CYGNI: All Guns Blazing Set to Light a Fire Under Shoot-Em-Ups on PS5

Yes, this looks awesome! As someone who was just playing 1942 this afternoon, this is right up my street!

This looks amazing. Hopefully it will play well with an arcade stick.

I really like the look of this but my reaction times are not the greatest anymore so I'm not sure I'd enjoy myself as much as I used to..I might give it a shot in a sale.

Same as @Northern_munkey i love the look of these style games but i just wouldnt get off the first lvl. Ive nearly grabbed Raiden in the past but the same issues stopped me there too.

25GB for a Shmup game What an era! Can't wait

This looks pretty solid. But i really wish there's more bullet hell games especially from Japan devs.

It's just sad how Psikyo defunct and Treasure on hiatus (or defunct too?) for a decade now. Capcom also doesn't look interested to revive their 194X series which i really enjoyed.

"appeal to ageing fans of this once-great subgenre" Now why do I feel personally attacked by this lol Game looks good though, im going through a little bullethell phase atm so game is landing in my sweet spot, currently replaying Gynoug on the ole PS5, still as great as it was.

@Kidfunkadelic83 Yeah, I feel you, same here. But ... with 2 player and my son by my side, this could go well. This looks so sweet! I completed Xenon2 Megablast on the A500 back in the 90's without any cheats, so there is hoping

I love these games. But I'm also surprised by why many of the old shooters hasn't been remade for consoles; like Terra Cresta, Xenon, Xenon2, RType, Sanxion, Delta, Commando, 1942 etc. I think they would be great. Also the old platformeres like Monty on the run and Aufwiedersehen and so on. I think so extremely many cools things could be done with these games and added upon with the fidelity and possibilities the new HW has now.

@PaperAlien

I accept I live in a bit of a shooter bubble, and most people don't have 'play Senjin Aleste at Taito Hey!' on their Japan trip itinerary — as I did when I visited in May — but the subgenre's healthier than it's been in years.

Re-release after re-release on modern systems of genre classics and many new iterations of classic shooter IPs in the past five years or so.

This looks really cool - been a while since I've seen something that screams "classic gameplay in a modern package" this loud

@Northern_munkey and anyone else who struggles with these bullet hell style games. Try Skyforce reloaded. Great little top down shooter with full ship upgrades and plenty of replay value. Good challenge without all the bullets 😂

@BeenGamingSince_83
Ah you mention many classics that were part of my C64 tape collection (as well as the mighty Xenon 1&2 on Amiga).
I still listen to Rob Hubbard's legendary Sanxion loader on Youtube now and then, it's still awesome!

https://youtu.be/It7yJh-NwPY?si=cWPFTM4wAdB6vhxY

Happy days!

Very cool for me - I'm in. I'm not the biggest fan of bullet hell designs, preferring the older style of play, but I've had some fun with bullet hells too!
Agree with Kidfunkadelic83 - the skyforce games are excellent and the 'Rogue like' elements of it keep you interested in coming back for more - highly recommended..

Looks gorgeous, instabuy for me. PS Konami where is the Gradius V remake?

@BeenGamingSince_83 armalyte and zynaps..oh and I'll take remakes of cybernoid 1 and 2..

@Kidfunkadelic83 got both and I really like them..

@Northern_munkey yeah, definitely, me too!

I used to love games like this when I was a kid but now, not so much. However, this looks really good. I might have to boot up kid-mode again for this one 😁 (not saying these games are for children, my tastes have just changed over the years)

can't say that I agree with the characterization of shmups as being "once great". it's just a niche genre now. lots of really excellent ones still in the indie scene which run the gamut of traditional vs. subversive/innovative. a fantastic modern example hewing closer to the classics that comes to mind is Project Starship X. (Panda Indie Studio are actually super prolific in the genre.) on the other end, you have something like Swordship, which takes the genre conventions and flips them on their head; you can't shoot in it, so the gameplay revolves around you getting enemies to shoot each other instead.

I've had my eyes on CYGNI since before Konami was attached (≈5 years, I think?), so I am certainly interested in it. I just don't like when folks conflate a genre being not mainstream with it not being good or interesting.

The game looks amazing. But... am I the only one who immediately thought that everything is hard to see? Like, everything is so detailed and such that the backgrounds and foregrounds start to blend and I can't tell what are obstacles and what are bullets, etc.
It's a me problem likely, I know. But I'll likely have to skip this because of it.

@Kidfunkadelic83 Habroxia and Habroxia 2 are both games in the genre with an achievable platinum as well. Genuinely great games.

Looks way cooler then I thought might even get it. 😁

My favourite genre of gaming, practically all I play is retro shmups. This looks great, but have heard mixed reviews about people who have played the demo. I will wait to see reviews before I jump. Personally not retro enough for me.