Haddock wrote:the BL version on the 360 was a horrible port by any measure.
I think this is a major exaggeration. Especially post-patch, BL 360 is fine. A lot of the complaints about it seem more rooted in the drama (stolen code!) than the actual port quality, as well complaints about things like display issues that were resolved with patches. A lot of the initial complaints were also about things that, while not great, don't affect gameplay at all: weird menu UI with inconsistent design language (sometimes B is back, sometimes Start is back, etc.), initial load times that are slightly higher than people liked (was like 30sec+ at launch, and improved with patch), some issues with replays, etc.
I'm sure M2 will still make the definitive port, just as they did with Ketsui replacing the very good 5pb 360/PS3 port, but the 360 DOJ complaints are so overblown.
Haddock wrote:I have never played DOJ simply because I never owned a Japanese PS2 or 360
OK, so with this quote from the other DOJ specific topic, you're saying you've never even actually played the 360 version that you claim to be "horrible"...
BIL wrote:I wonder if they'll ever sort out DP and DDP? Probably hoping a bit much for one release, but those ones are distinctly more in need of home representation.
Totally agreed, and reading about Namiki's comments about the Donpachi location test really made me wish for DP/DDP even more.
I'm a little conflicted, DDP DOJ is one of my all time favorites and I know M2 will do it justice with a great port. But I'd also be a bit more excited for something without any decent ports like a Batrider, or an Ibara/Ibara Kuro pack (my ultimate hope). Had the same feelings about Ketsui though, and I absolutely love the ShotTriggers version , so... eh, OK.
It is a little sad not to see any Toaplan news. I'd love M2 to settle into a rhythm of being able to do, say, 1 Toaplan Arcade Garage + 1 non-Toaplan ShotTriggers game per year (I mean, I'd like them to do even more - but keeping to something more realistic here). Maybe we'll still get that in 2023, but woulda been cool to see something like Tatsujin.