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Bangai-O Spirits

KiwistrikeKiwistrike Registered User regular
edited October 2008 in Games and Technology
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Trailer:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34315.html

Review:

http://www.actionbutton.net/?p=335

This game is the spiritual successor to Bangai-o, and is about a tiny giant robot that fights.

It comes out in on August 12th, 2008.

It will be awesome.

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  • tarnoktarnok Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Damnit. Now I have to beat the last level of Bangai-O.

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I have never heard of Bangai-O. Could you give me some more info than a huge image of a robot and a horrible seizure inducing trailer?

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  • tarnoktarnok Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Peewi wrote: »
    I have never heard of Bangai-O. Could you give me some more info than a huge image of a robot and a horrible seizure inducing trailer?

    Not really. That's pretty much it. Except that Bangai-O is best described by the word "shooter-gasm."

    edit: Here.

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  • meatflowermeatflower Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I've never heard of this series. I don't know how to "bangai-o".

    That drawing is pretty awesome though. Thanks for the new desktop background.
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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Just a few more weeks.
    This needs to be out yesterday, really.

    And to the baffled people: it's a game by Treasure. What more do you need to know?



    Oh, fine. Alternative review, in a prose style rather clearer than that of Tim Rogers:
    http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=135028

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  • xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Bangai-o was one of my favorite Dreamcast games. I think I'm gonna go play it now.

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  • xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    How is it a spiritual successor if it shares the same name?

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  • NAND NORNAND NOR Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Why do people go crazy over Treasure? I've never really gotten it.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    NAND NOR wrote: »
    Why do people go crazy over Treasure? I've never really gotten it.

    Because they're awesome. Outside of Stretch panic and the "new" Silpheed, most of their games are amazing fun. Gunstar Heroes, Guardian Heroes, Ikaruga, Radiant Silvergun, Bangai-O, Gradius V, Mischief Makers, Light Crusader, Dynamite Headdy, Sin & Punishment, Astro Boy: Omega Factor, Silhouette Mirage...

    Do I really need to continue?

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  • ErgandarErgandar Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I will acquire a copy of this on day one.

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    NAND NOR wrote: »
    Why do people go crazy over Treasure? I've never really gotten it.

    The vast majority of their games have been of exceedingly good quality, many of them considered to be true classics of the platforms of their release. In fact, I can't even think of a single Treasure game that wasn't good.

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  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    This game is cool. There's a level editor built in. You shoot stuff and it is satisfying.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    slash000 wrote: »
    NAND NOR wrote: »
    Why do people go crazy over Treasure? I've never really gotten it.

    The vast majority of their games have been of exceedingly good quality, many of them considered to be true classics of the platforms of their release. In fact, I can't even think of a single Treasure game that wasn't good.

    Stretch Panic was pretty atrocious. Also, Silpheed could be considered average if you wanted to be extremely generous.

    Otherwise, they are gold.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Stretch Panic is not that bad, actually.
    It is at least interesting, and some of the bosses are clever.
    It just feels unfinished.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Bangai-Oh was pretty great. The story was silly, the shmup action was pretty intense (dear god the last level), and it was very replayable. This game might make me crack open my DS again.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Comes out the day after my birthday. Best present ever.

    This'll do nicely to replace my absent DC copy.

    I hope the translation's just as good as the original's(re: nonsensical).

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    xWonderboyx wrote: »
    Bangai-o was one of my favorite N64 games. I think I'm gonna go play it now.

    Srsly.

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  • KiwistrikeKiwistrike Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Comes out the day after my birthday. Best present ever.

    This'll do nicely to replace my absent DC copy.

    I hope the translation's just as good as the original's(re: nonsensical).

    This one doesn't really have any story outside of the tutorial.

    And that's sort of how I consider it to be a spiritual successor. It's got a really different structure, story, and everything from the original. I would say it exists in an entirely different space.

    Also, forget GTA, MGS, Braid, or whatever: this is the real 2008 GOTY.

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    honestly i dont see this really working very well on the DS. also all of treasure's handheld offerings thus far have completely failed to impress me.

    so... i'll probably still buy it at some point but ehhhh.

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  • KiwistrikeKiwistrike Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    well maybe all the reviews that say that this is literally "almost the best game ever" can allay your fears.

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  • LawndartLawndart Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    slash000 wrote: »
    NAND NOR wrote: »
    Why do people go crazy over Treasure? I've never really gotten it.

    The vast majority of their games have been of exceedingly good quality, many of them considered to be true classics of the platforms of their release. In fact, I can't even think of a single Treasure game that wasn't good.

    Wario World was incredibly disappointing, if you ask me.

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  • xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I was talking about this with a friend today at work, and he actually imported this. He had his DS on him and I tried it out and holy shit is it fun. I can't wait to actually be able to read menus and stuff so I can know what weapons I'm choosing and whatnot.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    xWonderboyx wrote: »
    Bangai-o was one of my favorite N64 games. I think I'm gonna go play it now.

    Srsly.

    If you lived in Japan... the Dreamcast one came out in the U.S., and was better anyway. :P

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Kiwistrike wrote: »
    well maybe all the reviews that say that this is literally "almost the best game ever" can allay your fears.

    everyone really loved astroboy and gunstar super heroes from my memory, and i didnt like either of those much so i dunno. people lose critical abilities when it comes to treasure games, it seems.

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  • KiwistrikeKiwistrike Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I didn't think astroboy was that great myself, although I did like a lot of things about it.

    This game looks like treasure's best yet, if you ask me.

    And I think Ikaruga is practically a pinnacle of something, although I'm not quite sure what.

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  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    After watchign those videos i've decided this game wasn't meant to be playing be human beings, the japanese are actually marketing towards robotic arms hooked up to gigantic super computers.

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  • ErgandarErgandar Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I have the opposite reaction.

    I am eager to test my might against this game and crush it beneath my conquering heels.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    This looks like Astro Boy for GBA <3

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  • SixfortyfiveSixfortyfive Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Cantido wrote: »
    This looks like Astro Boy for GBA <3

    Bangai-O is nothing like Astro Boy.

    Good thing, too, because I hated Astro Boy.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Sixfortyfive wrote: »
    Cantido wrote: »
    This looks like Astro Boy for GBA <3

    Bangai-O is nothing like Astro Boy.

    Good thing, too, because I hated Astro Boy.

    Spaceships at dawn, good sir.
    I will light your ass up and never stop.

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  • KiwistrikeKiwistrike Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I get the feeling that the robot wants to kill things more than the pilot. I get the feeling that this game is going to be the best thing ever.

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  • slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Ergandar wrote: »
    I have the opposite reaction.

    I am eager to test my might against this game and crush it beneath my conquering heels.

    Ever since getting back into shmups, every time I see a video or something of a really hard game, I see it as a challenge.

    Especially when it comes to Treasure. Because most of their games are difficult, but in a fair, rather than cheap way.

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  • KuratosuKuratosu Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Oh god, I completely forgot this was coming out this week. I have fond memories of Bangai-O on the Dreamcast so this is definitely a day one for me.

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  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Bangai-O was pretty easy (and extremely fun) I suck at shumups and I was able to beat it. I'll probably end up getting this eventually though I really do wish it was coming out on a console rather than the DS.

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  • SixfortyfiveSixfortyfive Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    greeble wrote: »
    Bangai-O was pretty easy (and extremely fun) I suck at shumups and I was able to beat it.

    Pretty much. The thing about Bangai-O is that the more recklessly you play it, the easier it gets. The entire point of the game is just to go all out and throw yourself into the middle of enemy fire because that's the only way you can use your weapons at full power. As long as you don't somehow box yourself into a corner, there's no way you can lose. It's pretty awesome.

    I've heard that the levels in Spirits are generally shorter and more varied in gameplay mechanics. It's been described as "Wario Ware for twitch action gamers" by a few people and that sounds neat.

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  • CheesechickCheesechick Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I never got the chance to play the first one, but I've been interested in checking it out for awhile. Been looking forward to this, definitely gonna try it out.

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  • VrayVray Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I remember back when I first saw it and bought the DC game on impulse. I had no idea what it was about. From the cover I thought it was going to be a serious Gundam'ish mech game.

    I've never been so happy to have been so wrong.
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  • ForeverenderForeverender cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Robots blowing tons of shit up. It fills my needs.

    I never did finish the DC version though. It's on my stack of things to get to

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  • SixfortyfiveSixfortyfive Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Vray wrote: »
    I remember back when I first saw it and bought the DC game on impulse. I had no idea what it was about. From the cover I thought it was going to be a serious Gundam'ish mech game.

    I've never been so happy to have been so wrong.

    The sequel's presentation seems promising so far. Behold, the comedic stylings of Yaiman:
    The tutorial in Bangai-O Spirits is pretty boring. However, unlike an actual school, the long-winded tutorial in Bangai-O Spirits teaches you how to be objectively awesome. Each tutorial stage opens with a dialogue between three characters — a commander with an eyepatch, a young girl with large breasts, and a too-cool youth in a hip military uniform. In addition to teaching you how to use weapons, the commander also manages to enrage the cool youth: as the tutorials get more complicated and wordy, toward the end, the kid literally says that he didn’t realize he signed up for “an actual robot anime” — he just thought the robot and the anime characters on the box were there to draw in anime fans. The professor then gets defensive, insinuating that the end of Evangelion was “the best part”. Not making this up! When you beat the tutorial, the commander says, “We’ve defeated the Tutorial Army!” And the kid says, “That was fast. If we sell this game back now, do you think we can get at least 3,500 yen for it?”
    I just revisited the instruction manual and read the profiles of the three “characters” in the “story” mode. It says of Ruri, the girl, that it “seems as though she’s not in love with Masato”. It says of Masato, the boy, that it “seems as though he’s not Ruri’s brother”.

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  • KiwistrikeKiwistrike Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Sixfortyfive wrote: »
    I just revisited the instruction manual and read the profiles of the three “characters” in the “story” mode. It says of Ruri, the girl, that it “seems as though she’s not in love with Masato”. It says of Masato, the boy, that it “seems as though he’s not Ruri’s brother”.


    hahaah this is so awesome.

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