ring^-27

[mjclark]

This looks and plays really nice but I find the whole red/blue crystal mechanic a bit Micky Mouse. Or is that deliberate to match the low-res graphics?
And what actually determines how your weapons change when you're anchoring/bombing a large enemy?

And I fucking loathed the swing in THE so this gets my vote just for making anchoring acceptable again

[burgerkingdiamond]

I really like the music. I don't know how I feel about the graphics. They're pretty ugly, buy they are charming in a way..

I think it's a little strange to mention this in the same sentence as Crimzon Clover though.

[Teufel_in_Blau]

I couldn't find any full screen option though

Just press ALT+ENTER.

[monoRAIL]

press left/right on the mode select for weapon select, btw.

Nice find! I never noticed that before. Now I have to play it all over again with all the weapon types!

[monoRAIL]

And what actually determines how your weapons change when you're anchoring/bombing a large enemy?
And I fucking loathed the swing in THE so this gets my vote just for making anchoring acceptable again

Agreed - the anchor is really satisfying, unlike Trigger Heart's stupid rotating thing. The special weapon is determined by which type of enemy you lock onto, or in the case of a boss, which part you lock.

[manatworks]

i'm sorry to dig up the topics again, did anyone have the idea how scoring in this game works? ,i'm using bomb mode in this replay and i'm not sure if i'm doing it right or not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAjNvIKxCcE

[ShmupSamurai]

I'm really didggin' the low-res style and the music is awesome!
Kinda had a bit of a laugh at the fact that the player aircraft looks akin to an Arwing from Starfox.....was almost waiting for someone to pop up and say "Use bombs WISELY!"

the anchor feature is niffty btw.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

I like the usage of colors and how they compliment each other...from an artist's perspective. It's very easy to distinguish between the background scenery and the foreground game sprites -- very easy on the eyes indeed. I like how the end-stage boss aestethics (has that Psyvariar Medium Unit/Psyvariar Revision-type of nod with the look and feel of it's final boss).

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Gespenst]

BTW, the full version can be bought now, it seems.

[mjclark]

Wooh! I take back everything I said about this game- it's deep and lovely
There's a secret on Stage 1 where you hover over a partial ring which then becomes a full ring to get the bonus. What other game do you hover over a partial ring which then completes for the score? It's really frustrating me trying to remember...

[Observer]

That would be PatriotDark if I'm not wrong, from the same dev now that we are at it Must be a trademark.

It reminded me of the hidden dogs of Radiant Silvergun and how I would suddenly shoot at one of them and hear the "woof woof" only to think it was some sort of crazy enemy/laser cannon.

Also, yeah, this game, fukken awesome.

[Moniker]

Is there anything that dictates what kind of anchor attack you get? Seems random.

Also, what are these partial and full rings you speak of? Do you mean the red shards ringed with a blue circle?

[Tyjet]

Is there anything that dictates what kind of anchor attack you get? Seems random.

you mean when you are "locked on"? The shot type is determined which enemy you are "anchored" on. . . I think. Each enemy has their own type.

[Aisha]

The blue rings can be seen in this PV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QstLXujEvAk The pink shards in blue bubbles are Medal Items and they appear to work somewhat like medals in Garegga. For the most part (?), enemies drop them when they are destroyed while you are anchored to an enemy.

That video also shows a hidden penguin, which I've seen on each stage. They appear as pink silhouettes and have to be uncovered (like DDP's bees), but I haven't been able to figure out how yet. I just kind of uncover them accidentally and haven't been able to do it deliberately. I'm not sure what sort of reward they give--100,000 points by the looks of it.

It's also not immediately obvious, but on the Anchor/Bomb select screen, pressing left or right will change your default weapon. I have 15 available so far, but I'm not sure what you have to do to add new weapons to your aresenal; they sort of just accumulated for me.

[Tyjet]

Hear are the weapons I have:

ThroughShot
Weak
Near
Wide
Strong
Straight
HomingShot
HomingLaser
LongLaser
Missile
Sword
PutLaer
IceShot
FireShot
WaterShot
Mirror
Naplam
HomingPlasma
Trace
Cannon
Decoy
Beam

Modes:
anchor
bomb
circle
device
fixed

Anyone with something different?

[manatworks]

The blue rings can be seen in this PV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QstLXujEvAk The pink shards in blue bubbles are Medal Items and they appear to work somewhat like medals in Garegga. For the most part (?), enemies drop them when they are destroyed while you are anchored to an enemy.

That video also shows a hidden penguin, which I've seen on each stage. They appear as pink silhouettes and have to be uncovered (like DDP's bees), but I haven't been able to figure out how yet. I just kind of uncover them accidentally and haven't been able to do it deliberately. I'm not sure what sort of reward they give--100,000 points by the looks of it.

It's also not immediately obvious, but on the Anchor/Bomb select screen, pressing left or right will change your default weapon. I have 15 available so far, but I'm not sure what you have to do to add new weapons to your aresenal; they sort of just accumulated for me.

you reveal the secret do.........i mean penguin by using enemy's weapon (when you anchored,bomb,lock) to them.

this game is amazing

[MathU]

I really wish independent developers would stop copying CAVE scoring systems.

[monoRAIL]

ring^-27 appears to be finished.

http://sumishiro.blogspot.com/2011/08/ring-27.html

525 Yen from DLsite.com - haven't tried buying it yet, don't know if it'll accept my Australian credit card.

[Despatche]

anchor
bomb
circle
device
fixed

I assume there's a something that begins with an E? Just how many modes does this game have?

Apparently the game has a boss rush somewhere.

[Tyjet]

I assume there's a something that begins with an E? Just how many modes does this game have?

Apparently the game has a boss rush somewhere.

according to the achievements, that's it. Fixed would be considered "E." Boss rush can be accesses in practice mode.

It also has secret mid bosses I never knew about and a handy battle report. Also, the weapons I listed are all the weapons you can get in the game.

[STGnoob]

I realized that you can cancel the anchor at any time you want clearing the screen of bullets, and do this repeatedly over a short period of time with no real downside... instantly killed any ability I might have had to appreciate the game

[monoRAIL]

I realized that you can cancel the anchor at any time you want clearing the screen of bullets, and do this repeatedly over a short period of time with no real downside... instantly killed any ability I might have had to appreciate the game

Cancelling your anchor like this will save your life, but it will also reduce your score, since killing enemies while anchored drops the high-scoring pickups.

Also, the game is now available on the English part of DLsite: http://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/produc ... 82335.html

[53rdturtle]

The game has an achievement system.
I transcribe it here (the locked achievements are black, which made themselves hard to be recognized...) :
01.Clear Easy Mode
02.Clear Normal Mode
03.Clear Hard Mode
04.Clear Extra Mode
05.Clear Boss Rush Easy Mode
06.Clear Boss Rush Normal Mode
07.Clear Boss Rush Hard Mode
08.Clear Boss Rush Extra Mode
09.Clear Boss Rush Extra2 Mode
10.Clear the game with Anchor
11.Clear the game with Bomb
12.Clear the game with Circle
13.Clear the game with Device
14.Clear the game with Fixed
15.1?? Easy Mode
16.1?? Normal Mode
17.1?? Hard Mode
18.1?? Extra Mode
19.1?? Extra2 Mode
20.Grab all secret in a single game
21.Over x100 multiplies
22.Grab all weapons
23.Get the extend item
24.Get the Ex-modal
25.Dropped more than 256 modals in a single game
26.Destroy all of the parts on the stage3 boss
27.Destroy the secret boss on the stage3
28.Destroy all of the parts on the stage4 boss
29.Destroy a lot of arms on the stage5 boss
30.Destroy the secret boss on the stage6
31.H?? wing the anchor in a single
32.Thank you for playing!

So it can be infered that there are secret boss in both stage3 and stage6, and a secret mode extra2.
But I searched the Internet and have found nothing about them.
Does anyone knows how to get to them?
Thanks in advance. :

[Dave_K.]

I realized that you can cancel the anchor at any time you want clearing the screen of bullets, and do this repeatedly over a short period of time with no real downside... instantly killed any ability I might have had to appreciate the game

I thought there was a rank mechanic that punished you for doing this. Or was this something that was removed in a later revision? I haven't played the latest versions, but its clear Yagawa was an influence, at least from the style.

[Moniker]

I realized that you can cancel the anchor at any time you want clearing the screen of bullets, and do this repeatedly over a short period of time with no real downside... instantly killed any ability I might have had to appreciate the game

I thought there was a rank mechanic that punished you for doing this. Or was this something that was removed in a later revision? I haven't played the latest versions, but its clear Yagawa was an influence, at least from the style.

Cancelling the anchor will drain your crystal supply in short order; I think 2 or 3 cancels will do it. But as long as you keep doing short zaps, rank won't increase. Since your crystals will be depleted, you won't be able to maintain an anchor (and get pink crystals) without increasing your rank, though.

It does make things easier, since it's sort of a panic bomb. But it only cancels what's on screen and isn't as useful against enemies who constantly fire (like bosses).

Since the thread has been bumped, does anyone know how to unlock other modes besides Anchor and Bomb?

[monoRAIL]

Free update for ring^-27 (I assume it only works on the purchased version)

http://sumishiro.blogspot.com.au/2012/0 ... dater.html

Google translate of the changelog seems pretty extensive...

Another mode added
Add five aircraft aircraft
Change from 36 to 40 Achievements
's Going to fix the notation E aircraft in the performance
Delete all the related performance Extra2
Fix extra points when you pop in the anchor of the aircraft F
Display object is modified shield had been generated in some multi-boss
gb fix is ​​not being open: image.
Modified to compute exactly the turning direction of the PutLaser
Change the process of moving a small fry some
Increase the distance correction determination equation is LongLaser were wrong
Add menu also works with non-active
Modified so that small fish enemy will not hit a shot in the bottom of the screen 32 dots
Always remaining in the machine can be displayed
Mode Select the storage location, at the level select screen
Correct mistakes initialization of object debris
Modified to read ahead in the direction of movement of the firing angle of the catcher mine mine
To 1 ~ 4st from 1 ~ 3st a demo
Modified so as not to give the effect of more than 2048 when enemy bullets graze
Enemy bullets makes a Ki burst when more than 2048, modified so that the delay time until the emergence of all effects is halved
Modified so that objects do not have at least 2048 when the game is not out, the "+ xxxxx" effect at the time of acquisition the item score
Modified to scattered particles during deployment Circle
In addition to adjusting the difficulty ...

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