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Are there good shmups that actually have cool sword moves? I know about Sol Divide but melee doesn't feel very powerful and the visuals are very gritty

There are tons of non-retro ones that do this but seemingly not one retro one

>> No.9539405

Oh yeah, of course I also know about Gunbird games but the characters look goofy and they use things like their cape or brooms to attack with...slowly

>> No.9539407

Radiant Silvergun.

>> No.9539421

>>9539396
https://youtube.com/watch?v=YvMO2EbIMOc&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

>> No.9539430
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9539430

This game is literally Gundam in all but name, so of course there's a beam saber to slice with.

>> No.9539495

There's lightgun games with melee.

>> No.9539569

>>9539396
Does it specifically have to be a sword? Eco Fighters had melee weapons.

>> No.9539631

>>9539569
swords feel more cathartic. vergil wouldn't be as fun if he was swinging around a bit hotdog

>> No.9539636

Both Sin & Punishment games.

>> No.9539641

>>9539396
Do you want melee slashes only or does throwing swords count? This one you build up katana "options" and throw them as bullet canceling projectiles that slowly piece through enemies
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2076220/Akai_Katana_Shin/

>> No.9539678

>>9539641
Is this retro?

>> No.9539691

>>9539636
Which one is better anyway?

>> No.9539721
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>>9539678
It's a CAVE 240p game

>> No.9539740

Chaos Field has swords on your spaceship, sadly it's only a 3 attack combo, but it can cancel most incoming bullets.

>> No.9539772

>>9539678
This forum is now flooded with PS2, monkey ball, and GBA threads. Retro basically lost any meaning here long ago.

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>>9539407
>>9539740
>sword moves

>> No.9539901

Touhou 13 and 17

>> No.9539904

>>9539901
>good

>> No.9540147

>>9539901
Those look autistic

>> No.9540156

>>9539396
Does Pocky & Rocky count as a shmup? It's not a sword but there's melee.

>> No.9540161

>>9539691
They're both good, but S&P2 has a great melee heavy boss on the third stage that's pretty much exactly what OP wants

>> No.9540189

>>9539396
You aren't going to get much better than Vasara 2, it has a sick ass "tradjapan with mechs" style (like Goemon) and if you git gud you get to beat the shit out of Nobunaga
One of the ships in Hellsinker also counts but it's not really the focus of the game
>>9540147
You're in a shmup thread.
13 and 17 aren't even retro, though, he should have said 9

>> No.9540481

>>9539772
Anything before PS3 is retro

>> No.9540490

>>9539396
Sol Divide

>> No.9541170

Akai katana, zero Ranger

>> No.9541180

>>9540481
FYI ps3 games are retro if they had PC ports that released 2007 or earlier

>> No.9541209

zelda 1 with full hearts

>> No.9541235

>>9541170
Both not retro.

Why did this genre need 40 years to appreciate melee?

>> No.9541241

My favorite is that laser blade in Radiant Silvergun that eats bullets to charge.

>> No.9541326
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9541326

>>9539396
Cannon Spike is the game you're looking for, lad.

>>9539407
>>9539636
>>9540161
>>9541241
Stop recommending Treasurejank.
Trashure has never made a good game in their meagre, short-lived, sad existence.

>> No.9541449

>>9541326
>stop recommending good games because I am autistic

>> No.9541621

>>9541235
Ah didn't read the whole post. Radiant silvergun.

>> No.9541643

melee weapons in a shmup are lame. what is it with nips and having to put a sword in everything? is it because they can't poke their wives?

>> No.9541662

Sol Divide and Einhander.

>> No.9541734

>>9541643
>what is it with nips and having to put a sword in everything?
clearly they aren't doing that

>> No.9542497
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9542497

The Red Star on PS2 is a left field answer. Overhead beat-em-up with bullet hell elements. If you squint you could pretend it's a shmup.

>> No.9542618

Lords of thunder

>> No.9542646

>>9541326
sorry to hear that treasure games filtered you

>> No.9542760

>>9539396
Vasara and Vasara 2 are fucking sick

>> No.9544157

>>9539772
the PS2 is about to become 23 years old, anon
shut the fuck up

>> No.9544476

>>9542760
What's the melee attack in them? Isn't it just some explosion/AoE looking thing?

>> No.9544587

>>9539740
>Chaos Field
This one.

>> No.9545336

>>9544476
You can hold down the shot button at any time to do a melee attack with your sword to kill enemies and delete bullets it touches. When your gauge is full after picking up items you can do a super slash instead that's a constant flurry that takes up the entire screen.