
The Swan EM-43DSC... A experimental fighter jet blasts through the skies of the New East/West. And as the pilot clutches her yoke, she commits to her rebellion knowing full well, that her mission is not for the faint of heart....
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-STORY-
You play as the mysterious rebel pilot "Sara Yong", a soldier
of the N.W.E. She steals an experimental aircraft named "Swan"
as she tries to destroy a universal capsule called the
"Emerald-Capsule"... her reasons are still unknown....
-GAMEPLAY-
Play through 4 intense stages as you try to
score as many gems as possible to fill
your "Emerald-Chain" with your "Pierce Lance"...
Select between "Power" and "Speed" to suit
either a focused, high damage style or a
blazing fast, twitchy style of play...

-Crystal Rev Changes-
Crystal rev introduces new balance changes to the game,
refining the less savory parts of Emerald Blue as well as
adding new and fresh modes to keep the game alive...
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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Recent update to the game has added the much needed overhaul for the ui/ux experience, it's an easy recommendation if you're looking for one of the most tightly designed modern STG.
Incredible game!! Well worth the price without a sale. It's been my go-to stg since its release. Very responsive, simple controls. Heavy xxgameroom inspiration which is great. It's definitely my favorite stg since Blue Wish Desire in 2021. You have a massive laser sword and very high ship speed. Your sword has a poison mechanic you might not notice at first. There's plenty of fake slowdown which I love. I've never touched the novice or hard modes, but they're there. The Crystal Rev update has massively improved the menu design. I love the added Gauntlet and Boss Rush modes. The Gauntlet bullet patterns are easier than they look (they look insane) so if you want to try and impress someone by playing a bullet hell stg in front of them, Gauntlet mode would be a good choice. They also made boss health bars pink which is a nice touch. (My crank opinion is that the sand in stage 2 should be green.) Additionally, the volume controls have never worked for me, whether using keyboard or arcade stick. The game is super loud by default. The sound design is, however, totally incredible. Stages 3 and 4 are the most fun. Despite angling for a comparatively flatter difficulty curve, they've ended up with the best stages in the back half like most bullet hell STGs. Gauntlet mode seems to make up for this. It also has me really looking forward to their follow-up. All in all, it's a wonderful game. I'm a mid player--I don't 1CC everything I play but I have for stuff I really love, like the Blue Wish games, Black Bird, Danmaku Unlimited 3, & Gunvein. Emerald Blue is right up there with my other favs. Highly recommended!!!
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Short and sweet Cave-esque shmup. The game revolves around bleeding enemies of gems to keep up your chain. I love multitasking in shmups and Emerald Blue's delayed gratification gem mechanic fills that niche well. Gameplay is fast and dense, and there are appropriate quality-of-life features to facilitate that. There's even an Ura route for returning players. With the addition of caravan and boss rush modes, you're easily getting your money's worth. These last few features were added in updates. While the game is currently in its final state, I have to give props to the developers for supporting the game for as long as they did. I'll strongly recommend Emerald Blue to all shmup fans looking for an indie title to cleanse their palettes with.
Great game to jump in and play for 20-60 min, great music and game feel. Interesting chaining and scoring, not too easy and not overly tight. A full game clear is about 15 min, i woulve liked to see another stage or 2 with the pacing of the game but its refreshing at its current length. EZ recommend to new and old fans of shmups. Looking forward to the next game they make! Raw Difficulty 5/10 Overall 8/10
The new Cave- Brilliant stuff.
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EDIT: Crystal Rev update dropped and it improved the gameplay a ton with the hitboxes and the rebalanced ships. Speed Mode is worth playing now! Also somewhat disregard what I said about it not being for beginners, the new update feels easier now in a way similar to how DOJ Black Label feels easier than White Label (aka for the right reasons), if you know you know. Game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome, made by people who understand STGs down to their core, a lot of love put into it. It circumvents the "low budget" production values too by having a really charming doujin game look. The game design is also far from generic, as it feels like it takes a genre that is already extremely intense and dense and squeezes it even further; the game is shorter than your average arcade STG but there is a reason for that as it starts VERY INTENSE right from stage 1 and it quickly ramps up from there. Imagine if you started a Cave game from Stage 3 or something, with the difficulty curve already kicking you in the balls from minute 1, that's Emerald Blue. It's a very fast game too, you move fast, bullets move fast, so it's very macro intensive and aggressive. The only warning is that this not a game for beginners at all, but they did add a Novice mode in the latest update. Some features like Leaderboards could also use some work (only top 10 is displayed and your personal rank is not shown), but hopefully they can improve this with time. I'll return to this one for sure, gotta get that clear.
Best nostalgia trip I suck at. Thx, Theta. Thx SealBro. Love and bullets. Tons of bullets. Way too many bullets.
a fast paced and aggressive shmup with a quick run time and satisfying scoring. highly recommend this little gem.
25년 11월 말에 발매한 정통 종스크롤 슈팅 탄막 게임 '에메랄드 블루' 이후 25년 12월에 'XTRAEV' 업데이트를 거쳐서 26년 6월 초에 마지막 업데이트로 'CRYSTAL REV'가 업데이트 되었습니다. UI에 효과음에 아나운서가 있는 것도 그렇고 개인적인 첫 인상은 많이 캐주얼해 보이는 도돈파치 대부활이었습니다. 전체적으로 플레이는 일반 샷으로 적을 무찌르면서 중형기 이상의 적들은 집중 샷인 랜스를 이용하여 가까이 붙어서 아이템을 최대한 얻어 체인을 유지하여 스코어링을 하는 방식입니다. 폭탄은 최대 3개. 맵 곳곳에 메달이 있는데 그냥은 획득이 불가능하고 체인이 300즈음 되어야 획득이 가능한 것으로 보입니다. 또한 2000 체인을 넘기면 획득하는 점수가 증가하는 체인 보너스가 적용됩니다. 분량이 짧지만 랭크제, 난이도 및 익스텐드 점수 설정, 보스 러시같은 특수 모드, 숨겨진 1up, 진 최종보스 등등 있을건 다 있습니다. 게임을 시작하고 엔터키를 누르고 메뉴에 START GAME을 누르면 설정이 여러가지가 있을텐데 GAME EDIT에서 목숨, 익스텐드 점수, 난이도 등 설정이 가능합니다. 다만 HIGHLIGHT를 제외한 다른 옵션을 건들면 리더보드에 점수 등록이 안되니 주의. 또한, 1스테이지 종료 시점에서 5천만점 이상을 달성하면 숨겨진 '우라' 루트가 진입이 가능합니다. 난이도가 상당하니 주의 (NOVICE는 조건을 만족해도 진입 불가) 리뷰 수정 이전에는 개인적으로 느낀 몇가지 단점을 나열했었지만 대부분 해결된 것으로 보입니다. 키 설정을 잘못했을 때 메뉴에서 게임 조작이 안 되는 경우, 충돌을 막으려고 인게임 상하좌우 공격에만 키설정이 가능하게 바뀌었고. 스테이지 리셋의 경우 일시정지 후에 슬로우 버튼을 누르면 해당 스테이지를 처음부터 다시 시작하는 것이 가능하게 되었습니다. 마지막으로 난이도 별로 스테이지 연습이 가능해졌습니다. 예전에는 기본 난이도로만 스테이지 연습이 가능했는데 이건 좋네요. 아무튼, 분량이 짧은 대신에 다른 슈팅 게임에 비해 여러 번 리트라이하는 부담이 덜 했던 것 같습니다. 뭔가 2000 ~ 2010년대 동인 슈팅 게임의 향수가 느껴지는 그런 게임이었습니다. 재미있었어요! 차기작 준비도 한다고 들었는데 잘 되었으면 좋겠네요. p.s. 사운드트랙 다시 다운받아야지 토론 탭에서 찾은 내용입니다만, 만일 키 설정을 잘못 했을경우 "C:\Users\사용자 이름\AppData\Local\EmeraldBlueBase3__1_" 파일 경로에 있는 "inputgame"과 "inputkey"를 삭제하고 게임을 실행하면 기본 키 설정으로 돌아간다고 합니다. 출처 : https://steamcommunity.com/app/3977390/discussions/0/687493125920382815/
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