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Posted on Nov 9th 2019 at 01:00:00 PM by (singlebanana)
Posted under news, Thank you, Playthrough, Shmup Club, submissions, November


We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you the November 2019 edition of the RF Generation's Site News! In this issue, we will announce our annual December Competition titles, unveil the next game for our site shoot 'em up club, and of course, thank those members who sent in submissions to our site and registered approvals last month. Thanks for keeping it on Channel 3!     

REMEMBER: If you have any news about upcoming events or topics that you think the site needs to hear about, please PM singlebanana and put "RFG Site News" in the subject line.  Who knows, maybe your news will make our front page!



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DECEMBER 2019 COMMUNITY PLAYTHROUGH


It's almost December again and of course that means another exciting site competition is on the way!  This year, we've decided to hold a light gun competition and what better system to play them on than the Nintendo Wii. We've picked some fun and affordable arcade-style shooters for this December including: House of the Dead 3, Ghost Squad, and Attack of the Movies 3D. As usual, there will be a prize for the winner and they will earn the title of RFGen Sharpshooter.  Please head on over to the Community Playthroughs thread to sign up and follow the initial post for the list of game playing dates and upcoming rules.  We hope to see you there! 

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RF GENERATION SHMUP CLUB - DECEMBER 2019 & JANUARY 2020


In December, the RF Generation Shmup Club will be taking on a game that has been requested since the beginning of the club. We'll also be finally playing one of the many shooting games on the Xbox 360. A descendant of the Gradius series of games, and to a lesser extent, the Parodius series, Otomedius Excellent is the second of 2 shooting games from Konami that feature an all-female cast of pilots, and a very anime-styled presentation. The game's predecessor, Otomedius Gorgeous, was only available in Japan, but in the West, we were not only given the chance to buy the sequel, but were treated to a deluxe package, including an outer box, an artbook, a pair of pillowcases, and a soundtrack CD, featuring a sampling of songs from the Otomedius Gorgeous soundtrack, as well as the vocal songs included in this game. For collector's, Otomedius Excellent certainly provides more value the the average game purchase.

Otomedius Excellent plays similarly to the classic Gradius series of games. Shoot down enemy waves, and collect power-up chips, and then use those to upgrade your ship. What sets this entry apart, however, is that you have a choice between more characters and ships than ever before, and your weapon load-out can be highly customized. Not only that, but the game has a large amount of DLC, adding additional challenges, and other content to explore. The game combines detailed 3-D environments with fully voiced, anime style boss introductions, and dialogue from all the characters. Join the RF Generation Shmup Club in December 2019, as we play Otomedius Excellent for the Xbox 360!

***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT***

Normally, we'd wait until the December news post to announce the game for January. However, we wanted to give everyone extra time to acquire a copy, because it's an import title. In January, the RF Generation Shmup Club will be taking on our first Cave shooter, Ketsui! Known by its full title, Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi, and with the more recent PlayStation 4 release, Ketsui Deathtiny. It's also seen release on the Nintendo DS, as a boss rush, known as Ketsui Death Label. The original arcade game saw release on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Japan, the former version of which is region free, as is the DS game, and the newer PS4 release, which is part of the M2 ShotTriggers line. Currently, there's no way to purchase the game digitally from any US markets, such as PlayStation Network, or Xbox Live, so a physical release is the only way to go with this title, at the moment. Thankfully, both the PS3 and PS4 versions are not only region free, but also readily available via Amazon, Play Asia, Nin Nin Game, and other online retailers, for a reasonable price.

We also wanted to make sure that we gave our first Cave title its due, not only because the developer is legendary in the shooting game scene, but also because their games have a reputation for complexity and intricate scoring mechanics. Ketsui is no different. During the entirety of 2020, we'll be playing Ketsui as a primary score competition game. We'll still have the monthly games to play, and try to score as best as possible during that time, but because Ketsui will take more time to master, we're hoping players will join in during the course of the year, and post scores for the game throughout the year. We want to give everyone ample opportunity to learn the game, and master the play and scoring mechanics, so we'll keep a thread going on the forum, to continue to discuss the game, share tips and strategies, and give everyone a place to share their scores. This new approach will hopefully encourage players to really dig into the game, and learn it at a level we wouldn't normally do, since we only focus on most games for a month at a time. We hope you'll consider joining us in January, and throughout 2020, as we dive deep into Cave's Ketsui, and get the most out of this game! More information will follow with the official news release post in December.
 
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OCTOBER 2019 THANK YOU


In October, site members contributed a total of 1,358 submissions to our database. Of these additions, 1,284 were game submissions and 74 were related to hardware items. Of this total, 353 contributions were new images and 321 of these images were game submissions. A big thanks to all who submitted items to our database and to those who reviewed them all for the month of October! We appreciate your efforts in making our database and community a great tool for our users.

Our top submitters (those with a minimum of 50) for October 2019 were:

Schlibby                               672
Fleabitten                            152
toze3                                    100
Bear78                                   71
Sirgin                                     64


Thanks for another great month! 

Top approvers for the month included:

Schlibby                                 84
Fleabitten                               51
Raidou                                    45

 
Great work everyone! 


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