The definitive Space Giraffe thread

[PVB]

ooooooh, a 4.3 review on TeamXbox.


hmmmm. not too good

Bugger reviews, as [he who shall not be named] said, just try the game for yourself and decide.

[choddo]

I'm still playing with my Tempest pants on though and not scoring well. Any tips for getting that out of my gameplay Jeff? I'm getting confused about when I can bull and when I can't. I think. Actually I think I'm just confused.

You just have to keep an eye on that powerbar coming back in & make sure there's enough stuff to pop to keep it pushed out. The risk/reward balance of trying to get as much stuff on the rim as you can while still having the powerbar out is fantastic. And I can't seem to bring myself to use jumps, I just hoard them

as long as the bar is out, you can bull things off. bulling them also pushes it out so as long as there's a tiny fraction of it, you can sweep em all up.

also - your extra aimable bullets stop firing when the powerbar is in so you can quite easily tell when you're vulnerable

[Sir_LANs-a-lot]

I suspect the power baa issue is the thing that's catching most people out at the moment...

[PVB]

How does that graph thing work?

Is it showing multiple levels (the numbers are just current level right?) or is it showing progression through that current level?

IIRC, you have two lines, one set by Yak/Giles to what they class as a 'Reasonable' score, the other line is your score.

So, let's say you play though levels, beating all the Reasonable scores except on one level.

That level will show a dip in your line, below the Reasonable line, so you know to try that level again, to get it above the line.

[SpookyElectric1]

11m/Level 12 on first go. Not bad I reckon.

WTF are sneeze bonuses and how do I get them?

[Samus]

First user comments from NeoGaf:

This game is too cool.

LOL my first rating was "You are meh."

Oh, and when you go to the "How to Play" section it says SPACE GIRAFFE IS NOT TEMPEST!

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did the tutorial then played the game and died on level 5,

loadsa fun and my mind feels like its melting

Got a wierd error that it couldnt write to the leaderboard? anyone else get the same?

gona check out street then back on this for me

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Pay attention to the background on the first level.

And be prepared to be freaked the fuck out.

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Holy shit @ Space Giraffe!

Insane! This was made for the Madchester 89/90/91 Acid Generation. From the early 90s acid visuals to the music. Wicked.

I can't believe the first level - "The Eyes of Allard" actually has a psychedelic J Allard in the background looking at you! Complete with earing.

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I have a new love, and it is called Space Giraffe.

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I noticed that too. It took me a second to realise what it was but when I did I chuckled pretty hard.

Gongrats J&G, looking good all over the web!

[Jamie]

So, you can bull at anytime as long as the powerzone isn't all the way back?

Also, the reviewer who said he couldn't see the bullets must have been blind, they're those really bright pulsating things travelling towards you, even a 1 day old dog could see them.

[Ratsoap]

I'm really liking this. I was half expecting not to, as a lot of games that people on here like, I find impossible and/or pap (*cough* Ikaruga *cough*).

Already I have found myself finishing a level and eagerly anticipating the 'You are' bit (Only to be dashed down by a 'Meh' or 'Not very good').

It was pretty immediately apparent what I was supposed to be doing, the whole bulling thing clicked pretty readily (I haven't read any of the guides posted on llamasoft.co.uk yet). I did suffer a few deaths that made me 'WTF' on my first go, but applying a bit of simple logic made me realise that enemy bullets killed me. So next go I made sure I was looking out for them, and lo! No more 'unfair' deaths. I did have a couple of moments where I'd started a bull-run, then spotted a bullet and had a 'FUCK! STOP! Argh too late!' moments, which made me grin like a loon.

Well done Jeff and Giles, and congrats. You must be pretty chuffed right now.

I can see this getting quite a bit of play-time over the coming weeks and months. If only I didn't have shiteloads of work to get done today.

[skweek]

I'M NUMBER 1!

[choddo]

How does that graph thing work?

Is it showing multiple levels (the numbers are just current level right?) or is it showing progression through that current level?

IIRC, you have two lines, one set by Yak/Giles to what they class as a 'Reasonable' score, the other line is your score.

So, let's say you play though levels, beating all the Reasonable scores except on one level.

That level will show a dip in your line, below the Reasonable line, so you know to try that level again, to get it above the line.

There's 3: what they class as "good", your best and what you just did. But I'm not sure if it's the current level or spans all the levels you've reached maybe, but if it's the latter, I'm not sure why my Best dips away to 0 about half way along?

edit: and pressing left & right on the d-pad seems to change from a subset of levels to all 100 I think? There seem to be little segments in the graph, signifying each level

and by the way, that graph (when I work it out) & comparison numbers thing is a genius feature for an old school shooter

[Ratsoap]

11m/Level 12 on first go. Not bad I reckon.

WTF are sneeze bonuses and how do I get them?

Shoot bullets, and nay that remain beyond the rim at the end of the level become sneeze bonuses as you pass them.

[korruptor]

I'M NUMBER 1!

That's cos Yak's not died yet Expect a 200mil score in an hour

[Anders]

Leaderboards appears to be working now.

[skweek]

I'M NUMBER 1!

That's cos Yak's not died yet Expect a 200mil score in an hour

Oi, let me have my moment, cunt!

[Samus]

I'M NUMBER 1!

Got a bit worried for a while there! Can't wait to lend my friends 360 for this!