Philosoma deserved more respect than it got back in it's time because we all took it for granted, now after some 20 years it gets it's recognition for being one of the first PS1/X shoot em ups for it's time...
The use of SO MANY different views/perspectives, the unquestionably screenplay-like plot and presentation, The way the cut scenes lead seamlessly into the moment you regain control of the ship for the actual level...woah. I think this just may be the most ambitious shmup ever created
My favorite Shmup of all time, a shooter with a bloody horror storyline and full in-game dubbing, awesome cinematics and an not so happy end ! Loved it ! And the ship is fucking cool !
You may enjoy the R- type series then, with special note to R-Type Final. It has a homeless bleak atmosphere to the series and a heavy emphasis on futility.
2019 anyone? Plus: did you know that they made a sequel to this game but it isn't a space shooter, it's more like a story arc horror game, but with out the horror elements. It plays alot like resident evil and it only released in Japan.
I watched this exact video when it was first uploaded on TH-cam back in 2011. Watching it again is surreal because it's like I'm watching a nostalgic depiction of me watching a nostalgic depiction of a game from the 90s. I sometimes wonder if perhaps this is all the human race will be reduced to - watching nostalgic moments from the past as they die slowly.
That last boss seems easy, but.. I remember getting to that last boss using up all my continues, all my lives, and was down to my last shield. Holy shit that was intense. Then when I beat the game for the first time, I was absolutely ecstatic. Of course the ending gave me the creeps for a while, but damn, what an experience.
This game was hard! I remember finishing this game and was all "Yea! I beat it--ooooh shiiiiit!" Waited for a 2 to come out but I guess it never happened :( Such an awesome game.
I beat the game once despite being a hard ass game. Some levels are also rail shooting instead of just shoot 'em up. Ground mode is just like those Valkyries in Gerwalk mode from Macross. Sucks for Lang who couldn't make it at the end. Fertilization Fertilization Fertilization
It's okay. It works in my black brick Sony calls the PS2. I will probably get the ROM and emulator though, seeing as discs have a shelf life (that adhesive that holds them together does deteriorate over time)...
Got this for Christmas after I had played it in a Fry's Electronics, enjoyed it a lot even though it was quite difficult for me. I'm very bummed to learn though that the furthest I ever got (going through that winding corridor with gates that keep closing) was only about 2/3rds through the game
This game was so and still is awesome for the simple fact it used so many camera angles that was the shit in shooters back in the days that you won't see anymore in today's games ( first person, third person side scroll and over head) that's what I call beast and i'm glad I still have this game to this very day and i'll bet it's worth a lot of money on the classic game circuit since it is a shooter because classic shooters are worth a lot.
wow... I looked for this game for a long time... it was not exacly as I remember, but it's definitely it. I remember being very hard lol. well I was like 4 back then.
I like this alot, multi perspective shooters are such a rare treat. That said, they should've used more 3d assets in it, cause while it looks fun, it also looks like a bad saturn game with the psx's 2d capabilities.
@TechnoDevotee Thanks for answer. I guess you mean infect the whole mother-ship, not the entire human race, as the events unfold in the sequel Phase Paradox for PS2.
While this is an historic game for me on the PS1, to think, to this day, that I actually traded several Magic The Gathering Dual Lands for this game at a local hobby store......is a travesty.
Amazing game, still waiting for a sequel to this & Axelay & Silpheed. Keep Dreaming i know it wont happen in this shit fest industry unfortunately. Something like this on PSVR 2 would be something special.
@mgreen27 I believe it is. :D Still got my old copy though. Love the game, and always loved the soundtrack, it was awesome when I noticed he 10 years later did the critically acclaimed soundtrack for Shadow of the Colossus.
From what I’m gathering the horror is that when the Philosoma is fertilized the ship basically becomes another carrier to spread it further. So the goal was to lure the Gallant squadron to the core and seed one of them.
Silpheed had the better soundtrack, but Philosoma was more innovative. Like a proto-Einhander in some ways. Edit/Note: It's weird how the player character is the only one with an alphanumeric call sign.
Guys, I can't find a video game that I have been looking for for more than 17 years. Please help me out. I vaguely remember some details but other details i know for sure (i'll specify on the list below) - 2d top down shoot em up. - Played it on Playstation 1 (i don't know if it was ported or was a port). - (not sure) Japanese (or japanese influenced) game. - (not sure) Sprite based. - The distinguishing feature of the game is that you have different kinds of bullets that you acquire throughout the game. You can switch between them on the fly. Every bullit kind has a powered up version except the starter bullet type. And at some point of the game (and that blew my mind at the time) you actually acquire the powered up version of the starter bullet type. - (not sure) Each boss is weak to the powered up version of each bullet type. PLEASE HELP ME FIND THIS!!!
I'm going to watch the entire playthrough, and see how far you get! :D This game gets kind of hard near the end, so will be exciting to see how far you get. I remember I was able to do over half the game without dying, but I still got raped near the end! xD
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Einhander, Philosoma, Mechwarrior... All the 90s futuristic games point to a dark future
Also recommending Novastorm and Axelay
Philosoma deserved more respect than it got back in it's time because we all took it for granted, now after some 20 years it gets it's recognition for being one of the first PS1/X shoot em ups for it's time...
The use of SO MANY different views/perspectives, the unquestionably screenplay-like plot and presentation, The way the cut scenes lead seamlessly into the moment you regain control of the ship for the actual level...woah. I think this just may be the most ambitious shmup ever created
my first ps1 game and one of the most memorable. loved it along with Einhander.
Wow I almost had the same experience. Einhander was incredibly tough to play. I had to use a GameShark to finally beat it lol
Einhander is one of the best shooters ever!!!!!!!
The soundtrack is godlike
Second only to Einhander as the greatest space shooter on PS1
the japanese version (even more melodramatic voice-acting) of this was my first game for the ps1. will always be something very special to me.
The ending is really creepy when you really think about it.
It really was. It borderline traumatized me as a kid.
And that ending is what leads directly to the events of Phase Paradox. Very appropriate in my opinion.
I've seen the ending twice which really scared the hell out of me after I beat the final boss
My favorite Shmup of all time, a shooter with a bloody horror storyline and full in-game dubbing, awesome cinematics and an not so happy end ! Loved it !
And the ship is fucking cool !
You may enjoy the R- type series then, with special note to R-Type Final. It has a homeless bleak atmosphere to the series and a heavy emphasis on futility.
I like how the sequel is a total genre shift into a survival horror adventure game.
lol
Damn, I completely forgot about this game! Great shooter.
The endings were different depending on difficulty level. If you beat the game on HARD mode, you get a monologue of D3 describing the mission...
Thats a very expensive and seemingly complex carrier hangar and catapult launching sequence
My #1 favorite PS1 game. Simple and fantastic. Hard to believe its nearly 30 year old.
Einhander
G Darius
R-Types
R-Type Delta
Raiden Project
Shooter Space Star
Philosoma
If you like Space Shooters you must have these games
Raystorm?
I love this game, long time not play this anymore, how nostalgic.
I'm in love with this game.
StudMuffinTwelve fido Dido, philosoma holy crap you are the embodiment of nostalgia
Love the Syfy channel vibe to this game
This game is ridiculously unfair. Good playthrough! Definitely an interesting game with all those different angles of gameplay.
Fertilization, fertilization, fertilization.
Roger! Delta líder, roger!
Roger? Roger!
Roger roger? Yes, roger!
Start game? Yes, roger!
Roger, roger, roger!
2019 anyone?
Plus: did you know that they made a sequel to this game but it isn't a space shooter, it's more like a story arc horror game, but with out the horror elements. It plays alot like resident evil and it only released in Japan.
Do you know the name of it?
The sequel is called Phase Paradox for PS2
Yes I know
@@kholzky Thanks!
To me phase paradox and this game feels unrelated and unnecessary for a sequel that has nothing to do with space shooters.
I watched this exact video when it was first uploaded on TH-cam back in 2011.
Watching it again is surreal because it's like I'm watching a nostalgic depiction of me watching a nostalgic depiction of a game from the 90s.
I sometimes wonder if perhaps this is all the human race will be reduced to - watching nostalgic moments from the past as they die slowly.
I will never forget that massive freaking swerve at the ending.
I cleared this around the same time I cleared Sanvein. Good ol' times.
This Pulls You In With The Voiceovers Epic Music And Videos
Brookwill: People I Don't Really Like.
You.
Myself.
King Of Philosoma.
I Really Hate Philosoma!!!
That last boss seems easy, but..
I remember getting to that last boss using up all my continues, all my lives, and was down to my last shield. Holy shit that was intense. Then when I beat the game for the first time, I was absolutely ecstatic. Of course the ending gave me the creeps for a while, but damn, what an experience.
Too bad they never released it's PS2 sequel "Phase Paradox" in the USA.
damn looks good, both vertical and horizontal
This game was hard! I remember finishing this game and was all "Yea! I beat it--ooooh shiiiiit!" Waited for a 2 to come out but I guess it never happened :( Such an awesome game.
Actually there is a 2nd part but it sucks as hell, it's called Phase Paradox for PS2 and it is only in japanese.
i feel like this game needs to be remade; like and or comment if you agree!!
la intro es y será por siempre puro espectáculo
Enemie's fire is extremely fast and smart. Respect! T-0815 and ScHlAuChi are the best! :)
I beat the game once despite being a hard ass game. Some levels are also rail shooting instead of just shoot 'em up. Ground mode is just like those Valkyries in Gerwalk mode from Macross. Sucks for Lang who couldn't make it at the end. Fertilization
Fertilization
Fertilization
anyone count how many rogers ??
Take a shot every time they say it.
108
@@TomCatT_ Roger!
I couldn't remember the named of this game to save my life but man was it a great game!
This Is AweSomeNess PerSoNiFied. . . Can't Wait To Recieve Mine From Amazon And Play It On My PS3
I still have my disc. Too bad I don't have a working PS1. The story behind this game is pretty scary though...
+Lonnehart use PCSX you got the cd you dont get more legit then that.
+nizidibi OR use EPSXe! Its better :)
It's okay. It works in my black brick Sony calls the PS2. I will probably get the ROM and emulator though, seeing as discs have a shelf life (that adhesive that holds them together does deteriorate over time)...
This back when there was more variety in game genres.
Thats one of the best games ever !!
Got this for Christmas after I had played it in a Fry's Electronics, enjoyed it a lot even though it was quite difficult for me. I'm very bummed to learn though that the furthest I ever got (going through that winding corridor with gates that keep closing) was only about 2/3rds through the game
This game was so and still is awesome for the simple fact it used so many camera angles that was the shit in shooters back in the days that you won't see anymore in today's games ( first person, third person side scroll and over head) that's what I call beast and i'm glad I still have this game to this very day and i'll bet it's worth a lot of money on the classic game circuit since it is a shooter because classic shooters are worth a lot.
Wow! Insane difficulty! Maybe the most hard game of this type.
wow... I looked for this game for a long time... it was not exacly as I remember, but it's definitely it. I remember being very hard lol. well I was like 4 back then.
Lang:Nooooo!! 40:15
Michau:Lang!! 40:17
!!WOW!!!
One of the very few PS1 games I played over and over again back then. Really wished there was a toy of the Strega.
Never played or saw this one. Super cool! Emulator or a c.d.?
You have to fertilise an egg?
Awesome game -- shame the sequel wasn't released in the US.
I like this alot, multi perspective shooters are such a rare treat. That said, they should've used more 3d assets in it, cause while it looks fun, it also looks like a bad saturn game with the psx's 2d capabilities.
@TechnoDevotee Thanks for answer. I guess you mean infect the whole mother-ship, not the entire human race, as the events unfold in the sequel Phase Paradox for PS2.
40:20
While this is an historic game for me on the PS1, to think, to this day, that I actually traded several Magic The Gathering Dual Lands for this game at a local hobby store......is a travesty.
Love that wipeout at 45:20. xD
looks to be a pretty creative shooter
Okay Alice is creeping me the fuck out.
It gets worse if you end the game on easy mode... Because A.L.I.C.E. is the narrator...
Amazing game, still waiting for a sequel to this & Axelay & Silpheed. Keep Dreaming i know it wont happen in this shit fest industry unfortunately. Something like this on PSVR 2 would be something special.
When they send the bomb at the final pay of the game, isn't it a star wars reference? 😂
this was one of the launch titles
great memories
oldskool psx times!
Love This Game . . . Am Currently Trying To Find It So I Can Play It On My PS3
@mgreen27 I believe it is. :D
Still got my old copy though. Love the game, and always loved the soundtrack, it was awesome when I noticed he 10 years later did the critically acclaimed soundtrack for Shadow of the Colossus.
I forgot..also the songs when playing really look like MIDI songs
So what the fertilization thing was all about? Apparently the aliens got what they wanted, but I'm not clear as to what their goal was?..
From what I’m gathering the horror is that when the Philosoma is fertilized the ship basically becomes another carrier to spread it further. So the goal was to lure the Gallant squadron to the core and seed one of them.
Great! You completed the whole thing! :) You didn't die more than like 2-3 times! That's awesome! ^^ This can't have been your first attempt! =P
I am surprised owners of Macross did not sue the developers.
This game is so "3DO" it hurts!
philosoma = the most harder shoot em up side scrolling game i ever play
That woman sounds a bit like Leela at times.
And how about I supposed to shoot the doggy house when I'm breaking ribs laughing at its codename?
i hated when the game shifted to the back to front view, i always got hit by the asteroids cuz it was so fricking hard to see where they were going
never heard of this, seems like Einhander was able to improve from this.
@Snyperwolf91 It's like that skit in Airplane! where they kept saying Roger to each other.
its 34 rogers per phase .total count=136 rogers. damn ! they are really roger-holics .
fertilization x3
from 0:07 to 4:40 it really feel like im waching an old movie :D
heh, who used to have this game in the big carboard box? :D
Danel Lo Gris yep. Einhander took so much from this game.
One of my very first PS1 games. I am wishing I kept it instead of trading it in. I need to check if this is on PSN Network.
Guardian of The Galaxy
Silpheed had the better soundtrack, but Philosoma was more innovative. Like a proto-Einhander in some ways.
Edit/Note: It's weird how the player character is the only one with an alphanumeric call sign.
Guys, I can't find a video game that I have been looking for for more than 17 years. Please help me out.
I vaguely remember some details but other details i know for sure (i'll specify on the list below)
- 2d top down shoot em up.
- Played it on Playstation 1 (i don't know if it was ported or was a port).
- (not sure) Japanese (or japanese influenced) game.
- (not sure) Sprite based.
- The distinguishing feature of the game is that you have different kinds of bullets that you acquire throughout the game. You can switch between them on the fly. Every bullit kind has a powered up version except the starter bullet type. And at some point of the game (and that blew my mind at the time) you actually acquire the powered up version of the starter bullet type.
- (not sure) Each boss is weak to the powered up version of each bullet type.
PLEASE HELP ME FIND THIS!!!
Sounds like Ikaruga but I don't recall it being on the PSX.
It might be radiant silver gun, raiden, rayforce, raystorm, Ray Crisis, or Dodonpacchi.
Einhander
I had this game
How many times can one game possibly say "Roger" in it?
@MrMasterDEvil I am a liitle jealous lol. I am going to have to check the Playstation Network to see if its available.
Roger that.
I'm going to watch the entire playthrough, and see how far you get! :D
This game gets kind of hard near the end, so will be exciting to see how far you get.
I remember I was able to do over half the game without dying, but I still got raped near the end! xD
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exelent game
i have that game its great
Who the fuck is Roger?
Yokai!
Phase Paradox sucks, this game deserved a better sequel... PHILOSOMA fertilized...
We have PS4 and PS5, why can't they make it?
@@mystyle_jm8997 because all the copyright/license/permits/etc that comes with bringing old franchises back to modern times
MATRIX
prefiero r.type delta
wtf ?!