r/shmups

So today I was playing some Espgaluda on the PS2 and I really like the game's arrange mode. It's so different compared to the base game that it's basically a whole new game made out of Espgaluda assets. I also wanna shout-out Dodonpachi Saidaioujou 360 arrange (Anime Girl Podcast Mode) for being very different. So my question is. What is an Arrange or Special mode within a game that plays completely differently from the original? Also I wanna see modes that you think are better than the original game

Haven’t tried it yet. But since it’s so cheap, I decided to dive in.

I'm so happy I finally scored this 1cc!!!!! I've been working on it on and off for over a year - made a lot harder by my stubbornness to use the saturn port on real hardware, which doesn't have any rank display features or decent bullet visibility options and even has nearly no slowdown compared to the arcade version. BUT I STILL CLEARED!!!!! generally pretty standard golden bat clear run but I greed score pretty heavily and then by some complete miracle I nohit BOTH of the final bosses for the first time??????????? I had more than enough stock going in but I just locked in for no reason.... scary.......

either way i'm so happy to finally have this clear!!! its hard to compare its difficulty to other shmups because its so irregular, but to me it feels like the hardest clear ive done so far. fantastic fantastic game, now i'll have to decide what to go for next....

also please forgive the slightly off colors and 30fps recording in the replay, the capture card i have onhand is. Very cheap. but i still got it recorded!!! glad i did considering sega saturn garegga doesn't really have any indicators that a run was a true 1CC

As title says. I would prefer closer to modern but some older titles are welcome.

As difficulty goes I'd say I'm around DFK since I managed to clear it once on normal.Mushihimesama on the other hand usually filters me around stage 3. Managed to clear arrange on Crimzon Clover WE lately as well so I hope those tell what skill level I'm around.

There are a lot of shmups on steam but I am having hard time parsing through them to see what's good and what really isn't.

There are some that caught my eye but I have no clue how hard they are

-Gunbird 2 - I see it's psikyo so I assume it's not clearable for an average player.

-GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION- Looks very flashy and cool but I've seen some people say it's too easy so if anyone played it I would welcome some info.

-Eschatos - looks quite interesting.

-TouHou Makuka Sai series- from what I gather those are fan remakes of EOSD, PCB, imperishable night, how good are they?

-Rolling Gunner- looks fun

-Psyvariar3- interesting but I wonder how hard it is

-Cotton Reboot- interested in that one too.

So I just cleared Sophstar using the continues on intermediate and I'm working towards a 1cc; I'm asking about terminology here, and sure it can be whatever you feel like maybe, but if I 1cc the game unlocking the TLB, does it count as a 1cc even if he destroys me? Like you see these things Sophstar 1CC Intermediate, or clear or TLB or ALL etc.

Can I say I've 1CCd the game without beating that thing at the end?

PS: yeah I know I can say it, what I mean is, will I invite the wrath of the shmup higher powers who have laid down the objective truth on these matters...

Have you guys been checking out any new games during Cyberpunk Fest on Steam? My Twin-Stick roguelite shooter, Chrome Circuit, has a free demo if you'd like to check it out.

Does anyone play shmups on a laptop on Tate Mode, turning it on its side?

So far what I’ve been doing:

Saving the Swamp for my second to last level, destroying the car for the Life Up. Does this item actually give me an extra bar of health or is it just a half heal? Also I’m saving the volcano for my final level at Level 3. Doing the rock trick gets me an extra bar of health and I think a half heal.

Are there any other ways to get another bar of health? Are the Life Up items just half heals?

This game looks pretty sick. Too bad it's mobile...