GOOD SHMUPS FOR BEGINNERS (BEST VERSION NOTED): >Armed Police Batrider [AC] (emulation) >Batsugun [AC] (emulation) >Blazing Star [AC] (emulation) >Daisenpuu [AC] (emulation) >DonPachi [AC] (emulation) >Darius Gaiden [AC] (Cozmic Collection) >Gate of Thunder [PCE] (emulation) >Gradius 2 [AC] (emulation) >In The Hunt [AC] (emulation) >Jamestown+ [PC] (Steam) >Dangun Feveron [AC] (emulation or PS4) >Out Zone [AC] (emulation or Steam) >R-Type Leo [AC] (emulation) >Salamander [NES] (emulation) >Sine Mora [PC] (Steam or PS3) >Soldier Blade [PCE] (emulation) >Sengoku Ace [AC] (emulation) >Tiger-Heli [AC] (emulation)
Ignore troonhou
Ignore zero effort indie bullet hell slop
Ignore shitty ports (basically anything besides M2 will be inferior to emulation in every way)
gate of thunder on that list.
the best ones to start are the nes gradius, steel empire (the most recommended one, it even gives you a life bar and has an aesthetic which has been hardly used on any shooter) and blazing lasers, gate of thunder is harder than the games i recommended and won't make you learn a lot to be good like the ones i'm talking.
tiger heli is good too, sorry for not adding it.
just one tip for you new anon, the bombs there are used offensively rather than defensively like in most shooters, that's it tho
i should have picked it up as well.
personally for the weirdness that is tiger heli in comparison to most shooters and the fact i haven't played it made me not choose it as a recommendation.
Yes, definitely. You won't be able to appreciate the references and some of the nuances, but it's got great presentation regardless and on the gameplay side it's super approachable.
What would be a good jumping point after Zeroranger for someone who's new. The difficulty is just right and the bullet density isn't excessive, and I want more games like that.
>”good shmups for beginners” >recommends a Raizing shmup, the first Donpachi, euroshmup junk (Jamestown), one of the fastest bullet speed Cave shmups (Dangun Feveron), and fricking Sine Mora >says to ignore Touhou
Dude, I don’t know what the frick you’re smoking, but you most definitely don’t play shmups.
For people genuinely interested in the genre, definitely play Touhou (Imperishable Night is easy and a great beginner game), Deathsmiles (one of Cave’s easier games), and Crimzon Clover on novice (relatively easy to 1CC after several attempts). I’d also recommend either Sin and Punishment game and the original Panzer Dragoon if you’re interested in rail shooters, both fairly forgiving for newcomers with generous checkpoints. Honestly, you could just play anything by Cave on novice and have a good time, and you’d be playing the cream of the crop.
Whatever you do, avoid anything made in a European country, anything with a shop where you buy upgrades, and especially avoid Sine Mora - which is Japan’s take on the euroshmup and it’s godawful.
This sale is a bit pointless since all the best shmups are best emulated (or played on original PCB), and modern """shmups""" are just zero effort troonhou clone asset flip garbage.
So it makes sense that it's just a bunch of twin-sticks, sidescrollers, and roguelikes Not really what you'd consider shmups but anyone interested in the genre is already emulating arcade and console shmups.
Kinda fricked up to not actually include any shmups in this sale
>normies and zoomies now know about shmups
it's fricking OVER. why would gaben do this???
Oh shut the frick up and post clears you poser pieces of shit
>This sale is a bit pointless since all the best shmups are best emulated (or played on original PCB), and modern """shmups""" are just zero effort troonhou clone asset flip garbage.
VULVEHICLES is pretty bad imo, some vehicles are just too OP. Make sure to try it before the refund period runs out and play it on harder-than-normal difficulty
>Have a Shmup game I made 2 years ago that was like 80% done >Put it on the back burner for the final stage so I can think about what I want to do with it >Get distracted with other projects >Hear about Shmupfest 9 months ago >"Sweet! I'll wait till a month prior to finish it up and release it on steam just in time for the fest" >Forget all about it >See this thread
Was a 50% chance I was going to release it for free anyway, 50% chance I released it for a buck. Had co-op too.
don't worry anon, just release your game when you finished and put a 10% launch offer and do a summer sale,, just fix the inertia and add more enemies, you will have to redesign some patterns but it will be really fun and can be done on 2 months, i will buy it at full price personally and i can donate on a patreon.
Probably can be fixed up quickly, I learned a lot since I put it on pause, thanks anon, maybe when Im done with my current project I'll go ahead on it again.
don't worry anon, just release your game when you finished and put a 10% launch offer and do a summer sale,, just fix the inertia and add more enemies, you will have to redesign some patterns but it will be really fun and can be done on 2 months, i will buy it at full price personally and i can donate on a patreon.
Found Samurai Ace, Gunbird and Strikers games 46% off on green man gaming, and they are not even doing a shmup sale.
It's simply bizarre, is this a roguelite (the guaranteed trash game tag btw) sale?
same.. I see the dev says the game is coming out next year so I'll probably grab it next time it's on sale since the price will go up when it leaves EA
>paying for games you can get for free and emulate with shaders and less input lag via retroarch. >that money doesn't even go to the original developers
It's unreal how dim you c**ts are.
What's the shmup you'd recommend to someone who wants to learn all the intricacies of the genre like knowing how to micro move, when to bomb or where to look?
The only shmups I've ever really liked and connected with were Einhander and Sunset Riders, and I'm not even sure the latter counts. And believe me, I've tried hundreds of shmups.
What are some good twin stick shmups/bullets hells with keyboard/mouse support?
I already played Star of Providence (Monolith) which is 10/10
Need something like it. I'm trying out Cryptark.
By the way, anybody who played Star of Providence (formerly Monolith's), knows what this is, or if it's even in the game or it's from the planned update? It's on the Steam page. I don't remember this even from any of the secret areas, am I missing something
most of the featured stuff is already very popular (2k+ reviews) before this fest. i guess this isn't exactly some sort of "next fest" but for newer devs trying to get some traction this is a bit too much to wade through
that said, i have been meaning to play Renegade Ops.
GOOD SHMUPS FOR BEGINNERS (BEST VERSION NOTED):
>Armed Police Batrider [AC] (emulation)
>Batsugun [AC] (emulation)
>Blazing Star [AC] (emulation)
>Daisenpuu [AC] (emulation)
>DonPachi [AC] (emulation)
>Darius Gaiden [AC] (Cozmic Collection)
>Gate of Thunder [PCE] (emulation)
>Gradius 2 [AC] (emulation)
>In The Hunt [AC] (emulation)
>Jamestown+ [PC] (Steam)
>Dangun Feveron [AC] (emulation or PS4)
>Out Zone [AC] (emulation or Steam)
>R-Type Leo [AC] (emulation)
>Salamander [NES] (emulation)
>Sine Mora [PC] (Steam or PS3)
>Soldier Blade [PCE] (emulation)
>Sengoku Ace [AC] (emulation)
>Tiger-Heli [AC] (emulation)
Ignore troonhou
Ignore zero effort indie bullet hell slop
Ignore shitty ports (basically anything besides M2 will be inferior to emulation in every way)
I've never beaten a shmup, which one of these should i go for first? I usually prefer vertical screen over horizontal
gate of thunder on that list.
the best ones to start are the nes gradius, steel empire (the most recommended one, it even gives you a life bar and has an aesthetic which has been hardly used on any shooter) and blazing lasers, gate of thunder is harder than the games i recommended and won't make you learn a lot to be good like the ones i'm talking.
Tiger-Heli arcade is still the best shmup for learning the genre
tiger heli is good too, sorry for not adding it.
just one tip for you new anon, the bombs there are used offensively rather than defensively like in most shooters, that's it tho
i should have picked it up as well.
personally for the weirdness that is tiger heli in comparison to most shooters and the fact i haven't played it made me not choose it as a recommendation.
>sine mora
Very funny.
>Ignore troonhu
CAVE-dwellergay spotted
Would something like ZeroRanger be a good starting point?
Yes, definitely. You won't be able to appreciate the references and some of the nuances, but it's got great presentation regardless and on the gameplay side it's super approachable.
What would be a good jumping point after Zeroranger for someone who's new. The difficulty is just right and the bullet density isn't excessive, and I want more games like that.
Take DonPachi and Batsugun off your euro shmup bait list homosexual
>Ignore troonhou
why? they good
>Ignore zero effort indie bullet hell slop
but they fun
ric pls
>Jamestown is ok
>2hu isn't
ZUN buckbroke MAMEcels
>”good shmups for beginners”
>recommends a Raizing shmup, the first Donpachi, euroshmup junk (Jamestown), one of the fastest bullet speed Cave shmups (Dangun Feveron), and fricking Sine Mora
>says to ignore Touhou
Dude, I don’t know what the frick you’re smoking, but you most definitely don’t play shmups.
For people genuinely interested in the genre, definitely play Touhou (Imperishable Night is easy and a great beginner game), Deathsmiles (one of Cave’s easier games), and Crimzon Clover on novice (relatively easy to 1CC after several attempts). I’d also recommend either Sin and Punishment game and the original Panzer Dragoon if you’re interested in rail shooters, both fairly forgiving for newcomers with generous checkpoints. Honestly, you could just play anything by Cave on novice and have a good time, and you’d be playing the cream of the crop.
Whatever you do, avoid anything made in a European country, anything with a shop where you buy upgrades, and especially avoid Sine Mora - which is Japan’s take on the euroshmup and it’s godawful.
>panzer dragoon, fairly forgiving
dude, that isn't true.
play let's go jungle or sin and punishment 2 easy mode.
good bait, you forgot ikaruga
actual good noob recommendations:
Eschatos
Natsuki Chronicles
Deathsmiles
Drainus
ZeroRanger
aw frick /shmupg/ crawled out of it's hole to show it's major CAVEhomosexualry.
"Roguelike" claims another victim in the genre wars
This sale is a bit pointless since all the best shmups are best emulated (or played on original PCB), and modern """shmups""" are just zero effort troonhou clone asset flip garbage.
So it makes sense that it's just a bunch of twin-sticks, sidescrollers, and roguelikes Not really what you'd consider shmups but anyone interested in the genre is already emulating arcade and console shmups.
Oh shut the frick up and post clears you poser pieces of shit
I can 1CC your mom with my eyes closed
Kinda fricked up to not actually include any shmups in this sale
>normies and zoomies now know about shmups
it's fricking OVER. why would gaben do this???
Which games on sale are the best bang for the buck?
Schmuck Fest
>This sale is a bit pointless since all the best shmups are best emulated (or played on original PCB), and modern """shmups""" are just zero effort troonhou clone asset flip garbage.
Back to Twitter Black person
Pic related is currently on a historic low. Solid shmup right here
is there a way to play shmups on a vertical monitor
game just has to support it
pretty much every japanese-made vertical shmups (which is the majority of them) have what is called "tate" mode
if you click show more it looks like there are some actual shmups there
more like vampire survivors fest. how can I exclude these when browsing the sale?
Konami's Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics is alright. Sucks you can't change your control inputs in the options.
You can change the controls when you open the options with a game already open
Here's my haul.
Just ran through the big tiddie game and the other game by the same guy, will probably try to 1cc it tomorrow.
My haul
VULVEHICLES is pretty bad imo, some vehicles are just too OP. Make sure to try it before the refund period runs out and play it on harder-than-normal difficulty
played and beat the real deal while most of this thread didnt yet live
Erm... nobody gonna shill this with all the Void Stranger love right now?
There were already people shilling Zero Ranger last thread. I do need to give Void Stranger a try even though I'm not much of a puzzle guy.
Is it as good as people are saying it is?
it's bait, and not in the way you think.
How do you mean anon?
Looking at this, Mushihimesama, or Dodonpachi Ressurection
that feel when my game is bullet hell slop but we are putting in effort.
you fricking moron
just shill it anonymously here but dont say it's yours
i didnt even mention what the game is, but okay if you say so hehe
Does Crimzon Clover work? Tried the demo and can only use the Q and W key on my keyboard
pls help
which of the 3 darius games to get?
are any of the r-type games on steam good?
Darius Cozmic includes the two best Darius games (Darius 2 and Darius Gaiden).
Don't buy R-Type, emulate R-Type 1, Leo, and/or Delta
nyoom
this is the control tower. make a left turn, over.
>Have a Shmup game I made 2 years ago that was like 80% done
>Put it on the back burner for the final stage so I can think about what I want to do with it
>Get distracted with other projects
>Hear about Shmupfest 9 months ago
>"Sweet! I'll wait till a month prior to finish it up and release it on steam just in time for the fest"
>Forget all about it
>See this thread
Goddamnit!
homie, I wouldn't pay a cent for this.
Was a 50% chance I was going to release it for free anyway, 50% chance I released it for a buck. Had co-op too.
Probably can be fixed up quickly, I learned a lot since I put it on pause, thanks anon, maybe when Im done with my current project I'll go ahead on it again.
nice game anon.
don't worry anon, just release your game when you finished and put a 10% launch offer and do a summer sale,, just fix the inertia and add more enemies, you will have to redesign some patterns but it will be really fun and can be done on 2 months, i will buy it at full price personally and i can donate on a patreon.
>Nothing Psikyo made is on sale
I already play them on Fightcade, but frick NIS
Found Samurai Ace, Gunbird and Strikers games 46% off on green man gaming, and they are not even doing a shmup sale.
It's simply bizarre, is this a roguelite (the guaranteed trash game tag btw) sale?
r8/b8/h8/elimin8
anyone?
>want to buy the complete noisz package with all the dlc
>the pack comes with some gay lesbian VN
wtf?
Any good 3d shmups/ rail shooters?
I've heard good things about EX-ZODIAC, but I haven't played it myself (I have it wishlisted tho)
Most beautiful Godot game innit
i'm waiting for it to leave early access
same.. I see the dev says the game is coming out next year so I'll probably grab it next time it's on sale since the price will go up when it leaves EA
>paying for games you can get for free and emulate with shaders and less input lag via retroarch.
>that money doesn't even go to the original developers
It's unreal how dim you c**ts are.
What's the shmup you'd recommend to someone who wants to learn all the intricacies of the genre like knowing how to micro move, when to bomb or where to look?
Touhou Fantastic Danmaku Festival 1 and 2
It has great visuals, a good difficulty curve for newcomers
unironically touhou easy modeo
tiger heli and steel empire.
for bullet hell, bullet hell monday and danmaku unlimited 3 are good choices with mushi as well in novice.
WHERE THE FRICK IS RADIANT SILVERGUN
THE STEAM PAGE IS THERE
WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RELEASED YET
AAAAAAAAA
MATAMARCIANOS
Remember when Steam sales used to be good?
It's not Steam that sets the discounts.
What should I get if I really like Hellsinker but I'm too bad to finish it?
Ghost Blade is never on sale. Never. This shit has been on my wishlist for like 5 years now.
Here's some recommendations:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/377860/Mushihimesama/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/464450/DoDonPachi_Resurrection/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1718160/Crimzon_Clover_World_EXplosion/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/278510/JUDGEMENT_SILVERSWORD__Resurrection/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/253750/Ikaruga/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/809020/ZeroRanger/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/439490/BLUE_REVOLVER/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/450950/Danmaku_Unlimited_3/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/313400/REVOLVER360_REACTOR/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/345860/Super_Galaxy_Squadron_EX_Turbo/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410440/Sophstar/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794300/BLUE_WISH_DESIRE/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1402090/Crisis_Wing/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808900/GRAND_CROSS_ReNOVATION/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1338020/Super_Glitter_Rush/
Forgot some:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/283680/Astebreed_Definitive_Edition/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/386770/Caladrius_Blaze/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/283820/KAMUI/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1004770/Maiden_and_Spell/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1175190/Natsuki_Chronicles/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/772610/QYO_Blaster/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1570500/Space_Moth_Lunar_Edition/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/908990/Steel_Vampire/
There's also Graze Counter but I haven't played it and there's two versions so I'm not recommending.
Graze Counter is fun, but it's very easy. I 1CCed expert on my 1st try and on my 2nd run I finished with 17 extra lives.
For me, it's Jets 'n' Guns. Both first one and sequel are great.
is SYNTHETIK any good?
Try Synthetik Arena, it's free, so you'll get an idea. I know people who love those games, but I couldn't get into it personally, just didn't click.
good idea
thanks
The only shmups I've ever really liked and connected with were Einhander and Sunset Riders, and I'm not even sure the latter counts. And believe me, I've tried hundreds of shmups.
What are some good twin stick shmups/bullets hells with keyboard/mouse support?
I already played Star of Providence (Monolith) which is 10/10
Need something like it. I'm trying out Cryptark.
I played it with a gamepad but I think Assault Android Cactus has k/m support.
Thanks I played that too, it's pretty good
By the way, anybody who played Star of Providence (formerly Monolith's), knows what this is, or if it's even in the game or it's from the planned update? It's on the Steam page. I don't remember this even from any of the secret areas, am I missing something
Play Eschatos. That is all.
Play Judgement Silversword and Cardinal Sins first or you're a filthy secondary
most of the featured stuff is already very popular (2k+ reviews) before this fest. i guess this isn't exactly some sort of "next fest" but for newer devs trying to get some traction this is a bit too much to wade through
that said, i have been meaning to play Renegade Ops.
I got SAO Fatal Bullet sinve it was practically free, is it any good?