SHMUPs!

[miyabi95_]

I did a complete playthrough of Guwange, one of CAVE's earlier titles. Pretty much your typical CAVE shooter with rendered graphics and an odd mixture of hiphop and Japanese folk music as the soundtrack...There's one thing that I have to point out though...


...Ever played Pocky & Rocky? Take the whimsical, cute and silly-looking characters from Pocky & Rocky...And turn the nightmare-fuel factor all the way up...You get Guwange. These enemies and bosses are freaky. Complete with creepy sound-effects. It's insane. I've never played a game with graphics this strange - not that I was super surprised, because this game has a story involving feudal Japan, which you assume involves folklore of some sort. But still...I wasn't expecting this. Sure, Deathsmiles has plenty of monsters, but their monsters aren't revolting-looking - they're just a little scary. Guwange is gross and weird - don't take that the wrong way though. It's not a bad game.

Some of these shots have very...unique visuals...So I'll keep them hidden just in case. Feel free to take a look...Unless you don't wanna sleep for a few days - it's up to you.

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