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Quote from ryu:
easily a better shmup by definition than R-Type Final.
Why do you think so?
R-Type Final is more a shooting experience than a shooting game. Just consider the low replay value thanks to "boringly slow" stages and lack of action. I know it's fun the first time through, but not so much after a few hours of play time.
Having multiple ships and customization seems more awesome than it actually is. Thanks to that there's pretty much no real balance in the game, since you're free to abuse overpowered ships however you want, and start off with ridiculously weak ships.
I know it's possible to balance the game yourself by picking just the right ship for every stage, but just finding out which ship fits you perfect for each stage without being too weak/strong would take hours of time you could have just spent playing a balanced shmup.
Increasing the difficulty also doesn't help with there being minutes of play time without any enemies on screen, especially on the first two levels.
There's a bunch of shmups I can just fire up anytime and have a guaranteed blast. R-Type Final makes me regret to have started playing it just after a few minutes in.
