Gradius Thread? Gradius Thread.
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Terzibashjian · 2022-12-16 11:25

any lainons play Gradius? definitely one of, if not the best
shoot-‘em-up games to ever exist. you can also post about
Salamander/Lifeforce or any other Gradius spin-off game. (III and IV
for the PS2 is my top favorite, brings back childhood memories)

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Jean Dupont · 2022-12-16 11:41

>>6520
I've only played the 1st one for the Famicom, because i'm the kind of
person that likes to play games in order; i would say it's definitely
in my top 3 of famicom/nes games

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H.R. Giger · 2022-12-16 16:31

I went through and single-credit cleared all the games in the original
series a few years back, and included Gaiden (which I don't consider
one of the originals).  Stopped at Gradius IV, which felt like low-
effort dogshit, and couldn't bring myself to care about V, which
hardly feels like Gradius.  Gradius Rebirth, on the other hand, feels
like a stellar send-off to the series.

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Nemissa · 2022-12-16 16:38

Make sure you play the arcade Japan version of Life Force, it's the
definitive version of Salamander that incorporates a ton of balance
improvements.

Reminder that the series that truly picked up the mantle where Gradius
III left off is Parodius.

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Hacker · 2022-12-25 11:45

I guess anon didn't like Gradius that much after all.

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Meddler · 2022-12-27 17:00

I loved Gradius III on SNES as a kid. Haven't thought about this
series in so long.

If I wanted to play again which game should I go to first? What's
considered the pinnacle?

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Ender · 2022-12-27 17:29

>>6536
Gradius II is a good entry point, it represents the full formulation
of series mainstays.  Though you're probably going to be disappointed
by others afterwards because it was also the pinnacle of the series.

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Liet Kynes · 2023-01-28 07:28

I like the Parodius games a lot. Played them first on Super Famicom
years ago before I knew much about the PlayStation/Saturn ports.