Super XYX

I loved this game, but the most recent patch for it makes it run faster then it used to, making it unplayable for me. I wish there was a way to revert the game to the previous version but I don't think you can. I've posted about it on the discussion and it seems like other players are having a similar issue with the game. There's been no response from the dev about this unfortunately. It'd be an easy recommend from me if you were able to revert to the old build or the speed issue was fixed, but as is I wouldn't recommend picking this up. EDIT: Turns out the update changed the default difficulty from Standard to Challenging... Once I figured that out and turned it back to Standard the game feels like how I remember it.

pixelated. has issues detecting my controller

I'll be honest, I bounced off this game pretty hard at first. Although the art style is super colorful, I had some issues adjusting to the bullet visibility and in general something about it just consistently kicked my ass. I finally came back to it after playing a bunch of other STG and it -still- kicked my ass, but I was determined to figure it out. Now I'm of the opinion that this is actually a really good game for leaning how to learn an STG -- although it is extremely punishing with how deaths affect your score, I went from not being able to clear the third stage to being able to 1cc the whole thing with about eight hours of practice, which feels great. Wven more impressive, I can feel how achievable a no-miss is. Granted, some of that is due to the extremely overpowered unlockable Cobra ship, but even without it I was able to get my first 1cc. The bosses are imposing at first, but the majority of them have safe spots that let you take them down with little to no threat, which means you're not having to rely super heavily on extremely difficult dodging. Learning routes is also not too challenging and I find the level length works really well. The main exception is the bonus gauntlet stage (necessary to get the TLB clear), which feels like it almost doubles the length of a run. But, it's still fun. Overall, the art is fun if cheesy, and the gameplay is quite good. I would also be remiss if I didn't mention the soundtrack by Carina, which absolutely rips, just truly excellent FM synth goodness. This is worth grabbing if you're an STG fan or interested in getting into it, and if you bounce off the difficulty at first, stick with it and watch some clear videos on youtube! Shmuptopia has a great guide, and weakboson has a super inspiring high score run that also shows a safe spot on the stage 3 boss that the shmuptopia guide doesn't. All in all: really worthwhile game!

This game is amazing, but it does have a rough flaw. While the graphics are great, the music is top notch, and the controls tight, the sheer amount of visual noise can make it difficult to keep tabs on whats happening. Go to Options, turn the music up and the sound fx down, and turn off extra fx. At its core is a wonderful homage to Toaplan's heyday and it definitely needs to be played. Its short and to the point, but I earned my clear.

Game's showed me what bullet sitting (or bullet suppression) means. It took me a couple of hours to fully grasp its mechanics and adjust to a fast style of playing, but once it clicked, it became one of my favs. The art is wonderful and extremely colorful, which makes bullet visibility a bit hard, but nothing impossible.

El juego es maravilloso, pero existe un fallo muy conocido que hace que se borre todo tu avance cada X tiempo. Todas las naves que hayas desbloqueado, toda tu puntuación... Y a día de hoy, aún no lo han solucionado. Entiendo que los autores del juego estén ocupados en otros proyectos incluso más ambiciosos que éste, como el ZPF, muy bueno también, pero el no solucionar este fallo después de tanto tiempo es dejar tirados a todos los que han pagado por el juego. Hasta que no se solucione, por muy bueno que sea el Super XYX, no puedo recomendarlo.

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