MX7 wrote:Gradius V is simple, easy to get into and pretty. It's fun, and harks back to the days of 'classic shooters', so it has the retro gamer's votes. The fact that it's my girlfriend's favourite shooter underlines exactly why it's at number one when put to a vote. It's the populist choice. Guess we're not quite as hardcore as we like to think we are, eh?
Yeah, that's probably why it's my top 1 or 2 shmup ever, actually. I loved the old school style shmups like Thunder Force and R-Type. And not only are these rare nowadays, but honestly, I think it's the best of it's type ever. So, it certainly won me over.
<BEOWOOF> my lifes like battle garegga every time i kill man life becomes harder and the only solution to making things easier is killing ymself.
<SCRUNBABBY> my lifes like gwangs
<SCRUNBABBY> cause .. theres lots of wangs
jpj wrote:not to burst your bubble, but i think it's just because the game is available in all territories, and is very affordable.
Mmm..that doesn't really ring true. DDP and Battle Garregga, for instance, are both available for FREE in MAME. So, I don't think it's a matter of GV just being played by more people.
s/m
well, DDP and garegga being playable in mame wasn't featured in every single multiplatform games magazine
nest year predictions for the top 10: pure cave
RegalSin wrote:Videogames took my life away like the Natives during colonial times.
Arvandor wrote:I'm a HUGE Cave fan and I don't think they have 10 games worth the first ten slots. Three to five, maybe, but not ten -_^
Edit: Actually, given that I haven't played any of their arcade only non-mame games... Maybe they could get pretty close to 10 =P
Considering they have made over 15 shmups and most of them are... as good as you'd expect from Cave, there's actually a pretty high chance that six or even seven of their games appear on the top 10. Three spots are reserved for RSG, Ikaruga and Gradius V, though, so no more than that. =P
