Project Starship X

I wanted to like Project Starship X. It has a few good things going for it on the presentation side, but some things really turned me off wanting to play more of it. Pros: +Solid music and satisfying sound design. Some catchy tunes in here, the audio work is the best part of the game, honestly. +Visually interesting character and enemy design. +Multiple playable characters with different ship stats and weapons. Cons: -The visuals are obnoxious. The seizure warning at the start is fair and much appreciated, but you cannot turn any of the effects and sh** the game throws at you off. It's everywhere. Overkill in many areas and it permeates every aspect of the game. Some of the "Mad Events" just ruin your ability to see. - The game is not interested in helping you understand some of the things it throws at you. The "tutorial run" is a perfect example of this since it doesn't give you any bombs or the shop. If you wanted to make a tutorial, just make 1 level in 5 minutes and call it that. What this game does was weird and off-putting. It throws you into a multi-level run where some mechanics are missing and THEN lets you play the real game. - I personally don't care for the dash mechanic this SHMUP is designed around. I've seen it done better in horizontal shooters, but in this vertical one, it can get you into trouble more often than not. I will say I like the interesting interactions it has with certain objects, but the actual act of dashing itself is just a little too awkward for me. -The game thinks it is funny, and it's not really. I've seen way worse examples of this, but I'll give them credit for trying. It's not as overdosed in old reference humor as something like Retro City Rampage, but it has a few here and there. There is a good amount to like here, but it's just not for me, and I can't say I was impressed by the mechanics enough to warrant me actually recommending it to people. There's a free demo for people to try out and see if they like it more than I did. But I wanted to support the dev and throw some money their way after being recommended this game by a fellow SHMUP fan. Sadly, it didn't sell me. 5/10.

ステージごとに敵や地形の配置パターンが何種類も用意されてて それらがランダムな順序で提示される いわゆるプロシージャル生成型のローグライクな縦シュー 縦シューということは画面は一定ペースで自動でスクロールしていくわけで どんどん選出されたパターンが何かを素早く判断しては対応することを繰り返すうちに なんかすごいテンポとドライブ感が生み出されるハイテンションなゲーム 音ゲーをランダムモードでプレイしてる感覚に近いかも BGMがまたメロディーのかっこよさ全振りのチップチューンで最高 独特なシステムとしてショートダッシュが回避の柱になるんだけど 移動中は完全無敵＋終了後に至近距離の敵弾を消滅と高性能な代わりに 使用すると基本的に必ず一定距離前進してしまうので ボス戦なんかで画面中が弾幕で埋め尽くされてる場合は ダッシュで飛んだ先にも弾があるのが基本 つまりダッシュ後にどう回避を継続するかを考えて弾除けをしないといけないのが 非常に独特で慣れるまでは意味が分からないんだけど 慣れてくるとこれを利用して切り返したりできるのでとても楽しくなる どう考えても簡単なゲームではないんだけど システムを理解してパターンを覚えることでどんどん腕前が上達するのを実感できる アーケードシューティングとして王道的な作り 自機にもよるけど複数回の被弾が許されるHP制で回復アイテムも結構出るし 死亡直前は攻撃力が爆上げになるシステムが盛り上げつつサポートしてくれるので 結構とっつきやすさはあると思います ただローグライクと銘打ってはいるもののメタプログレッション要素は薄くて どちらかというと繰り返しプレイに伴う飽きを軽減するため ステージ構成にランダム要素が取り入れられたシューティングゲーみたいなもんなので 残念ながらプレイし続ければ誰にでもクリアできるというわけではありません そこはあくまでシューティングゲーム 何しろ追加されてく要素は基本的に高難易度ステージなので ＜気になったところ＞ ・ボムが死ぬほど使いにくい操作になってる。使いたい時に使えないし 　使いたくない時に使っちゃって補充も少ないので 　基本的に無いものと思った方がいいくらい ・パワーアップアイテムもランダムに出現するんだけどバリエーションがない 　露骨な外れアイテムを避けると結局同じような使い勝手の装備にしかならない 　ただこれはローグライクではなくシューティングゲームとして考えると正統的 ・2面に出現するステージの候補として追加される太陽と西部が妙に難しくて 　これらを引かないことをお祈りするゲームになるのはバランスが悪い気がする ・っていうか太陽ステージはマジで害悪 　カオスモードで左に大きく移動しなきゃ系の地形と組み合わさると 　ほぼダメージ不可避になるんだけどどういうことあれ ＜実績ワンポイントアドバイス＞ ・ループ系とノーミス系はボスラッシュモードで狙うと楽だぞ 　5ボスはスルーすればOK ・300万点は倍率の関係でノーマルモードだと果てしなく無理っぽい 　ハードコアスタートのカオスモードでグランマを倒して丁度届くくらいだったぞ ＜素晴らしいので他のローグライクゲーでも見習ってほしいところ＞ 多分なんだけど、店売りアイテムの価格が それまでのステージ構成で入手できるコイン量に応じて調整されるようになってる とても納得度が高い

[quote][b]Check out our [url=store.steampowered.com/curator/36364102-Horny-Hentai-Festival/]Steam curator[/url] , [url=www.youtube.com/curatorhhf/]YouTube channel[/url] and [url=twitter.com/hhfcurator]Twitter[/url]![/b][/quote] [Kawaii?/Shoot'em up/Roguelite] Totally awesome. Unique characters, various foes including bosses and stages. Use dash wisely and get an advantage! Speedy and replayable gameplay. [STG]楽しい！良ゲーム性/音楽/キャラ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNCFjvadQUs

A hidden gem. I am not into vertically scrolling shooter arcade games, but when I watch the trailer I immediately know this game can be fun and is unique. There is no bullet-hell dodge challenge, rather, the player does not actually need to shoot many, rather, the core is to dash through the bullets/lasers. Most of the time I find the dash rhythm goes well with the music, which reminds me of Crypt of the NecroDancer, and the map is interesting and well made. I especially love that Mario World map, switching the dash to stomp is really creative and fun to play with, the way to kill the boss by letting it drop from the bridge is a good salute, too. Players have initial 2 guys to choose from, more to unlock with process within a secret character I yet to know how to unlock. The levels are randomly picked, all have a good theme, the sun map is difficult because everything goes towards the sun to the left for gravity reasons, and I have to hold the right key all the time. The game is relatively friendly compared to other games in the genre, devs is generous and during gameplay heart drops every now and then, but it does not mean finishing the "tutorial" is easy - I finished "tutorial" which contains the 5 main levels in 1.5 hours with a couple tries, had great fun, there's still much to explore. I also love the humor, seeing a locked character running towards the screen then hitting an air wall made me laugh out loud, and the "just one setting" in the gamepad setting is good, too. Game is not long, but well made.

STGの皮を被ったパターン構成暗記ドッジスクロール弾幕アクション 最初から最後までしのりゅー氏のChiptune BGMを聞く為に頑張るのが目的 （ゲームOSTは[url=https://novtos.bandcamp.com/album/project-starship-x-original-soundtrack] bandcamp [/url]にて販売） 初見殺し要素が多いものの、残機制ではなく耐久性なので パワーアップがゲームオーバーまで永続するマラソン方式 いかに寄り道をして性能を盛り込めるかがカギとなる。

Disclaimer: My scores/reviews are almost always based on having bought the game at close to the "lowest historical price" on steam at time of purchase. Quick score: 4/5 Notes: Great for about 4-5 hours. But after that, the "rogue" elements of it really don't offer very much replay value IMO Another major annoyance is that the "boss rush" mode is kind of programmed in a really lazy way. There is a ton of downtime in between bosses waiting for level transitions and dialogue with 1 specific boss. This could have been much more streamlined. Literally almost 30% of a boss rush run will be just waiting.

https://youtu.be/QgSpzQLq3TM

criminally underrated

This an absolute gem' - I don't know why I never heard about it before but it's definitely a great game i'm going to quote PC Gamer that has made a great summary of the game: 'Making a good roguelike, shmup, or comedy game is hard enough. Project Starship X somehow pulls off all three at once. Fight against Zombie Space Hitler, chill out with Cthulhu's grandma, visit Space Texas (it has guns), and do some interdimensional bowling in this weird, funny, challenging and replayable arcade shooter. '

This game slaps! Art & Music is worth adding to your collection! Perfectly priced on sale for $4.49! Add to Wishlist! Only down side is it is visually complex which might be off putting to some gamers. *People who have flash sensitivities should avoid this game.*