Bolded for truth. DDP:R and ESPgaruda II are marked incompatible with my Nexus 7 (can't even install them), and ESPgaruda II runs on my Nexus 4, but with no audio. And as far as I know they've never updated any of their apps. They just dump them on the marketplace.
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Bolded for truth. DDP:R and ESPgaruda II are marked incompatible with my Nexus 7 (can't even install them), and ESPgaruda II runs on my Nexus 4, but with no audio. And as far as I know they've never updated any of their apps. They just dump them on the marketplace.
Sad to hear, they really get some lovin' on the iOS app store. Always gettin' updated.
Btw,
Instant Brain got a budget release last week...not sure if important since the actual release has been discounted so much. But, I'm tired of seeing the Cave (Double Fine at the top of the forum) up top and always clicking on it. Still no date for our big box...
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00AQU6AVC/
Instant Brain got a budget release last week...not sure if important since the actual release has been discounted so much. But, I'm tired of seeing the Cave (Double Fine at the top of the forum) up top and always clicking on it. Still no date for our big box...
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00AQU6AVC/
I know that feel bro
Well, for those ordering from US the $ has gotten stronger in the new year...getting back to 2010 levels. Cave Box is now only $275 from Amazon!
I'll take two then! In all seriousness though this is good news, was expecting to fork over > $350 USD. I still don't know a good proxy service to buy from amazon.jp which seems to be the cheaper route. I just hope they get enough preorders for this to be profitable for them and go through production of the package.
Barkley's Justice
Member
wow, seriously...wth was that
I still like Tenso.com
They get the stuff from amazon in a day and send out usually in 24 hours after you pay. Don't know what the Cave box will weigh but EMS shipping and proxy fees will probably add about $50....so $325 or a bit less I'm anticipating.
From Caves twitter
Even though I'm tempted, I already have many of the games in the box.
Question: Mushi Futari Black Label DLC.... I don't have it yet. Is it worth it? (Just the DLC)
Never heard about them before, will surely give them a try. Thanks for the tip!
Most certainly, I play Black Label much more than I do 1.5 or the Arrange mode.
From Caves twitter
Even though I'm tempted, I already have many of the games in the box.
Question: Mushi Futari Black Label DLC.... I don't have it yet. Is it worth it? (Just the DLC)
Wow. It's nice to see they went all out with color disc art.
Can I download this in the US? Just find it on the marketplace online and purchase there?
Any jitteriness/hitching bugs for you? There are rumors black label causes some issues.
Available on all marketplaces as its misspelled form Mushihimesama-hutari black-lavel, 1200 MSP. When I first played it installed on my 120 GB Original HDD I did had some horrible stuttering, which was fixed installing both the game disc and black label DLC into a flashdrive. I hear the issue is not really frequent on newer hardware, my HDD was from 2007 so I guess that was the cause.
Release date for Dodonpachi Saidaioujou X360 has been announced - it's May 30th.
Source:
http://www.cave.co.jp/gameonline/Xbox360/saidaioujou/
Source:
http://www.cave.co.jp/gameonline/Xbox360/saidaioujou/
A month too late, but still a pretty good birthday gift.
To Far Away Times
Member
Sweet. Any word on whether it had been picked up for that simultaneous worldwide release idea that was being kicked around?
That Cave box is so awesome. I want it so bad, but no J360.
Over Christmas I attempted to buy a J360 from eBay. I won the auction and paid, and the seller went to radio silence. I assume since the console only sold for $149.99 + shipping? Anyway, I got a full refund and stuff but this is the second time I've bought a Japanese 360 and gotten shafted. Last time the guy sent me a US 360 instead. Both times I bought a game, last time Ketsui, this time Espgaluda HD that I never ended up getting to play. Feels bad man.
So if any of you ever want to sell a J360 look me up, haha.
Over Christmas I attempted to buy a J360 from eBay. I won the auction and paid, and the seller went to radio silence. I assume since the console only sold for $149.99 + shipping? Anyway, I got a full refund and stuff but this is the second time I've bought a Japanese 360 and gotten shafted. Last time the guy sent me a US 360 instead. Both times I bought a game, last time Ketsui, this time Espgaluda HD that I never ended up getting to play. Feels bad man.
So if any of you ever want to sell a J360 look me up, haha.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
You can play a good amount of them with an American one and all of them with a JP/Asian system.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Why don't people mod their consoles to play imports anymore? Not possible on 360?
I think the mod scene only allows people to play burned games. Not legitimate imports. :/ Trust me, if I could mod my system I would haha.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Not true! My friend in the lower americas has hers modded to be region free.
I don't really buy this. X360 region locking is all software based. if game.exe binary is flagged as Region 1, it will never play in Region 2, etc. But I'm not entirely dismissive of dudes on the internet hex editing binaries to be playable on other region consoles, which also involves a hardware mod (firmware reflash) to enable reading burned disc copies to load on a retail unit.
StarCreator
Member
If there were really a way to do this without having to worry about getting your console/gamertag banned, I wouldn't own a JP 360.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Yeah I can play my copy of Dodonpachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label Extra fine on my Asian system.
ah, nice! Getting a new 360 wont be a problem I guess. Its just very annoying that most of the 360s available have Kinect though which makes the units more expensive. I hope I can save up for a new 360 by May though, or at least the rumored international release is also true so I dont have to buy a new system.
A flashed drive won't help with that, since monkeying around with the game binary (default.xex) breaks the security encryption. To go region free, you need a JTAG or RGH mod. Or a debug console.
I think it's possible with jtagging, but I never looked too much into it because it's a pain in the ass to make it work and you can't connect to Live or update your firmware once you modded your console. It's just much easier to get a Japanese 360.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Yeah, I didn't want to do it since I already spent money on DeathSmiles and DLC for other JP games on my stolen 360.
SOME-MIST
Member
yes, it's possible to JTAG a US 360 and play region-locked games. You also will more-than-likely get banned from XBL tho. I didn't want to deal with the hassle, so I bought myself a J360 a couple of years ago.
DDP SDOJ release date got me real excited. I'm going to be on all import websites on a daily basis to preorder
DDP SDOJ release date got me real excited. I'm going to be on all import websites on a daily basis to preorder
Fantastic! My JP360 is ready.
On a (somewhat?) related note (since this is likely their last release for this gen), I wonder how long until we find out whether Cave and the rest will stay xbox exclusive next gen, or (given apparently similar architectures) go multiconsole?
Dude, you stole adversesolutions avatar!
shaowebb
Member
Took a break from things today and decided rather than play KoF or Akai Katana I'd go back and play some Dodonpachi Resurrection.
Holy crap after Akai Katana getting money in this game is hard. Especially since I played a lot of Slash and things aren't getting very far on Origin trying to make for that 200 million run (not even close yet).
Anyhow anyone got any tips for ways to fill my meter quickly so that I can hit X and go into my special mode and start turning stuff into loot. Also I'm noting sometimes you net more loot in that mode going for the spread shot than holding for the beam (though if you do it on a laser generator and kill it with the beam its INSANE! Max size gold everywhere!)
Any tactics to kind of perpetuate my meter to keep me in money generating beams?
EDIT: Nevermind.Found a Dodonpachi Resurrection guide on the Shmup forums.
This helps a bunch. I think I'll switch ship types to the 3rd ship with the super wide shot in bomb mode. I'm used to tension systems coming from Castle Shikigami as my most practiced games and a few others that used it so filling my gauge by bullet grazing should make this easier for me than by chaining hyper mode bullet cancels and ship destructions. I like tight dodges and don't mind rocking beam for most stuff, but the spread backup for when I gotta move or run an area with too many to putter around slowly in will help. Plus I can screen ride the top with the third ship and its spread pretty easily so I can build meter with kills that way and as I back off and dodge more it stays full. At least hopefully.
Holy crap after Akai Katana getting money in this game is hard. Especially since I played a lot of Slash and things aren't getting very far on Origin trying to make for that 200 million run (not even close yet).
Anyhow anyone got any tips for ways to fill my meter quickly so that I can hit X and go into my special mode and start turning stuff into loot. Also I'm noting sometimes you net more loot in that mode going for the spread shot than holding for the beam (though if you do it on a laser generator and kill it with the beam its INSANE! Max size gold everywhere!)
Any tactics to kind of perpetuate my meter to keep me in money generating beams?
EDIT: Nevermind.Found a Dodonpachi Resurrection guide on the Shmup forums.
This helps a bunch. I think I'll switch ship types to the 3rd ship with the super wide shot in bomb mode. I'm used to tension systems coming from Castle Shikigami as my most practiced games and a few others that used it so filling my gauge by bullet grazing should make this easier for me than by chaining hyper mode bullet cancels and ship destructions. I like tight dodges and don't mind rocking beam for most stuff, but the spread backup for when I gotta move or run an area with too many to putter around slowly in will help. Plus I can screen ride the top with the third ship and its spread pretty easily so I can build meter with kills that way and as I back off and dodge more it stays full. At least hopefully.
Nice, thanks.
Deadpandas
Member
cool. I had my 360 packed up and ready to sell, but I'll just wait it out until I've played this first. potential goty
StarCreator
Member
I have every last Cave LE released so far (including Instant Brain for some reason) and I don't see myself breaking that chain now.
Except for that super collection thingamajig, no way that's happening for me.
Except for that super collection thingamajig, no way that's happening for me.
SOME-MIST
Member
I only have LEs for daifukkatsu ver. 1.5 and mushihimesama HD, and I never touched the extras -_-
but for some reason I really want to snag the ketsui LE since it's one of my favorite cave games. Also, if I didn't buy the SE of sdoj now, I definitely would buy the LE which isn't in my budget
but for some reason I really want to snag the ketsui LE since it's one of my favorite cave games. Also, if I didn't buy the SE of sdoj now, I definitely would buy the LE which isn't in my budget
StarCreator
Member
They charge when it ships if you pay by credit card and orders can always be cancelled.
Dunno who that is, but I've had this avatar for months.
shaowebb
Member
Played some more Dodonpachi Resurrection after going over the strategy guide last night. Played version 1.5 (360 version) with the 3rd ship that had maximum spread on Power form so that I could switch between normal and boost shot. Got to say the normal shot is ASS in this form, but the meter build is gorgeous. It worked like a charm and I could get into hyper mode super fast so that I could start chaining together bullet cancels. In Boost form this built so much meter that I was often getting a coveted double hyper chain going where as soon as one would end I'd be back in hyper instantly as I'd have the meter to do so.
But oh god the loss of bombs...this game gets pretty severe for the moments you run out of hyper to cancel whats on the screen and boost shot , even though it covers more, builds meter slowly than the ass-tier normal shot. That means that to stay alive I had to mash boosted spread shot to clear enemies, but one false step and BOOM! dead ship and all that combo I got earlier was lost.
I tried bomb mode and it builds okay, and last mode has the best shots +bombs but with garbage meter. Boost looks to be the best way to try and get a good score, but its gonna need grinding out to figure out the best spots to pop hyper so that I can keep myself safe between areas without running into stalled enemy spawn points that break my chain and drop me meter low into the fray of bullets.
Game is pretty awesome. Noticing something odd though as I pattern grind...this game figure eights a LOT. Like it works on most stages except 4 and its really easy with the boost mode on ships 2 and 3 to top ride the screen relatively safe for a cave game. But man the need to swap from spread to laser to cancel out guaranteed death trap patterns is rough if you are outside hyper with no bombs in Power mode.
Bomb Power or Strong...decisions decisions
But oh god the loss of bombs...this game gets pretty severe for the moments you run out of hyper to cancel whats on the screen and boost shot , even though it covers more, builds meter slowly than the ass-tier normal shot. That means that to stay alive I had to mash boosted spread shot to clear enemies, but one false step and BOOM! dead ship and all that combo I got earlier was lost.
I tried bomb mode and it builds okay, and last mode has the best shots +bombs but with garbage meter. Boost looks to be the best way to try and get a good score, but its gonna need grinding out to figure out the best spots to pop hyper so that I can keep myself safe between areas without running into stalled enemy spawn points that break my chain and drop me meter low into the fray of bullets.
Game is pretty awesome. Noticing something odd though as I pattern grind...this game figure eights a LOT. Like it works on most stages except 4 and its really easy with the boost mode on ships 2 and 3 to top ride the screen relatively safe for a cave game. But man the need to swap from spread to laser to cancel out guaranteed death trap patterns is rough if you are outside hyper with no bombs in Power mode.
Bomb Power or Strong...decisions decisions
Power. Bomb is fair and safer, but the scores you can get if you don't die in Power are too gorgeous not to work toward. Strong doesn't even register. Too little meter no matter how safe it is.
SOME-MIST
Member
prominent shmupper (plays CAVE games), and participated/participates on cave-stg, shmups forums, and this thread.