Psyvariar 2 - Gluon

[@VGJustice]

At first, I was wondering why the robot was just dancing around on the bullets. Then, I looked up Psyvariar on wikipedia and learned what the control scheme is. Now I'm awestruck. That is insane.

[@Elnidfse]

This is still after so many months, my favorite final shmup fight to watch. You are an extraordinary player, bravo.

[@braveagentg]

So, that is what fighting against a star is like.

[@Roodwurm]

The bullet patterns are mesmerising.

[@OyVeey]

Some of the most incredible techno EVER. A pity this game's so hard to find. I wonder what happened to the composers?

[@dave4shmups]

I LOVE the music for this stage; it's some of the best I've ever heard in a video game!

[@zaelie]

I've recently started playing this game again, and it's so much harder than it looks. This video is my muse :3

[@jesseanderson3835]

Geez.. it's like watching footage of the final level of Ikaruga, my mind doesn't comprehend. Well done sir.

[@moonrazk]

No matter how many times I watch Psyvariar videos, I can't understand how this game works D: Also, these shot patterns are just beautiful, specially the one Chris pointed, at 2:58.

[@dredddlokk]

Every time I see this vid I turn on my Dreamcast and try to master the game to at least 1/1000th of your skill. Excellent gameplay sir, very appealing! Oh, and thx for the exlainings of the system. At first I only got around 5 lvl ups at Stage 1, now they're already 20 :D

[@FrameRunnerX]

Level up ! Level up ! Level up ! Level up !

[@crayonmarch]

I was impressed by this game play very much. Because the barrage system was not pride very much, I watched it and brought myself to want to play it again. Good old in this game remembers that I played at some game arcade for the time being, but becoming considerably the front.

[@djdedan]

Great explanation! I had fun with this game and yet didn't really know the depths of the system, now i'm in total awe, I need to dig it up and give it a whirl... tho i suck at shooters I enjoy them immensely!

[@Xonatron]

wow that is insane gaming dynamics... so you essentially have to maintain invincibility but doing all of that. now i can understand your movements, too. i was so confused before.

[@Garupan]

Surprised this SHMUP isn't well known like Ikaruga or Touhou. Probably got overshadowed by the former or something. It's gameplay is much more different compared to most SHMUPs.

[@999lazerman]

Watching this helped me realize I still have mush to learn

[@MrApol]

@ryanc519 just a quick description but basically you gain meter by scraping bullets. when you gain enough meter you "burst" and are invincible for a second. you can still build meter while bursting so you can continue to burst over and over again, staying invincible for as long as possible. a lot of the bullet patterns in this game are so tough that not even the best shmup player could dodge them. learning to burst effectively is the key to getting past them.

[@Ponimaju]

damn, this game looks cool, and the music is fuckin mindblowing

[@hydragon6537]

I'm sure the boss is like "wtf die already!"

[@DrThunderous9x]

You could try rRootage. It has multiple game modes, one actually being based on Psyvariar's mechanics.

[@hacccper]

Your skill is amazing, I love this game. Do you know of many similar bullet curtains like this you can recommend? I only really know this and the CAVE shmups.

[@charleschandrablazinger6515]

This is VERY INTENSE FINAL BOSS BATTLE!

[@singho]

MADNESS! *watches again

[@KlLLAH573]

Damn, and I thought Touhou emphasized grazing. At least here it's also central to the gameplay mechanics rather than just scoring.

[@zaelie]

Best stg soundtrack ever. Sorry Zun but it's true.

[@Krondelo]

3:43 is like the most epic thing!

[@TrevHead10]

@Saur why did ZUN work on darius burst? I believe he works for Taito but I have no idea what he does there

[@Xonatron]

it was out for xbox? the original or 360?

[@BPzeBanshee]

@grizlysan Have you tried running a Dreamcast emulator on your laptop? That may do the trick.

[@TrevHead10]

@Saur ah no problem, i should of seen the zuntata - taito conection. Great superplay, ive never played a Psy game but watching the skill in this vid makes me want to try it. Still been a pad player (i swop between analog stick and d-pad) I would never attempt playing this untill I invest in a proper arcade stick. Out out curiosity what stick do you use?

[@champignondeParis]

This game's wrist braker.

[@TrevHead10]

@Saur thx for the info, you say you use your thumb and middle finger to pivot quickly, is that on the ball or the stick?

[@flopdos]

tas = tool assisted speedrun, played on an emulator that uses savestates and frame-by-frame control you can find some videos just by searching "tas" on youtube

[@samxx1x]

Cool video. I aspire just to make it to this level! Still trying to get the hang of what the different colour level meters mean.

[@MrApol]

@ryanc519 i've only played the dreamcast version myself. i'm not sure if there are a lot of differences but it runs fine on the dreamcast. might want to get an arcade stick if you don't already have one. while i've played a lot of shmups without one, psyvariar is a lot easier to play with a stick.

[@usernameRika]

10x for the explanation. Oh one more question - is this game on PS2 ? 'cose i'm thinking in getting it if it is.

[@MrThunderwing]

Shitting hell, that looks insanely difficult.

[@Xonatron]

explain this to me... what can you hit and what can you miss?

[@ash81b4u]

Insane and awesome.

[@cacophanus]

That's fantastic, well done!

[@CarmenOfSpades]

Pretty sweet man, I've only got to Stage 6 once...

[@ChrisGhysel]

2:58 WTF!? That's inséén !!!

[@tiotharius]

A COUPLE DAYS!!! THAT SH*T WOULD TAKE ME YEARS TO ACHEIVE!

[@usernameRika]

Hey man, could you explain in a few words what's the ideea behind this game ? I'm seeing you are "riding" the enemy projectiles... Anyway, good job i guess :D

[@diegodylard5192]

sorry bro i beat the game yesterday on normal for the first time on original xbox. the problem is i dont recall fighting against this boss... can you explain? is an extra level?

[@Saur]

Hi Diego! Yes, this is the true final boss. You have to level-up to Final Form (level 348) by the end of Stage 05 (ETA).

[@hydremajor]

Can i play that on PC :D ?

[@Gencoil]

Ever thought about a career as a surgeon? :P

[@madProgenitorDeity]

4:07 uhh what? how? are you just invuln this whole time? I know the actual body of the craft is tiny but I'm really not sure how you're not getting hit throughout this

[@Saur]

A full explanation of the system is in the video description.

[@_Aelis]

O.O pretty. and way f'ing cool.

[@crisiscoreffv2]

Wow, I had this game so long back ... couldn't reach world 3 lmao !!!!

[@neobogard]

to this day i still don't know how to play this game.

[@BfblegacyA]

*9999 BUZZ*

[@Xonatron]

*by doing all of that

[@Lokiallen]

I'm going to be honest and say... I have NO idea what's going on XD I read the description and I think I get it but watching the video just leaves me stupefied. Oh, well. Guess I gotta learn.

[@CarmenOfSpades]

And Xbox, as well.