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Deathsmiles |OT| 360 Cave STG
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spandexmonkey
Banned
I'm part of the solution, picked this up last night. Was trading in a game when I remembered that it was supposed to be out yesterday. Asked the clerk and they had one copy in the back. Pleasantly surprised by just how fun it is. I was honestly expecting to be frustrated by dying constantly but the difficulty setting is pretty awesome. I started at level 1, but soon found myself replaying at level 2, but wanting to go to level 3.
Turned the sound up real loud on this, felt like I was back in an arcade.
Turned the sound up real loud on this, felt like I was back in an arcade.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Went through this twice so far. Once on 360 mode on rank 2 levels. The second time on the MLB setting and did it on rank 3. HOLY SHIT! There was times I literally had no idea how to dodge the things they were throwing at me. It seemed like there was no safe spot!
GAME is ALOT of fun!
GAME is ALOT of fun!
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Playing my Japanese copy while waiting for the US one.
SlasherJPC
Banned
I'm sorta confused, at some point in the game the enemies you kill shoot off little x's and they hone in on you, anyone have good strategys on this. This things are killer sometimes.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
It goes into Death Mode on Level 1 if you do the EXTRA stage. Death mode makes those spawn after you kill an enemy, and the strategy is to pretty much shoot them at the right time, or get good at finding paths to escape.slasher_thrasher21 said:
SlasherJPC
Banned
InfiniteNine said:
Ok makes sense. I was doing that, purposely not killing enemies in order to get around that or have enough room to dodge. Also the boss right before the final boss. Is there a specific safety point because once he gets right near death, he does that move that makes the screen hazy and suddenly its just FILLED with dots everywhere. I never could dodge that succesfully. I feel it possible could be done but DAMNNN!!!!!!
Uhggg...Gamestop didn`t get it yet,tomorrow is a holiday here so they are close so she said maybe Friday...I hope it`s not because of the language thing up here...did anyone in Canada get this yet? is the manual bilingual or just in English?...games like Fragile and Shiren never made it up here because of this.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Still not in (Toronto)Ricker said:
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Anyone know if the Japanese version can interface with the US release for Co-Op? These posts I've found about the US version not working on Japanese 360's is worrying.
depths20XX
Member
slasher_thrasher21 said:
Those are suicide bullets. Instead of just trying to dodge them you want to cancel them out with your option (little familiar that floats around you). Guide it into the suicide bullets and it will absorb them. This is also how you score big.
Our GS got it in yesterday! I expected to enjoy it but not as much as Musihimesama Futari but I am shocked at just how much fun it is. I definitely think it's up there with Mushi in terms of overall quality and the 3 different modes on the disc + 5 (if you count Sakura in 1.1) playable characters and the faceplate make this game a great deal as well.
So far I've dabbled with Windia in arcade mode and beaten the game with Casper and Rosa in 360 mode. Of the 3 I like Rosa the best so far even if I hate the valley girl style speech they gave her. I'm still coming to grips with the scoring system but that's the beauty of a CAVE shmup is the complexity and replayability of their various systems.
Overall, great job Aksys and thanks for bringing this one over in such a great configuration. The soundtrack, faceplate, 1.1DLC and deluxe box were great additions and I appreciate it!
So far I've dabbled with Windia in arcade mode and beaten the game with Casper and Rosa in 360 mode. Of the 3 I like Rosa the best so far even if I hate the valley girl style speech they gave her. I'm still coming to grips with the scoring system but that's the beauty of a CAVE shmup is the complexity and replayability of their various systems.
Overall, great job Aksys and thanks for bringing this one over in such a great configuration. The soundtrack, faceplate, 1.1DLC and deluxe box were great additions and I appreciate it!
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Well it doesn't work on NTSC-J 360's. I guess it'll look nice on my shelf. /:
depths20XX
Member
InfiniteNine said:
No, it can't
TheApatheticOne
Member
I have credit on a gamestop card. Im going today. If they have this, I'll get this. If they dont, preordering Crackdown 2.
The Fates will decide.
The Fates will decide.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Bleh... I'm considering sending it back to Amazon after it comes in now.depths20XX said:
depths20XX
Member
InfiniteNine said:
How come you bought the NA release? Or were you thinking it would run on the J360?
My GS actually had 2 pre-orders so they got 6 copies in. They still didn't have them displayed out on the wall when I went in but they were at least on the shelf behind the counter where I could see them.
And I am proudly sporting that faceplate and deluxe box. I have a "geek" shelf in my entertainment room and the deluxe box is sitting right in the middle of it with the plushy Teddy from Persona 4 peeking over the top of it. The faceplate looks pretty good on the old style Elite as well!
And I am proudly sporting that faceplate and deluxe box. I have a "geek" shelf in my entertainment room and the deluxe box is sitting right in the middle of it with the plushy Teddy from Persona 4 peeking over the top of it. The faceplate looks pretty good on the old style Elite as well!
shoplifter
Member
Just checked Amazon, says in stock and shipping soon on my order. It's the LE.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Not really since I don't like the NA faceplate. I've been using my EspGaluda 2 one on it for months and I just like it better, as for the soundtrack it isn't that big of a deal to me since it didn't draw me in as much as EspII's. I would be syked with all this if the damn game worked on my system, and I'm never getting an NA 360 so this seems all pretty pointless now. Way to go Aksys for killing the hype for the game I bought a 360 for. /:LiK said:
spandexmonkey
Banned
Is it just me, or is the boss music not on the soundtrack disc?
depths20XX
Member
InfiniteNine said:
But you have the JP version of deathsmiles so you can still play it? Don't get how that means you wasted money on a 360.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I really can't justify getting a NA 360 for it though since all of my other US games run just fine on my Japanese system. I really wonder why my Agarest War copy is allowed to run on my J360 and my copy of DeathSmiles isn't.LiK said:Oh ok, 360 Arcade is much cheaper now. I bought two this month
It means I wasted money on my US copy. I wanted to play Co-Op with one of my friends in another state, and that was my sole reason for buying it.depths20XX said:
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
My US Record of Agarest War works fine and it's by the same company. I don't see why I can't play my US copy of DeathSmiles when my US copies of Vesperia, Bayonetta, and Resonance of Fate can go ahead and run just fine.Dave Long said:
depths20XX
Member
InfiniteNine said:
A lot of games are like that, my NA copies of Raiden IV and Raiden Fighters Aces won't work on my J360.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I guess I'm just disappointed that this happened. I'll shut up now, but I needed to vent my frustration a little. It'll look nice on the shelf at least.depths20XX said:
digita1alchemy
Member
InfiniteNine said:
Agarest War was out in Europe before North America, so there wasn't much reason to region lock the NA version. RoF and Bayonetta released in NA/Europe at about the same time so there wasn't much reason to region lock those. Deathsmiles doesn't currently have a publisher for a European release so region locking it is a protection in case someone picks it up there. No distributor will want it if they think half the audience has already imported it from NA. It sucks, but it's business.
On topic....Amazon shipped my copy! But I won't get it until next week
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
There are numerous games that have the PAL region locked out only. I believe my US Vesperia is only locked out to PAL consoles as well, so that excuse doesn't fly with me.digita1alchemy said:Agarest War was out in Europe before North America, so there wasn't much reason to region lock the NA version. RoF and Bayonetta released in NA/Europe at about the same time so there wasn't much reason to region lock those. Deathsmiles doesn't currently have a publisher for a European release so region locking it is a protection in case someone picks it up there. No distributor will want it if they think half the audience has already imported it from NA. It sucks, but it's business.
On topic....Amazon shipped my copy! But I won't get it until next week
So how is the quality of the faceplate? The EspGaluda II one was very well made.
Big Papa Husker
Member
Mine is showing a July 2nd ship date.
Space Runaway
Member
I canceled my amazon order and picked it up from EB. Course my 360 red rings in the same day. My 5th red ring so far. Guess it's time to get a slim.
patrickthehedgehog
Member
Amazon order is finally "shipping soon". I guess I can't be upset with them as after the credits from buying Mario Galaxy 2 and SSFIV this ended up being $20! Hell yes!
RoryDropkick
Member
I'm at work and I'm wishing I was at home playing it. :lol
I want to at least finish it with one of the other girls tonight, by credit feeding most likely, but still I just want to get used to the layouts of each stage before I even try to score attack. Which leads me to another question... how do I get my gauge to 1000 quicker? It seems even on level 3 I'm not able to do it on the first stage alone.
I want to at least finish it with one of the other girls tonight, by credit feeding most likely, but still I just want to get used to the layouts of each stage before I even try to score attack. Which leads me to another question... how do I get my gauge to 1000 quicker? It seems even on level 3 I'm not able to do it on the first stage alone.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
It's the same for me. I refuse to continue, although one of my friends used some while I let him try it so he obtained the achievement for that. I got good at Touhou by refusing to continue, and playing Shoot the Bullet.Dave Long said:
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
RoryDropkick said:
There are other factors to consider as well.
Depending on the type of weapon used (Shot/Laser) certain enemies drop more skulls than others. I think it works like using the shot weapon for most flying enemies and the laser weapon for enemies on the ground...which makes sense since ground enemies tend to have more health.
Also you have to be sure to be close to grab items before they level down. Like say you kill an enemy and a crown appears if that crown hits the ground it becomes a skull and so on. Once the suicide bullets come into play each bullet absorbs adds the equivalent of one skull so that's definitely something to consider. Timing the power-up is essential as there are certain spots where you can practically refill a just emptied gauge. Also trigger the power-up when there are a ton of bullets on-screen. Every bullet canceled leads to more bonuses.
You also may want to consider finding an optimal stage route. Obviously you want to save the stages with more enemies/stuff to destroy for towards the end when you've built up a substantial chain.
Oh and if you're hurting for health and willing to be risky if you beat the first form of the final boss without using a bomb you'll get a cake worth two bars of life. They don't really count as extends though so don't expect to fight the final boss with seven lives or something crazy like that.
TheApatheticOne
Member
patrickthehedgehog said:
Great.... I had $20 from Singularity and just ordered this and it'll be here tomorrow.
Thanks alot! >: (
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Did an online game earlier.
Yeah I can see why Cave doesn't bother with online multiplayer. It kind of blows here. It's buggy, sometimes the scores don't reset upon continue, and I didn't even get extends for breaking certain scores. Thanks a lot.
Yeah I can see why Cave doesn't bother with online multiplayer. It kind of blows here. It's buggy, sometimes the scores don't reset upon continue, and I didn't even get extends for breaking certain scores. Thanks a lot.