Honestly, Deathsmiles is such a fantastic game. I don't know if it's because it's one of the easier (easiest?) Cave titles, or all the loli crap, but it just doesn't seem to get praise it deserves.
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Honestly, Deathsmiles is such a fantastic game. I don't know if it's because it's one of the easier (easiest?) Cave titles, or all the loli crap, but it just doesn't seem to get praise it deserves.
SOME-MIST
Member
my mushihimesama HD LE shipped from NCSX!! awwwwww yeah!!
this is actually the first time I've purchased from NCS - usually because I find a better deal at other retailers, but this is also the first time a preordered import item has shipped for me before the release date.
When ordering from NCS, does anyone ever receive their copy before the release date? I'm dying with anticipation and I hope it arrives before Friday. NY to Chicago shouldn't take that long
this is actually the first time I've purchased from NCS - usually because I find a better deal at other retailers, but this is also the first time a preordered import item has shipped for me before the release date.
When ordering from NCS, does anyone ever receive their copy before the release date? I'm dying with anticipation and I hope it arrives before Friday. NY to Chicago shouldn't take that long
I emailed NCS a while back but they weren't sure and the product page doesn't mention it. Play-Asia doesn't know either. Guess we'll know soon.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
They said a while back that they weren't making any more region free games, and they sounded serious... so even though I haven't heard any direct confirmation this isn't region free, I'd count on it being locked.
my mushihimesama HD LE shipped from NCSX!! awwwwww yeah!!
this is actually the first time I've purchased from NCS - usually because I find a better deal at other retailers, but this is also the first time a preordered import item has shipped for me before the release date.
When ordering from NCS, does anyone ever receive their copy before the release date? I'm dying with anticipation and I hope it arrives before Friday. NY to Chicago shouldn't take that long
I'm also in the Chicago area, and games have gotten to me early... Friday at the latest.
StarCreator
Member
It's normal for games to ship early in the week of release, rather than the actual release date. The only times I've been forced to wait for release date is for product that had to be ordered directly from the publisher's website (e.g. Konamistyle bundles).
Mine has shipped as well, and UPS from NY has never failed to deliver to me in MD the next day.
Mine has shipped as well, and UPS from NY has never failed to deliver to me in MD the next day.
iconoclast
Member
my mushihimesama HD LE shipped from NCSX!! awwwwww yeah!!
this is actually the first time I've purchased from NCS - usually because I find a better deal at other retailers, but this is also the first time a preordered import item has shipped for me before the release date.
When ordering from NCS, does anyone ever receive their copy before the release date? I'm dying with anticipation and I hope it arrives before Friday. NY to Chicago shouldn't take that long
I go with NCS when I want a game ASAP. They're more expensive, but they ship quickly and I usually get the game the day after it ships, so I think it's worth the premium.
and they package them perfectly so i don't need to worry about dents or crushed boxes from overseas.
To Far Away Times
Member
'Grats on the 1CC. Futari (BL) is the game of the forever.
1.5 Original has a considerable jump in difficulty. DDP:R with Strong is probably easier than Futari Original BL. I'm not too crazy on DDP:R though.
SOME-MIST
Member
the funny thing being that, the limited edition at NCS was priced the cheapest. To be honest that and putting up their preorders first were the only reasons I bought from them.
StarCreator
Member
AmiAmi probably works out cheaper. Definitely not faster though!
I have to say that the AmiAmi exclusive preorder bonus was really tempting though.
oh snap, what was it? I didn't know they had a bonus.
AmiAmi is on par with NCS in packaging.StarCreator
Member
oh snap, what was it? I didn't know they had a bonus.
A "Bookstore card", whatever that is. http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TVG-X36-1094
aw, I love those. oh well, the art ain't that great so no biggie. :sadface:
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
That'd make a great bookmark for my Reco hentai doujinshi I've been whacking off to.
Thanks! I really love the game, Black Label specifically. I have a LOT of fun playing BL Maniac but I don't know how realistic a 1CC is. I have fun just running through it, restarting each level when I screw up just going for "theoretical" top scores
Out of curiosity, how does BL Maniac difficulty compare to 1.5 Maniac in your opinion?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Lol, has anyone checked the prices of Dodonpachi Daioujou Black Label Extra (the 360 version)? Some dude's trying to sell a new copy for $369, and the only other new copy is like $180 or something. Glad I bought that thing when I did...
Ugh, and this is why i knew it was going to be painful. I expect Ketsui to receive similar treatment.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Ketsui... I dunno about that. Game's pretty affordable right now. Certainly moreso than DOJ BL ever was. I'd be surprised if that became expensive.
Pink Sweets/Muchi Muchi Pork, though. Give that 2 years and it'll be as expensive as Ibara on PS2 is right now (which means really, really.) That's probably the one to get sooner rather than later if you're concerned about shit getting unreasonably pricey.
At that point, you might as well save for the PCBs. As much as I love Cave STGs, no port is worth paying over $100.
Yea, as soon as this laptop sale goes through, i am picking up MMP/PS pronto. Will prob try to find DOJ soon as well. Rest of the catalog shouldnt be too difficult.
Now im wondering should i pick up each version of these games. Especially some of the LE's that never got a localization.
Ah, wasting money...
StarCreator
Member
DOJBLEX is rare because it was recalled after the code-stealing fiasco.
While sleeping with Muchi Muchi Pink? ^_-
http://www.cave-shop.jp/shop/item/caveshop/picture/goods/270_1_expand.jpg (NSFW)
On a related note, that card's art isnt my cup of tea. Still a nice extra I'm sure! I picked up a really nice laminated telecard with rare official art to go with my copy of Futari last year. I'll see if I can't take a picture of it later, really beautiful.
Should have my copy of MushiHD tomorrow!
shaowebb
Member
Deathsmiles is a coming in and I got Akai Katana ordered now too. I've honestly never shmupped with a stick even though I own 3 (one ps2/xbox stick and 2 360 sticks) I'm gonna have to do this though. It has to feel better than holding down fire with my thumb and its likely way more precise on dodging gently.
I plan on attempting the whole import thing once college is over and I can afford to import stuff. I'm making a list of Cave games/ Kamen Rider stuff I wanna play from japan for after I start my career this fall. Gonna be a fun x-mas to say the least if all goes well. Right now the only thing I could try to afford to import would be the cheaper bullethell imports from Touhou online. I've never played a Touhou, but they look good so I may go with a Touhou game if I somehow feel the need and have more cash between now and then to shmup with (though for that price Deathsmiles 2...)
Also on a side note I'm going to bed tonight with only divine mode left to clear all the stages on in jamestown. Its been a good day for bullet hell
I plan on attempting the whole import thing once college is over and I can afford to import stuff. I'm making a list of Cave games/ Kamen Rider stuff I wanna play from japan for after I start my career this fall. Gonna be a fun x-mas to say the least if all goes well. Right now the only thing I could try to afford to import would be the cheaper bullethell imports from Touhou online. I've never played a Touhou, but they look good so I may go with a Touhou game if I somehow feel the need and have more cash between now and then to shmup with (though for that price Deathsmiles 2...)
Also on a side note I'm going to bed tonight with only divine mode left to clear all the stages on in jamestown. Its been a good day for bullet hell
Deathsmiles is a coming in and I got Akai Katana ordered now too. I've honestly never shmupped with a stick even though I own 3 (one ps2/xbox stick and 2 360 sticks) I'm gonna have to do this though. It has to feel better than holding down fire with my thumb and its likely way more precise on dodging gently.
I plan on attempting the whole import thing once college is over and I can afford to import stuff. I'm making a list of Cave games/ Kamen Rider stuff I wanna play from japan for after I start my career this fall. Gonna be a fun x-mas to say the least if all goes well. Right now the only thing I could try to afford to import would be the cheaper bullethell imports from Touhou online. I've never played a Touhou, but they look good so I may go with a Touhou game if I somehow feel the need and have more cash between now and then to shmup with (though for that price Deathsmiles 2...)
Also on a side note I'm going to bed tonight with only divine mode left to clear all the stages on in jamestown. Its been a good day for bullet hell
Have fun collecting them. I love doing so. Drives me nuts that I'm missing some of the Cave releases...Ketsui LE and the Espgaluda II SE, being the big culprits.
Definitely get an arcade stick. Lots of great options out there. Does not take too much money to get a good shooter collection going.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Got my copy from a gaffer for $50. O: It came with that pre-order book too!meppi said:I just ordered mine for £64 so I'm pretty happy.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
DeathSmiles Limited Edition is $14.99 at Newegg. Standard is $9.99.
Free shipping.
Free shipping.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I'm going to put in an order for the standard version. Faceplate is useless to me as I got a 250GB S 360. Anyone know if the standard version comes with the soundtrack?
neither version did i dont think. i wish. i love the soundtrack to DS.
damn, thats cheap. i kind of tuned out after DOJ which i didnt get into that much. would anyone reccomend this game to someone who is a fan of Donpachi and DDP?
is this a widescreen vert or do those screenshots on that site just look like that?
I would certainly recommend Resurrection, but I loved all DDP games I've played myself so I'm not sure if you didn't like DOJ.
It's your regular vertical screen setup. So the pictures you're referring to are probably messed up. Just checked. Yep, they are messed up quite bad actually.
One thing I would recommend if at all possible is to use shopto instead of zavvi.
http://www.shopXXXto.net/XBOX 360/VIDEO GAMES/XB2DO01-Dodonpachi Resurrection Deluxe Edition.html
(Remove the XXX)
Zavvi has been know to take forever with shipping times, while shopto is incredibly fast 99% of the time. You could always get lucky, who knows. But you might as well end up waiting 6 weeks for your game. Or it might not even arrive...
Yes, both shops are from the "Thehut" group.
Like I said, you could be perfectly fine and have the game in a week, but you have a big chance of having to wait weeks.
When I order from Zavvi/The Hut the games usually show up within 2-3 weeks, sometimes 1 week when I'm very lucky.
When I order from Shopto which uses different shipping methods and is a little more expensive, I have the game within 3 days, no exceptions.
This is from UK to Belgium btw.
I still use Zavvi and sometimes TheHut itself when they do really good deals. But keep in mind that you might have to wait a while to receive your items.
Like I said, you could be perfectly fine and have the game in a week, but you have a big chance of having to wait weeks.
When I order from Zavvi/The Hut the games usually show up within 2-3 weeks, sometimes 1 week when I'm very lucky.
When I order from Shopto which uses different shipping methods and is a little more expensive, I have the game within 3 days, no exceptions.
This is from UK to Belgium btw.
I still use Zavvi and sometimes TheHut itself when they do really good deals. But keep in mind that you might have to wait a while to receive your items.
Cool, I ordered a second one as a backup. Cheap!
Also, DS2 did get a disc release LE and SE and a platinum disc re-release in japan (and arcade stick release). Or maybe you are just talking about a region-free.
I spent a little time messing about with Deathsmiles II X last night. I've had it forever, but never really gave it a fair shot. The 360 modes are pretty cool. I like the little FMV boss intro movies.They give the whole thing an appropriate level of cheese. I never wanted to pay full MSRP for it, but the $30 for the XBLA version is a great deal. It's also great for making you feel good about yourself. I managed to 1cc the II X mode and Arrange mode on Level 1 with no trouble, and had plenty fun. (Arcade mode kicked my ass though.)
Lazy Jones
Member
Play Asia have shipped Mushihimesama preorders. Can´t wait to play 1.5
Thanks for the heads up. Grabbed it on Newegg rather than paying $20 for it at Gamestop (used, I think).
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Really hate myself, I finally CAVEd in and bought AKS from Amazon UK even tho its price will be slashed in half in less than 2 months like it happened for DS and DDPR. Couldn't resist, what a puny weaksauce :/
This is one of the few instances where you certainly don't need to feel bad, even if the price were to be only half of what you paid for it by next week.
Look at it this way: by buying this game at full price you're helping RSG to recoup their investment and with a bit of luck they can bring another Cave game to Europe by the end of the year.
HitokiriNate85
Member
Seconded. Buying AK now can only help RSG and improve chances that we'll get another US Cave release. I hope most people who intend to pick up the game are doing it now.