B-E kicks ass, don't seem to be able to survive at all in stage 3 with any of the others, continually bombing is no fun either.Gwyrgyn Blood wrote:Why would you take Exy if you didn't care about scoring? Just take Leinyan or Shotia and enjoy bomb spamming all of the hard parts of the game.
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I haven't played ESP2, but Espgaluda is WAY easier than DOJ to me.Gwyrgyn Blood wrote:Much harder than a DOJ 1-All. You get a lot of bombs and slowdown but it's also a lot longer and the final form of the final boss can't be hurt by bombs at all. Does depend a lot on your character and if you try to score points though.Special World wrote: I can't imagine it being as hard as DOJ
If you can't at least get close to a 1cc of Galuda 1, this game is probably not for you.
The difference in scoring potential is only around 15-20m so it's not really something you need to worry about anyway.Special World wrote:I will be just a little miffed if I'm expected to watch a tutorial in order to get high scores.
Not like I'll get them anyways, but I am a perfectionist and it'll kill me.
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lolcul wrote:
I haven't played ESP2, but Espgaluda is WAY easier than DOJ to me.

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Considering that the tutorial glitch in DS was removed in the home port, I'm guessing Cave will follow suit with ESP2.third_strike wrote:I hope the tutorial bug is present in this port...
or the port have one option for set the number correct the gens you get after the bug (well this would be so much).
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Any system is covered by warranty in any country as long as it is within the time limit, it doesn't matter what country you're in. I know people who have gotten their NTSC-J system repaired by Microsoft in the US.Chiaroscuro wrote:Now.... the doubt. Should I get the LE with all goods (and insane price, which also will be more valuable in the future) or the Standard (that I can play with my NTSC-U machine covered by warranty)?
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Absolutely no possible thing to worry about then.MachineAres 1CC wrote: I know people who have gotten their NTSC-J system repaired by Microsoft in the US.
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I think the worst possible thing that could happen is that MS messes up and sends you a USA refurb model for your broken Japanese one. That would suck.. but not horribly so. It's not like they would notice that it was Japanese and tell you go screw off.GaijinPunch wrote:Absolutely no possible thing to worry about then.MachineAres 1CC wrote: I know people who have gotten their NTSC-J system repaired by Microsoft in the US.
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Pre-ordered from NCSX. Oh, and a Egret II from Matsu. Being my birthday today, I'd say it has been a very good day indeed. Can't wait! It was well worth all the fuss and calamity after all.
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is it safe to say that all SE copies at Play-ASia will be region free???
The cave whore count in this thread is unbelievable!!!
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Most likely. If not, don't worry, Play-Asia's customer support have been very active these past few months.PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:is it safe to say that all SE copies at Play-ASia will be region free???
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If you trust the sources given (probably safe at this point), yea, all SE copies from any store will be the same. If you want to wait for hands-on confirmation, SE copies of the game will still be very easy to find after release.PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:is it safe to say that all SE copies at Play-ASia will be region free???
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This will happen if you don't specifically tell them that it's a Japanese unit and you need the same one back. Usually, MS will ship you a refurbished unit as soon as they get yours so they can have quick turnarounds. If you let them know that it's a Japanese system, then you'll have to wait a bit longer, but you'll get it back.brentsg wrote:I think the worst possible thing that could happen is that MS messes up and sends you a USA refurb model for your broken Japanese one. That would suck.. but not horribly so. It's not like they would notice that it was Japanese and tell you go screw off.GaijinPunch wrote:Absolutely no possible thing to worry about then.MachineAres 1CC wrote: I know people who have gotten their NTSC-J system repaired by Microsoft in the US.
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Hmm, debatable.GaijinPunch wrote:It's not.Please tell me it's not as hard as DOJ.
Bar the possibility of a noob mode, the main game is going to punish the fuck out of a lot of people here - far more than Futari.
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Congrats, best cab ever.supergrafx77 wrote:Pre-ordered from NCSX. Oh, and a Egret II from Matsu.

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Methinks he did it for the lulz.Skykid wrote:Hmm, debatable.GaijinPunch wrote:It's not.Please tell me it's not as hard as DOJ.
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Gwyrgyn Blood wrote:If you can't at least get close to a 1cc of Galuda 1, this game is probably not for you.
Both Black Label and the vanilla game will have novice modes, remember?Skykid wrote:Bar the possibility of a noob mode
There are tutorials included this time, too.
...I hope the novice modes are tougher than Futari's, so there can be a natural progression of skill for new players.
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Haha, now NCSX is sending out e-mails to everyone who bought the LE asking if they're SURE they want it because it's not region free. They said you have to reply to their email or they'll cancel your order. I just responded and said "confirming pre-order, shmups being region free is lame." wondering if theyre even going to read what you reply with. Also says its ready to ship early next week.
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I'm so pissed. If only they made it region locked to JP-only, I could whore all the achievements for myself while hundreds of westerners miss out on a quality title.
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'oh no espgaluda 2 is region free that means i can't play it just on my j360 and rub it in everyone else's faces who do not have j360s this is terrible and affects my enjoyment of the game somehow'MachineAres 1CC wrote: "confirming pre-order, shmups being region free is lame."
You get your LE and faceplate while the rest of us can't. Be happy about that and move on.
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Don't worry, 5pb will mess up Ketsui and make it an easy 1000 while being region locked tooElixir wrote:I'm so pissed. If only they made it region locked to JP-only, I could whore all the achievements for myself while hundreds of westerners miss out on a quality title.
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Don't mind. I'd be happy to stay at 880/1000 since DOOM is worth 120 points. So long as the game actually gets released, I don't care.EPS21 wrote:Don't worry, 5pb will mess up Ketsui and make it an easy 1000 while being region locked tooElixir wrote:I'm so pissed. If only they made it region locked to JP-only, I could whore all the achievements for myself while hundreds of westerners miss out on a quality title.
The funny thing is, there are a bunch of JP-only games with trivial achievements that gamerscore whores could play while failing desperately to use a walkthrough to get all the achievements with. Galuda 2 should be looked at as a game first, and everything else second.
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Seeing as most of those are visual novels, questionable as whether those can even be defined as a game, it must be pretty easy to plow through them (don't even have to read them either if theres a skip key).Elixir wrote:Don't mind. I'd be happy to stay at 880/1000 since DOOM is worth 120 points. So long as the game actually gets released, I don't care.EPS21 wrote:Don't worry, 5pb will mess up Ketsui and make it an easy 1000 while being region locked tooElixir wrote:I'm so pissed. If only they made it region locked to JP-only, I could whore all the achievements for myself while hundreds of westerners miss out on a quality title.
The funny thing is, there are a bunch of JP-only games with trivial achievements that gamerscore whores could play while failing desperately to use a walkthrough to get all the achievements with. Galuda 2 should be looked at as a game first, and everything else second.
Oh well no one really cares about achievements, or we all would have bought Avatar: the last airbender too

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Shouldn't I be running into 30 vids of the final boss camcordered from an arcade in passing with title and all comments "OMG HARDEST GAEM EVARS!" and nobody knows what the game's name is?Skykid wrote:Hmm, debatable.GaijinPunch wrote:It's not.Please tell me it's not as hard as DOJ.
Bar the possibility of a noob mode, the main game is going to punish the fuck out of a lot of people here - far more than Futari.
Come to think of it, this EG2 hypetrain is almost as impressive as Alan Wake. 700 pages of discussion and I'm pretty sure I've only run into one screenshot. If I didn't have the first one, I'd have no idea what this game is about outside it's a vert STG
I woulda did the same thing.MachineAres 1CC wrote:I just responded and said "confirming pre-order, shmups being region free is lame." wondering if theyre even going to read what you reply with.
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Man, you guys are really good at knowing what people are thinking, especially people you don't know. I'm sure NCSX agrees with you guys, anyhow, since it will let them sell a lot more copies 
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Quick pick it up before it is gone and if you don't want to pay insane amounts of money in the coming weeks. It is still cheap 109$

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Heavily considering canceling my pre-order at NCSX and getting it on PA
Edit: Just did some re-calculating and there's no point it works out to be roughly the same price anyways if I was to import from Play-Asia.
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Still way above that of HMV and Amiami's prices, lol. I would probably order the LE just for kicks but it's too late now, and there is no way I'm going with Play-Asia.
They were great for a few years but, just like HMV and Amiami, you're practically forced to use EMS if you want to see your item within the first 2 months.
They were great for a few years but, just like HMV and Amiami, you're practically forced to use EMS if you want to see your item within the first 2 months.
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Achievements are gay.Elixir wrote:I'm so pissed. If only they made it region locked to JP-only, I could whore all the achievements for myself while hundreds of westerners miss out on a quality title.
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