Thread 723903221

Isn't it weird how shmups are the only genre that have a standardized length of five stages? Like imagine if every platformer had exactly 32 stages because of Mario.

>>723903221 (OP)
Not even mario 2 had those stages
Even less 3

>>723903221 (OP)
i'm not gonna imagine that

>>723903390
Whatever you do NOT imagine a pink elephant

5 stages is as much as anyone can play of a shmup before they get bored.

>>723903221 (OP)
I never even noticed that was supposed to be a standard.

>>723903484
easy

>>723903221 (OP)
fighting games have a standardized length of 2 matches

arcade racers have standard length of 3 laps

I've played STGs with anywhere between 3 and 7 stages (not even including ex. stages in that tally). It's not really a standard

>>723903221 (OP)
Every dmc game and clone is no more than 20 hours long.

>>723903221 (OP)
>Tumblr meshi

>>723903221 (OP)
Novels have standardized wordcounts depending on their genre.
I've played plenty of shmups that have more than five stages, though.

>>723903221 (OP)
they want to get people off the cabinet fast
also ikeda is autistic as fuck and refused to experiment with "proven" formulas like that. that's part of the reason shmups died except for the loli game dodonpachi rip-off. yagawa and most devs at least try more stages.

>>723903221 (OP)
>Isn't it weird how shmups are the only genre that have a standardized length of five stages
No? They have 5 stages for the same reason Elizabethan plays have 5 acts. This creates a clear formula for dramatic progression, or in the case of shmups to introduce mechanics, build expectations, and escalate challenge.

>>723903221 (OP)
No, because the genre is for autistic people who love memorizing routines and hate any kind of change.

>>723903540
Harsh but true.

>>723903484
prööööööööh

>>723906871
>gatekeeping is bad, why isn't it a ubisoft open world clone

>>723906480
what youtube video did you get that from?

>>723903221 (OP)
>standardized length of five stages
I'd say six is more common than 5, 5 is just the bare minimum they could get away with and still call is a full game

>>723903484
I cannot imagine the white elephant

>>723907040
nobody said that

>>723907040
people like shmups because it only requires one type of skill. so after practicing for 1000 hours and beating one you can proclaim yourself as the supreme authority on difficulty and game design and talk about subjects far out of your scope of knowledge

>>723903221 (OP)
Isn't it weird how dinners are the only meal that have a standardized length of five courses? Like imagine if every meal had fries and a shake because of Hamburgers.

>>723908623
That's exactly what was implied and we can see that here >>723908742
It's all just butthurt over feeling EXCLUDED

Are they all 5 stages? I never noticed. I would assume there'd be some 6 or 7 stage ones in the mix somewhere.

>>723908186
https://youtu.be/CcYRXgKgxnw

>>723909171
Heya, sexy, you looking for a good time?

>>723909291
No, just most of them. There are many shmups which deliberately break from the formula.

>>723909171
it's more that you want to feel included in everything and also be the dominant person in the conversation because you play a game

>>723909171
>>723909530
Ummm shmupbros?

>>723910052
What about it? Seems normal to me.

>>723909171
>>723909530
>>723910052
Yikes, Shmupsisters! Our greatest champion has been exposed as a faggot! What are we gonna do now?!

I wanna fuck chimera Falin while Laios is nodding in approval and making notes on monster biology and Marcille is crying on the cuck chair