Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Play-Asia should be better this time, anybody using the cheap shipping with Futari was hit with the Christmas rush.
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Official EspGaluda II Thread of Gender-Toggling Multiplier Madness
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Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
That must be a new policy for them. I stopped business with NCSX in 2001/2002 after receiving two different shipments of GBA games with crushed boxes.LiK said:
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
The GBA boxes, because they were shipped in thin envelopes, it's hardly the carrier's fault that they used improper packaging.
sixteen-bit
Member
I went with P-A because I'm a cheapass. If I don't get the CD, oh well. It's the game that I want and this seems like the cheapest way to get it.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Ah, good to know. I don't think it matters anymore though, all games come in plastic cases now.LiK said:
Anyway, Espgaluda II was $10 cheaper through Play-Asia after all's said and done and I really don't need it next day.
adversesolutions
Member
Whipped up some basic advice for a friend over at SRK, figured I'd share. I've been playing the arcade game a little in anticipation of the console release, but I still suck pretty bad. Here's some simple tips:
1. Stick with the normal "kakusei" mode until you can clear the game. That's the one where bullets slow down and any enemies killed during it will have all their bullets transformed into gold.
2. To actually earn any points, you're going to have to use "Overdrive mode" which you access by holding the "kakusei" button down, and which makes use of the gold you've collected. In this mode, any enemy you kill will spew forth suicide bullets and every canceled bullet will be worth more and more, capping at 500x. However this mode is really risky to use if you don't know the levels well. So I advise using it very sparingly as you get used to the game, i.e. almost not at all.
3. "But how do I get my points?!" Bosses have huge bullet fields in Esp2, and it's best to find a good pattern, hold the button down, go into overdrive and kill them. In boss fights, suicide bullets do not spawn thankfully. That will net you 10-20 million if it's a thick pattern. Extends are at 15 and 35 million, so it's a quick step up to having some extra lives.
4. Once you get your 1CC (ha), or feel like you want to do some heavy duty scoring, try using Overdrive mode and dodging the shit out of the suicide bullets.
1. Stick with the normal "kakusei" mode until you can clear the game. That's the one where bullets slow down and any enemies killed during it will have all their bullets transformed into gold.
2. To actually earn any points, you're going to have to use "Overdrive mode" which you access by holding the "kakusei" button down, and which makes use of the gold you've collected. In this mode, any enemy you kill will spew forth suicide bullets and every canceled bullet will be worth more and more, capping at 500x. However this mode is really risky to use if you don't know the levels well. So I advise using it very sparingly as you get used to the game, i.e. almost not at all.
3. "But how do I get my points?!" Bosses have huge bullet fields in Esp2, and it's best to find a good pattern, hold the button down, go into overdrive and kill them. In boss fights, suicide bullets do not spawn thankfully. That will net you 10-20 million if it's a thick pattern. Extends are at 15 and 35 million, so it's a quick step up to having some extra lives.
4. Once you get your 1CC (ha), or feel like you want to do some heavy duty scoring, try using Overdrive mode and dodging the shit out of the suicide bullets.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Not so sure with the huge cancellations for the LE version, but good luck man.Lambtron said:
Insomnia's review has a pretty good breakdown on the game system for those curious. Starts about half-way down the page, right after they finish fellating the game's graphics.
adversesolutions
Member
danmaku said:
Yeah it looks really mysterious, but what it is actually is once you start up a cloud of suicide bullets, you can cancel them all by killing any enemy. Of course the bullets respawn quickly, but this is how you apply the multiplier, by popping the little zako enemies around the levels.
There is also a way to clear the screen of suicide bullets by coming out of overdrive mode, grabbing some green gems->going into kakusei and killing any enemy. This will turn all the suicide bullets into gold. This is sort of an advanced technique but can be mastered with some practice.
Ouch! So it's kind of an infinite loop: kill an enemy --> cancel bullets ---> spawn MORE bullets ---> ...and so on. Even if you switch out of kakusei mode you'll still have to dodge the last cloud of bulleys you spawned (and those bastards follow you everywhere!). Very risky, but also very profitable scoring-wise. Can't wait to try this in-game! :lol
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Just checked and Play Asia are preparing my order so hopefully it will ship tomorrow. Although I chose the cheap padded envelope option so it'll be another 2 weeks or so until I get my hands on it 
I chose that option too, I'm not spending 20 bucks on postage. With Futari the shipping time was over 4 weeks which was pretty fucking terrible. I was sure the package had lost. Hope that with Galuda it wont take that long. :lolJustAnotherOtaku said:Just checked and Play Asia are preparing my order so hopefully it will ship tomorrow. Although I chose the cheap padded envelope option so it'll be another 2 weeks or so until I get my hands on it
Here's a couple of new videos showing the menu options:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbXGspzzB4A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HveW5dFnWQ
Looks pretty good and seems to have pretty much the same options as Futari.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Lots of people had delays with Futari thanks to Christmas (I'm guessing).
Espgaluda should be the typical one or two weeks with the cheap shipping option now.
Espgaluda should be the typical one or two weeks with the cheap shipping option now.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Princess Skittles said:
I don't know what's wrong with Playasia lately. I've been ordering from them for over 5 years and it used to be that I got my packages via the cheapest delivery option within a week, but this last year or so has seen that time double or treble every time. For instance, Mushihime Futari took around 2 weeks and I ordered Magna Carta 2 which was their weekly special 2 weeks ago and no sign of it yet. I understand that if you choose the cheap option you have to wait a bit longer than those paying for the more expensive option, but if my mate in Hong Kong, who gets me most of my imports, can ship a game to me and it's cheaper than PA and takes 3-5 days to get here, why can't a company like PA get it to me quicker?
sixteen-bit
Member
that's the spiritmAcOdIn said:
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Whoa play-asia just shipped my copy.
Legit shocked atm. Hopefully I get that soundtrack.
Legit shocked atm. Hopefully I get that soundtrack.
souvlakispacestation
Banned
PepsimanVsJoe said:
You will, it's in all regular editions. It's not a "first print" bonus like the Futari 1.01 DLC card was.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
souvlakispacestation said:
Sweet biscuits and gravy!
Now I'll have something to dodge cars to while I work.
mjemirzian
Banned
mAcOdIn said:
That's why you buy a bulky arcade pad that you can heave around and do some real damage with when you're nerd raging.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
mjemirzian said:
I game on a 22" monitor so I can just chuck that around if/when I get game over on the final boss.
Then again I'm more of the cold shower type when I fail. My nerves are so shot after an intense session that I'd probably seize up and crack if I didn't cool down.
adversesolutions
Member
People are going to get really mad at this game. :lol
jodosutari
Neo Member
Ordered! I haven't even scratched the surface with Mushihime yet but got to support the region freeness. I'll buy everything!
souvlakispacestation said:
I actually got this in the mail today!
But I'm under orders from my friend who sent it to me not to play it until Thursday.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Ah, mine hasn't shipped yet. :\
adversesolutions
Member
somehow got out of work on time tonight
Koopakiller
Banned
Mine just shipped
PA was nice enough to reinstate the preorder I had cancelled when I heard that Siliconera report. Can't beat $69 shipped!
Now I'm thinking of getting a stand for my monitor so I can play in tate mode... anyone have any suggestions for something cheap and reliable that would work on a 22" Asus?
PA was nice enough to reinstate the preorder I had cancelled when I heard that Siliconera report. Can't beat $69 shipped!
Now I'm thinking of getting a stand for my monitor so I can play in tate mode... anyone have any suggestions for something cheap and reliable that would work on a 22" Asus?
sixteen-bit
Member
got the shipping notice at like 3 am today
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
epmode said:
The site update for today states that there has been an issue with them getting stock from Japan and preorders will ship tomorrow.
http://www.ncsx.com/2010/022210/ncs0222w_alternative.htm