Radiant Silvergun

for as good as treasure's action games are it baffles me tremendously that their shmups are so awful lol. needlessly convoluted controls, horribly unstable balancing, terrible camera behaviour, memorization centric level design. i just hate the way they design these. i feel like no normal person played it before they sent it out there. the port's good, at least? runs fine. looks good. sure. absolutely hate the game though.

Radiant Silvergun is essentially one of the greatest shoot-em-ups ever made, every time I come back to it I am easily reminded as to why it has such a legendary reputation. Released in 1998 in Arcade and on the Sega Saturn from incredible game makers Treasure Software (Gunstar Heroes, Ikaruga and Silhouette Mirage). This modern release features updated visuals, details and resolutions as well as a quality of life features not found in the original release. Your ship starts off weak but will become more powerful with a permanent classic XP based weapon system where your arsenal grows stronger the more you use each specific gun and will remain more powerful for each subsequent playthrough. It’s definitely on the slightly tougher side—don't expect to breeze through it on your first try, but as your weapons become more powerful and additional credits are unlocked you will progress further and further, as your skills increase you will be able you face higher difficulties. Enemies and bosses will attack with new patterns and additional weapons allowing each play through to feel new and different. The presentation is top-tier for its time and even by todays standards among the best around, featuring Super Tight Controls, beautiful Anime Cutscenes, some of the best designed stages and bosses in this genre as well as a fantastic synth-heavy soundtrack Radiant Silvergun is a masterpiece and always will be a must-play.

radiant silvergun is a great game. this port is not. shame that quality of life for games is so taboo now, considering how ikaruga's pc port is much more polished.