DarkeSword Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer http://www.soldner-x.com/index.php This game looks really great. I love me some shmups (but I'm not that great at them). Coming out for PC and PSN (PS3's download service) this winter. Graphics look hot; check out the trailer. The music sounds great. Quote
The Coop Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 A new "Euro-shmup" is always welcome, but $49.90 is a bit high for a retro genre like this. Gradius V and R-Type Final were professionally made shmups by well known and respected companies with a good track record in the genre... and they were only $29.99 at release. So S-X:H seems to be a bit in the overcharge range, considering there's no demo, and the people making it are... untested. Of course, we are talking about Play-Asia, who are notorious for jacking up prices on everything. Quote
bustatunez Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Hah awesome, my friend Carsten's doing sound design for that game. I helped him out with some random stuff here and there too; SFX though, not music. (I agree though, Raphael's music tracks are pretty slammin) Quote
Gollgagh Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Did someone say "Einhander spin-off"? As if that would be bad Quote
The Coop Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 The Play Asia page got an update. There's a track listing now for the soundtrack, a bit more info on the game box contents, and a release date of November 30th. Whether that date holds true is up in the air. Quote
Dhsu Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 So was this game any good? Because it's on sale for $10 (including soundtrack and art/reference book). Quote
The Coop Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 It's a good game. It has a decidedly "Euroshmup" feel (a life bar, some inertia on the ship, weapons that start brutally weak, rather long, etc.), but the graphics are well done, the music is good, and the challenge level is pretty tough. It's worth $10 to be sure. Just don't forget to grab the patch so you can adjust the controls to your liking. Quote
Gollgagh Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Oh I forgot about this. I'll have to get it. I wonder which one though. PS3 would be the quickest and easiest, but PC would be rather nifty. Quote
Gollgagh Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 I grabbed the PS3 version it's pretty awesome Quote
anosou Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 this is one of the reasons I still feel a PS3 would be worth my money. This and any eventual PSX shmup re-releases. Quote
The Coop Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 this is one of the reasons I still feel a PS3 would be worth my money. This and any eventual PSX shmup re-releases. Soldner-X has been out for the PC for months, and you can play PS1 shmups on a PC just fine via emulation and a decent controller. Why spend the $500+ for a PS3 in hopes of games being re-released (which you'll then have to buy as well), when you can just spend that $500+ and get those games now, and enjoy them long before they might (key word there) be put on PSN? Quote
anosou Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Soldner-X has been out for the PC for months, and you can play PS1 shmups on a PC just fine via emulation and a decent controller. Why spend the $500+ for a PS3 in hopes of games being re-released (which you'll then have to buy as well), when you can just spend that $500+ and get those games now, and enjoy them long before they might (key word there) be put on PSN? I don't have nor will I ever get a PC. I also enjoy buying my games. Also it's ONE of the reasons I also want Valkyria Chronicles, LittleBigPlanet and a bunch of other stuff. Quote
The Coop Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I also enjoy buying my games. Why spend the $500+ for a PS3 in hopes of games being re-released (which you'll then have to buy as well), when you can just spend that $500+ and get those games now, and enjoy them long before they might (key word there) be put on PSN? I believe that's what I said you could do Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 It's kinda like how he could possibly play the touhou games via Parallels or bootcamp, but he really does not want to have "anything" to do with any windows os. imo kinda silly if you're knowledgable and want to expand into pc gaming among other things... *cough*emulation*cough* Quote
The Pezman Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I don't have nor will I ever get a PC. Ahh, dear, naive Anso. You've HAD ONE ALL ALONG!!! Quote
anosou Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I believe that's what I said you could do Damnit :'( but you also said something about emulators and whatnot Aw, why all the hate, Anso. It's a thug-thing yo Ahh, dear, naive Anso.You've HAD ONE ALL ALONG!!! Okay, I'll be honest, I'm just not that interested in gaming on a computer In other news Söldner X has gotten som bad reviews.. it's not that high on my list anymre :3 Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 In other news Söldner X has gotten som bad reviews.. it's not that high on my list anymre :3 It only got bad reviews because casual players can't handle the difficulty. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/soldnerxhimmelssturmer http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171740 http://ps3.ign.com/articles/938/938649p1.html Games Radar Here's a comparison... Gradius V gameplay Subterranean Animism Finally Solder X I say all games have such varying difficulties that most regular players simply can not fathom or deal with. I'd say unless you're really into shmups, Soldner X is perhaps not for you. If you have a PS2 try finding Gradius V Quote
anosou Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 It only got bad reviews because casual players can't handle the difficulty.I say all games have such varying difficulties that most regular players simply can not fathom or deal with. I'd say unless you're really into shmups, Soldner X is perhaps not for you. If you have a PS2 try finding Gradius V I call bullshit. It's because it has certain euroshmup tendencies like unbalanced damage (you vs. enemies and vice versa), uneven tempo, detailed but busy graphics obscuring enemies/projectiles and general tastelessness Also life-bar based gameplay. Omega Five got fun when that went away From what I've seen it also lacks the unique enemy/bullet-patterns of a good shmup. This is generally "throw a bunch of enemies at them", at least that's the impression I get from the videos. R-Type and R-Type II, now THAT's gamedesign. Also, I'm really into shmups . I have Gradius I-V, all R-Type games and so on and so on but I can see where some of the reveiwers are getting their complaints from. I will obviously give it more thought when I get a PS3 but as I said, not at the top of my list. Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I'll admit the only real taste of "euroshmups" I've had was with Soldner X. I've had fun with it though so i suppose it's an "acquired" taste..? On another note, I've yet to find a way to try playing the touhou project games on the PS3 short of installing a windows partition on the hard drive. Quote
anosou Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I'll admit the only real taste of "euroshmups" I've had was with Soldner X. I've had fun with it though so i suppose it's an "acquired" taste..?On another note, I've yet to find a way to try playing the touhou project games on the PS3 short of installing a windows partition on the hard drive. 1. it probably is 2. KILL U! Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 2. KILL U! Upon further searching, as well as unintentional derailment, WINE seems to be the best solution for those not using windows at all I ran the Windows based games in Linux just fine with Wine using the Nvidia proprietary drivers installed and no extra tinkering around was necessary.---- most Touhou games were reported to work with little problems in WINE. Give WINE a try Quote
anosou Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Upon further searching, as well as unintentional derailment, WINE seems to be the best solution for those not using windows at allGive WINE a try Actually, I'm bored enough atm to do that Quote
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