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I like video games (obviously) and I like to write (and use parentheses, obviously), so I thought I might try out writing a blog.

I've been gaming since the mid 80s or so, My favorite games are RPGs, preferably "tactical", one-on-one fighting and tetris, which should be a genre unto itself. I'm also currently enamored with 'shmups as I have apparently developed a taste for pain.

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So Just What Is This "Trouble Witches Neo" on Xbox Live Arcade?

jel x

3:48 PM on 04.27.2011

Trouble Witches Neo is out on XBLA today and I feel it is my civic duty to discuss it with the Destructoid Community. The game is an old school scrolling shooter similar to games by Cave or the Touhou games. If that means nothing to you, essentially cute anime girls fly around shooting magic bullets at each other, masking the fact that the game itself is SOUL CRUSHINGLY HARD.

Another interesting part of the story is the game is apparently a revamped version of an arcade game made by a "doujin" or independent Japanese developer. How in the world it made it out as a full international XBLA release is beyond me, but I say give us more!

So even if you're not really into the super cute anime aesthetic, if you ARE into hard, old-school gaming it might be worth checking out. Take a look at the trailer and see what you think.

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meteorscrap

Well, now I need to go back out and get a MS Points card.

Wolfy-Boey

The animation is quite lovely, not my type of game though. I like some bullet hell games, but not the kind that are mind numbingly-controller-smashing-morale-crushing hard like this one seems to be.

BulletMagnet

Quick note: I've heard that while people can download the demo without trouble, they're getting error messages when trying to purchase the full game. If you manage to break through, let us (and MS) know the circumstances it happened under!

jel x

Well I'm happy to say as of 2:30 am EST the game is up and running. I haven't had a chance to play much yet but it seems really good and not too difficult. The Magic Barrier system that slows down bullets helps quite a bit and the Magic cards are interesting.

manasteel88

looks like it has a lot of variables that I'm not sure I'm fond of. Cute game at least.

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