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Shikhondo Soul Eater is getting a Physical Release on PS4 and Switch. Online Co-Op mode added to console versions.

Play-Asia is releasing June 28th.

Standard $24.99 and Limited Edition $34.99 free shipping included.

https://www.play-asia.com/info/exclusives
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I watched some gameplay footage, and this looks good, though I wish they would have gone for something a bit more subdued and atmospheric for the soundtrack, to better fit the aesthetic. Still, I'll probably pre-order this :P
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It looks like Touhou meets Vanillaware
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This is getting a Digital release on PS4 June 22nd with releases on Switch and Xbox One TBA.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GC8i6SS8ak
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For those who haven't heard of the game itself, it's currently available on Steam and there's a thread for it here.
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Would like some impressions on PS4 or Switch. I have the Steam version but the framerate constantly stutters on my old ass PC.
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The physicals just went up for sale:

https://www.play-asia.com/info/exclusives

Use the code VITAFR for $3 off
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djsheep wrote:The physicals just went up for sale:

https://www.play-asia.com/info/exclusives

Use the code VITAFR for $3 off
Ordered! Thank you for the coupon code :D
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Play-Asia has been on fire with the shmups lately. I picked up X-Morph (50/50 split between a twin-stick shooter and tower defense) but passed on Dimension Drive (another shmup). And now this. Hopefully they continue bringing more shmups to physical format.

On topic: I ended up getting the Switch version. Excited to play this finally!
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FRO wrote:
djsheep wrote:The physicals just went up for sale:

https://www.play-asia.com/info/exclusives

Use the code VITAFR for $3 off
Ordered! Thank you for the coupon code :D
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Tokyo-J wrote:This is getting a Digital release on PS4 June 22nd with releases on Switch and Xbox One TBA.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GC8i6SS8ak
This turned out to not be correct, as the game is still not available digitally on any console in the West, it only came out in Japan digitally. The release date just says "July 2018" and there's only one week left in July, so we'll see if it doesn't get delayed.
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It's out now. Mine just shipped
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Play-asia retail version is expected to be available on Q4, and I believe it is the only published version.. my order is still on “pre” state.. Are you sure? Or you are talking about Dimension Drive?
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My copy from Play Asia shipped the other day as well. Might be lucky to see it later next week.
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Sorry. I thought both version were released at same time.. Switch version it’s delayed until fall while PS is on the street..
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It seems this might release on Western digital shops tomorrow or Wednesday, since Play-asia copies shipped last week. I've never had a Play-asia shipment arrive to the US any quicker than a week or two (without paying the $30 shipping, which costs as much as the game itself) but we'll see if they do drop on XBL/PSN digitally this week
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^Yeah, I was hoping for that too, but I guess not. Next week then!
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@DietSoap Yeah, it gave me that ‘Tohou’ vibe the first time I saw the game trailer.

I preordered Switch version although I am debating myself if I should have bought PS4 instead. Probably, performance is going to be superior in PS4 due to hardware specs, lets hope it runs flawlessly in Switch

With all the upcoming shmups for both platforms I am doubting in which console buy them. I dont want to buy them twice..
Switch has the portability strenght but also performance/lag weak point
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Shikhondo Soul Eater Death Label is getting an Exa Arcadia treatment from the Exa Arcadia presentation at California Extreme along with more shmups. After those annoucements, ShouTime really said thats enough shooters for future submissions for the initial launch lineup.
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Is anyone ready to share their impressions of this?
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scrilla4rella wrote:Is anyone ready to share their impressions of this?
There's already a thread about this from a while back when it came out on PC last year: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... =shikhondo
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scrilla4rella wrote:Is anyone ready to share their impressions of this?
Still waiting for the US PSN release...
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DietSoap wrote:
scrilla4rella wrote:Is anyone ready to share their impressions of this?
Still waiting for the US PSN release...

same here, wondering of any of the folks that went for the playsaia physical ver. have played it yet. Helpful to read people's impressions of the PC ver.
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I just got my PS4 copy in the mail today, here's the package. Pretty good quality, reversible cover art. I love the art style, anyway.

http://imgur.com/gWknjTI

Only got to play one playthrough of the game, and the music/art are fantastic, gameplay is really solid, runs in 4K on PS4 Pro. I'll post a little more about modes/scoring etc. later after spending more time with it.
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Mine arrived today too - really enjoying it, but then I liked this game right from the original Steam Greenlight. I managed to make it slow down but only in one boss fight - that's on a standard PS4.

I think I'll be looking to get the Exa-Arcade version when that's done. I just need to find things not bolted down to fund it :/
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Got my copy from Play Asia as well. So far I am enjoying it and look forward to giving it more time. It’s nice to see the physical releases still coming.
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Played about 5 runs on various modes over the weekend, and this is definitely one of my favorite shmups since CAVE stopped making shmups :D The patterns and visuals are like a huge combination of Mushi Futari, Crimson Clover, and Guwange and thrown together.

Music is some really intense dubstep mixed with rock/metal and traditional Asian music, it's really intense and fits the game really well. The bosses are really creepy body horror/Dysmorphia type stuff and the music is creepy and intimidating for the bosses in a way that really clicks together.

The Soul Collect/hyper mode mechanic is fun to figure out. You basically graze bullets in the "power shot" mode (slow movement) until you build up your hyper meter which gives you a burst for about 7 seconds of higher shot power and also deletes all bullets from the screen when it's activated as well as when the burst ends.

I can get to the final boss without continuing, but one of her patterns just doesn't make any sense to me and I can't figure out how to dodge it. It waves back and forth in a way that's extremely disorienting to the eye and doesn't seem to have any rhyme or reason. Haven't looked up superplays or anything yet to figure it out, but I'm within reach, I'm just not sure if there's a way to actually dodge it or if you're somehow supposed to burst through it over and over again.

Bosses are kinda bullet sponges, and that's my only real complaint with the game. The boss fight usually takes at least the same amount of time as the main stage part, but often twice or 3 times as long. It just feels like you're constantly under-powered, even when using your burst
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MachineAres 1CC wrote:Played about 5 runs on various modes over the weekend, and this is definitely one of my favorite shmups since CAVE stopped making shmups :D The patterns and visuals are like a huge combination of Mushi Futari, Crimson Clover, and Guwange and thrown together...
Thanks for the write up. I might give this game a try. Hopefully the PSN ver. is released soon
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I finally got to spend some proper time in this game last night and I am impressed so far. I like the art style and the music plus I’m a fan of the bullet grazing risk/reward type of game anyway.
The difficulty on normal is fairly well judged but probably has an eye on non hardcore Shmup fans. I agree with the earlier post on the final boss, the cycling bullet patterns are quite difficult to deal with but having said that there are some well thought out patterns elsewhere in the game.

The digital release on the Japanese PSN store works out at about £11 which is cheaper than I would have expected.

I am however having a problem getting my Venom PS4 arcade stick to work with game. Is anyone using a joystick with game?
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CMcK wrote:I am however having a problem getting my Venom PS4 arcade stick to work with game. Is anyone using a joystick with game?
I was able to get a MayFlash stick to work with it, and even though there's a little input lag with it, it's still better than a normal controller for this type of game.

I also was able to get a 360 stick to work CronusMax, but that's a bit different from your question
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