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6525389 No.6525389 [Reply] [Original]

Does this shmup have the worst game balance ever?

>Get the high-level power ups and you're almost invincible
>Die and it's almost impossible to recover, basically have to start over

>> No.6525402

>>6525389
never played that particular game but I thought that was pretty standard

>> No.6525407

>>6525402
In this particular game you have to power up your speed to a normal level, so whenever you lose a ship you go so slow you can't dodge anything

>> No.6525441

>>6525389
git gud

>> No.6525471

>>6525389
Impossible recovery was a staple of some of the biggest shooters of that era like Gradius and R-TYPE.

Don't continue. Just start over.

>> No.6525751
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6525751

>>6525441
>hurr durr if you fink da game is bad den u must be shit
I knew one of you sad fucks would appear. The game design is complete garbage. Get fucked.

>> No.6525782

>>6525389
You just haven't learned the recovery strats is all.

>> No.6525832

>>6525389
what about the MD original mode? does it have balance issues too?

>> No.6525841

>>6525407
yeah that's not so unusual, I mean maybe this game is worse than normal I dunno but crappy default speed is not unique

>>6525471
I can recover in R-Type until the last 2 or 3 levels, could be worse

>> No.6525927

>>6525832
Didn't play that one, just the arcade original. Will try it now.

>> No.6525959

>>6525751
Yes. git gut scrub

>> No.6526009

try silver surfer on NES. you don't realise how bad it can get.

>> No.6526017

>>6525832
Ok I just checked out the Mega Drive version. I died on the first boss and couldn't recover - there's a screen with a dozen enemies it spawns you in front of and you just run into a wall of bullets. Second time I died was on area 1-40, about halfway through the game. Again I just couldn't recover. You have to recover your speed and dispatch the enemies and you just can't do both before running into a wall of bullets. I seriously don't even know why they bother giving you ships and continues in this game.

All the problems of the arcade version are amplified in the Mega Drive version because your ship is much bigger (and thus also your hitbox). There were actually a few times I could recover in the arcade version, but in the Mega Drive version, forget it. Just restart.

>> No.6526019

>>6525959
Post your 1cc

>> No.6526023

>>6526019
How?

>> No.6526056

Not surprising, Toaplan was shit at making shmups but get overrated by the STG Cult for some reason, probably their affiliation to Cave.

>> No.6526064

>>6525389
>>Get the high-level power ups and you're almost invincible
>>Die and it's almost impossible to recover, basically have to start over
That's called Konami Syndrome.

>> No.6526073

>>6526056
>t. cultureless peasant

>> No.6526091
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6526091

>>6526056
Now listen here you little shit...

>> No.6526296

tried the "pink bullet" romhack.
pretty good game

>> No.6526302

>>6526023
Record it faggot