Gradius V is Coming to PS3

[Ceph]

Thought this might interest you: The PS2 game Gradius V is getting a PS3 release.
http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.js ... radius%20V

[friedrich]

That's really cool. I guess it's just a PSN classics release though and not an HD port.

[Sly Cherry Chunks]

10th anniversary edition?

[Necronom]

That's great news indeed. Maybe also Vita? I would get a Vita just for this one!

[Pretas]

Very fortunate for those unwilling to shell out for the enduringly expensive PS2 version.

[BobbyNewmarkiii]

Yeah biatch

[Jeneki]

Very fortunate for those unwilling to shell out for the enduringly expensive PS2 version.

Sarcasm? I see plenty online in the $30 range with case and manual. Or is there a specific region version that's expensive?

[broken harbour]

Physical release or PSN only I wonder.

[Bonus!]

Physical release or PSN only I wonder.

I would be very surprised if this was a physical release.

[hecheff]

Having recently played the handheld shmups released on the Virtual Console and Danmaku Death on the smartphone, seeing a chance of V being re-released pleases me greatly.

(By the way, first post here. Hi everyone.)

[friedrich]

A guy who works at Konami confirmed on Neogaf it's a PSN classics release. So it will run at 480p and will suffer from severe input lag like all PS1/PS2 classics releases.

[hecheff]

A guy who works at Konami confirmed on Neogaf it's a PSN classics release. So it will run at 480p and will suffer from severe input lag like all PS1/PS2 classics releases.

That doesn't sound pleasant.
How bad is the input lag typically?

[friedrich]

For me it's bad enough that I want to stop playing the game. I can't give you a number of frames or anything.

[hecheff]

I'll take your word for it.
Thanks for the heads up!

Edit: In that case, hopefully neither TREASURE nor KONAMI would be using this as a solid benchmark for whatever they're planning next should downloads be poor.

[NeoStrayCat]

If it'll run on Vita, the input lag is resolved. But I dunno if PS2 games do the Vita thing like PSone classics...

Not one (or any) "PS2 Classic" DD title runs on the Vita as far as I know, so yeah. >_>

[hecheff]

Being idealistic here, but part of me wants a HD Edition of Gradius V.
And by part I mean all of my being.

[ciox]

The input lag of the Psyvariar PS2 Classic wasn't bad (on a wireless controller even), and it's a recent release so I would keep hope alive.

[Sinful]

Wait, am I the only one who'd experiencing serious button input lag for PS2 PSN games? Or does this only apply to Raiden 3 PSN? As it's the only PS2 PSN game I have. But it reminded me of the epsxe2 emulator lag (and yes, tried reduce input delay setting too. Still no good), which is making me guess this is an emulation thing? And why I seek to purchase all PS2 shmups now.

Would like to know for sure, as I'd love to buy this game again to spare my disc spinning thingy from wear & tear.

[cicada88]

i wish they would create a Gradius animé but this will have to do

[BrianC]

i wish they would create a Gradius animé but this will have to do

There was a Salamander anime.

[evil_ash_xero]

When I saw the title of this post, I almost wept with joy.

Then I saw it wasn't an HD port.

[cicada88]

i wish they would create a Gradius animé but this will have to do

There was a Salamander anime.

I don't have a LaserDisc player unfortunately.

[MSZ]

i wish they would create a Gradius animé but this will have to do

There was a Salamander anime.

I don't have a LaserDisc player unfortunately.

You didn't miss anything, the OVA sucks big time. (This comes from a long time Gradius fan)

[Sly Cherry Chunks]

I have it

Spoiler

on PAL VHS

[nyder]

Very fortunate for those unwilling to shell out for the enduringly expensive PS2 version.

Sarcasm? I see plenty online in the $30 range with case and manual. Or is there a specific region version that's expensive?

I picked it up the other day for $20. complete.

Nyd

[spadgy]

Being idealistic here, but part of me wants a HD Edition of Gradius V.
And by part I mean all of my being.

The input lag of the Psyvariar PS2 Classic wasn't bad (on a wireless controller even), and it's a recent release so I would keep hope alive.

Yeah. Be positive, I say. Maybe we'll get a pleasant surprise. At least it demonstrates some confidence in the Gradius IP by Konami. Maybe they'll do a great job. Maybe it'll be a bit substandard; perhaps it could be Konami's chance to test the water before a full HD release.

Supporting it blindly won't help, but bashing it before it's out the gate can't do too much constructive either, so I'm all for this Gradius release until any shittyness becomes apparent through someone's first-hand experience.

EDIT: Hello Ceph!

[Pretas]

I meant that Gradius V is expensive by the standards of what most people are willing to pay for non-JRPG PS2 games these days. I saw a good bit of complaining when the price of God Hand steadily rose from its ~$10 trough, as the game became more widely appreciated (this was before its own PSN release).

[nyder]

I meant that Gradius V is expensive by the standards of what most people are willing to pay for non-JRPG PS2 games these days. I saw a good bit of complaining when the price of God Hand steadily rose from its ~$10 trough, as the game became more widely appreciated (this was before its own PSN release).

I dunno, collecting Shmups is fuckin expensive, an gradius V is a real bargin compared to most titles.

Is there another genre of game that is more expensive than shmups?
I show the prices to some of my nofriendo's and they are aghast.

Nyd

[friedrich]

Supporting it blindly won't help, but bashing it before it's out the gate can't do too much constructive either, so I'm all for this Gradius release until any shittyness becomes apparent through someone's first-hand experience.

Who bashed it? We were simply talking about an issue that appears (at least to my knowledge) in every single PS1/PS2 classics release for PS3. So it doesn't matter if Konami does a good job or not, the input lag problem will occur with Gradius V as well.

[hecheff]

Is there another genre of game that is more expensive than shmups?
I show the prices to some of my nofriendo's and they are aghast.

If cumulative spending counts, probably social card games. But back on topic.

I am just hoping that this (re)release of Gradius would bring back a bit more public awareness of the series.
Hopefully lifting a bit of the negativity surrounding SLOT and ARC (especially in Japan I believe); the latter only lasted KONAMI's 3-month probation for social games, meaning it obviously failed to break even at that point (it wasn't a shmup anyway, but that's beside the point).