It’s not too intricate, but it creates decisions where most shmups tell you to just hit A to continue. And between each level, you decide which powers to upgrade, which is partly a matter of managing your score multiplier.
It’s a “hold down the first button and decide when to use your three powers” shmup. This isn’t just a “hold down the fire button” shmup. Each power has its own replenishing fuel cell, which encourages you to use them all. The eight different ships, each piloted by a different character with shoddily tailored couture, each have three different powers. But the choosing isn’t done when you pick your ship in Caladrius Blaze.
Plenty of shmups let you choose different ships when you start playing ( this one even lets you change ships before each level). The gameplay appeal of Caladrius Blaze is its variety and progression within each match. Did I mention many of the characters are buxom anime chicks? Did I even need to? This is definitely the shmup for Anita Sarkeesian to use if she wants to make a video decrying the representation of women in Japanese bullet hells. During boss fights, certain thresholds of torn clothing are called “shame breaks”. Japanese) conceit of characters getting their clothes torn off as they take damage. It doesn’t have the visual character and charm of my Cave favorites, Bug Princess or Deathsmiles. Otherwise, if you’ve seen one shmup, you’ve seen them all.īut I keep coming back to Caladrius Blaze. Unless they’re made by Cave, a developer that puts some kind of magic pixie shmup dust in their games.
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