Reviews???

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:20 pm

Somebody oughta review Ibara. Also we should really have reviews of Gradius V, ESPGaluda and DDP:DOJ.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:45 pm

doctorx0079 wrote:Somebody oughta review Ibara. Also we should really have reviews of Gradius V, ESPGaluda and DDP:DOJ.

If you really think we ought to have an Ibara review and should really have reviews of Gradius V, ESPGaluda and DDP:DOJ, then why don't you volunteer and write them!?

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:45 pm

Get to work, then.

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:23 pm

i don't have those games. i want more reasons why i should buy them or not buy them.

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:27 pm

Just do a search and find whatever major threads the game has and just read people's impressions for now, I guess.

zak · Post by **zak** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:34 pm

doctorx0079 wrote:Somebody oughta review Ibara.

Ord did a great review of Ibara

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:18 pm

doctorx0079 wrote:i don't have those games. i want more reasons why i should buy them or not buy them.

Why search for reasons, when almost everyone is gonna tell you that every single one of those 3 games is a must for a shmup fan (if only to try them once and see if it's your style).

Buy DOJ before the other two though! (my opinion)

short review of DOJ:

it kicks ass! Your's that is!

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:50 pm

crithit5000 wrote:Get to work, then.

Not to offend those that have written them, but most forum based reviews suck. There are no pretty pictures and such that normally would accompany them. Need pictures.

Post by **Icarus** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:26 pm

Super Laydock wrote:Why search for reasons, when almost everyone is gonna tell you that every single one of those 3 games is a must for a shmup fan (if only to try them once and see if it's your style).

Buy DOJ before the other two though! (my opinion)

short review of DOJ:

it kicks ass! Your's that is!

Ibara is tougher than Daioujou.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:35 pm

Depends how you define "tough".

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:07 pm

landshark wrote:
crithit5000 wrote:Get to work, then.
Not to offend those that have written them, but most forum based reviews suck. There are no pretty pictures and such that normally would accompany them. Need pictures.

If you say this you insult all the volunteers who wrote them, including me.
In my opinion the review section is a nice addition, writing a game about a game you like (or love) is fun - not every user here has the routine in writing well-balanced and refined. Sitting down for half an hour (or more) to add something to the section should be respected. While I agree that none of the reviews has pictures, those pictures can be found elsewhere, either the xenocide files or google them. Remember that it is a fan thing; saying that the reviews suck because they have no "pretty pictures" is a bit weak.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:38 pm

Out of curiosity, why hasn't the xenocide reviews section been updated?
I kinda see his point about some shooters that you would think be in there.

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:05 am

landshark wrote:
crithit5000 wrote:Get to work, then.
Not to offend those that have written them, but most forum based reviews suck. There are no pretty pictures and such that normally would accompany them. Need pictures.

I think that it would be a good idea for other folks to be able to post in the actual review thread itself, as to help make suggestions on how to make the review itself better over time. Feedback is nice.

Out of curiosity, why hasn't the xenocide reviews section been updated?
I kinda see his point about some shooters that you would think be in there.

Malc has a life, so the site hasn't seen a proper update for over a year.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:17 am

OIC...... would he allow someone else do the work and then he just give it a green or red light after viewing it?

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:13 pm

Strider77 wrote:OIC...... would he allow someone else do the work and then he just give it a green or red light after viewing it?

When he came to the board half a year ago I asked him that same question; he did not reply. So the answer seems to be "no".

And by the way, there haven't been any real updates (new reviews etc.) in almost 3 years.

There is an up-to-date shmup list here:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=6571

Daigohji · Post by **Daigohji** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:52 am

CIT wrote:Depends how you define "tough".

My PS2 copy of DOJ arrived from Play-Asia this morning, and, considering how notorious it is, I'm surprised how accessable I'm finding it. I got to stage 3 on my first attempt and topped the default high score table on my fifth. Sure my scores aren't up to the lowest entry on the forum's table yet, but the game doesn't seem nearly as quick to lay the smackdown on a new player compared to Ibara. I've been giving Ibara (PS2 arcade, not arrange) moderate to heavy play time for two months and Midi still kicks my butt half the time. Hell, I've only got up to Kasumi once.

So what is it about DOJ that makes people call it a bastard? Is it the difficulty of maintaining a perfect chain? Rank? Just the later levels?

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:41 pm

Chaining well is a very precise and annoying art in the game, and with hyper use, the difficulty jumps drastically by stage 3.

Never tried for a 1cc by just ploughing through the game however. Could be a fun way to play it.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:14 pm

Daigohji wrote:So what is it about DOJ that makes people call it a bastard? Is it the difficulty of maintaining a perfect chain? Rank? Just the later levels?

Probably a mix of all three. In nearly all Cave games the difficulty makes a huge and sudden leap after stage 3.

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:28 pm

DOJ gets angry when it thinks you think you're better than it.

The hit box and play control keep me from getting too frustrated with it. Haven't played too much of it lately due to the contest and Disgaea... enough to keep me from forgetting too much, but so far not enough to get onto my own scoreboard.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:22 pm

Daigohji wrote:
So what is it about DOJ that makes people call it a bastard? Is it the difficulty of maintaining a perfect chain? Rank? Just the later levels?

Well to get higher chains you need to hold on to hypers and if you die with a hypers in stock, you lose 'em. A death with hypers pretty much tanks a scoring run. Not to mention that for bigger chains you need more hypers in stock, and the more hypers you use, the more the rank spikes. Playing for score can be real, real frustrating.

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