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It was said that composer of original OST lost all the lossless files due to some sort of HDD failure. HOWEVER, Arranged Sound Track still has lossless version available as World Ignition additional content. Consider buying Explosion base game but those two soundtracks instead.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/301880/Crimzon_Clover_WORLD_IGNITION__Soundtrack/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/358800/Crimzon_Clover_WORLD_IGNITION__Arranged_Sound_Track/

I rarely pay full price for video games nowadays. This one is an exception though.

Some games should be considered masterpiece because you can sense polishing and fine tuning everywhere. Some however are the opposite - you barely feel any trace of artificial intervention. This game and Portal 1 are prime examples.

Amazing game. It's hard to believe that so much jaw dropping "action" potential can be stuffed into a side-scrolling game, but they did pull it off. 1cc presents a great challenge, and replayability is definitely there. Samurai Zero can really learn a lesson or two here.

I like how swiftly attack and defense translate into each other here; I'm by no means a classic beat 'em up connoisseur, but anyways, this holding attack button to defend, then press jump while guarding to do an i-frame'd flip mechanic is a truly genius design, you can transition from attack, guard and repositioning fluently, then commit to attacking again from a better position. Once learnt properly the overall game flow can be sped up considerably.
Character balance is simply exemplary. Those with shorter reach generally have more nimble mobility moves to compensate, all of whom are very distinct from one another.And Raiden's design is pretty insane lol. Tengo Project managed to keep him balanced through clunkiness while making him absolutely as destructive as his appearance suggests. A very unique experience for sure!

But there is one small QoL improvement that maybe should be introduced, that is a one-time autosave system. Yes it doesn't take that long to beat all levels after you get the hang of it, however before that one may need to spend more time than one of his/her usual play session. For the original NSwitch release this isn't that much of a problem since you can always put that handheld into sleep then take a rest, but on PC, obviously not everyone will be playing on a SteamDeck... imho a subtle save system like the one of Fight'N'Rage will work well - it won't give you a continue button but will give you the option to continue from your last checkpoint when starting a game with the same character and setting, and will be scraped afterwards so you have to push your progress further each time.

The biggest critique I have is mini games being too much of a filler --- however this game isn't made by giant corporations with tonnes of budget and devs, so can't really blame it for this, plus the price is quite reasonable.

The overall presentation is neat, with the horror elements kept to a decent balance point imho (I usually do not dare to play horror games :P ). Maybe the story can be digged/developed deeper, and certain dialogues are a little bit incoherent... But again, small dev team and reasonably priced, not a real issue.

Had a fun time playing through it, would recommend.

As long as you are remotely interested in Sh'mup, you have to buy this game. I say this as someone used to think "Shmup won't be my cup of tea". It's among the greatest entries of this genre while being really affordable. Why not buy?

Since I would probably keep being a newbie in the foreseeable future and there are already really good analysis from actual veterans I'll keep my review to the neophyte perspective: lowest difficulty is a great place for newcomers to pick up; control is engaging, soundtrack is epic, so you will still have a blast even when you have a hard time beating stages; in-game objectives are great motivation for you to imrpove; stage select allowing you to practice certain parts of it helps greatly.
Also the tutorial system is legit and very useful, not those usual kind of "press move button to walk forward" BS.

Still a steal at full price. You won't regret. Should've been the game of the year :)

eSports ruins video games.

atm online experience is indeed a bit rough and there is a general lack of customization options (notice base package only includes P1&P2 costume and no customize option at all), but still, a solid game is a solid game. I consider the price in my country quite reasonable.

edit1: Hopefully VF6 would offer something similar to Quest Mode in VF4 Evo for us newbies to practice against more "authentic" CPU oppponents...

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Edit2: Matchmaking works far better after the patch. But still, if you are new to fighting games in general, I highly recommend starting on VF4Evo with PCSX2, or VF5FS on RPCS3 (installing all DLCs to unlock "Special Sparring" mode would be neat)

I really hope this collaboration with AM2 happened before Itagaki's team left. Yosuke Hayashi lacks in taste badly.

Unbelievably great game.....

Gameplay is a blast. Mechanics have serious depth and are tonnes of fun to learn, but intuitive enough that even playing without knowing how stuff works beforehand teaches you a lot(as long as you are actually paying attention ofc). It might even be a deliberate choice made by devs since training mode has to be unlocked with in-game credit earned through obtaining score albeit at a really small price.

On top of that, we got loads of unlockable characters, costumes, brilliant soundtrack and art..... I can't think of anything more to ask for; maybe a more intuitive save system? But it's not like its current state is terrible. So, great game, purchase ASAP, you won't regret :P

Very solid game design, all moves available are really well thought out and balanced. Certain moves may feel nuanced and clumsy at first but once you get used to it, god what a ride. Enemy designs are solid too, balanced, fun to interact with and entertaining enough to watch, what more can you ask for.
That being said this isn't a game aiming to please/fawn; if you are looking for a more casual, relaxing gameplay look somewhere else.

I mostly won't fancy platformers but had loads of fun playing this one nonetheless. Isn't a bad deal at full price and is a bloody steal when on discount.