Vigilant Paradise (SEGA Saturn)

Regarding controller support, I have used the 3D Control Pad successfully in terms of it being read, but the 3D stick does not work with VP - which is fine, I just love the feel of that controller! I also used the Flight Stick and positioned it for left handed use to feel more comfortable, and that has actually become my preferred way to experience Vigilant Paradise!

The game plays great overall on my Satiator. Keep up the great work!

Huh, after finishing Level 4 (the one with sniper rifle) on Mednafen, I'm now stuck on the Now Loading screen (I finished the level with one full heart remaining).

I'd like to confirm that 1.002 works properly on Mednafen. The issue after finishing Level 1 is no longer around, and currently I'm at Level 3, which keeps kicking my ass even from the beginning.

I like how your partner now goes around helping you, although personally I feel like you could make the AI a bit more intuitive, instead of always following you from behind.

Also, for another suggestion, maybe make the controls readjustable, as they can still be confusing at times.

What were the difficulty adjustments made in version 1.001?

Hey there. GREAT game! Just finished a playthrough as Vince :) 

I thought you'd like to know that I actually played it on my PAL Saturn via my Satiator (using the .CUE file). You say in the compatibility list that the Satiator is "Not very playable". But it ran really well for me! Much better than when I tried the Yabuse or Mednafen emulators. 

It did crash once, after I beat the helicopter level. But thankfully, it saved the progress. So when I restarted the game and hit "Continue" it started at the cutscene after the level. Which was great. 

The only bad glitchy visuals were also on the helicopter level. A few times the lower part of the screen looked a bit weird. And one time my sniper rifle sight vanished and I couldn't shoot anyone. But other than that, the game ran brilliantly for me.

If it's ok to make a few notes/suggestions: 

- Some enemies seem to be able to shoot through walls. But not all of them. This was particularly noticeable on the hotel mission. There were 2 or 3 enemies who seemed to be able to hit me when I was in a different corridor (they were in rooms with hostages). I noticed this on a couple of other levels, but it wasn't so bad. 

- It might be good to make it so you can walk through your partner. On the hotel level I actually got stuck at one point, because my partner was blocking the way and I kind of got stuck between him and a wall. Like I couldn't move at all, except for spinning around on the spot. I had to restart the level. 

- I like that it's not a fast-paced game. But I think the turning should be slightly faster. It feels so sluggish just trying to turn to face enemies at times. Just slightly faster would make it feel a bit smoother and less cumbersome, I think. 

- I had a problem on the yacht level, when you go upstairs and activate the first checkpoint. When I first got to that point, I had one hit left on my life. And as soon as that new area loads, an enemy shoots you. Basically I was stuck in limbo, everytime the game reloaded, I had about 1 or 2 seconds before I'd get shot. I tried to move and turn to avoid getting hit, but (partly due to the slow turning) I just couldn't even face my shooter in time. Nor could I outrun their aim. I had to restart the level. So I think it would be helpful to have a health pickup just before you reach that checkpoint. Or maybe a wall that blocks the enemy seeing you immediately when the new area loads. 

But other than those comments, this was an excellent game! I'm definitely going to recommend this to people on our podcast.  I genuinely laughed at a few moments in the cutscenes. I'm looking forward to playing through as Paolo next :D 

Has anyone tried this with the Terraonion MODE?

Once you've fixed out all the bugs, I think you should optimize the game for CD, or better try to release an official physical edition (given the high quality of the game, I don't think you'll have any problems finding a publisher).

This game is great, even though it's a bit buggy I enjoyed it a lot. I played it on the Mister FPGA's Saturn core. One bug I noticed was that sometimes music would loop a really small section until another track is loaded.

Does it work with the RHEA optical disc emu?

Congrats for the game!
I enjoyed the graphics, HUD, effects, the soundtrack and the Miami Vice feel.
I agree with @hexdidnt about the controls and aiming points he mentioned. 

Also I recorded a gameplay with SAROO and I had two freezing problems (SAROO is a hit n' miss) and maybe background music issues too (?).
Looking forward to recorded another gameplay with Satiator or Mister FPGA.

You can check the SAROO gameplay here:

I'd like to confirm that this works with the Ymir and SSF emulators. For it to properly work on Ymir, however, you need to use binmerge to generate a single BIN/CUE file, and audio tracks don't really work properly (i.e. once the music track for a certain stage/passage ends, it'll automatically play the next track until it's finished, after which it returns to the original track, and so on). Also, the audio tracks don't play on SSF at all.

Once I defeated the first level's boss on Mednafen, all I got is just a blank screen, and not even a Now Loading screen at all.

Stunning! Please make a physical release for this!

Sega Saturn Shiro! just showcased this on their live stream, and posted an article about it today on their website as well; so a bunch of us are just now hearing about it and buying this game today!

Looks awesome from watching Shiro! playing it, and i'm downloading it now.

Cheers!

Hey, this looks like a promising game! I kinda dig the details, including the HUD graphics and a left-handed character (which you don't get to see on an FPS game every day).

However, I've seen this one doesn't get enough advertisement, which results in lack of attention from the Saturn homebrew community. The SegaXtreme pals would be so glad to check this out, as well as help you in case you need any!

Edit: This game is a must buy!! You should add a sound test menu for the awesome soundtrack that lets the music play while the graphic display of the city and seas show. Kind of like how the space shuttle on the Saturn cd audio menu displays.

Great intro as well, Happy holidays!!

I played this on the grey Japanese Saturn console with the Satiator ode with firmware FW163 MNU71 and through the Satiator Psuedo Menu Kai V6.545 app.  In the menu kai app, I went to "Loader settings", highlight "BRAM mode" and select "Autodump" to keep saved data between the SD card and internal memory. Because even with a new battery installed into my Saturn, I randomly lost my saved data of completing the game with Paolo (Although I have already beat the game with him 3 times thus far). Loading times are what they are because like you've mentioned, this game contains a lot of assets and the technical marvel that you've achieved with this project is worth the patience on loading times.

Had barely any problems with playing as Paolo 1st (aside from a few freezes after completing a stage) but playing as Vince, I noticed a glitch on the sniper scene whenever I killed an enemy before he found his position to start shooting back and the game wouldn't proceed to the next scenario. His magnum gun also doesn't seem to damage the enemy as well as Paolo's pistol does. The only other problem that I've noticed with both characters is receiving random damage while hiding behind walls (mainly in the rescue missions, the bookstore scene on level 1, and the beginning of stage 3 with trying to run and hid behind the brick pillar wall to dodge the guys shooting their shotguns at me).  Still having a great time with the game regardless and am glad to see this project getting the love that it (and you) deserves!