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Anonymous No.723903221 [Report] >>723903331 >>723903390 >>723903604 >>723903653 >>723904229 >>723904886 >>723905691 >>723906101 >>723906480 >>723906871 >>723908357 >>723908835
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.
Anonymous No.723903331 [Report]
>>723903221 (OP)
Not even mario 2 had those stages
Even less 3
Anonymous No.723903390 [Report] >>723903484
>>723903221 (OP)
i'm not gonna imagine that
Anonymous No.723903484 [Report] >>723903620 >>723907019 >>723908514
>>723903390
Whatever you do NOT imagine a pink elephant
Anonymous No.723903540 [Report] >>723906918
5 stages is as much as anyone can play of a shmup before they get bored.
Anonymous No.723903604 [Report]
>>723903221 (OP)
I never even noticed that was supposed to be a standard.
Anonymous No.723903620 [Report]
>>723903484
easy
Anonymous No.723903653 [Report]
>>723903221 (OP)
fighting games have a standardized length of 2 matches
Anonymous No.723903768 [Report]
arcade racers have standard length of 3 laps
Anonymous No.723903963 [Report]
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
Anonymous No.723904229 [Report]
>>723903221 (OP)
Every dmc game and clone is no more than 20 hours long.
Anonymous No.723904886 [Report]
>>723903221 (OP)
>Tumblr meshi
Anonymous No.723905691 [Report]
>>723903221 (OP)
Novels have standardized wordcounts depending on their genre.
I've played plenty of shmups that have more than five stages, though.
Anonymous No.723906101 [Report]
>>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.
Anonymous No.723906480 [Report] >>723908186
>>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.
Anonymous No.723906871 [Report] >>723907040
>>723903221 (OP)
No, because the genre is for autistic people who love memorizing routines and hate any kind of change.
Anonymous No.723906918 [Report]
>>723903540
Harsh but true.
Anonymous No.723907019 [Report]
>>723903484
prööööööööh
Anonymous No.723907040 [Report] >>723908623 >>723908742
>>723906871
>gatekeeping is bad, why isn't it a ubisoft open world clone
Anonymous No.723908186 [Report] >>723909453
>>723906480
what youtube video did you get that from?
Anonymous No.723908357 [Report]
>>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
Anonymous No.723908514 [Report]
>>723903484
I cannot imagine the white elephant
Anonymous No.723908623 [Report] >>723909171
>>723907040
nobody said that
Anonymous No.723908742 [Report] >>723909171
>>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
Anonymous No.723908835 [Report]
>>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.
Anonymous No.723909171 [Report] >>723909530 >>723909937 >>723910052 >>723911768
>>723908623
That's exactly what was implied and we can see that here >>723908742
It's all just butthurt over feeling EXCLUDED
Anonymous No.723909291 [Report] >>723909542
Are they all 5 stages? I never noticed. I would assume there'd be some 6 or 7 stage ones in the mix somewhere.
Anonymous No.723909453 [Report]
>>723908186
https://youtu.be/CcYRXgKgxnw
Anonymous No.723909530 [Report] >>723910052 >>723911768
>>723909171
Heya, sexy, you looking for a good time?
Anonymous No.723909542 [Report]
>>723909291
No, just most of them. There are many shmups which deliberately break from the formula.
Anonymous No.723909937 [Report]
>>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
Anonymous No.723910052 [Report] >>723910351 >>723911768
>>723909171
>>723909530
Ummm shmupbros?
Anonymous No.723910351 [Report]
>>723910052
What about it? Seems normal to me.
Anonymous No.723911768 [Report]
>>723909171
>>723909530
>>723910052
Yikes, Shmupsisters! Our greatest champion has been exposed as a faggot! What are we gonna do now?!
Anonymous No.723912618 [Report]
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