RGT Nostalgia Society #3 - Einhander

[ThatOneLum]

This game upscaled to 1080P + a good CRT filter is just gorgeous

See now I feel like I'm missing out. I'm playing it through adrenaline on my Vita.

 

[Kamako]

This game rules, but it's kicking my ass!
So far I've managed to get to stage 4, using the ship with 1 machine gun and two weapon pods. I think the cannon or the blade are my fave weapons.
Here's my best score for levels 1 and 2 so far:

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(also on a side note: I'm really glad to be able to join in on this) :D

 

[throughdarkness]

I concur lol. This game is brutal. I managed to get to stage 6 so far and I definitely don't see 1CCing this one. I was having a lot of trouble on this boss that jumps in and out of the water but as soon I picked up a sword he went down in like a matter of 20 seconds. So I feel like weapon swapping is part of boss design but man, it's gonna take some time.

 

[ThatOneLum]

I've been doing some research to give me a bit of help since this isn't really a genre I'm all that comfortable with, and this stuff goes waaaay deeper than I was expecting it to :L

I wonder if I should have gone to the trouble of getting the NA release so I could actually read the small bits of text that pop-up or something.

 

[Kamako]

I've been doing some research to give me a bit of help since this isn't really a genre I'm all that comfortable with, and this stuff goes waaaay deeper than I was expecting it to :L

xD Yeah it strikes me as the kind of game that has a design document/bible naming every gunship and the history of the planets and warring factions etc.

I wonder if I should have gone to the trouble of getting the NA release so I could actually read the small bits of text that pop-up or something.

For what it's worth, I'm playing the NTSC version, and most of the enemy dialogue is still in German. The mini-brief between missions and the opening cinematic is in English though.

 

[medisinn]

Ooh, neat! I played this game a lot back in the day on a PS1 demo disc and maybe a bit via emulation later on, but have never beaten it. I slacked off on the other two games but I certainly have no excuse for not participating this time. Gonna grab it off the Repo and throw it on my Raspberry Pi here shortly.

 

[SlobodanElectro]

This game rules, but it's kicking my ass!
So far I've managed to get to stage 4, using the ship with 1 machine gun and two weapon pods. I think the cannon or the blade are my fave weapons.
Here's my best score for levels 1 and 2 so far:
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Post automatically merged: Sunday at 7:57 PM

(also on a side note: I'm really glad to be able to join in on this) :D

nice effort

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wow, I thought I was alright with shooters, Japanese version, difficulty normal. Made it to what seems like the real final boss for just stage one. *ss kicked over and over. Sure die over and over to know what's up, I have no history with the game, damn. It's a good one.

 

[ThatOneLum]

nice effort

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 6:25 AM

wow, I thought I was alright with shooters, Japanese version, difficulty normal. Made it to what seems like the real final boss for just stage one. *ss kicked over and over. Sure die over and over to know what's up, I have no history with the game, damn. It's a good one.

I had this experience, but on my second run, I managed to smoke him without losing a continue at all.

There's a lot of background shit going on in this game, including your choice of ship at the start. (Pro Tip: As soon as you can, move from the Mk3 to the Mk2. The Mk3 is easier to learn butthe Mk2 can hold onto multiple gun units that you can rotate between. This is super helpful in boss fights because you can save your most powerful gun module for the fight, and the right unit can take out a boss in seconds.

 

[diapered]

What does the meter in the corner mean?

 

[Kamako]

What does the meter in the corner mean?

It keeps track of your score multiplier. The more ships you destroy, the higher it rises (up to either 16x or 20x, I'm not so sure). The higher your score multiplier, the faster it falls.

I'm not sure what causes the score to go red though...

 

[ThatOneLum]

It keeps track of your score multiplier. The more ships you destroy, the higher it rises (up to either 16x or 20x, I'm not so sure). The higher your score multiplier, the faster it falls.

I'm not sure what causes the score to go red though...

16x is the max at least on normal difficulty.

 

[DanCalibur]

My plan to finish this one quickly and go back to Vagrant Story was ruined on my first try

 

[diapered]

Is it just me, or did anyone else think there was a fly by their ear because of the bgm on this stage? I smacked at my headphones first time >_<

 

[Kamako]

After reaching stage 4 on Normal I decided to shift down a gear and play on Easy.

I just figured it'd save a bit of trial and error time. I plan on going back to higher difficulties afterwards. I've managed to reach the final boss now, so I think I will beat it tomorrow.

One piece of spoiler-y advice I can give:

Spoiler

There are two (relatively) secret weapons that you can collect, Juno (a more powerful machine gun like the Vulcan, and Flash, an energy weapon that 1-shot's most enemies, and is the highest damaging weapon in the game. Retrieving flash once means you can equip your ship with it on subsequent New Game attempts. It makes a big difference. Hint: It's hidden in level 3.

 

[SoThankful]

Ngl firt stage was already challenging for me, but I like it so far. There's no tutorial, so I still have to figure things out.

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After reaching stage 4 on Normal I decided to shift down a gear and play on Easy.

Don't scare me...