When they did go wrong: Psikyo edition

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When they did go wrong: Psikyo edition

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Gunbird 2, for sure. See other post.

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hahahaha...psikyo....
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Only timne they went wrong was with Sol divide, other than that they have a great record
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Even Gunbarich was pretty damn fun
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Re: When they did go wrong: Psikyo edition

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Randorama wrote:Gunbird 2
Was pretty fun, actually..

Also, hi Randorama :P
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Yeah - bloody Sol Divide. What a low.
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Hey folks! Sol divide is masterpiece. Intensive gameplay and so on.. :)
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D wrote:Only timne they went wrong was with Sol divide, other than that they have a great record
QFT!
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Why, can I ask?
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Sol Divide is the major aberration. Otherwise, their gameplay was constantly refined with each release. Personally, I prefer the Strikers games, but that's more of a thematic issue.
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I never understood how someone would dislike gunbird 2. Few games have so many options when it comes to killing the baddies (regular shot, charge shot, close range shot, and bomb).

Sol-divide was a let down but I got to give some credit for trying something new, especially with Psikyo who so rarely strays from their formula. It is one of the only shmups to have a magic system, crazy looking digitized stop-motion looking mythological beasts... okay, I'll stop "defending" Sol-Divide before I bet banned!
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needs more space bomber

they didn't make enough space bomber
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I agree more Space Bomber!
Gunbarich is great...
Sol Divide was their misstep.
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Post by HeLGeN-X »

I wouldn't go as far as saying Sol-Divide was a let down, actually. It was a decent action/shmup/new genre of the mix, therefore, it's a decent game, but not a total let down.
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It was a shittier version of Lords of Thunder.
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HeLGeN-X wrote:I wouldn't go as far as saying Sol-Divide was a let down, actually. It was a decent action/shmup/new genre of the mix, therefore, it's a decent game, but not a total let down.
There is nothing good in Sol Divide. If you do know something then say it now.
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mame 103 inp file:
http://rapidshare.com/files/90104396/soldivid.inp.html

watch the replay and tell me what is that bad with this game. I realy want to know. I think you didnt understand this game.

the good: gameplay, bashing , magic.
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The bad: actually playing it.
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That is the part I am enyoing most. I have made conclusion:this game is not for everyone.
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Skyline wrote:Even Gunbarich was pretty damn fun
Yes. It'd be nice to turn the ghost landing reticle off though. Unless there is a way and I'm stupid.
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Sol Divide is famous for it's liberal use of digitized fire effects in both the arcade PCB and PSX port iterations...

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Patrik wrote:this game is not for everyone.
very true. it does deserve a second go. Most people try it and throw up in their mouth a little. I stuck with it for awhile and it is pretty rewarding...but my GAWD the difficulty gets soopa' cheap.
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Zero Gunner 2 is shooting game excellence. So they didn't go wrong any time before that. Looks like they put out some hentai game called "G-Taste" for the PS2, shortly after that... I'd be willing to bet somewhere around there?
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Theres only 2 little problems with Zero Gunner 2.

the music and
















the gameplay...

The last "real" psikyo game is Dragon Blaze after that they tried to appeal to masses a little too hard imho..
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szycag wrote:Zero Gunner 2 is shooting game excellence. So they didn't go wrong any time before that. Looks like they put out some hentai game called "G-Taste" for the PS2, shortly after that... I'd be willing to bet somewhere around there?
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Post by shinsage »

they never went wrong, they just started hanging around a bad crowd, victim of circumstance and all that
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A better question might be... where did they go right?

I kid, I kid... I enjoy Strikers 2945 II. That's about it though.
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nimitz wrote:Theres only 2 little problems with Zero Gunner 2.

the music and
the gameplay...

The last "real" psikyo game is Dragon Blaze after that they tried to appeal to masses a little too hard imho..
ZG2 = best psikyo games.
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