Xbox 360: Mushihimesama Futari 1.5 (November 2009)

[Kron]

You don't need to assume if you've read the posts on the previous page.

[CptRansom]

So Im assuming the DLC is available in the US XBox Live Marketplace?

Confirmed for US accounts and US points as well. Unfortunately I have to go to work so I can't play it until later, but I loaded it up and started a game to test it. This weekend will be awesome.

It's like I already posted it or something!

[KisakiProject]

Yeah I'll have to dload it when I get home from work today. At work. Hope the achievements get translated. Any word on if Black Label unlocks 1.01 for those of us that got jipped out of our pre-order code by play-asia?

[dmauro]

Awesome news with BL available in US marketplace. That will save me a few bucks on importing points.

I got a reply from PA about the lack of a 1.01 DLC card:

Dear David,

Thank you for contacting Play-Asia.com.

We are sorry to hear about the situation. For the 'Mushihimesama Futari
Ver 1.5' game, we haven't been notified by the supplier that the download
card is included before the item is in stock. We just shipped all the
stock randomly when we received the stock. However, we are informed that
some of the stock included the download code after they are shipped.

We are regret that your order does not included the download code.
Unforturnately, we don't have any extra download code available since the
existing stock are all without download code.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Best regards,

Kasel
Play-Asia.com

It's nice to get an honest answer that they just randomly stuffed the games (they don't mention the fact that the first print ones clearly have a sticker badge on them, which I'll ask about).

[agustusx]

very nice that I won't have to order an jpn points card for this one! I still have 200pts left over on my jp account that i guess I'll buy some pictures with. I wish it was 240 so I could buy a theme at least

[brokenhalo]

so my hunch was right about using any region points to download BL. that is so awesome. i can't wait to get home from work today and play this

cave is spoiling us, and i like it.

[agustusx]

so my hunch was right about using any region points to download BL. that is so awesome. i can't wait to get home from work today and play this

cave is spoiling us, and i like it.

it makes good sense they would allow non jpn accounts access so that they can see how many out side of japan are also willing to pay for DLC. If they region locked the DLC then they would be missing a potentially sizable portion of their income. Not everyone likes overpaying for foreign Microsoft points, it's an unnecessary hurdle in the selling process. The fewer steps it takes to complete a sale, the higher the conversion rate is.

I wonder what percentage of owners will pick up BL.

[HeXy]

I wonder what percentage of owners will pick up BL.

I would imagine it will be quite high, the percentage on this forum alone has got to be in the 90's Cant wait to download mine tonight

[t0yrobo]

Well that's awesome, and it's a nice precedent for any other region free games in the future.

[dmauro]

Is anyone else getting a weird stuttering problem with BL? About once or maybe twice per game, at a random time, the game will freeze for a fraction of a second, kind of like when you die in Under Defeat for example. It's really annoying, and it definitely wasn't happening with 1.5.

[bcass]

Is anyone else getting a weird stuttering problem with BL? About once or maybe twice per game, at a random time, the game will freeze for a fraction of a second, kind of like when you die in Under Defeat for example. It's really annoying, and it definitely wasn't happening with 1.5.

Yep, I've had that happen. Only seen it once so far though.

[Yes Boss!]

Is anyone else getting a weird stuttering problem with BL? About once or maybe twice per game, at a random time, the game will freeze for a fraction of a second, kind of like when you die in Under Defeat for example. It's really annoying, and it definitely wasn't happening with 1.5.

Yep, I've had that happen. Only seen it once so far though.

I did as well, twice. It was like a quick fraction-of-a-second lock up. What's more, it happened on 1.5 for the first time as well.

[agustusx]

just wanted to share that I can add the DLC via the xbox.com site as well. This is cool since I'm at work and getting impatient and got curious if it was even possible. When you view your achievements you can click on the game name and it takes you to the media page which allows you to add to your xbox.

Mushihimesama-hutari-Black-Lavel is now in my download que I have never purchased points or added dlc to the que via the website before, it was a painless experience.

[dmauro]

Is anyone else getting a weird stuttering problem with BL? About once or maybe twice per game, at a random time, the game will freeze for a fraction of a second, kind of like when you die in Under Defeat for example. It's really annoying, and it definitely wasn't happening with 1.5.

Yep, I've had that happen. Only seen it once so far though.

What's more, it happened on 1.5 for the first time as well.

Well that's odd. I guess I should go back and try 1.5 myself and see if it happens.

[BrightSuzaku]

...I just failed so hard at Black Label! Well then, once I get the Continue Screen again, I'll be going back to Novice. Lawls, that's totally my skill level, since I actually find it challenging... XD

[Special World]

Is Futari Black Label really that good? Watching vids, it looks pretty much the same.

(I realize that it'll use the same sprites and such, but after a quick watch of a vid it seems like the enemy patterns are mostly the same too?)

What makes it so good? I'm pretty sure to buy it, but I'd like to hear from somebody first if possible.

[HeXy]

Wikipedia says..

* Stages 3 and 5 have a darker color palette.
* No shot type selection. The resulting shot type is a mixture of Normal and Abnormal modes from previous games, and is much more powerful than in other versions.
* Scoring system changes. The score system for close range attacks is changed. Multipliers in Maniac and God mode now carry over between stages. Gold gems are far more abundant in all modes, allowing for much larger scores.
* God (極弩) mode. Replacing the Ultra mode, it uses a slightly modified Maniac mode score system, and preserves most of the bullet density of the replaced mode, but with new enemy arrangements and barrages. It has much more slowdown compared to Ultra mode and it is also much easier compared to Ultra mode, in fact most players consider Ver 1.0(1)'s Maniac mode to be harder than God mode.
* A new True Last Boss, Spiritual Larsa. She can only be reached by completing God mode without dying. She is easier than Ultra mode's True Last Boss.

I'm in it for the shot type changes and the insanity of God mode

[Tigershark]

So, are all going to join a Shmup league of our own on the 360 or is listing our gamer tags (or whatever they're called) a bad idea?

[brentsg]

Kids, hurry up and play Black Label score attack and you too can be top 10!

[Zaarock]

Hum, I got huge slowdown on stage 3 boss on my first try in black label when I used recos laser on it.. was normal if i used rapid shot. Hopefully this is just my 360 messing up or something, would suck to have such game breaking bugs.

[antron]

I've noticed that having the mag multiplier set to a non-integer causes background tearing. I'm using x3 for yoko on a 640x480 VGA monitor.

[Special World]

Wikipedia says..

* Stages 3 and 5 have a darker color palette.

SOLD.

Nah seriously, only thing that sounds big to me is the multiplier carrying over between stages. I'm not good enough to beat well... anything besides novice on 1.5 yet, so I doubt I'd get anywhere here either.

Are all the enemy patterns and stuff the same in everything besides God Mode?

So original is basically exactly the same only with a color palette swap, more powerful shots, and less shot types?

[emphatic]

Hum, I got huge slowdown on stage 3 boss on my first try in black label when I used recos laser on it.. was normal if i used rapid shot. Hopefully this is just my 360 messing up or something, would suck to have such game breaking bugs.

Stage 3 boss in BL has lots of slowdowns on the PCB as well, mostly if you stay right in front of the boss the whole time. That spiderboss is a damn bitch to survive in BL, in fact the hardest in the whole game.

[dmauro]

I just almost 1CC'd Black Label, whereas the best I can do in 1.5 is Stage 4 (Original mode) to give anyone curious an idea of how much easier BL is.

I want to choke whoever placed the 1up in Stage 5. If you don't have it memorized, it shows up just in time to fly up off the screen and you end up wasting a bomb as you fail to try to run up and grab it. Grrrrr. I would have beat Larsa if I had had it. Hell I should have beat her anyways. I could have just bombed my way through it since I got to her with 3 lives, but I just kept getting hit by stupid stuff before I even had time to bomb.

[Special World]

So black label is actually, as a whole, easier than 1.5?

Like every mode is easier than its corresponding 1.5 mode?

[msm]

this has just arrived (no 1.01 DLC ), it doesn't work in my UK 360 but does work in the Asian 360 - i seriously doubt anyone else has had this problem? i suspect my 360 is on the way out, it's pretty old, but it still reads l4d2 (and i assume the rest of my games) ok

[dmauro]

So black label is actually, as a whole, easier than 1.5?

Like every mode is easier than its corresponding 1.5 mode?

I haven't tried the other modes. I've only been playing Original mode in both. The extra slowdown, the sound effect for shot change, and the less frequent shot change really make a world of difference in BL.

I'm also getting that stutter in 1.5 mode now as well. Looks like they're going to need to release a patch soon.

[Special World]

So black label is actually, as a whole, easier than 1.5?

Like every mode is easier than its corresponding 1.5 mode?

I haven't tried the other modes. I've only been playing Original mode in both. The extra slowdown, the sound effect for shot change, and the less frequent shot change really make a world of difference in BL.

I'm also getting that stutter in 1.5 mode now as well. Looks like they're going to need to release a patch soon.

Well dammit. You just convinced me, and then DE-convinced me with the stutter.

Keep me updated as to when it gets fixed, I don't wanna DL BL if it'll mess up my game.

[Zaarock]

Hum, I got huge slowdown on stage 3 boss on my first try in black label when I used recos laser on it.. was normal if i used rapid shot. Hopefully this is just my 360 messing up or something, would suck to have such game breaking bugs.

Stage 3 boss in BL has lots of slowdowns on the PCB as well, mostly if you stay right in front of the boss the whole time. That spiderboss is a damn bitch to survive in BL, in fact the hardest in the whole game.

Hm, so they emulated the pcb slowdown that accurately? I was surprised at the laser causing the slowdown, while with normal shot the bosses bullets were way faster. This was on 360 original mode btw. Also there is an odd blue horizontal line crossing the screen for me on the end level score screen, under the last crystal counter.

I like the palette swaps on black label, the colors are more polarised and make the game pretty trippy with the increased amount of bullets and enemies.

[Yes Boss!]

So black label is actually, as a whole, easier than 1.5?
I'm also getting that stutter in 1.5 mode now as well. Looks like they're going to need to release a patch soon.

Yeah, got it a few more times on 1.5 in random places. Nothing too bad but it did throw off my rhythm. Here's hoping it gets patched in the title update.