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Well folks, I think I may be able to get a copy of Gradius Gaiden. I've heard many of you talk about it. So please... tell me all about it, I'd like to know if it's worth my money. For the record, I do like Gradius games... but I like the Salamander series even more...
It was worth modding my PSX for. Period. If you dig Gradius, don't hesitate in the least. Best Gradius bar none.
JM
As JM said, it's definitely the best in the series.
GG has a ton of levels, four different selectable ships with some far-out weapons (one of which, the Jade Knight, has weapons not seen in any other Gradius game), two power-up levels for every weapon except Speed Up and Shield, and a customizable power-up bar. Want Option to occupy the first slot? You got it.
Gradius Galaxies incorporated a lot of ideas from GG, but to date it's the only Gradius game to do so. Let's hope Gradius V is as good or better than GG, or at the very least borrows some ideas from it.
Um, considering gradius is one of the greatest series of shooters and that gradius gaiden is best of that series I think it's safe to call it a good purchase. Far superior to the bullet storm shit of today IMHO.
Gradius Gaiden is better than Gradius IV due to some features that GIV neglected to uphold (see Sleeveboy's post).
It's best played on the PS1... if you play GG on the PS2, for some reason you get grave slowdown in stage 7 ("On the Event Horizon").
Two players can play simultaneously- in this case you do not go back to the restart point whenever you lose a ship.
I had my PS modded for G. Darius and Tekken 3, and Gradius Gaiden provided more justification for the mod.
Hopefully Treasure have taken a look at GG for some ideas.
Depends on what you're into. Me, I enjoyed Gradius Gaiden for a month or so, and a scattered play after that, but when it comes down to it, playing the first half of a Gradius after you've got it down is a pain in the ass. With the "bullet storm shit," it limits the monotony of auto-pilot mode for the opening 10-15 minutes of the game (and you can practically run through an entire Psikyo game in that time).Quote:
Far superior to the bullet storm shit of today IMHO.
If you like the series, go for it. You can't lose.
Exactly, it's all about taste. The recent crop of shooters all feel the same to me, so maybe I'm just burnt out on all the clones. And there's something about Psikyo design I just don't like, other than the huge rack on the main "ship" in Sengoku Blade I have to clue why it goes for such huge sums on ebay, then again my fave psikyo PCB was Load Runner:TDF so maybe my opinion doesn't count :)
I used to hate these 'manic' shooters not too long ago....Strikers and Gunbird showed me the light though.=)
"Might be able to get it?"
They still sell it in online stores, and there's like 8 copies on ebay at any given time. It isn't exactly a collector's trophy?
It's the best Gradius game in existence IMO. Great graphics and soundtrack with upgradeable weapons.