Ibara review up.

Ord · Post by **Ord** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:51 am

I folks it's been a while since I updated my site, but I just posted my Ibara review up, so please feel free to give me your impression etc.
Cheers.
Review

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:03 am

In your conclusion, "...there can be doubt..."?

I think you mean "no doubt."

zak · Post by **zak** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:42 am

I love the site Ord buddy!

great review!

zlk · Post by **zlk** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:02 am

Those are great screen captures. How did you make them?

KyleRXZero · Post by **KyleRXZero** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:21 am

Thanks for the review Ord.

This game looks so awesome, I can't wait for the PS2 port.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:25 am

'holocaustic'

Great stuff, nice screens as mentioned. Thanks.

Xexyz · Post by **Xexyz** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:31 am

As usual, nice review, but what happened to the Dragon Blaze review?! It said coming soon, now it doesn't even exist. Are you still working on a review for it?

Ord · Post by **Ord** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:11 am

Thanks for the kind words. ssfan thanks for that, all fixed now. Xexyz -yes i'm still working on the Dragon Blaze review.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:21 am

zlk wrote:Those are great screen captures. How did you make them?

http://www.cave.co.jp/gameonline/ibara/

Click on "Enter" then "Images".

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:33 am

Great work Ord!

Love to read how you are so enthousiatic about this game.
Actually makes me wonder if I maybe should get excited about the PS2 port after all.

SuperPang · Post by **SuperPang** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:35 am

Great review ord. You neglected to mention the games biggest flaw imo though - the "power down" machine guns.

Ranking didn't bother me, I like hardcore bosses (It's all about the bombs).

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:42 am

The few times I've played this, the thing that bothers me the most is the "electro purple", or the illusion of it. It tended to burn my eyes. Then again, I was playing in smoke-filled arcades, so that might've been it.

Last Guardian · Post by **Last Guardian** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:28 pm

Nice job Ord, wasn't so hot on this before but you really sold me the port (if it turns out ok). Are those little nazi flags on some of the enemy ships btw ?

English isn't my first language so I'm treading thin ice here but is the first sentence under Rose medals really correct ?

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:37 pm

Last Guardian wrote: English isn't my first language so I'm treading thin ice here but is the first sentence under Rose medals really correct ?

Just ad a "t" in the middle of "is" and it's perfectly fine. It's a word that won't be noticed by spelling checkers so this easily goes unnoticed.

Ord · Post by **Ord** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:41 pm

All fixed.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:27 pm

Nice review, in the middle of reading it now.

But was Brave Blade really the last Raizing/8ing devved shooter? Because 1944 The Loop Master was released in 2000 also....

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:48 pm

Good stuff Ord, well written. You' have sold the game to me if I didn't already have it. ^_-
Time to change your sig now, methinks ^_-

Dylan1CC wrote:But was Brave Blade really the last Raizing/8ing devved shooter? Because 1944 The Loop Master was released in 2000 also....

Yep, Brave Blade is Raizing's last. Many don't consider 1944 to be part of the Raizing history - I've heard some some say it's part Psikyo, for some reason.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:04 am

Regardless of whether or not it's part of their "history" it's still a Raizing/8ing game. If anything, the charge gauge in the game actually makes it more like "194X meets Giga Wing" since charging the gauge and using it causes your plane to be shielded from enemy fire for a few moments.

But yes, I know what you are saying now. Brave Blade was the last, true blue shmup devved by them for them. I will now stop splitting hairs.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:59 pm

nice review. waiting as always for the ps2 port. i love pain and raizing = pain.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:13 pm

Nice review! I've given this game a shot in the arcade a few times, but I usually don't get anywhere, so I can't wait to have this at home.

The title doesn't actually mean rose garden, though, but I guess it's close enough.

BTW, the whole website is really nice, and I just read all your other reviews. I didn't even know your site existed. Maybe you should plug it more. Or maybe I'm just clueless as to what shmup sites are out there?

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:23 pm

Cheers for another good review Ord!