Chaos Field release date?

Hamarskald · Post by **Hamarskald** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:05 am

Anybody know exactly when Chaos Field for GCN is supposed to be released here in North America? Release date was supposed to be yesterday, but EB Games (here in Canada) is reporting it now as to be released on the 25th, Gamestop sometime in December, and Amazon.com is apparently already selling it! Anybody know (or care)?

EDIT: Oh, and hi! I'm new!

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:58 am

Hamarskald wrote:Anybody know exactly when Chaos Field for GCN is supposed to be released here in North America? Release date was supposed to be yesterday, but EB Games (here in Canada) is reporting it now as to be released on the 25th, Gamestop sometime in December, and Amazon.com is apparently already selling it! Anybody know (or care)?

EDIT: Oh, and hi! I'm new!

Yeah, here in the US, it was supposed to be released yesterday; I don't know what the deal is!

I don't even know what stores are carrying it; so I may just have to get it on Amazon, or even Ebay.

snap monkey · Post by **snap monkey** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:57 am

It looks like it keeps getting pushed back.

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=220576

I wouldn't be suprised if it never makes it, but if and when it does, I'm totally there.

Neo Rasa · Post by **Neo Rasa** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:58 am

It will definitely make it, this is O~3 Entertainment we're talking about. Remember Alien Hominid?

snap monkey · Post by **snap monkey** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:17 am

Yeah, I've got Alien Hominid... after some serious store searching not long after it came out. Alien Hominid got a very limited release, and I'm sure that the same will be true of Chaos Field, if and when it comes out. Why would it be guaranteed?

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:26 am

I'm also waiting to hear what new features the JP PS2 New Order will have, if any.

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:10 am

I still have a few sealed Japanese GameCube copies left.

$26 shipped, anyone interested. PM me.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:40 am

Lol... reminds me of when Bujingai kept getting pushed back. By the time it was finally released (after a few months and 4 delays), I'd listened to enough of Gackt's music to become a GACKT FANBOY. No shit. Just 'cuz he looks like a woman, doesn't mean the man can't sing.

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Chaos field delayed again?! WHY GOD WHY!! Such a quality shmup!!! Such incredible gameplay and originality!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

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Neo Rasa · Post by **Neo Rasa** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 12:25 am

Not everyone can stay in the loop with the imports, I'll take what I can get.

Honestly after getting Psyvariar and Border Down Limited Edition I just went cold turkey on import games, just couldn't work it out financially.

tonyjh · Post by **tonyjh** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:30 pm

Has anyone gotten Chaos Field (US version) yet? Or "Choas Field" as Amazon calls it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846

If so, where'd you buy it from and how is it?

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:27 pm

Zweihander wrote:Lol... reminds me of when Bujingai kept getting pushed back. By the time it was finally released (after a few months and 4 delays), I'd listened to enough of Gackt's music to become a GACKT FANBOY. No shit. Just 'cuz he looks like a woman, doesn't mean the man can't sing.

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I got the japanese Bujingai for $10 from Play Asia. Does the American version have all the extra videos of Gackt recording voices and music videos and stuff?

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:50 am

snap monkey wrote:Yeah, I've got Alien Hominid... after some serious store searching not long after it came out. Alien Hominid got a very limited release...

Um.... You can still find new copies of Alien Hominid (new + sealed) for NGC or PS2, at 9 out of 10 game stores....

snap monkey · Post by **snap monkey** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:54 am

Zweihander wrote:
snap monkey wrote:Yeah, I've got Alien Hominid... after some serious store searching not long after it came out. Alien Hominid got a very limited release...
Um.... You can still find new copies of Alien Hominid (new + sealed) for NGC or PS2, at 9 out of 10 game stores....

... where you live, apparently. Hasn't been my experience in Northern Virginia.

stoneroses · Post by **stoneroses** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 3:28 am

I preordered mine at Gamestop which has it listed as coming out on 12/13. The guy said that this won't be overnighted to the store like some of the bigger name titles. So with the 12/13 release date, they won't have physical copies of it in the store until 12/15 or so.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:04 am

snap monkey wrote: ... where you live, apparently. Hasn't been my experience in Northern Virginia.

Drive up into Maryland. Apparently we got all of your copies.

snap monkey · Post by **snap monkey** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:06 am

Kiken wrote:
snap monkey wrote: ... where you live, apparently. Hasn't been my experience in Northern Virginia.
Drive up into Maryland. Apparently we got all of your copies.

Wierd, maybe I'll have to keep my eyes open for it next time I'm out. I have my copy though, so it's all good.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:22 pm

Back on topic...

EBGames have Chaos Field listed, but they are incapable of locking down a ship-date. For the past 3 days, the ship date has been today, meaning that the game would arrive tomorrow (on the 6th, they had it shipping on the 6th and arriving on the 7th... on the 7th, they had it shipping on the 7th and arriving on the 8th... on the 8th, they have it shipping on the 8th and arriving on the 9th).

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:35 pm

SAM wrote:I still have a few sealed Japanese GameCube copies left.

$26 shipped, anyone interested. PM me.

Question:

Is it much different from the DC version (which I already have)...I mean different enough to warrant owning it for both systems?

If so, I might be interested in a copy.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:14 pm

It appears that EBGames have finally come to the same ship-date as GameStop. They now have it arriving on the 13th.

Neo Rasa · Post by **Neo Rasa** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:21 pm

I'm way out of the loop on this game, but I believe we're getting the "Chaos Field Expanded" version that has more actual levels instead of being comprised almost entirely of boss fights. I'm pretty sure the DC version is just that?

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:58 pm

Neo Rasa wrote:I'm way out of the loop on this game, but I believe we're getting the "Chaos Field Expanded" version that has more actual levels instead of being comprised almost entirely of boss fights. I'm pretty sure the DC version is just that?

Yes, the US release of Chaos Field is merely a localized version of Chaos Field Expanded, which has the original Arcade Mode (present in both the NAOMI and DC versions) as well as the Expanded Mode (which adds a couple of waves of small enemies between the boss battles.. but aside from that, the game is still 5 levels).

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:39 am

And we still know next to nothing about New Order, right?

al138 · Post by **al138** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 1:33 pm

snap monkey wrote:
Kiken wrote:
snap monkey wrote: ... where you live, apparently. Hasn't been my experience in Northern Virginia.
Drive up into Maryland. Apparently we got all of your copies.
Wierd, maybe I'll have to keep my eyes open for it next time I'm out. I have my copy though, so it's all good.

Or you can take a drive south to Fredericksburg. As of last week, Circuit City had a few copies for both the PS2 and GC. Can't guarantee they are still there, though.

As for Chaos Field, I imagine this is going to be a reserve only title in my area. I've lucked into every other niche shooter title, buying either used or display copies of Ikaruga, Castle Shikigami 2, etc. About the only shooter titles I've bought new in the last two years are Gradius V & R-Type Final. I'm not taking a chance this time. I figure I'll be able to pick up a reserved copy of Choas Field on Wednesday or Thursday, considering that "release dates" are more like ship dates for all but the most popular titles.

Post by **Ghegs** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 3:17 pm

al138 wrote:As of last week, Circuit City had a few copies for both the PS2 and GC. Can't guarantee they are still there, though.

Eh? The PS2 port "New Order" is (probably) JPN-only and it's not coming out there until next week.

benstylus · Post by **benstylus** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 3:28 pm

So what's the deal? I thought everyone here except me hated Chaos Field? Why all the hoopla over another release?

al138 · Post by **al138** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:21 pm

Ghegs wrote:
al138 wrote:As of last week, Circuit City had a few copies for both the PS2 and GC. Can't guarantee they are still there, though.
Eh? The PS2 port "New Order" is (probably) JPN-only and it's not coming out there until next week.

No, I was talking about Alien Hominid for my fellow Northern Virginian. Sorry!

Benstylus:

As for the hoopla, it has more to do with the support of a North American release of a shooter title...any shooter title. Trust me, I don't think I will be wowed by Chaos Field, but I figure I will get as much play out of it as Castle Shikigami 2.

Post by **Ghegs** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 5:02 pm

al138 wrote:No, I was talking about Alien Hominid for my fellow Northern Virginian. Sorry!

I hadn't noticed the topic had changed a bit there and just read your post. My mistake.

benstylus · Post by **benstylus** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 5:50 pm

al138 wrote:As for the hoopla, it has more to do with the support of a North American release of a shooter title...any shooter title. Trust me, I don't think I will be wowed by Chaos Field, but I figure I will get as much play out of it as Castle Shikigami 2.

That's just what I don't get - supporting bad NA shooters will not necessarily result in good shooters coming over here. It will probably result in companies bringing more bad ones over, because the good ones may be labeled 'too hard' or 'too japanese'.

A bad game is a bad game whether it's in an underappreciated genre or not.

al138 · Post by **al138** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:19 pm

benstylus wrote:That's just what I don't get - supporting bad NA shooters will not necessarily result in good shooters coming over here. It will probably result in companies bringing more bad ones over, because the good ones may be labeled 'too hard' or 'too japanese'.

And likewise, bringing over "good" shooters hasn't opened the floodgates for similarly "good" titles, either. Gradius V & Castle Shikigami 2 were two good titles that came out the last half of 2004 in North America. Even after Gradius V and CS2, North American release calendars are still quite devoid of shooters--good or bad. Until the buzz about Chaos Field, console shooter releases (not part of classic game anthologies) in NA have been non-existant in 2005.

The only thing that gives me comfort is that developers are bringing these games over as budget titles, and to be quite honest, I have yet to play a truly bad budget shooter in recent years.

I honestly feel that something is better than nothing at this point.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:51 pm

benstylus wrote:
al138 wrote:As for the hoopla, it has more to do with the support of a North American release of a shooter title...any shooter title. Trust me, I don't think I will be wowed by Chaos Field, but I figure I will get as much play out of it as Castle Shikigami 2.
That's just what I don't get - supporting bad NA shooters will not necessarily result in good shooters coming over here. It will probably result in companies bringing more bad ones over, because the good ones may be labeled 'too hard' or 'too japanese'.

A bad game is a bad game whether it's in an underappreciated genre or not.

"Bad game" here is pretty relative. There are people that love this game; obviously someone loved it enought to perform those amazing replays on the Super Play site. This isn't Planet Joker for Pete's sake. The only reasons why I'm getting the Cube release over the DC one is because it's cheaper then the DC one, and, IIRC, the slowdown was cleaned up.

The genre does matter most, IMO. Shmups are not mainstream in the US, and they probably never will be again. It's a simple matter of business; if there is less demand for shmups over here, there will be less shmup ports over here. People here who expect gaming magazines and game publishes to cater to shmups like it's 1991 are being a little unrealistic, to say the least.

At any rate, I just called both Game Crazy and EBX this afternoon, and neither store even has a listing for this game, so I may just purchase it off of Ebay.

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