Speaking as a scrub here, it's hard to think of what another DoDonPachi could do that wasn't already done by the previous DDPs. I love ESPGaluda, but what would an ESPGaluda 3 give? At most these games could have a neat arrange mode, like KetsuiPachi. Those are practically sequels anyway: new music, new bullet patterns, a new TLB in there for them hardcores.
If there are any shmup developers left at Cave they should just try something different like a top-down multi-directional shooter or something. Take a sub-sub-genre that doesn't have a whole lot of hits and make one.
Despatche wrote:
Esprade. But composed by k.h.d.n. Play Esprade with the Illvelo soundtrack for a while, it'll start to make sense. (Might wanna use Illvelo stage 4 BGM for Esprade stage 5.)
Maybe ESPRaDe, if anything. The mechanics are so wonky and weird that it's hard to know what point they serve (
hit 'em with yer splatter shot). Like maybe there's a great idea there underneath the obtuse mechanics - or ideas that weren't just poached for the Galuda series.
OlDirty wrote:Another Ketsui would be awesome!
It's called Deathtiny, dude.