Your distraction shmup?

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:08 am

When the game you're focusing on gets too frustrating, or you hit a wall, but you still want to play a shmup (any shmup but "THAT" shmup), what do you play?

I've been focusing on Dodonpachi for ... I don't even know how long now, a year? But when I'm just having one of those off days, I'll either play ESPgaluda or Gunbird 2. Almost anything is fair game; Battle Garegga, Dragon Blaze, Triggerheart Exelica, Mushihimesama, etc, but primarily it's down to ESPgaluda or Gunbird 2 for me.

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:20 am

I have no distraction shmup, either I force myself to keep playing the main one or I stop playing / play another kind of game.

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:43 am

Twin Cobra is very relaxing.
Emph

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:53 am

Gradius Gaiden

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:25 am

I was about to say Gunbird 2, too, but then I realized I didn´t even have a real "main shmup" right now (still waiting for my HD Box Pro to arrive so I can finally set up my PS2 in a non-eyekilling way), but R-Type Leo is a funky little shmup with a nice, uplifting soundtrack and satisfying game mechanics.

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:57 am

PROMETHEUS wrote:I have no distraction shmup, either I force myself to keep playing the main one or I stop playing / play another kind of game.

This.

Aquas · Post by **Aquas** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:18 pm

I dunno. It seems I've been playing Gradius 3 arcade continously for so long now. It's kind of a side project of mine at this point because the walls are set in place. For example the stage 3 boss and the Fire stage, but, I do enjoy playing the first few stages that seem to embody that certain Gradius bliss. Those first few stages are always a rush, and it really feels good to breeze through them after so much practice. It's like flying a kite... a ... Gradius 3 kite.... *cough* *cough* I think it's the music or amazing visuals... look at those sand lions explode!

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:43 pm

Strikers 1945 III

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:15 pm

mushihime sama arrange mode... it does the trick for me.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:23 pm

Kaspal wrote:mushihime sama arrange mode... it does the trick for me.

yes

especially after getting raped by another game, a few minutes of mushi arrange will make you feel much better about yourself.....

papado · Post by **papado** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:15 pm

Gunbird 2, Souky or Thfrce V (long live Saturn!).

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:16 pm

Some touhou game. Sometimes I get into a halfassed form of Prom/Icarus' situation.

Sandlegs · Post by **Sandlegs** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:52 pm

Frederik wrote:R-Type Leo is a funky little shmup with a nice, uplifting soundtrack and satisfying game mechanics.

Yes. i think the music is relaxing. "3 2 1, let's go!"

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:28 pm

Funny, shmups in general are my relaxation games, to take a break when I don't feel like playing other games. I pop on a shmup for a half hour or so when I'm bored.

ForceDevice · Post by **ForceDevice** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:40 pm

DOJ. Believe it or not.

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:29 am

Actually, I do believe it. Sometimes pitting my "wing-it" skills against DOJ (which I've played very little of) is very exciting, refreshing, and not frustrating like dying repeatedly in easy parts of a game I KNOW I can do better in =)

Alien Soldier · Post by **Alien Soldier** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:55 am

Espgaluda, definitly.

TriggerHeartExelica · Post by **TriggerHeartExelica** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:12 am

Castle Shikigami 2. It makes me feel like I am not a complete and utter failure at shmups

captpain · Post by **captpain** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:23 am

I just drink Jack Daniels and cry bitter tears whenever I get frustrated with a game.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:29 am

Actually, when it gets too frustrating I'll go play another genre. If I keep playing shmups it makes me even more frustrated.

For some reason fighting games are very relaxing to me.

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:53 am

Touhou games...

6 games with nice relaxing music, fun patterns, you can choose difficulty depending on how long you want your credit to last and you play right on your pc screen.

pretty much the perfect shmup when you only have a few minutes or when you want to change the pace.

im getting pretty good at them...

SockPuppetHyren · Post by **SockPuppetHyren** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:10 am

Nomltest FS.

No memorizing stage patterns, enemy placement, no worrying about which item I missed or how the hell I managed to get killed by the first bullet in the first stage...

I love it.

Post by **spadgy** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:39 am

For me it's either Progear - Not that I find it easy, but now I've nailed the 1CC a couple of times playing is a lot less tense and far more relaxing.

Or it's Psyvariar Revision or Psy 2, as I can just float about it those with a grin on my face...

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:47 am

Usually DDP, Garegga, and rRootage. Playing the first two can get pretty aggravating if done in close intervals; there's also another factor I'd like to discuss in a different topic. rRootage is simply the ideal solution for a distraction, and I haven't beaten all 160 stages yet, either.

Post by **nZero** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:07 pm

They all are. I don't play shmups "seriously". I enjoy them so therefore I come to them when I need a distraction or want to relax a bit. So I guess my favorites (Raiden DX, Exelica, Psyvariar 2, Soldier Blade) are my distraction shmups.

black flag nc · Post by **black flag nc** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:41 pm

Gunbird 2 and Fire Shark. Fun but not too intense.

drboom · Post by **drboom** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:46 pm

Thunder Cross is fun and simple, but I usually play Ketsui when I'm chilling and work on new patterns and angles to attack.

clp · Post by **clp** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:53 pm

karous and ibara arrange mode are usually games il relax with as there both easy games to 1cc but if you feel like making it tough and start playing for the score the option is there to do so , unrelated to shmups i love chilling with rez .

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:26 pm

PROMETHEUS wrote:I have no distraction shmup, either I force myself to keep playing the main one or I stop playing / play another kind of game.

I tend to alternate between shmups and puzzle games, that seems to work well. Although I rarely play anything seriously enough to really get too burnt out in the first place.

I used to credit feed beat 'em ups to relax, but I haven't done that in a while.

spineshark · Post by **spineshark** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:11 pm

I play Shoot the Bullet when I start to get frustrated with something. It's pretty relaxing since dying isn't really punishing at all and it looks nice. I already beat it so I don't even care if I "win" or not, and since any given level is really short it's easy to pick up and put down anytime.

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