Ketsui X and Daioujou Black Label X - Ports for Xbox 360

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:16 pm

No objections, bcass. Go for it.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:28 pm

Wait, you forgot to ask for a PS3 port!

PPA · Post by **PPA** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:33 pm

thats chinese!

Geezer · Post by **Geezer** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:36 pm

Ceph wrote:Wait, you forgot to ask for a PS3 port!

lol

jpolz · Post by **jpolz** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:40 pm

Ceph wrote:Wait, you forgot to ask for a PS3 port!

Asking to port to a whole new platform/architecture is just slightly more involved than asking them to set a region flag as "00" instead of "01".

Let's just ask for it to be region free and leave it at that.

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:44 pm

OK, it has been sent. Fingers crossed...

Milkgoat · Post by **Milkgoat** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:10 pm

Even if this doesn't work, thanks for all your effort, bcass.

OdiousTrident · Post by **OdiousTrident** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:38 pm

yeah, the fact that the forum can organize a well done request like this is great regardless of what happens

sideshow · Post by **sideshow** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:46 pm

Too bad its not Ubisoft publishing these games because we would already know that they would be region free.

Great idea about the petition! I'm hoping it makes a difference.

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:47 pm

OdiousTrident wrote:yeah, the fact that the forum can organize a well done request like this is great regardless of what happens

Yay! We managed to send an email!

Trevor spencer · Post by **Trevor spencer** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:17 pm

I really hope they make these region free id buy both in a heart beat and i dont even own a xbox 360 yet

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:12 pm

jpolz wrote:
Ceph wrote:Wait, you forgot to ask for a PS3 port!
Asking to port to a whole new platform/architecture is just slightly more involved than asking them to set a region flag as "00" instead of "01".

Let's just ask for it to be region free and leave it at that.

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DC906270 · Post by **DC906270** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:37 pm

was shikigami III and raiden fighters comp region free?

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:14 pm

RE: Region free

DC906270 wrote:was shikigami III

No.

and raiden fighters comp

It's not out yet, so no one can test it yet. Ask again after March 27th.

sideshow · Post by **sideshow** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:12 pm

DC906270 wrote:was shikigami III and raiden fighters comp region free?

Raiders Fighters will not be region free. Success's other 360 game Operation Darkness wasnt region free either.

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:53 pm

Raiden Fighters is getting an international release though isn't it? There were videos up for it on XBox Live a few weeks ago promoting it on the US/EUR XBL stores.

sideshow · Post by **sideshow** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:18 pm

Well everybody with a non japanese 360 is hoping for a localization but I dont believe its official yet.

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:37 pm

I'm pretty certain that the promo video wouldn't have been made available for download on the EUR/US servers if it wasn't going to be released in those territories.

sideshow · Post by **sideshow** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:51 pm

Damn straight, I hope so too it gets localized. I have a NTSC-U 360 and dont want to get a NTSC-J console.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:08 am

why is everyone so against a NTSC-J 360? I have one and have only encountered one game I cared about US wise that has been locked... almost all US titles are region free.

I wish I had though of it earlier.... I would have liked to add a request for a fake scan line option in those ports in the petition.

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:21 am

Strider77 wrote:I wish I had though of it earlier.... I would have liked to add a request for a fake scan line option in those ports in the petition.

Fake scanlines were requested in the letter I sent.

lawnspic · Post by **lawnspic** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:50 am

Hardware aside (which can easily get the job done) the only thing holding back a fucked up port will be the developers. I know if all the bells and whistles are there in good form some of the PCB owners will be coming out for peek for sure with a cautious eye. Throw in an arrange or some exclusive content with tate to boot and all hell will break loose. I dont think Cave could allow anyone to screw up a flagship title like a couple were on Ps2. To much at stake here considering the hype they know this title will generate (at least overseas)

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:54 am

lawnspic wrote:I dont think Cave could allow anyone to screw up a flagship title like a couple were on Ps2. T

Considering CAVE were the ones who screwed up the Mushi and Ibara ports, I doubt they are going to be proactive about trying to get another developer to meet any quality standards. They don't even care about developing a quality console product themselves.

lawnspic · Post by **lawnspic** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:10 am

You got a point there, forgot they botched those themselves not Arika. When they make arcade games with such detail and quality how the hell do they live with themselves when they fucked up those two titles. With limited PCB runs i would assume the console market is a lot more lucrative. They need to control the quality to reach a broader audience for a dying genre when all everyone wants is the next God of War sequel.

Oh yeah, EOJ you mentioned they could care less about console port quality, then what was the "supposed" hangup with the ditched Ps2 port. Level five, since when did they give a shit?

Boy i hope my dream is not shattered here, and the old saying you get what you pay for applies here, or that 36" is gonna get vertical soon and my SG will get its first tate game at the tune of much mula. I need a taste of this game.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:14 am

Exactly how many of the same people who are anticipating God Of War 3 care about filtering, scanlines, proper frame rate, and identical specific effects to the original version in a genre they wouldn't even consider playing because it lacks testosterone and asks more of the player than near-aimlessly running around and pressing X

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:14 am

lawnspic wrote:You got a point there, forgot they botched those themselves not Arika. When they make arcade games with such detail and quality how the hell do they live with themselves when they fucked up those two titles. With limited PCB runs i would assume the console market is a lot more lucrative. They need to control the quality to reach a broader audience for a dying genre when all everyone wants is the next God of War sequel.

You have to remember, they didn't take half a year off to make a port, but did it along with developing arcade products. Keep in mind that Cave are not familiar with the hardware, either.

Also, do you think that an average gamer will even notice the issues with the port? Of course not. You have to have played the original in order to spot problems like lack of slowdown, so only the hardcore are taking notice of these issues.

EDIT: Ah, twids beat me to it.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:19 am

lawnspic wrote:
Oh yeah, EOJ you mentioned they could care less about console port quality, then what was the "supposed" hangup with the ditched Ps2 port.

Arika (specifically Ichiro Mihara) were the ones unhappy with the Ketsui PS2 quality, and refused to release it. CAVE actually gave them the go-ahead to release it "as is", but Arika are sticklers for quality, so it was canned.

lawnspic · Post by **lawnspic** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:19 am

Countdown to either exhale in relief, or look for painless methods of suicide

lawnspic · Post by **lawnspic** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:22 am

EOJ wrote:
lawnspic wrote:
Oh yeah, EOJ you mentioned they could care less about console port quality, then what was the "supposed" hangup with the ditched Ps2 port.

Arika (specifically Ichiro Mihara) were the ones unhappy with the Ketsui PS2 quality, and refused to release it. CAVE actually gave them the go-ahead to release it "as is", but Arika are sticklers for quality, so it was canned.

Well thanks for clearing that bit up for me as i did not know it was not Cave that pulled the plug. Shame on Cave i quess for allowing shit to enter the marketplace.

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:43 am

Trevor spencer wrote:I really hope they make these region free id buy both in a heart beat and i dont even own a xbox 360 yet

I sold my 360 about a year ago and I'm likely going to get the Ketsui (nearly Jetsui

) port. This is one of those times I don't want to miss the boat on, so I'm betting on black.