This video is a great resource! I find it absolutely ludicrous they locked stage practice on novice mode for this game - not for super easy futari though.

ive been looking for info on this game but couldnt find any, finished all routes on normal and cleared 1 route on hard, is there a secret boss if i clear all hard routes? is there away to unlock the dead end?

After you collect a certain amount of big stars you can unlock the last bosses final phase

I have this it had bugs at first when i beat this game it said error occured and it would send me back to my library but after the update it works well love this game and Toma's other ones Hexapoda and Overdriven Reloaded

45:48 This segment was really inspiring. My ADHD simply will not allow me keep track of more than a few things at a time. To the point in which I will break down complex processes into a couple of core drivers and layer things on by sequence until I have kind of a checklist I can run through in real time. My attention span was chaos until probably my late 30s. I think it was age that just kind of quieted my mind so that I could better focus. I’m nowhere near the caliber of player that Spiders is and his content is far beyond anything I have the drive to create, but it was great to hear his experience. Anytime I hear stories like this it’s comforting and I feel less alone in my own struggles.

This game looks sick. I first thought it’s a pico8 shooter. I‘ll get this later this year.

Always a good start to the day with a Dace video!!! One more element of the scoring is that picking up medals chain multiply as well! Trying to link the star clusters to keep them increasing in value and manipulating the magnet is very rewarding and also puts the player in very difficult positions on screen. The game is really fun. I loved the presentation and music in Hexapoda but I think this one nailed the mechanics and replayability. TOMA is getting stronger!

Don't know much about the guy, but imo, you should try to interview your fellow ShmupTuber Chef Fitarus from Shoot em up Saturday . He's been putting out great content for years & not that he even cares, deserves way more subscribers than he has atm.

Great interview. Now subbing to SpidersSTG, as well as finally picking up Risk System. As for me not picking Risk System up earlier, I wasn't a fan of the ship designs, not to mention a few boss designs being overall generic looking. I trust your opinions though, so im hoping the design choices will eventually grow on me. Have a good one Sir.

This game wasn't on my radar at all. I'm happy with youtube's algorithm, for once. I just didn't entirely understand the stakes of the game from what you described. If you run out of lives, do you go back to some point when the game saved, or do you start from scratch? Either way, I think the very limited margin for error probably adds a lot of tension. Obvious as that is, I think it's pretty important.

That was overwhelmingly wonderful!!! I checked this game a couple years ago but I couldn’t handle (or appreciate) the stress at the time. Definitely back on the radar, and more than anything I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your open approach to games and letting them show you what they’re about rather than burden them with your expectations. And the bonus ending… hahahahaha priceless reaction and worth the decorum break!!!

Amazing breakdown Dace!

I had never heard of this before, but it looks really interesting. Nice attention to detail as well, especially with the pause screen of all things. I think you would also enjoy Teleglitch if you enjoyed this one, though that game is top down, more sci-fi, and has a crafting system.

It was a joy to listen from start to finish! Really insightful, I greatly enjoyed the shmups as sushi metaphor. The entire discussion makes it clear how much passion you have from the genre, and how you treat both this games and the act of playing them as an art fom. Can't wait to listen to all the other episodes, keep up the great work!

Hello guys, some one could help me understanding what is the difference btw the difficulty? Does each difficulty have a certain amount of mobs? Or is the mobs' shooting time short?

One thing that didn't make it into this video but which is absolutely amazing is that, when you've been paused for a while, you'll start to hear scritch-scratching sounds, like someone or something is walking up to you. I absolutely love this! The only reason I stumbled upon this was because I had paused while recording gameplay and working on editing the video.

Sounds awesome and this was a great breakdown of why and how the Game achieves its horror so effectively. Especially interesting to see that arcade elements (Limited Lives, boss fights, etc) are arguably the bedrock for the tension.

Really enjoyed this Dace. Although as much as I’d like to play it, I’m kinda glad you’ve played through it so I can live vicariously 😂 Not sure my nerves could take it! I love the gameplay ideas though & think it’s a really interesting way of progressing thru a game - funnily enough it hits a lot of the gameplay design positives that MarkMSX talks about in his latest video about permadeath in games. I’ll defo pick it up at some point but maybe won’t be able to give it the hours it deserves.

Good recommendation. I'll check it out

This looks incredible

on Amazon it strictly says its ONLY for fighting games. is that true? and this wouldn't work. with something like metal slug?

What are the hitboxes how they work

The biggest drawback to the 700 is not compatible with Xbox seriesX/S and Xbox One.

Oh man, I had no idea Ayin's localized name is "FLUSH THE SAMURAI"- that's hilarious! Really enjoyed the script in this video. It was really informative and makes me want to boot up a Psikyo STG. Cheers!

Put it in writing and call it a manifesto, this is a MTP chocked full of the flavors I crave in shmup adjacent media. Spiders meshes so well with the series and I can’t imagine a better candidate to speak their piece. While I could easily write an essay per topic that was discussed, I will focus in on two. My biggest perspective change in shmups was realizing that scoring in not “the next level” but rather a different journey altogether. But like many journeys, portions of the path run parallel and can be traversed in tandem. I would have never attempted the Crimzon Clover Arcade original 1CC if I hadn’t been forced to engage with the scoring system through the time attack mode. Being corralled into making score centric play viable by maximizing score potential and minimizing run length (5 minutes for CC time attack) is like a hyperbolic time chamber for understanding shmups in a different light. I highly recommend caravan style shmups to players nervous about trying to score a game they can’t clear. Low stakes due to concise run times and high reward in that your score improvements will be exponential early on. Second point regarding training and discipline. Learning to learn is something you can learn preemptively, but learning how YOU learn is something that comes with time. I know players who boot up emulators and will build out save states to practice with on their first time through a game because they know they’ll want to go back and use those established checkpoints to spring their practice off by regimenting their play to point towards success. And I know players (myself include) who have a very fluid approach to tackling shmups that still requires dedication and practice. My training model is pointed towards understanding the requests of the game, and creating training conditions that best emulate the live experience of the run. This can involve much hopping between practice modes, live runs, replay analysis, and most importantly: breaks from playing to allow your brain to decouple your time spent into usable information. But I wouldn’t have known that was my preferred style had I not tried other methods. Experiment with yourself and the game will speak to you. Absolutely phenomenal episode. Spiders is incredibly eloquent and I’m glad he was able to crack the nut of Shmuptopia and give the listeners more insight into Dace. Now we just gotta get the three of us together for a podcast haha. Thank you both for this!

I love the discussion regarding meditation and playing shmups/stg's at around 1:13:26!

Thanks guys that was amazing to hear! If I can put my grain of salt about the "1CC is just the beginning, you need to go further", I agree and disagree 😁. For me who is really into Shmups for less than 3 years 1CC is the perfect balance between knowing a game without passing 6 months and hundreds of hours on it! I'm very curious and still in "discovery mode" in the genre so I wish to clear a few Toaplan, Cave, Psikyo, NMK, Konami, IREM, Touhou, other Doujins, Raizing, Compile, Technosoft, etc to have a little overview of the genre and then put a lot of times in the few I really love (I already put few titles on this list that I need to go back later ^^)

Spiders I knew you were FOR REAL after the Devil Blade review but I now I know you are FOR SURE when you say Eschatos is your favorite shmup :) mine too! so good I even did a remake of the first level in Construct 3 :D

Can we expect Meet the player Jheng anytime soon?

This was such a great interview, loved hearing Spiders talk about his journey (absolutely love his videos) and the grilling he gave you too Dace 😂 Both your thoughts about the mental ‘game’ are so interesting to me and I relate to so much you have to say. Super entertaining and enjoyable listening to- thank you for this 🤘

Spider is onto Dace's master plan of starting a shmup cult

The two giga-brained shmuppers together at last.! Very entertaining chat.

Love you both :D

What a wonderful episode! I was smiling the whole way through. Love ya both 💙

Thank you so much again Dace this was the best!!! I’ve been chewing on so much from our conversation I forgot all the topics we touched! I think the twist is I got to “meet the player” too :) It was really rewarding to hear all your insights and I hope you viewers enjoy it too!

Nice! It's great to get the superplayer insights, but getting the thoughts of everyone, at all skill levels, can always bring up things you haven't really thought about. I think Spiders has the right attitude about approaching games, so there's potential there. Also, to note, on that orthodoxy thing that gets brought up around 25 min, that's always been a point of contention for me (and I commented on it in the Cygni video), because since late Cave and Touhou there has been a very strong distance between 90s and 16-bit horizontals (which are my main games), and more modern stuff influenced by danmaku, those games trying to take danmaku to horizontal like Battle Traverse, which I respect, but don't quite like conceptually. I actually don't really get to complain about this that often because people like these games, but I feel like there's this certain disconnect with how horizontal games have been made traditionally and the slow infiltration of bullet patterns that don't really read properly on the screen.

Hell yes, man. Spiders deserves at least 100 times the amount of subscribers he has right now. My new favorite KZbinr.

I'm glad to see that you interviewed Spiders. He's an awesome up-and-coming personality in the shmup community and I think his channel is going to grow more over time.

If it sounds like I jump to the next point or question too quickly, it's just due to cutting out long pauses in between parts of the talk. Enjoy!

#pewpew #ElArañas

As an Xboxer I am disappointed this doesnt even support magic boot.......but we are the 4th class gamers of the industry so kind of used to it. These look fantastic though. Slick looking piece of tech.

Hi - purchased a dud stick at a good price, but wasn’t told it was in need of repair. I think it’s a stick microswitch issue and not able/dp/rs selector issue. What joystick part would you recommend as a simple, but solid replacement? Throw in some button recommendations if you like too, but they seem to work. Thanks in advance!

Did you cut the holes by hand or machine?

Can the S15 right thumb button be remapped for like a MP+MK for sf6?

Great to see you revisit these Psikyo games Dace. I had a blast with Samurai Aces but never pushed the mode beyond normal - might be time to visit soon(ish - Garegga’s got me very focused right now!). I’d really love another crack at Gunbird 2 too - I didn’t get that one - unfinished business there! Very interesting to hear your thoughts on difficulty too, got me thinking that has!

Great review! It's on sale for $5.59 (along with Metal Black) until 9/25/2024 in US eShop, so I'm going to grab it! Appreciate the info on the game. It looks right up my alley. rr

There are soooooo many brands now which is cool but overwhelming. Waiting for 8bitdo to make one maybe, i can't buy all these lolol

This looks up my alley! As much as I like the Haute 42, the small keyboard layout cramps my hands up within 20 minutes. WASD layout for shmups and Up at the thumbs for fighters… perfect layout plus the ergonomics:)