Bullet Hell/Arcade Shooter Fan Club

[Count Gensokyo]

Are there any other fans of vetrical 'shoot-em-ups' like me, specifically the 'bullet hell' subgenre where it focuses on way more bullets on screen and a smaller player hitbox? If so, what's your favorite shmup?

 

[Aya Takamitsu]

*slowly raises hand* My favorite would have to be...i forget the name, but it's on the gamecube. It was the first shmup to utilize polarities, by which I mean you can absorb bullets that you're currently the same color as, and can switch between two colors at will.

 

[Verona Mystice]

.....I'm SUPER tempted to say Undertale....

 

[Count Gensokyo]

.....I'm SUPER tempted to say Undertale....

While it has elements of a bullet hell, I'm mostly talking about the games that are fully dedicated to that sort of gameplay. Stuff like CAVE games, Touhou games, Bullet Heaven, etc. that are like arcade-shooter games.

 

[Verona Mystice]

While it has elements of a bullet hell, I'm mostly talking about the games that are fully dedicated to that sort of gameplay. Stuff like CAVE games, Touhou games, Bullet Heaven, etc. that are like arcade-shooter games.

Yeah. Sorry. Just slipped

 

[Count Gensokyo]

Yeah. Sorry. Just slipped

Have you tried any of those types of games, by any chance? They're really challenging, but I find practicing and getting good at them to be a fun challenge at that.

 

[Verona Mystice]

Have you tried any of those types of games, by any chance? They're really challenging, but I find practicing and getting good at them to be a fun challenge at that.

Can't say I have. Shooters aren't my forte in general.

 

[Count Gensokyo]

Can't say I have. Shooters aren't my forte in general.

Alright, fair enough.