Gradius V didn't have moai: the thread

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:18 pm

for all those who need to weep for this great loss......

be for always strong of great loss

louisg · Post by **louisg** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:24 pm

NOOOOOOOOoooooo (falls to knees, rends shirt)

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:33 pm

They're just enjoying some R&R, and waiting for the clarion call of Gradius VI!

I've always loved the Moai. I have to visit Rapa Nui one day, just to be near them for a while. I think it'd be quite unsettling and sublime.

Naturally, I'd also take a bunch of pictures of myself mooning them.

jp · Post by jp » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:33 pm

I liked moais.

I need to sit down and 1CC Gradius and Gradius II sometime.

I can always get to the boss rush but then I have a stupid death and I just don't ever pick it up again for months. Bleh.

Didn't play enough of Gradius V to notice the lack of moais though. So... *shrugs*

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:36 pm

I'm glad Gradius V didn't have moais.

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:36 pm

the moais are too GREAT for Gradius 5

I think they will return in Gradius NEXT

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:39 pm

In before the lock.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:51 pm

They had large stone hats too, but Konami never realized it.

@ Bal I can't help seeing them shooting their ring shapes.

Gungriffon Geona · Post by **Gungriffon Geona** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:04 pm

I always wondered what they would look like with a full body.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:27 pm

I'll reveal you a secret. Gradius V was planned to have a moai head!

But Konami lost it, and it was later found under an office table in the basement of the Big Shell.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:04 pm

Pixel_Outlaw wrote:They had large stone hats too, but Konami never realized it.

@ Bal I can't help seeing them shooting their ring shapes.

- rawr!

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:23 pm

They wouldn't have fit in with the style of the game. No big loss.

But you'd think that if they could take out one tradition of Gradius, they'd actually include a good final boss.
I know you can always think of the boss before the brain and eyes as the final boss, but still.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:41 pm

www.thevideogamecritic.net 's review of Gradius V pretty much sums up how I feel about the game.

I don't care about the lack of Moai heads, but I've never had so much trouble seeing bullets in a shmup. I didn't care for the inertia in some parts of the game, either, and some of the weapon configs take forever to learn. Sure, the graphics looked great, but all the blur was a little too much in some spots, and it felt like you had to speed up your ship about five times before it was maneuverable

Gaiden beats the paints off V any day, IMO. V is my second least favorite Gradius game, after Gradius III Arcade.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:48 pm

dave4shmups wrote:it felt like you had to speed up your ship about five times before it was maneuverable

Or twice.

And that videogame critic site. I'd be ashamed to align my opinion of any shooter with that guy's.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:10 am

I agree with the inviso-bullets a nice pink moai ring shot would have solved that....

Krooze L-Roy · Post by **Krooze L-Roy** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:43 am

Never noticed about the moais. Probably never would have if you hadn't pointed it out.

So thanks a lot!

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:45 am

Bal-Sagoth wrote:They're just enjoying some R&R, and waiting for the clarion call of Gradius VI!

I've always loved the Moai. I have to visit Rapa Nui one day, just to be near them for a while. I think it'd be quite unsettling and sublime.

Naturally, I'd also take a bunch of pictures of myself mooning them.

Better watch for ring lasers, bring your Vic Viper along in case.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:55 am

Sombody Photoshop that pic already....

Really.

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:38 am

Needs a lot more work but it's late and I'm tired...

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:02 am

We miss you...

jp · Post by jp » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:35 am

GAH! Now I think I'm going to spend the rest of the evening playing the Gradius Deluxe Pack on the Saturn.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:08 am

funkster wins!

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:21 am

theevilfunkster wrote:Needs a lot more work but it's late and I'm tired...

Bless you kind sir, bless you....

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:25 am

I coulda swore those weird rotating rocks in the 5th stage (the one where you shoot your way past tons and tons of metors/debris) or so were badly formed moai....

incognoscente · Post by **incognoscente** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:28 am

Gungriffon Geona wrote:I always wondered what they would look like with a full body.

Like this?

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:30 am

Blade wrote:I coulda swore those weird rotating rocks in the 5th stage (the one where you shoot your way past tons and tons of metors/debris) or so were badly formed moai....

I HATE that stage with a passion. I've only beat that stage once ( yesterday). I plowed through all 6 of my continues I think.

I don't remember seeing any moai heads sadly. I wonder if the heads are any special inside joke, of if it was simply for fun. I mean some wackoes think that the moai heads were from alien contact....

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:49 am

Better?

Gungriffon Geona · Post by **Gungriffon Geona** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:02 am

incognoscente wrote:
Gungriffon Geona wrote:I always wondered what they would look like with a full body.
Like this?

ya see, THAT would be fun to fight. have it picking flowers and blowing petal-rings at you. or something else equally strange.

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:09 am

Gungriffon Geona wrote:
incognoscente wrote:
Gungriffon Geona wrote:I always wondered what they would look like with a full body.
Like this?
ya see, THAT would be fun to fight. have it picking flowers and blowing petal-rings at you. or something else equally strange.

There was a bossfight against a walking Moai head in Gradius Galaxies on GBA. But he wasn't rellay looking like this, so you might be a bit dissapointed.

Gungriffon Geona · Post by **Gungriffon Geona** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:14 am

Edge wrote:
Gungriffon Geona wrote:
incognoscente wrote: Like this?
ya see, THAT would be fun to fight. have it picking flowers and blowing petal-rings at you. or something else equally strange.
There was a bossfight against a walking Moai head in Gradius Galaxies on GBA. But he wasn't rellay looking like this, so you might be a bit dissapointed.

I don't remember that. I thought it was 3 floating heads spinning like nuts. perhaps I'm mistaken.