Here is your chance to beg for another Gradius/Parodius game

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Here is your chance to beg for another Gradius/Parodius game

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While it may appear Konami has forgotten about all of their series that aren’t Metal Gear Solid and Pro Evolution Soccer, Konami is polling fans about what games they want to see from Konami in the future.



The list is an interesting mix with Bomberman from the Hudson acquisition, Sunset Riders (which is nearly 25 years old), Gradius (plus Parodius!), Castlevania, and Suikoden.
http://www.siliconera.com/2015/08/20/ko ... -the-list/
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I want most of those games, honestly. What I really want is for them to go back in time and not disband Team Silent. Talk about a dumb mistake.
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Team Silent wasn't disbanded, and indeed never really existed as such. What the fuckfaces in higher management did do was farm the series out to random nobodies for quick cash, while the likes of Hiroyuki Owaku and Masahiro Ito went unconsulted and nobody kept an eye on Takayoshi Sato. Oh wellz, slash and burn.

Anyhoo, Konami can beg for my dick after they've gone a week without water. I'd make them fight for it. With hammers and screwdrivers.

edit: my fiendish torments wouldn't end there though. The real horror would begin when
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I told them to let Treasure, M2 or G.Rev develop a new Gradius or Parodius game.
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The page address has the word "mobilesurvey" in it, so it seems pretty clear where any such "revival" would be headed.
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Which platform would you like to see these on?

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Konami can go DIAF for all I care, let them sell their IP's to a competent company.
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"We've heard your pleas! We at Konami are happy to announce the grand return of the treasured Gradius series!

Introducing Gradius: Saikou no Fukkatsu, a complete reimagining of Gradius 4 for smartphones and tablet devices! Here's a list of some of the many new features:

-Innovative 1:1 touchscreen ship controls!

-RPG style progression system! Collect coins for later use, and get amazing permanent load outs for the Vic Viper to annihilate your foes! You can also use the premium shop to purchase golden power up tokens for the ultimate in firepower!

-Over 100 different stages based on various stage segments from the original! No need to marathon a handful of ultra long stages all at once! Now you can enjoy bite sized challenges at your leisure!

-Refueling and repair system! Adding a new layer of depth and realism, after each stage you'll have to wait a short time for the Vic viper to undergo maintenance! Not to worry though, repair speed can be easily boosted to hyperdrive speeds via the use of golden power-up tokens!

-Rebalanced difficulty!
Gradius has always had a reputation for being brutally difficult, so we've toned down many stage segments to make this release more accessible and enjoyable for casual play! Veterans have no need to worry though! We've included many ultra tough challenges that'll require very strategic load outs to conquer! Can you strengthen your firepower enough to pierce the core of the ultra-reinforced Steel Big Core? Better start saving those golden power up tokens!

Gradius: Saikou no Fukkatsu. Available from the App Store, Google Play, and Microsoft store Q3 2015!"
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Done, I gave them a spiel about being a huge Konami MSX fanboy.
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cave hermit wrote:Gradius: Saikou no Fukkatsu. Available from the App Store, Google Play, and Microsoft store Q3 2015!"
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Konami will never make another Gradius unless it's some kind of F2P piece of mobile trash where you have to pay micro-transactions for options.

What they need to do is just ~DIE~ already so that the corpse can be picked bare of juicy IPs by other more talented outfits.
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Gradius Rebirth 2 please. Or just do Gradius VI in the same style. M2 or go home.
Of course, that's just an opinion.
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the only gradius you're getting out of today's konami is pachinko gradius
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EROTIC BACTERIA
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New Gradius/Salamander/Parodius game.....

MAKE IT HAPPEN KONAMI..! 8)
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^ OMG :O BAN PLS :{

We want strip mahjong! ;3 ;3 ;3
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Squire Grooktook wrote:Image
That and more Free 2 Play mobile games with micro-transactions.
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BIL wrote:We want strip mahjong! ;3 ;3 ;3
Only if it's from Jaleco's reanimated corpse.
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The ones that get the most votes are going to end up as pachinko machines and mobile phone games.
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And then I found a legit comment
Is the survey really legit? One Konami account at Twitter said it's fake and the other (Konami EU) said it is.
Check the domain and rules section, is it?
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https://survey.blicx.com/facebook/rules ... 03a58277b5

Konami Research Community out of London. Who are they?
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We can all agree to let Treasure handle the next Gradius game so that leaves Z.O.E or Sunset Riders, tough choice indeed.
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If Treasure makes another Gradius game, just tell them to remember the freakin Moai this time ffs.
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Aleksei wrote:We can all agree to let Treasure handle the next Gradius game
No thanks i'd rather not have another bland looking 1 hr loop snore fest with unskippable cut scenes.
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drunkninja24 wrote:If Treasure makes another Gradius game, just tell them to remember the freakin Moai this time ffs.
When did they ever forget about them? I know ReBirth had them, and I'm sure to have seen them in footage of Gradius V as well.

I don't remember having seen them in Gradius Gaiden, but really don't mind this. The series can do better than consistently repeat the same stage settings.
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ryu wrote:I'm sure to have seen them in footage of Gradius V as well.
I don't remember having seen them in Gradius Gaiden, but really don't mind this.
I think you've got it backwards - Gaiden had a Moai stage (whose boss memorably taunts you; "You think you can beat me with that? Loser!"), but V did not.
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I would like to see either a new, real Gradius game, as well as Twinbee. No Otomedius anymore, please.
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