so how do the rest of you who have actually PLAYED both versions feel about the two now that you've had a while to aclimatise to them?
After playing both for a long time here are my thoughts.
Original mode:
Black Label is probably better here for scoring in the long run, due to the addition of the gem leaching feature. However, you have to really like (and be good at dodging) ridiculously fast bullets. Personally, I prefer ver 1.5's original mode right now.
Maniac mode:
Both are great, and I think they are the best modes on each PCB, but ver 1.5's maniac is the better game.
Ultra/God modes:
This is tough. I think Ultra is more thrilling to score and advance in, but its difficulty is a bit too obscene, thus fewer people will really enjoy playing it (and probably no one will 1CC it). God mode feels like Maniac mode with more bullets, a bigger fancier multiplier, and more slowdown, and it's not terribly difficult to 1CC (it's only slightly harder than ver 1.5's maniac mode). The perfect mode would have been Ultra with the shot power of the characters in Black Label.
Overall, if you can only buy one, I'd say get ver 1.5. If you really like ver 1.5, then you should get Black Label as well. However, if you just want a lower 1CC difficulty in all 3 modes, then you'll like Black Label better, and should go for that one.
It would be good to get some opinions from others who have played both games.
