Psyvariar 2 slowdown

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:54 am

Does anyone else notice any severe slowdown during big explosions or boss battles in Psyvariar 2?

glitch · Post by **glitch** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:26 am

yes!

why?

i mean, seriously, nothing beats screen-filling fractional frame-rate explosions.

Post by **spadgy** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:37 am

Yeah - it only ever seems to happen with me at the end of the levels when it never causes too much problem, looks damn tasty in my hugely erratic opinion, and lets you do a final bit of delicate grazing to really 'lvlup'...

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:48 pm

Right, no I was just wondering if it was just my copy or something. Thanks!

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:44 pm

Wow, this game just seems like it cannot be played right without a stick.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:47 am

The boss exposition slowdown is intentional (programmed) for dramatic effect. Same with Ikaruga.

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:50 am

Noticed it the first time I played the game.

Can't do anything about it, so just enjoy the game how it is (referring to the DC version). It's a beautiful shmup with or without the slowdown.

HenshinStorm2001 · Post by **HenshinStorm2001** » Fri May 23, 2008 4:17 am

J-Manic wrote:Noticed it the first time I played the game. Can't do anything about it, so just enjoy the game how it is (referring to the DC version). It's a beautiful shmup with or without the slowdown.

Amen brotherQQ

The music is some of the greatest
I a have ever heard!

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Fri May 23, 2008 4:26 am

Yes, I do love the music in the game, too.

I'm just waiting to buy an arcade stick before I play it anymore, rolling and staying relatively in the same place is wayyy too difficult on the d-pad. But, this is a beautiful game, and probably one of my favorites as of now.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Fri May 23, 2008 5:18 am

There is a button to spin on the PS2 version ;D

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Fri May 23, 2008 5:59 am

Jockel wrote:There is a button to spin on the PS2 version ;D

Hax imo.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Fri May 23, 2008 1:55 pm

Yeah, it really takes away a lot from the Challenge.
I played the Dreamcast Version before.

Post by **spadgy** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:23 pm

Also, rolling with your stick just feels more satisfying and instinctive than simply pressing a button....

HenshinStorm2001 · Post by **HenshinStorm2001** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:51 pm

How do you roll?
Is it the push up then down quick while holding the direction?

Neat little effect.
Again one of my favorite shooters EVER!!

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri May 23, 2008 9:14 pm

Dave_K. wrote:The boss exposition slowdown is intentional (programmed) for dramatic effect. Same with Ikaruga.

So then, it has artificially induced slowdown by Success/skonec dev teams...

Same concept could be said with the original Taito G-Card versions of Psyvariar Medium Unit & Psyvariar Revision -- jaw-dropping mixture of fast & slow danmaku styles, especially watching an ace Psy-R player do his or her Buzz'ing is awesome! ^_~

I asked here once on Shmups.org if Success/skonec would be willing to do Psyvariar 3 game and the response was Psyvariar 2 was honed to perfection that any more improvements would be negible in the first place...they still could pull off some new tricks for a new Psyvariar game release.

It's nice to have the ability to listen to the cool BGM tunes featured on the Psy-R G-Card release -- very well done, especially if you listen to it on a pair of 100w speaker setup hooked up directly to the Taito G-Net motherboard itself -- can do so without breaking out a sweat! Try it sometime... ^_~

When you stop to ponder for a bit, there's only been three official Psyvariar games released to date...a fouth one should be due about now, right?

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

ForceDevice · Post by **ForceDevice** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:15 pm

PC Engine Fan X! wrote: I asked here once on Shmups.org if Success/skonec would be willing to do Psyvariar 3 game and the response was Psyvariar 2 was honed to perfection that any more improvements would be negible in the first place...they still could pull off some new tricks for a new Psyvariar game release.

The rabid Psyvariar 2 fanboy inside me wants to agree with the "Psyvariar 2 was honed to perfection" part, but I have to admit Skonec REALLY should make a Psy3. Even if they can't add anything new to the old Psyvariar formula, they could just make another damn cool game with a kickass soundtrack and I'd be just as satisfied.

Lurky · Post by **Lurky** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:46 am

tommyb wrote:Does anyone else notice any severe slowdown during big explosions or boss battles in Psyvariar 2?

The xbox version takes away most of the slowdown, and it usually sells pretty cheap.

Post by **spadgy** » Mon May 26, 2008 11:48 am

HenshinStorm2001 wrote:How do you roll?
Is it the push up then down quick while holding the direction?

Neat little effect.
Again one of my favorite shooters EVER!!

Quite odd, but clicking the 'more' link on the description of this Youtube video offers one of the best concise guides to all the different rolling types that can be mastered...

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