LethalCrisis リーサルクライシス

Lethal Crisis is an amateur game from 2009 with unique gameplay mechanics and incredible music. I played this years ago and seeing it released on steam is a joy! Even if the game is only in japanese, you don't need to speak it to enjoy the game, there's a steam guide that translate the mission's rank objectives and that's more or less the only thing you need to know. No other game will make you feel so powerful by combo-ing dozens of ennemies while dashing through bullets. It is a rough game to approach (no translation, pretty old graphics, rather difficult, kinda unknown compared to other games, limited settings/controller support, ...), but look past that and you might find one of the best experience a single player game can provide

Lethal Crisis is a fast-paced bullet-hell of a platformer that plays as fun as it looks. The stage objectives are as much of a puzzle as they are a challenge, giving the stages tons of replayability. Between experimenting with different weapons and equips and tactics, and getting to learn the level layouts and boss patterns the more you play, it feels amazing putting it all together and getting that final clear. Burst Mode is a stand-out mechanic that I wish more games had and designed around. Once activated, your damage flat out triples and you gain practically unlimited energy, however, your HP constantly drains until you beat the level or die trying. It really encourages you to charge forward and take risks. Even if the game does give you a variety of options to play slower and safer, speed is its strong point, and Burst Mode is a great way to guide players into it. Personally, I've known about the game a while (through UnexpectedGenreShift), but I never ended up tracking down whe...

A hidden gem of a doujin game. Lethal Crisis is a stage-based side-scrolling fast-paced action platformer with a fun combat and loadout systems. Each stage has a series of missions like "Clear this stage under 1:00" which rewards you with usually a new "Applications". Applications are essentially equipment (mostly weapons) with there being five types of Applications: Blade (Melee Weapons), Assault (Dash), Shot (Range Weapons), Charge (Powerful Range Weapon/U), and Custom (Special Passive Effects). Normally, you can only equip one of each type with the exception of being able to equip two Custom Applications. There's also a Burst mechanic which rewards skill play as well as being a last ditch option to clear the stage. When you preform a Burst, you'll instantly recover all your Health, increase attack speed, extends chain duration, and recover Energy (basically your stamina to preform attacks and dashes) a lot quicker. However, you'll drain health over time and there's no way to exist ...

Works amazing on Steam Deck, another Daisessen classic. Every stage has multiple optional objectives that unlock new weapons or stat upgrades. Doing these makes the game insanely customizable and satisfying to complete.