Trigger Heart Exelica for Naomi/Dreamcast

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:18 pm

Trigger Heart Exelica is a new vertically scrolling shmup from Warashi...

http://www.warashi.co.jp/exelica/exeinfo1.html

Its possibly running on the Taito Type-X hardware since their last game Usagi uses the system.

TerminasluT · Post by **TerminasluT** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:24 pm

Wow, it says Naomi at the bottom of the page

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:25 pm

They've updated the site since I visited last, Nice to know.

gunbird18 · Post by **gunbird18** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:25 pm

Only 2 screenshots, but looks totally.....Warashi, I guess. Thanks for the info Kron! Shmups will NEVER DIE!

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:38 pm

Mmmm, girlies. Nice :]

The only reason I play video games at all.

TerminasluT · Post by **TerminasluT** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:41 pm

Naomi= more DC ports = Happiness

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:13 am

Can't say I was expecting this...wonder if it's anything like Sengeki Striker?...or any of their previous shmups for that matter?

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:52 am

Wow, this game look great.

And the character is cute, especially Exelica.

Hope it would got a home port on DC.

May be we would got a chance to play it at the acrade.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:05 am

TerminasluT wrote:Naomi= more DC ports = Happiness

Well I certainly like Warashi's previous work, but I dunno about a DC port. Methinks that Under Defeat must've made it under Sega's radar before they said "No more DC ports" back in September.

What is "Club Sega", BTW?? (And how can I join!

)

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:46 am

This game looks pretty interesting. It's pretty obvious this will get a "quick 'n' easy" DC port (and may be why it was developed on Naomi instead of Type-X), after Radilgy and Under Defeat making the DC in vogue again.

And dave4shmups, Under Defeat was not in development for the DC, nor planned, before September of last year. So your theory is fairly weak. A better scenario is that Sega recanted on its "no more DC games" statement and is allowing new arcade shmups to be ported as long as they are developed on Naomi (perhaps as an incentive to continue Naomi development).

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:07 am

twe wrote:This game looks pretty interesting. It's pretty obvious this will get a "quick 'n' easy" DC port (and may be why it was developed on Naomi instead of Type-X), after Radilgy and Under Defeat making the DC in vogue again.

Publish game in GD-Rom certainly cost less thant Type-X (on harddrive with a hardware key). And there are lots of Naomi systems in the acrade. Shmup games won't need the added processing power of the new Type-X hardware. And since Naomi is capable to out put VGA graphic as the Type-X did, so why don't develop the game on Naomi?

twe wrote:And dave4shmups, Under Defeat was not in development for the DC, nor planned, before September of last year. So your theory is fairly weak. A better scenario is that Sega recanted on its "no more DC games" statement and is allowing new arcade shmups to be ported as long as they are developed on Naomi (perhaps as an incentive to continue Naomi development).

Actually I really don't know why Sega want no more DC games to be published.

Since Sega doesn't got a new home console in the market, new DC games won't hurt its sale elsewhere. *Puzzled*

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:07 am

Club Sega is a huge arcade in Japan, I think.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:28 am

dave4shmups wrote:
TerminasluT wrote:Naomi= more DC ports = Happiness
Well I certainly like Warashi's previous work, but I dunno about a DC port. Methinks that Under Defeat must've made it under Sega's radar before they said "No more DC ports" back in September.

What is "Club Sega", BTW?? (And how can I join! )

Where did you hear this "No more DC ports"? Besides, how could they even prevent people from making new DC games? (Rajirugi too will soon be coming out, btw). As we all know, you wouldn't even need to put games on GD-Rom; all you need is that evil little boot code and you can make games load from standard CD-Roms.

Club Sega is an arcade in Shinjuku, Tokyo. You join by stepping inside ;-D

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:03 pm

i really didn't expect to hear from warashi again outside of mahjong shit, great news. of course i would have preferred a sprite based game like shienryu but a non-bullet hell change of pace would be nice.

edit: i also like the fact many little arcade shmup companies are emerging, it shows a niche shmup market is definitely profitable.

Post by **nZero** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:47 pm

Interesting to see Warashi on another shmup, I hope more details will emerge after the location test is finished. I'll reserve the whole "NAOMI + Shooter = DC Port?" thing until we're at least closer to the official arcade release and actually know something about the game. Not that I'd mind 2006 seeing a DC NAOMI shooter port trifecta in play.

SFKhoa wrote:Club Sega is a huge arcade in Japan, I think.

Yeah, I got my ass kicked at Street Fighter II at the Club Sega in Akihabara. Well, and Senko no Ronde but that was my first time at that. I did get to enjoy Raiden III, though.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:30 pm

twe wrote:This game looks pretty interesting. It's pretty obvious this will get a "quick 'n' easy" DC port (and may be why it was developed on Naomi instead of Type-X), after Radilgy and Under Defeat making the DC in vogue again.

And dave4shmups, Under Defeat was not in development for the DC, nor planned, before September of last year. So your theory is fairly weak. A better scenario is that Sega recanted on its "no more DC games" statement and is allowing new arcade shmups to be ported as long as they are developed on Naomi (perhaps as an incentive to continue Naomi development).

Well, good, I hope it's weak and that you're right about Sega recanting on that statement! Still, that begs the question of why Senko didn't make it.

@Ceph, last September, Sega announced that there would be no more DC ports.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:49 pm

dave4shmups wrote:Well, good, I hope it's weak and that you're right about Sega recanting on that statement! Still, that begs the question of why Senko didn't make it.

Presumably it was Grev's own decision, and I'll bet the possibility of online play was the motivation behind bringing it to the 360.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:54 pm

Shooter with cute girls and NAOMI =

Has it ever been ver if any Seibu staffers moved to Warashi back in the day?

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:56 am

I'm wondering if this was the real Shienryu 2 with a bit of retooling.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:45 pm

Best news of the day.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:07 pm

Good, lets hope its a good one.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:54 pm

Crazy, visually (artistically and graphically) it doesn't resemble Warashi's previous work. Where's all the vibrant colors? Hopefully that's just one stage.

Weird how, even though they're signed up for Type-X, they chose Naomi...

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:13 pm

I played 2 credits and kinda hated it. But don't get your hopes down, it might just be me. In any case I'll post some impressions and videos when I wake up tomorrow.

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:37 pm

Triggerheart, eh? Looks pretty cool.

KBZ · Post by **KBZ** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:45 pm

dave4shmups wrote:last September, Sega announced that there would be no more DC ports.

where is this information? All I can see from news sept-oct are two vapourware titles being removed from the upcoming dc games list.

As for this game....I guess I have nothing to say. Haven't seen anything at all.

subcons · Post by **subcons** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:19 am

Can't get excited about this one. Not enough info for me.

Now the real reason I'm posting: what is your avatar Kingbuzzo?

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:23 am

Looks to me like some sorta Saturn (or Saturn-esque) controller.

KBZ · Post by **KBZ** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:08 am

very close!

it's a Wireless Saturn Pad by Naki

and to answer your next question..

YES! it does suck!

D · Post by D » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:18 am

*starting petition*

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:35 am