Raiden V for Xbox One in 2015

[R79]

Sad times when nobody posts impressions on day 1.

It's Raiden 5

AKA a 3D game on a super modern, import console.

I'm still happily playing 1 & 2 on PS1, and gutted the Fighters pack never came out here 'last gen'. Just a quick glance on eBay for anything Raiden related... lol@PAL copies of part 3 going for over 50 quid.

This genre /*smh*

[yyr]

Sad times when nobody posts impressions on day 1.

For those people who ordered physical copies and are not located in Japan, day 1 has not yet arrived. This is no different from all other releases...

Also, according to this NeoGAF post, Raiden V is being released in North America and Europe. There are links.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1190060

[Alfred]

This is fantastic news i will definitely buy it in the near future. Thank you Moss for showing love to Western fans we do really appreciate it.

[MachineAres 1CC]

Western release will probably be digital only, it's fairly unlikely it'll get a physical release here, and it'll probably be not much cheaper in price, plus the JP version is already region free and we don't know how long we'd have to wait for a Western release, so for anyone who really cares for the series or the genre, I think importing is still the way to go.

The Western release will at least expose a few other people from outside the genre and get some more people playing, so that's good for Moss.

My copy will be here Saturday, from what they say, and I'll probably be doing some live streams and posting impressions then.

[Xyga]

We'll just wait for a Steam release then.

[Astro City II]

Great news it's being distributed worldwide. Hope the same happens with Natsuki Chronicle and SL Trilogy and we can then pick up any future dlc more easily.

[Magma Dragoon]

We'll just wait for a GOG release then.

Fixed.

[NeoStrayCat]

Well, since they brought out Caladrius overseas for the 360, at least they're doing good bringing Raiden V overseas too, though albeit digitally, since yeah, print runs and BS not worth the investment for a niche title like this. But to hope for the other X1 titles to come overseas too, one day.

[Cuilan]

We'll just wait for a Windows 10 Store release then.

Fixed.

Fixed your fix!

[MachineAres 1CC]

We'll just wait for a Windows 10 Store release then.

Fixed.

Fixed your fix!

Haha, touche. Gotta get used to that now

[xxx1993]

If it gets released here, I seriously hope it gets released before the end of the year.

[Furry Fox Jet Pilot]

Can anyone please explain what they're saying in this tweet? The translation is way too messed up for me to understand it. https://twitter.com/asialunar/status/702904747594911745

[ryu]

It's basically saying that the OST is composed of mostly melancholic songs instead of what we're used to from previous Raiden games.

[Furry Fox Jet Pilot]

It's basically saying that the OST is composed of mostly melancholic songs instead of what we're used to from previous Raiden games.

That is probably the most beautiful piece of news that I've heard about this game, I can't wait to listen to the entire OST! I'm always craving music like that. But the previous games did have melancholic songs though, so I just hope the rest of the music I haven't heard yet isn't a huge departure from the old style.

[Mero]

Probably be tunes in a similar vein to Caladrius, which I could take or leave tbh.

[Furry Fox Jet Pilot]

Probably be tunes in a similar vein to Caladrius, which I could take or leave tbh.

I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy it. It can't possibly sink to the levels of bad that most of Raiden III and the Fighters series have. The piano in the first stage instantly felt right at home with the old melodies

[Mero]

Probably be tunes in a similar vein to Caladrius, which I could take or leave tbh.

I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy it. It can't possibly sink to the levels of bad that most of Raiden III and the Fighters series have. The piano in the first stage instantly felt right at home with the old melodies

What did you think of the Caladrius tunes (if you've heard them)?

[Furry Fox Jet Pilot]

Probably be tunes in a similar vein to Caladrius, which I could take or leave tbh.

I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy it. It can't possibly sink to the levels of bad that most of Raiden III and the Fighters series have. The piano in the first stage instantly felt right at home with the old melodies

What did you think of the Caladrius tunes (if you've heard them)?

From what I've heard, I do like the heavy guitar usage. I can definitely hear that influence in Stage 1's music

[DestroyTheCore]

You're forcing yourself to enjoy the OST because you clearly know the game is a disappointment.

[ryu]

I honestly wonder if Microsoft approached Moss with the proposal for this game. Haven't bothered to try reading that interview, but it doesn't appear like they were particularly thrilled about making Raiden V.

They should have at least bothered putting the "Final" into the title

[Phellan Wolf]

Found this video on youtoo http://youtu.be/yzL-WSNoUG0
Looks much better that what they showed but it still looks too bland. Low number of enemies on screen, not too many bullets and boss a bit bland. It has to be normal mode, I really hope to see a harder one though.

[BulletMagnet]

GET FAIRLY!

[Furry Fox Jet Pilot]

You're forcing yourself to enjoy the OST because you clearly know the game is a disappointment.

I've always enjoyed Raiden OSTs though. Also, here's a playlist that shows more gameplay up to stage 4.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... mOznDH59nw

[The Coop]

You're forcing yourself to enjoy the OST because you clearly know the game is a disappointment.

I've always enjoyed Raiden OSTs though. Also, here's a playlist that shows more gameplay up to stage 4.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... mOznDH59nw

First impressions for me are in three areas. First, this game has some oddly long load times. Second, all the shit going on with the left side of the screen (visuals and SFX) got really annoying. And third, where are all of the enemies?

[Despatche]

Load times are probably Blu-ray related. Also, Xbox One games have more loading times in general for some reason.

[Cuilan]

Load times are probably Blu-ray related. Also, Xbox One games have more loading times in general for some reason.

Neither Xbox One nor PS4 games are playable directly from the discs. All the game data on the discs get installed to the console's hard drive and played directly from there instead. The game discs for both of those consoles are only for game installation + license authentication.

[MachineAres 1CC]

Load times are probably Blu-ray related. Also, Xbox One games have more loading times in general for some reason.

Neither Xbox One nor PS4 games are playable directly from the discs. All the game data on the discs get installed to the console's hard drive and played directly from there instead. The game discs for both of those consoles are only for game installation + license authentication.

This is correct.

It's also factually incorrect as well as ignorant to say something like "Xbox One games have more loading times in general." What would such a statement even be based on? There's nothing to justify such a claim, and what is it being compared to? I've personally had longer load times for the exact same game on Xbox 360, PS3, and PS4 than on Xbox One (the recent Resident Evil remasters or Revelations 2, which I played on all these platforms, for specific instance.)

If the developer didn't have time or didn't put in the effort to optimize the game well (like most Japanese developers) or if the game requires tons of graphical assets or things that need to be loaded into the RAM, then it'll take longer to load, and since we know Raiden V doesn't have very intense graphical assets for a modern gen game, that leaves one scenario. Games are also often patched to make loading times better after release, this is just the nature of modern game development.

[trap15]

It's also factually incorrect as well as ignorant to say something like "Xbox One games have more loading times in general." What would such a statement even be based on?

Hard drive speeds maybe? Sounds like we've a fanboy here.

[Astro City II]

Both the Xbox One and PS4 have internal 5400rpm 2.5" HDD's. If you wanted to you could add a 3.5" 7200rpm external HDD to an Xbox One and generally improve the loading times.

But the statement that the Xbox One as standard has longer load times is incorrect.

[qmish]

I showed that 720p video to my friend and he says he doesn't see any big progress in graphics from ps2. "Where do those 8 gb of ram go?" (No, he played some stgs from ps1 to ps3 era)

Though IMHO that distorted perspective with city building looked interesting. Fish eye?