Hi guys,
just posted my entry! It is the stage 3 boss fight from Ibara (ps2 port). Ok, some of you may be thinking why the heck did I pick that game/scene considering it is one of the least popular ports.
Just to give some background, I only got into shmups relatively recently. I was always much more of a fighting game fan. Specifically, I love snk fighters on the Neo Geo. One of the things I really appreciate about them, are the subtle attention to details in the graphics and artwork.
I had actually got a jpn ps2 mostly for fighting games. Out of curiosity, I bought DDP DOJ for the ps2 basically on a whim without knowing much about it or Cave. Naturally, I fell in love with the game pretty quickly and was eager to learn more about Cave. I was very lucky...the 2nd Cave ps2 game I ended up getting was Ibara - I think I got it for around $90 just out of sheer luck and good timing. Just from doing my research, I knew alot of people didn't like the game, but I thought it looked awesome so I kind of bought it on a leap of faith.
Despite it flaws, I loved the game right away (and still do). Also, it was really at that point that I started paying attention to Cave and made a conscious effort to track down the other games and learn as much as I could about them. For that reason, Ibara has a lot of sentimental value to me.
I chose the stage 3 boss fight for my picture because I remember when I reach that point the first time, it was just after a massive fight w/ the train filled w/ explosions etc. Then, just as you are getting prepped for the boss to arrive, you see a whole sea of birds flying across the screen. I thought that was the coolest thing ever. It reminded me alot of SNK's fighting game's creative artwork and mood setting, and just something I really appreciated - so I thought why not try and capture it for my photo submission