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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 1.1 hrs on record
Posted: 3 Feb @ 4:58pm

A manic shooter condensed into a bite-sized format that exacerbates it's short duration, speed and intensity. Simple yet effective mechanics and score system that also reward hyper-aggressive gameplay and quick action. Seriously addicting, the first time I cleared I wanted to pop another credit and reach a higher score immediately.

The presentation pays an extremely faithful tribute to the doujin/indie STGs of the 2000's/2010's, from the visuals to even their faults. Menus are deliberately clunky, all of them expecting you to use enter to confirm selections, and to exit them by selecting the option to reset the game back to the game edition select/titlescren. Pressing ESC isn't a key to maneuver the menus, it will directly close the game, another custom of the old doujin STGs. Explanations on how the game exactly works are also deliberately scarce, even if most of the instructions are self-explanatory and you just need to learn to flow with the game. The faithful accuracy will be a burden if you aren't used to these old manners, but it's still absolutely worth playing.
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