Thoughts on Homura?

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:28 am

As it is getting a budget release at the end of this month, I was beginning to think about picking it up. I watched a replay vid though, and it looks... Horrendously easy? And many of the boss patterns are totally avoidable by sitting still in the right spot at the bottom middle of the screen? I dunno, what are everyone's thoughts on this game?

eretsua · Post by **eretsua** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:19 am

when it was first released i played and quickly tossed it aside as "not interesting" until a few months ago i dug it up again and played it. i suddenly understood the system and i started to enjoy tremendously! take a moment to get into the every extend-kind of gameplay where you have to bomb yourself to make chains and you’ll find yourself playing a lovely game. also, the music is very pretty. anyone know if there is an ost of it?

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:07 pm

I like it a lot. I don't think it gets the amount of attention it should. The melee slash and reflect slash are balanced throughout the stages and it has a lot of good patterns. It might be easier to stay at the bottom of the screen and dodge, though the game gets quite hectic, but you don't want to be doing that if you want to score. On bosses, you want to position yourself at the base of the pattern where it's spawning off of the boss to reflect back as many bullets as possible to maximize your score.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:14 pm

Great game that i will continue to play for a long time. And it certainly is not easy, by any stretch of the imagination. In fact by the fourth stage it becomes completely insane and takes a lot of play to survive never mind score.

I'd say pick it up as i think it's one of the most entertaining shmups i've played in a while.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:01 pm

I picked it up while waiting for Ibara, and I still enjoy it tremendously.

Cranky · Post by **Cranky** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:40 am

Can someone let me know if the Pal version is any good. Does it support tate, 60Hz etc. I'd rather get a Pal copy if it stands up well to the Jap version.

Thanks in advance.

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:20 am

Cranky wrote:Can someone let me know if the Pal version is any good. Does it support tate, 60Hz etc. I'd rather get a Pal copy if it stands up well to the Jap version.

Thanks in advance.

The PAL version is great, 60Hz, TATE, score saving and it's very cheap to buy

Cranky · Post by **Cranky** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:31 am

Nice! I'll try to get that then. I can't find it in Oz and the only place I found online was ebay for 22 quid!! Seems a little steep to me.

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:16 am

Could try Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listin ... 81-0986052, Some of those ship worldwide though after shipping it would probably end up being a similar price

Cranky · Post by **Cranky** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:44 am

Thanks for that mate. Last time I checked (a while ago now) Amazon UK didn't deliver to Oz. Why the hell are the delivery prices for video games more expensive than DVD's though?

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:18 pm

Cranky wrote:Thanks for that mate. Last time I checked (a while ago now) Amazon UK didn't deliver to Oz. Why the hell are the delivery prices for video games more expensive than DVD's though?

Manuals! Sounds silly but paper can weigh down the parcel loads also differnt games weigh differnt amounts thus is a safty thing so that you and the seller don't get ripped off on postage so to speak.

Cranky · Post by **Cranky** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:41 pm

Hmmm, a good point and well made.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:35 pm

I don't know if anyone else had this experience, but what blew me away more than anything else right from the start were the excellent controls. Character movement flows so nicely, so responsive, at a perfect speed. Visually the game is nice as well. I highly recommend it, Arvandor.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:44 pm

I know exactly what you mean prof. It feels very reliable and satisfying when tapping through a very hectic pattern and a death is always due to fault and not erratic controls.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 6:21 pm

Got my budget copy a little ways back: for 30 bucks or so, it's more than worth it. If you don't have it already, snag it if you get the chance.