STG Weekly #24: Rayforce

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STG Weekly #24: Rayforce

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Scheduled for this Friday June 7th @ 1pm CST. With an 1cc and commentary from Icarus.

The requested Rayforce is here...!
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Oh hell yes! Glad to see one of the best STGs evar get its spot in the sun.
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Looking forward to this one.

Keep them coming!
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Gotta love Rayforce. Definitely one of my favorites.
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That was pretty good fun. Thanks for having me on the show. ^_^
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And it's up on Youtube in HD. Short and sweet and under 45 minutes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQCb9ckzRY
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Great episode guys! I had never seen past first few stages in this game and wow, the backgrounds on some of those later levels (and the last level in particular) were amazing!
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Can't wait to watch this! Rayforce is one of the greatest of all time.
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Great episode, as always.
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A lot of people seem to have angst against the giant flying mech boss in Area 5, but I've always found it one of the easiest bosses, since it's fairly straight-forward and you have a lot of room to maneuver, unlike the fighter jet and spider mech of the previous levels. The way Icarus dodged the laser spread by point-blanking the head was really nice. I'll have to try that out! Similarly, with the regenerating columns in Area 6 - that spot has always been the bane of my run-throughs.

I really enjoyed the episode.
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EmperorIng wrote:A lot of people seem to have angst against the giant flying mech boss in Area 5, but I've always found it one of the easiest bosses, since it's fairly straight-forward and you have a lot of room to maneuver, unlike the fighter jet and spider mech of the previous levels. The way Icarus dodged the laser spread by point-blanking the head was really nice. I'll have to try that out! Similarly, with the regenerating columns in Area 6 - that spot has always been the bane of my run-throughs.

I really enjoyed the episode.
I really want to see the episode, but I haven't had time. Yeah, the st5 boss is hard until you know the tricks, but he's really not too bad. For me, the trick on the laser spread is not to move until you see a laser bolt headed right for you. There's usually only one in the entire volley that'll do that. And of course avoiding the yellow balls by moving in a squareish pattern through them and back down.
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One of those shooters it's fun just to watch play out, even better with quality commentary. Posted a comment on the YT page, but just to confirm, Rayforce is on Taito Memories II Joukan (PS2, Japan only).

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Icarus wrote:That was pretty good fun. Thanks for having me on the show. ^_^
Aquas wrote:And it's up on Youtube in HD. Short and sweet and under 45 minutes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQCb9ckzRY
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CHI wrote:This is so weird, last week i was thinking to PM both of you requesting Crimzon Clover :idea:

Any chance this could happen :?:
Seconding this.

Or Mars Matrix.
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