Just Bought Trizeal! Anyone played it??

[beh3moth]

I just bought Trizeal, as i have to wait a few days for it to arrive, I was just wondering if anyone here has played it??

[subcons]

Haven't played it, but it's getting a good response over on the shmup boards.

[beh3moth]

The videos look good, I thought the story behind it was interesting.

http://www.triangleservice.co.jp/html/trizeal/

[Naiera]

If it's not better than XII Stag I'm saving my money.

After being mildly disappointed by Chaos Field, this is a DC shooter I did not want to preorder.

[Kiken]

I've been playing it all weekend. They simply should have titled it:

Trizeal: It's much better than XII Stag!!

Really, there's no stupid scoring technique in this one. The bonus system is built around constantly picking up score items dropped from enemies. Very much like Blazing Star's Gem System, if you miss one item, their value resets.

Now... just like XII Stag, this game takes 2 stages to actually get good. Infact, stage 1 is rather boring. The game really picks up at stage 3 and starts to get rather intense. Stage 4's later half feels just as panicy as stage 5 in Gradius 5.

I did post some video of the game (I just sat and played for 20 minutes.. single credited to about midway through stage 5):
http://www.solfire.com/~kikenenryu/20minutesoftrizeal.avi

The game also has numerous unlockable extra stages, credits.. and of course, comes with the badana and mini OST CD.

[beh3moth]

cant play the vid, what codecs do i need? and where can I d/l them??

[buster_broon]

cant beleive you dodged bullets to get so far into the game that a bridge took you out

nice videos though

[Kiken]

cant play the vid, what codecs do i need? and where can I d/l them??

DivX 5.1.1

If you D/L the latest version of DivX, it'll play fine.

[Kiken]

cant beleive you dodged bullets to get so far into the game that a bridge took you out

nice videos though

Ahhh... the irony of walls. ;)

I was so busy attacking and dodging bullets that I totally forgot about the fact that I can run into those bridges. I've since spent loads of time practicing stage5 and can now do most of it perfectly.

[jro]

Tate mode confuses my Real Player, apparently. Nice video, though, Kiken, thanks for posting it!

[beh3moth]

yep, got it running with divX but you had it in vertical mode, dont blame you tho, I love my TFT's rotating stand!!!

[Saturn2dfreak]

any1 got who doesnt like it and wanna sell it,PM ME!

[Bogard82]

Can't wait for my copy to come in the mail. So far I've been hearing good impressions from other shmuppers about Trizeal. I'm not suprised, cause all of the lastest Dreamcast shmup releases have been good. I just wanna know if the gameplay is smooth.

Is it?

[GarySheffield]

any1 got who doesnt like it and wanna sell it,PM ME!


I got mine today.

Great little shmup even better then what I expected.Hopefully this will not be the last DC game to come out this year

Long live the DREAMCAST!!!!!!

[beh3moth]

I got mine this morning.

Its great!! nice to see the extra Music CD and bandana came with my copy too..

Nice old school vert shooter, fast paced and a great first stand-alone release from Triangle service. although the bullet sfx sounds a bit crackly, has anyone else noticed this?

Anyway, I hope they sell the quota they need to turn some profit, and make us some more shooters, I know i will buy them if they are as good as this little game :)
So spread the word!! Get this game before you miss out!!

[LaParka]

Did you buy it from a store (online) in the UK or did you have to import it?

[beh3moth]

I bought it of eBay, From 'Videogamedepot' I paid £34.99 for a preorder. It came pretty quickly as it was sent from the US. Came well packaged and in perfect shape. And they maked it as a 'GIFT' Handy, so stupid, useless bastard UK customs didnt charge me anything :) .

[NeoCverA]

I just popped it in this morning. Played to the 2nd stage and turned it off. Now I see that the later stages is where its all at, so I guess Ill get back to it.

[BIG]

I just popped it in this morning. Played to the 2nd stage and turned it off. Now I see that the later stages is where its all at, so I guess Ill get back to it.

Keep me in mind if and when you do decide to sell,friend ;)

BIG-

[GarySheffield]

Keep me in mind if and when you do decide to sell,friend ;)

BIG-


Cant sell a rip !!!!!

[RAINBOW PONY]

I got mine today.

Great little shmup even better then what I expected.Hopefully this will not be the last DC game to come out this year

Long live the DREAMCAST!!!!!!

lol scammer

[beh3moth]

Anyone notice that the levels change depending on what you have shot down?

[norton9478]

I just downloaded it and burned it...

Not bad...

I might try to pick up a copy when the price drops...

Much better than the bladr force/Psivirar shit that came out last year....

Reminds me of Raiden...

And the music is good too.

[Amano Jacu]

I got the chance to play it too, is a very simple shooter, but fun and playable, without all the bullshit most modern shooters have that causes me to get lost. Some old-style classic shooting here.

[beh3moth]

I am pleased with it,

It came with some extra stuff, Music cd, bandana. and if Triangle Service goes bankrupt before another game is ready, this will be worth quite a bit in a few years time!

Seriously though. I hope they do well, get some funds and start making more decent shooters. I sometimes bring shooters into the office to play at lunch, and people say, 'look at those boring graphics' and 'whats all this 2d crap', but really, i have been playing and enjoying shooting games for over 2 decades now, and they dont know shit, I love em!

So stop all this downloading and ripping Trizeal to disc business, and get yourself a copy, Its not too pricey, and I think Triangle Service deserves our help!

let's get shooters back into the mainstream again, then perhaps developers will make more, and give some of the Jap only releases a decent english localised version.

[BoyProdigy]

I am pleased with it,

It came with some extra stuff, Music cd, bandana. and if Triangle Service goes bankrupt before another game is ready, this will be worth quite a bit in a few years time!

Seriously though. I hope they do well, get some funds and start making more decent shooters. I sometimes bring shooters into the office to play at lunch, and people say, 'look at those boring graphics' and 'whats all this 2d crap', but really, i have been playing and enjoying shooting games for over 2 decades now, and they dont know shit, I love em!

So stop all this downloading and ripping Trizeal to disc business, and get yourself a copy, Its not too pricey, and I think Triangle Service deserves our help!

let's get shooters back into the mainstream again, then perhaps developers will make more, and give some of the Jap only releases a decent english localised version.


AGREED!

I saw Trizeal on a torrent site on the 10th! ONLY 3 F'ing DAYS AFTER IT CAME OUT. The people downloading that should be dragged out into the streets and shot. Triangle Service are one of the few companies that make games because they like to, not because they are a bunch of money grubbers.

[RGP]

Shit whats $50? I myself alot more than that for the arcade version & it was worth every penny IMO.

[das roker]

AGREED!

I saw Trizeal on a torrent site on the 10th! ONLY 3 F'ing DAYS AFTER IT CAME OUT. The people downloading that should be dragged out into the streets and shot. Triangle Service are one of the few companies that make games because they like to, not because they are a bunch of money grubbers.

YEAH!

YEAH!

AND WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU DOING AT A TORRENTS SITE?

WANKING?

[Violent Ryo]

bleh...still waiting on my copy to arrive.

Did anyone order from Lik-sang.com?

[Neo Gold]

Hey..who bought the "special edition" trizeal...with the bandana?...& there's something else with it...

[beh3moth]

Yeap a music cd, with a few tracks, not really great, but nice to have for your collection.

[Kiken]

Apaprently, the game sold well enough to keep Triangle Service in business:
http://sega.jp/community/bbzb/101/scoop.html

The game sold 2000 copies in Japan over the first weekend. And there were estimations of 1000 copies sold internationally to importers (although, there's no way really to verify this).

After watching the credits to the game, it looks like 4 people worked on Trizeal. And over on shmups it was posted that Fujino (the head of Triangle Service) did nearly 80% of the game himself.

[beh3moth]

Thats great!! Well done to them!!! Really, only 1000 sold to importers???? is there any way to check out how many games have been produced??

[Violent Ryo]

Apaprently, the game sold well enough to keep Triangle Service in business:
http://sega.jp/community/bbzb/101/scoop.html

The game sold 2000 copies in Japan over the first weekend. And there were estimations of 1000 copies sold internationally to importers (although, there's no way really to verify this).

After watching the credits to the game, it looks like 4 people worked on Trizeal. And over on shmups it was posted that Fujino (the head of Triangle Service) did nearly 80% of the game himself.

Thats great, but wish we would see more stats.

3000 seems kind of low tho.

But if the guy with the big smiles on that page is the one that wrote the SOS message then things are looking good for them (judging by his happiness).

Anyway, STILL didnt get my Trizeal copy today....fuckin pre-order my ass...ugh.

[norton9478]

How much does it cost?

[Freelancer]

How much does it cost?

I just bought a copy at Ncsx. $65 plus shipping for the standard edition.

[BoyProdigy]

YEAH!

YEAH!

AND WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU DOING AT A TORRENTS SITE?

WANKING?

Hey fucktard, not everyone that goes to torrent sites are pirates, some people just want backups

http://img259.echo.cx/img259/4161/backup5fx.jpg

[das roker]

Hey fucktard, not everyone that goes to torrent sites are pirates, some people just want backups


My DC collection > yours

:shame:

I seriously hope you own more games than that

[twalden]

Damn, that's a sweet Dreamcast collection :kekeke:

[beh3moth]

Get a colour printer LOL!

I have some backups, for example I have both Ikaruga and my LTD edition borderdown both sealed. So i have a disc with both games on. Thats ok

[BoyProdigy]

haha, no that isn't all my dreamcast collection. Those are just the games i have found backups for. Although my DC collection isn't that large, only 15 games atm.

As for the colour printer I really don't need one. I have a Xerox DocuPrint N17 upstairs that can do 36 ppm. I need speed over colour.

[norton9478]

At first I thought it was really generic.

But the more I play it, the deeper it gets.

For Instance, You can maximize your Medal Bonuses by using only lazers. Use a Spead vulcan and you won't be able to catch shit for a chain.

Weapon Build order takes some real strategy. You have to know what weapons you will need. Combining weapons seems to be the best.

And the breakout bonus stages are frickn' near impossible.

Does anyone know what the "liftup" bonus game is all about?

[beh3moth]

Yeah, the 'Lifting' bonus level, is all about that little robot guy that stands up on the 2nd stage.

He throws something up in the air, and you can move your ship under it and bounce it round the screen, the score keeps multiplying each time you bounce it.
Its hard to keep it on the screen especially with other enemies about.

its pretty tough.

The break out bonus stages are tough, but not impossible

[norton9478]

Yeah, the 'Lifting' bonus level, is all about that little robot guy that stands up on the 2nd stage.

He throws something up in the air, and you can move your ship under it and bounce it round the screen, the score keeps multiplying each time you bounce it.
Its hard to keep it on the screen especially with other enemies about.

its pretty tough.

The break out bonus stages are tough, but not impossible

Fuck the bounce.... I can't survive the Stage......

I've gotten thought the first two breakouts a few times... The first one is tough, but the second one is easier when you are stacked.

[das roker]

haha, no that isn't all my dreamcast collection. Those are just the games i have found backups for. Although my DC collection isn't that large, only 15 games atm.

As for the colour printer I really don't need one. I have a Xerox DocuPrint N17 upstairs that can do 36 ppm. I need speed over colour.

why even get backups in the first place?

GD roms don't get as scratched up as easy as people say

as long as you take care of them and put them back in their cases

you shouldn't have to back them up

my collection atm is 40

There's probably only 4 or 5 more games I want, then I'll call it quits with collecting

I still play my DC at least once a week.

[beh3moth]

I did have pretty much evey UK Release, but have been selling them off and replacing my fave games with NTSC imports. Collecting all DC shooters ATM.

Still have a lot of spare titles, plus some Brand New hardware, such as arcade sticks, pads and VMUs i might sell sooner or later.