Bought it with the Humble Bundle yesterday, didn't bother to check it out because I bought the bundle specifically for Super Meat Boy and Cave Story+. My mistake there.
@jeremiahblatz said: "DOES IT HAVE THE PURPLE TOOTHPASTE BEZIER SPLINE OF DOOM!?"
Dear God, if there's only one thing I want, it's to have a PC shooter with that purple toothpaste laser from Raiden that hunts down enemies and twists in circles and shit....after all these years PLEASE
(btw I just bought Jamestown because anyone that invests their time in classic genres and 16-bit gfx deserves the cash)
@PiMpStAnLeY Er, you do know that graphics aren't everything, right? Big deal, it doesn't have graphics that other games do, I bought Jamestown a couple of days ago when it was on sale for $5, and it was honestly the best $5 I've ever spent. I just beat it yesterday, it was amazing to say the least.
this is a cool game, graphics are perfect if you like this kind of cartoony 90's look.
However! the only thing I absolutely dislike about this game is how you move with the mouse. I would have MUCH rather been able to move with the wasd keys.
@gnetikjakhammer You can move with those keys, when you choose what controls you want to use, just hold down the keyboard keys, and bam, you can play with those.
@FreeStuffsss12 care to message me a step-by-step process of how to get that done? I opened up the game and tried to change the keys but nothing seems to work. This game has a VERY cryptic way of simply changing key bindings. The more I encounter problems(or unable to progress the way I want) the more I think this game is a joke.
Please help me out because this indy game does NOT make it clear how to change simple binding keys like most games have mastered in the year 2011.
@gnetikjakhammer I'm gonna message you this exact same comment, but I'm gonna leave it here for others to see too. When you are selecting your ship for a level, when you choose your controls, press any button on the keyboard and hold it. Right after that, go down to "rebind controls" and click on it. When it asks you to input the controls, press "w" for up, "a" for left, "s" for down, and "d" for right, and then whatever you want the vaunt/fire/special buttons to be.
I admit, I was enjoying the game until it stopped halfway through and told me to go up two difficulty levels or never finish the game. It annoyed me enough that I stopped wanting to actually play the game.
I'm actually kinda disappointed that such a pretty, well engineered game suffers from such a ham-fisted archaic genre convention. :(
@XenesisXenon I didn't mind it. The levels are short and going back on the harder difficulties made me so much better. To put it in dbz terms....It was like training on King Kai's planet and then going back to Earth :P
@Vespene crap vids it what I meant. And your telling me to learn english, when you don't even know the saying "Your one to talk". And I know 2 Languages. So, yeh I'm not the ideot here. lol
@KillerGuitar007 I removed and replaced the comment myself,, apparently you can't even spell "comment" properly.
You were the one who spelt "idiot" incorrectly the first time, I was simply correcting you.
Obviously there's nothing worthwhile to do in the UK, since all you do is spew horrendous bullshit on youtube all day. Why not drink yourself into depression like the rest of Europe does? One less road hazard would be appreciated.
@KillerGuitar007 Wow, it's like you're going out of your way to act as retarded as possible. I like how you're backtracking with "no, I never spelt this wrong, it was actually a typo!" ahaha, so predictable and boring.
You pretty much upload Family Guy trash and make degrading comments on videos with no explanation at all, I think that, in itself, shows more of your worth than I ever could. End of.
@Vespene Its funny that you still think idiot is spelt wrong. And I have already admitted that commend was a typo. And anyway, correnting someone else's grammar is a sign that the person has lost, or will loose the argument.
This conversation should have ended long ago.
goodbye, and good luck with your videos (you'll need it)
@KillerGuitar007 this conversation shouldn't have existed to begin with because you should have had the common decency not to make retarded, sniding chid comments like "looks shit" on other people's videos.
i don't recall ever uploading videos for popularity, but i do like how you think my account is even remotely comparable to yours. it really lightens the mood.
@Vespene I commented on the game. Not based on the fact that the uploader. And the fact that you insist on agrueing back and correcting my grammar sows hoe childish you are.
Oh and my account is wildly better than yours, none of my videos have 39 views (except for the one that is only available in one country -.-). And please, stop replying, Every time I see a comment from this video I die a little inside because I know its you.
@KillerGuitar007 not based on the fact that the uploader.. what?
lol, you seem to be under the delusion of "one video with low views = inferior account". yeah, that one video which i uploaded for a single blog entry on another site which people would be viewing through the site itself, therefore won't be gaining views on youtube? that video? hahaha.
@Vespene LOL. Its not just 1 video idiot. Its basically all of your videos. and besides, I know more about computing than your, and the code that you use to upload a youtube video on your website/blog counts towards your youtube views aswell. Which means you have around 40 visits average .. hmm.
@KillerGuitar007 targeting a single video of mine with the lowest hits really proves that you're just desperate and are out of ammunition. i feel sorry for you. html has nothing to do with "computing", it's called "coding", which apparently you know nothing of. youtube videos played through websites aren't considered hits.
please, keep making a fool out of yourself. doing the UK proud.
@Vespene Thank you. Html is coding. And I should know because I spend a lot of my free tim doing it. So don't talk to me about coding if you don't even know how the embeded code of youtube works. And I was targeting all of your videos. And Who said I was from the UK?
@Vespene Oh and one more thing, everyone is alowed their view. Don't make everyone have to agree with you. And when someone does make a comment, don't make it personal like compare it to my account or whatever because THAT, my friend, is childish
@ShadowLord32 Getting better just takes practice. Here's a tip: focus on your ship. Dodging projectiles is a lot more calculated when you're paying attention.
I am urging everyone reading this who has even the slightest interest in shmups: BUY IT RIGHT NOW! You wont regret it! The people behind this game put in way too much effort for it to fail.
yeah this game is epic if you loved aerowing,vaportrail,earth defense force type games. worth every penny i paid for it on steam. lots of replay value as well as there are many challenges and an online scoring system.
All those big game studios should take a look at Jamestown and then rethink their ideas of how a game should be... This one is a paramount example of brilliant design in all aspects. If you like games like Gunbird just a little, then you'll certainly love Jamestown. I'm a shmup-fan (and developer) myself, played most shmups on the planet and believe me: this is a perl! Now go and support the indies!
and it's worth noting that (even if everybody IS aware that Icycalm is mentally nonfunctioning) even if they aren't "in tune" with what japanese STGs do with multiplayer, who cares? it's not a japanese STG, and the multiplayer kicks ass. i loved playing games like Bio-Hazard Battle and Raiden II with two players, and this is no different. haven't had the opportunity to actually play a shooter with a friend in quite some time.
this is a solid game with a solid setting, solid visuals, solid audio, and solid gameplay. i don't _care_ if there's not a ridiculously indepth scoring system in place, what i care about is that this is a shooter that has given me a reason to actually get interested in the story while playing, and it really feels like an adventure. and i love that.
Icycalm: The way they are pimping the multiplayer feature is a red flag that the game probably sucks mechanically and scoring-wise. I.e., it shows that they haven't realized that co-op in the vast majority of Japanese STGs, and especially modern ones, is gratuitous -- a joke. Another thing that's a huge red flag is their proud use of the term indie, of course. And all the "old-school", etc. fagotry. And finally simply the overall smarmishness of the trailer's text.
@riles666 If you're going to try and make a point, only to end up sounding ignorant by using someones lifestyle choice as a derogatory, at least make some sort of effort to spell it right. It's 'faggot', not 'fagot'. Also, it's not 'smarmishness' That isn't even a word. It's 'Smarminess'.
the controls are terrible, and this video is sped up, the ships actually move really slow and there's now health bar so you don't know if you been hit or not. its a really bad game although had a lot of potential. I want my $9 back
1. I get hit all the time and I don't die, if its hit = death, then the hit boxes aren't actuate in the game
2. Health bars are used for strategy, the game has lives and continues anyway so your point is invalid
3. controls are are slow and don't work well
4. your lying, the video IS sped up.
5. how much? seriously...I have pays much less for far better. this game has 4 ships that can't even get upgrades, 3 out of the 4 ships suck, the story also makes no sense
1. As in practically all bullet-hell-alike-shmups the hitbox is very small.
2. Healthbars are still for wimps who cannot dodge. Strategie? Learn dodging.The existance of a health-bar usually is a good indicator for poor (unfair) bullet-pattern design. Therefore there's no decent danmaku that uses health-bars.
3. no, you are too slow
4. maybe you talk about a different game?
5. it's got Gunbird quality, therefore a Gunbird-price would be appropriate ($28)
2. I beat the first level on my 1st try on difficult pwithout dieing once. i love health bars over respawn with 2 second spawn shield (respawn shield = for wimps). the point of health bar is for strategy and when they are left out of a game like this, its because of coder has limited skills/time
3. Controls could have been improved by making a hold position button for the ship when the directional bullets are rotated and so on, a lot of things left out..its a rush job
2. I know of no real programmer for whom implementing a HB would be a technical challenge :). And the time consuming part in doing a HB (or any UI element) is the artwork, not the programming. Making a hb-based-game is in fact way easier, because the balancing takes much less time, because it doesnt matter that much if there remain some no-escape situations -> indicator for what you call a rush job.
3. so it boils down to: you can't handle ship 2, I can, practice :)
@Daytona675x ship two is easy to control for me although i could see noobs having issues with it at first, its actually op in comparison to the other ships imo, but it still sloppy, the game just lacks refined overall
@pelletier1986 "The multiplayer is all local for now, but we'd love to add online multiplayer in the future. With only two programmers, tackling online multiplayer for launch would have been biting off more than we could chew. Once we release, we’ll see how strong the demand is from our fans and take it from there." from the developers. I'm more than happy with the local coop. Best gaming experience one can have.
Allright thanks for the clarification. I'll buy it this weekend, and I'll give them my feedback. For now, I'm wondering how to play effectively with 4 players on 1 computer... =p
@pelletier1986 There are several options especially because setting up controls for this game is amazing, something that I've never seen. You can set the controls to anything (keyboard, mouse, gamepads) and change it in a fast and intuitive way.
That's nice, definitely giving this a try this weekend! I only have a normal Logitech pad for now, but I'm waiting for my HRAP EX-SE stick to arrive, so I'm gonna test with that too (hope it's compatible with my pc).
I think the Music of a game shuold have approximately the same level as the game itself... Well correct me, but this game have to be extremly awesome for this music, and according to the trailer, it doesn't seems to be so. You should have used a little faster and simple music for this trailer imo.
This is clearly a love letter to not just Cave, but also Takumi as well (they created Mars Matrix and Giga Wing). I'm gonna look forward to playing this. =3
Wow just Wow! I love the old school DDP like palette scheme in this game, its obvious you guys love your arcade shooters.
My inbuilt scepticism with western shmups makes me worry that the final release will be broken in some way. PLS make sure you get your controls and hitbox collition detection just right and you guys will have done the impossible, that is make a good euro / western made scrolling shmup (besides the freeware XOP black)
Now that looks damn awesome. A mixture of DoDonPachi with some touches of Progear and, to top it all, using pixel art instead of pre-renders, right? Oh, yes, also hoping for a some nifty options since it's for PC!!!! Oh my god. Instant-buy. In fact, where is the buy button in that site? Overall, amazing!
OMG, you guys are going to give Cave a real run for their money! I pray there will also be a 2 player vertical (rotate screen) mode included with the PC release. :)
Can I wear a frilled dress~?
ShinjiBua 2 months ago
heheh i bought this game with the humble bundle for 1 cent :D
locotokyoco 2 months ago
@locotokyoco heheh what a cheap ass are you...
brutaer 2 months ago
@locotokyoco Pay at least dolar or you won't get Steam activation key
j3drz3j 2 months ago
Nice Music!
starkistuna 2 months ago
i paid a dollar for the humble bundle
brandonzco 2 months ago
@brandonzco If you pay so Scrooge-like the three ghosts will appear at christmas!
L1nkk9E 2 months ago 10
Go to ==> ((( humblebundle )))
to get this game and 6 others,
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Macikro 2 months ago
@Macikro it's 11 others now! if you pay over the average price (still like $5.26)
miwolverine94 2 months ago
Bought it with the Humble Bundle yesterday, didn't bother to check it out because I bought the bundle specifically for Super Meat Boy and Cave Story+. My mistake there.
This game alone is worth every cent.
joako534 2 months ago
Looks beautiful and smooth. Liked.
djoe331 2 months ago
THIS is a game, not fancy graphics just good old school gameplay and epic music
armando92 2 months ago
GO BUY THIS GAME IN HUMBLE INDIE BUNDLE 4 D:!
FlasherOoHh 2 months ago
Am I the first one to mention, that this game comes in the Humble Indie Bundle 4? Well worth buying!
Ajanek 2 months ago
залупа
nqmanner 4 months ago
Only one question applies:
DOES IT HAVE THE PURPLE TOOTHPASTE BEZIER SPLINE OF DOOM!?
jeremiahblatz 6 months ago
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@jeremiahblatz said: "DOES IT HAVE THE PURPLE TOOTHPASTE BEZIER SPLINE OF DOOM!?"
Dear God, if there's only one thing I want, it's to have a PC shooter with that purple toothpaste laser from Raiden that hunts down enemies and twists in circles and shit....after all these years PLEASE
(btw I just bought Jamestown because anyone that invests their time in classic genres and 16-bit gfx deserves the cash)
Discern4 5 months ago
2011? u sure this is not 1991? looks like one of those crappy shareware apogee games
PiMpStAnLeY 6 months ago
@PiMpStAnLeY Er, you do know that graphics aren't everything, right? Big deal, it doesn't have graphics that other games do, I bought Jamestown a couple of days ago when it was on sale for $5, and it was honestly the best $5 I've ever spent. I just beat it yesterday, it was amazing to say the least.
FreeStuffsss12 6 months ago
this is a cool game, graphics are perfect if you like this kind of cartoony 90's look.
However! the only thing I absolutely dislike about this game is how you move with the mouse. I would have MUCH rather been able to move with the wasd keys.
gnetikjakhammer 6 months ago
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R3TROXITY 6 months ago
@gnetikjakhammer You can move with those keys, when you choose what controls you want to use, just hold down the keyboard keys, and bam, you can play with those.
FreeStuffsss12 6 months ago
@FreeStuffsss12 care to message me a step-by-step process of how to get that done? I opened up the game and tried to change the keys but nothing seems to work. This game has a VERY cryptic way of simply changing key bindings. The more I encounter problems(or unable to progress the way I want) the more I think this game is a joke.
Please help me out because this indy game does NOT make it clear how to change simple binding keys like most games have mastered in the year 2011.
gnetikjakhammer 6 months ago
@gnetikjakhammer I'm gonna message you this exact same comment, but I'm gonna leave it here for others to see too. When you are selecting your ship for a level, when you choose your controls, press any button on the keyboard and hold it. Right after that, go down to "rebind controls" and click on it. When it asks you to input the controls, press "w" for up, "a" for left, "s" for down, and "d" for right, and then whatever you want the vaunt/fire/special buttons to be.
FreeStuffsss12 5 months ago
Looks like fun. Problem is that I think such games make only sense in multiplayer, and most of the people I know wouldn't like it (too hectic).
isver 7 months ago
I admit, I was enjoying the game until it stopped halfway through and told me to go up two difficulty levels or never finish the game. It annoyed me enough that I stopped wanting to actually play the game.
I'm actually kinda disappointed that such a pretty, well engineered game suffers from such a ham-fisted archaic genre convention. :(
XenesisXenon 7 months ago
@XenesisXenon I didn't mind it. The levels are short and going back on the harder difficulties made me so much better. To put it in dbz terms....It was like training on King Kai's planet and then going back to Earth :P
R3TROXITY 6 months ago
ZUN and Cave better watch out. A western developer is gunning to be immortalized alongside them.
Cantido 7 months ago
the music is more epic than the game
unlocatedfile 7 months ago
This game looks like touhou project
LabodaKill90 7 months ago
ON SALE FOR 5 BUCKS ON STEAM FOR THE NEXT 8 AND A HALF HOURS! I URGE YOU ALL, DO IT!
YtseJam214 7 months ago
So... Is this going to get a real release, or just on sites like Steam where they expect you to pay full price for a rental?
MarioFanaticXV 8 months ago
Looks shit
KillerGuitar007 8 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 thankfully it shares something with your account, then.
Vespene 7 months ago
@Vespene Hehe, This account is only for viewing and commenting. I only add videos when I get bored. And your one to talk
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 my one to talk what? learn english, lol. and yeah with 4 vids with over 100,000 views, i think i am.
gladly bought this last night.
Vespene 7 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 "hehe", my one to talk what? learn english, idiot. yeah, with over 4 vids with 100,000 views, i think i am.
gladly bought this game last night and was a steal at that.
Vespene 7 months ago
@Vespene crap vids it what I meant. And your telling me to learn english, when you don't even know the saying "Your one to talk". And I know 2 Languages. So, yeh I'm not the ideot here. lol
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
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Vespene 7 months ago
@Vespene Ok I. Its Idiot, not Ideon, Idiot. 2 English isn't my first language, so I'm not going "through English". 3: You commend got removed, lol
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 I removed and replaced the comment myself,, apparently you can't even spell "comment" properly.
You were the one who spelt "idiot" incorrectly the first time, I was simply correcting you.
Obviously there's nothing worthwhile to do in the UK, since all you do is spew horrendous bullshit on youtube all day. Why not drink yourself into depression like the rest of Europe does? One less road hazard would be appreciated.
Vespene 7 months ago
@Vespene Rather be a drunk than weigh 10 Tons. And I never spelt Idiot wrong, Idiot. And Its called a typo, noob
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 Wow, it's like you're going out of your way to act as retarded as possible. I like how you're backtracking with "no, I never spelt this wrong, it was actually a typo!" ahaha, so predictable and boring.
You pretty much upload Family Guy trash and make degrading comments on videos with no explanation at all, I think that, in itself, shows more of your worth than I ever could. End of.
Vespene 7 months ago
@Vespene Ok, 1, I said commend was a typo. Idiot.
And 2. If I were you I'd stop talking before you embarrass yourself even more.
Oh and to be fare, Only 1 that I saw of your videos had 100k Views, so I don't know why you were bragging about that.
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 commend and ideot are both wrong regardless of what you wish to glorify them as.
apparently you're blind as well as stupid and illiterate, because i'm well aware of my videos.
also it's "fair", not "fare". evidently not a typo.
better luck next time.
Vespene 7 months ago
@Vespene Its funny that you still think idiot is spelt wrong. And I have already admitted that commend was a typo. And anyway, correnting someone else's grammar is a sign that the person has lost, or will loose the argument.
This conversation should have ended long ago.
goodbye, and good luck with your videos (you'll need it)
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 this conversation shouldn't have existed to begin with because you should have had the common decency not to make retarded, sniding chid comments like "looks shit" on other people's videos.
i don't recall ever uploading videos for popularity, but i do like how you think my account is even remotely comparable to yours. it really lightens the mood.
Vespene 7 months ago
@Vespene I commented on the game. Not based on the fact that the uploader. And the fact that you insist on agrueing back and correcting my grammar sows hoe childish you are.
Oh and my account is wildly better than yours, none of my videos have 39 views (except for the one that is only available in one country -.-). And please, stop replying, Every time I see a comment from this video I die a little inside because I know its you.
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 not based on the fact that the uploader.. what?
lol, you seem to be under the delusion of "one video with low views = inferior account". yeah, that one video which i uploaded for a single blog entry on another site which people would be viewing through the site itself, therefore won't be gaining views on youtube? that video? hahaha.
i think that says it all.
you're done here.
thanks for proving your worth.
Vespene 7 months ago
@Vespene LOL. Its not just 1 video idiot. Its basically all of your videos. and besides, I know more about computing than your, and the code that you use to upload a youtube video on your website/blog counts towards your youtube views aswell. Which means you have around 40 visits average .. hmm.
Well. good luck with that
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 targeting a single video of mine with the lowest hits really proves that you're just desperate and are out of ammunition. i feel sorry for you. html has nothing to do with "computing", it's called "coding", which apparently you know nothing of. youtube videos played through websites aren't considered hits.
please, keep making a fool out of yourself. doing the UK proud.
Vespene 7 months ago
@Vespene Thank you. Html is coding. And I should know because I spend a lot of my free tim doing it. So don't talk to me about coding if you don't even know how the embeded code of youtube works. And I was targeting all of your videos. And Who said I was from the UK?
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
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j3ff86 7 months ago
@j3ff86 Yes it is. Because you code it. You CODE a website with Html. Just like you CODE C#, Java .etc.
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
@Vespene Oh and one more thing, everyone is alowed their view. Don't make everyone have to agree with you. And when someone does make a comment, don't make it personal like compare it to my account or whatever because THAT, my friend, is childish
KillerGuitar007 7 months ago
@KillerGuitar007 there's a like/dislike button for a reason. "looks shit" is just trolling.
Vespene 7 months ago
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@KillerGuitar007 coming from the guy who uploads family guy shit, that's more hilarious than insulting.
it's YOU'RE as in YOU ARE.
it's also not "ideot".
how do you know two languages? you couldn't even get through english.
fucking idiot.
Vespene 7 months ago
I KNEW THEY LIED TO ME IN HIGH SCHOOL WITH ALL THOSE BS HISTORY CLASSES !!
cetaepsilon 8 months ago
Do you control your ship by mouse, or by WASD/Arrow keys?
ZachCraft 8 months ago
@ZachCraft
Your choice. Altho mouse controls are pretty bad since the ship can't move even nearly as fast as the mouse. Arrow key controls are great tho.
TMSapphiroN 8 months ago
@TMSapphiroN
I find it impossible to play games like this with arrow keys, it's just not precise enough.
ZachCraft 8 months ago
1619 but u have fuckin lasers, shields atomic bombs .. wtf?
atomisten 8 months ago
All those explosions and screen shakes? In a bullet hell game?
Camperrrrr 8 months ago
Bought it and WELL WORTH THE MONEY! Beautiful music and great arcade shooter all around!
turbodaze 8 months ago 15
Now is this music epic or epic? *-*
TMSapphiroN 8 months ago
I'm to old for games like this. Just can't keep up with all the action :P
fusioniki 8 months ago
I'm tempted to buy this just for the awesome story premise. It's too bad I'm god awful at fast-paced shoot 'em ups.
ShadowLord32 8 months ago
@ShadowLord32 Getting better just takes practice. Here's a tip: focus on your ship. Dodging projectiles is a lot more calculated when you're paying attention.
Senship 8 months ago
cool graphics, too bad you made a shmup instead of a good game
Microwavish 8 months ago
@Microwavish Just because you don't like shumps, does not mean the game is bad. Get off your high horse.
miroku888 8 months ago
Awesome game, don't be scared tpo buy it.... if you have enjoyed ANY CAVE game or any bullethell shmup in general, do yourself a favor and buy this.
niespeludo 8 months ago
I wish to play a RPG with such beautiful graphics
bheltasar 8 months ago
If it comes to PSN or XBLA I'll buy it day one. Looks EXCELLENT.
b2manatees 8 months ago
@b2manatees Just buy it on PC FFS.
airgilbert 8 months ago
@airgilbert
If they made it for Mac, I would. I don't own a PC. For Fuck Sake indeed.
b2manatees 8 months ago
@b2manatees oh, well I doubt it will ever come out on consoles, I don't think they have enough money to port the game over.
airgilbert 8 months ago
All around fantastic game.
WilWhalen 8 months ago
Looks like a freaking mess waiting to give some poor kid a seizure.
drmoroe30 8 months ago
I am urging everyone reading this who has even the slightest interest in shmups: BUY IT RIGHT NOW! You wont regret it! The people behind this game put in way too much effort for it to fail.
mustpickname 8 months ago 24
yeah this game is epic if you loved aerowing,vaportrail,earth defense force type games. worth every penny i paid for it on steam. lots of replay value as well as there are many challenges and an online scoring system.
tekkenjam 8 months ago
Tycho brought me here!
Ravenkliff 8 months ago
What a f*ckin great game.
Arenow 8 months ago
Hey, this looks kinda alright. This is the RIGHT kind of retro
sergioelmejor1 8 months ago
Is it better than Tohou?
Fuice1 8 months ago
@Fuice1 Your bar is set WAY too low.
ZarroTsu 8 months ago
@ZarroTsu No man, Tohou is one of the best games I have played. Its one of the few classics.
Fuice1 8 months ago
@Fuice1 Again, your bar is too low.
Ignoring the obvious reason it makes me look like a douche-bag; go to my user page and watch one of my more recent "fraxy" videos.
ZarroTsu 8 months ago
@ZarroTsu Yeah, its pretty awesome videos :P
Fuice1 8 months ago
Newgrounds brought me here!
Dylan321321 8 months ago
in my opinion i find it (after watching this video) too simpel :/
tobias199494 8 months ago
@tobias199494 lol
You can't even spell simple.
airgilbert 8 months ago
Newgrounds took me here
NoobC133 8 months ago
All those big game studios should take a look at Jamestown and then rethink their ideas of how a game should be... This one is a paramount example of brilliant design in all aspects. If you like games like Gunbird just a little, then you'll certainly love Jamestown. I'm a shmup-fan (and developer) myself, played most shmups on the planet and believe me: this is a perl! Now go and support the indies!
Daytona675x 8 months ago
and it's worth noting that (even if everybody IS aware that Icycalm is mentally nonfunctioning) even if they aren't "in tune" with what japanese STGs do with multiplayer, who cares? it's not a japanese STG, and the multiplayer kicks ass. i loved playing games like Bio-Hazard Battle and Raiden II with two players, and this is no different. haven't had the opportunity to actually play a shooter with a friend in quite some time.
nsrrenard 8 months ago
this is a solid game with a solid setting, solid visuals, solid audio, and solid gameplay. i don't _care_ if there's not a ridiculously indepth scoring system in place, what i care about is that this is a shooter that has given me a reason to actually get interested in the story while playing, and it really feels like an adventure. and i love that.
nsrrenard 8 months ago
Icycalm: The way they are pimping the multiplayer feature is a red flag that the game probably sucks mechanically and scoring-wise. I.e., it shows that they haven't realized that co-op in the vast majority of Japanese STGs, and especially modern ones, is gratuitous -- a joke. Another thing that's a huge red flag is their proud use of the term indie, of course. And all the "old-school", etc. fagotry. And finally simply the overall smarmishness of the trailer's text.
riles666 8 months ago
@riles666 @riles666 Also Icycalm: And moreover the title recalls an adventure game or CRPG, and is completely inappropriate for an STG.
riles666 8 months ago
@riles666 From an insomnia.ac forum thread (only visible to members).
riles666 8 months ago
@riles666 If you're going to try and make a point, only to end up sounding ignorant by using someones lifestyle choice as a derogatory, at least make some sort of effort to spell it right. It's 'faggot', not 'fagot'. Also, it's not 'smarmishness' That isn't even a word. It's 'Smarminess'.
ZiddersRooFurry 8 months ago
@ZiddersRooFurry I just copy and pasted what Icycalm wrote.
riles666 8 months ago
the controls are terrible, and this video is sped up, the ships actually move really slow and there's now health bar so you don't know if you been hit or not. its a really bad game although had a lot of potential. I want my $9 back
centercity1 8 months ago
@centercity1
1. you know you have been hit if you die. Just like in 99% of all other shmups.
2. Health bars are for wimps anyway.
3. controls are flawless.
4. video is not sped up.
5. the game is actually worth far more than $9.
6. maybe less manly games like Quake are better suited for you :)
Daytona675x 8 months ago
@Daytona675x
1. I get hit all the time and I don't die, if its hit = death, then the hit boxes aren't actuate in the game
2. Health bars are used for strategy, the game has lives and continues anyway so your point is invalid
3. controls are are slow and don't work well
4. your lying, the video IS sped up.
5. how much? seriously...I have pays much less for far better. this game has 4 ships that can't even get upgrades, 3 out of the 4 ships suck, the story also makes no sense
6. I like all games
centercity1 8 months ago
@centercity1
1. As in practically all bullet-hell-alike-shmups the hitbox is very small.
2. Healthbars are still for wimps who cannot dodge. Strategie? Learn dodging.The existance of a health-bar usually is a good indicator for poor (unfair) bullet-pattern design. Therefore there's no decent danmaku that uses health-bars.
3. no, you are too slow
4. maybe you talk about a different game?
5. it's got Gunbird quality, therefore a Gunbird-price would be appropriate ($28)
6. besides danmaku it seems
Daytona675x 8 months ago
@Daytona675x
1. not true
2. I beat the first level on my 1st try on difficult pwithout dieing once. i love health bars over respawn with 2 second spawn shield (respawn shield = for wimps). the point of health bar is for strategy and when they are left out of a game like this, its because of coder has limited skills/time
3. Controls could have been improved by making a hold position button for the ship when the directional bullets are rotated and so on, a lot of things left out..its a rush job
centercity1 8 months ago
@centercity1
1. sure it is.
2. I know of no real programmer for whom implementing a HB would be a technical challenge :). And the time consuming part in doing a HB (or any UI element) is the artwork, not the programming. Making a hb-based-game is in fact way easier, because the balancing takes much less time, because it doesnt matter that much if there remain some no-escape situations -> indicator for what you call a rush job.
3. so it boils down to: you can't handle ship 2, I can, practice :)
Daytona675x 8 months ago
@Daytona675x ship two is easy to control for me although i could see noobs having issues with it at first, its actually op in comparison to the other ships imo, but it still sloppy, the game just lacks refined overall
centercity1 8 months ago
Fourpack on Steam plz.
Majesticgoat 8 months ago
is the coop online?
ThePferdemensch 8 months ago
@ThePferdemensch I wish, but no. At least you can plug in multiple devices like joysticks and pads.
arlieth 8 months ago
god this song is so epic.
Khalirei 8 months ago
Have you considered releasing an OST for this? I'd love to hear it. That stage 1 theme especially is great.
meirus 8 months ago 7
does it have online coop?
aspirino67 8 months ago
I replay this video again and again just for the music
Kyledmw 8 months ago 2
@Kyledmw I'm not a shmup fan, but yep, the music also completely got my attention
XSportSeeker 8 months ago
Hey guys ! stop making cartoons and make something same epic as this
/watch?v=pYa2g9_5Ss
(raptor call of the shadows)
i will give you 2x of my money if u do that again !
keron11 8 months ago
@keron11 A bullet hell shooter taking place in 1619 on Mars isnt epic enough?
Temjin99 8 months ago 2
@Temjin99 never cared about when does the game happen...
keron11 8 months ago
It would have been awesome if it was ONLINE multiplayer...
Or is it?
pelletier1986 8 months ago
@pelletier1986 "The multiplayer is all local for now, but we'd love to add online multiplayer in the future. With only two programmers, tackling online multiplayer for launch would have been biting off more than we could chew. Once we release, we’ll see how strong the demand is from our fans and take it from there." from the developers. I'm more than happy with the local coop. Best gaming experience one can have.
ipariszalonna 8 months ago
@ipariszalonna
Allright thanks for the clarification. I'll buy it this weekend, and I'll give them my feedback. For now, I'm wondering how to play effectively with 4 players on 1 computer... =p
pelletier1986 8 months ago
@pelletier1986 There are several options especially because setting up controls for this game is amazing, something that I've never seen. You can set the controls to anything (keyboard, mouse, gamepads) and change it in a fast and intuitive way.
ipariszalonna 8 months ago
@ipariszalonna
That's nice, definitely giving this a try this weekend! I only have a normal Logitech pad for now, but I'm waiting for my HRAP EX-SE stick to arrive, so I'm gonna test with that too (hope it's compatible with my pc).
Thanks again mate.
pelletier1986 8 months ago
It's out on Steam right now.
wrathi 8 months ago
...I MUST BUY THIS GAME. I WILL PAY FOR IT WITH MY OWN INTERNAL ORGANS IF I MUST.
pie625 9 months ago
A xbox live port would be AWESOME guys ! Great work so far =)
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tracziohustpa7894 10 months ago 12
I think the Music of a game shuold have approximately the same level as the game itself... Well correct me, but this game have to be extremly awesome for this music, and according to the trailer, it doesn't seems to be so. You should have used a little faster and simple music for this trailer imo.
Frenetus 10 months ago
This game looks friggin' boss. I can't wait to play it with my buddies Westunquote, THE_PENETRATOR, and Levine!
seideberg27 11 months ago
So bad ass! And a beautiful trailer too!
matthewdoucette 11 months ago
This is going on my To Watch For list.
insaner2play 11 months ago
CAVE, eat your heart out!
JBGUY2K 11 months ago
Ohhh, JAMEStown not JONESTOWN. I'm guessing this won't be an RPG to escape mass suicide. Bummer.
lehdu 11 months ago
please please PLEASE release this on Steam
viniciusvbf 11 months ago
Xbox Live, please! The idea of playing such an immaculately constructed peice of awesomeness on this on a PC gives me a raging flass.
Deelish 11 months ago
Just shut up and take my money!
celark 11 months ago 2
what is this shit, i'd buy it if it was from japan though
chinonononozu 11 months ago
I love that the top suggestion on the sidebar is "Mister Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate".
In other news, I am about to write a post about this for my website! Looks amazing!
OriginOfBob 11 months ago 17
@OriginOfBob Now it's "Duke Nukem Forever: Lesbian Schoolgirls Gameplay"
shaurz 7 months ago
@shaurz Haha. So it is.
OriginOfBob 7 months ago
do want!
up2gee 11 months ago
It's amazing!!
what's the name of the music please?
zunigajonathan 11 months ago
360 arcade sticks work on PCs....
zombiesalon 11 months ago
@zombiesalon wtf? Yes they will.
hatchedarea 11 months ago
I agree with xbox live. How many people own an arcade stick for the PC? Not as many as those for the 360 I'm guessing.
Terramax 11 months ago
Looks awesome! I second the Xbox Live Indie Games request! (I don't play PC games...)
ujnhunter 11 months ago
@ujnhunter i third that sir!
ShinGlacier 11 months ago
That was amazing. Please bring it to Xbox Live Indie Games. :)
MrDeathSmiles 11 months ago
do want.
UnduTheGun 11 months ago
best setting ever
burgi3001 11 months ago
Looks amazing!
Redfoxe 11 months ago
Where do you pre-order ?
Hah, joking, but ill buy it when its out.
EvilMaxWar 11 months ago
Interesting, a danmaku shoot 'em up from a western developer. It's looking really good!
Matsute 11 months ago
AMAZING work!!!
matthewdoucette 11 months ago
This game looks awesome!
AaronSChapin 11 months ago
Looks amazing! Will you put it on Steam? oh well, I'll buy it anyway...
n3croticism 11 months ago
sweet, I just don't believe that this is from a non-Japanese developer! Euroshmups usually don't look as good as this
Jonasakos 11 months ago
This is clearly a love letter to not just Cave, but also Takumi as well (they created Mars Matrix and Giga Wing). I'm gonna look forward to playing this. =3
LemGambino 11 months ago 11
ok wow this goes beyond metal-slugs sprite making talent
job well done!
malibar1 11 months ago
Wow just Wow! I love the old school DDP like palette scheme in this game, its obvious you guys love your arcade shooters.
My inbuilt scepticism with western shmups makes me worry that the final release will be broken in some way. PLS make sure you get your controls and hitbox collition detection just right and you guys will have done the impossible, that is make a good euro / western made scrolling shmup (besides the freeware XOP black)
TrevHead10 11 months ago
Holy shit, I hope it also comes out for XBLA, PSN or, even better, a physical release for a console (...........I can dream, can't I?).
KollisionBR 11 months ago
Now that looks damn awesome. A mixture of DoDonPachi with some touches of Progear and, to top it all, using pixel art instead of pre-renders, right? Oh, yes, also hoping for a some nifty options since it's for PC!!!! Oh my god. Instant-buy. In fact, where is the buy button in that site? Overall, amazing!
GloriousLight 11 months ago
OMG, you guys are going to give Cave a real run for their money! I pray there will also be a 2 player vertical (rotate screen) mode included with the PC release. :)
Arc8deFever 11 months ago
@Arc8deFever I agree Tate really would be the icing on the cake
TrevHead10 11 months ago
Oh my god they recreated the Dodonpachi laser!
Great art, guys. Hope the gameplay and scoring backs it up.
OyVeey 11 months ago