Discuss.
Shmup thread.

https://www.4gamer.net/games/798/G079827/20250717032/
https://x.com/BEEP_SOFT/status/1946053730954367156
Marion is making a comeback as a DLC character in Cotton High Tension

>>715767261 (OP)
I don't read jap

>>715768669
That was... unexpected. Then again Rock'n Roll was full of guest characters.

>>715770270
Most of the guest characters in RnR were either owned by Saizensen or Success themselves. BEEP is going out of their way to get the license for Marion which is awesome.

>>715769729
something about laser direction

MOOORRK AAAH MORRK

>>715771029

>>715772572
kek, saved and will be spammed on in the future

>>715767261 (OP)
are these difficulty levels settings?

>>715768669
>not the GOOD witch characters
I sleep

>>715772770
>Laser Horizontal Detection The "center of hit detection" of the laser is set to a position slightly to the right of the left edge of the laser. As a result, when you start shooting, the hit detection occurs on the right side of your ship, and as the laser extends, the detection spreads to the left side of your ship. (The more you shoot on the left side of the screen, the longer the laser extends, so the detection extends to the left.)

>>715772869
If BEEP was able to get Cotton to crossover with Gunbird then they sure as hell can get one with Deathsmiles. If they make another Cotton game it could happen.
Also stfu Marion a cute

I'm trying to get good at Dodonpachi Daioujou and this shit is kicking my ass

Devil Blade Reboot > sex

>>715773710
I mean if comparing the amount of STGs you can play compared to the amount if casual sex possible, yeah

>>715768669
Based as fuck.
Throw Load Ran next, she fits strangely well.

>>715775963

Most recent DOJ kino.
https://streamable.com/1fbmu8
This pattern trained me a lot on multidirectional dodging, although not many games have those.

>>715773624
That's the intended experience.
Take it slow, learn it bit by bit, make sure you are consistent, and eventually you get a run where enough things go your way.

>>715776384
>https://streamable.com/1fbmu8
Congrats, looks fun.

>>715776648
Yeah, I know. It's a really fun game. I've spent more time in 2hu11, Hell Sinker, and Deathsmiles, so this experience is a really good refresher

>>715768669
But will she have a barefoot alt?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3473890/THE_GIRL_FROM_GUNMA_Kai/
post the last shmup you bought

>>715777016
Last one I bought was 'The Tawashi'. Pretty fun and cheap game. I think its aestehetics and lite item mechanica alla rougelite version of Stella Vanity carry it well

>>715777176
sexo

>>715777229
Yeah, exactly

>>715768669
based, steam port when
>>715777016
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1405500/Angel_at_Dusk/

>>715777016
I got Divine orders from the summer sale, It gets brought here in the threads and seems to be well liked

>>715777016
Is this you?

>>715777368
>Divine orders
me too!

>>715777414
No, but he seems like a cool dude who commands respect.

>>715776805
To be fair, first part is kinda free. The actual effort was the second part

>>715776856
Good luck. Take solace in the fact that after you figure out something like DOJ, you have a pretty solid foundation to beat any other danmaku game. Trad shmup not really cause they are more memo/route-heavy.

>>715777571
Damn, that game is so niche, I thought it must've been him, especially since it's the last game he bought.
I added him on one of these threads for hating Natsuki Chronicles and Ginger Force like I do.

>playing gradiusslop
couldn't be me

>>715777016
https://youtu.be/_h9jWS6GCGA?si=2pJKzz6Xjh5lRLa9
I really like this visual style but the voice clips are some goofy shit.

>>715777726
I found it by a string of coincidences basically. I got into the studio's manga, Final Re:Quest which they then made an anime of and I think are trying to make a game? So I followed them on twitter, and they posted this game out of nowhere so I bought it on impulse.

>>715777812
>slop
Please fuck off.

>>715777726
>Natsuki Chronicles and Ginger Force
I enjoyed these games way more when I cheated the unlocks in to remove the grind.

>>715777726
>hating Natsuki Chronicles and Ginger Force like I do
An Escathos appreciator, I see.

>>715777935
Yeah the grind is what kills the games. I got 100% on both though. Fucking pain in the ass.

>>715778030
I never played Eschatos. I played the demo and didn't really like it.

>>715778106
I'm too old to tolerate grind nowadays. I don't mind beating up a few mobs in jarpigs for example but if I need 100 hours of grind to get a bear ass or something I'm just opening cheat engine.

>>715778201
I'm now playing the next grindy piece of shit called Angel at Dusk.
And like Natsuki and Ginga Force it's praised to high heaven by normies and half of these threads.

>>715769729
Paraphrased a bit.
The laser hitbox starts immediately in front of you when you start shooting
It then extends to the left, the further away the laser travels (probably until it hits the right of the screen, I think)
In this case, the closer you are to the left of the screen, the more the laser travels to the right (as seen on screen 3)

I just finished ZeroRanger. Liked it. Recommendations for more STG goodness?
Games I already noted:
Devil Blade Reboot
Devil Engine
Blue Revolver

Speaking of DOJ, recently I get too nervous to play stage 5 in a run. Every single time I have to do it with literally shaking fingers, despite having it practiced a lot before especially in the last week.

>>715781308
>Every single time I have to do it with literally shaking fingers, despite having it practiced a lot before especially in the last week.
Don't be scared, anon. Let Hina guide you through.
I know it's not her game

>>715781679
Based Hinaposter.

>>715767261 (OP)
Is Strikers 1945 a difficult Shmup? It's what I started with and I think I may be bad at video games but I'm not sure.

I like the Ketsui 2 vibes of this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLb4NQ-7rb8

>>715782227
It's one of these where memo matters a lot more than anything else. Psikyo likes to throw in a bunch of very fast bullet spreads that you cannot really react to on a blind run.

>>715782227
Psikyo in general is pretty brutal.

>>715782227
Psikyo shumps are sorta hard, it's not bullet hell or anything but they tend to shoot out bullets in very fast speeds and you WILL get caught off guard eventually, it's by design

>>715781308
just breathe and play, anon. just breathe and play

>>715767261 (OP)

these games are too hard, sorry

>>715782282
>>715782308
>>715782367
Thanks bros, I'll just keep at it slowly.

>>715767261 (OP)
>play g-darius as a child
>it has the capture ball mechainc
>no other fucking game does this

gay

>>715782790
Gaiares kinda sort of almost does half of that mechanic.

>>715783582
Still gay there's not more

>>715768669
Who owns Gunbird these days?

New Night Striker Gear trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6MJA-L7KSY

>>715788450
I'm so excited for this, I've bounced off nearly every "classic" arcade game

>>715767261 (OP)
>$60 for arcade and snes roms
Shmups were a mistake

>>715788450
Aleste Branch when?

Bomba!

Help me properly get into shmups, every time I try one I play it for a couple of days then realise I'm just doing the same shit over and over and over and over with zero freedom, expression, creativity or fun
I might as well play a rhythm game if the goal is just to hit the right buttons

>>715792339
Stop being a faggot.

>>715792703
He won't because you keep taking the bait.

>>715792703
>>715792734
>attempt to discuss shmups
>it's called bait and if you have any problems with shmups then le skill issue xD

>>715789885
After Zaleste comes out.

>That Iron Casket surprise super fast circle bullet pattern in Strikers II
>I dodged it

>>715772996
I don't understand what this is saying

Any reccomendations for arcade sticks? I don't care about fighting games, i just a good, affordable stick to play shmups and other types of arcade games.

>>715795721
Get one that's big enough to sit comfortably on your lap and that has enough space for your hands.
Everything else is irrelevant.
Get a used one first because chances are, you're gonna get frustrated after about 30 minutes and never touch it again.

>>715795595
Just watch the pic. It's about the hitbox of the laser in Gradius.
At first, the laser doesn't cover you at all.
As you keep holding the button, the hitbox extends enough to cover half of your ship
Then it's all the way behind you as well.
Don't ask me why.