PepsimanVsJoe
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I don't even think I'll be able to do a review.
Goddamn this fucking sucks.
Goddamn this fucking sucks.
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Akai Katana |OT| Experience the Other Kind of Hell on May 15th
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Many people often feel that way after hearing that I'm doing a review for something, due to knowing they could never live up to my greatness.
You shouldn't blame yourselfit's happened to the best of reviewers out there.
So pumped for tomorrow. Or, well, later today technically but yeah. Hopefully I won't get home too late so I can put a few hours in.
I'd love to read this, whenever you put it up.
I'd love to read this, whenever you put it up.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Complete nonsense. This sentiment is so fucking tired. Every stg thread I swear.
Phoenix Fang
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People like you make me sick. If you don't like how they want to sell their games then stay the hell out of the thread. We don't need your shitty post shitting up the thread. Just get the fuck out.
I'm happy with my physical copy.
tearsofash
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Physical copies look better on display.
My gamestop says they won't have it until the 17th. Can someone remind me again why I didn't order this online like I do everything else?
My gamestop says they won't have it until the 17th. Can someone remind me again why I didn't order this online like I do everything else?
Oh wow! This came out today? I'm so out of the loop these days. My Atelier Meruru LE Preorder's being paid for today and the. There's Mushihimesama HD later this month, so I'm good game wise. I WILL double dip relatively soon, but for now I need to save some money. Just a bad time regarding money for me. >_<
It's funny, I wonder if I can get the cashier guy to try this game like I did Deathsmiles and Otomedius Excellent before. ^_-
It's funny, I wonder if I can get the cashier guy to try this game like I did Deathsmiles and Otomedius Excellent before. ^_-
LeadenStride
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Thanks god it's a boxed release. I think it's totally worth more than games on XBLA. Physical copies are nicer anyway. I'd really like to have Guwange on my shelf too.
Community Forum
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"This item will be released on May 16, 2012."
Goddamnit Amazon.
Goddamnit Amazon.
DimmuBurgerKing
Member
I know. -_- One of the few times I wish I pre-ordered from Gamestop.
But.. but I want it. ;_;
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StarCreator
Member
I have Amazon Prime.
Amazon is still estimating an ETA of May 21 for Akai Katana.
Amazon is still estimating an ETA of May 21 for Akai Katana.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Nah, cuz Games on Demand would still be $40. People want this game to be like $5.
thetrin
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Same for me. I guess I'd be a lot more pissed off if I didn't have Diablo 3 coming in. I can wait on AK.
I'm very much for this model actually.
That way I'm very inclined to double dip. Buying the retail version to have a physical copy and then getting the GoD one so I don't have to swap discs when I want to play it.
But then again, I'm probably weird in that way as I have 3 copies of DDP Resurrection, 2 of Deathsmiles and plan to get another Akai Katana as well as get the Japanese versions of all of them in the near future as well.
Got the game this afternoon finally. Wish I would have been able to pick it up on Friday, but I don't think it's even out here.
Saying how much I love it would be an understatement.
Saying I suck at it would do the same.
Although I'm in the top 20 on the European leader-boards right now, so I can take some solace in that I suppose.
Been playing it for nearly 3 hours straight and I just downloaded a replay because I felt I was doing something wrong, but didn't know what.
It turns out I was. I had no idea that you could break up the Phantom attack stage in as many parts as you liked. I thought once you went from defense to attack, you just kept the button pressed or you'd lose your Phantom and go back t normal and suck all the gold pieces in. Such a big difference that makes!
Only thing I'm sad about is that none of my friends seem to have the game, although quite a few have the Japanese release.
Still. I wish the European release would be more popular. It's a big enough gamble as it is to bring these games out here in this day and age...
Coin Return
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Installing now, only 1.2GB.
For anybody interested, my review is now up.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Fuck yeah, got this shit.
Chong Romero's going to make you his bitch!
And Shidoshi -- shmup nerds are gonna be after you with pitchforks for commenting on Akai Katana's length in that review, regardless of whether you liked the game or not. That's like the one thing that sets them off (though I, personally, thought it was a solid review.)
Can't wait to watch Brad get his shit pushed in the quick look. But only after I play the game myself.
Chong Romero's going to make you his bitch!
And Shidoshi -- shmup nerds are gonna be after you with pitchforks for commenting on Akai Katana's length in that review, regardless of whether you liked the game or not. That's like the one thing that sets them off (though I, personally, thought it was a solid review.)
Can't wait to watch Brad get his shit pushed in the quick look. But only after I play the game myself.
I actually had to think for a bit a what I'd consider a negative, and the one complaint I did have was that stages felt very short to me. Compared to the other Cave games I've played, Katana felt shorter than what I've come to be used to.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Ah, well that makes sense. Ordinarily, I wouldn't even bring something like this up, but I'm sure we all know how... temperamental this crowd is.
LeadenStride
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How long is it then? Something like 20 minutes?
shoplifter
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Amazon order 'Shipping Soon' - hopefully that means I get it tomorrow or Thursday at the latest.
I just went and expanded that one line a bit to explain better what I was trying to say. But yes, given that my area of focus is usually niche titles, I've come to understand fan bases and their tendency to be... delicate in certain ways. *laughs*
I'd have to time it again, but I'm not sure if it'd even be that. (At least in terms of Original Mode.) Obviously though, games like this are about score, not just blazing through them. It was just that, at least for a few of the stages, sometimes they felt like you were already at the boss before you even expected to be.
LeadenStride
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So there's less time to screw things up. That's not bad. Although a greater length wouldn't hurt either, because of the interesting looking art. But I'm sure I'm going to like it anyway.
StarCreator
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Lucky, mine's still in "Not yet shipped" limbo... not that it really matters since I'll be out of town this weekend anyway and there's pretty much no way it'll arrive before I leave at this point.
To Far Away Times
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Went into gamestop, the only copy they got was the one I preordered. The guys behind the counter were looking at the game when I got there. One of them knew what it was, the other guy said he thought he recognized the character artist.
It could be an isolated incident, but things aren't looking too good if gamestop is only getting enough copies to cover preorders.
It could be an isolated incident, but things aren't looking too good if gamestop is only getting enough copies to cover preorders.
DimmuBurgerKing
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Yup. When it looked like my Amazon order wasn't going to ship until May 21, I decided to look it up on Gamestop.com - the nearest store that has a copy is about 230 miles away from me. Heh.
Wonko_C
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Fuck yeah, got this shit.
Chong Romero's going to make you his bitch!
And Shidoshi -- shmup nerds are gonna be after you with pitchforks for commenting on Akai Katana's length in that review, regardless of whether you liked the game or not. That's like the one thing that sets them off (though I, personally, thought it was a solid review.)
Can't wait to watch Brad get his shit pushed in the quick look. But only after I play the game myself.
I'm jelly.
To tell the truth I didn't know about this game until yesterday, Tronix doesn't sell it, I have a shit ton of store credit but there's 0% chance of them selling it. (Tales of Graces F never came and there's only one hidden copy of The Witcher 2... criminal, I know.) This is partly why I would want this game on GoD, I'd pay $60 for it even.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Same deal at my Gamestop -- only copy they got was the one that I preordered.
I know this game isn't going to sell more than a few dozen copies, but hopefully RSG is still making enough to make bringing stuff over worthwhile.
Also, this game is fucking disorienting. I didn't play Deathsmiles or Progear, so this is my first horizontal bullet hell game. It's really tough for me to judge distances or figure out how to move... I know I'll get used to it, but right now, I feel like a lamer
Edit: Oh, I figured out that the phantom thing is kinda important.
iconoclast
Member
My playthroughs:
Original: 30 minutes
Shin: 33 minutes
As far as single loop games go, it's a pretty average length - a bit closer to the long side than the short side I think.
Prophane33
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When the guy pulled up my pre-order he was like "woah." and I'm like "!?" , he tells me that it's been Max Payne and Diablo all day long. My pre-order was a nice change of pace. Installing now. "My" Gamestop (I rarely if ever go to Gamestop) only had 2 copies.
Coin Return
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This game hands out achievements like candy. Got 390 on my first playthrough.
StarCreator
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Retail only.
Also, confirmed over at Shmups that neither the PAL nor NA versions will work on a Japanese 360.
I guess I should've pre-ordered this somewhere. Went to two GameStops and neither had it. Called a third and they didn't have it either, was going to try some more, but it was already getting late and I've got a cold at the moment. I really didn't wanna be out any longer than need be.
i sad
i sad
car broke down couldnt get out to pick up a copy today. hopefully in the next few days or ill have to order it online.
shitty.
way to miss the point completely.
most Cave games are like this, then only like 3 people on earth ever get the full 1000.
shitty.
way to miss the point completely.
most Cave games are like this, then only like 3 people on earth ever get the full 1000.
Stamps out any itch I had to pick up the US release. Expected, though!