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| Mitsurugi
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|  "Re(1):Ikaruga training!"
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I'm planning to get a copy of Ikaruga, but I have never played the first Radiant Silvergun. I'm more of a fighting game freak, but I have enjoyed a few shooters including Mars Matrix and EinhAnder...I'm wondering, is Ikaruga really (I'm assuming, from all the praise) THAT good? I'm worried about other things, like replay, presentation, co-op play, etc. If an Ikaruga freak can fill me in, I'd appreciate it!
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| Sklathill
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| "Re(2):Ikaruga training!" , posted Tue 16 Jul 02:30
On one hand, Ikaruga is about feeling and rhythm, being able to get into a groove, into very simple patterns (for example: left-right-left, switch color, right-left-right, switch color...) And with these patterns, there is an exactness which must be attained in order to thrive.
On the other hand, if you don't try for this exactness, the patterns, it's perfectly possible to play the game with a simple understanding of the mechanics and not paying attention or knowing what will come next... but you won't get the highest score.
That's the "problem" with Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga. While most shooter deal completely with the present, Treasure forces you to think far into the future. In RS, you want the longest possible chains. In Ikaruga, you want to not break the pattern of threes. While dealing with patterns of enemy waves have been around for a long time, the precision of the execution of attack on these patterns over an extended amount of time that is demanded of the Treasure shooters can put off some people.
As quickly as the game is over, Ikaruga (and Radiant Silvergun before it) are really like endurance tests. The extension of the patterns can really take it's toll. ("Okay...slip into the braid, left-left-left, right-right-right, left-left-left, absorb, missles, repeat mirror, move forward to let enemies pass in back, alternate groups of three as they cross in front, absorb, attack boss on left, hit two lights, switch, absorb, attack boss on right, hit two darks, absorb...ARGH I didn't switch in time!")
This is fun for me. It's not about beating the game; rather, it's about seeing that discrete model of perfection which is all but presented on a platter in front of me, and trying to achieve it.
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I'm planning to get a copy of Ikaruga, but I have never played the first Radiant Silvergun. I'm more of a fighting game freak, but I have enjoyed a few shooters including Mars Matrix and EinhAnder...I'm wondering, is Ikaruga really (I'm assuming, from all the praise) THAT good? I'm worried about other things, like replay, presentation, co-op play, etc. If an Ikaruga freak can fill me in, I'd appreciate it!
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"Ikaruga training!" 