The Hurricane of the Varstray: Collateral hazard
released on Dec 21, 2015
The Hurricane of the Varstray is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the villain.
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the game kept crashing
this thing is unhinged. you plow through tens of thousands of popcorn enemies through -12- (lord) levels which are interspersed with characters talking about prostitutes, war crimes and saying "fucking" every few lines.
the bomb makes your ship turn into a hydraulic press that destroys everything it touches and while the main english translation is filled with incomprehensible grimdark dialogue, the menus and achievements feature beautiful descriptions such as "CrapcWhat's going onc" and "These fellas will useful working". so yeah, it was pretty great
the bomb makes your ship turn into a hydraulic press that destroys everything it touches and while the main english translation is filled with incomprehensible grimdark dialogue, the menus and achievements feature beautiful descriptions such as "CrapcWhat's going onc" and "These fellas will useful working". so yeah, it was pretty great
After playing this game on and off for a couple of months I'm gonna shelve it for now. I've 1cc'd the first loop just fine, which would usually be enough reason for me to mark it as completed, but in my some 15 hours of playing there is much more I have yet to explore, and I've barely even touched the second loop.
Mainly this is because the game itself seems to be in an unfinished state. Besides the occasional bugs, this is primarily indicated by the number of achievements that are currently impossible to obtain, including one that corresponds to an additional difficulty level.
You can tell this game is a labor of love from the moment you start playing, from the fully voiced(!) cast of characters, to the vibrant art, and the complex worldbuilding (some of which is lost in the English translation, perhaps a phenomenon not unusual to shmups). I have my own nitpicks about the gameplay, but at its core it's fun.
Varstray on its own currently stands as a pretty solid game. With a little more polish, I think it would be outstanding.
Mainly this is because the game itself seems to be in an unfinished state. Besides the occasional bugs, this is primarily indicated by the number of achievements that are currently impossible to obtain, including one that corresponds to an additional difficulty level.
You can tell this game is a labor of love from the moment you start playing, from the fully voiced(!) cast of characters, to the vibrant art, and the complex worldbuilding (some of which is lost in the English translation, perhaps a phenomenon not unusual to shmups). I have my own nitpicks about the gameplay, but at its core it's fun.
Varstray on its own currently stands as a pretty solid game. With a little more polish, I think it would be outstanding.
A game that has a little more to offer than most bullet hell games, this game leans a little more into the story aspect and offers some more explanation into why each stage is what it is.
The thing is.
That the EN translation is so bad that I have no clue what that story is. We're talking Bing Translate bad. The dialogue is downright strange, but it at least has a bit of charm when it comes to the gameplay. The low quality translation is the only reason this doesn't get 5 stars - otherwise I LOVE this game. The gameplay is amazing and addictive, there's plenty of reasons to play different characters (each character controls differently AND has their own story mode path), the palette is extremely vibrant, and the soundtrack's real great too!
The thing is.
That the EN translation is so bad that I have no clue what that story is. We're talking Bing Translate bad. The dialogue is downright strange, but it at least has a bit of charm when it comes to the gameplay. The low quality translation is the only reason this doesn't get 5 stars - otherwise I LOVE this game. The gameplay is amazing and addictive, there's plenty of reasons to play different characters (each character controls differently AND has their own story mode path), the palette is extremely vibrant, and the soundtrack's real great too!