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| Spoon 535th Post
 
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|  "Re(3):Gradius V = PWN"
, posted Fri 23 Jul 12:01
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Just received my Gradius V + Options DVD today :)
Best shooter I've played on the PS2 so far. Sorry Espgaluda and Street Fighter III, you'll both be put aside for a while...
So far I've gotten to the last stage. The boss rush is quite hard, but I feel I can complete the game tonight.
Type-1 Freeze options all the way, for concentrated fire and battering ram justice.
Type-2 Aim options is just hype, although it's mighty useful for taking things out behind you. Looks very pretty as well, but they're too scattered to take out the biggest threats in the game: the bosses, and lots of them.
How hard is this game compared to Gradius III arcade version--the only game that has ever been able to mildly challenge me?
Gradius III arcade is cheaply hard!
Can you even pass the game? I consider myself lucky to even kill the stage 3 boss.
But to answer your question, Gradius III arcade is harder.
BTW do you know exactly what the "Revival Start" option in the CONFIG does? My perceptions are all foggy from playing it so much on and off 2 player, but I think it has something to do with the Option pods.
What's the advantage of the spiralling option pods? Between type 4 and type 2 which both have the unbroken stream laser for the option pods, I think I'd rather have type 2.
No doubt, type 2 seems weaker against bosses than type 1, as type 1 allows you to create a focused fire formation and maneuver at the same time... also, some parts of bosses can only be effectively attacked from the straight on angle, which really nullifies the power of type 2.
It's really clever how they made the total number of option pods usable a constant, thus making the total volume of firepower different only by 1 between 1 and 2 player modes (the 1 difference between the 2nd player, as the total number of option pods around at once is 4).
The game seems to have a lot of Ikaruga influence in its visual styling... just check out the background in the opening scene, the various camera swoops, the rocket flares...
The tributes in the game and the whole "shoot the core" theme are wonderful.
I also love how the music seems to catch some of the melody and feel of action/STG music from the 16-bit era, while mixing in modern technical elements. It isn't uber-remix all the way as it was in Zanac X Zanac (whose music alone stands as a tribute of tributes), but that's not a bad thing. The wholly symphonic sounding chords of the "Game Over" tune strike a nice contrast with most of the electronic sounding stuff you hear in the game. And there's the computerized sounding voice, which is more immediately distinguishable in its sayings and less synth-sounding than the Ikaruga one.
I should write a review for this game.
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| Spoon 536th Post
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| "Re(6):Gradius V = PWN" , posted Fri 23 Jul 17:18
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Okay, I'm weakass, but I'm playing the TGS demo and simply can't beat anything. If you lose the Option (and your lasers) versus a boss, is there even a chance to beat it?
The three levels I play have the rotating laser circle boss, the one climbing down a shaft (and HOW can you even hit this thing without Option 2?) and the asteroid sweeper.
General note: if the core is white colored, you CANNOT damage it. No how, no way, not even if you stick an option pod into it. Boss cores can be damaged the moment you hear the voice issuing the attack the core order.
Circle Boss: there are two spots which you can attack it rather safely, being the far opening from the core, and point blank to the core. Since survival is an issue for you, you have a couple options (nasty pun) - 1.) If you are powered up, rush the core ASAP. Once you blow through the little walls shielding the core, you can fit your ship into the space where the pods were and point-blank the core. This is BY FAR the fastest way to kill the boss, and is not difficult once you get a feel for it. In general, point blanking the core is the best strategy in all approaches.
2.) Do whatever, but start by staying in that far gap. This protects you from the rings that are bouncing around inside.
3.) Clear the ring throwers first. This is of varying difficulty depending on your armament (easiest with type 1 and type 2 for me).
Climber boss:
Bearing in mind the general note, there are a few ways to hit it.
1.) Move into the gap between its legs. Beware of the exploding shot it fires.
2.) Position an option pod onto it (easiest with type 1 and type 3) from above/below/behind your ship (behind is a waste, because you'll be doing the same thing as method 1, but without the additional fire of the Vic Viper's guns).
3.) Drop missiles on it when it gets below you (or above you, depending on your loadout), UN Squadron style. Don't count on this as your main source of damage.
4.) Use an upward-shooting Double.
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