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See, I was like this for the first ten or so hours of Ikaruga, but then I thought I'd check out horizontal modes on the bigger TV, and it (2) was just like tate. And it's much more convenient to not have to bother with flipping.Quote:
Not sure, never bothered to look at it.
You'll have to tell everyone if yoko mode is like a perfectly scaled down tate, because I.. everyone is anxious to know.Quote:
DOJ may be mine today.
Yah, it's not fun making rolling motions and diagonal movements with that thing. Gah. Check out the ASCII FT pad [about $30.] Similar to a SS pad, only not as good [going on word of text, here.]Quote:
Originally posted by Victrix
I don't want to play it on the ps2 digital pad. *weeps*
Rob - Mebbe. gameoverDude says that there are some instances of flicker in yoko in his review.
I'm going to get a Saturn pad converted for it. I've been hunting around for a mint condition pad just for this purpose, but I didn't think it'd show up this soon (if it's not here today, it will be here tommorow).
Still, I'll be happy just to play it, even if somewhat crippled :)
The yoko flicker is just interlace related... no sprite dropouts. It's still passable if you cannot use Tate, however.Quote:
Originally posted by Click_Stick
Yah, it's not fun making rolling motions and diagonal movements with that thing. Gah. Check out the ASCII FT pad [about $30.] Similar to a SS pad, only not as good [going on word of text, here.]
Rob - Mebbe. gameoverDude says that there are some instances of flicker in yoko in his review.
It's mine, mine, muhahahaha
Using my friends Hori arcade stick, works beautifully. I have GOT to get Tate set up in some form though, the yoko mode is definitely decent, but I want full screen goodness.
Ok, I've had my fun for the afternoon. I stayed up all night and day waiting for it to arrive, so I'm a bit bushed, and I must now slumber to recuperate for tommorows efforts.
It's still sinking in, but it feels like a more refined, 'cleaner' Dodonpachi, and I freaking love the music. I'm sure a combination good ps2 version and nice joystick are contributing to that feel, but even though I'm dying to bullet sprays, I feel totally in control of the fighter, and dodges and weaves through thick waves are almost, dare I say, comfortable.
They certainly turn up the heat fast. The first level surprised me, it wasn't really hard, but the intensity was much greater than DDP's first level (and ah, oops, don't shoot off the first bosses drones unless you mean it!). Second stage boss is the gateway to own-my-ass third stage. Not sure what fighter combination I'm going to use just yet, but I'm favoring A (which surprised me, I normally prefer slower fighters, but this one feels just about right). As for the doll, I don't know yet. Exy is the obvious choice, but perhaps I should go for Shotia and bomb my way through to the fourth (and fifth?) stages. No continuing, so I haven't seen past mid way in the third stage, but I've only played a handful of games so far.
The bevy of extras is much appreciated, and replay mode just totally kicks ass. Since you can decide at the end of the level if you want to save a replay, it'll be very easy to share videos, for those people who have capture equipment. Also, no-bullet mode is great :) Once I turn an eye towards chaining it'll be very helpful for planning I'm sure.
OK I played the Yoko mode...I was watching the superplay DVD and I had a sort of morbid curiosity. I'd imagine it wouldn't be that bad- if you've never played in TATE. There are two Yoko modes, the only difference I noticed was one was crisper but had a lot of flicker, and the other wasn't as sharp but no flicker. All the gameplay is intact, and there's no "wobble mode" (TM and copyright Rob, 2003) action going on. I was able to play it exactly as I do in TATE.Quote:
Rob said
You'll have to tell everyone if yoko mode is like a perfectly scaled down tate, because I.. everyone is anxious to know.
It does however have a sort of ugly scaled down look to it. They give you a choice of either "wallpaper" on the sides or just black bars (and a stage map you can turn on or off); unfortunately the wallpaper is too distracting to play with, and the black makes it look cheap and depressing. After playing all this time in the true vertical mode there's just no going back.
Many thanks. I think I can put up with some slight graphical degrading for the convenience. I'll probably go with the wallpaper option, 'cause the bars do make it look cheap. The progress map sounds like an interesting novelty.
And no wobble mode! Brilliant move.
http://homepage3.nifty.com/arika_dow...s2ddpdeath.mpg
The ever-gracious Bern-D has just pointed me to this Death Label video. I'm currently downloading it. Not quite sure I'm ready for this, though.
EDIT: Get some toilet paper ready.
That's so sick it can't be real. 2500+ hits?Quote:
Originally posted by Click_Stick
EDIT: Get some toilet paper ready.
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How about the factot that the dude only dies twice? And doesn't use bombs until the final boss?
The censored score is a pretty funny touch, as well.