Wow, what the hell did they do to Giga Wing Generations?

[HeLGeN-X]

First off, it looks like the game runs at 10 frames per second, 2nd off, I couldn't even tell points from bullets, 3rdly, there's absolutely no story, I mean come on man... It is such a horrible game! I thought part 2 was bad, wow this is such a horrible game next to Ibara, because in Ibara, I couldn't also tell what was bullets or points because of the poor graphics and artwork.

I'm really ashamed that they made Giga Wing, one of my favorite shmups into a piece of trash, ugh! What are your thoughts on it?

[Strider77]

because in Ibara, I couldn't also tell what was bullets or points because of the poor graphics and artwork.

[JBC]

Let me handle this. I speak jive.

I never have GigaWing fan. More for first than second iteration. Care is not harbored for Generations. It is story what bring shame.

[HeLGeN-X]

Let me handle this. I speak jive.

I never have GigaWing fan. More for first than second iteration. Care is not harbored for Generations. It is story what bring shame.

What story!? LOL, I remember in Giga Wing it had one, but I didn't see anything in Generations

As for the first poster, sorry but I seriously could not tell what anything was in Ibara, like I been playing shmups since I was a child, I'm 23 now, but I couldn't tell what anything was, and it's just too confusing, to me it was the graphics and artwork of the bullets and points which confused me, I would much rather play Sonic Wings, which I actually like but don't think it's such a great game. No disrespect to the Ibara fans, I've watched videos of it and seen it's not bad, but I just cannot play that game for shit. It aggravates my eyes.

[JBC]

In the original two games the storyline segments pop up between levels. They don't really have much of a point and really just break the action. I also wasn't a big fan of the artwork. What really ruins the game for me is how gawdy looking it is. All those gold icons and stuff all over the place is really annoying. It just seems like overkill to me.

Similarly, i don't get into alot of the bullet hell type shooters for the same reasons. Guwange is one beautiful game but it just seems really cheapened by the amount of projectiles on screen at a time. I think the same could be said for the Gigawing series. It's almost like they were relying on the eye-candy to suck in players. Not to mention that this was worsened by the move to 3d graphics in the second game.

Maybe i just expected something a bit grittier and more intense out of something titled 'Gigawing'.

[sven666]

who cares about story? its about gameplay and scoring and in both those aspects GG is tight as hell!

ive never played the PS2 port (it is generally said it is pretty bad) but the Type-X version fucking ROCKS! no two ways about it.

its on par with the first game and blows the second the hell away.

ed: you sucking at a game and the game sucking is not the same kind of sucktion.. one has nothing to do with the other.

[Rob]

2nd off, I couldn't even tell points from bullets

The points are shaped like numbers.

3rdly, there's absolutely no story

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

[BulletMagnet]

First off, it looks like the game runs at 10 frames per second

No argument with the framerate, or the lack of tate mode, but...

2nd off, I couldn't even tell points from bullets

I actually found GWG's bullet visibility to be the best of the series, since for the first time it used extra-bright "flashing" bullets, a la Mars Matrix, almost exclusively. Also, the medals were smaller and less obstructive than in previous series entries. The lack of tate mode, as I said, hurt the visibility, but otherwise I actually found it the best of the series.

3rdly, there's absolutely no story, I mean come on man...

In this case I actually consider it one of the game's strengths...the first GW's cheesy anime-esque story worked, considering the "sensory overload" nature of the gameplay, but when they tried to work in Biblical references and whatnot in the second one I couldn't help but roll my eyes...it was almost as pretentious and ill-fitting as the background gunk in RSG/Ikaruga. I honestly prefer the lack of a story here: some shmups are at least somewhat about the story, but GW is not one of them. It's about ridiculous amounts of crap on the screen, and it should stick to its strengths.

in Ibara, I couldn't also tell what was bullets or points because of the poor graphics and artwork.

Ibara is far from perfect in visibility terms either, but it was actually a ways improved in that area from it's pseudo-predecessor, Battle Garegga...the arcade's Black Label and the PS2's Arrange Mode offer even easier to see bullets, though the gameplay system is different too.

[Nate]

These are the type of threads I live for. For me, it's kind of a cheap thrill to decode (some of) the posts with the misused, unused and even missing punctuation. Then you have made-up words and, by golly, redundancy is just so funny when read aloud!

Jesus, I just fuckin' love it!

[Rob]

The lack of tate mode, as I said, hurt the visibility,

You can see the entire field instead of 2/3rds of it. Seems to be an increase in visibility.

[Ceph]

These are the type of threads I live for. For me, it's kind of a cheap thrill to decode (some of) the posts with the misused, unused and even missing punctuation. Then you have made-up words and, by golly, redundancy is just so funny when read aloud!

Jesus, I just fuckin' love it!

Indeed! And all it takes to prevent this is a tiny bit of mental discipline- or at least having the courtesy to re-read a post before klicking "submit".

[mirkvid]

ibara > gwg because of the "IBARA!" at the title screen.

glad i settled this, now lets go play some galaga!

[Pirate1019]

2nd off, I couldn't even tell points from bullets

The points are shaped like numbers.

3rdly, there's absolutely no story

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

The post ever.

[BulletMagnet]

You can see the entire field instead of 2/3rds of it. Seems to be an increase in visibility.

Shoulda expected a smart-aleck comment from you. I've never played the arcade version, but something tells me you can see stuff easier when it's played in the screen format it was originally intended for.

[GaijinPunch]

Guwange is one beautiful game but it just seems really cheapened by the amount of projectiles on screen at a time.

heresey

[professor ganson]

I think this is an April Fools thread, and you've all been had. Nice one, HelGen-X.

[landshark]

Let me handle this. I speak jive.

That is a quote worthy of a place on Family Guy.

Thank you Circuit Face.

[Rob]

I think this is an April Fools thread,

First thought. By Bullet's post I was thinking it was an April Fools gag directed at me. But then I started feeling like ckm.

Poor thread either way. Oh, GWG runs at 10 fps - haha! Take that, sacred cow and overdone topic 2 and a half years ago.

[subcons]

ed: you sucking at a game and the game sucking is not the same kind of sucktion.. one has nothing to do with the other.

This is the quote of the thread.

'...not the same kind of sucktion..'

[GaijinPunch]

Let me handle this. I speak jive.

That is a quote worthy of a place on Family Guy

Yeah, that, or Airplane 2.

[Arvandor]

These are the type of threads I live for. For me, it's kind of a cheap thrill to decode (some of) the posts with the misused, unused and even missing punctuation. Then you have made-up words and, by golly, redundancy is just so funny when read aloud!

Jesus, I just fuckin' love it!

Indeed! And all it takes to prevent this is a tiny bit of mental discipline- or at least having the courtesy to re-read a post before klicking "submit".

I usually just end up editing my post 50 gajillion times, as I generally don't read my post until AFTER I've clicked "submit." Haha, speaking of punctuation mistakes; see if you can pick out the one in Ceph's post. -_^ Or the half dozen probably strewn throughout mine.

[Rob]

Let me handle this. I speak jive.

That is a quote worthy of a place on Family Guy

Yeah, that, or Airplane 2.

[elvis]

Let me handle this. I speak jive.

"Flying High" quotes for the win.

Double bonus points for quoting from movies that have planes in the title in a shmups forum.

[mirkvid]

That is a quote worthy of a place on Family Guy

Yeah, that, or Airplane 2.

thats airplane (one)


"see that broad get that bootyakum? lay 'em down and smackum yackum!!"

[GaijinPunch]

thats airplane (one)


"see that broad get that bootyakum? lay 'em down and smackum yackum!!"

Edit, Yeah, it's one. I really only remembered the Boobies part.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

thats airplane (one)


"see that broad get that bootyakum? lay 'em down and smackum yackum!!"

Edit, Yeah, it's one. I really only remembered the Boobies part.

Which Airplane movies, the first one with the upper-topless jiggly ones or the "covered behind a thin T-Shirt" rack in the second one? (Both scenes are from the same very well-endowed model/actress...) ^_~

Actually, if one watches the first Airplane movie carefully with attentive eyes, there are several stacked models shown in the film..... ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Kiken]

Not that this thread really needs to get back on topic... but for HelGen-X's reference:
GWG thread 1
GWG thread 2

Which Airplane was it where they landed on the moon at the end... was that number 2? Someone needs to upload the whole Under-Unger-Over bit to Youtube.

[HeLGeN-X]

Didn't realize there was a Giga Wing topic, as for "can't tell points from bullets" I couldn't even SEE a letter or number or whatever on them, that's why I couldn't tell. It looks like the game is constantly blinking as if the refresh mode on my TV was 120Hz or something, it just moves slow and links weird and ugly.

And I mean GWG1 had a story at least, and it was nice to know they actually put one, but well the gameplay in this sucks donkey nuts.

[SFKhoa]

The sad part is that the only things in the entire game that ran at 60FPS are the Ship selection menu, and the tutorial.

[firestorm]

i played it in the arcade and the PS2 mode

this game is the only reason why i again need a type X
i still hope for a PC port


imo the best Giga Wing inc Mars matrix