Xevious Resurrection (Home)

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:23 am

http://www.gamekult.com/articles/A0000073422/

Discuss.

joeboto · Post by **joeboto** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:59 am

love the graphics. especially the water. any video footage of this game?

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:02 am

Holy loli, looks awesome!

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:22 am

I'm not too sure why the actual game screen is like, 45% of the total screen area. Talk about overbloated sidebars!

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:03 am

I don't know if I'd want 1080p worth of screen to cover in a Xevious game. Either too much to keep track of or like 1942 Joint Strike where there was so much room to move around none of the patterns were that threatening.

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:20 am

Looks like it could be good to me.

I just picked up Xevious 3D/G+ on PS1, which I haven't played yet, and while I find it hard to believe it's that good, I heard it's OK. I've always been up for more Xevious than just the original, so I'm hopeful that this PSN release will satisfy that desire with a decent game.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:24 am

szycag wrote:I don't know if I'd want 1080p worth of screen to cover in a Xevious game. Either too much to keep track of or like 1942 Joint Strike where there was so much room to move around none of the patterns were that threatening.

I've said it before but the best way to take advantage of a widescreen display in a vert, without compromising the traditional gameplay elements borne out of a 3:4 aspect ratio, is to make us of 'in-game borders'. Let most of the action take place in a centralized region that corresponds to a 3:4 aspect ratio and draw a landscape or a motership or what ever at the sides of it. This way you make use of the whole screen even in widescreen mode whilst retaining the classic gameplay. Of course you would probably not get away with that in remakes of classics.

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:33 am

So I need to install "Home" now in order to be able to purchase this game once it's out ? What happened to good ol' PSN Store or XBLA games ??

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:33 am

I wonder how the music will sound like. The original one was pretty... grating.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:01 pm

320x240 wrote:
szycag wrote:I don't know if I'd want 1080p worth of screen to cover in a Xevious game. Either too much to keep track of or like 1942 Joint Strike where there was so much room to move around none of the patterns were that threatening.
I've said it before but the best way to take advantage of a widescreen display in a vert, without compromising the traditional gameplay elements borne out of a 3:4 aspect ratio, is to make us of 'in-game borders'. Let most of the action take place in a centralized region that corresponds to a 3:4 aspect ratio and draw a landscape or a motership or what ever at the sides of it. This way you make use of the whole screen even in widescreen mode whilst retaining the classic gameplay. Of course you would probably not get away with that in remakes of classics.

I have nothing against borders - I perfectly agree that a game born vertical should not go fullscreen in 16:9. However, those borders seem just too wide, and I don't understand why they framed the screen even on the upper and lower edge.

D · Post by D » Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:15 pm

Blech, it looks like Ikaruga

Anyway, curious to play it, but the bombing thing is getting really old.

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:43 pm

Frederik wrote:I wonder how the music will sound like. The original one was pretty... grating.

I think I might be the only one, but I actually love the music...

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:36 pm

Blech, it looks like Ikaruga

you know you love it... don't lie.

Rupert H · Post by **Rupert H** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:52 pm

A new Xevious is absolutely fine by me, but what's this "for Home" business? If it's PSN that's fine but if they mean it's only going to appear in Home like those crummy versions of Echo Chrome and Breakout, I'm not impressed.

ex.machina · Post by **ex.machina** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:46 pm

Rupert H wrote:A new Xevious is absolutely fine by me, but what's this "for Home" business? If it's PSN that's fine but if they mean it's only going to appear in Home like those crummy versions of Echo Chrome and Breakout, I'm not impressed.

I completely agree on that part. I am happy with PSN games, in fact got pretty much addicted to that stuff buying most major new releases now. Somehow I like the idea to play some quick game without flipping in the disc.

However log on to that silly HOME thing to play a game? Sorry but that's not gonna happen for me. I somehow hope for a release of this one outside of home.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:44 pm

Frederik wrote:I wonder how the music will sound like. The original one was pretty... grating.

I'm sure they've improved it, since they already did so (IIRC) with the previous Xevious revision back in the 90's.

kozo · Post by **kozo** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:30 pm

Wow.

I really want more Xevious. Sadly, the newest console I own is an older PS2. Time for upgrayddd?

Fun fact: It's actually pronounced Zeh-vee-oos (ゼビウス), not Zee-vee-us. I know, who cares, but it's a fun fact!

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:22 pm

I'm a Xevious freak, but also a bit of a purist. I don't even play the old-school revisions. I do have all the games in the series and even a 3D/G PCB, so I'm sure I'll end up getting this as well.

D · Post by D » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:32 pm

The namco.comm or whatever is now for sale on jp psn store for 1200 yen
Quick! somebody buy this and post impressions!
Is the Xevious in there? dunno!

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:39 am

Looks good, can't wait to try it.

ex.machina · Post by **ex.machina** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:47 am

D wrote:The namco.comm or whatever is now for sale on jp psn store for 1200 yen
Quick! somebody buy this and post impressions!
Is the Xevious in there? dunno!

Glad you mentioned that.
Just got this one. The collection contains:

Pac-Man
DIG DUG
Xevious Resurrection
Xevious
Galaga
Dragon Spirit

D · Post by D » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:17 am

And post impressions..........

ex.machina · Post by **ex.machina** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:39 am

D wrote:And post impressions..........

I must admit I tried it just very quickly. Looks like visual improvements only to me. I think they should have re-done the SFX as well. Not sure if they actually did, but to me it didn't sound like. So apart from the newer graphics it's a bit too classical for my taste to seriously play it for long.

Might give it another try over the weekend, a bit in a rush today.

Baron · Post by **Baron** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:27 pm

I don't think you have to log on to Home to play the games in the Namco.comm package - I downloaded the demo from the Jpn PSN store and you can play the games outside of home. Dammit, I want to buy the full game but I can't find anyone selling lesser value point cards right now (don't want a $50 card stuck on my Japan-only account).

ex.machina · Post by **ex.machina** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:44 am

Baron wrote:I don't think you have to log on to Home to play the games in the Namco.comm package

As said earlier, you can get the Namco.comm PSN game, yes. Or somehow play it in home. I am glad it still got a "normal" release.

stuartpierce · Post by **stuartpierce** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:30 pm

http://sixtyhertz.blog.com/4531924/

Any word of a US release?

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:58 pm

professor ganson wrote:I'm a Xevious freak, but also a bit of a purist. I don't even play the old-school revisions. I do have all the games in the series and even a 3D/G PCB, so I'm sure I'll end up getting this as well.

I used to feel that way too. Xevious was one of the first shooters I ever played, after all. But after trying Xevious Arranged, I don't think I've touched the original.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:43 am

stuartpierce wrote:http://sixtyhertz.blog.com/4531924/

That looks surprisingly good. Xevious fans should get a real kick out of this. Also kinda makes me want to dig out my copy of Xevious 3D+G again.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:56 pm

spadgy wrote:
Frederik wrote:I wonder how the music will sound like. The original one was pretty... grating.
I think I might be the only one, but I actually love the music...

I'm with you on that. The music is eerie and alien sounding. It adds a lot of atmosphere to the game.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:06 pm

There are two videos here:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/994/994473p1.html

Looks awesome!

shmups.system11.org

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