Comments on: Last Alarm http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:41:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lachlan http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19384 Lachlan Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:14:27 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19384 While I'm sure it's a fun game, the demo refuses to actually run on my computer. Double-clicking the .exe produces a Windows Error Reporting message every time. Is anyone else having problems? While I’m sure it’s a fun game, the demo refuses to actually run on my computer. Double-clicking the .exe produces a Windows Error Reporting message every time.

Is anyone else having problems?

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]]> By: Wrestlevania http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19383 Wrestlevania Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:03:34 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19383 Bit too 'Elizabeth Duke' for me -- it's like 1997 never went away... Bit too ‘Elizabeth Duke’ for me — it’s like 1997 never went away…

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]]> By: Optimaximal http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19299 Optimaximal Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:01:36 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19299 <a href="http://jng.rakeingrass.com/" rel="nofollow">Jets N Guns.</a> A SHMUP chock full of Random Humour, Lots of big guns AND <a href="http://www.machinaesupremacy.com/" rel="nofollow">Machinae Supremacy</a> Also, if you're willing to work with DOSBox, Tyrian is now <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/worldtreegames/" rel="nofollow">free</a> Jets N Guns.

A SHMUP chock full of Random Humour, Lots of big guns AND Machinae Supremacy

Also, if you’re willing to work with DOSBox, Tyrian is now free

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]]> By: Pace http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19257 Pace Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:36:34 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19257 <blockquote>Ahh I love schmups</blockquote> This sounds oh so dirty to me. I can't quite bring myself to say 'schmup' out loud with a straight face..

Ahh I love schmups

This sounds oh so dirty to me. I can’t quite bring myself to say ‘schmup’ out loud with a straight face..

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]]> By: Chis http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19240 Chis Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:06:23 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19240 Based on that video, and the screenshots, this looks like it will be just another vertical shooter with no level design. Enemy patterns, bosses, fancy backgrounds, but no land masses or huge spaceships to fly by. This reduces the gameplay to little more than move around a bit and shoot. Lazy game design, basically. <i>*Still waiting for Thunder Force VI*</i> Based on that video, and the screenshots, this looks like it will be just another vertical shooter with no level design. Enemy patterns, bosses, fancy backgrounds, but no land masses or huge spaceships to fly by. This reduces the gameplay to little more than move around a bit and shoot.

Lazy game design, basically.

*Still waiting for Thunder Force VI*

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]]> By: Jonathan Burroughs http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19184 Jonathan Burroughs Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:36:26 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19184 I am reminded of Ambrosia Soft's Mars Rising: http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/mr/ I am reminded of Ambrosia Soft’s Mars Rising:

http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/mr/

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]]> By: Piratepete http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19141 Piratepete Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:36:47 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19141 Ahh I love schmups :) Uridium, parallax, delta. Those were the days. none of these fancy graphics, and round here it were all fields etc etc. *mopes off to find zimmer frame* Ahh I love schmups :) Uridium, parallax, delta. Those were the days. none of these fancy graphics, and round here it were all fields etc etc.

*mopes off to find zimmer frame*

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]]> By: derFeef http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19139 derFeef Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:03:40 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19139 My ears! Argh the music... I cant stand it Game loks fun *trying it out* My ears! Argh the music… I cant stand it
Game loks fun *trying it out*

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]]> By: Wolf http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19138 Wolf Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:52:51 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19138 CNN! CNN!

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]]> By: Jonathan Burroughs http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19136 Jonathan Burroughs Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:39:38 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19136 Why 2235? Why 2235?

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]]> By: Caiman http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19093 Caiman Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:04:51 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19093 Judged purely from the trailer, there's something that looks very wrong about a vertical shooter... in widescreen. Or is that simply a limitation of the trailer being in widescreen? Judged purely from the trailer, there’s something that looks very wrong about a vertical shooter… in widescreen. Or is that simply a limitation of the trailer being in widescreen?

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]]> By: Max http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/27/last-alarm/#comment-19087 Max Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:16:46 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=994#comment-19087 Awesome. By the way, if you haven't played <a href="http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html" rel="nofollow">rRootage</a>, definitely give that a go too - one of the best SHMUPS I've played. =D Awesome.

By the way, if you haven’t played rRootage, definitely give that a go too – one of the best SHMUPS I’ve played. =D

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