard, as hard as Mars Matrix.
Be sure to get the 1.30 update.
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elfhentaifan
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Maybe there : zillionbeatz_130.lzh is the update patch for the retail versionelfhentaifan wrote:where to get that patch?kennyrh wrote:I have the full version of Zillion Beatz which only works on XP with a patch.
Since I bought the 1.30 I'm not sure.
When playing you don't have enough time to relate on this to anticipate the patternsunsane wrote:Neat, i like how the boss bullet patterns are timed to the music.beam wrote:unbelievable difficulty [video]
Apart from that I couldn't run the Pladzma demo, whatever I did. Maybe it's a driver problem. I will update them. Did someone tried it ? Is it as great as Zillion Beatz ? Rezetia made ZB because people complained about the complexity of Pladzma so the gameplay must be really different.
beam wrote:Maybe there : zillionbeatz_130.lzh is the update patch for the retail versionelfhentaifan wrote:where to get that patch?kennyrh wrote:I have the full version of Zillion Beatz which only works on XP with a patch.
Since I bought the 1.30 I'm not sure.
Nope, the trial version still doesn't work under XP.
Fail.
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Zillion Beatz' bosses firing in time with the music is neat.
Pladzma's shop feature replacing the need for power-ups could make for some interesting gameplay. I'll try running the demo and see if I have any luck.
Pladzma's shop feature replacing the need for power-ups could make for some interesting gameplay. I'll try running the demo and see if I have any luck.
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Strange, I got no problem at all with the trial version of ZB, only with the Pladzma one.Dave_K. wrote:Nope, the trial version still doesn't work under XP.
Fail.
For ZB you need to get japanese fonts and change the unicode to uses japanese soft.ware.-Bridget- wrote:Im running on XP at the moment (not on the Vista machine tonight).
Is there something I might be missing here?
I cant figure out what's stopping it.......
For Pladzma I will upgrade the video card drivers ahd hope it run.
I allready have standard japanese fonts and japanese unicode software settings. What do I lack ?TerminasluT wrote:I have both games and they work fine on my PC. I add to install a bunch of japanese fonts in my windows in order to make Pladzma work.
I don't want to buy Pladzma and not be able to run it.
In fact you can partially relay on the music to know when patterns are changing but you can't think "the hi hat will clap, this is time to dodge the big yellow lines of bullets"unsane wrote:o i c, that's too bad. From the video it seemed like it would give a split-second anticipation on alternating patterns.beam wrote:When playing you don't have enough time to relate on this to anticipate the patternsunsane wrote:Neat, i like how the boss bullet patterns are timed to the music.
According to the shootthecore description bosses are redundants. Moreover, the latest version has an extra stage tackled after the last one.Vincent Draconis wrote:Pladzma's shop feature replacing the need for power-ups could make for some interesting gameplay. I'll try running the demo and see if I have any luck.
ZB is quite brilliant but Pladzma do not seems to be as fun. It's why I hope someone will give his opinion about it.HeLGeN-X wrote:I'm glad I'm so elite in finding files online, managed to snag both games, fucking good games!
One strange thing I noticed about changing the unicode setting to Japanese. Some of the descriptions attached to my modem settings now come up in Jap in control panel.
Also my copy of Nero has switched itself to oriental . . .
. . .anybody else had that on XP
Also my copy of Nero has switched itself to oriental . . .
. . .anybody else had that on XP
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this is why my nero is fucked up and spams my pc with errors all the time, plus it crashed down along with several other programs and made my machine to a ticking time bombkennyrh wrote:One strange thing I noticed about changing the unicode setting to Japanese. Some of the descriptions attached to my modem settings now come up in Jap in control panel.
Also my copy of Nero has switched itself to oriental . . .
. . .anybody else had that on XP
Thank you Beam! I already had japanese fonts installed in XP, but forgot that these programs need to start wiith japanese unicode language settings. To do this easily (and without screwing up your native english language settings), I use Microsoft's "AppLocale" program which can let you start individual programs under different languages (the last one in the list is japanese). I now have trial 030 working under XP.
FYI the 130 patch does not work with the trial, so don't apply it. I guess its only for the retail version.
FYI the 130 patch does not work with the trial, so don't apply it. I guess its only for the retail version.
Yes, you now own a japanese XPkennyrh wrote:One strange thing I noticed about changing the unicode setting to Japanese. Some of the descriptions attached to my modem settings now come up in Jap in control panel.
Also my copy of Nero has switched itself to oriental . . .
. . .anybody else had that on XP
Just switch back the language setting to english in the option menu of Nero and it should run normally. I doubt other problems are due to the japanese setting.elfhentaifan wrote:this is why my nero is fucked up and spams my pc with errors all the time, plus it crashed down along with several other programs and made my machine to a ticking time bomb
You're welcome ! Enjoying Zillion Beatz ?Dave_K. wrote:Thank you Beam! I already had japanese fonts installed in XP, but forgot that these programs need to start wiith japanese unicode language settings. To do this easily (and without screwing up your native english language settings), I use Microsoft's "AppLocale" program which can let you start individual programs under different languages (the last one in the list is japanese). I now have trial 030 working under XP.
I tried applocale but it crashes some applications. I will stay in a japanese environment.
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nope, even uninstalling wont help, i just gotta reset the harddrive, because many other programs are suffering either.beam wrote:Just switch back the language setting to english in the option menu of Nero and it should run normally. I doubt other problems are due to the japanese setting.elfhentaifan wrote:this is why my nero is fucked up and spams my pc with errors all the time, plus it crashed down along with several other programs and made my machine to a ticking time bomb
It wasnt only the fault of switching the language,though.
beam wrote:Yes, you now own a japanese XPkennyrh wrote:One strange thing I noticed about changing the unicode setting to Japanese. Some of the descriptions attached to my modem settings now come up in Jap in control panel.
Also my copy of Nero has switched itself to oriental . . .
. . .anybody else had that on XP
. . . .
Funny how it only affects some random things, though . . .
Shoot, dodge, collect . . .it's the ONLY way to be !!
I haven't played these games yet (though they sound interesting)... I just wanted to say that 'Zillion Beatz' is now going to have to be the name of my next mixtape.
We here shall not rest until we have made a drawing-room of your shaft, and if you do not all finally go down to your doom in patent-leather shoes, then you shall not go at all.
beam wrote:Strange, I got no problem at all with the trial version of ZB, only with the Pladzma one.Dave_K. wrote:Nope, the trial version still doesn't work under XP.
Fail.
For ZB you need to get japanese fonts and change the unicode to uses japanese soft.ware.-Bridget- wrote:Im running on XP at the moment (not on the Vista machine tonight).
Is there something I might be missing here?
I cant figure out what's stopping it.......
For Pladzma I will upgrade the video card drivers ahd hope it run.
I allready have standard japanese fonts and japanese unicode software settings. What do I lack ?TerminasluT wrote:I have both games and they work fine on my PC. I add to install a bunch of japanese fonts in my windows in order to make Pladzma work.
I don't want to buy Pladzma and not be able to run it.
In fact you can partially relay on the music to know when patterns are changing but you can't think "the hi hat will clap, this is time to dodge the big yellow lines of bullets"unsane wrote:o i c, that's too bad. From the video it seemed like it would give a split-second anticipation on alternating patterns.beam wrote:When playing you don't have enough time to relate on this to anticipate the patterns
According to the shootthecore description bosses are redundants. Moreover, the latest version has an extra stage tackled after the last one.Vincent Draconis wrote:Pladzma's shop feature replacing the need for power-ups could make for some interesting gameplay. I'll try running the demo and see if I have any luck.
ZB is quite brilliant but Pladzma do not seems to be as fun. It's why I hope someone will give his opinion about it.HeLGeN-X wrote:I'm glad I'm so elite in finding files online, managed to snag both games, fucking good games!
Ok, I did as you suggested there..... hmm, still cant seem to get it running though.
The screen will change, I'll get "loading..." and then "complete" up in the top left corner, screen goes dark, and then POP, back to windows with a buncha complaining.
Something still isnt right...... gonna try it on the Vista machine tomorrow and see what happens
Another thread reminded me that i have Zillion Beatz..so i decided to revive the thread....
Game seems really good but I have one problem (that's kept me from playing). I can't configure the keys and I need to if I want to use the slow button (which I feel i need sometimes). I have the full - patched version. What happens is everytime i exit the key config, the game crashes and closes. If I don't enter button config, everything runs fine. This happened pre-patch as well.
Anyone experience this? Any fix for it that I'm not aware of?
Really want to play this more.
Game seems really good but I have one problem (that's kept me from playing). I can't configure the keys and I need to if I want to use the slow button (which I feel i need sometimes). I have the full - patched version. What happens is everytime i exit the key config, the game crashes and closes. If I don't enter button config, everything runs fine. This happened pre-patch as well.
Anyone experience this? Any fix for it that I'm not aware of?
Really want to play this more.
Just wondering why this Zillion Beatz isn't getting more attention. The more I play it, the more I seem to like it. I would think more people here would be talking about it as it seems to fit in with some of the common favorites here. Granted, I've not spent a whole lot of time with it yet but I'm just wondering if there is some major flaw that I'm overlooking or haven't seen yet.
I was tempted to start a game discussion in the strat section but I didn't think anyone would be interested.
I was tempted to start a game discussion in the strat section but I didn't think anyone would be interested.
Could be part of it i guess. Fortunate for me, it runs smooth (more so than a lot of games) on my XP machine. The only problem I had was not being able to exit config without crashing which was solved previously in this thread. No issues aside from that. No slowdown at all which is pretty impressive considering the amount of activity going on at once.