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PC Engine Fan X!
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by PC Engine Fan X! Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:50 pm
Looks like a high-res shmup homage to the old-school Toaplan shmups of lore. Like the T-800 series endoskeleton tribute in the Valhellio YT video.
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O. Van Bruce
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by O. Van Bruce Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:58 pm
Wow.... is that Tony Taka? drawing for a shmup?
PC Engine Fan X!
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by PC Engine Fan X! Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:08 pm
It'd be cool to see the Valhellio lead female characters posing in their bikini attire.
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by Herr Schatten Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:39 pm
Looks nice enough. I'm not that impressed by the muddy backgrounds, but the ship sprites and buildings look very nice. The game seems solid.
Observer
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by Observer Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:37 pm
Yes, it's Tony drawing for a shmup.
NOW REACHES THE FATAL ATTRACTION BE DESCRIBED AS "HELLSINKER". DECIDE DESTINATION.
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by Udderdude Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:23 pm
Tried out the demo. Wish there was a way to set the difficulty higher, as it was a snore. The main scoring mechanic seems to be dropping those balls that cancel bullets.
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by Kollision Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:26 pm
looks great
would anyone care to explain who's this Tony guy?
O. Van Bruce
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by O. Van Bruce Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:31 pm
just look for that name + hentai on google...
matrigs
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by matrigs Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:32 pm
tony is a quite popular japanese character designer. also the designer of one of my favourite pvc figures ever:
O. Van Bruce
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by O. Van Bruce Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:34 pm
In fact I would dare to say... that this shmup will get more copies sold just because his art is there...
Oh... and it won't drop from tens of thousands copies sold if it has H on it
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by psoslayer Wed Dec 28, 2011 6:18 pm
J-Euroshmup
BulletMagnet
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by BulletMagnet Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:21 pm
Based on
this video it looks like the multiplier goes up as you damage/destroy enemies at close range...am I on the right track?
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by xxctxx Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:06 am
Udderdude wrote:
I got 8.3m attempting to play it for score.
decent stage 1 runs starts from +20 mil
BulletMagnet wrote: it looks like the multiplier goes up as you damage/destroy enemies at close range...am I on the right track?
yes - also when you hit 200x you going into burst mode which you should try to maintain as long as posiblle
This is not a drill ! I repeat, this is not a Drill!
Dave_K.
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by Dave_K. Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:33 am
Udderdude wrote: Wish there was a way to set the difficulty higher, as it was a snore.
This is exactly what I thought just watching that video. Especially compared to
∀kashicverse which was in the youtube video right above Valhellio.
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by Estebang Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:48 am
Someone alert the Nyu Media guys about this.
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by Blackbird Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:32 am
In the future, everyone wears skintight bodysuits and has erect nipples!
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by ZacharyB Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:03 am
Ha ha ha, Taka in Japanese is "Hawk".
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by Herr Schatten Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:47 am
Blackbird wrote: In the future, everyone wears skintight bodysuits and has erect nipples!
What do you mean,
in the future ? That's pretty much the standard dresscode for shmups forum members. You'd be surprised if you knew how many people around here type their posts with their nipples.
matrigs
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by matrigs Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:19 am
Herr Schatten wrote: Blackbird wrote: In the future, everyone wears skintight bodysuits and has erect nipples!
What do you mean,
in the future ? That's pretty much the standard dresscode for shmups forum members. You'd be surprised if you knew how many people around here type their posts with their nipples.
pics or didn't happen
Udderdude
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by Udderdude Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:46 pm
xxctxx wrote: Udderdude wrote:
I got 8.3m attempting to play it for score.
decent stage 1 runs starts from +20 mil
BulletMagnet wrote: it looks like the multiplier goes up as you damage/destroy enemies at close range...am I on the right track?
yes - also when you hit 200x you going into burst mode which you should try to maintain as long as posiblle
You seem to know more about this than the rest of us, got any vids showing a decent score run?
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by BulletMagnet Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:24 pm
matrigs wrote: Herr Schatten wrote: Blackbird wrote: In the future, everyone wears skintight bodysuits and has erect nipples!
What do you mean,
in the future ? That's pretty much the standard dresscode for shmups forum members. You'd be surprised if you knew how many people around here type their posts with their nipples.
pics or didn't happen
Have a look around
this thread if you need convincing.
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by Hydeux Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:00 pm
Any way to get the full game in the Western part of the world ?
Estebang
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by Estebang Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:02 pm
Hydeux wrote: Any way to get the full game in the Western part of the world ?
Wait for Rancor to pick it up?
Vetus
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by Vetus Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:26 am
Tony Taka as a character designer for a shmup? Awesome!
Let's not forget that Sega hired Tony Taka for Shining Tears' character design, so drawing for a shmup should not be such a big surprise.
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by rancor Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:44 am
Estebang wrote: Hydeux wrote: Any way to get the full game in the Western part of the world ?
Wait for Rancor to pick it up?
I'm on it, guys. Should have news on Tuesday.
edit: wow.. This is an expensive game! There's a deluxe package and a standard.. Seems the standard may break my current $30 doujin threshold..
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by mjclark Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:06 am
rancor wrote: Estebang wrote: Hydeux wrote: Any way to get the full game in the Western part of the world ?
Wait for Rancor to pick it up?
I'm on it, guys. Should have news on Tuesday.
Just as an aside, will you also be stocking Stella Vanity cos it's looking like that might be difficult to obtain for the occidental market too?
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by rancor Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:25 am
I've sent emails (unanswered) and been to every doujin shop in Akihabara and can't find any info about either of these games. I'm going out for attempt #2 today... Not sure why these two games are so difficult to find info on. Most shops have special displays setup for C81 titles, but no sign of either of these.
Gus
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by Gus Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:25 am
rancor wrote: I've sent emails (unanswered) and been to every doujin shop in Akihabara and can't find any info about either of these games. I'm going out for attempt #2 today... Not sure why these two games are so difficult to find info on. Most shops have special displays setup for C81 titles, but no sign of either of these.
I had no problem getting it at Toranoana. When I was there they had the trailer showing so I just asked for the game in it.
