mdsfx
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Then you have the only copy and it's priceless
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Mushihimesama announced for Steam!
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, but not everyone can afford the PCB mane.
SmiteOfHand
Member
@Blackbird, will all four OSTs be available? Special and Double Arrange are not the same, to be clear.
Mushihimesama Original Sound Track
Mushihimesama Special Arrange Album
Mushihimesama Double Arrange Album
Mushihimesama Cave Festival ver1.5 -Arrange Album-
Mushihimesama Original Sound Track
Mushihimesama Special Arrange Album
Mushihimesama Double Arrange Album
Mushihimesama Cave Festival ver1.5 -Arrange Album-
WOOT, I was hoping would be Mushi HD as I don't have the 360 port that was region locked. $20 is a steal considering it's price on 360 especially the highly sought after pre order DLC.
These are games that you can spend hundreds of hours over a number of months and years, learning & mastering the game for a good highscore or that coveted 1CC, start with one of the easier modes and progress onto the more challenging modes
These are games that you can spend hundreds of hours over a number of months and years, learning & mastering the game for a good highscore or that coveted 1CC, start with one of the easier modes and progress onto the more challenging modes
Most likely.
Although with as much as the mistake has been made in this thread, I REALLY hope that confusion is cleared up, as some sales might be lost if some people already think they have already purchased it.
Blackbird@Degica
Member
Yeah, lots of confusion with the sequel, even on bigger sites. Maybe we should have titled it "Bug Princess" after all ^_^;.
@Smite There are several soundtracks in the game right now. I know Original and Special Arrange are in. 1.5 soundtrack presumably comes with the 1.5 DLC as well (I have this option on my test build).
I don't know about the Double Arrange - it's a compilation of multiple composers so I don't know if it'll be added.
@Smite There are several soundtracks in the game right now. I know Original and Special Arrange are in. 1.5 soundtrack presumably comes with the 1.5 DLC as well (I have this option on my test build).
I don't know about the Double Arrange - it's a compilation of multiple composers so I don't know if it'll be added.
Nah, literal translation of the title "Bug Princess" is an awful title. I'm too used to the Japanese title anyway lol
SmiteOfHand
Member
Thanks, but sorry, I meant as the separate purchase DLC, not what is in the game.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Bug Princess is a dumb title keep Mushi.
CaseyTappy
Member
Will I Quadruple dip, probably yes !
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Why not do what the Resident Evil series does on Steam?
Resident Evil / Biohazard HD remaster
Resident Evil 6 / Biohazard 6
Etc
Bug Princess / Mushihimesama?
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
You'll make a lot of OCD people in the Steam thread angry with ideas like that.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Ready to triple dip!
Triple dip for me, too, I guess... though I sold the PS2 version a long time ago. What a completely butt port of the game.
Mushihimesama / Bug Princess, better this way around.
Free PR
Loads of iphone users know the games as Bug Princess 1 & 2 who may not realise Mushi is the same game.
Incest ... I mean Insect Princess is the best name of all
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Oooh, maybe now the price for the 360 version will go lower (I know it's only like ~$30 right now, I'm cheap okay). I'm happy about this but I'm primarily a console gamer so, y'know. Actually got my 360 primarily for Cave shmups and only have Deathsmiles and Akai Katana so far. Really need to get to building up the collection.
Mushihimesama HD (without the ver1.5 preorder / Ltd Ed DLC) is about $60 for the 360 and region locked to Japan/Asia consoles only, You must be thinking of the sequel Mushihimesama Futari which is region free and $30
IIRC, it didn't have DA out, so I had to use the oldschool RCA cables... that and Parappa 2 might've been the only ones.
I'd rather have 240p output via component to a real CRT. Probably not gonna happen. I do play this already via emulation. Some special build of MAME for Mac. I just never figured out how to output it to component. MacBook video inputs are always so complicated and probably could never go down to 240p res.
I doubt there would be an option between the two, especially considering one requires very specific (and likely expensive) hardware and the other doesn't.
there are cards that can natively output 240p but you could just run the games at 640x480 nearest neighbor through VGA and use a downscaler like an extron emotia
To Far Away Times
Member
This game kinda sits in between an old school and bullet hell shmup. It's actually on the fairly easy side as far as these sorts of things go. It's beatable by anyone with a bit of practice.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Fun and hard. If hardcore bullet hell isn't your thing the game has variable difficulties, the easiest of which is still plenty challenging but not at the level you'd see if you googled 'mushihimesama ultra'
Great, excellent choice of game to start with.
My only concern is that as it's based on the 360 version of the game, that the graphics used would be those versions of the sprites. That I really wouldn't be cool with - I want the arcade 240p sprites. The whole point is that these should be as close to the original arcade versions as possible with additional accessibility options (such as Yoko modes), not a port of a port with PC options. Authenticity is one of the most important selling points!
My only concern is that as it's based on the 360 version of the game, that the graphics used would be those versions of the sprites. That I really wouldn't be cool with - I want the arcade 240p sprites. The whole point is that these should be as close to the original arcade versions as possible with additional accessibility options (such as Yoko modes), not a port of a port with PC options. Authenticity is one of the most important selling points!
they're pre rendered sprites so just downscale it? the hand drawn backgrounds are still in 240p
I'm a little worried about that as well. Might make it hard to support additional resolutions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktKJu_mWatY
Was watching this video to get a feel for the type of game it is and I immediately noticed the music.
Wow! That music is so good though.
Maybe it is just my ears loving the nostalgia trip I get from this type of sound. The composers were truly talented back then.
Was watching this video to get a feel for the type of game it is and I immediately noticed the music.
Wow! That music is so good though.
Maybe it is just my ears loving the nostalgia trip I get from this type of sound. The composers were truly talented back then.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
no no no no, keep the original title.
It's always a dicey choice in a situation like this. I guess that compromise works.
SmiteOfHand
Member
Now you see why I am pushing to get all the soundtracks easily available! I have a feeling only the original is going to be on Steam. Degica, pls.
Mushihimesama is quite the word to spell right for a search. Honestly, until I saw the Bug Princess translation for the name, I wouldn't have any idea on how to spell it. "Mushi (Bug) + Hime (Princess) + Sama (Honorific)", right?
So, it might be good to have the Bug Princess bit as a subtitle for Steam. At least that's easier to search for as someone who don't speak Japanese.
So, it might be good to have the Bug Princess bit as a subtitle for Steam. At least that's easier to search for as someone who don't speak Japanese.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
If you can't spell or figure out how to get to Mushihimesama, you probably weren't somebody who would consider buying it in the first place.
Labombadog
Member
The more Japanese games on Steam the better. Bring it on! I hope this Japanese momentum continues.
So I just had a quick go of this on iOS (and the sequel) in both "normal" and "hell" modes, and made it through about 6 stages on the former and 2-3 on the latter (on one credit). So while the patterns and controls may not be the same on PC, it's really not super difficult to get into for those who are worried about difficulty.
Been a while since I played them, had forgotten how satisfying they were.
Been a while since I played them, had forgotten how satisfying they were.
mdsfx
Member
Playing this on ios vs PC is wildly different. The ios version allows you to move as fast as you want. That makes it substantially easier.
Thanks for the tip I'll look into that. I do have a VGA to my Mac converter (I also have it dual booted for Windows too). Would the game have to have an original vs HD option to make it good though?
Mushihimesama and its sequel actually have three modes of play. "Original" is fairly easy for a shmup, it's still difficult but clearable by anyone with a bit of practice. "Maniac" has more bullets and a scoring system that takes more effort to manage, although the bullets tend to be easier to avoid. "Ultra" is the hardest mode with a ridiculous amount of bullets, although your hitbox has been reduced to a single pixel to compensate for this.
All three modes offer fulfilling experiences on their own. This release should have a "Novice" mode as well that can be played in conjunction with any of the game modes, although in my experience (I haven't played this game in particular), Novice mode in Cave's console ports translates to "insultingly easy" so it's not actually that much fun unless you're really really really bad at these sorts of games.
Yeah, that's what I figured and was trying to take that into account when giving my impression. With regular controls it will be quite a deal harder, but it was enough to give me the idea of how it will be on PC with a proper controller.
Time to contemplate buying a PS360+. For some reason they're $60AUD in Australia when akishop is still selling them for $60USD.
Just bought an Extron Super Emotia II & IIGX Module which can do component video. I'm stoked.
EDIT: I guess this doesn't do 240p.
Guess I'll have to cancel.- Status