The all-encompassing Rajirugi thread

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:21 pm

The official DC page is up:

http://www.mile-stone.co.jp/product/rad ... di_dc.html

Also there seems to be a blacked out box with a question mark inside halfway down the page which eludes to some kind of secret.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:12 pm

I'm willing to try this out-- however, after the travesty that was Chaos Field, I think I'll only be giving this one an "evaluation"...... $50 or 60 for a brand-new shmup is a gamble, especially from Milestone...

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:38 pm

Zweihander wrote:I'm willing to try this out-- however, after the travesty that was Chaos Field, I think I'll only be giving this one an "evaluation"...... $50 or 60 for a brand-new shmup is a gamble, especially from Milestone...

mark my words, i bet milestone is the kind of shooter company that will only get better with every game. they have something.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:56 pm

chtimi wrote: mark my words, i bet milestone is the kind of shooter company that will only get better with every game. they have something.

They are the old Compile shmups programmers, "tuning back to the genre", so to speak. We'll soon see if they're already up to their past glories...

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:28 pm

chtimi wrote:
Zweihander wrote:I'm willing to try this out-- however, after the travesty that was Chaos Field, I think I'll only be giving this one an "evaluation"...... $50 or 60 for a brand-new shmup is a gamble, especially from Milestone...
mark my words, i bet milestone is the kind of shooter company that will only get better with every game. they have something.

Every shooter company has its shit games. I'd give milestone another chance if non-dc fanboys like the game.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:06 pm

Neon wrote:
chtimi wrote:
Zweihander wrote:I'm willing to try this out-- however, after the travesty that was Chaos Field, I think I'll only be giving this one an "evaluation"...... $50 or 60 for a brand-new shmup is a gamble, especially from Milestone...
mark my words, i bet milestone is the kind of shooter company that will only get better with every game. they have something.
Every shooter company has its shit games. I'd give milestone another chance if non-dc fanboys like the game.

but have said non-DC fanboys had the privelege to play the best of what the DC has to offer? Iky, Shiki, Border Down, Mars Matrix.. ......by non-DC fanboys, do you mean NGC owners who only know of Ikaruga and Chaos Field?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:19 pm

I think I could accurately describe myself as a non-DC fanboy and I've played all of 'em. For the record, I have ordered the game so prepare yourselves for my World-of-Stu quality insights (he's the best game journalist in the world).

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:22 pm

...You will bitch about "ranking", after having been 20 years in the business

?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:31 pm

I've never heard of ranking. Even though I don't know what that is, it sounds stupid... Seriously though, I'll make sure to cover all of the finer points, like unlockable credits and cool weapons.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:32 pm

Don't forget to praise it because made by ex-Compile guys and thus OMG OLD SKOOL!

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:32 pm

Rob wrote:I've never heard of ranking. Even though I don't know what that is, it sounds stupid... Seriously though, I'll make sure to cover all of the finer points, like unlockable credits and cool weapons.

Rank makes it harder as you get better. An example would be getting far in, say, Mushihime-sama, without dying-- and noticing the bullets coming faster. Ibara, from what I've heard, is all about the Rank.

Randorama wrote:Don't forget to praise it because made by ex-Compile guys and thus OMG OLD SKOOL!

...but was Chaos Field made by the same guys? x_x

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:58 pm

Zweihander wrote: Rank makes it harder as you get better.

Boy, that sounds stupid.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:18 am

Rob wrote:
Zweihander wrote: Rank makes it harder as you get better.
Boy, that sounds stupid.

You're so evil. Much like rank.

Zweihander: http://forum.shmups.com/forum/viewtopic ... 30&start=0

neoalphazero · Post by **neoalphazero** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:04 am

Zweihander wrote:
Randorama wrote:Don't forget to praise it because made by ex-Compile guys and thus OMG OLD SKOOL!

...but was Chaos Field made by the same guys? x_x

Well Chaos Field was their first game too. I can only hope the game was done in a few months as a means of revenue while Milestone was working on other projects like Radigry. G.Rev's first game was nothing more than a arcade version of minesweeper with anime characters, they barely registered on the radar til Border Down hit. *-neo

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:22 am

Neon wrote:Zweihander: http://forum.shmups.com/forum/viewtopic ... 30&start=0

what about it?

<confused>

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:00 am

Thanks, Icarus. The "chip management/charging" sounds interesting. I think I am in now. Gradius Collection this week then Rajirugi the next. Sweet.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:17 am

Two questions: where i can buy the OST for the best price?
What the limited edition offers, as an extra? (And where to get it)?

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:28 am

Forgot to add re: the official DC site, still not looking too inclusion of TATE still obviously fuzzy thanks to those irksome yoko screens.

jp · Post by jp » Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:32 am

Randorama wrote:Two questions: where i can buy the OST for the best price?
What the limited edition offers, as an extra? (And where to get it)?

I don't think there is an LE for this... just the regular edition.

Sega Direct has some extras though... I think.

neoalphazero · Post by **neoalphazero** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:24 pm

Sega Direct version comes with a decorated phone card.

According to Famitsu: 6,5,6,6

*-neo

llaoyllakcuf · Post by **llaoyllakcuf** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:02 pm

the store MESSE SANOH apparently has a tele-card also.

- link -

it looks to be unique to the one from SEGA DIRECT

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:51 pm

Bad news... Gamepro's rating (5/6/6/5):

Their review: "Here's a new shoot 'em up (Ikaruga) from the makers of Chaos Field (GCN exclusive, developed by O3 Entertainment). The graphics are cell-shaded, but don't think Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker because this game looks old. Your ship can sword-swipe at enemies, which is a unique twist on the tried and true shoot 'em up formula. If you're looking for a nostalgia fix, this could be a game you'd enjoy. -Crazy Kangaroo"

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:28 pm

what the fuck do they know

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:40 pm

I don't know, they seem to know shmups... It's not too late to cancel our pre-orders.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:50 pm

Rob wrote:

Nice pic. Nice touch using the old Gamepro rating faces. I miss those. Kind of. Sort of. Well...they were fun back then.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:51 pm

zomg! *Commits suicide*

Any hope that the best game journalist in the world can do justice to this game and counter-review Rajirugi for great justice?

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:12 pm

Rob wrote:Bad news... Gamepro's rating (5/6/6/5):

Their review: "Here's a new shoot 'em up (Ikaruga) from the makers of Chaos Field (GCN exclusive, developed by O3 Entertainment). The graphics are cell-shaded, but don't think Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker because this game looks old. Your ship can sword-swipe at enemies, which is a unique twist on the tried and true shoot 'em up formula. If you're looking for a nostalgia fix, this could be a game you'd enjoy. -Crazy Kangaroo"

Why is that "bad news" ?

Its not like anyone seriously interested in the genre is going to listen to a mainstream western review.

Let alone one that looks like a bad mock up Rob

Wrong game name, Wrong release date, Wrong player info etc

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:21 pm

Kron wrote: Let alone one that looks like a bad mock up Rob Wrong game name, Wrong release date, Wrong player info etc

Someone should e-mail Gamepro about it then (I'm too lazy).

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:25 pm

Kron wrote:Wrong game name, Wrong release date, Wrong player info etc

Well, the name isn't wrong... just transliterated.

The release date is only off by 2 days, so that's exscusable.

The number of players, however, is certainly a mistake.

jiji · Post by **jiji** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:54 am

One or two of you are missing your sense of humor, I think.