Justice of Galaxy started playing.
The music had a moment- a dramatic sting. In perfect sync with this, the game introduces an enemy type you've never seen before in droves.
All 6 of them begin moving and shooting at the precise second the track kicks in. The rest of the stage never lets up after this.
I haven't beaten this game. I don't know if I'm going to be able to anytime soon. But things like that are what earns 10/10s from me; the understanding that the visuals and audio can be just as important to a game as its mechanics, and just as impactful if used correctly. The impression was definitely made, and now I'm committed to seeing it through.
This game wipes the floor with my ass and I keep coming back just because of that. I don't even care if the background is the same for the whole thing. It's good. And free!
The music had a moment- a dramatic sting. In perfect sync with this, the game introduces an enemy type you've never seen before in droves.
All 6 of them begin moving and shooting at the precise second the track kicks in. The rest of the stage never lets up after this.
I haven't beaten this game. I don't know if I'm going to be able to anytime soon. But things like that are what earns 10/10s from me; the understanding that the visuals and audio can be just as important to a game as its mechanics, and just as impactful if used correctly. The impression was definitely made, and now I'm committed to seeing it through.
This game wipes the floor with my ass and I keep coming back just because of that. I don't even care if the background is the same for the whole thing. It's good. And free!
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@Nilichi Thank you for bringing that to my attention! I had no idea this game was still getting updates!
It's because of the X68000 mini from what I understand. Cho Ren Sha is incredibly influential and well known within the doujin STG scene. Crimson Clover and Graze Counter both directly lift the triangular power-up selection from it. So with interest in the X68000 spiking again I suspect Famibe Yoshin must have felt a commemorative final update was in order.
Nilichi
4 months ago
Personally I'm actually rather fond of the old ring, but the new version is cool too.