I'm someone who has always been absolutely dogwater at shmups, just irredeemably bad, but the rogue-ish elements of Radiant Silvergun's story mode allowed me to see what the process of improving at a shmup is like without it feeling like I'm beating my head against the wall. That combined with the always excellent art, music, and game feel that I've come to expect from Treasure makes this game stand out a lot amongst its genre for me.

Also God damn that hyper sword makes my brain gush serotonin every time I activate it, insanely good mechanic.