Most underrated Cave shmup?
Most underrated Cave shmup?
What in your opinion is they most underrated Cave shmup?
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The following titles are not included in the poll.
DoDonPachi
Espgaluda
Dangun Feveron / Fever S.O.S
Guwange
Progear: Storm of Progear
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
Deathsmiles
Espgaluda II
Mushihimesama Futari
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou
(^) The above titles have been omitted as these titles tend to make the majority of top Cave shmup lists are are by no means underrated.
(Deathsmiles II has replaced Mushihimesama as upon further analysis and critical response I do believe Deathsmiles II to be the more underrated game, Mushihimesama has been ported to many platforms and does receive a lot of praise so it seemed the prime candidate to swop out.
I also retract my statement regarding my initial reasoning of Deathsmiles II not being a good candidate for the most underrated title due to it's dislike by some of the community, as Pink Sweets also revives some very vocal hate, in hind sight is not a strong enough reason to count a game out, as long as those who do praise the title are engaging and state there case for there admiration of said title.
I have also donated my vote to Deathsmiles II, as clearly from the comments not everyone arguing it's case would of actually voted for it but taking into account lurkers I believe my vote for it and the fact I have now enabled the ability to re-vote allows the title to be fairly represented in this poll.)
If a black, blue, death (label) or hack version of a game is your preference or if your desired title is not listed in the poll feel free to elaborate via comment.
(also feel free to include additional info such as why the title it is better then perceived by most and why it may be overlooked, such as it having no console or PC port and so on.)
Poll available.
The following titles are not included in the poll.
DoDonPachi
Espgaluda
Dangun Feveron / Fever S.O.S
Guwange
Progear: Storm of Progear
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
Deathsmiles
Espgaluda II
Mushihimesama Futari
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou
(^) The above titles have been omitted as these titles tend to make the majority of top Cave shmup lists are are by no means underrated.
(Deathsmiles II has replaced Mushihimesama as upon further analysis and critical response I do believe Deathsmiles II to be the more underrated game, Mushihimesama has been ported to many platforms and does receive a lot of praise so it seemed the prime candidate to swop out.
I also retract my statement regarding my initial reasoning of Deathsmiles II not being a good candidate for the most underrated title due to it's dislike by some of the community, as Pink Sweets also revives some very vocal hate, in hind sight is not a strong enough reason to count a game out, as long as those who do praise the title are engaging and state there case for there admiration of said title.
I have also donated my vote to Deathsmiles II, as clearly from the comments not everyone arguing it's case would of actually voted for it but taking into account lurkers I believe my vote for it and the fact I have now enabled the ability to re-vote allows the title to be fairly represented in this poll.)
If a black, blue, death (label) or hack version of a game is your preference or if your desired title is not listed in the poll feel free to elaborate via comment.
(also feel free to include additional info such as why the title it is better then perceived by most and why it may be overlooked, such as it having no console or PC port and so on.)
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
Based on your message I'd probably stick up for DSII. I think it's quite fun in its finished state. I would say I enjoyed DSII's arcade mode than the original's, which I mainly took to the 1.1 mode.
I do remember version 1.0 - 3.0 being less well received. I'm still disappointed they didn't make it into the port as extra modes, though. I doubt we'll ever see a HDD dump of them unless the code is retained after the 4.0 update.
I do remember version 1.0 - 3.0 being less well received. I'm still disappointed they didn't make it into the port as extra modes, though. I doubt we'll ever see a HDD dump of them unless the code is retained after the 4.0 update.
Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
I'll give DS2 another try myself, if it gets more comments supporting it then votes for one of the shmups on in the poll then I will swop it with that shmup with the lowest votes in that case (give it a week or two).CStarFlare wrote:Based on your message I'd probably stick up for DSII. I think it's quite fun in its finished state. I would say I enjoyed DSII's arcade mode than the original's, which I mainly took to the 1.1 mode.
I do remember version 1.0 - 3.0 being less well received. I'm still disappointed they didn't make it into the port as extra modes, though. I doubt we'll ever see a HDD dump of them unless the code is retained after the 4.0 update.
Thanks for the response.
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
it's I-BA-RA (さあ, かかってこい!!)
Probably one of the most overrated games in this entire genre.
Probably one of the most overrated games in this entire genre.
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
None of these are underrated.
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
GaijinPunch wrote:None of these are underrated.
Any suggestion on which is they most underrated of the cave shmups as the titles I omitted are often referenced as being favourites or the best Cave shmups (sources below). Some input on which is they most underrated of the Cave shmup titles from your perspective would be great.
Sources
Cave- Best to worst...rank 'em!
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27863&start=0
Best Cave Shooter of All Time
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=56818
What is the best Cave game, personal opinion
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4578&view=viewpoll
Best CAVE Arcade Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOaFojnt4wo
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
I think 'least talked about today' would probably be more what you were after.... I don't think anyone's going to say they're underrated... Well apart from some ds2 fans (I'd say it was overrated - hater me)
Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
Akai Katana or Death Smiles II, nobody ever talks about them. It's almost like they don't exist, DS II isn't even in the poll lol.
Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
I don't consider any of them particularly underrated compared to many other shmups, but I voted for Pink Sweets. Flawed game deserving much of the criticism it gets, but has plenty going for it as well, and is at the very least an interesting game. Haven't played Deathsmiles 2, Akai Katana, or Dodonpachi Saidaioujou.
Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
Funny how the most underrated game, that being Ibara Kuro, has zero votes.
(i voted dp go away)
(i voted dp go away)
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
Surely you mean least overrated CAVE shmup, OP?
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
I think Ibara Kuro having zero votes kind of makes it they least overrated by default, clearly DS2 needs to be added, I had no idea it was so loved - that has comes as a shocker.Despatche wrote:Funny how the most underrated game, that being Ibara Kuro, has zero votes.
(i voted dp go away)
The question is which game do i take off the list to replace with DS2 (?) as the game with the least votes is clearly underrated have no votes and some of the games with most votes, especially AK are genuinely overlooked (the poll only allows 10 titles).
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
So underrated everybody forgets about it even when asked about underrated games.Despatche wrote:Funny how the most underrated game, that being Ibara Kuro, has zero votes.
(i voted dp go away)
I would say Mushihimesama, that's got to be one of CAVE's most-loved games after its sequel and Dodonpachi. It even placed 11th in this year's top 25 shmups vote. Espgaluda is also fairly well-liked, though not as much.MrShotia wrote:The question is which game do i take off the list to replace with DS2 (?) as the game with the least votes is clearly underrated have no votes and some of the games with most votes, especially AK are genuinely overlooked (the poll only allows 10 titles).
Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
I would say Mushihimesama, that's got to be one of CAVE's most-loved games after its sequel and Dodonpachi. It even placed 11th in this year's top 25 shmups vote. Espgaluda is also fairly well-liked, though not as much.[/quote]MrShotia wrote:The question is which game do i take off the list to replace with DS2 (?) as the game with the least votes is clearly underrated have no votes and some of the games with most votes, especially AK are genuinely overlooked (the poll only allows 10 titles).
I'm not sure if Mushihimesama was originally more popular then Espgaluda (?) but the fact Mushihimesama has by now been ported to several very popular platforms, been relatively popular on them and well received has also made people much more aware of it, I originally included it because futari is widely considered superior but your rite Mushihimesama is not really underrated at all and I agree you could argue a stronger case for Espgaluda even though that also is one of the more popular games on the list to.
So, swapping out Mushihimesama for Deathsmiles II.
If anyone disagrees with this just leave a rational debate as to why and I'll look at the evidence and add it to my informed decision.
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
I just want to vote for my favorite game in the list muchi muchi pork, but I'll refrain from voting since I can't help myself
out of that list probably donpachi
out of that list probably donpachi
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
I feel like you could possibly swap Espgaluda and ESP Ra.De., since the former generally gets much more praise and attention than the latter. My vote goes to DP as well.
Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
IBARA
The complexity in how Ibara is designed and how it can be played surpasses everything else. By miles...
The complexity in how Ibara is designed and how it can be played surpasses everything else. By miles...
Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
Ibara (only two votes for it tho?)
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
As mentioned Espgaluda is borderline for this inclusion in this list. I will consider it, when I have time tonight I'll cross reference as many top cave shmup lists as I can, ESP does get mentioned a lot though, I've seen it listed as a personal favourite a lot and it does find it's way into top 10s because it is seen as a classic from Caves "golden era".Square_Air wrote:I feel like you could possibly swap Espgaluda and ESP Ra.De., since the former generally gets much more praise and attention than the latter. My vote goes to DP as well.
Espgaluda is also highly rated by many in its own rite.
It is no doubt very close between ESP and Espgaluda so I will definitely give it another look, thanks for bringing this up.
If you have any sources to contribute in regards to this that'd be great, I'm impartial in regards to both games so whichever has more evidence backing it will get the green light.
Thanks.
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
monouchi wrote:IBARA
The complexity in how Ibara is designed and how it can be played surpasses everything else. By miles...
2a03 wrote:Ibara
Ibara is an interesting one, it's kind of taboo it seems to talk trash on any of the earlier Cave shmups, anything before Pink Sweets it seems, politics / respect for the titles that paved the way i guess.Xyga wrote:Ibara (only two votes for it tho?)
For this reason i guess people tend not to directly bash Ibara or any of the earlier games programmed by Shinobu Yagawa that much including the non Cave ones.
But people do openly bash the metal collecting mechanic in general and when voicing there dislike for Shinobu Yagawa style mechanics they are indirectly bashing Ibara, Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider and so on.
People who do this do put people off all games with similar mechanics as they will often state it is the mechanic they dislike even though they usually saying so when criticising Pink Sweets.
Can anyone who appreciates (pre Akai Katana) Shinobu Yagawa's games educate me on what they find great about them and why they maybe turn some people off? For instance is it just a difficult mechanic to master but after you do then it becomes fun - or something along those lines, or did Pink Sweets put people off it and make them less willing to try previous titles? I'm just guessing here but I'd be really interested to know and maybe the answer could sway a few people to give Ibara and other Shinobu Yagawa titles a go.
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
Espgaluda was just #14 on the top 25 list, how can it be underrated?
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Ibaras biggest fault is the huge stepping stone it takes to climb over before you see the game.MrShotia wrote: Can anyone who appreciates (pre Akai Katana) Shinobu Yagawa's games educate me on what they find great about them and why they maybe turn some people off? For instance is it just a difficult mechanic to master but after you do then it becomes fun - or something along those lines, or did Pink Sweets put people off it and make them less willing to try previous titles? I'm just guessing here but I'd be really interested to know and maybe the answer could sway a few people to give Ibara and other Shinobu Yagawa titles a go.
From personal experience my Ibara pcb just sat on the shelf as I thought it was grey boring graphics and empty gameplay. (Not colorful and throwing tons of gold at you like MFBL for ex.)
Then one day i decided to try to get that 1cc in Ibara and started to dig into the game, watching superplays, trying different ships etc.
When I finally started to see all the secrets hidden in the stages and how different the ship-types where (Shot, bomb style etc etc) then I noticed how free Ibara is, free as in that you can play the game in a ton of different ways.
Ibara Kuro shows all the juicy choices at the start when you select ship, but all those are also present in Ibara...you just cannot see them when selecting.
The first stage seemed empty, grey and boring at first...but when learning the secrets its one of the most active first stages of any shmup.
Well, I could go on and on..
Also, look at the game "Gun Frontier" that inspired many Yagawa mechanics.
Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
Stevens wrote:Espgaluda was just #14 on the top 25 list, how can it be underrated?
I'm aware, it could be swopped for ESP Ra.De soon.
There are also many other lists with ESP Ra.De in the top 15 too.
How recent the latest list was and the fact it's very credible miteb eat out the fact ESP Ra.De is featured in many personal lists, as stated above I'm looking into it, it is very close, ESP Ra.De is also on many list, it is even in many peoples top 3 so bare with me.
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
Thanks, a PCB is probably my next step, the fact that Ibara has a good entry price to start getting into PCBs and that you really broke down how you grew to love the game is valuable info.monouchi wrote:Ibaras biggest fault is the huge stepping stone it takes to climb over before you see the game.
From personal experience my Ibara pcb just sat on the shelf as I thought it was grey boring graphics and empty gameplay. (Not colorful and throwing tons of gold at you like MFBL for ex.)
Then one day i decided to try to get that 1cc in Ibara and started to dig into the game, watching superplays, trying different ships etc.
When I finally started to see all the secrets hidden in the stages and how different the ship-types where (Shot, bomb style etc etc) then I noticed how free Ibara is, free as in that you can play the game in a ton of different ways.
Ibara Kuro shows all the juicy choices at the start when you select ship, but all those are also present in Ibara...you just cannot see them when selecting.
The first stage seemed empty, grey and boring at first...but when learning the secrets its one of the most active first stages of any shmup.
Well, I could go on and on..
Also, look at the game "Gun Frontier" that inspired many Yagawa mechanics.
Gun Frontier also looks cool, although I'm more into bullet hell, it is interesting to see the lineage / evolution of branches of different shmups.
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Ibara has so many fans to the point where you could make an argument that it's overrated.
Kuro has few fans. Few remember that game exists. Noone talks about it or its prototype, the arrange mode in the PS2 Ibara port. I'm genuinely amazed the thread doesn't just have a pretty decent amount of submissions, but that it passed between multiple hands.
I should have voted Ibara Kuro, even. I only voted Donpachi because people love to bully that game.
Here are the best candidates, in no particular order:
-Donpachi
-Progear
-Ibara Kuro
-Deathsmiles II
Akai Katana got a lot of fans from the port. PinkSweets and especially Muchi Muchi Pork! have strong support.
Ah, and speaking of arrange modes, many of those as well as certain Black Labels should be treated as their own games to be considered...
This is regarding this English community, by the way. Things are very different in Japan, as they always are. Almost every game has solid support there, contrary to popular belief, and every single game has at least one great player for it.
Kuro has few fans. Few remember that game exists. Noone talks about it or its prototype, the arrange mode in the PS2 Ibara port. I'm genuinely amazed the thread doesn't just have a pretty decent amount of submissions, but that it passed between multiple hands.
I should have voted Ibara Kuro, even. I only voted Donpachi because people love to bully that game.
Here are the best candidates, in no particular order:
-Donpachi
-Progear
-Ibara Kuro
-Deathsmiles II
Akai Katana got a lot of fans from the port. PinkSweets and especially Muchi Muchi Pork! have strong support.
Ah, and speaking of arrange modes, many of those as well as certain Black Labels should be treated as their own games to be considered...
This is regarding this English community, by the way. Things are very different in Japan, as they always are. Almost every game has solid support there, contrary to popular belief, and every single game has at least one great player for it.
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
I'm no Yagawa expert by any means, but I'd say this:MrShotia wrote:Can anyone who appreciates (pre Akai Katana) Shinobu Yagawa's games educate me on what they find great about them and why they maybe turn some people off? For instance is it just a difficult mechanic to master but after you do then it becomes fun - or something along those lines, or did Pink Sweets put people off it and make them less willing to try previous titles? I'm just guessing here but I'd be really interested to know and maybe the answer could sway a few people to give Ibara and other Shinobu Yagawa titles a go.
They're just really fun on a basic level, where you get a thrill from shooting things and seeing them explode. They have hectic energy and a lot of variety. The more you play them the more you like them.
I especially love shooting things in Pink Sweets. I don't know why, but it's immensely satisfying. And I love how Gain works in Battle Garegga--you have so many options and it's really satisfying making them work for you. And there's just cool things going on all the time in that game.
I don't really think you can blanket them. Garegga/Batrider/Bakraid are similar. Ibara's kind of like them too, I think? Pink Sweets feels different. Muchi Pork feels different. Recca feels different. I'm not an expert on any of these games. I think I really enjoy all of them except Recca, which is too caffienated for me.
I would say that the problem people have with them is that they have a reputation, and they don't adhere to a cookie-cutter template for what a shootemup is. They've got idiosyncratic systems, and if you read about them they sound crazy. The games just sound crazy. People read too much into things before trying them, I think. If you just played Garegga and didn't know anything about it (well except the character unlock code maybe), you'd have a killer game with a killer soundtrack and diverse characters and a fast-paced scoring system. You wouldn't really get hung up on rank and suicide and any of that. Probably they can be a pain in the ass if you milk bosses, and people worry about that too. But most of the stuff they wouldn't even need to worry about if they let things unfold naturally. People get hung up on how hard it is to see the bullets. Alright.
But there is a bit of secret shit, which is... frustrating but cool? I personally don't like being expected to know secrets to maximize my score. But you bomb the forest and flamingoes come out. That's cool right? Yeah. It's cool.
Recca: Too spazzy but a hell of an achievement
Garegga: Just a hell of a thing overall
Batrider: Look at those characters, holy shit
Bakraid: Too bland maybe but the game is just fun and I like the chaining
Ibara: Haven't played much of it. Seems like a rough time. Reminds me of a very spartan Garegga but I dunno if that's surface level.
Pink Sweets: The graphics are great and so are the exposions. Love the bullets. Boss milking can probably eat it though. One of the best Cave arrange modes, too.
Muchi Pork: Somewhat hideous but also super delightful with a really balanced blend of Yagawa and general Cave.
Again, not even remotely an expert.
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Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
In general? Probably ESP Ra.De.
On this forum? Probably Deathsmiles II
Haven't played Ibara. Akai Katana is a polished turd.
On this forum? Probably Deathsmiles II
Haven't played Ibara. Akai Katana is a polished turd.
Re: Most underrated Cave shmup?
Akai Katana Shin. I can understand people's distaste with original AK but Shin is a gem of a game. It also has the best art direction from all Cave games post-Futari.
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