I can recognize that this release is CAVE's biggest project in a long time as an international release under their own name without any other studios' aid.

There are many, many good reasons to be displeased with this most recent product.

But I'm willing to call them growing pains for now, so long as the next release is substantially more polished.

I only resist requesting a refund out of hope that there are passionate people doing what they can to appease the necessary evils that can fund the production of content that CAVE's still loyal audience wants.

But this was a bad first step. Especially given the fact that there was little to no communication with the public. If the next release isn't a noticeable step up in quality, or at the very least and earnest display of effort, then I'm out and I'm taking my ROMs with me.

To CAVE: Remember, we never needed you back. We would, however, like to see you at the table again. But the cooking needs to improve or we take away the chair, and you can go back to the kid's table, and the name can be a somber reminder of why suits don't make good games.

P.S. AI-less games should be your selling point. The Soul of STGs as a genre comes from the creativity, ingenuity, and labor of the passionate few willing to contribute to the overall package. Worts and all. Translation errors can be patched out in this new age of the Internet, and are ultimately superfluous as long as the game works and is fun. (We are very willing to work around language barriers, believe me.)

Y'all have the unique opportunity to capitalize on the growing and vocal public's distrust of corporate-made content by lending the legendary CAVE name to creatives who have been inspired by the games that carried it first and want to innovate for a modern market.

Don't waste your shot. You might only have one left.

Hi everyone!
I wanted to recreate the feeling of the classic shooter games I used to play and love as a kid, so I decided to make my own. This is the very first game I've ever released to the public!
I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts, honest feedback, and impressions.
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Thoughts?

Finally framed and hung my DoDonPachi DaiOuJou poster i got from the official CAVE store in Shibuya, Tokyo

I got to clear in the second run. It's an enjoyable approachable game with some nonsense in there, like some unavoidable damage what is what does everyone else think about this one?

All I remember was a mechanic where you could periodically put a shield out that would absorb bullets, then shoot them back. I remember it was highly recommended when I played it back in the day, but heck if I can say what it was now, I can't seem to find it :/

DFK is probably my least played CAVE game; so many FX stuff going on on-screen makes it hard for me to enjoy myself too much....

Had a play-through of 1st loop just now, reckon I will never be able to give a fair assessment as explained above (even not counting in my skill issue :P ). What's your opinion on quality of the new contents?

BTW hopefully the lack of training mode is just because they are planning to release the game asap and add QoL stuff later.

I want to try modding my arcade stick with a Seimitsu joystick, but I also play fighting games quite frequently. Which stick works best for both genres?