Space shooter games

Discussion in 'Gaming' started by Romo Lampkin, Nov 1, 2015.

  1. Romo Lampkin

    Romo Lampkin Lieutenant Red Shirt

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    Hey all, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a fast paced space shooter game, like Zero Wing except with modern graphics? I remember seeing a Japanese game on NHK which was like this. Ideally are there any games where you're in the cockpit and blasting stuff? I've had a look at that Occulus rift game Valkyrie but it seems a bit slow/stately, ridiculously fast paced would be good.
     
  2. SPCTRE

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    Are you platform agnostic or are you limited to PC?
     
  3. Kelthaz

    Kelthaz Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Well if you want a fast-paced shmup you can't go wrong with a bullet hell shooter. How about Ikaruga?
     
  4. Romo Lampkin

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    That does look cool but are there any games where it's first person? I'm limited to PC.
     
  5. Robert Maxwell

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    So you don't want something like Zero Wing, which is obviously a shmup and not at all first person. You want something more like, I don't know, Elite?
     
  6. Romo Lampkin

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    I would like something with the speed of zero wing/gradius but from a first person perspective. I remember seeing a game like this once on tv.
     
  7. Kelthaz

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    Okay, so you want a fast-paced 3D shooter? Freespace 2?
     
  8. Romo Lampkin

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    That looks about right. Is BSG diaspora any good? I remember this game, it was kind of a third person space shooter, where you controlled this craft and it looked like a bullet hell game, I remember seeing it on Imagination on NHK around 2014.