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Deathsmiles 2X |OT| Christmas in May
- Thread starter Risette
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X-Mode is awesome. I like it more than the arcade mode of the first Deathsmiles.
I'll dive into the arcade mode of DS2 later, as I'll clear my cache to uninstall the patch before I play that to get the missing slowdown back. I wonder if Cave will ever patch the Arcade mode to run like it did at launch without all the glitches? Probably not..
I'll dive into the arcade mode of DS2 later, as I'll clear my cache to uninstall the patch before I play that to get the missing slowdown back. I wonder if Cave will ever patch the Arcade mode to run like it did at launch without all the glitches? Probably not..
To Far Away Times
Member
So how hard is the arcade mode on this one? Especially compared to other Cave games?
FloppyDelux
Member
From cave's facebook:
"Deathsmiles IIX is currently available for download from Xbox LIVE Games on Demand service in the United States. Thank you for all your support!
We must apologize to players in Canada and Mexico who we have received messages from regarding the game not being available in those regions. We are currently working with Microsoft on the issue and will update when there has been some progress."
\^o^/
"Deathsmiles IIX is currently available for download from Xbox LIVE Games on Demand service in the United States. Thank you for all your support!
We must apologize to players in Canada and Mexico who we have received messages from regarding the game not being available in those regions. We are currently working with Microsoft on the issue and will update when there has been some progress."
\^o^/
iconoclast
Member
To Far Away Times said:
It's one of their easier games. I'd say it's a little harder than a mixed rank run in Death Smiles 1 (no canyon), Mushi Futari BL Original, and DFK 1-ALL with Strong, and easier than everything else.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
FloppyDelux said:
Thank you Cave gods!
iconoclast
Member
Daigoro said:
DS2 had a patch that fixed a bunch of things, but in the process they messed up the slowdown a little bit. It's not that bad though. I'd rather play with the patch and have access to online leaderboards.
And yeah, the US version of DS1 was patched to make it identical to the JP version. (which means Arcade mode is more accurate than 360 mode. kinda annoying)
To Far Away Times
Member
Cool. I might be able to do this one.iconoclast said:
I thought somehow my skill had improved 100 times in shmups magically until I read this thread...
Picked up the game and I cleared IIX mode Level 1 using only a single continue. It's probably very similar level of difficulty to Trouble Witches Neo's easier modes on that level, I am sure things get more and more insane as you crank the difficulty up. I noticed slowdown on the chess level but I actually was glad for it...there are some parts where it was saving my ass.
The game worked from Japan so I thought it was region free, hopefully they fix it and it works in Mexico/Canada. I'm kind of worried about people fretting over not understanding Japanese, but trust me you aren't missing much. There is a part in the ending where a box comes up, you are supposed to select between two different options and I can guess from looking at the achievements that each person has two endings based upon that response. I picked the blue haired...maid...and had a ....... interesting ending I kind of want to go pour soapwater over my eyes but I forgive the game for it and I'm used to stuff like that from living in Japan.
Picked up the game and I cleared IIX mode Level 1 using only a single continue. It's probably very similar level of difficulty to Trouble Witches Neo's easier modes on that level, I am sure things get more and more insane as you crank the difficulty up. I noticed slowdown on the chess level but I actually was glad for it...there are some parts where it was saving my ass.
The game worked from Japan so I thought it was region free, hopefully they fix it and it works in Mexico/Canada. I'm kind of worried about people fretting over not understanding Japanese, but trust me you aren't missing much. There is a part in the ending where a box comes up, you are supposed to select between two different options and I can guess from looking at the achievements that each person has two endings based upon that response. I picked the blue haired...maid...and had a ....... interesting ending I kind of want to go pour soapwater over my eyes but I forgive the game for it and I'm used to stuff like that from living in Japan.
It's region locked, and $80 USD from Play Asia: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-br-49-jp-70-3r7e.html
"Can anyone confirm that if you are living in the UK with a NA Xbox and a US account can download this?" For me - I have a US account and living in Japan, for Games on Demand games that are region locked I can't even initiate the download, because it detects my IP as being outside the US. I think you have to actually try to purchase it to check that though. I was able to download Deathsmiles IIX, but since there is a mention of problems with Canada and Mexico I don't know if it was a fluke.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
I've been kind of out of the loop with shooters (last one I was seriously into was DoDonPachi), but I just had to grab this for some reason. Loving it so far. I can already tell this is a gateway game for me, to get back into the genre.
When you tease those slow bullets and accumulate a bunch of them, how do you 'clear' them, exactly? A + B? Sometimes that didn't seem to work.
When you tease those slow bullets and accumulate a bunch of them, how do you 'clear' them, exactly? A + B? Sometimes that didn't seem to work.
Dr Zhivago
Member
From their FB page:
Cave said:
robot
Member
I 1cc'ed Deathsmiles mode on my first try (lvl 2 throughout). I'm guessing this is one of Caves easier games since I usually average 3 levels before needing to continue.
Game is great tho, still wrapping my head around the scoring (like most Cave games). Some of the cooler bosses I've seen from them too.
Game is great tho, still wrapping my head around the scoring (like most Cave games). Some of the cooler bosses I've seen from them too.
sixteen-bit
Member
YesAnony said:
Well,PJX said:
I took one for the team and bought it with my US system via NA account in Germany and it is downloading...but hella slow. Currently at 5% after ten minutes, but I still might get that yellow exclamation point at the end of download which means it won't finish the last percent. I'll let you know if it works in am hour once it is finished.
Just wanna give Cave the NA sale so they know there is demand for their games distributed like this.
Bought but not played. I should get to this by the end of the week, though. I was already playing through a campaign of another game and told myself I had to finish one thing before starting another. It's fine though, it's like having to finish your cake before you start on ice cream. All in due time.
When those sales numbers come out, though, can't say I didn't do my part to help CAVE out.
When those sales numbers come out, though, can't say I didn't do my part to help CAVE out.
blizzardjesus
Banned
I was hoping tyranno-satan was gonna appear and eat satan claws...
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I think the fact that cave is doing this bodes particularly well for the upcoming Akai Katana Shin coming to the west... I would totally buy this if I had access to xbox live, but I'm still waiting on that front...
tearsofash
Member
Extra mode is really fun, too. Although I'm not sure about why sometimes it jumps and sometimes it doesn't.
Yay! DS2X downloaded to my NA 360 located in Europe! No problem with the IP. Took like four hours for some reason ($&%#! TKS and its crappy 50-a-month service). Anybody else in the region with a NA 360 should try to download. This thread already confirms folks can download from Japan and Germany. Likely possible in UK as well.
Huzzahh!
Gonna pull my DS2X stick out from retirement for celebration! It is a beauty:
Huzzahh!
Gonna pull my DS2X stick out from retirement for celebration! It is a beauty:
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Canada and Mexico are considered part of North America, according to Cave, and they were surprised that it wasn't on the CA/MX shop. They're working on getting it fixed, according to their Facebook page.Anony said:
StarCreator
Member
Gaspode_T said:
Yes Boss! said:
Hey guys,
This might sound like a weird question, but did you guys purchase the game with a credit card or with MS points? Apparently the payment method makes a difference in the marketplace enforcing an IP check or not.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Hey, X-Mode is made for just me! I get to feel like an expert, LOL.
I still say they should have just translated the text (there's really not a lot).. but whatever. The main menus and options are in English, at least.
What's with all the DLC talk? I checked the Japanese marketplace page all all it had was a theme and some gamer pics.
I still say they should have just translated the text (there's really not a lot).. but whatever. The main menus and options are in English, at least.
What's with all the DLC talk? I checked the Japanese marketplace page all all it had was a theme and some gamer pics.
There was some preorder DLC card for it. Not sure what it was though. Ability to use the arcade soundtrack in X/Arrange or something. Or the other way around. On my iPhone so I don't feel like looking it up.Princess Skittles said:
edit: ah, so it was soundtrack related (re: post below mine)
StarCreator
Member
The DLC card is for an alternate soundtrack. You're not missing much. It's pretty terrible.Aigis said:
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Ah, good to know then.. thankfully it's not (real) extra content.StarCreator said:
Haven't read this whole thread yet, but I think I read on Giantbomb that this game is unlocalized, with original japanese text and audio for NA. Is that correct? I'm about to pick it up either way, but I want to make sure I can find a text tutorial first if that's the case. This will be my first Cave game
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
That is correct, however almost all of the important text (menus, options) are already in English.Sklorenz said:Haven't read this whole thread yet, but I think I read on Giantbomb that this game is unlocalized, with original japanese text and audio for NA. Is that correct? I'm about to pick it up either way, but I want to make sure I can find a text tutorial first if that's the case. This will be my first Cave game
The only "need to know" text in Japanese are the prompts to save replays and leaderboard data. There should be no need for any guides.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Yay, I cracked 1,000,000,000 last night without having much of a clue on how the scoring works.. other than get to 1,000 rings and power up.
HitokiriNate85
Member
I just bought DS2 today and gave it a run through a few minutes ago. I have a few questions. I was playing Arcade mode with...someone whose name begins with an L. The girl with the blue hair.
At times it felt like my character would move sporadically and jump a bit further after I had stopped moving. However, the left analog on my controller has a slight drift to it, and this might just be it going off the deep end.
Is DS2 actually easier? I definitely felt like it was more difficult than I remember DS being(being quite a while since I played it, though, or any shooter). I was getting my ass kicked on the stage with the snake boss.
I also felt like there was some ghosting going on with objects? If so, is that intentional? It definitely made following bullets more difficult, but I might just need to put in a few rounds before things start to sink in.
Also, my 360 froze after what I thought was the final scene(with the...stolen music notes(?), or whatever they are, lined up. Did anyone else have the game freeze? Well, going to check out the 360 mode.
At times it felt like my character would move sporadically and jump a bit further after I had stopped moving. However, the left analog on my controller has a slight drift to it, and this might just be it going off the deep end.
Is DS2 actually easier? I definitely felt like it was more difficult than I remember DS being(being quite a while since I played it, though, or any shooter). I was getting my ass kicked on the stage with the snake boss.
I also felt like there was some ghosting going on with objects? If so, is that intentional? It definitely made following bullets more difficult, but I might just need to put in a few rounds before things start to sink in.
Also, my 360 froze after what I thought was the final scene(with the...stolen music notes(?), or whatever they are, lined up. Did anyone else have the game freeze? Well, going to check out the 360 mode.
HitokiriNate85
Member
Aigis said:
Haha, oh Japan.
Definitely like the 360 mode much more than Arcade. Widescreen is so much better in a horizontal shooter. Also, the game is much easier than on Arcade, so I wasn't imaging things(I usually played the 360 MBL version of DS).
mrgone said:
I don't know that there has been a wall of silence - they've made several comments about it that have been posted earlier in this thread - the lastest from their blog (three days ago) says....
http://cave-game.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2011/05/deathsmiles-iix.html
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Oh... we don't know if its coming out in Canada or not :/ lame
if you didn't see it in the other thread, the game will be available May 24th in Mexico & Canada...
http://cave-game.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2011/05/deathsmiles-i-1.html
http://cave-game.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2011/05/deathsmiles-i-1.html
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I saw the bump and I was holding my breath.. I had a feeling it was this exact good news... I'm not disappointedjlevel13 said: