I have watched hundreds of Gradius V players over the years and I am a player myself, but I have never seen a playthrough like this. The playthrough takes everything you know about Gradius's mechanics and you flip them on their head. Strategic posiitioning with multiples whilst using the E laser is excellent, and the selective charge firing takes some knowledge as to when to fire the E laser.
THE greatest shmup ever created. There are a few that come close (Ikaruga, R-Type) but none surpass this masterpiece. I still have it on PS2 both used and MIB, just wish they'd do a remaster for current gen. It'd be great on the go on Switch.
Gradius V is surprisingly still graphically impressive even after all this time. The level design is very good too. You can tell there was passion put into making this game. It's sad to see Konami practically abandon this franchise.
It's sad to see Konami, a once great video game publisher, almost completely abandon video games in general and become a mockery of their former selves. Seriously, someone with deep pockets just needs to buy out Konami's classic franchises.
Overall I think that Konami stopped making shoot em up because the genre became in a pretty small niche market, the last based in Gradius if I am not wrong was "Otomedius Excelent" exclusively for the Xbox 360. I think Gradius will back in some point of the future, I also love Gradius is my favorite shoot em up. About Konami itself the things were pretty harsh for the company between 2015 - 2017, but them are improving now, maybe not great but I think I can call it "good". About the mockery I think is pretty easy ignore it, foolish people (The people swearing and being rude) don't deserve much time but I think out there is people that have proper criticism for the company and them know that the proper way to critize Konami is not buying the games from the company. At least it seems like most people still trust in the company, the 1 millions copies sold of Super Bomberman R are a proof of that and the rude comments usually don't get too much attention compared to the nice comments. I wish them the best, hopefully next years will be better for the company. Hope dies last, and if not out there are more than 100+ worthy Konami old games that are worth checking. (At least for me, sorry if I sounded like speaking for you)
The sound design on this game is incredible, and so is the music. (I only found out recently that it's the same guy who did the music for Final Fantasy Tactics and FF XII).
Lol just been watching again this game is visually stunning and the audio is amazing too, got all the tracks on myipod. I wish a hd port would be released.
Gradius is my favorite shoot em up of all times so I like a lot to meet other fans from the franchise. I have seen a lot of videos from other shoot em up from Konami where people beat them in the hardest loop and not losing lifes. This video is pretty impressive!! Gradius V has a lot of intense and hard sequences and it is a great spectacle watching gamers with nerves of steel playing the whole game and beating them with no deaths. Congratulations, I am sure that it wasn't quite easy beat this. Destroy the core!!
Dude this is what intimidates me with Gradius games. There's just so many things going on and it's stressful to play. That doesn't mean though that it is not a good game, obviously it is. Looking at this, it was ahead so much of it's time before. The game aged well honestly.
I used to play every chance I had. I've been all the way to deep in loop 3 without dying. I absolutely love the intensity of this game. To this day I haven't seen any game get near this level of concentration. Excellent run 😎💯🚀
PEG, I can say it man, even after rewatching this dozens of times, dammit man, your skill with this game is unmatched. If this is as hard as the game can get, pending no subsequent loops are harder, you are the absolute best. *Tips hat*
Ohhh... Gradius Loop. I remember my best Gradius loop is Gradius 1... 8 Loops then I got sleepy and died a hilariously miserable fate of just staring at the screen and bumping into objects till Game Over. My friend who was watching was dumbfounded and thought I got tired but when I explained my brain actually went off there for a little while, he said "What the heck? You actually fell asleep with open eyes?" That was when I was a Young Great Gamer Enthusiast. Now I'm just a random normal gamer who's fangs have become dull and lost its instinct.
Konami hired Treasure to make this game I think. Say what you will about Treasure, but they sure know how to make an awesome shmups. Ikaruga. Radiant Silvergun. Gradius V. Someone needs to hire those Treasure guys to make a new shmups on the new consoles.
this wansnt originally going to be called gradius. the original was supposed to be called "gladius", but a japanese-english error, but it kept its name due to the fanbase.
In all the Gradius games, there's always an open passage behind the extremely weak final boss. ...what if we used our warp engines to go around all the BS levels and CAME IN from that back door? 🤔
Que jáponeses que son los creadores y por ende uno de los países donde más se consume videojuegos porque son los creadores se sorprendan de como pasas GV es que estas en un nivel Dios, yo soy fans de Gradius desde la NES hasta este última versión de PS2 su ost, los efectos, los gráficos, la historia, los jefes, sub jefes y naves bacterians; todo es fabuloso de este video juego se lucieron en su totalidad ¡Gloria siempre a gradius y a la VIC VIPER!
great channel, I love all the games you play, I must ask what controller are you using? I had a Saturn pad for my PSX shmups back in the day before I sold most of my older systems and games
+Rob Dobson Thanks! Back when I played this in 2014 I was using a PSOne pad (the controller that came with the small, white PSOne). Now I'm using Sega Saturn pad with a PSX adapter.
I have watched hundreds of Gradius V players over the years and I am a player myself, but I have never seen a playthrough like this. The playthrough takes everything you know about Gradius's mechanics and you flip them on their head. Strategic posiitioning with multiples whilst using the E laser is excellent, and the selective charge firing takes some knowledge as to when to fire the E laser.
GRADIUS V even in 2023 is still legendary.
THE greatest shmup ever created. There are a few that come close (Ikaruga, R-Type) but none surpass this masterpiece. I still have it on PS2 both used and MIB, just wish they'd do a remaster for current gen. It'd be great on the go on Switch.
Gradius V is surprisingly still graphically impressive even after all this time. The level design is very good too. You can tell there was passion put into making this game. It's sad to see Konami practically abandon this franchise.
All the blue is so deadly and so so beautiful
It's sad to see Konami, a once great video game publisher, almost completely abandon video games in general and become a mockery of their former selves. Seriously, someone with deep pockets just needs to buy out Konami's classic franchises.
Overall I think that Konami stopped making shoot em up because the genre became in a pretty small niche market, the last based in Gradius if I am not wrong was "Otomedius Excelent" exclusively for the Xbox 360.
I think Gradius will back in some point of the future, I also love Gradius is my favorite shoot em up.
About Konami itself the things were pretty harsh for the company between 2015 - 2017, but them are improving now, maybe not great but I think I can call it "good".
About the mockery I think is pretty easy ignore it, foolish people (The people swearing and being rude) don't deserve much time but I think out there is people that have proper criticism for the company and them know that the proper way to critize Konami is not buying the games from the company.
At least it seems like most people still trust in the company, the 1 millions copies sold of Super Bomberman R are a proof of that and the rude comments usually don't get too much attention compared to the nice comments.
I wish them the best, hopefully next years will be better for the company.
Hope dies last, and if not out there are more than 100+ worthy Konami old games that are worth checking. (At least for me, sorry if I sounded like speaking for you)
@@MrSuperspeedsonic they should give the rights to Treasure, cause it looks like its in good hands!
Making a true Gradius Collection like on PSP but for PC and current gen consoles would be a good begining
The sound design on this game is incredible, and so is the music. (I only found out recently that it's the same guy who did the music for Final Fantasy Tactics and FF XII).
FF TACTICS?
人間やめてるレベルのプレイヤー。
更にこんな鬼畜ゲーム作ってしまうメーカー。どちらにも脱帽です。
BGMが神ってるところ,弾幕やエフェクト含め全てが美しいに尽きる…
Lol just been watching again this game is visually stunning and the audio is amazing too, got all the tracks on myipod. I wish a hd port would be released.
Very impressive skills you got. Never seen any one play this kind of level. Its insane!!!
Especially on loop 6 to 8.
Dude this is plain I N S A N E !!! My respects to you sir. And in the Operation Wolf final words
YOU ARE A REAL PRO
I ever lasted 9 loops.
Gradius is my favorite shoot em up of all times so I like a lot to meet other fans from the franchise.
I have seen a lot of videos from other shoot em up from Konami where people beat them in the hardest loop and not losing lifes.
This video is pretty impressive!! Gradius V has a lot of intense and hard sequences and it is a great spectacle watching gamers with nerves of steel playing the whole game and beating them with no deaths.
Congratulations, I am sure that it wasn't quite easy beat this.
Destroy the core!!
Dude this is what intimidates me with Gradius games. There's just so many things going on and it's stressful to play. That doesn't mean though that it is not a good game, obviously it is. Looking at this, it was ahead so much of it's time before. The game aged well honestly.
宇宙戦争が起きたら、この人に託そう。
この人は本物。GJ!!
That is some arcade level serious bullet hell. Im impressed.
こんな難しいのに需要があるのがすごいw
デザインから音楽まで、センス抜群だよな、、完璧。 クリアできなかったが、、
The only thing I would have love to see in this game are the Moais ( easter island heads ) it would have been phenomenal.
Steam should release this great game
I used to play every chance I had. I've been all the way to deep in loop 3 without dying. I absolutely love the intensity of this game. To this day I haven't seen any game get near this level of concentration. Excellent run 😎💯🚀
For me i ever lasted 8 loops.
Gaming skill at its finest. Simply beautiful.
41:40 ここでフォースフィールド切れてからそのまま生還するのすごすぎる
Back again lol, fully enjoying this whilst eating my tea.
I know this video is a few years old but DAMN! Your gameplay is LEGENDARY!
He is using CHEAT,this is impossible to play without cheat
@@ssdivizion None of my videos use cheats.
@@ssdivizion impossible? That's why you fail... @PEG is good this is what I call dedication.
@@PEG you're awesome bro
@@miguelromero4130 I agree with Master Yoda but disagree with you,sorry
I love these kind of shooters. This game looks great. Wish i could get it on my PS Vita
Awesome gameplay! You're skills are impeccable. Well done. 💯
すごい 攻撃の当たり判定や距離感が完璧すぎる
世界は広い 凄い人がいるもんだ
Great no death run, another challenge is to kill all enemies on screen, wished they showed percentage of enemies killed like some shooters
This game is awesome , real masterpiece !
ハードコアーなちちびんたりか様、ご機嫌そうで何よりです。
I hope I will be alive when they remake this in VR
En serio lo sacaran en vr?
ほんと素晴らしい。初代から難しいゲームだけど、とことん探求する人がいるから面白く進化したプレイができるのでしょうね。次回作出て欲しいです。
Agree.
This kid playing is insane!
Congratulations that was pretty amazing to watch.
I haven't played Gradius since part 3. Didn't know they had more. Gotta get out under this rock.
Gradius V is fun as hell, dude.
There's like 10+ Gradius game (counting the Nemesis and Salamander series)
PEG, I can say it man, even after rewatching this dozens of times, dammit man, your skill with this game is unmatched. If this is as hard as the game can get, pending no subsequent loops are harder, you are the absolute best. *Tips hat*
Thanks! Gradius V does indeed continue to get harder up until loop 10. Pretty rediculous for a game this long!
Tviks is the best gradius v player ever with a score of 39 million and 16 loops. While this guy is impressive he's not quite on that level.
Ohhh... Gradius Loop. I remember my best Gradius loop is Gradius 1... 8 Loops then I got sleepy and died a hilariously miserable fate of just staring at the screen and bumping into objects till Game Over. My friend who was watching was dumbfounded and thought I got tired but when I explained my brain actually went off there for a little while, he said "What the heck? You actually fell asleep with open eyes?"
That was when I was a Young Great Gamer Enthusiast. Now I'm just a random normal gamer who's fangs have become dull and lost its instinct.
u are a real gamer dude
この動画みてPS2買ってしまったw
相変わらず敵を撃破してからの返し弾が鬼畜レベル‼️
それをギリギリでかわす神テク✨
もう凄すぎて口あんぐり( 。゚Д゚。)
I consider it legendary.
"You're a living legend"
Indeed
Konami hired Treasure to make this game I think. Say what you will about Treasure, but they sure know how to make an awesome shmups. Ikaruga. Radiant Silvergun. Gradius V. Someone needs to hire those Treasure guys to make a new shmups on the new consoles.
Yeah man, Treasure in their prime, were a force to be reckoned with
Cannot even get past loop 2 on very hard. Congratulations! Loved your run!
Impressive, most impressive.
25:30、34:33、39:12、47:42、47:54、48:03、48:11、52:13、52:36、1:17:33
Really great run, 5 hours is a brutally long time to be going
wow this game evolved since i played 20 years ago
My god Ill always get pumped up to that stage 2 startup music.
The Option Thief appearing while the brain was talking at 1:03:39 made me laugh so hard. Even funnier is that the thief stole nothing!
He came for shits and giggles
He left because he wanted to live
Here after Nijigasaki NEXT SKY OVA Movie. GRADIUS V 19 years later still hold up impressively.
This is some God tier gameplay shit right here lol, wish I could play ikaruga like this or this game.....
You're living legend
Man What I would give to have this series rebooted
I'm afraid if Konami would consider such a thing nowadays, it would be a microtransaction and lootbox infested mobile game.
The legendary 255 loops stages, I was totally amazed. But this 5 loops stages looks also too much difficult.
ラストにしゃしゃり出てくるオプハンに笑う
Dude , you are BADASS !!! 👍👍👍
Holy hell! This is my first time even hearing about Gradius V....It's come a REALLY long way from the days of Gradius and Lifeforce...
this wansnt originally going to be called gradius. the original was supposed to be called "gladius", but a japanese-english error, but it kept its name due to the fanbase.
OOOOOOHH YES! thats it mad spealling error
*raughs*
@@123TeeMee ror
In all the Gradius games, there's always an open passage behind the extremely weak final boss.
...what if we used our warp engines to go around all the BS levels and CAME IN from that back door? 🤔
"your a living legend" all i had at my highest was "What the hell?!" :P
画質めちゃくちゃ良い
メチャクチャ利益あげてる零細企業の仕事内容のようなゲームだな
フリーズは兎も角Eレーザーは結構ネタ装備なんですよ~
와우 진정한 예술의 경지네
탄막게임 최강자
잘보고 갑니다
^^b
やる方もすごいけど、造る方もえげつない。
人間を超えてる
Que jáponeses que son los creadores y por ende uno de los países donde más se consume videojuegos porque son los creadores se sorprendan de como pasas GV es que estas en un nivel Dios, yo soy fans de Gradius desde la NES hasta este última versión de PS2 su ost, los efectos, los gráficos, la historia, los jefes, sub jefes y naves bacterians; todo es fabuloso de este video juego se lucieron en su totalidad ¡Gloria siempre a gradius y a la VIC VIPER!
E-laser is so cool
Great moving and nice dodge
1:03:42
option hunter: ight imma head out
WHY DOES THE FIRST LEVEL LOOK SO GAWD DAMN HARD?!?!?
すごい!アメーバのとこ鬼畜!
This is inhumane, hardest shooting game I have ever seen... BTW, I can't even able to complete raiden by throwing 10 round tokens.
Are you human....playing with perfection
一面のボス強すぎて笑うしかない
Superb.
wow, you're the best.... :D
人がクリア出来るのか?ってゆうくらいの難度💧
28:10爽快感すげぇんだが
Damn, got serious quick.
やきにくここっ攻撃こ「ちがう@:ラム「だろ
@:ぢぢsぐん
こ
無理無理。スゲ。見聞色の覇気鍛えすぎだろ。
Nostalgic, forgot about that Life Force nod on stage 2 boss fight
Boy I thought I could fly. Wow.
MAN,THAT'S HARDCORE!!
That's nightamre precisely and this dude is using cheats for sure
ソーラーズアサルト、ビマニを超えてさらに進化した、グラドゥースですね。カッコイイのひと言です。
That High-Speed section… it is the BANE of any Gradius player. Beacon is also a cast-iron bitch stuck right after it.
can't believe how unforgiving is this game at that difficulty. this dude must be really used to pain to be able to play it so well
*WHAT SAY THE NARRATOR WHEN YOU LOST YOUR LAST LIFE?*
"You're a living legend"
@@PEGThanks.
凄すぎるだろ!これ!超神過ぎ
弾1000発に耐えられるフォースフィールドがあれば自分にもできる気が・・・あ、壁に当たって終了かw
great channel, I love all the games you play, I must ask what controller are you using? I had a Saturn pad for my PSX shmups back in the day before I sold most of my older systems and games
+Rob Dobson Thanks! Back when I played this in 2014 I was using a PSOne pad (the controller that came with the small, white PSOne). Now I'm using Sega Saturn pad with a PSX adapter.
Why does red bad guys go Whaaaaaaaa? I love this game
It's a tribute to Salamander/Life Force, which has a final boss that does the same thing. Why it "screams" I have no idea though.
@@PEG Oh yeah! I remember now. The Salamander arcade game. The last boss was an orb. It said whaaaaa and fell down the floor in the end. Nice
Wow you got skills!
I wish they didn't scrap the Gradius series.. Imagine a PS5 gradius... Sheeeese.. Bet it would need an epilepsy warning
What if Konami made Gradius Solid: The Infantry Missions. You would have the Mass Effect series!
I just realize that they don't kill you unless they hit exactly the pilot's cabin.
That's correct, the hit box is only the cockpit of the ship, and only 2x2 pixels in size.
gotta love that tragic gameover music
Based on true facts!
神技ですね❗
たまにGradius Vプレイ動画を見たくなる
映像も音楽もいいね。4kでリメイクしてくれ
この瞬殺に憧れてたあの頃