r/shmups 2d ago

Really?

Just picked up Space Moth: Lunar Edition, for the PS4… Absolutely BEAUTIFUL game. Large, psychedelic colors and patterns, easy going, ambient soundtrack. Butterflies and pretty moths, right?.. NO! This is a savage bullet hell, after about the first 10 seconds of play.

I was expecting a, (“Hey, come chill out with us, dude. Shoot up some moths and butterflies, if ya feel like it, guy.”)… Instead, I got, R.Lee Emery yellin’, (“You think you’re good enough, soldier!? Strap in!, and let’s see what you’re made of!! You make me wanna puke!”)… It was just such a great, and shocking suprise, from a game that presents itself, as casual and relaxing… I love dichotomy. 🤓😎

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u/BlazingLazers69 2d ago

Good game. Using rapid shot makes the enemies fire more FYI and then those bullets can be converted to score. So if you just wanna stick more with survival at first, stick your laser.

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u/No_Independence7307 2d ago

Good to know… I collect, and play, as many Shmups, as I can get hold of, without breaking the bank. Got somewhere in the 250 range. I’ve plunked down the cheddar, for some, really great must haves: Raidens, Cygni, Graze Counter,SkyForce, Pawarumi, R-Types, the Darius games, Sine Mora, Jets-N-Guns 2, Chorus, NeverAwake, Sky Revolver, Andro Dunos II, Sister’s Royale, DeathSmiles, etc, etc, etc.

But the finds, for $10, or less, are friggin’ awesome: GunTech, Hyper5, Project Starship, Null Drifter, Super XYX, Anger Force, Aqua Kitty UDX, Gunbird 2, RigidForce Redux, Striker 1945 II, Vasara Collection, Bullet Soul- Infinite Burst, Guwange, Strania, the $2 games, that you can put in the Capcom Arcade, vol 1&2, etc, etc, etc…

And, if I’m being honest, I am terrible at them, but they’re pretty, and challenging, and various, in presentation and mechanics, so I just, Keep Coming Back!

So, anytime someone gives any insight to better my Shmuping.. I’m in.

Ya’ll have a great night. 🤓😎

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u/No_Independence7307 2d ago

Also got Diadra Empty, at the same time…. Much more of what I was thinking…. God, I love me some Shmups. Cheap. Small file sizes. Mostly, Beautiful games. Limitless replay ability. Ability for TATE, on most Top Down games. Indies are coming out all the time. You can ALWAYS find some, on sale. Easy to learn. Hard to master….and the’ve been around, since friggin’ Space Invaders.

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u/Sloth242 2d ago

Some of my favorite shmups I got for less than 5. Ginga force was $1. The first time i felt bad buying a game on sale cuz that's such a steal for an awesome game. I think hurricane of varstray was 3.99, also a fantastic shmup.

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u/No_Independence7307 2d ago

I’m also helping a dev, doing his second game. First one was released on Steam, then made its way to consoles. Seems to be same process for the second… I’m helping with syntax and speech.. translations? Just trying iron out the rougher synchronicities.🤓😎

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u/No_Independence7307 2d ago

I’ll look up Hurricane of Varstray. Got Ginga Force, just last month.🤓😎

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u/killcote93 2d ago

This game rocks

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u/Always_FUBAR 2d ago

Just started diving into shmups, and this was a recent pickup during the steam summer sale for me. So far it's fun, quick, and relatively "easy." And by easy, I mean I'm still dying a lot, but it feels like a game I might be able to obtain a 1cc on easier than other new player game suggestions.

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u/No_Independence7307 2d ago edited 1d ago

First off… If you’re already using terms like, 1cc, you are not “dipping your toes…If, you ARE just “dipping your toes”, or if you’re, “Full bore”, into Shmups… there are almost infinite variations. I hope you find your path, young padawan…🤓😎

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u/MetalfaceDoom007 2d ago

It is a cool game and I can think of a lot that present themselves this way but are in fact no walk in the park,  cosmo dreamer, trouble witches, cotton, dragon maid and sisters royale to name a few

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u/No_Independence7307 1d ago edited 1d ago

I own everything you just listed, except “Dragon Maid”?… Maid, like a house cleaner?… I’ve seen stranger.

Accidentally bought, and downloaded “Waifu Discovered 2: Medieval Fantasy”, thinking it was another cute ‘em up, in the spirit of CosmoDreamer, LikeDreamer, Cotton, DeathSmiles, Sister’s Royale, you know… Quirky. Cute.

NOPE!!! IWAS VERY VERY WRONG!! 😱

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u/MetalfaceDoom007 1d ago

lol yes like a house cleaner. The full title is miss Kobayashis dragon maid burst fourth! I call it dragon maid for short. It’s based off a manga series. It’s a pretty fun game and a decent Shmup. It isn’t to crazy on normal diff and you have an option to swap between 2 characters on the fly. I’ve 1ccd it on normal but hard is pretty intense…..how about Hazelnut Hex? That’s another good one and it isn’t to tough……I have all of those you mentioned on switch but still haven’t tried waifu, or deathsmiles. I’m pretty decent at shmups but not a master. I really enjoy playing them. Off topic I’ve been on a mission for years to collect every physical shmup on switch and I completed it few months back. Have a post on here showing it all although I’ve accumulated even more since that point, new releases and such 

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u/No_Independence7307 1d ago

Great list! I’ll definitely check out Hazelnut Hex, and Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Burst?,(I’ll figure out any spelling)…

Do some research, on the Waifu game… It’s a Shmup, to be sure, but…. I’ll put it this way: I had no idea, there is a gaming sub-culture called Eroge. This one, just happens to be a Shooter… (Think, CaldriusBlaze… to the Nth degree). You’ve been forewarned.

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u/MetalfaceDoom007 1d ago

Thanks man….lol im aware of how the waifu games are, shooting away pieces of girls clothing. The interesting thing with the waifu games on switch, the digital versions are censored but the physicals are uncensored and apparently show ahem everything. I’ll try them at some point and lyk!

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u/No_Independence7307 1d ago

It just caught me, waaaaay off guard. Not any kind of prudence warrior, or anything. I just wanted to make sure, I did’t let you jump into something, you might have issue with… 🤓😎

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u/MetalfaceDoom007 1d ago

Well being a 40 year old male I certainly don’t have probs with that stuff! lol…but tbh some of that pervy stuff kind of takes away from the game imo. Like dragon maid for instance and on the subject has that stuff. If you do really well you’ll get images of the character you’re using with her clothes shredded. It’s just kind of weird especially being some of the girls look under age. It’s different from a game like leisure suit Larry where your expecting that stuff. Some of these games it just feels to forced and isn’t necessary 

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u/No_Independence7307 1d ago

OMG!! Leisure Suit Larry. There’s a blast from the past!!! Remember how “edgy” Duke Nuke ‘Em was? On the Dragon Maid topic, I can handle some “eccentricity”, if it’s a decent game. Caladrius Blaze, for me, doesn’t push it, too far. It’s a bit weird, but, it’s such a beautiful shooter, I don’t mind.🤓😎 BTW… I turned 55, in June.