Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
What's the absolute cheapest place to get Ketsui PS3 right now?
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PS3's library obviously doesn't hold a candle to 360's in this area, but it has some good ports.
Ketsui is the best game in the genre on the platform. Raiden IV and Mamorokun Curse are pretty good, too. There are some PS1 and PS2 releases on PSN, but I personally wouldn't play them on the PS3 due to the added lag.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Ketsui
Caladrius Blaze
Raiden IV
Mamorukun Curse
Under Defeat HD
And I'm pretty sure that's it for modern bullet-hell shmups (I own all of those save for Ketsui). There's some PS1 Classics like Shienryu and Sonic Wings Special, and a few other PSN things like R-Type Dimensions as well.
SerTapTap
Member
Anyone know if the NA version of Deathsmiles 360 works on a Japanese 360? Trying to find region info for anything that was released in the US is a nightmare. I figured since the LE is cheap I might get the US version to play instead of this Japanese version but it's not really worth it if it won't work.
There's also the Gundemonium games (a bundle for $15, might be cheaper on Steam) which I enjoy, obviously don't have the popularity of Cave or anything. hitogata Happa's my favorite if you only get one, very unique system where you buy ships (dolls) and in boss fights you're more limited by time/DPS than lives.
There's also the Gundemonium games (a bundle for $15, might be cheaper on Steam) which I enjoy, obviously don't have the popularity of Cave or anything. hitogata Happa's my favorite if you only get one, very unique system where you buy ships (dolls) and in boss fights you're more limited by time/DPS than lives.
Play-Asia often have the information on their page, as far as I know that information is usually right. Deathsmiles US is supposedly region locked.
Arcadehero
Neo Member
New shmup in development for JAMMA-based arcades called Skycurser. Already getting some testing, will come in a limited edition arcade cabinet, otherwise will be available as a kit:
http://arcadeheroes.com/2015/02/11/coming-soon-jamma-based-arcades-skycurser/
http://arcadeheroes.com/2015/02/11/coming-soon-jamma-based-arcades-skycurser/
SerTapTap
Member
Wouldn't surprise me, Akai Katana certainly is. Didn't think to check Play Asia for the US version, yeah their region thing is pretty nice (though I got burned by trusting the initial PS TV listing)
StarCreator
Member
I can personally confirm all versions of Deathsmiles are region locked to work only on the region they were released in.
SOME-MIST
Member
yup. it's sort of a pain too. ended up just buying a jp platinum hits edition for cheap so I wouldn't have to swap back to my US 360 every time I wanted to play deathsmiles
sixteen-bit
Member
I saw this on the first page... probably related.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=990041
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
It's a package full of awesome: challenges, feats and photomode. Next week it's the Defenders update: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-02-11-resogun-defenders-dlc-due-next-week
Gaf thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=990041
SerTapTap
Member
Bluh. Some of these games are cheaper (and more English) in NA but not really worth buying a second 360 for, or more importantly, swapping consoles. Why couldn't they have started on Xbone so they'd at least be region free...
StarCreator
Member
Uh, what? You do realize Deathsmiles was released six years ago, right? How could it have been an Xbone game?
Remembrance
Member
What shmups are worthwhile in the current SNK sale on PSN?
I already got Neo Geo Heroes, but there are also:
Last Resort (in SNK Arcade Classics)
Alpha Mission
Alpha Mission 2
Prehistoric Isle
Bermuda Triangle
I already got Neo Geo Heroes, but there are also:
Last Resort (in SNK Arcade Classics)
Alpha Mission
Alpha Mission 2
Prehistoric Isle
Bermuda Triangle
I didn't realise Prehistoric Isle was on PSN. It says on the store it can only be played on PSP and PS3 as it's a Mini. Can it be played on Vita/PS4 at all?
Tizoc
Member
Look my post above.
All SNK minis are vita compatible, at worst you'll need to transfer from PS3 to Vita.
Again everyone get Prehistoric Isle, it has dinosaurs that explode!
Ah, apologies... completely missed your post. For $1.49 in Australia, can't go wrong!Look my post above.
All SNK minis are vita compatible, at worst you'll need to transfer from PS3 to Vita.
Again everyone get Prehistoric Isle, it has dinosaurs that explode!
Remembrance
Member
Everything I listed above can be bought directly from the Vita PSN store. (In NA.)
PS4 doesn't do backward compatibility.
PS4 doesn't do backward compatibility.
sixteen-bit
Member
Lots of women pilots in Compile's Aleste series of games.
Genesis shooters there's also Arrow Flash, Gleylancer, and more. I think it's attributed to the anime influence with women leads like Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell etc. Those were popular at the time, right?
mdsfx
Member
Are you referring to Guwange and Deathsmiles 2? those have been on the market place for a long time.
Somewhat relevant to the thread: Housemarque and Eugene Jarvis will be working together. The possibilities!
Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu
Akai Katana
Dodonpachi Saidaioujou
Mushihimesama
Muchi Muchi Pork! & Pink Sweets
Japanese store that is
mdsfx
Member
whoa, are these region locked? can i play these on my NA 360? (i have a japan account)
sixteen-bit
Member
They're region locked.
mdsfx
Member
Noooooooooooo oh well whatever. I just need MMP and DDP Resurrection. I have the rest of the region-free and NA titles.
Galactic Attack, Pulstar, Thunder Force V, and I think one of the pilots in Darius is a woman too. But yeah, that might have something to do with it.
mdsfx
Member
So going back to this piece of news I never knew about... When did they make these available? I'm curious myself if they are considering steam releases...
mdsfx
Member
Well or at least proves they are willing to sell them for a lot less right? Maybe that's something...
SOME-MIST
Member
it was just a day or so ago and they are download region locked/you need a VPN to download them.
I know it won't happen (especially due to the shift to M2), but I really wish they just focused on making a new STG instead of continually porting their backlog. doomed to be the next Treasure.
They are making a new STG...http://www.cave.co.jp/sp/mahouotome/
I think it's mobile though.
People keep telling me this, but I keep seeing releases that people would have never thought happen come to fruition. This shows that they are willing to put these game on a digital market and not try to limit these gems in some archaic tactile format.
SOME-MIST
Member
yea, magical maiden will be mobile and I'm kind of scared it's actually going to be a hybrid dating sim tbh
kinda would like a new console or pcb based stg :/ but that would be way too good to be true.
I'd like to see an Akai Katana 2... That would look nice. I haven't played the game, but I've seen videos of it and it looks awesome.
StarCreator
Member
Akai Katana seems to be the most unpopular of Cave's recent offerings, so a sequel to that game in particular seems spectacularly unlikely.
Really? Man I thought that game looked fantastic.
mdsfx
Member
I did not like the scoring system or mechanics at all. Maybe it was too much for me, but I would like to think not since I'm such a huge Galuda fan...
I will agree though that it LOOKED amazing.
Aizo
Banned
I guess it's time to pick up Muchi Muchi Pork, then! That's the only one I don't have out of those!
Ah. Never mind. Whyyyyyy
It is? That's a shame. I thought it was one of the best.
SOME-MIST
Member
yea, AK sold piss poor and wasn't received very well in arcades. It is one of my favorite cave titles after progear, ketsui, and futari tho.
Blackbird@Degica
Member
Akai Katana looks very attractive and has a great soundtrack, but I think a lot of players found the scoring system a bit confusing. The storyline is pretty grim too.
Definitely at least worth a try if you like bullet hell games though.
Definitely at least worth a try if you like bullet hell games though.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Origin's score system is garbage. Shin/Slash on the other hand is fucking amazing. One of my favorite Cave titles.
What's you guys opinion of recently released 3D Fantasy Zone on the 3DS?
CAVE has never been married to a certain price point or a certain format, they've acquiesced on these supposed sticking points many times now.
The issue is that both their arcade and consumes games divisions have been gutted and they've allegedly lost many of their key personnel, and they've repeatedly stated that they will no longer be investing in or directly developing any more consumer ports of their own games.
I'm not saying that their games will never be ported anywhere else--they're still open to external licensing, so there are opportunities for other publishers/devs with ins at CAVE to license these games and port them to whichever platforms they like, provided they're willing to finance everything and handle the work themselves--but CAVE cannot and does not want to do these things on its own.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Runs silky smooth, good graphical options, well done menus. Everything expected from M2 at this point. Controls okay-ish but as others have said, I wish I was playing this with an arcade stick.