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Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

Self-Burning doesn't seem to self-burn much. It just makes you nearly invincible.

I guess it's nice when the bullshit is on the player's side though.

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Carpator Diei
Feb 26, 2011
Mega Man X Corrupted seems to actually be getting somewhat close to release; a video of a new finished stage was released this month, and it looks kind of amazing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvq6CTSZdFo

Spelling Mitsake
Oct 4, 2007

Clutch Cargo wishes they had Tractor.
Letting you cheese that lava section, that's some good horse poo poo

Simply Simon
Nov 6, 2010

📡scanning🛰️ for good game 🎮design🦔🦔🦔


This is now canon

Heavy Sigh
Nov 13, 2011

They've planted corn everywhere.

Soiled Meat
Jump! Jump! Slide! Slide! Fall! Fall!



Rockman 7 EP #8: Threat from Frozen Space
(Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Simply Simon, NGDBSS)

Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

Finally, we get to see the promised horseshit...next video.

Heavy Sigh
Nov 13, 2011

They've planted corn everywhere.

Soiled Meat
You know what the best way to improve a darkness gimmick is?

Add some Wind!



Rockman 7 EP #9: Fortress of Fate!
(Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Simply Simon, NGDBSS)

Spelling Mitsake
Oct 4, 2007

Clutch Cargo wishes they had Tractor.
Hoo boy, that quick beam segment looks impossible to do normally.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

Spelling Mitsake posted:

Hoo boy, that quick beam segment looks impossible to do normally.

It needs nigh on perfect movement and some pixel perfect maneuvering.

Heavy Sigh
Nov 13, 2011

They've planted corn everywhere.

Soiled Meat
For his next trick, PureSabe shoves an entire new gameplay system into Wily 2!

It's not very good.



Rockman 7 EP #10: The Eve of Processor Destruction
(Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Simply Simon, NGDBSS)

Discendo Vox
Mar 21, 2013

We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.
I would love for HideofBeast to return for this.

Dirk the Average
Feb 7, 2012

"This may have been a mistake."
It's funny because the gimmick and the idea seem fun, but the sheer inability of the mod author to actually make it enjoyable is what ruins it. Making the enemies shoot bullets at you when destroyed is a really dumb idea for a game that isn't primarily a shmup in the first place, overloading the hardware with way too many sprites is sloppy, and the biggest sin it commits is that you just end up using proto shield instead of cycling through your weapons and having fun with using them in a unique gimmick where their powers are perhaps interesting in how they can damage the enemies or enemy spawners in a unique manner.

Slow the travel speed down a bit, remove the bullets being shot at the player on enemy death, provide more setups for different weapons, and suddenly it's a fun section instead of a slog.

Spelling Mitsake
Oct 4, 2007

Clutch Cargo wishes they had Tractor.
I agree with Simon on the open mouths

Simply Simon
Nov 6, 2010

📡scanning🛰️ for good game 🎮design🦔🦔🦔

Spelling Mitsake posted:

I agree with Simon on the open mouths
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BrokenLink
Apr 27, 2013
That whole section looked miserable.
Whoops, this was already said in the other thread, but I'll keep it for posterity.
So fun thing the proto shield works like the cursed shield from ff6 and stops being cursed after 256-ish shots, it turns gold and is renamed to hero shield.
I don't know if it does anything, but it's a cute little easter egg.
If you can get to the end with rank AAA (good luck) it gives you 999 bolts.
The No-hit run I saw just spent a whole lot of time juggling the self burning, the force field, and the shield.

BrokenLink fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Jul 12, 2021

Heavy Sigh
Nov 13, 2011

They've planted corn everywhere.

Soiled Meat
WARNING: this stage contains Bad Level Design



Rockman 7 EP #11: The Ruined Platforming of the HannyaNED˛
(Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Simply Simon, NGDBSS)

ElegantFugue
Jun 5, 2012

Oh right, before I forget again- what the heck IS up with that fish in the previous Wily level? PJ spent a while trying everything he could think of on it, and nothing had any visible effect. But it and several other 'friends' show up in the final area like some sort of 'did you find the secrets' check.

EDIT: Oh god, Phantoon mode...

ElegantFugue fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Jul 18, 2021

Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

Wow, that sucked. This person really needs to learn when to let a level end, because that one went on for way too long with far too annoying of a gimmick.

Simply Simon
Nov 6, 2010

📡scanning🛰️ for good game 🎮design🦔🦔🦔

BrokenLink posted:

No-hit run

How can you say that and not link

BrokenLink
Apr 27, 2013
Ah, sorry my bad. Here you go. It is a run of the entire mod so some spoilers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbWga55JIgA
The Gradius section is 46-ish minutes in.

BrokenLink fucked around with this message at 23:07 on Jul 20, 2021

Kurieg
Jul 19, 2012

RIP Lutri: 5/19/20-4/2/20
:blizz::gamefreak:

BrokenLink posted:

Ah, sorry my bad. Here you go. It is a run of the entire mod so some spoilers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbWga55JIgA
The Gradius section is 46-ish minutes in.

This guy's real good but I hate how he uses sprite smoothing and glows in some of his videos.

Heavy Sigh
Nov 13, 2011

They've planted corn everywhere.

Soiled Meat
WARNING: MODE SEVEN GRAPHICS APPROACHING FAST



Rockman 7 EP #12: Dr. Wily's Last Gameplay Shift!?
(Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Simply Simon, NGDBSS, Shinryu)

Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

This really is a far better spectacle and show of the SNES' capabilities than it is a game to play, huh?

Bellmaker
Oct 18, 2008

Chapter DOOF



The bossrush part is definitely an Actraiser reference, just more... cyberspacey.

Heavy Sigh
Nov 13, 2011

They've planted corn everywhere.

Soiled Meat
Before you watch, ask yourself this question: What does 'EP' really mean?



Rockman 7 EP #13: The Final Destined Showdown!
(Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Simply Simon, NGDBSS, and Shinryu)

Spelling Mitsake
Oct 4, 2007

Clutch Cargo wishes they had Tractor.
Jesus what a slog. Thanks for showing it off Sigh, I would not like to play this myself.

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Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

To the end, this game was technologically impressive but also an example of a developer that clearly does not know when to stop. It kept that going to the very end. The gameplay felt like it was built around that - everything is explosive, a million enemies appear to the point the console cannot keep up, Touhou-like bullet hell patterns...but hey, you're essentially invincible, so you can just win without ever being in danger.

It's just bad all around, but it is undeniably impressive.

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