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Xer Xian wrote:Ikaruga is not only a boring game, it is also a RACIST game.
Thank you for reminding me of this
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I'd rather watch other, more skilled people, play shmups than play shmups myself.
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shock troopers is better than metal slug
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People who play shmups should be called shmuppets.
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Ice Beam wrote:shmuppets.
I like this.

I call my students muppets:D
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Twitchdoctor used to call us "Shmup-Os" which has always stuck in my head, but Shmuppets is maybe better.
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i like r-type final



:c

EDIT: Actual hot take. Konami Arcade Collection was underwhelming as hell. Not the porting job, but the selection. I think what makes me most mad about it is Haunted Castle when they already had a Castlevania Collection along with it... And I'm getting sick of Gradius 1 and 2. That makes like what? 4 different ports of 1 on the Switch? NES Online, Gradius Vs, stand alone Gradius AC, and then this? Like why? Can we get the other ones?

Though come to think of it, I'm not really feeling all of those collections. But that was the worst of them.
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Dragon Blaze is poop
Pulstar is the best R-Type game
Pooyan is criminally underrated
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Pooyan is good stuff, if only it didn't fill me with the urge to slaughter woodland predators with a crossbow and/or put down my triple bacon sub.
XoPachi wrote:Konami Arcade Collection was underwhelming as hell. Not the porting job, but the selection. I think what makes me most mad about it is Haunted Castle when they already had a Castlevania Collection along with it
Well AKSHUALLY Image HC was an unrelated horror game that was languishing in development, so they rebadged it as a Dracula. Then all the extra devs they'd assigned to salvage it returned to their projects, and it was kicked out the door sans playtesting, which is why it is broken and generally crummy Image (while it's a bad game, I like HC for what it can be wrangled into: X-TREEEM survival memoriser where cleaner play = cleaner drawers. you pay for end-stage HP restores with your hearts, which you'll want to keep for time-freezing, because Simon's ass is fat and the hitboxes are dumb)
... And I'm getting sick of Gradius 1 and 2. That makes like what? 4 different ports of 1 on the Switch? NES Online, Gradius Vs, stand alone Gradius AC, and then this? Like why? Can we get the other ones?
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Those who thinks practice modes and stage select are cheating are total dumbass.
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copy-paster wrote:Those who thinks practice modes and stage select are cheating are total dumbass.
this is just a take! nothing hot about it!
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Flobeamer1922 wrote:The best shmup scoring system is infinite loops with checkpoints, and Tatsujin is the best game that has said scoring system.
flobe stole my hot take
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Ikaruga does indeed suck
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Sisters Royale is better than any of the Shikigami games.
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I hate Toaplan gameplay. Only Batsugun really clicked with me.
I suck at these games but I do enjoy them.
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PAPER/ARTILLERY wrote:Ikaruga is not fun to play.
Et tu..
Xer Xian wrote:
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Yeah, I was speechless as well. It really makes everything clear.

This game is a disgrace and should be pulled down from Steam instantly :x
Damn near spat out my coffee :lol:


oh look it's 2020 and playing psikyo still feels like letting the dev take a steaming dump on your front lawn with impunity.
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Blinge wrote:
PAPER/ARTILLERY wrote:Ikaruga is not fun to play.

Et tu..
BITCH IMMA KILL U

I I I mean YT ate your comment on muh ff vid, I ain't ignoring :oops:

Oh right. I H& [SHUMP] YUM YUM GIB DOWNVOTES

FUCK I DIDN'T MEAN TO PM THIS, THATS HELLA GAY :O

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XoPachi wrote:DoDonPachi 1 had the best music in the series! <:-[]
where's the lie tho?
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R-Type is better than Gradius.
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In other news: water is wet.
Of course, that's just an opinion.
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Touch screen controls are the future and the best way to play shmups.
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miwa wrote:Touch screen controls are the future and the best way to play shmups.
now that is blazing hot
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Makes the surface of the sun look cold.
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DietSoap wrote:R-Type is better than Gradius.
R-Type shits on Gradius from a tremendous height.
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Why do people dislike the touch controls so much? I played a little of that Mushihimesama port for iOS and it felt totally overpowered - you have analogue control of your ships movespeed! Especially on a tablet with the big screen. Or is that why people dont like it?
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I like glowing keyboard keys and those razer/kailh opto-mechanical switches. I like the cherry MX browns on the Filco quite a bit, but I'm not sure if I like them as much as the Outemu browns on the Havit wireless keyboard I bought. The outemu browns seem to be a slight bit more tactile. I prefer Cherry MX blues over the brown switches. Love that click.
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laurabuzz wrote:Why do people dislike the touch controls so much? I played a little of that Mushihimesama port for iOS and it felt totally overpowered - you have analogue control of your ships movespeed! Especially on a tablet with the big screen. Or is that why people dont like it?
Not Mushi, but for the shooters I have played on a phone (in particular Raiden Legacy), I hate that my fingers are in the way of where I want to see.
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laurabuzz wrote:Why do people dislike the touch controls so much?
Analog controls in general suck for shmups. It makes it harder to make precision tap dodges to get into position if the control scheme registers a movement as moving farther than you intended to move. Touchscreens also are a pain to hold, don't always register super accurately, and your finger naturally covers the screen. Digital controls feel much better, and also allow for balancing shot types around their movement speed, instead of touchscreen controls where due to the interface you usually make the movement as fast as the person's finger is moving.
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