I wouldn't call the last six months slow at all. Daioh, Sonic Wings, Silkworm, Darius II, Master of Weapon, War of Aero, Mystic Warriors, Surprise Attack, Super Contra, Shaolin's Road, Rainbow Islands, Volfied, and Burning Force is a fuckin fat hardcore STG/action slate. As was the previous six months, and the one before that, and the one before that.
Also I'm retarded, but my gaymer instinct suggests Emeraldia, Cosmo Gang, and Guttang Gottong are comparably hardcore puzzle fare, too. Daioh and Volfied even had their counterstops removed, and the former gained a Rank gauge at staff request. And MoW has a bullet strobe fix, handy if you like to look at the screen.
Even in TEH GOOD OL DAYS, you were always going to drive yourself mental with week-by-week clockwatching. Particularly with their regularly going multiple weeks between games, pre-2021. >_>
Play your games, it's easier!
EDIT: Actually, here's a cracking idea.
Just ignore the stuff that makes your wiener soft, and pretend the
FUKKEN H4RDC0R3 picks are the work of...
Gerbil Corporation. They're just like Hamster, but EXCLUSIVELY do the most badass STG/Action content Shumps Farmers crave! Not every week, admittedly - but guaranteed, if you're slamming down killer ALLs n' scores one after the other in these
certified hardcore hits, your Shumps Manhood will become
massive once again!
SeafoamGaming wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 1:41 amHamster seems to be allergic to 3D
I'm guessing they're not playing hooky, just ensuring they don't release some laggy frameskipping POS that irradiates the esteemed niche they've carved out for themselves over a very busy decade. \(´・ω・)/
Hell, they may even genuinely not want to put out shitty products. That's a distinct possibility! You know you're dealing with craftsmen when "Daioh" gets a bespoke "Oyaji meter" for its "Rank." 99.99% of humanity would look at you like you were having a stroke, if you informed them of that miraculous event - then call you a racist cracker asshole if you asked them to give you three fitty for it!
Welcome to .1%, shit takes time but it's usually worth it.
M2 do FX1B and Type X (
EDIT: fuck! I meant G-Net!). M2's release rate is a tiny fraction of Hamster's,
even if you apply my Gerbil Principle for Greater Hardcore Productivity. M2 have likewise maintained cautious distance from certain ambitious projects! I think it'll all work out eventually.