What is the best Cave game, personal opinion

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 11:37 am

1. Mushihime
2. ESPGALUDA

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 11:58 am

ResOGlas wrote:Where's all the Battle Garegga fans out there? Ibara needs at least one vote!

Ibara will be fighting a losing battle, because:

It's only been out a few months
The PCB is very expensive, more than what some are willing to spend on it
Only a few on the forum own it, while another few have access to it via an arcade or a friend
It's not bullet-hell Cave style, so it puts off quite a few already
It's hasn't been emulated or ported to a console yet, while the rest of the back catalogue has in some form or other

While my first choice is currently Ibara, Guwange gets a close second, followed by Ketsui.

TGK · Post by **TGK** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:19 pm

ResOGlas wrote:Where's all the Battle Garegga fans out there? Ibara needs at least one vote!

I'm a Garrega fan, but haven't play Ibara, so I can't vote it.

I think it's a good point that Ibara won't get much vote simply because few people have actually played them.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:11 pm

Dodonpachi, and Guwange/Mushihimesama tied in second place. Obviously.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:01 am

DonPachi, followed by Mushihime Sama.

I'd have voted for DonPachi, but I don't want my vote to be grouped with Dodon, so I didn't cast a vote at all.

Palmer Eldritch · Post by **Palmer Eldritch** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:42 am

DDP DOJ, closely followed by ESP Ra.De.
I´m warming a lot up to Mushihimesama these days though.

llabnip · Post by **llabnip** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:29 pm

alpha5099 wrote:Well, I voted for DonPachi, but no one will know, because it's buried amidst all the votes for DDP.

Same here. The original DonPachi by miles.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:38 pm

Currently its DoDonPachi for me, mostly because a 1LC is now within grasp, yet still plenty to explore with scroring/chaining and different ship types (switched to C-S for the 1LC).

Ketsui would be a close 2nd, but I decided to focus on one game at the moment, and thats DDP.

shariar07 · Post by **shariar07** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:57 pm

For me i like Ketsui and Progear as my favorites. And Dondopachi DJ comes third.

Ord · Post by **Ord** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:16 pm

I voted for Espgaluda. I love the scoring system, music, bullets patterns and bosses. A VERY close second would be Guwange, but for me Espgaluda just pipped it.
I haven't spent enough time on Ibara yet, but if you ask me the same question in 6 months I have a feeling Ibara might be #1

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:06 am

DoDonPachi just seems to call me back more often than any other.

It could be nostalgia for the game that converted me (as bulletmagnet said), but I don't care, I love it and it just keeps getting better.

And it always leaves you feeling like you could do better (not with another game, a better score

)

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:47 am

I went for ESPGaluda. While I've been a fair-weatherd shooting fan for years, this is the one that got me wanting to perfect one game. It's a very close call though. Guwange is in second. It seems to be the most original of their games. Old Japanese setting, the shikigami thing, and I have a thing about women in kimonos. These are also the only two where I think the soundtracks are good. The rest range from mediocre game music, to flat out crap (Mushi).

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:35 am

keep the votes coming..my vote is still Dangun Feveron..Oh my!!!!

Jedah Doma · Post by **Jedah Doma** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:10 am

Man, you had to ask the tough question. I would have to say Dodonpachi. Donpachi was the first Cave game I ever played, so when I went on to Dodonpachi, I was blown away. Mushi is a close second as it is to die for. It's like picking your favorite child.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:14 am

drohne wrote:donpachi remains my favorite. it's subdued compared to their other games, but i keep coming back to it for some reason. i'm sure most of the votes it's receiving in this poll are meant for its sequel, though. :/

Well I also voted for DonPachi, so you can know it's getting some votes.

In fact probably would've been best to drop Ibara from the selection and make DP and DDP separate options, as many of us have not yet played Ibara (too late now to change poll though)

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:15 am

Guwange, bizitch. The style, the atmosphere. Wonderful.

adam76 · Post by **adam76** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:57 am

DoDonPachi, because its one of the first manics that i played and aswell as being a sucker for nostalgia,i think its pretty flawless. ESP.Ra.De and Progear would have been my next too choices, though save for Ketsui, Mushi and Ibara(which i havent played), i like all the games on the list.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:33 pm

DAI OU JOU. No explainable reason but I enjoy playing it more due to the atmosphere.

Ibara sounds like a type of game I'd enjoy more but alas, I'm still waiting for a home port...

russ · Post by **russ** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:36 pm

Voted Ketsui - didn't even have to think about it

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:21 pm

Voted for Galuda, my first true Cave love.

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:52 pm

Dodonpachi, I guess.

Geezer · Post by **Geezer** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:05 pm

I voted for Guwange, I'm surprised it wasn't more popular

If I wrote out all my reasons for it being my favourite I'd be here all day, I need that PCB

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What is the best Cave game, personal opinion

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