I noticed that. Must meant to have read 'ibara/ibara arrange'. Because not counting Ibara and Ibara Black Label as seperate games would be very silly indeedCIT wrote:
BTW, why are Ibara and Ibara Black Label counted as one game!?
6th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time! - RESULTS!
Nice!
Gradius V is a hell of a shooter, and even though it doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best shooter of the world, I think that at least once it MUST be the best of the bunch. Because it deserves it. At least once.
Good one, GV!
(PS It wasn't my N.1)
Gradius V is a hell of a shooter, and even though it doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best shooter of the world, I think that at least once it MUST be the best of the bunch. Because it deserves it. At least once.
Good one, GV!
(PS It wasn't my N.1)
Alas, Ikaruga is going...
Undesired, unwanted them...
What makes them go?
Undesired, unwanted them...
What makes them go?
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Personally I dont really agree with Gradius V as number 1....
....but then, Im just not very fond of it, is all, I guess. Perhaps the ONE shmup of the many I've played that I just cant really get into. Treasure's style doesnt seem to agree with me much.
I also of course woulda liked to see Giga Wing get higher.
Strikers 1945 2 and Shiki 2 are both on there though, so all's fine by me, really.
....but then, Im just not very fond of it, is all, I guess. Perhaps the ONE shmup of the many I've played that I just cant really get into. Treasure's style doesnt seem to agree with me much.
I also of course woulda liked to see Giga Wing get higher.
Strikers 1945 2 and Shiki 2 are both on there though, so all's fine by me, really.
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"it's just because" makes no sense to me. All the same is true of Ikaruga as well-- indeed Ikaruga is even more readily available and for less. But it's not in first. Gradius V is in first in large part because it is what many want: epic, survival-based, and gorgeous to behold. Why wouldn't there eventually be a reaction against complex scoring-based shmups? And surely many do want next-gen graphics in their shmups. Gradius V is the standard to beat.jpj wrote:not to burst your bubble, but i think it's just because the game is available in all territories, and is very affordable.
PREJUDICE, BIAS, INJUSTICETurrican wrote:It's called "change of font" and it's intended as a celebration. :PEd Oscuro wrote:That text is starting to get close to unreadable [/nag]
The font in previous years wasn't changed to reflect the #1 game!
Also, everybody likes Gradius V because it has Treasure music.
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I still have to play many of these on the list. Time to get cracking. Or it would be, but I'm having too much fun with Galactic Attack (RayForce) on my Saturn. I can't even finish a playthrough yet, even with the 4 credits, but that's more motivation to play. It's a unique game with the layers and I would have liked it in top 10. Oh well.
And I guess no one shares my love for Chaos Field. Even if it is bosses only.
And I guess no one shares my love for Chaos Field. Even if it is bosses only.
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Pleased to see a hori in the top slot. And interestingly, a non-arcade release. I'm sad for the lack of tube shmup and arena shmup representation though. Some crazy exciting stuff has been released in those genres recently like Super Stardust HD, Geowars Galaxies, Space Giraffe and Everyday Shooter, but seem to be getting ignored by voters if they are not even getting an honorable mention (maybe as a result of the platforms they are on.) Posting the results on the birthday of shmups.com (at least in my timezone ), was a nice touch...
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yes. sad. :(Thunder Force wrote:Super Stardust HD, Geowars Galaxies, Space Giraffe and Everyday Shooter, but seem to be getting ignored by voters
Creepy 3-time #14 is creepy.
Thanks for runnin' the vote.
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In the voting thread, where else? use some imagination and just throw all the games we voted for togetherjp wrote:Ed Oscuro wrote::!:jp wrote:Oh well, props to Ed, Rob, Twiddle, etc. for the best "Top Shmups" list this year. :!:
Where's you guys' list? :p
(p.s. I would say Bloodreign and other people as well but they were playing trickses with their votes)
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It has the same sprites and that, sure. But everything that makes it a Raizing game has been changed to make it a Cave game. Though it does have rank and that. It's nice seeing Ibara in the top 25, but I'm not sure it made it in entirely on its own merits.ForceDevice wrote:Is Ibara BL really THAT different from the original? o_o
Like, different levels, different enemies, different everything-that-needs-to-be-different to make it a separate game?
Then again, how many people actually voted for Ibara BL? It had a very limited release. Wasn't its run entirely constituted of reprogramed Vanilla Ibara boards?
What can I say I had to celebrate. I can mail a neutral version of the list to any Gradius haters out thereEd Oscuro wrote:PREJUDICE, BIAS, INJUSTICETurrican wrote:It's called "change of font" and it's intended as a celebration.Ed Oscuro wrote:That text is starting to get close to unreadable [/nag]
The font in previous years wasn't changed to reflect the #1 game!
P.S. oxtsu had the best list this year, hands down.
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