8th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time! - Results
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evil_ash_xero
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Re: 8th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time! - Results
Do you guys seriously think Thunderforce III is better than IV, or are you voting out of nostalgia???
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Re: 8th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time! - Results
TF3 is much better than TF4 and much better than most games of the top 25.evil_ash_xero wrote:Do you guys seriously think Thunderforce III is better than IV, or are you voting out of nostalgia???
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I'd say TF3 is a more solid game than TF4. TF4's got a lot that TF3 doesn't have, but I also feel like it has some bad flaws: a couple of the levels are dull and should be shortened or edited out (including the boss rush level where the bosses take forever to beat if you don't have the powered-up claw), and it has massive amounts of jerky slowdown that 3 doesn't have. 4 is probably overall going to be more fun for a newcomer to the series (or people like me who have played III to the point that they can do it blindfolded).evil_ash_xero wrote:Do you guys seriously think Thunderforce III is better than IV, or are you voting out of nostalgia???
I am leaning towards saying that Elemental Master is better than both of them though
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evil_ash_xero
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Re: 8th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time! - Results
Well, to each their own.
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I also like 3 a lot better than 4.
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Someone needs to make a Thunder Force III rom hack with difficulty inserted in, like bosses that last more than 3 seconds, rebalanced weapons, something.
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Re: 8th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time! - Results
Futari deservers top 5. Just saying.
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TrevHead (TVR)
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Re: 8th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time! - Results
After finally playing Mars Matrix after this poll I can honestly say its place is well deserved, infact due to it been part of the STGT2010 Ild hope that it would move up a notch for STGT2011, still as Cave release more STG every year it would make it harder for none Cave games to retain their rankings.
Also im really looking forward to STGT2011 as every man and his dog has played Ketsui so we will finally get an answer to the war between the KDF and the anti - Ketsui faction who say that Ketsui is only so popular due to it been some kind of rare mythical beast and most of the ppl voting for it havnt actually played it.
And talking about mythical beasts, both MMP and Raidient Silvergun will be getting regoin free releases very soon aswell. STGT2011 is shaping up to be very intresting
Also im really looking forward to STGT2011 as every man and his dog has played Ketsui so we will finally get an answer to the war between the KDF and the anti - Ketsui faction who say that Ketsui is only so popular due to it been some kind of rare mythical beast and most of the ppl voting for it havnt actually played it.
And talking about mythical beasts, both MMP and Raidient Silvergun will be getting regoin free releases very soon aswell. STGT2011 is shaping up to be very intresting
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Ibara deserves #1burgerkingdiamond wrote:Futari deservers top 5. Just saying.
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I knew quite a few people liked Gradius V, but I never knew it was always so high on the list. I am pleased by this.
Though I'm not sure how to feel about the Thunder Force debate.
Though I'm not sure how to feel about the Thunder Force debate.
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**Xexex deserves #1cools wrote:Ibara deserves #1**burgerkingdiamond wrote:Futari deservers top 5. Just saying.
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mesh control
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DDP or DOJ should be the only Cave games in the top 25.
lol
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That notion doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.
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yet again?? oh my...
and we haven't even started 2011 properly yet
and just for the sake of it, Mushi or MM should be #1
and we haven't even started 2011 properly yet
and just for the sake of it, Mushi or MM should be #1
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Love or hate Cave games, this is still a little absurd.mesh control wrote:DDP or DOJ should be the only Cave games in the top 25.
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Don't understand why people love Battle Garegga so much. Only thing I like about it is that the music is Namiki's best. I'm not too fond of the rank system and all that.
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mesh control
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Vyxx wrote:Love or hate Cave games, this is still a little absurd.mesh control wrote:DDP or DOJ should be the only Cave games in the top 25.
Yeah, I figured that's how the majority of the forum feels. Maybe I'm just sick of the Cave's formula.
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dunpeal2064
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Those two games are more similar than their others though. Why only one, and it has to be one of those two?mesh control wrote:Vyxx wrote:Love or hate Cave games, this is still a little absurd.mesh control wrote:DDP or DOJ should be the only Cave games in the top 25.
Yeah, I figured that's how the majority of the forum feels. Maybe I'm just sick of the Cave's formula.
I find Mushi Futari and Dodonpachi to both be pleasent, in quite different ways. For one, I can actually score in Mushi. Pachi just hands me my ass. I adore them both equally
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mesh control
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Every Cave game feels the same as DDP, but with a new scoring gimmick. DOJ is the ultimate refinement of Cave's system.dunpeal2064 wrote: Those two games are more similar than their others though. Why only one, and it has to be one of those two?
I do love me some Futari. Now I'm just contradicting myself. I quit.
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dunpeal2064
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I can see your point. Sadly, I have not yet played DOJ. So, the games feel fairly equal to me. I suppose its possible that I will try DOJ and not want to play any other Cave game. Or at least, any other donpachi-series game.mesh control wrote:Every Cave game feels the same as DDP, but with a new scoring gimmick. DOJ is the ultimate refinement of Cave's system.dunpeal2064 wrote: Those two games are more similar than their others though. Why only one, and it has to be one of those two?
I do love me some Futari. Now I'm just contradicting myself. I quit.
... I think being able to play jap ps2 games should be my next goal, there are more than I thought
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TrevHead (TVR)
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Re: 8th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time! - Results
I think you are been alittle unfair as many past shmup developer studios have their own flavour of shmups just like Cave has. And cave have dabbled with different styles aswell with Yagawa shmups like Ibara and MMP, the Cave horis plus Feveron and the Esp series. Still if you dont like bullet hell you are out of luck though.mesh control wrote: Every Cave game feels the same as DDP, but with a new scoring gimmick. DOJ is the ultimate refinement of Cave's system.
EDIT im curious as to just how popular the different Cave shmups are, I know DS and the old pachis were popular in Japan, so was Guwange with that poll they ran but what about the other games? Were there any more flops like Ketsui was?
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mesh control
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I am being a little harsh. The same thing could be said for half of Psikyo's games.
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dunpeal2064
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I never felt the love that Psikyo was trying to put across. I've only tried Strikers and Gunbird, though. But yes, their games all have a very similar feel, just with different themesmesh control wrote:I am being a little harsh. The same thing could be said for half of Psikyo's games.