Official Muchi-Muchi Pork! [Cave 2007] thread

icepick · Post by **icepick** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:24 am

DJ Incompetent wrote:wait-wait-wait, I got one more...

Will this game encourage bullet eating? *ba-dum-pshh*

Icarus wrote:This thread is full of LOLz.

I know, I love all of the one-liners in the earlier part of the thread!

I liked the pre-release fanart and review, also. "Pink Sweets," ha ha.

iatneH wrote:She's eating Pringles! I'm totally sold!

I wondered if that's what the chip in her mouth was.

iatneH wrote:And that's not fat! If they came to North America, they'd still have to buy their souvenir T-shirts in extra-small!

I know, seriously... When I saw the poster, I was like, "um... that's... maybe she gets fat?" It's weird how I was practically disappointed that she didn't take up all of the space on the poster or something.

I hope it's truly a playful game; I feel like I haven't seen anything like the silliness in that poster anytime recently. I'm not sure if this is valid in any way, but even the name sounds like they're poking fun at themselves (what with the Mushi/Muchi similarity, like Gradius/Parodius). I like it! MuchiMushiMUSHA.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:18 pm

I really felt about Pink Sweets as a parody title, too. But then again, it doesn´t freak out as much as Parodius, for instance. Maybe people wouldn´t complain so much about the music and the toy robots if it had written THIS IS A PARODY shmup all over it. I´d love to see how a over-the-top parody Cave shmup will look like. I bet the music will be similar to Pink Sweets.

99pence · Post by **99pence** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:15 pm

Who needs screenshots when you've got imagination.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:23 pm

99pence wrote:Who needs screenshots when you've got imagination.

They look like fags.

Good song neverless.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:51 am

Good song neverless.

Wha?

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:15 am

^^^^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-IexEDMvuQ

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:20 am

GaijinPunch wrote:
Good song neverless.
Wha?

They do look like fags, but the song is actually very good.

That's the 80s for you.

russ · Post by **russ** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:58 pm

What the fuck is wrong with cave these days? Seriously, that promotional art does NOT make me want to play this game. Can't they just design their characters and plot without being a bad acid trip for once?

Also, I hope they come up with some new ideas for game play (such as how Ibara played a lot differently than previous Cave titles).

UnscathedFlyingObject · Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:38 pm

Gakidou wrote:egret posted this on the Swedish forum STGFAN:

I wonder what's her foot doing in that guy's crotch

icepick · Post by **icepick** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:54 pm

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:I wonder what's her foot doing in that guy's crotch

Ooh, subliminal hinting! Play this game and it'll be like... okay, I can't say that. I tried.

My sister, whom was interested in that "Cutey Fatty" game when I told her about it, saw this MMP poster last night. She said something like, "she needs to put some pants on... and button her blouse!" To be honest, I noticed, but didn't really care one way or another about it before. Now, I feel funny when I see it because she said that.

Maybe I'm abnormal, but first I noticed that the main girl in the poster was wearing a tie. I also paid attention to those little characters around the poster, but my sister couldn't seem to even see them. It's kinda funny, because you show a picture to an immature boy and he goes "omg boobs!" and you show the same picture to a mature girl and she goes "... omg boobs!"

shariar07 · Post by **shariar07** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:20 pm

I think this game will be like Guwange, the characters are holding guns in their hands from the fliers. Its a good thing or maybe a smash TV style of shooter. i don't think its airplan or character flying through air, it look like a groud shooter to me.

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:44 pm

I have to admit I really don't like the poster, it looks like some cheap uninspired hentai game. I hope the game itself will be more appealing (visually) than the impression from that poster.

I liked this character design much better, seriously.

Daigohji wrote:

Vote for Daigohji to become Cave's future character designer.

Post by **nZero** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:00 am

As long as Cave and Yagawa are still in paroshmup land, I hope this game gets another image song as cheesy as IBALOVE☆SONG.

On that note: pics of Natsuko Naitou (内藤那津子) please.

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:27 am

And so begins the "OMG I HAET THIS GAME! HENTAI SHMUP!!" comments.
Are we seeing a rerun of the "sex sells" topic? ^_-

In all honesty, I'm looking forward to seeing some more concrete info and screens for this game. I'm not as prudish as most of the forumites here when it comes to anime-styled characters in videogames, and would prefer to judge the game on its gameplay, not its promotional artwork.

rockaroller · Post by **rockaroller** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:15 am

Icarus wrote:And so begins the "OMG I HAET THIS GAME! HENTAI SHMUP!!" comments.
Are we seeing a rerun of the "sex sells" topic? ^_-

In all honesty, I'm looking forward to seeing some more concrete info and screens for this game. I'm not as prudish as most of the forumites here when it comes to anime-styled characters in videogames, and would prefer to judge the game on its gameplay, not its promotional artwork.

That's exactly what I think. Too little information, too much speculation. Let's wait, watch, and then comment. There are so few shmups being released lately that almost any release should be considered a bless.

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:42 am

Icarus wrote:I prefer to judge the game on its gameplay, not its promotional artwork.

But judging a game on its promotional artwork is fun.

rockaroller wrote:Too little information, too much speculation. Let's wait, watch, and then comment.

The point of this thread is not only to serve as a place where we can post all the latest info on this game. It's also to act as a place where we can hang out and pass the time while waiting for more info.

Imagine if all of us were hanging out at some lounge, waiting for new information on Cave's latest shooter. Would you be the kinda guy to go around asking people to be silent -- to stop cracking jokes and speculating?

So yeah, someone pass me a beer please.

rockaroller · Post by **rockaroller** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:14 am

icycalm wrote:
Icarus wrote:I prefer to judge the game on its gameplay, not its promotional artwork.
But judging a game on its promotional artwork is fun.

rockaroller wrote:Too little information, too much speculation. Let's wait, watch, and then comment.

The point of this thread is not only to serve as a place where we can post all the latest info on this game. It's also to act as a place where we can hang out and pass the time while waiting for more info.

Imagine if all of us were hanging out at some lounge, waiting for new information on Cave's latest shooter. Would you be the kinda guy to go around asking people to be silent -- to stop cracking jokes and speculating?

So yeah, someone pass me a beer please.

Not that I'm against jokes, but sometimes it seems that people let jokes become too serious, if you know what I mean.

Just joking, hehehehe.

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:22 am

*passes icycalm a beer*

From the art, it looks like the hope of a Porco Rocco shmup is out of the question, which is a pity, because that would have rocked so unbeliebably hard. Though, I suppose it could still potetnially have that "feel" to it. You know, Strikers but manic and with propeller planes or something along those lines.

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:30 am

icycalm wrote:But judging a game on its promotional artwork is fun.

My point being that the promo artwork might look like Sentimental Shooting, but the game might turn out to be like Ketsui.
You just never know, so lets wait and see. ^_-

Is anyone going to see the test version when it hits?

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:54 pm

Icarus wrote:I'm not as prudish as most of the forumites here when it comes to anime-styled characters in videogames, and would prefer to judge the game on its gameplay, not its promotional artwork.

I am still looking forward to that game and I also have played some hentai games and I am not ashamed of that. I just find this art style uninspired and boring for a shmup and it also leaves a cheap "impression" if it looks so much like a hentai game. Offcourse it is still possible that the game itself will look totally awesome and not to mention that we know absolutely nothing about the gameplay.

But I just said I don't like that poster.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:12 am

Official site is up!

http://www.cave.co.jp/gameonline/muchimuchi/index.html

Not much there other than a cute pig scene. The top of the page says "pioneering, plump-style vertical scrolling shooting game".

It says on the bottom of the page "2/13 Pork Story". So I guess the first info will be revealed on that site on 2/13.

99pence · Post by **99pence** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:03 am

Oh no not 2/13 pork story. Not a yellow background on a website. I'm definately not playing it now. Sort it out cave.

(seriously, maximum points for the plastercine. When was the last time anyone did any plastercine for videogame artwork. Awesome.)

agony · Post by **agony** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:10 am

the picture is awesome

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:41 pm

Now I am REALLY curious.
2/13 pork story is the game ever.

bay · Post by **bay** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:20 pm

I SMELL BACON!

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:21 pm

That's awesome.

Haha, all these specualting and trash talking makes me really wonder what the game will actually look and play like.

*Let's have some beer for everyone, this time it's my round.*

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:18 pm

Edge wrote:

*Let's have some beer for everyone, this time it's my round.*

would you guys shut the hell up!!

*shamefully drinks a beer on a monday night*

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:58 pm

Apaprently, this dude is the illustrator:

http://blog.livedoor.jp/kawahiko/

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:24 pm

Whatever the gameplay itself may be aside, I don't like the art style. At all. Sue me. And I'll talk about the art and slam it as much as I want since Cave used to have some of the best character art and promotional pics of any game company. I miss the Joker Jun days when Cave shmups had a more classical yet stylish sci-fi aesthetic. And however any game plays, shooter or non shooter, visuals/art are a part of the experience.

Could any of you seriously look me in the eye and say you think these characters are as aesthetically pleasing as say, ESPRaDe's or that the art gets you as excited for the game as back when you first saw the epic drawings for Progear? No, I didn't think so.

At least Daigohji's picture was funny. This promo pic is just trashy sex cash in. The characters themselves look generic, uninspired and blandly drawn. If you're going to borrow a theme from a Miyazaki movie and ham it up (pun intended), then do it right! Heck, if I was the art director, I'd make the game look like a cartoon with funny, angry little fat women (like in Daigohji's drawing) riding pigs and fighting little red baron guys with blazing guns and throw in a dash of Chuck Jones zany-ness, something like that.

Regarding gameplay itself, classics like DDP and Feveron didn't need borderline hentai crap to be successful did they? Cave's current promotional method may make them money but it's dull, lazy and lowbrow. Trashy promotional methods can also signal the direction a company is going in if that's what they begin to rely on as Cave seems to be.

icycalm wrote:Apaprently, this dude is the illustrator:

http://blog.livedoor.jp/kawahiko/

They must not want to hire good artists anymore.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:01 am

icycalm wrote:Apaprently, this dude is the illustrator:

http://blog.livedoor.jp/kawahiko/

Urg. Not only is this all more than slightly disturbing, but his characters all looks anatomically deformed somehow. Ah well, a special artist for a special game maybe.

(The promo poster looks okay to me, though.)