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Elixir · Local time: Sep 8, 2007, 03:11 PM

Taken from Kotaku:

Originally Posted by Kotaku

Japan has pre-TGS countdown fever!! In more exciting Treasure news, publisher ESP (aka Entertainment Software Publishing) has revealed that a Treasure-developed game for the Nintendo DS will be revealed in just five short, agonizing days. Hence the countdown clock, one that will beat Sega's Ryu Ga Gotoku countdown to the reveal by about a day.

Treasure already has two DS games under its belt, a pair of Bleach licensed fighters published by Sega, so they know the hardware. However, this one's under the publishing wing of ESP, responsible for some of Treasure's best shmups, including Radiant Silvergun, Bangai-O and Ikaruga. What could it be? Stay tuned! We'll let you know ASAP.

Treasure x ESP

They forgot to mention Silhouette Mirage, lol.

Yeah, discuss.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Elixir · Local time: Sep 9, 2007, 03:20 AM

Originally Posted by Sword Familiar

And please don't make another vertical shooter that only wants to show off how many bullets a screen can hold at the same time (Ikaruga, I'm looking at YOU). Thank you.

Yeah, because that's exactly what they made Ikaruga for.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Elixir · Local time: Sep 9, 2007, 04:46 AM

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I was expressing an opinion about a game I don't like. Why does everyone have to think that I hate EVERY Treasure game as well as EVERY other shooter ever made because I said I didn't like Ikaruga?

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Dear Treasure:
No sequel, please. I've had enough of Gunstar/Guardian Heroes degeneration for this lifetime. And please don't make another vertical shooter that only wants to show off how many bullets a screen can hold at the same time (Ikaruga, I'm looking at YOU). Thank you.

This answers itself.

Originally Posted by Sword Familiar

Sure, I degraded Ikaruga to "a shooter than only wants to show off bullets". This is how I see Ikaruga.

Ikaruga requires no bombing and no dodging of bullets at all. If you're dodging you're probably doing something wrong, since all you do is absorb bullets. It's just switching and making sure you don't fly into enemies or walls.

Games like touhou and CAVE on the other hand actually require you to dodge constantly, and the game's centered around bullets. They make a much better job of "showing off bullets" - Ikaruga's focused around the polarity system and chaining. Not dodging.

Don't worry about any future Ikaruga sequel though, I'm sure a company of 6 people in Japan will adjust the development of their games to some critical westerner's likings.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Elixir · Local time: Sep 9, 2007, 03:59 PM

Look, your post sucked, plain and simple.

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Yeah, I don't think Ikaruga's a masterpiece. It's deeper than I described it, but not much. In fact, it isn't even THAT original. Basically, it's just another vertical scroller with a quirky system.

This is basically saying "I was wrong in my description, but I'm a defensive shit so I'm going to stick as close as possible to it." Look, I've already explained what Ikaruga was - didn't you read my last response? I've put 30 hours into the game (I still can't 1cc it) and it's not "just" deeper than "a game which was made to show off fancy bullets" (which is wrong).

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I was referring to the sequels for the GBA. A prequel is needed in order for something to degrade, you know? And this is coming from someone who has excellent taste in video games.

I'm sorry if you didn't see this minor detail.

What the fuck are you talking about. A prequel is needed for something to degrade? A game is degraded based on it's proprietary game because of your opinion? The same opinion that groups Ikaruga with curtain fire and ALOALAOAL Ikaruga wuz only maed 4 showin off fanci bulletz?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Elixir · Local time: Sep 10, 2007, 04:43 AM

Seeing as how he still doesn't seem to get it, yes, I think splitting the thread would be a great idea.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Elixir · Local time: Sep 12, 2007, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by MrMonkeyMan

From some dude at shmups.com. Since Bangai-O is like the greatest thing ever I can't complain.

I have a feeling we won't be seeing 999 explosions at once this time around

DUDE. Holy shit. I can't believe it.

Time to play through Bangaioh again just to celebrate. But, how do they plan on fitting hundreds of missiles, a bunch of robots and explosions on a DS at once?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Elixir · Local time: Sep 13, 2007, 04:45 AM

Looks more like a fat black guy with some chick to me.

FELIPE NO