And you know what?...every time a new NG: DEV game arrives at my door it puts a smile on my face, ear to fucking ear baby. I don't remember Pulstar or Blazing Star ever having that effect on me. Now, what's the value of that in dollars and cents?....fuck do I know. What I do know is that I've haven't regretted one NG: DEV purchase to this point so that has to count for something.
New NGDEV Neo-Geo Game: Razion
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And you know what?...every time a new NG: DEV game arrives at my door it puts a smile on my face, ear to fucking ear baby. I don't remember Pulstar or Blazing Star ever having that effect on me. Now, what's the value of that in dollars and cents?....fuck do I know. What I do know is that I've haven't regretted one NG: DEV purchase to this point so that has to count for something.
Order placed, kinda fudged the payment method though. :/ Seems like paypal charges about 3-4 percent for currency conversion, I was hoping to pay with a travel rewards cards (no foreign transaction fee). Oh well, drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things.
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If you're doing "the easiest thing to do" while you play in "god hard mode", that is still legit like hell. Think about it: It is not easy to produce decent shooters, sell them and build a business while doing so - on any hardware. It is even harder with an old system, and even more so on a niche one like the Neo.
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When I pay for NG Dev stuff, I always use the credit card as the source, and set it so it charges to Euros to my card (as oppose to having Paypal do the conversion). You usually save some money as the CC providers aren't as greedy as Paypal.
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This is almost reason enough for me to preorder. Only downside is that it'll have to be the last gaming purchase I make this year unless the consignment work picks up.
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Suppose that says it all really, which is a shame (for you) btw, as they both, really are, paramount examples of some of the best hori shooters in existence.
I don't have the money to have all of NGDEVs releases, so have to be selective about the ones I do buy. Fast Striker was the first NGDEV title I played where I felt, I definitely wanted it for NeoGeo (I always buy the DC copies ahead of the NeoGeo releases).
However, with Razion, there is no planned pre-Neo release (or any release?) for Dreamcast, so will have nothing to go off, aside, I own and have played DUX, 1.5 & ReDux and, coming from someone with good experience of all those games, looking at the obvious similarities, I personally would probably not pay £300+ for a reiteration of DUX.
I suppose, if you've never played it before or had any hands on with any of the DUX's, this will feel fresh to you and you're free of apprehension. I'm also remaining optimistic that the game supersedes DUX's legacy in MORE than just the nice, new look visuals on display in Razion (a lot of which seem to have been recycled though, tbh)...
Shame for me?......I doubt that because along with all of NG: DEV's games, I still do enjoy playing Blazing Star and Pulstar as well. No shame there.
Nice to see them paying attention to the feedback. I can't wait to see the finished product.
Yea, hit pay now by accident... thats I get for using a tablet.
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Smart man. Now if I can figure out how to do that in PayPal since I hardly use it.
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Being Canadian, I almost never pay for anything on paypal using Canadian funds. So you kinda learn quickly that their exchange rate are actually a way to make money for themselves.
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damn, looks nice. wish I could afford an aes copy
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I'm just the slightest bit curious about something. Normally, a NG
EV.TEAM release sells out overnight. But, in the case of RAZION, it's been available for preorder weeks and weeks without running out of stock. 
So, what's going on here?! Did the NGEV.TEAM drastically increase the production run of this release? Are none of the fans interested in another shooter? Is there something else entirely to blame? 
Personally, I'm stumped. The game looks amazing and I can't wait to get it. I just don't understand why not everyone else on here apparently agrees with me.
EV.TEAM release sells out overnight. But, in the case of RAZION, it's been available for preorder weeks and weeks without running out of stock. So, what's going on here?! Did the NG
EV.TEAM drastically increase the production run of this release? Are none of the fans interested in another shooter? Is there something else entirely to blame? Personally, I'm stumped. The game looks amazing and I can't wait to get it. I just don't understand why not everyone else on here apparently agrees with me.
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I'd say a combination of these two. Also the game is not just another shooter, but one that looks very similar to a previously available one (see above).
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Jup exactly. The limited edition is still limited too 100 pieces and hasn't sold out for weeks.
Maybe people have enough of their shooters. I have to admit I'm also not sure if I'll get the game this time and I bought all their other releases in a heartbeat.
Maybe people have enough of their shooters. I have to admit I'm also not sure if I'll get the game this time and I bought all their other releases in a heartbeat.
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So, they get a magical piece of paper and then it's worth $550 to you? Is this Dion's fake account?
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I think it's because people were hoping the "unannounced game" was going to be a different genre. If this game was the Ikari one then it would have sold out easily but another shmup that just looks like the baby of two previous releases isn't gonna grab the audience they want. If I had disposable income and a review of the game then maybe I'd get one. So far I've only purchased Gun Lord new and that was because I really liked what I saw.
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I've held off too. Not because I don't want it. I do, but... It's a pricey bit of kit and it's getting harder to justify spending $550 a pop on video games when I have other things in my life I would rather do/buy/support.
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Unlike Gunlord (which is practically a new Turrican game), this one has no nostalgia value; And unlike Xyx (which is the only vertical neo geo game) this game has really nothing special about it either.
There´s a bunch of pcbs from 80s and 90s that I´d rather get than this game. I´m skipping this one.
There´s a bunch of pcbs from 80s and 90s that I´d rather get than this game. I´m skipping this one.
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AES pre-orders open now: http://www.ngdevdirect.com
Total production: 150 pieces (100 Collector's Edition + 50 Limited Editions)
Total production: 150 pieces (100 Collector's Edition + 50 Limited Editions)
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New trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2-9Pzyrl5I