Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

[roker]

I buy games to play them.

I'm probably going to buy this and use the faceplate. 50 bucks can't be beat!

People will probably think I'm an anime freak when they see the faceplate ... but whatever

[TrevHead (TVR)]

i wonder how much the face plates will be on ebay in years to come

[dmauro]

Haha yeah I have a feeling I'm not getting paid.

[t0yrobo]

Wow, can't say I'm terribly interested in the faceplate or anything. But for $50 I'll get it anyways. I wonder how much the standard edition will be, $30 maybe.

[Vectorman0]

Wow, can't say I'm terribly interested in the faceplate or anything. But for $50 I'll get it anyways. I wonder how much the standard edition will be, $30 maybe.

The way Aksys did it with BlazBlue was that once the initial LE print sold out, the regular edition was sold in its place at the same price as the LE.

[Battlesmurf]

sooo... for all us J360 owners who want the extras, is it region free (yes I know the most hated question on system11, had to ask anyway).

Glad they finally made the announcement and whoever bid $150+ on that faceplate is going to get a negative feedback I would assume.

Sellers can't leave negative feedback (unless they relatively recently changed it back). But the buyer can.

Personally- I don't want to give anybody advice (I am bad at that)- but if I liked my eBay account I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to let an auction like that run it's course. A few things could happen-

1) Buyer pays, no problem (doesn't know about Aksys, doesn't care, etc)
2) Buyer pays, reverses the charge (not as described, damaged in shipping, etc)
3) Buyer doesn't pay, goes through hassle


only one of those ways doesn't take up time or cause stress. In the case of 2- if the buyer wanted to be a hassle, he/she could leave a negative (they technically *could* in the case of 3- but it could be reversed).


So yeah, waaaay too much typing and waaay too much eBay bias (I used to love that place as a seller, too!)

[peace4myheart]

Where can I order cuz that is a damn good price and I so wanted that faceplate. I like to put that on my 360 when I play SHMUPS so that I might get an extra boost in my eye-hand coordination from the SHMUPS GODS!!! =P Just hope I can play the game on my Japanese XBOX360 though. =/

[Phellan Wolf]

Iknew it. Damn I can imagine the face of the winning bidder
I am sold. Even if I own the japanese version I am going to buy it for 50$, it is almost a gift.

[Soldato J]

Is this April Fools shit though?

[peace4myheart]

Is this April Fools shit though?

It's on the official Aksys website with the "not an April fools joke" next to the title so I think it is legit. Of course, saying it is "not an April joke" could be part of the joke. =P

http://www.aksysgames.com/2010/04/01/de ... mment-1753

[NR777]

There is an April Fool's Joke on the Aksys website, but it isn't this news. This is the joke:

http://www.aksysgames.com/2010/04/01/de ... r-edition/

[Skykid]

May I ask your opinions on which you gents think is superior - vanilla DS or the MBL variant?

Lol, that was a pointless question. I had my thread locked so I could come and post the question in here and just realised what the hell was happening.

Oh well, back the madness, I'll go and ask on another forum instead.

[Observer]

Gotta admit the guys have a sense of humor (and a bit less cruel than the japanese with their trailers of games that don't exist but look great and such). Oh, I mean for the April's Fool joke. As for the real L.E., nice! Could care less for the plate but the OST is a nice plus.

Nevermind, preorder where? Pretty please?

[Acid King]

There is an April Fool's Joke on the Aksys website, but it isn't this news. This is the joke:

http://www.aksysgames.com/2010/04/01/de ... r-edition/

"Needlessly Oversized Box shaped like a Coffin - Because we don’t want you putting your game on your shelves at home."
Classic.

[Exarion]

Gotta admit the guys have a sense of humor (and a bit less cruel than the japanese with their trailers of games that don't exist but look great and such). Oh, I mean for the April's Fool joke. As for the real L.E., nice! Could care less for the plate but the OST is a nice plus.

Nevermind, preorder where? Pretty please?

Can't wait till they add the pre-orders. I looked like crazy, credit card in hand but got disappointed =(

We've sent Amazon and Gamestop the stuff they need to add it to their system, so you should be able to pre-order from one--or both!--of them within a day or two. Sorry for the wait.

http://www.aksysgames.com/forums/topic/472

Look for preorders tomorrow.

[heavy liquid]

KanedaGS who works for Aksys posted some shots of the faceplate prototype and and said the game will be released June 29th.

[Elixir]

Wow, Aksys are the king of American localization.

[peace4myheart]

Wow, Aksys are the king of American localization.

I think that title would go to Atlus, but Aksys is slowly becoming one of my favorite publisher. Keep up the good work guys!!!

[AraraSPAMWitch]

Ha ha, I'm mad hype for this release now, I'll probably buy it, keep the faceplate, and give the game to some Halo-playing noob and hope they get some culture

But yeah Aksys is bringing the goods, between this and BB:CS they're really the only American publisher I'm excited for right now. I'm hoping this is successful, because I'd love to see upcoming Cave ports, and any other shooters released on the system, get some international exposure and Aksys seems to know how to market their shit right, none of this mobile light force-style shit

[Elixir]

I think that title would go to Atlus, but Aksys is slowly becoming one of my favorite publisher. Keep up the good work guys!!!

Maybe if Atlus didn't burn a few random songs to a disc, put said disc in a slip case, call it the "OST" and make a limited edition out of some of their games (Persona 3 for example), I would as well.

[apple arcade]

never thought that cover would make its way over here.

so buying! even though I already own the JP version. have to support these releases!

[Cuilan]

If anyone doesn't want their faceplate, I'd be happy to buy it off you at a reasonable price.

[Rob]

If anyone doesn't want their faceplate, I'd be happy to buy it off you at a reasonable price.

sup

[manaka]

Haha yeah I have a feeling I'm not getting paid.

I warned them.

[sh00g]

Buying two LEs just so I don't have to worry about scratching the faceplate.

[brokenhalo]

it was confirmed on the aksys forums that the american release will not be region free. my condolences to the euro fans.

http://www.aksysgames.com/forums/topic/436/page/2

[=SNC=]

it was confirmed on the aksys forums that the american release will not be region free. my condolences to the euro fans.

http://www.aksysgames.com/forums/topic/436/page/2

:-/.

That's a shame...
It seems that european fans will be stuck at playing raiden 1 on ps1.

[dmauro]

KanedaGS who works for Aksys posted some shots of the faceplate prototype and and said the game will be released June 29th.

http://www.aksysgames.com/wp-content/ga ... p_left.jpg

http://www.aksysgames.com/wp-content/ga ... _right.jpg

Where was this posted? Is it confirmed that this is a prototype and not part of a larger run for the LE?

Also, will this at least run on Japanese consoles?

[General Martok]

Well thanks to whoever is responsible for the lock. Now there is more time to get a JTAGed console , and never worry about regions ever .

Still waiting for the US release though to get the faceplate

[Taylor]

In other news BB:CT out in Europe, woo.