Ibara Announced for PS2!!!

shariar07 · Post by **shariar07** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:10 am

I like Katsumi's outfit the best at least it has some class, for whats it worth. But man it should be all about the gameplay, well anyway i can't wait to play another CAVE shmup, play on

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:07 pm

has there been a tate screenshot yet, or is tate confirmed in any way?

lazydazy · Post by **lazydazy** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:35 pm

How can they not include a TATE mode?? all the previous PS2 cave releases had it, I am more worried about how they are going to get all that explosions and sharpnels recreated faithfully on the PS2

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:16 pm

chtimi wrote:has there been a tate screenshot yet, or is tate confirmed in any way?

If there was, we would probably know about it.

If you really care that much about graphical prettiness, you're going to have to get the PCB anyways, the game will be scaled and filtered, most likely.

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:58 pm

i know it's going to be scaled, but i can live with it even if i do find it ugly. no tate though that's another story, there is no way i'm buying a no tate port.
anyway as you said there is always the pcb option, ibara is pretty cheap. all the more reason not to buy a no tate port.
edit: do people who don't care about scaling play in RGB? if you don't no wonder you don't care. i don't mean this to be a low-res witch hunt, just curious.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:23 pm

chtimi wrote:i know it's going to be scaled, but i can live with it even if i do find it ugly. no tate though that's another story, there is no way i'm buying a no tate port.
anyway as you said there is always the pcb option, ibara is pretty cheap. all the more reason not to buy a no tate port.
edit: do people who don't care about scaling play in RGB? if you don't no wonder you don't care. i don't mean this to be a low-res witch hunt, just curious.

I do play in RGB, the scaled games look like shit. Not a big deal to me, gameplay is king.

The port has badassical extras, it'd be a shame to skip it over graphical nits.

Post by **system11** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:45 pm

Scaling is a shame, but if you don't want to turn your TV on it's side - there's not really any other option. I do use RGB. The superblurry filter effects though bug the hell out of me - that should be an option menu thing. In some it is. Of course, $60 for an Ibara port is still considerably less than $700+ for the PCB - I think the 'no tate=no purchase' point of view someone put forward, is just being silly. Not playing the game just because it doesn't let you play with your TV on it's side seems absurd to me.

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:01 pm

I think it will have a tate mode, I'd be totally amazed considering Cave's heritage that they would allow one of their games to be released without it.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:15 pm

Neon wrote:
I do play in RGB, the scaled games look like shit. Not a big deal to me, gameplay is king.

The port has badassical extras, it'd be a shame to skip it over graphical nits.

If I were Recap, I would totally hit you in the face with a true-low res phonebook.

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:08 pm

So, is it coming out Feb 16 or Feb 28? I've read both.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:20 pm

Neon wrote: I do play in RGB, the scaled games look like shit. Not a big deal to me, gameplay is king.

The port has badassical extras, it'd be a shame to skip it over graphical nits.

I don't think anyone would skip it over such small graphical nits. But with all those "bad ass extras" added, do you think it would have killed them to add a fricking option to turn on/off interlaced mode!?? Taito is clueless.

agony · Post by **agony** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:10 pm

sffan wrote:So, is it coming out Feb 16 or Feb 28? I've read both.

I only read that it comes Feb 23

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:51 pm

agony wrote:
sffan wrote:So, is it coming out Feb 16 or Feb 28? I've read both.
I only read that it comes Feb 23

This says the 16th:

http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/ibara/

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:01 am

Dave_K. wrote:Taito is clueless.

Yeah, but we should be grateful, otherwise it wouldn't have bothered to put forth the effort to port such a niche title anyways.

incognoscente · Post by **incognoscente** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:09 am

sffan: the 23rd.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:47 am

BulletMagnet wrote:
Dave_K. wrote:Taito is clueless.
Yeah, but we should be grateful, otherwise it wouldn't have bothered to put forth the effort to port such a niche title anyways.

Yeah, no shit. I guess some would prefer clueless Taito to not port anything anymore. Fuck them for bringing Dragon Blaze, G. Darius, and Ibara to ps2, those bastards.

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:15 am

If Mushihime has Tate, I can't see Ibara failing to follow suit. Hell, I don't think Cave will allow said omission. IIRC all we saw of Mushihime at first were Yoko screens. Everybody wondered if Tate would be in it- and there it was. I'm hoping they kill the filters this time for the Tate mode. This would be a must-have even without the Tate.

I still break out PS2 Giga Wing Generations every now and then, but if a new port of it came out for another system I'd throw down another $60 if it had Tate or if it were an Xbox 360 port that could fit the whole 480x640 play area on a 720p screen in Yoko.

Ibara + "badassical extras" - $640 of the PCB's price = A DEAL.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:09 am

DaveK - I was being silly earlier, but in all seriousness I don't think Taito deserves any negative comments at this point. Lack of filters would be nice, but I'm glad we're getting a port at all.

If Mushihime has Tate, I can't see Ibara failing to follow suit. Hell, I don't think Cave will allow said omission. IIRC all we saw of Mushihime at first were Yoko screens. Everybody wondered if Tate would be in it- and there it was.

I dunno if that's the way it works - doesn't Cave sell them the rights to the game, then they port it and that's that?

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:11 am

Neon wrote:DaveK - I was being silly earlier, but in all seriousness I don't think Taito deserves any negative comments at this point. Lack of filters would be nice, but I'm glad we're getting a port at all.

If Mushihime has Tate, I can't see Ibara failing to follow suit. Hell, I don't think Cave will allow said omission. IIRC all we saw of Mushihime at first were Yoko screens. Everybody wondered if Tate would be in it- and there it was.
I dunno if that's the way it works - doesn't Cave sell them the rights to the game, then they port it and that's that?

It doesn't have to work that way. It's all dependent on what type of agreement they signed and what the terms are. It would not be unreasonable for Cave to demand some sort of approval power, as bad ports reflect upon their brand name poorly.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:30 pm

Neon wrote:DaveK - I was being silly earlier, but in all seriousness I don't think Taito deserves any negative comments at this point. Lack of filters would be nice, but I'm glad we're getting a port at all.

Neon, glad you said this. I am certainly gratefull Taito is doing these ports, and I would never pass them up over these small graphical nits (thats essentially what I wrote in my last post). I'm just being silly too, being the perfectionist that I am.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:42 pm

I wonder why all the fuss about Tate. Has anyone proof that there won't be any tate options? It seems like people here are easy to panic, as always i'd add. No scaling would be ace ( RGB and scaled-up graphics are not funny if you're asthygmatic, like me), but hell, i'll soon get Raizing metrosexuality galore for 60 $, that's already a dream come true...

and this from Taito, of course [/Taitofanboysince1978]

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:59 pm

Randorama wrote:I wonder why all the fuss about Tate. Has anyone proof that there won't be any tate options? It seems like people here are easy to panic, as always i'd add. No scaling would be ace ( RGB and scaled-up graphics are not funny if you're asthygmatic, like me), but hell, i'll soon get Raizing metrosexuality galore for 60 $, that's already a dream come true...

and this from Taito, of course [/Taitofanboysince1978]

I blame it on the gigawing generations port lack of tate.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:12 pm

Acid King wrote:
I blame it on the gigawing generations port lack of tate.

I blame it on the typical bad habit of human beings to panic and start spreading bullshit whenever someone spreads a malicious rumour

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:41 pm

Randorama wrote:
Acid King wrote:
I blame it on the gigawing generations port lack of tate.
I blame it on the typical bad habit of human beings to panic and start spreading bullshit whenever someone spreads a malicious rumour

Touché, Rando...

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:48 pm

Oh, sorry, it was by no means meant to sound as a critique.It's just that, as always, non-issues have become issues, all of a sudden. Saying that Taito is clueless just because they don't have OFFICIALLY ADDED a non-interlaced mode is a bit extreme, i'd add (right, Dave?).Frankly, instead of three zillions threads about this issue, i'd like for someone to find out while there is an interlaced mode. If they add it without any reason (save for people on a tiny western board to write an infinite amount of rants about its presence in shmups, i would invoke the cruelty of great Cthlhu, the blind cosmos and let the issue go, personally

Valgar · Post by **Valgar** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:58 pm

cocoebiz wrote:We are also keeping our eye on another upcoming release, the Ibara Soundtrack from Cave, but the details are not available as yet. We are not taking preorders on this yet. The information states that this soundtrack will come with some character figures (...again), and it might make the shipping cost high. Please be patient on this item.

Post by **Icarus** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:53 pm

Patience is not one of my virtues. Especially when it comes to videogames and related merchandise. ^_-

Randorama wrote:I wonder why all the fuss about Tate. Has anyone proof that there won't be any tate options? It seems like people here are easy to panic, as always i'd add. No scaling would be ace ( RGB and scaled-up graphics are not funny if you're asthygmatic, like me), but hell, i'll soon get Raizing metrosexuality galore for 60 $, that's already a dream come true...

Well, Rando, you should know fine well that people aren't happy unless they have something to complain about, no matter how trivial or minor. ^_-

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:56 am

Randorama wrote:asthygmatic

Outta curiosity, what does that mean? I don't think I've ever heard of it before.

but hell, i'll soon get Raizing metrosexuality galore for 60 $...

Thought you hated that word.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:59 am

BulletMagnet wrote:
Randorama wrote:asthygmatic
Outta curiosity, what does that mean? I don't think I've ever heard of it before.

but hell, i'll soon get Raizing metrosexuality galore for 60 $...
Thought you hated that word.

I think (correct me if I'm wrong, Rando) he meant he has an astigmatism.

http://www.stlukeseye.com/conditions/astigmatism.asp

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:21 pm

yeah, i guessed by directly writing the original greek word, didn't realize it has a more readable version. Still, now that i accept my metrosexual identity(...

), i can also accept the scaled-up graphics. While it's not unproblematic for me to play with scaled-up graphics, it's stll more problematic to play by throwing money around on PCBs (and let them collect dust after a few plays

).