Gate of Thunder Vs Winds/Lords of thunder - which game is better?

[DesmondThe3rd]

Gates is awesome but I love the unique theme and replay value of Lords of Thunder thanks to the stage select and gem collection for the shop.

[Tatsujin]

strange, I find WoT the harder game of the both 

[Joe Redifer]

I love everything about Lords o' Thunda but to me Gate o' Thunda just edges out Lords o' Thunda. Lords has great music but I really like the music more in Gates. Lords o' Thunda kicks the hell outta Winds o' Thunda, though. I mean would you rather be an awesome Lord who sends his son to die for everyone's sins or just some stupid wimpy-ass breeze? How embarrassing!

[Tatsujin]

yeah

[deubeul]

In terms of difficulty, LOT in normal mode is easier than GOT to complete, you have a lifebar, you can buy elixirs or shields, in GOT, if you loose a life, it's almost over...

But GOT is a little easier than WOT in higher difficulty levels, if you completed it in normal you can complete it in hard or devil mode with some training. The game gets really fun and exciting in harder modes, with more ennemies to deal with and frenetic action. WOT in harder modes adds tons of bullets, and the difficulty becomes insane with some levels and  bosses.

Both are fantastic, but GOT is my all time favourite game on any support, so it got (ha ha) my vote.

[rtyper]

Both of these games are "truly epic" and thrash any of the competition, including the glut of Cave releases on the 360 etc.
Voted GOT because the level where the missiles come up the screen was a big WOW moment.
I think the animation on mid and end bosses is better than LOT and as others have pointed out LOT
does play a little easier, mainly because of the over-abundance of crystals you can 'max out' your guy
(landis?) inbetween stages but in GOT your power level stays the same.

[Tatsujin]

and there are still folks out there that call GoT the poor mans Thunder Force

[Necromancer]

I voted Lords o' Thunder with its selectable path and shop system, but they're both really fantastic shewties.  Ask again next week and I'll probably pick GoT.

[turbokon]

I'm beating my head against the wall trying to decide which game is better. Would have to say Gate for now.


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[Obfuscate]

Love both but enjoy Lord's more.

[csgx1]

Both are top-tier and amazing games.  It's difficult to decide which is better, but I give the slight edge & my vote to GOT. 

[majors]

Lords get's my vote. The style pushes it over the top. Gate is too "stock" space shootie IMO. It has a been there, done that feel (albeit superbly executed). But I would not drop either from my shelf.
 

[ElSeven]

i've always preferred GoT.  Lords is a great game in its own right, but I don't go back to it nearly as much as Gate.

also: GoT manual artwork ftw.

[Tatsujin]

GoT just got it!!

[vestcoat]

Gate Of Thunder has more solid gameplay.

Rover nailed it.

Graphics, music, difficultly, and character are important, but gameplay makes the game. Lords is perfect for what it is, but outside of the strategy of picking levels and shopping, the gameplay is nothing more than gluing a thumb to the trigger button and navigating bullet hell for level after level on the D-pad (not that I'm complaining).

GoT has a much more advanced control scheme with its split-second weapon changes, reverse fire, and speed select. Not only are these genuinely useful functions, but they can be executed quickly without messing up the elegance of the two-button controller.

I love both games (graphics more on LoT, music more on GoT), but nothing beats switching to wave, reversing, and blowing the crap out of those ships that try to surround you on level 4 of Gate of Thunder