ETHER VAPOR Remaster

A mashup of the first gen 3D games with a tint of classic retro style graphics embezzled with a touch of modern gaming engines, this game resonates the very first of the games of era when Nvidia was still in its early stages....This game feels like as if you are piloting the plane of Tails from Sonic The Hedgehog, but much better than that of course. You fly a jet , make vigorous use of your turret that drops three type of guns, including lock-on missile and blast your way around exploding all sorts of flying menacing enemies, with each scene presenting a final Boss. A true mayhem experience, a nostalgic come-back to video game, and on top of that, When its a plane you have to fly, You know the game is going to be a fun. Punch the throttle and free the skies of any bullet-spraying threat. Get this bird in the air and tear apart the clouds.

Too tough for me. Levels are too short. No upgrades. Not enough shields (number of hits you can take). Too few continues or credits. You can earn more, but I'm not sure how. Either high scores or number of games. In any case, it requires replaying the same levels over and over and over. I don't have the patience. Different perspective angles, not always side scrolling from left to right, so that's cool. As was the little interlude where you were locking on and shooting down many rockets as your perspective constantly changed cinematically. The controls were fine with analog or d-pad. I often had trouble seeing enemy bullets especially when firing myself. Got worse in scene 3. Did not progress farther than that.

Ether Vapor Remaster is a little bit of everything kind of shoot em up that doesn't quite get anything completely right. Everything feel almost there, but lack the polish to make this game anything more than mediocre and forgettable. I hadn't played this game in a couple weeks before writing this review, and I couldn't remember anything about it. Even if Ether Vapor Remaster does have some standout mechanics. The first is the player's ship is equipped with 3 different weapon types. The player doesn't gain pick-ups or power-ups as far as I've seen. Which is something I like in my shooters. I want to know that I have all the tools at my disposal to a handle what they game is throwing at me. And the 3 weapons work very well with each having a pro and a con. The 3 weapons are a powerful forward facing shot that seems to deliver the most consistent DPS as long the player can keep the enemies in its path. The second weapon is a spread shot, which is weaker but pretty much covers the entire area in front of the player's ship. And the final weapon is a lock on homing missile, this does decent damage but has a delay as it locks on and only targets a single enemy at a time. A good portion of the Ether Vapor Remaster is the player figuring out which weapon is most suitable to each situation. This is my favorite part of the game as it is the most well though out and realized portion of the game. The controls feel a little sluggish for some of the enemy projectile speeds the game throws at the player. The player's ship moves at more of a bullethell pace when Ether Vapor Remaster is more of a traditional, old school shmup. Think playing the Thunder/Lightening Force games on the slowest speed. Speaking of enemy projectiles, most of them are fine. However, some enemies fire a thin dark red, fast moving projectile that would be hard enough to see on its own, but these projectiles also aren't that different from some of the player's own shots easily getting mixed in. Creating tons of situations where it's tough to see what needs to be dodged. Add to this difficulty in seeing what to dodge, Ether Vapor Remaster throws in a little RayForce/Layered Section with targets on a background plane. These enemies can sometimes be hit with the lock on missile, but it can be difficult to tell with out the assist on. And the assist does no favors for the aesthetics of the early 3D polygon game. This is combined with the fact that the game loves throwing enemies from every direction as well as bum rushing the player's ship. All requiring more memorization and little reflexes/on-the-fly routing due to the aforementioned sluggish movement. Full disclosure, I never liked the early 3D polygons era of video games. Some shooters managed to pull it off, but many didn't. Ether Vapor Remaster is one that didn't in my opinion. Most everything that isn't a giant robot mecha is uninspired blocks or circles. The only real pro of the game using polygons is that the transition from vertical to horizontal to rail shooter is fairly seamless. But otherwise, I don't think the game is particularly attractive. The last thing to note is the game offers the player more extends and continues the more they play it. So, for someone like me who isn't great at shmups, I can continue to grind at the game and see most everything it has. Which is fine, on the one hand, I'd rather just credit feed my way through games I'm not especially interested such as Either Vapor Remaster. But on the other hand, I can't fault the game trying to create some replay-ability. All in all, I don't think I can recommend Ether Vapor Remaster. As much as there are several elements I like, there's too many things dragging it down to make the overall experience enjoyable. I just can't get into a game with the level of not seeing what hit me and not having the movement speed to dodge/route that I feel I need. It's the simple stuff at the core with a bland appearance that doesn't give me much to engage with.

算是补票，画面确实精美，bgm我也很喜欢，而且视角转换也非常有创意，初次见到真是惊为天人，当时还不知道有其他机体，有点亏，不过也是自己太菜了。也不贵，可以说是物超所值了，如果能再多几套机体就好了。

Нудна ♥♥♥♥♥♥!

A theoretically good game, with a ton of minor flaws that drag it down quite a bit. The main levels are really good, but bosses feel too tanky, your weapons feel overall a bit too weak, bullet patterns feel a bit weird and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, your ship's hitbox isn't very clear, the scoring system isn't very intuitive (and even when you do understand it, its boring), the unlockable overdrive ship barely feels different from the regular ship, and the unlockable extras (which are probably concept art and story info) are hosted on a now defunct website so you can't access them. Not terrible, but far from worth buying, especially at full price.

Pure score attack shmup. There are no power ups or any drops from enemies of any sort that I have seen. You do unlock extra continues over time and there seems to be a way to increase the number of shield hits you can take but I have not seen that yet and at start it appears you can choose from different ships but there is nothing to indicate this and there are no other ships unlocked at start. If you love score attacks and think power ups or currency or any kind of drops from enemies are just a distraction, you will love this game. There is nothing wrong with the game so I won't neg it just because it is not for me, but will say there should be a tutorial or something to explain a few things like how continues and shield unlocks happen and the fact that 2 of 3 weapons have an additional attack if you hold down the button... But the three weapons you have are a good mix to maximize kills for scoring when in certain situations...find yourself being forced to the side to dodge bullets, switch to the wide angle gun and get those crackers on your peripheral...see a big dog getting into stance, charge up your gatling gun and wallop him with a cannon blast...see enemies in the background that you can't hit with any direct shots, use your main gun lock on.. And the switching is instant, you just hit the button for that attack, no hitting a different button to switch guns....

经典弹幕游戏，剧情中规中矩，视角转换惊艳，画质当然老了点但表现力完全不差

One of the best Shmup games ever made, up there with the likes of Ikaruga

[h1]🎮 Reseña de ETHER VAPOR Remaster[/h1] [h2]Resumen del Juego[/h2] ETHER VAPOR Remaster es un matamarcianos de acción con estética anime y vibra sci‑fi/mecha: tú, tu nave (o “algo” que dispara como si le debiera dinero al universo) y una pantalla que se llena de balas hasta que tu cerebro entra en modo licuadora. Es arcade puro: entrar, esquivar, disparar, repetir… y morir de forma humilde. La primera impresión es clara: esto no viene a reinventar la rueda, viene a ponerle neones, alas de mecha y hacer que la rueda te pase por encima si pestañeas. La “Remaster” se siente como esa palabra mágica que promete pulido, pero lo que realmente te entrega es más de lo mismo… que para un shooter clásico puede ser cumplido o condena, según tu tolerancia al déjà vu. Es estrictamente de un jugador, así que olvídate de cargar a un amigo para culparlo cuando explotes. Aquí el único responsable eres tú… y el diseño que ama el caos. [h2]Lo que Dispara Rico vs Lo que Te Dispara la Paciencia[/h2] Lo Bueno: ✅ Acción arcade directa: entras a disparar en segundos, sin novelas ni tutoriales eternos 🚀 ✅ Estética anime + ciencia ficción/mecha: el “look” vende la fantasía de piloto badass 🤖 ✅ Enfoque singleplayer: ideal si quieres concentración, flow y cero distracciones 🎯 ✅ 20 logros: zanahorias suficientes para justificar “una run más” 🏆 ✅ Cromos de Steam: el verdadero endgame para algunos 🃏 Lo No Tan Bueno: ❌ 0 jugadores actuales: el silencio es tan fuerte que se escucha el ventilador del PC 🥶 ❌ Remaster con expectativas altas: si esperas una reinvención, te vas a reír… pero de ti mismo 😅 ❌ Sin soporte social real (es un jugador): nada de coop para amortiguar la frustración 😐 ❌ 157 recomendaciones totales: suena a “tiene su nicho” más que a “imperdible” 🫠 [h2]Tabla de Evaluación[/h2] [table] [tr][th]Aspecto[/th][th]Puntuación (0-10)[/th][th]Comentario[/th][/tr] [tr][td]Jugabilidad[/td][td]7[/td][td]Shooter arcade cumplidor: esquivar/disparar funciona y engancha.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Dificultad / IA[/td][td]6[/td][td]Más que “IA”, es coreografía de balas; exige, pero no sorprende.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Contenido[/td][td]6[/td][td]Suficiente para sesiones arcade; no se siente como buffet infinito.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Gráficos / Video[/td][td]7[/td][td]Anime sci‑fi vistoso; “Remaster” ayuda, pero no hace milagros.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Historia[/td][td]5[/td][td]Está… probablemente. Aquí la trama es sobrevivir.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Ambientación[/td][td]7[/td][td]Mecha + ciencia ficción: cumple el mood y se mantiene.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Efectos (VFX)[/td][td]7[/td][td]Balacera legible y satisfactoria; luces para alimentar el caos.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Música[/td][td]6[/td][td]Acompaña el ritmo, pero no promete quedarse a vivir en tu cabeza.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Voces[/td][td]5[/td][td]No es el foco; si existen, pasan sin hacer escándalo.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Diversidad[/td][td]5[/td][td]Variedad limitada por el enfoque arcade; no busca ser “todo para todos”.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Rendimiento[/td][td]7[/td][td]Arcade suele ir al grano: debería correr estable en la mayoría de setups.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Rejugabilidad[/td][td]6[/td][td]Repetible por desafío/logros, pero depende de cuánto ames el género.[/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]Total Puntuaciones (Bueno)[/b][/td][td][b]6.2[/b][/td][td]Cumple como matamarcianos de nicho: divertido, exigente y sin pretensiones… salvo la palabra “Remaster”.[/td][/tr] [/table] [h2]Conclusión (Bueno)[/h2] ETHER VAPOR Remaster es de esos juegos que, si te gusta el matamarcianos, te da exactamente lo que vienes a buscar: acción arcade, balas por metro cuadrado y estética anime/mecha para sentirte protagonista de una guerra intergaláctica con presupuesto de neón. No es una revolución; es una repetición bien vestida. Ahora, lo controversial: que tenga 0 jugadores activos no significa que sea malo… pero sí significa que vienes a un lugar donde el eco es parte del soundtrack. Y con 157 recomendaciones totales, se nota que tiene su club de fans, pero no es el tipo de juego que todo el mundo “tiene que jugar”. Si eres exigente (y yo lo soy), esto es “Bueno”: sólido, entretenido, directo. Si esperas que la “Remaster” te cambie la vida, el juego te va a responder con una bala… y con razón. [h3]Recomendación de Compra (Recomendado con reservas)[/h3] Puntuación Total: 6.2/10 Número de jugadores activos al momento de hacer esta review: 0 Descuento máximo registrado: N/A Veredicto: [i]Recomendado con reservas: un buen matamarcianos para fans del género, pero no para quien necesita sentirse acompañado o sorprendido.[/i] Si lo tuyo es el arcade de disparos, la estética anime sci‑fi y el masoquismo elegante de esquivar balas, adelante. Si buscas comunidad, novedades o una “Remaster” que se sienta como evento histórico… mejor ahórrate el drama y ve a donde sí haya vida inteligente.