Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

corbie · Post by **corbie** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:31 pm

Although I would have loved the Xbox 360 port of Deathsmiles to be region-free, it would have sure hurt knowing that I just bought a Japanese Xbox 360 console only a couple of months ago.

8 1/2 · Post by **8 1/2** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:16 pm

corbie wrote:Although I would have loved the Xbox 360 port of Deathsmiles to be region-free, it would have sure hurt knowing that I just bought a Japanese Xbox 360 console only a couple of months ago.

Too true. Especially with the Raiden Fighters ports coming stateside as well. Not that I don't want as many people as possible to play the game, but that would be a swift $300 kick in the balls for sure.

Battlesmurf · Post by **Battlesmurf** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:34 pm

lol

Regardless- even if DS was region free- there's still plenty on J 360 that I enjoy - not to mention any upcoming stuff- that more than justified the purchase to me

agustusx · Post by **agustusx** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:48 pm

Battlesmurf wrote:lol

Regardless- even if DS was region free- there's still plenty on J 360 that I enjoy - not to mention any upcoming stuff- that more than justified the purchase to me

cant say im in that boat yet, i only have shiro and blex. I eventually went back to PS2 DOJ, and got tired of grinding for achievement points in Shiro.

Regardless, I would be completely fine if DS was region free, or any J game for that matter. It simply means when my J-360 dies, i would have one less reason to rebuy it. Unfortunately there have not been a lot of J-games that interest me, but it's likely just that M$ never got the right support for unique Japanese titles.

I can argue that when I bought my Japanese dreamcast, (nearly a year before the US launch), and import carts for the saturn i got a lot more value out of the investment.

Since I have never played DS, I hope that it is the fresh experience I have been waiting for. I have purposely limited the time i watch videos of the game so that it is still "new" when I get to play.

I know this has been mentioned a few times in the thread, but is the MBL content going to be available day one or released one month after. I think I have seen it stated both ways.

I realize that I used the word "I" far too many times in this post.

Guardians Knight · Post by **Guardians Knight** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:12 pm

6 days to go, oh yeah!

well plus shipping time, but hey

antron · Post by **antron** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:48 pm

Guardians Knight wrote:6 days to go, oh yeah!

well plus shipping time, but hey

I actually ordered it from a local japanese importer/retailer. Cost me more with sales tax, but I wanted to support the shop. I hope he actually gets it on time.

Rebel Ninja · Post by **Rebel Ninja** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:50 pm

There is a set of gamer pictures on the japanese marketplace now for 150 points. Also under the game description on the xbox live page it says it has online co-op. Is this true or a misprint?

Link to xbox.com page for death smiles

http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/games/d/deathsmiles/

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:44 am

The trailer and gameplay vid are also there too, which are worth getting if you want to see the game in high def.

I bought the gamerpics immediately. They're pretty good. Thanks to my friend's ability to mess with Xbox.com's gamerpics, it's now possible for us to see if any gamerpics get released before they're on the marketplace. This has happened for a few games, actually, as they upload them to Xbox.com a few days before releasing them publicly.

Personally, I'm fond of 3, 4 and 8.

kemical · Post by **kemical** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:27 am

cool i can run the gameplay vid and play-along with the controls, just like in the arcades when i didnt have a quarter

Rebel Ninja · Post by **Rebel Ninja** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:57 pm

Wonder if there is any chance of a GOOD premium theme?

agustusx · Post by **agustusx** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:22 pm

Rebel Ninja wrote:Wonder if there is any chance of a GOOD premium theme?

yeah it will include virtual body pillows in 2 styles. One style with gosuloli clothes, the other in lingerie.

adversity1 · Post by **adversity1** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:18 am

Icons finally dropped huh? Thanks for the heads up.

Am on the road right now but will have this day after tomorrow. Will report on how it looks, slowdown problems etc.

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:23 pm

how many MS points is the icons

agustusx · Post by **agustusx** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:08 pm

I finally got charged for this by play asia, i had originally ordered le, canceled and switched to regular. woot.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:38 pm

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:how many MS points is the icons

Rebel Ninja wrote:There is a set of gamer pictures on the japanese marketplace now for 150 points.

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:25 pm

kemical wrote:cool i can run the gameplay vid and play-along with the controls, just like in the arcades when i didnt have a quarter

hahaha just what I did when I was small and played along to the Track and Field machine in the public swimming baths.

As for the rest: can anyone explain to me what those icons are good for? You don't honestly wanna tell me that people pay money for a couple of tiny pics...

gunm · Post by **gunm** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:33 pm

Hm, PA put my LE order on hold. I wish I knew if that meant they are allocating one for me or not.

TodayIsForgotten · Post by **TodayIsForgotten** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:23 pm

ChurchOfSolipsism wrote:
kemical wrote:cool i can run the gameplay vid and play-along with the controls, just like in the arcades when i didnt have a quarter

hahaha just what I did when I was small and played along to the Track and Field machine in the public swimming baths.

As for the rest: can anyone explain to me what those icons are good for? You don't honestly wanna tell me that people pay money for a couple of tiny pics...

You'd be surprised. You really can't complain though when you buy some shit and you're left with 230 pts.

croikle · Post by **croikle** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:38 pm

Maybe they're avatars, and instead of letting you use whatever you want they milk you for a few more dollars?

SuperPang · Post by **SuperPang** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:42 am

gunm wrote:Hm, PA put my LE order on hold. I wish I knew if that meant they are allocating one for me or not.

Hmm, me too. You'd think preordering 6 months early would secure one!

Rebel Ninja · Post by **Rebel Ninja** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:17 pm

Play Asia is currently preparing my order so hopefully this should be getting posted soon.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:32 pm

seriously, if youre having trouble locating a LE your enot looking hard enough, yahoo is flooded.. http://search4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/ ... 2084235553

neist · Post by **neist** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:09 pm

sven666 wrote:seriously, if youre having trouble locating a LE your enot looking hard enough, yahoo is flooded.. http://search4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/ ... 2084235553

Hm, those aren't too expensive either.

Thanks for the page link. I don't know Japanese so finding the correct search terms is problematic.

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:01 pm

croikle wrote:Maybe they're avatars, and instead of letting you use whatever you want they milk you for a few more dollars?

You think so? Nah, I don't think anybody would be that greedy... besides, no one is dumb enough to pay money for an avatar. Haha, the very thought...[/i]

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:59 am

People always link Yahoo.jp but most of the time you can't even bid/buy the stuff if you live in the US without finding a 3rd party.

Battlesmurf · Post by **Battlesmurf** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:04 am

SuperPang wrote:
gunm wrote:Hm, PA put my LE order on hold. I wish I knew if that meant they are allocating one for me or not.
Hmm, me too. You'd think preordering 6 months early would secure one!

Lol- same here. I preordered pretty much the 1st week of it being available. I want to ask wtf 'on hold' means- but I have a feeling with PA I'll find out before they'd respond.

kazuo · Post by **kazuo** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:16 am

Still no word from NCS on whether or not they can fill my preorder for the LE...

neist · Post by **neist** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:24 am

bucklemyshoe wrote:People always link Yahoo.jp but most of the time you can't even bid/buy the stuff if you live in the US without finding a 3rd party.

I use Rinkya. You end up paying a bit for their handling fees, but if you REALLY want something, and you don't mind paying..

www.rinkya.com

A couple items in my collection never appear on Ebay.. ever.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:13 pm

ChurchOfSolipsism wrote:
croikle wrote:Maybe they're avatars, and instead of letting you use whatever you want they milk you for a few more dollars?
You think so? Nah, I don't think anybody would be that greedy... besides, no one is dumb enough to pay money for an avatar. Haha, the very thought..

No one is dumb enough to make a page's worth of whinging white noise out of the Death Smiles thread. Haha, the very thought.

Anyway, saw the gameplay trailer on the JP marketplace and downloaded it. It looks very impressive, and I can't wait to get the game. Haven't been this excited in a horizontal shmup in.. well, I've basically had no interest in any horizontal shooting game period. So, make this my first. Play-Asia's currently preparing my order and should be shipped within 2 days.

adversity1 · Post by **adversity1** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:16 pm

Posted my impressions after a bit of playing today:

http://www.cave-stg.com/forum/index.php?topic=346.225