Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

dcharlie · Post by **dcharlie** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:54 am

Otomedius G 8/8/7/7

woah.... that's a bit high (IMO a least)

I'd love to see Cave go XBLA - it would be a good thing for the fans outside of Japan (no need for a JPN X360).

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:43 am

GaijinPunch wrote:
notes that the resolution in the Arcade mode is so low he found it hard to play.
At least it was mentioned, although it would be nice if he knew why.

Maybe he was playing using a really large TV/projector? Which would make any low-res graphics look like shit.

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:46 am

adversity1 wrote:Hopefully DS2 won't be the game they pick to put on LIVE arcade...

Why?

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:48 am

hirounder wrote:No doubt Cave will continue to port things on 360, but I'm kinda not so sure about XBLA releases because of Microsoft attitude in the past.

If the ports contained updated graphics modes and other new features, I don't think there'd be a problem (as seen with R-Type Dimensions).

SuperPang · Post by **SuperPang** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:04 am

bcass wrote: (as seen with R-Type Dimensions with its two year devolopment cycle with a fraction of the animation).

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:19 am

Well, there's no accounting for taste/quality (can't say I've noticed any missing animation in the graphically updated mode in RTD), but the point is that direct-ports would likely be looked at less favourably by Microsoft than ports which have substantially updated features.

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:23 am

bcass wrote:If no one in the UK is reading, maybe someone outside the UK with a JPN or Asian 360 could PM one of us their consoles serial number so we can check?

I've got a launch Jpn unit & I'm in the UK I could PM you my serial later if needs be??

Would be great if they do replace/repair them with proper Jpn units...I'm still saving to buy a spare unit just incase my one ever packs up.

Neil

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:49 am

Thanks, but from posting about the issue on the NTSC-UK forums, I think we have a clearer picture now about what the situation is: it seems that if they repair your motherboard, you obviously get the same region back. And if they have to replace your board, you get a PAL one back. So, not ideal. Personally, I wouldn't risk buying a JPN or Asian 360 unit I could guarantee that I was getting a Jasper unit.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:34 pm

Now that I think about it, the possibility of anything post-2002 from Cave hitting XBLA is out of the question. People will buy the retail releases of them.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:27 pm

adversity1 wrote:- Joker Jun mentions that Deathsmiles II is set one month after Deathsmiles because if it was any longer after that, the characters would have to age and 'we can't have that'.

Oh dear :S

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:38 pm

Udderdude wrote:
adversity1 wrote:- Joker Jun mentions that Deathsmiles II is set one month after Deathsmiles because if it was any longer after that, the characters would have to age and 'we can't have that'.
Oh dear :S

Not necessarily defending them here, but last time I checked, Christmas did occur less than two months after Halloween.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:45 pm

This is also coming from the same folks who "wanted to cash in on the Akihabara style". I think you're missing the bigger picture here, Kiken.

Every time I see Rosa on my Death Smiles stick, I question myself.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:16 pm

i thought the ages were the numbers written next to each character on the select screen.. (?)

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:11 am

'Death Lolitas'

I believe this was somewhat well known. I'm sure it's mentioned somewhere in this thread.

I can see Dodonpachi sitting on the marketplace.

You obviously don't know Atlus very well.

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:33 am

how does those cave whores feel now that DSMBL is coming out as a patch?...thats a big FU to pcb owners

kemical · Post by **kemical** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:49 am

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:how does those cave whores feel now that DSMBL is coming out as a patch?...thats a big FU to pcb owners

haha, well cave is lucky private individuals even buy their pcb's new for personal use.. how many kits are made per game, a couple thousand?

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:13 am

GaijinPunch wrote:You obviously don't know Atlus very well.

Why do you say that?

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:how does those cave whores feel now that DSMBL is coming out as a patch?...thats a big FU to pcb owners

I think you miss the point in buying PCBs.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:35 am

Just got this from NCSX:

Dear NCS Customer,

About a month ago, our primary distributor in Japan notified us after preorders for Death Smiles Limited Edition had closed that there would be a potential shortage of the game but asked us to wait for confirmation.

Last night, they confirmed that there will indeed be a major shortage of Death Smiles LE but asked us to wait until the week of release to determine how many they would be able to supply to our company. Based on the numbers that we're seeing from different vendors in Japan, it appears that the publisher will only be able to fill 5% of their preorders. We'll send another update once we get closer to the release date. NCS apologies for this problem but the admittedly odd supply situation is beyond our control.

Regards,
NCSX Inc

adversity1 · Post by **adversity1** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:53 am

::Rubs forehead::

So let's see...we've seen zero footage of this game, even in the XBOX360 LIVE feature on it. Pre-orders are a mess, with only 5% of CEs going out. Game still does not have a page on live for icons, wallpapers etc.

...

Little worried.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:10 am

Yeah I recall them mentioning they would release icons for the game "in November, after the NXE update".

That was last year.

RickA187 · Post by **RickA187** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:41 am

So is there no chance at all for reserving a LE for this game? I found a site called HimeyaShop.com, but I find it hard to trust them. Any ideas?

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:37 am

HimeyaShop.com will rape you on shipping. like 30$

they do carry an awesome selection of games though.

Scarlet Weather Rhapsody

I saw some on ebay too.

EDIT: http://cgi.ebay.com/XBOX-360-Death-Smil ... 1|294%3A50

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:08 am

Did anyone order the 360 Famitsu?

I want to, but 20$ with shipping is a bit much for a magazine.

If anyone has it, what all does it include? how many pages focused on DS?

If anyone is looking for it, you can find it following my affiliate link http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-a12 ... -3a3i.html

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:36 am

Alternatively, people can find it by not following your affiliate link here: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ao- ... -3a3i.html

RuffNEC · Post by **RuffNEC** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:24 am

is the Death Smiles Xbox 360 ported by the same Company that did DDP
DOJ ?

Hope not. the starting loading times were a mess....

hirounder · Post by **hirounder** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:05 pm

Some videos from trial event in Akihabara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vRXplAnxR4&fmt=35
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyi6mwWC6w8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pYBfZfwqfo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVq-nXrZLhM

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:08 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
I can see Dodonpachi sitting on the marketplace.
You obviously don't know Atlus very well.

I sure don't know much about Atlus; why is it that you think DDP is not going to be released on XBL?

RuffNEC · Post by **RuffNEC** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:10 pm

how long does it take to load the game from the system menu ?

antares · Post by **antares** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:36 pm

RuffNEC wrote:is the Death Smiles Xbox 360 ported by the same Company that did DDP
DOJ ?

Hope not. the starting loading times were a mess....

DDP BLEX is from 5pb, a company which produces dating simulations mainly. They will also release Ketsui.

Deathsmiles is ported from Cave. We will see if this is actually a good thing or not as the PS2 ports from Cave (Mushi + Ibara) where far from perfect.
On the other hand Ikeda said he is working on the 360 port too so there is hope it will be good.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:48 pm

ChurchOfSolipsism wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote:
I can see Dodonpachi sitting on the marketplace.
You obviously don't know Atlus very well.
I sure don't know much about Atlus; why is it that you think DDP is not going to be released on XBL?

because atlus have the rights to it, as they do with guwange and esprade