Gaia Seed: Anyone have it to make a short vid?

[gunbird18]

I put this on my ebay watch list to find out where it was going to end up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

I was hoping someone has or can get a short bit of footage of this game in action, to see if this was worth $360! Ouch!

[GaijinPunch]

I might be able to whip something up. Will have to dig out the S-Video cable for my PS2. I can tell you now though -- it is not worth that. Although I'm tempted to post my on Ebay now.

experience this work of art.

You know how lots of art really sucks, right? Well... that validates the above statement.

[8 1/2]

I paid about $80 dollars for it and I can't say it's really worth even that. It's a fun little game, but it's terribly simple. You have a Halo-style lifebar that will replenish itself after a few seconds if you get hit. So, even if you take a few shots all you have to do is hang back and wait for it to come back. I cleared it on my first go, and have since played it about three times. The guys at videogameimports.com are somewhat responsible for the hype around this game (go check out their big ranting write-up to see what I mean). It's feels like a 16-bit era shmup, and not a particularly great one, that just happens to be quite rare.

If you're really hard-up for a new horzi shmup on the PSX I think it's worth playing, but don't bite at that ridiculous price.

[Ghegs]

Absolutely not worth that price. I have the game (paid $100 or so) and I've played it only twice - once to clear Normal mode and second time to clear Hard mode. That should say something how easy it is.

That said, I sorta do like the game. I like the graphics and the atmosphere, it had so much potential it makes my heart bleed they messed it up with the lifebar system. Lose the lifebar, shrink the hitbox, up the difficulty and BAM! Best damn 16-bit horzie with 32-bit graphics ever.

[visuatrox]

I put this on my ebay watch list to find out where it was going to end up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

I was hoping someone has or can get a short bit of footage of this game in action, to see if this was worth $360! Ouch!

$360 Looks like I can forget about adding that game to my collection anytime soon. Still I have never seen it sell that high before, maybe the seller just got lucky and put it on sale at the moment when lots of desperate people wanted it. I remember some seller having it up for sale with a buy it now for about $200, and it didn't sell for months.

Anyway I'm also curious to see any footage of this game, from what I have heard it is not a bad game but not worth the price either.

[Cthulhu]

No games that go for more than $100 are ever "worth it" except in terms of collectors value (Well, PCBs are a different story I suppose, but anyways). You buy rare games because you like collecting rare games - I love Sapphire, but I would never tell someone to expect $300 of game out of it. I admittedly neither own nor have played Gaia Seed, but I imagine it's the same. You buy it to own a rare game, and maybe even get a fun one in the process.

[visuatrox]

^^ Very true, the games I paid around/nearly $100 for, like Zanac X Zanac and Harmful Park were not really worth it. Sure they are good games and nice collectibles, but I have actually had more fun with a $20 Soukyu-gurentai.

I would consider buying Gaia Seed for around $150 (hey anyone have one for sale? ), but anything past that is really pushing it.

[GaijinPunch]

I would consider buying Gaia Seed for around $150 (hey anyone have one for sale? ), but anything past that is really pushing it.

I would probably entertain that order for my copy. Mint, but no spine card.

If I'm not too lazy today I'll whip up a small video for everyone to see. Surfing in the morning and kind of need to crash early.

EDIT: Sorry -- can't find the video cables. All Matt's fault.

[8 1/2]

I dunno. I paid $275 for a Metal Slug 3 AES cart when it came out and I played that thing almost everyday for more than an year. It's still one of my all-time favorite games and I cherished that cart while it was with me (my home system died and I eventually sold it off). Battle Garregga is another example. I paid about $90 for it and it still comes back into solid rotation after more than two years.

Sometimes it's worth it. Hell, I buy $50 games all the time that only get a few weeks of play. I'll gladly throw down for something that's going to really satisfy me, even if it means occasionally chasing down a dud like Gaia Seed. I have to take that chance. It's not about rarity. I just get desperate for something great at times.

[visuatrox]

Well NeoGeo games were expensive when they were released, but then you also got something for your money (a cart that is expensive to manuafacture, but also lasts for years, great packaging, and games of outstanding quality). I wish I had known more about the NeoGeo when I was a kid. Had I seen Blazing Star and Pulstar in action, I would rather have bought those two games than a crapload of games for Amiga .

I'm not a big fan of dodgy CD media, knowing how fragile they are. But then I have to agree that it is better paying a high price for a really good game, than buying a pile of bad ones.

[gunbird18]

Thank you for the posts, everyone! I think I at least have a general idea about the game from your gameplay/difficulty level/shmup-player opinions. All that without any video to look at!

Thank you, Gaijin, for looking into recording some visuals. Don't waste some quality shmupping time to look for those cables.

And don't worry, I would never pay that much for a single cd game. I've paid $100+ for Radiant and Panzer Dragoon Saga. And I agree that this was more for collection status than for thinking the gameplay was going to justify my spending that hard-earned cash. (I remain true to the shmup community, though, still have RS, sold PDS a lot sooner than I thought I would! )


Battle Garregga is another example. I paid about $90 for it and it still comes back into solid rotation after more than two years.

Word! Still try to pop it in once a week!

[GaijinPunch]

I've paid $100+ for Radiant and Panzer Dragoon Saga. And I agree that this was more for collection

I thought PD Saga was excellent...even though I played the JPN version for like 1000 yen.

[gunbird18]

Yeah, it was an excellent game, the graphics were exceptional, especially coming from the Saturn. But I have come to recognize the fact that I have no patience for RPG's. Even the short ones like PDS. I feel like my time and energy should be going towards getting better at shmups and actually playing the ones that I have in my collection.

[Damocles]

Honestly, Gaia Seed feels like a marginally good homebrew.