Upcoming Cave arcade title (Akai Katana)

[Ramza]

http://www.versuscity.net/2010/07/20/ak ... ease-date/

Will be released on 08.19, 198000 Yen. Board runs 15khz Jamma, so I guess it's SH3 Hardware.

[emphatic]

I guess it's SH3 Hardware.

Gggghhhhhhhhh. HOLY SHIT.

Edit: Actual gameplay:

[z0mbie90]

Nice. Hope we will see some videos soon

[Jockel]

Progear 2 confirmed

[Kiken]

Looks like 1 part Progear, 1 part Sengoku Blaede.

Also, do I detect a hint of toothpaste laser in those screenshots?

[THE]

Also, do I detect a hint of toothpaste laser in those screenshots?

Rather looks like sidekicks à la DS. They seem to move around your plane.
I wonder why it needs 4 buttons...

15khz FTW! Had hoped for a cheap 1000 USD PGM2 release though...

[Jockel]

15khz FTW! Had hoped for a cheap 1000 USD PGM2 release though...

BÄM, 1700€ rape

[Elixir]

Progear 2 confirmed

Actually, the text says that it's a spiritual successor to Daifukkatsu.

[StarCreator]

Gggghhhhhhhhh. HOLY SHIT.

Wow, that's pretty hot.

...and the girl isn't half bad either!

[Skykid]

Progear 2 confirmed

I came.

[evil_ash_xero]

More serious tone(finally).
2D(it looks it) graphics.
Been working on it for a year, so hopefully that means something good.
Also, i'm quite pleased it's a hori. I was hoping for a solid follow up to the first DS. As much as I love Cave's verts, I have played so many of them at this point, that I would really like something more like DS or something. Something different.

Bring it on!

[Phellan Wolf]

Yes! Cave knows what their fans really want. Now show us some gameplay. Now I am just starting to think in a home version

[NR777]

It looks like they're going back to nastier bullet patterns, too, if those screenshots have anything to say about it. I am most pleased.

[Skykid]

Couldn't have asked for more with this. Clearly a Progear successor with it's 3 x Pilot/gunner combos and those screens are confirmation. That's exactly what I wanted - and there's less loli in this than there is in the original Progear.

And it's on SH3 too. Good thing Cave listen to feedback.

Those backgrounds seriously look like Futari stage 2 switched to hori though.

[emphatic]

It looks like it will be 4:3, let's hope they keep that screen format when they release any future port of this. No more DeathSmiles 2x fiascoes please...

[Chi_Ryu]

I wonder why it needs 4 buttons....

SPECULATION:
Aside from the usual...
Normal shot (prob with usual laser when held, bullet when not?)
Bomb
Auto shot

...the blurb from G-Front a while back mentioned that "each ship changes its attacks when you change 'mode'" - perhaps the 4th button does this?

[TLB]

Alright, guys! We finally got some screenshots of some gaplemasys!~~!!

I like the blue bullits and the big plane reminds me of progiers and ibara at the same time

it only looks like ibara when i use my imagination and imagine that it's from 1890 and has a bunch of cool lines on it

[Sasupoika]

Fuck yeah Cave.
That actually looks satisfactory.

I will never get to play it ;_;

[Dragoforce]

Wow, shmup stamps.

[Gwyrgyn Blood]

15khz FTW! Had hoped for a cheap 1000 USD PGM2 release though...

PGM2 is 15khz, and I don't see anything that says what system it's on anywhere. A PGM2 release wouldn't be unlikely really, but we'll have to wait and see.

[THE]

15khz FTW! Had hoped for a cheap 1000 USD PGM2 release though...

PGM2 is 15khz, and I don't see anything that says what system it's on anywhere. A PGM2 release wouldn't be unlikely really, but we'll have to wait and see.

Those screens show transparency FX, the PGM2 can't do that AFAIK. Beside that, the PGM2 is most likely less powerful than the SH3 anyway...

My dibs are on CV2000 / SH4

[Gwyrgyn Blood]

Those screens show transparency FX, the PGM2 can't do that AFAIK. Beside that, the PGM2 is most likely less powerful than the SH3 anyway...

My dibs are on CV2000 / SH4

That's a fair point about the transparencies actually. I'd bet it's probably just SH3 again then, but I guess we'll find out for sure soon enough.

[UnscathedFlyingObject]

OMFG YES SCHOOLGURLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Strider77]

It looks like it will be 4:3, let's hope they keep that screen format when they release any future port of this. No more DeathSmiles 2x fiascoes please...

it wasn't the aspect ratio that fucked that game up...

[antron]

OMFG YES SCHOOLGURLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

from the teaser I got the impression that the parents were the heroes.

[Strider77]

I hope they are school girls and they throw their panties as bombs. And also bullet cancel by shooting/killing old men (along with vending machine) enemies.

[JOW]

Those backgrounds seriously look like Futari stage 2 switched to hori though.

...true. But I hope they've had the foresight to sample them in hi-res

[fogelmir]

yay! Another Cave shmup that I have to wait years for...............................




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[SFKhoa]

yay! Another Cave shmup that I have to wait years for...............................




Port Port Port Port Port Port Port Port Port Port Port Port Port.......

This just in, iPhone port announced and we gotta badger them on Twitter to get a console port.

[GaijinPunch]

It looks like it will be 4:3,

The flyer says 15khz. Lookin' 4:3 to me (or stretched). :/