CYGNI: All Guns Blazing is the best new SHMUP in years | REVIEW

Had a lot of fun playing this new KONAMI Shoot 'em Up game lately. A true progression for the genre! Have you tried it? What do you think?

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[timothypeterson]

0:27 "It's beauty" I see what you did there Slope. Naughty boy.

[samhein]

for a better shmup released in recent years, check out: Devil blade reboot, Danmaku Unlimited 3 and Crimzon Clover

[bulb]

>Best new shmup in years
You’ve never played a shmup, have you?

[daserfomalhaut]

This game is dogshit. Devil Blade, Devil Engine, Blue Revolver, and Natsuki Chronicles are *far* better games. This is not the best STG in years. Not even remotely close.

[dohnuts]

It will be free on Epic game store on release!!

[DanWA]

Really wish more schmups would carry on with soundtracks like MUSHA and thunderforce 4. Really gets the blood flowing

[dycseu]

Just a sales agent for Konami I suppose. I have been playing shnups for decades now and I sincerely hope, this one won’t be the future of the genre. This game is hectic, unbalanced, the controls are shit and unnecessarily complicated and the worst thing is to me, I did not have any fun with it. And by the way, the graphics are not that awesome either.

[trUePN]

I think Konami is ready to make Axelay 2

[VanArtic]

this game is euroshmup jank as expected
really making an inCYGNIficant mark in the shmup genre

also for those thinking that gradius is coming back because Konami published it.. keep your expectations low

[JoJaDaRu]

Thanks for the quick review.. I am very curious about this title despite it clearly being more of a Euro SHMUP rather than the Crimson Clover style I generally prefer... still, it looks cool and I'm all for anything that helps bring visibility to this highly neglected genre.

[KaeL]

So much good stuff, and yet, so much lacking...

(+)
Graphics and animation (9/10)
Epic music (7/10)
Game dynamics and steering (7/10)
Background story and worldbuilding (nice thing there is one)
Novel weapon/shields energy management system (interesting and fun approach)
Coop option (it is lot of fun, and makes missions a lot easier, the difficulty does not scale)
Great boss designs and epic boss fights

(-)
The game is too short - after completing 7 campaign missions you feel like this should be like "end of Chapter 1" out of at least 5 chapters. It is not.
Unbalanced difficulty level - The first mission is the most difficult of all 7 missions. How come??
Low weapons variety - or actually, no variety at all. There is one basic weapon, with few modes (directions) of fire and two power levels (with or without drones)
Lacking tutorial - ie, it does not explain ship development mechanics at all
Confusing and poor ship development - why can't we buy more shields? more energy slots? more upgrades? different weapons? special effects (temporary invulnerability, slow time, different types of missiles, etc etc) Also, the mechanics of certain upgrades could be explained with animated examples (I beat the game and still don't know what some upgrades do...) - so much could be improved here!!
Low enemy variety (not tragically low, just ordinary low ;) Relates both to looks and to behaviour/attack patterns.
Boss fight stages could be more diverse
The only in-flight drops are energy cells. There could be many more different types of drop, making the game more interesting.
Bugs! - fortunately, just some minor ones. Weapon modes rotation stuck, or key binding reset after changing missions. Nothing game-breaking.

Generally speaking, this game feels like a demo version, or a beta of a great, epic universe, where a whole series of games/campaigns could take place. The background story and even a small "wikipedia" about the Cygni solar system give you a feeling there has to be something more in this game and in this world. Sadly, there isn't. At least not for now - I hope the devs will add some additional content, expand/rebuild the ship upgrade design, and make a proper game out of it. I would definitely want to play more. But after beating those 7 levels, which took me roughly 4 hours total time (including grinding first level on Easy mode for extra upgrade points and upgrading the ship to the max), I don't feel like the game has anything more to offer.

Should you buy it? If you like the bullet-hell genre, I'd say "not for the full price" ;) The nominal price of cca 30$ is imho too steep - for a game this short I would give 10$ max. But since I got it on Epic for free, I feel totally lucky :)

My total rating: 6/10

[EpicLebaneseNerd]

this is gonna sound crazy, heard someone saying this is gonna be ''free'' on epic games store ? i say it is crazy talk....

[paperchazz]

game looks great but the "upgrade" system sounds awful
between all the amazing classics and the current japanese indie scene, there's no shortage of amazing shooters to play, so its a hard ask to settle for this one.

i like the idea of games designed to get new players into the genre, but i think devs are sometimes focused on making the games more accessible instead of just making them more interesting or fun.
we all got into street fighter 2 because the game had cool characters, not because it was mechanically complex. the complexity kept us around, but the amazing art and sound got us hooked.
game tengoku got me into shooters, and it's probably the opposite of what anyone would call "beginner friendly."
unfortunately, the only people who will pick up this game are shooter fans, and i feel like they probably won't love it.😥

[lucasLSD]

It's pretty but not having an option of slowing down the ship makes dodging the first boss almost impossible, the movement is too fast for when he limits your play area.

[LordMithril]

Look cool,
just noticed its free on epic game store next rotation (8 to 15 aug).

[SzymonAdamus]

Great tip with lowering the difficulty to Easy. Not because the game is too hard but because it's too complex from the get go.
The other thing I suggest is turning the HUD options to be visible all the time. It also helps a lot.

Thanks for the video.

[paulodiaz]

I can't even finish the first mission in Easy mode. Lol

[SuperJim]

Currently playing Ghosts n Goblins Resurrection so I'm not sure my stupid lazy fingers can deal with this too at the moment :D

[valrond]

They could have made Gradius VI but NO. You know, I played 4 Gradius/Nemesis games on my MSX from 86 to 88. Just 3 more games (4 if you count Salamander 2) after that.

[Squirrelsquid]

Tried the demo a while ago, and while I heard that they improved aspects, the game is not for me. I am much more into modern japanese indie shmups.