[X360] Mushihime-sama Futari Ver. 1.5 is region free

[TLB]

I want Ibara BL on XBL. That would make me an extremely happy boy.

Have you ever played it?

I've never heard more mixed opinions on a cave title than I have on IBL.

I love Ibara more than I love my own mother, and BL looks like such incredible fun that I could just poop myself. I watched the LUNATIC superplay, and it looks like a shitton of fun.

[PsikyoPshumpPshooterP]

All i know is that the people who bought Futari because it is region free, will be very upset once they find out future cave titles will be region locked. Does cave really want to do that to thier fanbase? Do they even care about the fanbase? It wont make much sense to make future cave titles to be region locked.Are they implying us to import a xbox 360?

[ASK]

All i know is that the people who bought Futari because it is region free, will be very upset once they find out future cave titles will be region locked.

That isn't a certainty at this point is it? Wasn't this region-free business to test the waters? It's not even out yet.

[Trevor spencer]

please port pink sweets next

[clp]

please port pink sweets next

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[TLB]

please port IBARA BLACK LABEL next

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[Estebang]

please port MUCHI MUCHI PORK next

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[Kron]

Just concentrate on getting Ketsui out there first!

[Skykid]

I'm sure this is the wrong place to keep registering pleas.

[lawnspic]

I never really understood region locking games beside for cultural differences (race, sex, ect.) I assume it is only for these reasons, because making software available to more people increases potential profit. Hell just about everything we buy in the US is imported. If this games does well outside Asia it will be third party publishers or future titles region free like PS3. Then again, i dont know shit about video game publishing rights or politics. My 2 cents

[ASK]

Region locking is about licensing and marketing. A small Japanese publisher isn't going to want to market a property in North America, so they won't want to pay for the license to cover NA as well. The title is stipulated to be region locked because a North American publisher doesn't want to pay for the license of a game that's already out and can be imported, which could erode their sales. That's my assumption, anyways.

[linko9]

Yes, but if they never planned a foreign release in the first place, making the game region-free can only help them, at least as far as I understand it. I think the major reason for region locking is so that standard prices can be enforced in each territory. It's no secret that games are a lot more expensive in the UK than in the NA, so if all NTSC-U games were suddenly region free, people in the UK could save a lot of money by importing, which isn't something the publishers want. In short, it's a way to screw some people out of their money, but it doesn't really apply to this game, since there was only ever going to be a Japanese release.

[evil_ash_xero]

A bit off of the current topic, but I was playing Death Smiles Arcade on 360, and remembered exactly how bad that version looked. Since M2 is handling this one, is there any chance they are porting the Arcade version also(making it possible that won't look so bad)? Not that it really matters, since the 360 version is the way to go...I was just curious. Where did M2 pick it up? Did they start the port, or did they pick it up later in the process?

[EPS21]

A bit off of the current topic, but I was playing Death Smiles Arcade on 360, and remembered exactly how bad that version looked. Since M2 is handling this one, is there any chance they are porting the Arcade version also(making it possible that won't look so bad)? Not that it really matters, since the 360 version is the way to go...I was just curious. Where did M2 pick it up? Did they start the port, or did they pick it up later in the process?

If you're playing that mode on an HDTV, and stretch its low-res to fit your tv's resolution, then I could imagine it looking like crap. DS arcade mode should be a perfect port pixel per pixel, sans the innacurracy with the slowdown (I play 360 where that's more apparent anyways). Not sure what you mean by bad, what kind of display are you using for your 360?

I imagine futari's going to be similar, and unless you have a proper display, playing on Arcade mode won't be that great.

[EPS21]

On another (on topic lol) note, does anyone know/have had experience what the controls are like for the Arrange mode in this game? I'm working on a futari stick and wondering if it'll require more than 4 buttons. Right now I'm planning on 4, for the face buttons ABXY, but from the looks of the trailer there might be more involved with the switching and bullet reflecting.

[Raizen1984]

A bit off of the current topic, but I was playing Death Smiles Arcade on 360, and remembered exactly how bad that version looked. Since M2 is handling this one, is there any chance they are porting the Arcade version also(making it possible that won't look so bad)? Not that it really matters, since the 360 version is the way to go...I was just curious. Where did M2 pick it up? Did they start the port, or did they pick it up later in the process?

If you're playing that mode on an HDTV, and stretch its low-res to fit your tv's resolution, then I could imagine it looking like crap. DS arcade mode should be a perfect port pixel per pixel, sans the innacurracy with the slowdown (I play 360 where that's more apparent anyways). Not sure what you mean by bad, what kind of display are you using for your 360?

I imagine futari's going to be similar, and unless you have a proper display, playing on Arcade mode won't be that great.

I don't know what they did to it, but evil ash is right; the arcade mode looks bad regardless of what you play it on. I tried it on my regular TV, and while the scanlines on the CRT help a little, it still looks poor.

Hopefully, Futari does this differently.

[antron]

I don't know what they did to it, but evil ash is right; the arcade mode looks bad regardless of what you play it on. I tried it on my regular TV, and while the scanlines on the CRT help a little, it still looks poor.

Hopefully, Futari does this differently.

arcade mode is just the original 240p with every line doubled to 480p. nothing is going to make it better but an emotia or other deinterlacer on a low res crt. that would give you arcade perfect graphics.

the 360 mode is re-rendered in true 480p.

what kind of CRT and connection are you using?

[Trevor spencer]

DS in arcade mode on my 21" CRT TV via RGB Scart looks sweet , minus scanlines

[brentsg]

Arcade mode looks fine on my 20" CRT.

[jonny5]

Arcade mode looks fine on my 20" CRT.

looked absolutely terrible at 480p on my 29" XM29 via VGA...even worse on my HDTV via HDMI

im comparing to the actual PCB run on one of my cabs

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

Uh, I don't understand why you people insist on playing the low-res mode on an LCD-screen... you don't jump out of a moving car and then complain about the bruises, do you?

[Cuilan]

Yes, but if they never planned a foreign release in the first place, making the game region-free can only help them, at least as far as I understand it.

If they make the games region-free, it would (further) discourage 3rd party companies from licensing and localizing the games.

[antron]

Uh, I don't understand why you people insist on playing the low-res mode on an LCD-screen... you don't jump out of a moving car and then complain about the bruises, do you?

is there another way of playing with arcade mode rules? like which level you may choose on which stage?

[Strider77]

If they make the games region-free, it would (further) discourage 3rd party companies from licensing and localizing the games.

everything on PSP, PS3, and DS is region free.... I don't think it matters much. region locked needs to be abolished in this day and age.

[Trevor spencer]

everything on PSP, PS3, and DS is region free.... I don't think it matters much. region locked needs to be abolished in this day and age.

Totally agree , region lock is just a pure pain in the ass

[jonny5]

Uh, I don't understand why you people insist on playing the low-res mode on an LCD-screen... you don't jump out of a moving car and then complain about the bruises, do you?

an XM29 is a CRT....its essentially the same as a quad sync arcade monitor.....and its not a low res mode really....480i/480p by definition is not low res....arcade mode looks like shit, CRT or LCD screens....people who say it doesnt look that bad arent very picky or they are playing on an absurdly small screen....

your analogy sucked too by the way....

and also....i was saying it sucked in comparison to the original low-res image from the PCB....

[Momijitsuki]

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[antron]

Arcade mode looks fine on my 20" CRT.

looked absolutely terrible at 480p on my 29" XM29 via VGA...even worse on my HDTV via HDMI

im comparing to the actual PCB run on one of my cabs

apples and oranges. try the 360 version on the cab (assuming you have the equipment).

in other words, don't blame the game. you can blame the 360's 480i SCART (or your lack of a VGA scan converter: the arcade mode was done perfectly for someone who does)

I hope Futari has the same arcade mode.

[jonny5]

Arcade mode looks fine on my 20" CRT.

looked absolutely terrible at 480p on my 29" XM29 via VGA...even worse on my HDTV via HDMI

im comparing to the actual PCB run on one of my cabs

apples and oranges. try the 360 version on the cab (assuming you have the equipment).

in other words, don't blame the game. you can blame the 360's 480i SCART (or your lack of a VGA scan converter: the arcade mode was done perfectly for someone who does)

I hope Futari has the same arcade mode.

ummm....i was running via the VGA 360 cable at 480p....the lowest a 360 can output is 480i....the pcb is 240p....i am comparing what you get image wise from both on default

are you saying you use a VGA scan converter to down-convert to 240p?

so basically you are saying the mode is great, if you wanna spend more money to get some image processing gear to make it look right?

as it is sold and what you get out of the box is a very ugly arcade mode....CRT or otherwise

the PCB was meant to be run in a cab and looks great....the 360 port was made to be played on TV's....and arcade mode looks like ass on TV's....

[antron]

j5, if what you are asking for is high-res graphics, the real arcade does not feature this, as you know. arcade mode is as accurate as you can get with the hardware it runs on.