The shmups sales/deals thread

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[edit: Oops, looks like FunktionJCB already posted in the "DARIUS BURST CHRONICLE SAVIOURS (STEAM/PS4/Vita)" thread.]

For people not subscribed to the Dariusburst Chronicles thread, it's surely been helpful that you posted in this thread.

[FunktionJCB]

[edit: Oops, looks like FunktionJCB already posted in the "DARIUS BURST CHRONICLE SAVIOURS (STEAM/PS4/Vita)" thread.]

For people not subscribed to the Dariusburst Chronicles thread, it's surely been helpful that you posted in this thread.

Ops, sorry guys, I didn't see a deals thread.

And here's another one, which I already posted on the game's topic:

Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION is currently featured at Indiegamestand for the next few days.

The game is $1, for a Steam key (it was previously listed as including a DRM-free download, but it was corrected as Steam-only).
Plus, if you pay a few cents more, you can get the soundtrack as well.
Quite the bargain!

https://indiegamestand.com/deal/#details

[Oniros]

Dariusburst CS sale at NA PSN this week:

PS4 - $41.99 / $35.99 with PS+
Vita - $27.99 / $23.99 with PS+

[NeoStrayCat]

So is Gradius V on the PS Store.

$2.49 with PS+.

[tate]

Vector Strain for Steam at http://www.dailyindiegame.com/gamedeal_ ... ain_1.html is $0.99, or 80% off. Beat the average (currently $1.02) for a bonus key.

[tate]

Anybody played this? I know it's nothing mind blowing, but how does it compare to other small indie games? I'm more concerned with wasting my time than my money here :)

Bullet Heaven HD reviewed it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfUPekVz3tI. They found it to be pretty basic.

I thought the game was appealing, so took the plunge. This, despite knowing that the 3D graphics engine would challenge my ~5 year-old PC. Initial impressions are good, even without any graphical bells and whistles active. The review above compares it to Astebreed and REVOLVER360, but what I like about the game is its simplicity. Worth noting however, is that it has both bombs and shields.

Two things, however. There's no Touhou-like focus mechanism to go along with the analogue stick and mouse control options. And despite being a 3:4 vert, it only displays properly in 16:9 resolutions (there is a tate mode). EndVoid, who has posted here, acknowledged the points and will try to address them, although the team may be constrained by the game's Unity engine.

[NeoStrayCat]

Well, I've checked this a while back, but SNK is doing a special sale on the JP PS Store where most of SNK's back catalog is 50% off, due to KOF XIV's good news, of course, Twinkle Star Sprites ~La Petite Princess~ is one of them (includes the original TSS game as an unlockable), of course, this requires having a JP PSN Account and JP PS Store credit to acquire it. (Costs 500Y...Sale ends 5/9)

http://bit.ly/1QCzcMS

[NickPalmerDegica]

Mushihimesama and Deathsmiles are both in the Anime Steam Weekend Sale.

[mamboFoxtrot]

As are the eXceed games, and a few others.

[juonryu2nd]

Alltynex, Sora and QP Shooting too.

But even with the steam store sale it's still cheaper to go on kinguin.net.

[Chaos Phoenixma]

Kinguin is a grey market site though. Which means that the key you're buying could very well be from some cheap indie bundle or something that the seller is using to make some extra profit off a lot of keys on. Or the keys could have been bought with a stolen card.

At least buying it from Steam would definitely support the publisher and dev. Stuff like G2A or Kinguin are not approved by the publishers or devs, so you're really taking a risk if you go with either of them.

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StellaVanity is 30% off of an already reduced price (756 JPY) at DLsite – the game’s exclusive distributor – until May 12th noon JST. It’s now 529 JPY ($4.89 estimated), compared to 1260 JPY listed on the dev’s site (http://www.feathered-ether.com/stellavanity/).

There’s a trial version if you want to give it a go. It has tate modes.

If you haven’t used DLsite, many games have an English page (e.g., http://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/produc ... 91855.html) that offer direct DRM-free (so far for me, at least) downloads, with PayPal processing. You need to sign up for an account to re-download beyond 7 days. To use PayPal requires a phone number – I’m not sure why.

[tate]

PLAYISM's 5th Anniversary Sale is on for the next two weeks. Lots of doujin STGs, some of which are at historical lows, but PLAYISM offers DRM-free direct downloads, as well as Steam keys for certain releases (e.g., Revolver 360 RE:ACTOR at 75% off).

Posting for i-20000 at 50% off or $2.00, which beats 30% off last December. A Steam key will be provided if the game is released on the platform. The developer Wakusei Marimo are better known for the WIP Imalice. I remain on the fence on this one, possibly because the Imalice ver.0.2.0 trial didn't really click for me. i-20000 seems to be a very small game with limited assets – likely due to it being developed in just three weeks. No trial version, but this video shows the first loop and part of a second. Seems only Zaarock has written about it here.

Also, Picorinne Soft's Infinos 2 is at 50% off or $3.50. There is a trial version. Looks like PLAYISM is not carrying Battle Crust, however.

[CStarFlare]

Sky Force Anniversary is now 80% off on Steam, or about $2. Not sure if any good but cheap enough that it maybe doesn't matter.

[Kaiser]

*shameless self-plugging* Well due my surprise Valve has finally allowed all developers to make bundles, so I went ahead and made those:

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/406/ Zenohell + Zenodyne R for ~$12

and

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/408/ Zenodyne R + OST for ~$9

[NickPalmerDegica]

Crimson Clover: World Ignition is just $2.49 on GOG right now.

You can't even get a fast food meal for that little.

[rtw]

Crimson Clover: World Ignition is just $2.49 on GOG right now.

You can't even get a fast food meal for that little.

Yet we still can't get the arranged OST on GOG.

And it is still the non patched version

[BrianC]

And it is still the non patched version

Even on Steam, it could use another patch. It still acts funny with NVidia cards (it's fine with the Intel HD 3000, though).

[NickPalmerDegica]

I'll contact them about updating the GOG version. Apologies, I wasn't aware of the issue!

EDIT: Just heard back, it's being updated to the latest build ASAP.

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Raiden IV Overkill / Steam 75% off:
https://www.indiegala.com/store/product ... ill/323460

[rtw]

I'll contact them about updating the GOG version. Apologies, I wasn't aware of the issue!

EDIT: Just heard back, it's being updated to the latest build ASAP.

Got an ETA on when this will happen ? GOG is still serving the old build just now

[Kaiser]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/466820/

- Zenodyne R is 20% off on Steam/itch.io
- Zenodyne R OST is 40% off

Discounts also apply to ZR + OST/ZR + Zenohell Bundles.

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http://store.steampowered.com//app/402030

- Zenohell is 75% Off on Steam/itch.io

Until July 4 those sales are a thing.

[Bonus!]

As a general heads up: the Steam summer sale is coming up. Several shmups have their discounts applied already, such as Strania -40% and Mushi -50%.

[blag]

Hurricane of The Varstray is 80% off (£2.20), looking forward to giving it a whirl.

[HydrogLox]

As a general heads up: the Steam summer sale is coming up. Several shmups have their discounts applied already, such as Strania -40% and Mushi -50%.

Some tags for browsing the Steam Summer Picnic Sale (ends July 4, 10:00am PDT (UTC -7)):
Shoot'Em Up
Bullet Hell
Side Scroller
Twin Stick Shooter
Mechs
Top-Down Shooter

[CStarFlare]

Hurricane of The Varstray is 80% off (£2.20), looking forward to giving it a whirl.

Is it finished yet?

[broken harbour]

Crimzon Clover WI is 80%

YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES!

[NickPalmerDegica]

Crimzon Clover WI is 80%

YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES!

Agreed.

[DoomsDave]

Hurricane of The Varstray is 80% off (£2.20), looking forward to giving it a whirl.

Is it finished yet?

What does this mean? I just bought it

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Varstray was released in an allegedly unfinished state. The devs since then added a second loop and several other gameplay enhancements, which can probably be traced easily by going through the update notices on Steam.