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Message: [QUOTE="PurpleShoes, post: 90922, member: 216169"] These two have been far and away recommended to me the most as I've embarked on this journey! I gotta admit, as much as I love shmups and feel like such a badass when I'm dodging bullets, they can be kind of really intimidating and frustrating. [I]Gunbird [/I]especially has been a real breakthrough this past week, because its progression early on feels so graceful. I was masterfully dodging enemies and picking up patterns like a pro.. then I got sloppy and died. Where a lot of shmups feel unfair, every mistake in Gunbird has felt 100% like my fault, which really energizes me to try again! I'm also not sure if this is intentional, but on my Saturn pad the hyper fire button is on one of the less-comfortable smaller concave buttons, as opposed to regular fire on B, which has kind of incentivized me to not just rely on autofire. This actually rules. I had no idea that witchy anime girls would be something I'd want out of a shmup, but I'm really digging the atmosphere here! The animations are so fluid, and there's a really great energy to the action. This one has been a joy to play on my arcade stick. Also a really great show for the 2D powerhaus that the Saturn was! Thank you!! I see this was your second post ever. Legendary. You're truly onto great things (if this acct is still active). Can I have your autograph? [/QUOTE]

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