/shmupg/ - Shoot 'em Up General

Oh threads back, I was trying to remember a doujin game I played years ago but there was no one to ask so I had to dig around myself based on what I remembered.

Galshell! Apparently there's a 2 and 3 as well so now I know what I'm playing tonight. Fucking bodyhorror HR Giger shmup.

Are these any good?

Bump~

What gives her the right to be so smug?

She's so great, why ever should she not be?

tight fanny and a stain free bumhole.

should i buy cheap stick just for testing
here is what i want e-pxn.com/uploads/qudong/PXN-0082.pdf

For the price you can't really go wrong. Seems solid for what they are asking but be absolutely aware that you are going to get what you pay for. It will probably feel cheap/worlds different from a hori or other higher end sticks but it shouldn't hurt. If the thought of springy or sticky buttons doesn't bother you at all dive right in and report back, I am interested in your thoughts on the equipment.

>How about yourself?
I'm somewhat close to getting the CCWI Unlimited 1cc and I estimate that I'll achieve it before March, maybe even sooner if all goes well.

Bahmpu~

We're still in January, so cheer up! Things can still change for the better.

never used arcade stick before, don't know what to expect

twitch tv/gunnerstg

Radiant Silvergun

Anticipating BR black label and pawarumi at the end of the month. Cleared CGL and ORV in DBAC. Still fiddling with both Mushis.

BR Black Label is this month? Nice

it's up store.steampowered.com/app/771070/Infinos_Gaiden/

I don't know for certain it's this month but until I hear otherwise I'm eyeing that "January 2018" line they dropped on announcement

Who's gonna take one for the team?

I'll check it out when I get home on Sunday. I wanted to check this one out anyway.

It does look interesting. Hopefully it isn't boring

i'm not interested. This is typical STG builder game, they are all the same

How are you spending this Saturday evening, /shmupg/?

Practicing Ab. Reco stuff.

what happened?

Listening to music, coding, drinking hot tea.
Yourself?

in bed but i was playing bmups earlier, avp and knights of the round.

the usual, snowflake heard things he didn't like so out comes the victim routine and the "everyone else is the problem i'm leaving!" bollocks, he's also deeply bitter about not beating my guwange score.

Bahmpu~

Taking the long road home.

Bahmpu~

>Spending the night with Reco
Sounds fun. Good luck.

Cool. I started playing the arcade version of Final Fight finally, kicks my ass as expected. I remember you mentioning The Punisher some time ago, so I grabbed that too.

I don't know what that means exactly, unless it literally entails a several-hour-long car trip, but best of luck.

Sounds cozy as usual. For myself, I'm split between playing Smash 4 and learning to better myself as Little Mac, or playing the new Doom game that I hadn't gotten around to getting until just recently.

>that chest
Accurate

dodging bullets is fun

Slow methodical bullets or fast, lethal bullets? Colorful marshmallow or yellow/orange dots/ovals? Kaleidoscope patterns or straight, clean shots?

...

this game kick ass!

We need some proper Steam releases of the series.

It's the latter, I made good time though and I'm home. Time to check out this Infinios thing.

K. Going live with it.

twitch tv/waywardsera

twitch isn't loading properly for me which is weird because other sites are fine

Bahmpu~

do not stick your stick in the ass

No shit?

Why shmups /shmupg/? The amount of time you spent practicing this shit means that you'll likely get good at more popular competitive games like first person shooters, real time strategy games, and fighting games etc. You also won't get looked at as a weirdo.

youtube.com/watch?v=ZhKGtgcZghc

Because I like them.

Nobody plays shmups to the level of esports. At least not outside of Japan.

Because they're fun, challenging, typically have good tunes, and they're a rush to both score and survive. Like other things, it's all preference.

really want to play futari but getting a xbox and tv is too expensive

Because other genres are shit.

>being one trick pony

I think all Artesneit games are decent, he (they?) also make the Yakouga series. But you more play them for the grotesque and weird art than the MASTER GAMEPLAY. Shmups x Tentacle porn basically.

>You also won't get looked at as a weirdo.
>caring what normies think
>ever
You'll be telling me to value the political opinions of Alzheimer patients next.

I don't know where you live that a 360 is expensive nowadays. You don't need a tv either.

shmups are meditative, something a competitive multiplayer game never is.

This.

t. virgin

wow epic rebuttal bro, truly 16 yr old on 4chin stuff.

Touhou has this grace period for bombing. Is it a good design principle to include it?

In games that don't have it, I could often swear that I PRESSED THE FUCKING BUTTON AND I PRESSED IT IN TIME, my perception is such that I distinctly feel pressing the button before getting hit. It can't be the case though, right?

I suspect the reason for it might be the visual lag - the brain processes visual information with a delay an the decision to press the button might be formed "in time" according to the perceptual model, but too late according to what is happening on the screen at the same time.

Do you experience this effect as a novice/advanced player? If you don't for some games, do you get it again for a time when you learn a new game? Is the grace period a good mechanic if training doesn't remove the mentioned effect?

When I start playing a new game, I certainly feel that effect sometimes. There's multiple factors, like the visual lag you mentioned, as well as input lag. But i've found that the more I play the game, the easier it is to accept that I just didn't bomb in time. Aside from making games objectively easier, I really can't say if bomb grace period is a good mechanic or not.

I don't think its absence is a big deal but if you want to include it, I don't see why not. It's like a jump input buffer or ghost jump in platformers.

> It's like a jump input buffer or ghost jump in platformers.
good point, I was thinking the same, it feels wrong if platformers don't have that leeway at the end of a platform
it's quite possible input lag is a factor, I think I even experienced it for EoTSD before applying the vsync patch

dragon blaze looks pretty ok

Dragon Blaze is awesome. Best Psikyo game.

I think it's fine either way, just depends how nice you wanna be as the one making the game. I definitely still experience that feel sometimes.

In MoF there is also a scoring mechanic where you want to intentionally deathbomb during the early stages, though personally I don't like it that much.

best of the worst

Agreed, shmups are inherently bad

>we need special mechanics to make the game as easy as possible for the players!!! and also 100 lives!!
this is why poojins are always limpdick boring trash

Tbh, when I saw that initial post, I kinda knew chav was gonna shit on it.

post your lnmnb

right after you start paying me by the hour to start playing your party game bud

Welcomen to game design I guess, its always smoke and mirrors. Making good controls is like 80% about not letting the player fuck up up too bad.

this game has some 11/10 presentation but I'm not sure it looks fun to play

has anyone tried it yet?

Looks like a poor mans R-Type Leo to me.
If you like R-Type leo, you probably will like this one too

shit on what? i haven't posted a word on it.

Must've been someone copying your posting style then. Honestly I didn't think anyone does that.

>bollocks
Not everyone lives in a happy flower world like you, Cee. I am just tired of constantly getting insulted here and in general. I'm sick of it.

>competitive
>multiplayer
Why would I want to waste my time playing the bottom barrel worst shit games there are? I'd take up speed running before I sink that low.

>Not everyone lives in a happy flower world like you
you know nothing about the life i've lived and shit i've been through so don't even start, what you perceive as insults is often just opinions you don't like the sound of.

well i never use the word trash for a start, usually it's kraut who gets semi close to my style.

It's obvious that you live in a flower world, otherwise you wouldn't find it so unbelievable that somebody is sick of this society.

k

Any society that looks down on wanting to rape children is sick. Incurably diseased.

I have trouble with spatial awareness when ships are coming from all directions. Whenever I try to chain the ships at the start of Ikaruga S2, I always get hit by something from the side or below. Are there any good tips for improving at this?

Wat, are you doing it on reaction or something? Memorize that shit. Start by only chaining a few of them, then chain more once you learn their movement. Watch your own replay to see their movement with no pressure.

how to adapt to arcade stick

kraut released his shmup to save the genre
store.steampowered.com/app/733750/Steel_Eagle/

>it's another "indie fucks who don't understand why the games they're trying to imitate are classics whereas their shit is garbage but they still have the audacity to release it and ask for money for it" episode

I feel only resentment for these people.

Use it everyday and you should get used to it after a week or two.

better than touhou desu

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