most pretty bullets/patterns?

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:22 pm

Which game do you feel has the most artistic bullet patterns? I'm not talking just bullet spam but what patterns are really pretty and artistic?

lilmanjs · Post by **lilmanjs** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:23 pm

Pixel_Outlaw wrote:Which game do you feel has the most artistic bullet patterns? I'm not talking just bullet spam but what patterns are really pretty and artistic?

I've got to go with under defeat, trizeal and Viper Phase 1.

gennss · Post by **gennss** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:24 pm

psyvariar 2's are bright and pretty...

drboom · Post by **drboom** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:28 pm

As far as artistic, I'd say Ketsui. The bullet patterns on the stage 5 midboss are amazing.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:34 pm

Your question if applied to the classic early 1990's era of arcade shmup PCBs, I'd have to say Capcom's CPS1 powered Three Wonders with it's beautiful and lavishly done hand-drawn sprites. You don't see such exquiste sprite work like that being done in today's arcade shmup PCB releases due to the extra amount of time and effort required to do so.

Sure, it would be nice if Cave would create a new arcade shmup PCB title with such embellished hand-drawn sprites as a tribute to like how it was back in the mid 1990's with their DP, DDP, ESPrade, Dangun Feveron/SOS, Guwange & Progear No Arashi PCB releases. But resorting to using such time saving shortcuts as rendered sprites and such is the current reality that we must accept nowdays. ^_~

I'd have to say the cool bullet storm that one encounters on the very last end-stage boss showdown in the Taito G-Card iteration of Psyvariar Revision is a quite a sight to behold. Much better than on the various console iteration of the same name.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:47 pm

Feel free to discuss games from all years and platforms, commercial doujin or anything else.

Observer · Post by **Observer** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:03 pm

In before Touhou and Rage Mode.

Ah, what the hell. Touhou might not be that appreciated but after playing so much Subterranean Animism and some of the previous games... The patterns there are just a whole new history with colours, shapes, movements that sometimes can leave you quite speechless. Imperishable Night has those star patterns from Marisa. Absolutely pretty. Seeing all those stars rotating, moving, falling like a colourful storm. Damn. Jeez, thank you bloodflowers for that IN review!

Shoot the Bullet in particular has really amazing stuff going on most of the time, even in the first levels.

Samidare is an ode to fast, colourful and pretty bullet patterns. Gates and VIVIT's attack in the Extra Stage are really good.

HellSinker might not earn a prize in terms of colourful variation in the bullets but some formations are out of this world. Pretty much the entire battle with Perpetual Calendar features strange barrages (Ages Circulation, Astrolabium, Kareidoscope, Luna/Sol Ghosts and more) and the dormant "Total Karma Compressor System Named Garland" features a set of "Attractions" (12 patterns that respond to a denomination) that are beautiful to look at, especially one called "Celestial Cataract".

The True Last Boss is another kind of beast and, personally, the attacks there become too insane to qualify them as 'patterns'. They are more like "what kind of acid did Ruminant's Whimper take when he coded that part".

edit: Le Soeur Du Barrage had some nice stuff going on too, especially in the later bosses.

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:44 pm

I'd say Ketsui, because the patterns seem almost organic. The bullets seem to be alive.

Emph

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:46 pm

emphatic wrote:I'd say Ketsui, because the patterns seem almost organic. The bullets seem to be alive.

Emph

Isn't that what Cave was striving for when creating Ketsui? ^_~

droid · Post by **droid** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:37 am

for best patterns, I'd go with ketsui. For best artistic bullets, Guwange.

Droid

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:17 am

I have to go with the maniac and ultra flavors of Mushihimesama.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:26 am

Touhou by far. Sometimes I think they're more about art than actual dodging.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:43 am

Any of the Psyvariar series bosses. Any of the ultra/god mode Mushi* series.

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:27 am

As much hate as they get around here for their gameplay failings, Touhou games definitely have the most aesthetically pleasing bullet patterns.

ForceDevice · Post by **ForceDevice** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:45 pm

ESPGaluda, Psyvariar revision/2 and Yakouga 4.

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:22 pm

Ikaruga, Psyvariar 2 (especially the bosses), Border Down (bosses), Giga Wing 2, Chaos Field...

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:29 pm

Chaos Field? Really? What were you thinking of, in particular? I've played it so much that I'm desensitized to any artistic value the patterns might have.

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:41 pm

Well I, for one, think there are some nice looking patterns throughout the game. It's just a matter of opinion. Nothing else.

RackGaki · Post by **RackGaki** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:13 pm

Castle of Shikigami 3, Ikaruga, Psyvariar 2.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:16 pm

All right, just played through it again and I agree. They're hard to appreciate when you're playing for score.

Seconding Castle of Shikigami III, especially stage 4.

bkk · Post by **bkk** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:12 pm

The most beautiful bullet pattern

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:24 pm

bkk wrote:The most beautiful bullet pattern

hell yeah!... hehe

seriously tho, another vote for Touhou... and shiki 3

ForceDevice · Post by **ForceDevice** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:15 am

Jesus, how could I forget Homura? Maybe it would look better if the bullets had that typical flashing effect to help telling them apart from the background... but they look damn beautiful as it is.

And Shiki III had some neat boss patterns too.

I love Skonec.

t0yrobo · Post by **t0yrobo** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:57 am

I'd say Mushihimesama, Shiki 2 (haven't played much of 3 yet), and psyvariar 2

Post by **Ghegs** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:40 am

bkk wrote:The most beautiful bullet pattern

That's an "OH SHI-" moment right there.

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:54 am

Imperishable Night or Perfect Cherry Blossom

Ixmucane · Post by **Ixmucane** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:35 am

bkk wrote:The most beautiful bullet pattern

Brilliant! What game is it?

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:43 am

Shoot the Bullet, by far. If there's any artistry in bullet patterns, this is where you shoot be looking for it.

A year ago I made some screenshots from the first 2/3 of the game, here.

It's also hard as nails, although seems easy because you only restart one attack and not everything from the very beginning. If those patterns were in the actual games, that would be awesome.

spineshark · Post by **spineshark** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:07 am

moozooh wrote:If those patterns were in the actual games, that would be awesome.

>_> Satori with Reimu-B is the best thing in th11.

Other things I can think of easily:
I like the hand-bullets in Esprade, and most of the final boss' attack patterns in general.
Marisa in Imperishable Night, Nitori and Hina in Mountain of Faith, Remilia and Flandre in EoSD, and Yuyuko in Perfect Cherry Blossom.
Stage 4 in Banshiryuu (as VIVIT) and the final boss (first form) in Shuusou Gyoku. Also basically anything in Samidare.

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:16 am

spineshark wrote:>_> Satori with Reimu-B is the best thing in th11.

Most StB patterns in th11 have loosened difficulty, so it's not quite the same. Besides, you can shoot/bomb, which alone makes it so much easier.

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