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Title: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: archie4208 on January 15, 2010, 11:44:48 PM
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/01/15/deathsmiles-magically-gets-stateside-release/

:uguu
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on January 15, 2010, 11:48:43 PM
At first I was like :rock

but then I was like :uguu
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: archie4208 on January 15, 2010, 11:51:00 PM
isn't another uguu shmup coming to america?  i can't keep track of all their names.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on January 15, 2010, 11:55:43 PM
(http://www.siliconera.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/image197.png)

They better change that fucking cover.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on January 15, 2010, 11:56:46 PM
isn't another uguu shmup coming to america?  i can't keep track of all their names.

Mamoru-kun has been rumored for localization, but other than that I don't think there's anything else in the pipe. Could be forgetting something though.

Guwange XBLA is also in the works.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Green Shinobi on January 16, 2010, 12:14:37 AM
So is this some pedo shit?
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 16, 2010, 12:20:01 AM
it looks like DeathSmiles is a game about Tweeny Witches?
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bebpo on January 16, 2010, 12:28:44 AM
This game is really really good!  If you buy it you will like it!  My favorite shmup on X360!!

spoiler (click to show/hide)
loligoth >>>>> giant insects
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Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on January 16, 2010, 12:30:35 AM
So is this some pedo shit?

It's a[n awesome] horizontal shooter with little girls.

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAx316P1Ibc[/youtube]
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Green Shinobi on January 16, 2010, 12:43:04 AM
Didn't realize that Japan's favorite author was Nabokov.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: demi on January 16, 2010, 12:53:41 AM
DeathSmiles does look more fun to play.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: demi on January 16, 2010, 01:00:16 AM
That's a lot of work just to be better than DS. Is DS really that good?
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bebpo on January 16, 2010, 01:05:29 AM
Futari is great, but both Mushihime games has the worst aesthetic of any of the Cave shmups.  Giant ugly insects....yay?  The gameplay is very much there but I also like the gorgeous 2d side of Cave to compliment their great gameplay.  Death Smiles offers cool looking sprites and really awesome bosses (EVIL COW) that I just don't get in Futari.

Plus I like that Death Smiles has more story inserted into the game (a nice cute story with multiple endings).  And I like the soundtrack in DS a lot more than Mushihime.  Plus since I suck at these games I like that Death Smiles is easy ;)  Having multiple characters that all play different is nice too.

I mean the boss of Death Smiles is TYRANNOSATAN
That has more personality than any evil beattle or rocket ship.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: originalz on January 16, 2010, 01:14:03 AM
Whatever, both games are awesome.  Buy them.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on January 16, 2010, 01:15:45 AM
There's no point in comparing Cave games really... they're all high quality, awesome games.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Top 10 Cave games of all time, as voted by the fans: http://www.cave-stg.com/forum/index.php?topic=624.0 Mushi Futari #1, Death Smiles #5. THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE [/nintendosbooger]
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And I like the soundtrack in DS a lot more than Mushihime.

You just crossed the line. >:(

Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bebpo on January 16, 2010, 01:17:35 AM
There's no point in comparing Cave games really... they're all high quality, awesome games.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Top 10 Cave games of all time, as voted by the fans: http://www.cave-stg.com/forum/index.php?topic=624.0 Mushi Futari #1, Death Smiles #5. THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE [/nintendosbooger]
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And I like the soundtrack in DS a lot more than Mushihime.

You just crossed the line. >:(



lol, the only Cave soundtrack I like more than DS is Espgaluda.  I dunno, I have a <3 for halloweeny music and art.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Trent Dole on January 16, 2010, 01:51:59 AM
I'd bite for $40 or so.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on January 16, 2010, 08:06:23 AM
So is this some pedo shit?

It's a[n awesome] horizontal shooter with little girls.

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAx316P1Ibc[/youtube]

The levels remind me a lot of the Cotton and Parodius games.

I won't buy (too ashamed because it is too uguu) but I'll rent it.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: tiesto on January 16, 2010, 09:30:00 AM
isn't another uguu shmup coming to america?  i can't keep track of all their names.

Mamoru-kun has been rumored for localization, but other than that I don't think there's anything else in the pipe. Could be forgetting something though.

Guwange XBLA is also in the works.

OMG OMG OMG if Mamoru-kun comes to the US... and an even bigger OMG if we get Galuda II.

:uguu :uguu :uguu
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Akala on January 16, 2010, 10:52:29 AM
this looks awesomely embarrassing! will probably buy.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: jiji on January 17, 2010, 12:45:27 AM
I think this is now the first Cave shooter ever to see a US release. Pretty damn cool. Would buy again A++++
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: tiesto on January 17, 2010, 10:30:10 AM
I think this is now the first Cave shooter ever to see a US release. Pretty damn cool. Would buy again A++++

I think Donpachi got a release in US arcades. Never saw a machine in the wild myself, though.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: T234 on January 17, 2010, 11:30:04 AM
isn't another uguu shmup coming to america?  i can't keep track of all their names.

Mamoru-kun has been rumored for localization, but other than that I don't think there's anything else in the pipe. Could be forgetting something though.

Guwange XBLA is also in the works.

WHAT
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on January 17, 2010, 07:51:08 PM
WHAT


First pic:
(http://cave-game.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/12/11/photo.jpg)

:bow  :bow   :bow2  :bow2
:bow CAT SPIDER :bow2
:bow  :bow   :bow2  :bow2
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on April 01, 2010, 02:47:37 PM
(http://i44.tinypic.com/nqs753.jpg)

Quote from: Aksys
Torrance, CA (April 1, 2010) – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, announces Japan’s gothic-lolita shmup hit, Deathsmiles Limited Edition,  for  the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Get your shmup on with these amazing inbox special items for just $49.99!

Deathsmiles LE

    * Deathsmiles Faceplate featuring four cute angels trapped in a creepy gothic cage! This faceplate was never released in Japan, go us!
    * Deathsmiles Premium Arrange Album! 15 spooky high energy tracks selected by Manabu Namiki, Director of Deathsmiles!
    * Deathsmiles horizontal artbox and game to compliment the shmup orientation!
http://www.aksysgames.com/2010/04/01/deathsmiles-limited-edition-get-not-an-april-fools-joke/

:bow Aksys :bow2

Also: 6/29 release date.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bebpo on April 01, 2010, 03:03:11 PM
That's a good price.  I hope it sells well enough that they bring over ALL of Cave's X360 releases.  I'll double dip to support them and be able to play it on my US X360.

I really really want to retire my J360.  I'm going to pass on Ketsui & Deathsmiles 2 and see if they get announced for domestic release.  It's not like they have anything must-have in the first press like Futari's EXTRA MODE or DS's FULL-VOICE.  Ketsui has like a booklet (yawn), DS2 has nothing iirc.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Vizzys on April 01, 2010, 03:13:26 PM
aksys is getting pretty shameless
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on June 23, 2010, 11:33:16 PM
Reminder: This comes out next Thursday.

I'm gonna send back RDR to gamefly tomorrow. Hopefully I can get this from them asap.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Smooth Groove on June 23, 2010, 11:47:00 PM
That's a creepy cover even for Japan.  Gives me chills just looking at it.  What's the story about?
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Saint Cornelius on June 23, 2010, 11:55:30 PM
Guwange XBLA is also in the works.

:hyper OH MY FUCKING GOD NO WAY! :hyper
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on June 24, 2010, 01:41:12 AM
Guwange XBLA is also in the works.

:hyper OH MY FUCKING GOD NO WAY! :hyper

Should be out later this year, but with XBLA you never know. It's going to have some new modes too:

Quote from: andriasang
The XLA version will include three versions of the game: Arcade Version, a “Blue Version,” which was previously put on display at Cave Festival events, and an Arrange version which involves some reworking of the controls with the analog stick. Given that this game is an XLA release, it seems that CAVE will be adding another localization notch to its belt after the North American release of DeathSmiles by Aksys.
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/02/28/x360_shooting_festa_stage_report/
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Trent Dole on June 24, 2010, 02:40:05 AM
So is there an unlimited edition in the works and will that one be less for those of us who don't need the extra crap? I thought this sort of thing ended with Working Designs' death. :P
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: originalz on June 24, 2010, 05:38:17 AM
Buy this game
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: tiesto on June 24, 2010, 08:47:59 AM
Reserved my copy yesterday... can't wait.

Goth lolis :drool
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Saint Cornelius on June 24, 2010, 01:27:08 PM
Should be out later this year, but with XBLA you never know. It's going to have some new modes too:

Super fucking stoked! So this is for sure going to make its' way into the states?
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: MoxManiac on June 24, 2010, 02:41:05 PM
Too much uguu.

Japan  :gloomy :gloomy :gloomy
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Trent Dole on June 24, 2010, 02:57:28 PM
Buy this game
Yeah I'm reserving it right after I deposit my next paycheck. :hyper :hyper :hyper
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on June 24, 2010, 03:02:32 PM
If I ever do buy this game, I sure as hell won't be picking it up from a store. Seriously.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Saint Cornelius on June 24, 2010, 03:24:34 PM
Jesus. You'd really be that embarrassed? Afraid of what the nerdlinger behind the Gamestop counter is going to think of you?

Only time I've been embarrassed buying a game was when I bought Culdcept for the 360 and the little Asian lady proceeded to tell me all about the Culdcept anime which I had never even heard of. I just wanted to leave the store but she would not shut the fuck up! I was embarrassed for her.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Trent Dole on June 24, 2010, 03:27:15 PM
I'ma pick it up in store. Fuck I bought Onechanbara day one in a GS. :teehee
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on June 24, 2010, 03:49:01 PM
Jesus. You'd really be that embarrassed? Afraid of what the nerdlinger behind the Gamestop counter is going to think of you?
Do you not see that fucking loli case? I don't like it at all and no, I wouldn't wanna be seen with it by anyone.

I'ma pick it up in store. Fuck I bought Onechanbara day one in a GS. :teehee
That doesn't look like borderline pedo shit.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Smooth Groove on June 24, 2010, 03:50:25 PM
Jesus. You'd really be that embarrassed? Afraid of what the nerdlinger behind the Gamestop counter is going to think of you?
Do you not see that fucking loli case? I don't like it at all and no, I wouldn't wanna be seen with it by anyone.

It's OK if you're only buying it ironically
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on June 24, 2010, 03:51:45 PM
 ???
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Smooth Groove on June 24, 2010, 03:53:19 PM
LATFH
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Saint Cornelius on June 24, 2010, 04:07:16 PM
Do you not see that fucking loli case? I don't like it at all and no, I wouldn't wanna be seen with it by anyone.

Honestly? I'm more embarrassed by Ivy on Soul Calibur than I am of that cover art. It's wacky jappy shit!
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on June 24, 2010, 04:57:17 PM
And I despise loli shit, even when it's not trying to be borderline pedo.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Saint Cornelius on June 24, 2010, 05:09:52 PM
Fair enough.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on June 24, 2010, 09:02:36 PM
I've had mine preordered with release date delivery on Amazon, so I won't be getting it from a store... but I will be sticking that faceplate on my console ASAP. 8)
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on June 24, 2010, 10:26:57 PM
I've had mine preordered with release date delivery on Amazon, so I won't be getting it from a store... but I will be sticking that faceplate on my console ASAP. 8)
:lol
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Trent Dole on July 01, 2010, 09:37:20 PM
Picked up my reservation of this today and played through once with Rosa. This is pretty cool and yes, shameful at the same time. I wonder if my wife will let me keep the game's faceplate on my 360. :lol
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on July 01, 2010, 09:39:04 PM
Gamefly sent it out. Hope I get it tomorrow.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: demi on July 01, 2010, 09:39:44 PM
Some people in my Transformer boosting party were talking about this.

"You hear of DeathSmiles?"

"No, what's that"

"It's a side scrooling shooter, but instead of ships it's little girls" :lol
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bebpo on July 01, 2010, 09:41:23 PM
sounds about right  ;)
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Trent Dole on July 01, 2010, 09:56:26 PM
aaand the faceplate has been vetoed. :teehee
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 01, 2010, 10:00:45 PM
Adding young girls and fanservice to these games helps them sell, so if that's what it takes to keep the genre alive I'm all for it.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: MCD on July 01, 2010, 10:02:03 PM
that's one way of spinning it.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Trent Dole on July 01, 2010, 10:33:58 PM
Adding young girls and fanservice to these games helps them sell, so if that's what it takes to keep the genre alive I'm all for it.
Honestly I'm just as happy piloting a ship but whatevs.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: bork on July 01, 2010, 11:23:52 PM
When it all boils down to it, the characters are just these little sprites on the screen amidst a shitload of bullets and enemies.

I liked Deathsmiles but didn't play it that much.  Otomedius was more fun, IMO.  I think I prefer Konami's Gradius-style games over anything Cave makes.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: demi on July 01, 2010, 11:48:25 PM
When it all boils down to it, the characters are just these little sprites on the screen amidst a shitload of bullets and enemies.

No, no that's not it at all. We all know you buy little girl dolls for your shelf, you need to sit this one out
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on July 02, 2010, 12:08:38 AM
 :lol
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 02, 2010, 12:10:44 AM
When it all boils down to it, the characters are just these little sprites on the screen amidst a shitload of bullets and enemies.

No, no that's not it at all. We all know you buy little girl dolls for your shelf, you need to sit this one out

omg annihilation :lol
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: bork on July 02, 2010, 12:34:39 AM
When it all boils down to it, the characters are just these little sprites on the screen amidst a shitload of bullets and enemies.

No, no that's not it at all. We all know you buy little girl dolls for your shelf, you need to sit this one out

No I don't.  I'm no fan of loli.  The game's cover is certainly a questionable choice, but there's nothing bad about Deathsmiles.  This is not Idolmaster or whatever.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: bork on July 02, 2010, 12:38:58 AM

omg annihilation :lol

Damn, I got Christian side-hugged.   :'(
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: bork on July 02, 2010, 12:49:15 AM
That's what I'm saying...the cover is questionable, the game itself isn't.  It's another Cave shooter.

They've also released another shmup that caters to the opposite end of the otaku-spectrum, Muchi-Muchi Pork:

(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2009/08/muchimuchiport_art.jpg)
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: demi on July 02, 2010, 12:51:41 AM
Fat chicks? I like fat chicks. At least they have some nice tits
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: demi on July 02, 2010, 12:55:13 AM
Look at the cunt on the pink one. I want to just grip it and squeeze it between my fingers
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Sho Nuff on July 02, 2010, 01:24:36 AM
I heard that buying this game puts you on a watchlist
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: originalz on July 02, 2010, 01:39:14 AM
You guys should see how the girls look in the sequel
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: MCD on July 02, 2010, 02:50:42 AM
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2zgu5x5.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/28sqwkj.jpg)
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: archie4208 on July 02, 2010, 02:54:32 AM
Nice mousepad
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bebpo on July 02, 2010, 03:20:08 AM
Nice mousepad

.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Jansen on July 02, 2010, 03:23:35 AM
gamestop STILL hasn't shipped my copy
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Sho Nuff on July 02, 2010, 05:00:35 AM
That disc art is fucking creepy
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bebpo on July 02, 2010, 05:05:55 AM
Yeah, the X360 logo freaks me out
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bulleta©™® on July 02, 2010, 06:08:30 AM
Nice mousepad

holy shit hahahahahaha
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Third on July 02, 2010, 06:27:24 AM
Lol, anime tardness at its best. The guy will stay a virgin forever. 
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Smooth Groove on July 02, 2010, 10:49:40 AM
Yeah, the X360 logo freaks me out

Disgusting sfag.

Lol, anime tardness at its best. The guy will stay a virgin forever. 

MCD is such an enigma.  How can someone be so devoted simultaneously to being a Xbot and a weeaboo?
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: demi on July 02, 2010, 02:01:06 PM
MCD does the fabric on that mousepad feel good against the tip of your dong? I love that feeling.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Smooth Groove on July 02, 2010, 02:17:14 PM
MCD has got it all figured out.  Why work so hard for a titty fuck when you can have it on demand?
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on July 02, 2010, 02:39:31 PM
those Gundemonium games on PSN are freaking awesome, but I make sure my gf is never in the room when I'm playing them.  Its gonna bring up questions I don't want to answer.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 02, 2010, 03:28:08 PM
Finally got this from Amazon (the package was squashed too >:( ). I played through it on level 1 with Windia and it really is as easy as people make it out to be. The bonus stage and the final stage on the other hand kicked my ass pretty good so that stopped me from a 1cc... or 2cc.. or 3cc. :(

Going to try level 2 next.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 02, 2010, 04:03:07 PM
Oh I see. Going to the Canyon causes suicide bullets to spawn on the final stage. No wonder that shit was so hard!

And :-X at Follet's ending.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bebpo on July 02, 2010, 04:33:24 PM
Yeah, if you play lvl.1 the game is easy outside of the bonus stage & final stage.

solution: don't play on lvl.1  ;)


I suck at shmups and I still do the stages on lvl.3 although the final stage on the hardest difficulty is impossible.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 02, 2010, 04:42:14 PM
Yeah I'm going to stick to lvl 3 once I have a handle on the game. Just getting used to the stages and characters for now. So far it looks like Rosa is by far the best.

Looks like no one is playing arcade mode either... I only got a 41 million score and got 11th place on the leaderboard. This is probably the one and only time I'll have a replay uploaded for a Cave game :lol

Oh wait, I guess I was 10th when it uploaded my clip and by the time I checked I got knocked off.

:fbm
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bulleta©™® on July 02, 2010, 04:45:25 PM
I can't play that stuff with 80,000 bullets coming at me at once.  :(
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on July 02, 2010, 05:01:23 PM
I can't play that stuff with 80,000 bullets coming at me at once.  :(
Japafag card revoked! :maf
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 02, 2010, 05:07:54 PM
Have you tried the Cave games available on MAME? Dodonpachi (1st loop) isn't too bad.

A lot of the time it's not as bad as it looks. The game either tends to slow down so you can find a path through the bullets, or there will be some enemy around that will clear all the bullets on screen once he dies. Stuff like Mushihime-sama on Ultra mode is insane and there's only a handful of people in the world who can clear it. That's not the norm.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Bulleta©™® on July 02, 2010, 05:32:03 PM
Yeah I tried dodonpachi.  It's too my for my eye to process and it makes me want to pass out, same w/ fast vertical scrolling. :(
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: MCD on July 02, 2010, 08:51:53 PM
Lol, anime tardness at its best. The guy will stay a virgin forever. 

MCD is such an enigma.  How can someone be so devoted simultaneously to being a Xbot and a weeaboo?
I was born an Xbot, weeaboo is just a plus.

And I wish that titpad was mine

no smooth cock for me. :fbm
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 02, 2010, 11:25:25 PM
Argh, twice I've nearly had a 1CC with Rosa but I keep blowing it at Jitterbug. Got a 73m score at least, and 12th on the leaderboard. Not a whole lot of people playing this it seems. I'm doing a mix of rank 2 and 3 stages to try and get a good mix of survival and scoring. The scoring system in this game is awesome.

Anyway I love this game. Far more than I thought I would.

PS. Fuuuuuuuuck that tree boss on rank 3. The phase where he shoots out all the apples completely annihilates me. :'(
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Smooth Groove on July 03, 2010, 12:05:44 AM
Lol, anime tardness at its best. The guy will stay a virgin forever. 

MCD is such an enigma.  How can someone be so devoted simultaneously to being a Xbot and a weeaboo?
I was born an Xbot, weeaboo is just a plus.

And I wish that titpad was mine

no smooth cock for me. :fbm

WTF do you have some other perv's titpad, son? :yuck

Throw that nasty shit away and wipe down your desk.  I'll get you a new one

spoiler (click to show/hide)
from my special collection.  :-*
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Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: MCD on July 03, 2010, 12:08:19 AM
 :hyper eyecandy mousepad :hyper
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Smooth Groove on July 03, 2010, 12:29:12 AM
:hyper eyecandy mousepad :hyper

I'll send you the Quad SLI tittypad.

8 tits!
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: MCD on July 03, 2010, 12:36:01 AM
8 flat tits?

i only go for flat, like my pink steelseries pad.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: originalz on July 03, 2010, 07:07:35 AM
Any of you guys mess around with 1.1 yet?  That mode is a lot of fun.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 03, 2010, 12:48:07 PM
I've only been playing Xbox 360 mode and a couple runs in Arcade mode. Haven't messed around with 1.1 or MBL yet. I 1CC'd it with Rosa last night but I messed up my scoring really badly (activated too early on the graveyard, activated too early at the beginning of the final stage, and activated too late on the cow stage, which lead to me not being able activate at all on the volcano stage :-\), so I didn't even beat my previous highscore. Going to try and fix that today.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: bork on July 03, 2010, 04:03:29 PM
Mega Black Label is already included, right?  On the J-version you had to pay like 1200 points for it, IIRC.   :-\

I bet the English versions of Hokuto Musou will have all the content on the disc, too, speaking of which.  I have purchased it all, which comes out to be over forty bucks total.  That's $8 each for two extra characters, $3 per alternate costume, and $1 each for extra scenarios.  Reepu.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 03, 2010, 04:06:36 PM
Yeah, Aksys included all of the DLC on the disc. It's nice of them, but honestly I wouldn't mind buying it instead. That way I can get more achievements :drool
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 03, 2010, 05:40:29 PM
Just got 3rd place on the leaderboards with a 113m score :elephant

This game is sooooo awesomeeeee
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Third on July 03, 2010, 08:05:52 PM
I didn't know that MCD took those pics. I thought he was trolling japafags by posting those pictures. :rofl
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on July 04, 2010, 12:37:30 AM
How do you not die in this game?! The bonus stage and the final stage are ridiculous!
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 04, 2010, 12:44:35 AM
If you go to the bonus stage, it causes suicide bullets to spawn on the final stage. Makes it a whole lot harder, just skip it for now. And if you play rank 3 stages 5 times in a row you'll enter Death Mode, which also causes suicide bullets to spawn. And then if you do the EX stage while in Death Mode, the final stage will be at the maximum possible difficulty, Death Mode 2.

So yeah try to avoid that unless you are godlike.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Beezy on July 04, 2010, 05:18:39 AM
Lol thanks. The hitbox in this game must be extremely fucking tiny in this game though. A few times my brain just shutdown on the bonus and final stages and somehow I didn't get hit. And I saw bullets fly through that little heart thing on the character I was using. I assumed that whole thing was your hitbox?

I also love how it throws achievements at you. I got 205 on my first playthrough. Knowing what you just told me, beating the game with every character without continuing is definitely doable.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 04, 2010, 06:00:43 AM
Yeah this isn't too hard of a 1CC. Though it depends on what character you're using. Rosa is by far the most powerful, whereas Follet is incredibly weak. Casper and Windia seem to be pretty average.

You can also earn cakes and magic books (+life points and a bomb) by doing the stages at the right time. If you do stage C-2 on Rank 3 as your final stage, you can get a cake that refill one block of life. And if you beat Jitterbug without bombing you get a cake that restores two life blocks. Combine that with the 1ups you earn at 20 million and 45 million and you basically get 8 lives to clear the game with (you max out at 5 however).
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Don Flamenco on July 04, 2010, 10:56:58 AM
On a side note, if you want more shmup goodness, I'm selling a mint+complete copy of Mushihimesama Futari for $60 shipped.  PM me!
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 08, 2010, 07:32:30 PM
So is anyone else still playing this? I just had a pretty decent run with Windia; got a 103m score and the #1 spot on her character-specific leaderboard. This is probably the only time I'll ever sit at the #1 spot in a Cave game since I'd say my STG skills are pretty mediocre. :lol

Hooray for separate leaderboards!
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Trent Dole on July 08, 2010, 11:56:48 PM
So is anyone else still playing this? I just had a pretty decent run with Windia; got a 103m score and the #1 spot on her character-specific leaderboard. This is probably the only time I'll ever sit at the #1 spot in a Cave game since I'd say my STG skills are pretty mediocre. :lol

Hooray for separate leaderboards!
I think the other resident here has more cheevs unlocked in this since they've been off for the past week. I've not made a successful 1 credit run yet but it definitely seems doable for me aside from the last few bosses.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on July 09, 2010, 12:20:46 AM
Yeah, if you're going for a 1CC do it with Rosa first. Her high power and decent speed puts her head and shoulders above everyone else.

I only have like 500 achievement points I think. Haven't really looked at the list, just been playing X360 mode trying to clear it with each girl. I've managed it with Rosa and Windia so far; Casper shouldn't be too far behind since she's pretty similar to Windia, but Follet is going to take some work. It's ridiculous how weak she is.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: originalz on July 09, 2010, 08:52:23 PM
How do you not die in this game?! The bonus stage and the final stage are ridiculous!

Don't forget that you can use your familiar to absorb suicide bullets.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on January 12, 2011, 10:17:25 AM
So, this is old news by now, but this is my first time seeing it and I figured it was worth posting here:

Quote from: njiska
Got talking to Ben from Aksys Games today. Better known as Belisarius on the Aksys Games Forums. I asked him about a possible slowdown patch now that RSG is releasing an un-fucked version of DS. Here's what he had to say.

From Twitter:
We are currently testing a patch to implement those adjustments to the slowdown. Don't have an ETA right now though, unfortunately.

Hopefully it'll be out soon. I'll try and remember to let you know once we get a date.

http://twitter.com/#!/AksysGames_Ben/status/17269980236091392
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=640901#p640901 (http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=640901#p640901)

Quote from: emphatic
Someone asked CAVE about a slowdown patch for the NA region on Facebook and this is the response from CAVE:

Quote from: Cave
We are hearing early February from Aksys, but it's best to ask them.
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=647441#p647441 (http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=647441#p647441)

This is awesome. :bow Aksys & Cave for fixing their fuckup

Now I kinda feel like I wasted money buying the Japanese version. Oh well, at least I'll be able to get some more achievements out of it (up to 1500 actually :))
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: Don Flamenco on January 12, 2011, 11:06:22 AM
lol, thanks for the patch a year later!  I just got the game though, so no loss.   

This game is great, but the graphics upgrade for the 360 isn't as nice as Mushihimesama Futari. 

Are there any other Cave games announced for the U.S.?  I know that Pork game and Pink Sweets are region-free...seems like they're backsliding on u.s. games.  Maybe they make more money off of imports vs. u.s. budget releases.
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on January 12, 2011, 11:26:57 AM
Nothing announced in the US for now, but Cave has been trying to expand globally for a while so I wouldn't be surprised if their HD games do come over eventually. IMO, Mushi Futari, Espgaluda 2, and Muchi Pork & Pink Sweets are a lost cause because they are region free. Ketsui probably won't come out here since 5pb ported that. Dai Ou Jou Black Label, lol.

So I think the most likely games to come out are:
Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu + Black Label DLC (probably on-disc)
Akai Katana (if Cave ports it, and I'd bet anything they will)
Dangun Feveron will definitely be released worldwide if it's an XBLA game

And I guess Death Smiles 2X will get released if the first one did well.


This game is great, but the graphics upgrade for the 360 isn't as nice as Mushihimesama Futari. 

I agree, but the game does look pretty good when there's tons of crowns, skulls, and golden numbers filling the screen. I'd say Cave's HD efforts have gotten better with every release... if you ignore Death Smiles 2X. Nasty Dreamcast-quality 3D :yuck
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: maxy on February 21, 2011, 08:35:35 AM
Quote
Combines sales of the US and Japanese version reach six-figure mark as game hits UK shelves

The Xbox 360 version of cult arcade shooter Deathsmiles is approaching 100,000 sales in Japan and the US.

It hit UK shelves last week (Friday, February 18th), courtesy of Rising Star Games.

A Cave spokesperson told MCV: “Cave games have had a strong user base and following in Japanese game centers, gaining popularity particularly with the release of Dodonpachi for their high difficulty accompanied by complex scoring systems.

"On top of a storied arcade history with strong operator support that includes the game center releases of Dodonpachi, Mushihimesama, Deathsmiles, Espgaluda and more, Cave remains one of the last shooter developers capable of putting games out in a tough arcade market.
 
“After a very strong arcade run, the port of Deathsmiles for Xbox360 went on to become the best-selling shooter package on the system, and has sold nearly 100,000 copies between the US and Japan.

"Cave games have been quite successful on the Xbox 360 platform in general, with the strong support of hardcore gamers for whom the additions of leaderboards and achievements up the level of competition for score. 


"Both Deathsmiles and Mushihimesama Futari have earned Platinum Collections from Microsoft.”

Opening weekend sales of the game in the UK remain unconfirmed.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/43142/Deathsmiles-nears-100000-sales (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/43142/Deathsmiles-nears-100000-sales)

It charted on UK charts,number 38 on unit chart

not much,but hey it at least charted
Title: Re: DeathSmiles coming to the US
Post by: iconoclast on February 21, 2011, 09:42:12 AM
Pretty impressive. I imagine the Japanese version is somewhere around 40k at this point (Platinum + regular edition combined), so the US version has done very well. If Aksys aren't happy with those sales, then they had completely distinguished mentally-challenged expectations. Bodes well for future releases of Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu and Akai Katana.

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The patch for the US version of Death Smiles is out by the way.