Aleste is coming back?!

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I like it more than Radiant Silvergun. Though, what's the difference between the original and the Otokuyo versions?
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xxx1993 wrote:I like it more than Radiant Silvergun. Though, what's the difference between the original and the Otokuyo versions?

I just can't get into RS at all, (there's too many weapons/buttons to figure out ) granted I do need to put more time into though.

The Otokuyo version has the white cover (cheaper re-print). **I believe this version has a demo of Battle Garegga & also fixes the bugs that the original would display if you played the game on an US Saturn with an Action Replay**

** I can't confirm if this is true as I don't actually own the Otokuyo version and I own a JP saturn myself ** Am sure someone on here would confirm that
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That's a series you wouldn't have expected to come back again, but there we are!
Hope this new Aleste game takes a page from everything Zanac Neo did to improve the Compile formula and make it interesting to play.
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And again, I want this Aleste to be more sci-fi themed and not steampunk like Power Strike II and Robo Aleste, but make Ellinor the protagonist again.
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Well, the two images make it look to be sci-fi, thematically.
I hope M2 don't emulate Compile's design decisions too accurately, as some of the Aleste games had moments that kind of dragged on a bit.
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No_not_like_Quake wrote:Well, the two images make it look to be sci-fi, thematically.
I hope M2 don't emulate Compile's design decisions too accurately, as some of the Aleste games had moments that kind of dragged on a bit.
Thankfully I'm not too worried about that, M2 seems like a bunch of guys that know what they're doing when it comes to this genre.
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And what about Ellinor Waizen? Do you want her to return in this game?
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You're gonna have to accept one day that literally nobody cares about lore as much as you do, my guy.
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trap15 wrote:You're gonna have to accept one day that literally nobody cares about lore as much as you do, my guy.
True story.
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No_not_like_Quake wrote:Well, the two images make it look to be sci-fi, thematically.
I hope M2 don't emulate Compile's design decisions too accurately, as some of the Aleste games had moments that kind of dragged on a bit.
That's why I'm cautiously excited. This has the potential to be the best Aleste game ever by virtue of ignoring Compile's worst tendencies.
garrz32 wrote: The Otokuyo version has the white cover (cheaper re-print). **I believe this version has a demo of Battle Garegga & also fixes the bugs that the original would display if you played the game on an US Saturn with an Action Replay**

** I can't confirm if this is true as I don't actually own the Otokuyo version and I own a JP saturn myself ** Am sure someone on here would confirm that
True. This makes the stage practice option actually usable (it is totally fucked in the normal release on a US Saturn). It also lets you skip the blast-off introduction, which if you skip on the US Saturn the screen gets filled with artifacts. I think it's about 24 seconds, if I recall correctly!

The only downside is that you lose out on that awesome Engrish, with giant text declaring "OBJECTIVE: CONDUCT SURPRISE ATTACK ON UNITS MAKING SURPRISE ATTACK ON ALLIED FORCES" and the fuckin' AWESOME boss/place names like PERILDAWN, G-OMEN, B-LIZARD, and VICTIMIZER. That and realizing the game is about corporate warfare and not aliens like every drooling braindead internet reviewer that talks about Soukyugurentai.

You guys do know there's a Souky score thread, right? Always need to remind people!
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Souky thread, yeah! Whoo! Still don't really understand how to play the game...
trap15 wrote:You're gonna have to accept one day that literally nobody cares about lore as much as you do, my guy.
Well, hold on a minute, nothing wrong with a little continuity keeping. There are all sorts of games I'd like real translations for, such as Aleste 2 and the Spriggans. But there's a line you cross where you care in the wrong way, and for some reason this forum gets quite a few people like that.
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EmperorIng wrote:


The only downside is that you lose out on that awesome Engrish, with giant text declaring "OBJECTIVE: CONDUCT SURPRISE ATTACK ON UNITS MAKING SURPRISE ATTACK ON ALLIED FORCES" and the fuckin' AWESOME boss/place names like PERILDAWN, G-OMEN, B-LIZARD, and VICTIMIZER. That and realizing the game is about corporate warfare and not aliens like every drooling braindead internet reviewer that talks about Soukyugurentai.
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Oh! Me too, sure hope they bring back Ellinor back as the main protagonist in a more sci-fi oriented scenario. Also Dia 51´s plant mayhem in slightly advanced graphics would look amazing. Aleste 1 & 2 (the msx game) are still my favourites in the series (along with zanac) so I hope the reboot gives them the neo zanac treatment. I think they did a lot of things right with this game. The visuals should look like 32 bit games of the late 90ies for me. Souky-Style would be fine of course. I would consider buying a swith for this. So far I bought quite a few consoles for compile games especially (msx2, turboduo, gamegear...).
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Finally tried Zanac x Zanac, and salivating at the prospect of a new compile game. M2 has veterans from way back on their team too, so can anyone name a "meh" title they have worked on? Also soyuky is a blast and has a flavor of compile in there too.
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I'm currently wondering if it'll be for the Switch or PS4...
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Some might say their ReBirth games on the Wii were meh, but that's a long time ago now and a somewhat different type of project.

Even back then they had a stellar reputation for retro work and I can't think of anything that wasn't a sterling effort in the decade since :shock:
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bigbadboaz wrote:Some might say their ReBirth games on the Wii were meh, but that's a long time ago now and a somewhat different type of project.

Even back then they had a stellar reputation for retro work and I can't think of anything that wasn't a sterling effort in the decade since :shock:
I liked their Contra ReBirth a lot. My only gripe is that it got a little Metal Slug by the middle of the game-- Contra definitely has its own identity and it's different. But wonderful work on the stage designs, FM-laden music tracks, and the art was retro in a tasteful way. Hmm, never did beat that final boss though! If the new Aleste is at least as good as that, I'd take it in a heartbeat.
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I wonder if this is the project Hiroshi Iuchi is working on after Ubusana was put on hold? Would have thought they mention it if it was though.
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I always wondered what Ubusana would have looked like.
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Was never officially cancelled, was it?
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I... haven't heard from it in a while.
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Ubusana was just announced this year, wasn't it? And they literally said right off the bat it's going to be years before it's finished iirc, I don't understand what you guys are worried about.
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Ubusana was announced in 2014 and not even a screenshot has surfaced since then. Might as well forget it exists until something actually concrete happens, IMO.
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CloudyMusic wrote:Ubusana was announced in 2014 and not even a screenshot has surfaced since then. Might as well forget it exists until something actually concrete happens, IMO.
Oh...
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Let's just focus on what the new Aleste title will bring us.
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trap15 wrote:You're gonna have to accept one day that literally nobody cares about lore as much as you do, my guy.
If wanting Ellie back is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
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cj iwakura wrote:
trap15 wrote:You're gonna have to accept one day that literally nobody cares about lore as much as you do, my guy.
If wanting Ellie back is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
Ellinor is the heroine from the first few Alestes, right? Isn't she in GG Aleste too? If so, I'm on Team Ellinor \o/ she's frickin' cool
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louisg wrote:
cj iwakura wrote:
trap15 wrote:You're gonna have to accept one day that literally nobody cares about lore as much as you do, my guy.
If wanting Ellie back is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
Ellinor is the heroine from the first few Alestes, right? Isn't she in GG Aleste too? If so, I'm on Team Ellinor \o/ she's frickin' cool
Not the first Aleste (If I remember correctly, her dad is the hero of that one), but she is in GG Aleste, Aleste 2 MSX2, and Musha Aleste.
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BrianC wrote:
louisg wrote: Ellinor is the heroine from the first few Alestes, right? Isn't she in GG Aleste too? If so, I'm on Team Ellinor \o/ she's frickin' cool
Not the first Aleste (If I remember correctly, her dad is the hero of that one), but she is in GG Aleste, Aleste 2 MSX2, and Musha Aleste.
Yeah, she should totally be the main character. Bonus points for the punkish 80s style cuz she totally looks like she could be in a new wave band:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleste_2# ... -title.png
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I agree. Give us back her 80s look too, her Aleste 2 incarnation is my personal favorite.
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