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Mushihimesama announced for Steam!
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StarCreator
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I just had this discussion elsewhere, but, uh, the written rule of OT timing is day of release. This isn't enforced strictly, but considering we're a week out, I think there's a high chance your thread is going to get locked.
EDIT: And there it goes.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
IT IS CLOSED!
SmiteOfHand
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Well that is just confusing since the claim thread states no more than seven days..
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=468233
Available: November 5
This game will unlock in approximately 6 days and 8 hours
No bigs, mods will reopen closer to launch. I guess consider it a sneak preview. Any feedback? Busted ass on it but I am sure there are mistakes somewhere.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=468233
yea, technically 8 days right now
Available: November 5
This game will unlock in approximately 6 days and 8 hours
No bigs, mods will reopen closer to launch. I guess consider it a sneak preview. Any feedback? Busted ass on it but I am sure there are mistakes somewhere.
StarCreator
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The OT timing rule change was a little over a year ago, but apparently there are a few places where it hasn't been updated. That thread you linked seems to be one of them. The update date on the Etiquette thread I linked has been updated more recently, so policy outlined there takes priority.
Anyway, no big deal. Just PM Aeana or another mod if the thread isn't unlocked on release day. You can bring up the inconsistency in the written rules over PM as well.
Anyway, no big deal. Just PM Aeana or another mod if the thread isn't unlocked on release day. You can bring up the inconsistency in the written rules over PM as well.
Remembrance
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Talking about the definition of loops might be a bit confusing since this game does not have loops.
Also, this is not the first official translation - that would be the iOS version. If it helps, here is the translated story from there: http://imgur.com/a/vlimF
SmiteOfHand
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Apologies for any confusion. I didn't bother asking since it seemed clearly stated. Of course I would blunder my first OT. Siiigh.
Oh man! Good call on the iOS port. Totally slipped my mind, will definitely rework that.
As far as the loops, yeah, I debated that as well. I thought the tone being more about shmups in general might carry through but agree it could be confusing. I'll slot a different, more appropriate, term in there.
Oh man! Good call on the iOS port. Totally slipped my mind, will definitely rework that.
As far as the loops, yeah, I debated that as well. I thought the tone being more about shmups in general might carry through but agree it could be confusing. I'll slot a different, more appropriate, term in there.
no sweat, it'll be unlocked later.
charlequin
Banned
Thanks for pointing out the inconsistency in that post. We've fixed that to avoid future confusion. Just PM me the day before the game unlocks and I'll open up the thread again.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Yo, that gif in the OT, though? So good. I can't wait for this.
Blackbird@Degica
Member
Whoa! That OT thread is *amazing*. Here's a more recent version of the logo if you'd like to use it.
To Far Away Times
Member
That's a great OT by the way.
Can't wait for this game!
Can't wait for this game!
Brian_FETO
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Beautiful OT, sparkly icon gifs are a nice touch!
Somehow missed the release date announcement, next week wooo
Somehow missed the release date announcement, next week wooo
Blackbird@Degica
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Almost forgot: there will be a few preview events for Mushihimesama coming up.
Tomorrow (11/1) at 3 PM EST there will be a Mushihimesama demo hosted by shmup experts STGWeekly:
http://www.twitch.tv/stgweekly
There will probably be another preview later on in the middle of the week, just before launch (TBA).
Stop by and get an early look at the game!
Tomorrow (11/1) at 3 PM EST there will be a Mushihimesama demo hosted by shmup experts STGWeekly:
http://www.twitch.tv/stgweekly
There will probably be another preview later on in the middle of the week, just before launch (TBA).
Stop by and get an early look at the game!
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I hate to be that guy, but I'm going to be that guy:
Any news on a GOG release?
I'll buy it either way, or on both if need be (I've already bought the game 3 times, so rationality is out the window), but it'd be cool to have it DRM free.
Any news on a GOG release?
I'll buy it either way, or on both if need be (I've already bought the game 3 times, so rationality is out the window), but it'd be cool to have it DRM free.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Really hope plenty of people/shmup fans will put money where their mouth is after years of asking and won't just all resort to waiting for a Steam sale.
Btw, Mushihimesama iOS (Bug Princess) is currently free for the first time ever, and Futari (Bug Princess 2) is also on sale for the 1st time for $0.99! I've usually paid upwards of $15 for Cave's fantastic iOS re-imagined ports, those two are a hell of a gift to celebrate Cave's first Steam release!
Btw, Mushihimesama iOS (Bug Princess) is currently free for the first time ever, and Futari (Bug Princess 2) is also on sale for the 1st time for $0.99! I've usually paid upwards of $15 for Cave's fantastic iOS re-imagined ports, those two are a hell of a gift to celebrate Cave's first Steam release!
To Far Away Times
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It's worth repeating, but I think Mushi Futari (with it's black label counterpart) is the best shmup ever.
It is simply perfection for nearly all skill levels.
Never before have shmups been this well designed or polished. Stage 5 in Futari, I don't even know how many things in the world are better than that, but it's not many.
The original Mushi is no slouch either. It is a fun and well designed survival challenge, though not a game I'd play for score. I'm super excited to finally play the Matsuri edition, which seems like it makes the scoring systems so much better.
It is simply perfection for nearly all skill levels.
Never before have shmups been this well designed or polished. Stage 5 in Futari, I don't even know how many things in the world are better than that, but it's not many.
The original Mushi is no slouch either. It is a fun and well designed survival challenge, though not a game I'd play for score. I'm super excited to finally play the Matsuri edition, which seems like it makes the scoring systems so much better.
The OT fails to mention that Bug Princess, Bug Princess 2 and Bug Princess 2 Black Label have been available on iOS for 3 years now. All programmed and published by Cave themselves. And all three are very competent versions of the arcade.
To Far Away Times
Member
Well, they are sort of comparable, but sort of not.
For what it's worth, I chase a lot of 1 Credit Clears of games. I played through pretty much all of them on iOS but I don't count the iOS ports of CAVE games as the real deal. They may be good for practice on Hell Difficulty or as a fun diversion when you're out and about, but it really isn't the same thing.
You're cheating yourself if those are the only versions of the game you end up playing.
Sir_Crocodile
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Gog seem a bit snooty about shmups, I know they rejected Reflex, Alltynex & Kamui. Possibly Xiizeal too? I think the ball's in their court.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Agreed 100%
I'm stuck with Android anyway. Only handheld Cave title I've played was Deathsmiles, and G-Gee did a crap port. =/
They have fundamentally different movement mechanics, not to mention the difficulty level changes. Generally those interested in playing and trying to clear the arcade games won't get much out of reworkings that are so different at their core.
Agreed 100%.. The iOS ports are fun time wasters, and competent mobile games in their own right, but they aren't representative of the arcade experience.
TyrantGuardian
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Yo I just want everyone to know that Stage 3 is amazing and that it has the best shmup OST of all time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFWBgAkSCVs
SmiteOfHand
Member
The OT glosses over the history and the various releases quite a bit. I'm not particularly pleased with that aspect but did not want it to turn into a novel. And clearly the mobile ports are not represented at all. I'd like to get across that this is the first time the game is available in the west in its standard form, since I agree the mobile games are kind of a different beast, but too many qualifiers makes things muddy.
Fortunately I've been given a few days to mull it over.
Speaking the word of truth over here.
Fortunately I've been given a few days to mull it over.
Speaking the word of truth over here.
It has great music throughout but I personally prefer the sequels OST and Dai-Fukkatsu Black Label has my absolute favourite
Blackbird@Degica
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The Mushihimesama preview hosted by STGWeekly starts at 3 PM EST, about half an hour from now.
http://www.twitch.tv/stgweekly
Hope to see you there!
This is true, but the iOS games aren't really the same as the original arcade version. The conversion to touch controls makes playing the iOS versions a completely different experience because it changes how quickly you can move and control the game. The iOS versions are still great games in their own right, but they compliment the arcade version rather than being new versions of it.
http://www.twitch.tv/stgweekly
Hope to see you there!
This is true, but the iOS games aren't really the same as the original arcade version. The conversion to touch controls makes playing the iOS versions a completely different experience because it changes how quickly you can move and control the game. The iOS versions are still great games in their own right, but they compliment the arcade version rather than being new versions of it.
TyrantGuardian
Member
Thanks for the heads-up! Hoping they do an analysis and comparison to the arcade version as well as show off the features. Waiting for the release is excruciating and I'm sure seeing the game in action will help, right?
It won't
SmiteOfHand
Member
Currently sitting at a burrito shop. Order #54. They just called #37. Hoping to make it. May the shmup gods bless my Mexican food with haste.
edit: made it. yesss.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
It's on now. Neat.
This post is the truth - stage 5 Futari is amazing. The music, enemy design, level design, it's a perfect finish to the game. (too bad I still can't beat the final boss though -_-)
TyrantGuardian
Member
Nice info on the stream so far. Downloadable replays from the leaderboards are confirmed as well as Steam cloud support for high scores/config etc.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Cave will be releasing a second shmup on PC. It's expected to be announced closer to Christmas.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I fuckin' hate people pronouncing "shmups". Its like dudes pronouncing "SNES" or some shit.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Some of my favourite schmups are on the nez and snez
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
My favorite shoot them up is that Dodo Patchy.
SmiteOfHand
Member
Good stream with lots of good info and little asides. Definitely check it out if you missed it live.
Man that one cat during the stream really hates STEAM. There are a few elitest shoot'em up players that hate the platform. I don't know why. It's breathing life back into a genre that was on it's way to the grave.
Anyway, I asked about Yotsubane and if he's bringing something else to the table anytime soon and I was met with a pretty good response from Blackbird. I'm excited.
Also CAVE will pretty much pump out their games on STEAM as long as people purchase their products. They have another game to announce in December from what I gathered during that stream.
Anyway, I asked about Yotsubane and if he's bringing something else to the table anytime soon and I was met with a pretty good response from Blackbird. I'm excited.
Also CAVE will pretty much pump out their games on STEAM as long as people purchase their products. They have another game to announce in December from what I gathered during that stream.
letmetrythisname
Member
DonPachi collection pls
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I mean, I get it. I really prefer to buy games DRM-free, and I don't particularly think there's any benefit to a game having Steam's DRM. But at the same time, one has to acknowledge that for the downsides it has, it's the sole reason why Japanese games have even started coming to the PC in the first place.
Dude was mad salty.
AlphaProspector
Member
I probably know who you mean. (Although it could be someone else but at the shmups forums there is a resident Steam hater.)
I am actually VERY pro DRM-free since I read that gifts on Steam are called "gift subscriptions". And for this kind of game I could really use DRM-free versions I can carry around knowing they don't require Internet and should work properly without Steam.
Hoping that'll be the case for Mushi or, eventually, hoping it gets a DRM-free version at Humble Bundle or GOG. Shame if it won't happen but I'll be still getting it on Steam to spread the word of STG. I mean, like it was said above, Steam it's the very reason these games are coming to PC. It gives japanese devs a "cushion" and sense of security that didn't exist on the platform years ago, where it was Free Range, for all the wrong reasons, Thunder Force V-style.
Anyway, I'm stoked for this release, 5th can't come fast enough but I'm also eagerly waiting for Darius Burst, jeez. Just please put up a store page for that one already!
SmiteOfHand
Member
There are plenty of valid criticisms of valve and steam. Referring to people as valvedrones isn't the best approach. Shame it slightly derailed an overall great time.
RoryDropkick
Member
There was someone on a shmups group on Facebook who was trying to say that anyone buying this game at $15 to "support Cave" was being ripped off and that this was the most expensive port of Mushihimesama ever. It was hilarious.
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