Still can't believe it got a sequel... - R-Type Final 2 pt.1 (2021-05-01)
3After a huge post-demo wait (and wishing I could stream my week-early backer copy on Switch), the official release date arrived and I could finally fire up the game for real and give it a go. As expected, the game's super tough, and for my first complete playthrough I ended up cutting down the difficulty a bit -- probably best to start by familiarizing myself with the stages anyways.
While the tone isn't as cool and brooding as R-Type Final 1, it overall plays pretty well and the later stages are fantastic. I particularly liked 7.0 where you're flying alongside a still-growing giant slug. It turns out that the slug is in-fact a R-9WB Happy Days ( https://rtype.fandom.com/wiki/R-9WB_Happy_Days ), as evidenced by the head, force shots, and wave cannon. The stage music fits all the more when you know about the slug.
Game's got a lot of interesting, sometimes-subtle nods and references and I'm wanting to dig further in and understand it all -- lots of potential lore implications here and R-Type has some great story if you dig deep enough.
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