News: Espgaluda II release date

agony · Post by **agony** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:14 pm

Seems this time it's for real. Try PCB shop has announced the game for November, 26th, and Alpha Station also speaks about 'November'. Time for some location tests, now.

http://www.try-inc.co.jp/
http://www.alpha-st.co.jp/game/game.html

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whitey · Post by **whitey** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:34 pm

excellentcom.net also sent an e-mail saying November, but when I asked about the pre-order price Fannie told me Cave said it will not be released until sometime in December.

agony · Post by **agony** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:16 am

hmm I have no money for PCBs but is a PS2 port realistic?

whitey · Post by **whitey** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:33 am

agony wrote:hmm I have no money for PCBs but is a PS2 port realistic?

definatly realistic, but if it does happen it won't happen until months after the pcb release.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:26 pm

Arcadia (October and November issues) have both said it's scheduled for December. The more reliable PCB retailser (Mak & Tessin) haven't said anything, so I'm going to put my stock in the December release.... if that. Just hope they finish it that quickly.

definatly realistic, but if it does happen it won't happen until months after the pcb release.

What I would be most worried about is that the time a PS2 release would be coming out (next Fall) is the time that most eyes will be focused on next gen.

Post by **system11** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:17 am

GaijinPunch wrote: What I would be most worried about is that the time a PS2 release would be coming out (next Fall) is the time that most eyes will be focused on next gen.

I think they'll still be arguing about the blu-ray standard by then

The PS3 is a really big pile of vapourware at the moment.

hikarutilmitt · Post by **hikarutilmitt** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:28 am

Hell, I'd be happy to see a port of Ibara announced. I wanna see how it plays, actually.

subcons · Post by **subcons** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:48 am

GaijinPunch wrote:What I would be most worried about is that the time a PS2 release would be coming out (next Fall) is the time that most eyes will be focused on next gen.

Like anyone but us pays attention to shooter releases half way around the world any ways, regardless of what system they release on.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:16 am

That's to say, it may not be "important" enough to warrant a port.

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:10 am

GaijinPunch wrote: What I would be most worried about is that the time a PS2 release would be coming out (next Fall) is the time that most eyes will be focused on next gen.

IMO, there's still a chance it would do well considering (hopefully) it plays on PS3 also. Even if it's not a nextgen game, the demand for Cave titles will be there. I'd like to see SCE get the backward compatibility perfect this time.

As for Arika wanting to do Ketsui on PS3- Sure the new practice mode may have something to do with it, but I wonder if they may be planning to make a PS3 version of Ketsui an emulation.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:19 am

Even if it's not a nextgen game, the demand for Cave titles will be there.

Not enough to compete w/ launch titles. The genre, and Cave themselvse are still very nietsche, just bigger in Japan. The first ESPGaluda and DOJ all sold very few copies in the big picture. 10,000 or so, if I'm not mistaken.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:52 am

GaijinPunch wrote:The genre, and Cave themselvse are still very nietsche

I must have missed the chapters in existentialism about chaining for scores...

NTSC-J · Post by **NTSC-J** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:25 am

Thunder Force wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote:The genre, and Cave themselvse are still very nietsche
I must have missed the chapters in existentialism about chaining for scores...

I dunno, I think GPunch is right. Nailing chains in DOJ is like gazing into the abyss. That shit gazes into you.

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:50 am

If they're planning to do a PS2 (or in this case... PS3) port, this would be jawesome to the max.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:46 am

ncsx.com has Espgaluda II listed for $2400 shipped.

They say it will ship in MID NOVEMBER. Earlier than expected. Read the full details on their site:

http://www.ncsx.com/2005/ncs101005/ncs1010u.htm

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:19 pm

Very nice. I'll have to check out the market at that time, but I'm sure it'll be cheaper to buy it in yen. I still doubt it'll be out next month, but here's hoping.

FYI: I'm planning to splurge and pick it up. Perhaps we can convince Wanderer to graciously open his home for a little meet.

EDIT: Well, Mak-JP is saying it should be out at the end of November. Starting to look good. You rarely hear about games being vinished early.

The Pop, unfortunately, looks pretty lame. I'm hoping that's not what they use as the finished version. You can get a small tatse of the new Kakusei mode by looking at the bullet dispersement in the bottom righthand corner.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:29 pm

bloodflowers wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote: What I would be most worried about is that the time a PS2 release would be coming out (next Fall) is the time that most eyes will be focused on next gen.
I think they'll still be arguing about the blu-ray standard by then The PS3 is a really big pile of vapourware at the moment.

Vapourware?

It's supposed to be the most powerful of the next big 3 consoles; IBM is working on it, and it has 2 PC graphics cards that retail for $500/piece.

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:19 am

dave4shmups wrote:
bloodflowers wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote: What I would be most worried about is that the time a PS2 release would be coming out (next Fall) is the time that most eyes will be focused on next gen.
I think they'll still be arguing about the blu-ray standard by then The PS3 is a really big pile of vapourware at the moment.
Vapourware? It's supposed to be the most powerful of the next big 3 consoles; IBM is working on it, and it has 2 PC graphics cards that retail for $500/piece.

Is it out yet? No? It's vapourware. Are it's specs finalized yet? No. (despite what sony may want to tell you). When they start showing actual games running on actual hardware, then maybe we can talk.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:15 am

GaijinPunch wrote:
FYI: I'm planning to splurge and pick it up. Perhaps we can convince Wanderer to graciously open his home for a little meet.

Yes, that would be fun. Count me in.

TheRed · Post by **TheRed** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:12 am

Espgaluda II

CAVE vertical shooing game

Brand New Kit : PCB + Leaflet + Header Stand + Manuel + Original
(Poster is limited, upon order priority)

Released on 24 November 2005

Pre-order Price : USD2,248

excellentcom.net

that's GRIP!!!

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:08 am

GaijinPunch wrote: FYI: I'm planning to splurge and pick it up. Perhaps we can convince Wanderer to graciously open his home for a little meet.

My doors wide open, just let me know when you guys want to get together.

shariar07 · Post by **shariar07** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:38 am

Wanderer wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote: FYI: I'm planning to splurge and pick it up. Perhaps we can convince Wanderer to graciously open his home for a little meet.
My doors wide open, just let me know when you guys want to get together.

Whenever you get it can you post your impressions and put some pictures on this site or if you can make a small video. Thanks for all the information about Espgaulda 2 GaijinPunch.

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