RType Final

[Lovelyman]

Where can I get Delta from?

[Meh]

Where can I get Delta from?

Dunno. Try a second-hand shop.

[Cacophanus]

Delta ruins Final. TRUFAX.

[angel]

Dont forget Einhander..spot on.

[The-G]

When pal version?

THE PAL VERSION IS OUT!

[Meh]

THE PAL VERSION IS OUT!

Shhh, keep him in suspense.

[MNFRMTMRRW]

The PAL version is now £17.99 at Play.com. Is it worth that? Or are there better shooters available on the PlayStation 2?

[Guest]

Well I just got it for £12. No time to play yet though...

[Mike1812]

£14.99 in Woolies.

[Meh]

The PAL version is now £17.99 at Play.com. Is it worth that? Or are there better shooters available on the PlayStation 2?

Psyvariar absolutely blows it the fuck away. Final is pap, let's face FAX, people.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

I thought Psyvariar was pants!

[Cacophanus]

I thought Psyvariar was pants!

1. Why post that in a thread about horizontal shmups?

2. You are a philistine.

[Davros sock drawer]

Well, I got it for £14.99 in HMV, and I think it's fan-bloody tastic. Great atmosphere, amazing set pieces, no ridiculous Mars Matrix style screen full of bullets. In short, exactly what R-Type should be.

Level 3 is blowing me away. Literally, at the moment. As someone said earlier in the thread, the bit where you're looking down watching the chunks you've destroyed crashing onto the streets is just brilliant.

Off to Gamefaqs now, to find out more about it.

[Lovelyman]

I haven't had the chance to play this much what with me being very silly and buying in extreme proximity to this:

Psyvariar

ESPGaluda

DoDonPachi Dai ou Jou

Amplitude

Klonoa 2

Ico

I'll get round to it someday

[gismalla]

Make sure you keep a hold of Klonoa 2. I've struggled to spot a copy in any shops, and it seems to be gathering a pleasing amount of weight as an overlooked platformer worth going back to.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

Psyvariar absolutely blows it ( R-type final ) the fuck away. Final is pap, let's face FAX, people.

To answer why I mentioned Crapvariar, Cacophanus

[gravity0]

I haven't had the chance to play this much what with me being very silly and buying in extreme proximity to this:

Psyvariar

ESPGaluda

DoDonPachi Dai ou Jou

Amplitude

Klonoa 2

Ico

I'll get round to it someday

Shooter junkie!

[The Liberal Elite]

To answer why I mentioned Crapvariar, Cacophanus

At which point, you say, YOU CAN'T COMPARE THE TWO!

[Hello Goaty ♥]

I know

blame meh for that!

[Lovelyman]

At which point, you say, YOU CAN'T COMPARE THE TWO!

I compéred them the other night.

Threw them out on their arses

[Lovelyman]

Shooter junkie!

I know.

Amplitude is good for 2 things too:

Keeping the reflexes sharp, and keeping the girlfriend happy!

[Graham S]

I know.

Amplitude is good for 2 things too:

Keeping the reflexes sharp, and keeping the girlfriend happy!

Aah, but can you compare Amplitude and Frequency? I can, and I claim that Frequency > Amplitude. In fact, Frequency > R Type Final, and Frequency > an unopened copy of Psyvaria sitting in my cupboard. I hope that clears things up a little.

I liked R-Type final on my R Type night a few weeks ago (first level seemed a bit dull), but I enjoyed I and III the most. Yet to try Delta.

[gismalla]

blame meh for that!

Meh is like the gamer's equivalent of Jah.

[Lovelyman]

I know. But Amplitude is not that much inferior, and me and the missus rinsed Frequency when we should have been doing our dissertations. And Gitaroo Man. It's amazing how you'll make any excuse to do anything else BUT your dissertation.

Actually, no it isn't

[Quexex]

cons:

some of the ships are useless.

slows down like a bastard A LOT of the time.

Slow down in shooters such as Rtype and gradius are a gameplay necessaty not a negative point any shmup fan can tell you that.

Cheers

Quexex

[Lovelyman]

If the slowdown is consistent, then it CAN be welcome, but if the framerate is skipping around like a quark, it's less pleasing.

[Quexex]

If the slowdown is consistent, then it CAN be welcome, but if the framerate is skipping around like a quark, it's less pleasing.

due to the linear nature of most 2D shooters there are points where the frame rate will slow down these tend to be when there are loads of bullets on screen therefore the slow down helps theplayers avoid the bullets.

Cheers

Quexex

[Lovelyman]

It's nowt to do with the linear nature, it's just that there are too many sprites onscreen.

[Aardvark]

It's nowt to do with the linear nature, it's just that there are too many sprites onscreen.

I think what he meant was that due to the linear predictable path the game takes you know when there are going to be too many things on screen because it will be at the same place every time.

[Lovelyman]

I think what he meant was that due to the linear predictable path the game takes you know when there are going to be too many things on screen because it will be at the same place every time.

Kakusei