subcons wrote:Well, it's not like there's a whole lot going on in the world of shooters.
This is all there is to talk about really.
Heh, too true. I just remember Akira way back getting all mad at me one time for putting Robotron in my top 5 "shmups" list.
Anyway, played this quite a bit at work. I hit 22 mil on Pacifist. I wish that would have been on my personal account, as I got a little lucky in a few spots. That mode and King are all I've been playing. I tried for quite a while to get that "Treaty" achievement, but I couldn't get over 28 zones before getting swarmed.
8 1/2 wrote:I got Wax Off last night, but it must have taken me 20 tries. Surf I got on my first attempt, but I got really lucky and was just moving at random. Right now I'm totally just playing it for achievements and learning to score better as I go.
Edit: Wait. What the hell is this doing on shmups chat? Have you guys gone soft and allowed dual-stick shooters to be called shmups? Back in the day you could get some shit for talking about Galaga because it didn't scroll up, hence no "shmup".
I would hope that people would stop impressing such a limited definition on the genre. I mean, seriously. You fly around space and shoot stuff. What else could you call it?
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That Wax Off achievement is going to drive me crazy. I managed 99% once, can't get anywhere close again. The problem is that it's going to keep bugging me until I get it, which makes it a bit hard to improve on my pacificism score (stuck around 6.5m ot so right now.) I seem to be alternating between Deadline and Pacifism mostly right now.
orange wrote:then i'll make a trade with them they can give me arcades full of cabs with good games and i'll give them their shitty arena game
Yes, there isn't a ton of depth and there's perhaps too much randomness, but don't ask too much of these games and they won't disappoint. Nice graphics, pick-up-n-play gameplay, intensity... there's enough to warrant the $10 and then some.
Vexorg wrote:That Wax Off achievement is going to drive me crazy. I managed 99% once, can't get anywhere close again. The problem is that it's going to keep bugging me until I get it, which makes it a bit hard to improve on my pacificism score (stuck around 6.5m ot so right now.) I seem to be alternating between Deadline and Pacifism mostly right now.
I had the same thing happen a few times before I got it (stuck at 99%). The trick for me was to get all the Wax On ones right away, and then start killing off as many as I could and work my way around again. You won't be able to just get lucky and make two laps, but if you're aggressive you'll create your own openings. My score was 20 mil when I finally got the achievement, so it's not a quick one to get; you really have to keep killing and grinding to get it.
I have to agree with this part. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the game- but I wish there was an option to tone the bloom down a bit- I can't play it for extended periods of time. Reminds me of being young and staying in the pool/sun too long and being all blurry afterwards.
I tried it too, and during gameplay i thought that i was pretty tired, because of all the things bluring out. But then i found out it was the game's fault ^^"
I think it's meh.
whats with all the crying about bloom? i agree it would be nice if you could turn it down some, but it isn't a game-breaker like space giraffes bullshit trippy visuals.
In what way does the bloom affect the gameplay? I can see my ship at all times despite what the screen is doing.. If you look at the ship there is a slight shadow around it that keeps the ship visible at all times.
Finally got the treaty achievement after like 40 tries this weekend. Best on that mode is still only 4 mil. Some kid on my friend's list has 275 million on Pacifist. I don't even dare to look at the real leaderboards lest I just give up playing.
8 1/2 wrote:Finally got the treaty achievement after like 40 tries this weekend. Best on that mode is still only 4 mil. Some kid on my friend's list has 275 million on Pacifist. I don't even dare to look at the real leaderboards lest I just give up playing.
8 1/2 wrote:Finally got the treaty achievement after like 40 tries this weekend. Best on that mode is still only 4 mil. Some kid on my friend's list has 275 million on Pacifist. I don't even dare to look at the real leaderboards lest I just give up playing.
A billion.
BILLION.
That is not an M, but a god damned B.
Daaaaamn. I guess that's what the non-shmup players feel like when they see someone 1CC Dodonpachi. It looks like magic from the outside looking in. My question is, "When the hell did i get on the outside?" I feel old now. I've always been pretty good at Robotron and Smash TV, but getting a billion in pacifist? Maybe the game will begin to reveal itself to me, but I've been hunting 50 million and thinking that was solid goal.
8 1/2 wrote:Finally got the treaty achievement after like 40 tries this weekend. Best on that mode is still only 4 mil. Some kid on my friend's list has 275 million on Pacifist. I don't even dare to look at the real leaderboards lest I just give up playing.
A billion.
BILLION.
That is not an M, but a god damned B.
Daaaaamn. I guess that's what the non-shmup players feel like when they see someone 1CC Dodonpachi. It looks like magic from the outside looking in. My question is, "When the hell did i get on the outside?" I feel old now. I've always been pretty good at Robotron and Smash TV, but getting a billion in pacifist? Maybe the game will begin to reveal itself to me, but I've been hunting 50 million and thinking that was solid goal.
i can honestly see getting a billion on a good run. my best so far is 206,310,400 . as you keep playing your multiplier keeps going higher and your score rises exponentially so after playing for a bit you can get literally millions of points for every gate you pass. i'm guessing in another 10 to 15 seconds i could of doubled that, and that a billion point game would only conceivably be another 30 seconds or so. and a good part of this mode is luck as far as where the gates spawn, how they spin and group together.
monoRAIL---good to see some competition. and damn good score on deadline. i've got some work to do now
It's starting to click now. Best so far is now 75 mil on Pacifist, but that felt like a really short game. It surprised me how quickly the multiplier can rise. Plus, in Pacifist, you're constantly absorbing huge globs of geoms as you break apart the "blob" with the gates. I'm still hunting to finish Sequence mode, but I keep coming up one or two stages short. That "Smile" achievement is still out of reach for me right now.
I'm going to have to get a lot better at this game.
I plan on adding a few of you guys to my friend's list when I get home. This is one of the first games on Xbox live where I am actually making use of the friend's leaderboards. I keep getting better, but seeing some of the Pacifism scores out there, I've got lots of work to do.
All in all, Geometry Wars2 is the second best purchase I have made on XBLA, right after Ikaruga.
Nice graphics, pick-up-n-play gameplay, intensity... there's enough to warrant the $10 and then some.
