New Cave Shooter - Akai Katana

[neo_mao]

Looks alright, for a hori, turning into a ninja is dumb though and I'd prefer non human bosses.

I agree. If they were going w/ the whole plane/tank theme I wish they really just stuck to that.

I'm usually not too crazy about horis, but Cave manages to keep them pretty exciting. It definitely looks like Progear, but that's not a bad thing at all. I think it looks pretty great...certainly better than their last attempt at a hori - Deathsmiles II.

From what I hear on Cave-stg, looks like this will be released in August. But of course I'm gonna have to wait quite some time for a 360 port :/

 

[themisterfalcon]

eh? PGM was 68000 based not SH2.

DC was SH4 based, SH = Super Hitachi, a CPU, i.e PGM isn't SH2 based. Some people refer to the pre SH3 CV1000 stuff as 'SH1' 'SH2' and I have no fucking idea why.

I might have my versions mixed up

Galuda 1, Kets, DDPDOJ, etc. - all released on a single jamma board version of PGM hardware right?

SH3 has nothing to do with PGM hardware as far as I know.

Just speculating. And praying for Cave to ditch that PC garbage.

 

[kernow]

Heh yeah, PGM for those three. Everything before was 68000. I'm pretty sure this isn't on that PC abomination.

 

[cannonball]

Man, this game is just straight up futari arrange...which is not good. I don't want to reflect everything. I'd rather be dodging bullets. Love the artwork but damn this reflect mechanic needs to die.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReXMV4WWCvQ

Still interested but not sure how fun the gameplay is really going to be. Hopefully there's more to it than reflect, refill reflect meter, reflect, repeat. Looks like a chaining mechanism is there too which is cool.

 

[ForeverSublime]

Here's my first impression:

I'm looking at the flyer. I see a lot of white space, a giant picture of some girl with a sword, and two tiny ass pictures of what the game looks like.

If that's the hook, I'd pass.

 

[sammybean]

Here's my first impression:

I'm looking at the flyer. I see a lot of white space, a giant picture of some girl with a sword, and two tiny ass pictures of what the game looks like.

If that's the hook, I'd pass.

Who passes on girls with swords..? Weirdo.. Anyway, looks like Progear2, and if it is, then count me in!

 

[CORY]

I agree, the flyer is a joke. Planes, boats and tanks mixed up with gigantic humans is kinda weird also. From all what I've seen, I'm not really interested in this game. I appreciate the fact that they moved on and stopped that lolis and pedo shit though but the game doesn't looks awesome to me. This is a try before you buy imo.

 

[Comrade Porn King Mikhail]

From the initial videos I'm disappointed that a large portion of the mechanics revolves around reflecting. I am not keen on human boss elements or the ninja "projection" for the characters. However, it's still Cave, still militaristic, and still hori, so eventually this will hopefully drop to "normal" kit prices where I can give this one a rental.

 

[subcons]

I'm not getting the hatred on the reflect mechanic. We haven't even played it yet. It's not like reflecting is going to make the game a cake walk or something. There's a lot going on in this and it looks pretty tough. And like all Cave games, I'm sure it's exponentially harder once you start playing for score.

Count me excited for it.

 

[iluvmonsterz]

Who passes on girls with swords..? Weirdo.. Anyway, looks like Progear2, and if it is, then count me in!

i am in agreement with him as far as the add, typically tits and ass is used to make up for a lack of something interesting or to draw in men by using their baser instincts...dont get me wrong i love pretty girls as much as the next guy but i preferre to make my decisions based on my brain not my weiner. i ve seen plenty chics with swords/guns/knives/mallets/rocket luanchers.....just show me the game and i am good.
the game on the other hand looks sweet...i get the progear comparisons and i personaly like to fight human bosses as they seem to have more "personality" than a metal ship.

 

[sammybean]

I prefer to fight mechanical fish bosses as they have more personality than human bosses.

 

[PinkSweets]

I prefer to fight mechanical fish bosses as they have more personality than human bosses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT9aT9lHnT4

 

[sammybean]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT9aT9lHnT4

That's actually *precisely* what I was going on about.

 

[iluvmonsterz]

I prefer to fight mechanical fish bosses as they have more personality than human bosses.

hahaha!! very funny jerk face!! i just preferre character shmuppies..ala guwange or shiki..it seems like i am more invested in a persons well being than a ships..ie.i reeaaalllyy dont want the cute little person on the screen to die, so i try harder..make any sense?

 

[sammybean]

hahaha!! very funny jerk face!! i just preferre character shmuppies..ala guwange or shiki..it seems like i am more invested in a persons well being than a ships..ie.i reeaaalllyy dont want the cute little person on the screen to die, so i try harder..make any sense?

That's how I feel about Mushihimesama, that cute little beetle is going to die if I get hit T_T

 

[iluvmonsterz]

i almost never get "into" ship based shmups as much as character based shmups..the little people seem to move more dynamicaly as well..while ships usually just have forward,back, left and right pitch..robots on the other hand.....

 

[PinkSweets]

What about Upa and Rupa from Parodius!?

 

[andsuchisdeath]

It looks decent. It's not 3D and it's not a lolita fest, so I'm happy. I'm shocked they give you the option of a male pilot too.

I think calling it "Progear 2" is a stretch, but this is obviously as close as it's gonna get to a progear nod. If this is getting a 360 port, I'll buy it.

 

[andsuchisdeath]

i almost never get "into" ship based shmups as much as character based shmups..the little people seem to move more dynamicaly as well..while ships usually just have forward,back, left and right pitch..robots on the other hand.....

I think characters as a whole are way cooler than ships. However, my problem with character based shooting games is that I fucking hate all the characters (barring the characters in Batsugun and Sonic Wings...but those are still ship based).

 

[iluvmonsterz]

What about Upa and Rupa from Parodius!?

you got me on that one hehehe!!

 

[iluvmonsterz]

I think characters as a whole are way cooler than ships. However, my problem with character based shooting games is that I fucking hate all the characters (barring the characters in Batsugun and Sonic Wings...but those are still ship based).

you dont like the characters in guwange? god i love all three!! the shikigami characters arent bad(if not a bit generic)...mushi? dragon blaze(some of my favorite character designe in a shmup)? gunbird?

 

[PinkSweets]

Agreed. I thought APB, Bakraid, and Garegga sucked hard.

The only game I havn't played from him was PinkSweets...Kinda ironic, heh.

Well shit, scratch this. I don't know why I feel the need to quote myself, but I do. A little off topic now, but whatev.

I decided to give Bakraid and Garegga another shot and they're actually pretty good...Been playing Ibara a little lately as well. It was always the game that just sat in the background and I never touched. For me, they're kinda like those few exceptions where the more I play them, the more I like them.

 

[iluvmonsterz]

Well shit, scratch this. I don't know why I feel the need to quote myself, but I do. A little off topic now, but whatev.

I decided to give Bakraid and Garegga another shot and they're actually pretty good...Been playing Ibara a little lately as well. It was always the game that just sat in the background and I never touched. For me, they're kinda like those few exceptions where the more I play them, the more I like them.

i like garegga but i hate bullet colors...i m tryin to get into ibara..but failuing.

 

[andsuchisdeath]

you dont like the characters in guwange? god i love all three!! the shikigami characters arent bad(if not a bit generic)...mushi? dragon blaze(some of my favorite character designe in a shmup)? gunbird?

I do not like any of those characters (Guwange). I'm not a fan of Joker Jun aliens. The dude character could have been cool if he had a better mask. Not a fan of the rest. But I'm getting carried away, let's keep this thread on topic.

 

[fake]

you dont like the characters in guwange? god i love all three!! the shikigami characters arent bad(if not a bit generic)...mushi? dragon blaze(some of my favorite character designe in a shmup)? gunbird?

Guwange is OK because the characters are running on the ground. Flying humans in shooters are lame IMO. They need to be in a ship or on a giant beetle or something.