New G.Rev shooter (Strania XBLA)

tsuruki · Post by **tsuruki** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:06 pm

The popularity of shmup in Japan seem to dramatically decrease. Fortunately, Japanese Classical school game company learned how to adapt themselve and get into the global market before being extincted.

apple arcade · Post by **apple arcade** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:49 pm

character designs are awful. mech design is awesome!

esreveR · Post by **esreveR** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:16 am

hirounder wrote:Little bit of character/mecha designs

No

NOOOOO

xris · Post by **xris** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:35 am

I don't see what the problem is. Looks like spunky heroes to me.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:48 am

All I want to see is a release date.

Drum · Post by **Drum** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:55 am

Cuilan wrote:Aw, I was hoping the character designs would have been more Senko-ish/Mamoru-kun-ish...Oh well...

apple arcade wrote:character designs are awful.

They're about as inoffensive as shmup character designs get these days, lolicreeps. I am done hoping for the return of unicorn dandies and will settle for this.

Despatche · Post by **Despatche** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:45 pm

It's good to see some serious-looking protagonists here, it's like Under Defeat.

cools · Post by **cools** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:50 pm

Looks great in the promo and I love the character designs - they remind me of 80's anime in a good way

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:00 pm

Art style almost immediately reminds me of Creators Labo.

Drum · Post by **Drum** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:07 pm

It's 4am on a Tuesday morning. Why are you up, Elixir?

TrevHead (TVR) · Post by **TrevHead (TVR)** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:19 pm

Elixir wrote:Art style almost immediately reminds me of Creators Labo.

(clicks on link) Noooo what have you shown me! Help im been pulled into the dark side arrrrgggghhh! (queue transforming magical girl anime cutscene)

Wow them figures are really good. That velvet odin sphere figure, I want it, I want it sooo bad. - Desu

Jeneki · Post by **Jeneki** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:22 pm

Is the female pilot wearing an Xbox logo eyepatch?

apple arcade · Post by **apple arcade** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:43 pm

Despatche wrote:It's good to see some serious-looking protagonists here, it's like Under Defeat.

I can see that but I don't want to agree because I actually liked UD's character designs.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:04 pm

Drum wrote: They're about as inoffensive as shmup character designs get these days, shotacreeps.

Fixed for you.

Finally some character designs with a little old-school grit about them rather than all the prancing doe-eyed pixies of late. I like.

Teufel_in_Blau · Post by **Teufel_in_Blau** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:30 pm

The gameplay video looks awesome and the character design... well, DAT ASS!

apropos ass, I clicked on the link from Elixier...

http://www.yamato-toys.com/items/detail.php?gid=1667

A-Asuka?

esreveR · Post by **esreveR** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:19 am

apple arcade wrote:
Despatche wrote:It's good to see some serious-looking protagonists here, it's like Under Defeat.

I can see that but I don't want to agree because I actually liked UD's character designs.

This.

I would actually say it reminds me most of Sengeki Striker, since both games try to look badass and fail miserably.

Skykid wrote:
Drum wrote: They're about as inoffensive as shmup character designs get these days, shotacreeps.
Fixed for you.

Finally some character designs with a little old-school grit about them rather than all the prancing doe-eyed pixies of late. I like.

>Implying I even can stand shota

What the hell. Can't they just...I don't know...have robots instead? Okay, so mechs riding in mechs would be kind of weird (And kinky, perhaps...). But it works better than this.

Despatche · Post by **Despatche** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:23 am

esreveR wrote:I would actually say it reminds me most of Sengeki Striker, since both games try to look badass and fail miserably.

Explain this, at least for Strania.

esreveR · Post by **esreveR** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:54 am

Despatche wrote:
esreveR wrote:I would actually say it reminds me most of Sengeki Striker, since both games try to look badass and fail miserably.
Explain this, at least for Strania.

Tell me how an eyepatch and a cane is supposed to make the guy look good. I don't even want to know what Warashi was thinking when they came up with that.

As for Strania...I keep getting the feeling they were intentionally trying to make them look semi-ugly (Much like Metal Slug does, but Metal Slug blows any of it away), or are just failing at making them look good. Either way, it's a failure.

Maybe if I see different poses or art styles I could rethink things (Ikaruga for example had horrid character art IMO, but fortunately fans got better)

Also, effort drawing ≠ better drawing. God, if I could name all the examples...

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:31 am

Maybe I just have weird taste, but I think the girl is hawt.

Paradigm · Post by **Paradigm** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:50 am

Is character art in a shmup really that important anyway? Just give me a dot dodging a load of dots fired by other dots, that'll do me.

Captain Cat · Post by **Captain Cat** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:53 am

Teufel_in_Blau wrote:The gameplay video looks awesome and the character design... well, DAT ASS!

apropos ass, I clicked on the link from Elixier...

http://www.yamato-toys.com/items/detail.php?gid=1667

A-Asuka?

OMGOMG

esreveR · Post by **esreveR** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:44 am

doctorx0079 wrote:Maybe I just have weird taste, but I think the girl is hawt.

I'm starting to get that weird feeling again, where I first hate something and then after seeing it a bajillion times I start liking it, to the point of saying it's geniunely good.

Had that with MS7's soundtrack...

Paradigm wrote:Is character art in a shmup really that important anyway? Just give me a dot dodging a load of dots fired by other dots, that'll do me.

Well that's what I mean. For all I care they should just have miniature mechas piloting the mechas or something. And never mind whatever's inside them.

Despatche · Post by **Despatche** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:22 pm

Paradigm wrote:Is character art in a shmup really that important anyway?

Yes, it really is. Sorry.

Mills · Post by **Mills** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:05 pm

SHITE!

Sined · Post by **Sined** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:53 pm

hello,

G-rev just opened his Facebook page if your are interested !

Link : http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/page ... 2213944305

gray117 · Post by **gray117** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:10 pm

esreveR wrote:
Paradigm wrote:Is character art in a shmup really that important anyway? Just give me a dot dodging a load of dots fired by other dots, that'll do me.
Well that's what I mean. For all I care they should just have miniature mechas piloting the mechas or something. And never mind whatever's inside them.

I think it can be important in setting the tone of the game though - personally I think these are quite good designs; much rather the under defeat kind of look, than the Mamoru-kun or even senko type looks. Less lolis and kids the better...

However, looking at the game itself, looks a bit too kid neony imho - nothing broken in that, just my preferential interest at work.

Post by **Ghegs** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:34 pm

Some interesting news about the game over at Mecha Damashii. Apparently it will be released as a digital download for arcades as well.

KBZ · Post by **KBZ** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:48 am

I'm really emo about this being on Japanese XBLA. This looks to be right up my alley.

Special World · Post by **Special World** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:19 am

Kingbuzzo wrote:I'm really emo about this being on Japanese XBLA. This looks to be right up my alley.

I'm fairly certain that also means it's on American XBLA, if that's your problem.

Mero · Post by **Mero** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:23 am

Ghegs wrote:Some interesting news about the game over at Mecha Damashii. Apparently it will be released as a digital download for arcades as well.

Good to see this'll be getting an arcade release too

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