Crimzon Clover

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Crimzon Clover
Studio Yotsubane
Publisher Yotsubane , Degica
composer potechi
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 January 11, 2011 ( Microsoft Windows ), April 25, 2013 ( Arcade )
platform Microsoft Windows , Arcade
genre Shoot 'em up
Game mode Single player , local co-op
medium CD-ROM
language English

Crimzon Clover ( Japanese ク リ ム ゾ ン ク ロ ー バ ー ) is a 2D - vertically scrolling bullet hell shoot 'em up - video game from developer Yotsubane , who developed the entire game as a one-man team. The game was presented at the 79th Comiket , was released on January 11, 2011 for Windows PCs in Japan and subsequently on April 25, 2013 via NESiCAxLive , a digital distribution platform for arcade machine games operated by Taito . So it was subsequently ported to Arcade. This is extremely unusual, as games usually first appear on arcade machines and are later ported to consoles . It is particularly unusual for indie titles to be implemented in arcade. On June 6, 2014, the game was also released in the West for PC via Steam and GOG .

While the graphics in Crimzon Clover are not up-to-date, but rather at PlayStation 2 level, far more sprites can be seen on the screen at the same time than is usual even in this genre that is heavy with effects. Nevertheless, Crimzon Clover is astonishingly accessible even for Danmaku beginners, because on the one hand you always have target-seeking missiles available and on the other hand you can free the entire playing field from enemy spaceships with a charged hyper shot.

Gameplay

As a player, you control one of 4 ship types: Type I, II, III and Z, whereby Type Z must first be unlocked. All ships can be steered in the same way, but they differ in their speed and the time it takes for the break mode display to recharge.

Break mode In the original and unlimmited mode of the game, break mode is triggered when a bomb is used while the display is charged. This gives the player a small window of time in which he is invulnerable, doubles the strength of his own attack and the speed with which the counter for the "break rate" rises and falls. If you activate the break-mode a second time while it is already active, the attack and speed of the "break-rate" counter are doubled accordingly, which is referred to in the game as "double break mode". The counter for the break mode increases when many opponents are eliminated in a short time, which in turn increases the points that you get for picking up the stars that the defeated opponents lose.

development

In the course of development, Yotsubane released two demo versions as well as a paid demo at the 78th Comiket , the largest manga fair in Japan. The game was actually supposed to be released during the fair, as schoolwork forced Yotsubane to postpone the release of his first own game.

  • Version 0.10 consists of only one single stage and still has very poor graphics and sound quality.
  • Version 0.20 adds two more stages to the game, even if the boss of stage 3 is still unfinished at the time. In addition, a stage with the new "unlimited" difficulty level is now playable.
  • Version 0.30 appeared during the 78th Comiket and introduces the "double break mode" as a new mechanism. In addition, 3 complete stages with normal difficulty and 2 with "unlimited" were playable. There was also a simple level of difficulty. A new type of ship has also been added to the game at this stage of development.
  • Version 1.00 was finally released during the 79th Comiket. The game could be purchased online from Toranoana , among others , and included 5 stages.
  • Version 1.01 finally added the ability to watch the replay of your own game. In addition, the point display has been revised and various bugs have been fixed. This version was nicknamed "World" and was later published in the West.

reception

The game is considered one of the best danmaku shooters of the last few years, so it received a lot of praise from hardcore gamers, where it is written that Crimzon-Clover could take on the best of the genre. Above all, the aesthetics and the outstanding gameplay are praised for a one-man title. At Destructoid, the game is described as similar to CAVE shooter, which is also high praise as Cave invented and shaped the bullet hell genre like no other company. In addition, Crimzon Clover received consistently positive user reviews on Steam.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bradly Storm: Review: Crimzon Clover: World Ignition . Hardcore gamers. January 14, 2015. Accessed March 9, 2015.
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