Death Smiles: Countdown to North America Invasion

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:32 pm

it looks cool.

Shame I'll probably only play this game like... hmm... about 15 years from now, when Mame will add it to its list of playable games, and my PC will have a 32-cores processor running at 25 ghz.

Post by **undamned** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:35 pm

nem wrote:Ugh, there goes my hopes of it bombing and me snagging the PCB cheap

Yeah, I was really hoping for a crappy game too

-ud

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:41 pm

So there ARE some bullets in this game after all. And more than I expected, too.

kemical · Post by **kemical** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:43 pm

looks great, the huge bipedal orc looking guys are bad ass!

Koma · Post by **Koma** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:51 pm

Looks terrific!!

Can't wait to see more quality vidéo to enjoy the game environment!!

hermosaguy · Post by **hermosaguy** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:06 pm

Wow...the game looks AMAZING in action! I can't wait to play this!

!!!

nem · Post by **nem** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:09 pm

undamned wrote:
nem wrote:Ugh, there goes my hopes of it bombing and me snagging the PCB cheap
Yeah, I was really hoping for a crappy game too
-ud

Heh, well, yeah. I like games that go against the grain and cause mixed opinions (Ibara) -> cheap boards for poor people like me.

How universally liked was Progear again? Did it do well at the 'cades?

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:23 pm

I'm just happy the game is forced scrolling. It really is a true shmup!

The 3 stages I've seen already lead me to believe this will be another "must buy". I love the multiplier thing in the bottom left corner.

Post by **undamned** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:32 pm

P_HAT wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsgRMH3ill0

Wow, talk about going back to your roots! Ibara what? It's about time!

BulletMagnet wrote:...and I don't think it'd kill the designers to give you a second's heads up before you get a popcorn enemy up the tailpipe, and the game becomes yet another headache-inducing memorizer...seriously, why do side-scrollers seemingly feel a need to do this?

Check out the vid above, Stage 3. Looks like Cave foresaw this problem to some degree because in one section there is indeed a warning of enemies approaching from behind (and in front, when facing backward).
-ud

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:37 pm

Anyone else getting a Gundemonium/Gundeadligne vibe from the boss bullet patterns?

Zeether · Post by **Zeether** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:53 pm

This is shaping up to be a good game, shame we may not get a port though the discussions about Ketsui being ported make me wonder...

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:11 pm

undamned wrote:Check out the vid above, Stage 3. Looks like Cave foresaw this problem to some degree because in one section there is indeed a warning of enemies approaching from behind (and in front, when facing backward).

I did see the "enemy" arrows in a handful of spots, but there are far more instances where enemies barge in from an odd angle and no warning at all is given - unless Cave goes the "ghost" route and only lets shots (not enemies) damage you (unlikely), this could be an issue, or at least it would be for me.

I mean, come on - if they knew it'd be a pain in the kiester enough to put it in a handful of spots, why not put them anyplace where said problem arises? Seriously, how hard is this?

Post by **undamned** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:19 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:I mean, come on - if they knew it'd be a pain in the kiester enough to put it in a handful of spots, why not put them anyplace where said problem arises?

Probably because it would happen so often you would get tired of "that stupid warning thing."
-ud

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:35 pm

undamned wrote:Probably because it would happen so often you would get tired of "that stupid warning thing."
-ud

Maybe I'm just weird, but I get tired of cheap memorizer deaths a lot more quickly.

EDIT - Also, not sure if this 2P vid was posted yet. It appears you might have the choice of the order in which to play the stages...wonder how this affects how difficult each one is.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:53 pm

That level 3 (tree) boss looks so cool.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:59 pm

Shame he didn't act like the Kirby boss though

Post by **undamned** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:05 pm

Here's a huge photo collage:
http://pictoria.jp/0o0_070913_AMS45_DeathSmiles.jpg

And if ya'all were curious about what the B/W art that gets flipped through at the end of each level (ala ESP Ra.De., DDP DOJ) says, here are the quotes:

"Spirits of the dead"
"At the edge of our world"
"Voices from beyond the grave"
"The phantom prisoner"

-EDIT-

Added last quote (from train stage video).
-ud

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:09 pm

BulletMagnet wrote: Maybe I'm just weird, but I get tired of cheap memorizer deaths a lot more quickly.

seriously dude, there arent any more "memorizer" elements to what weve seen so far than any other cave title, you dont stay pressed against the top of the screen in espgaluda do you?
youre just projecting your personal dislike for horis into somekind of criticism.

anyways.. what hardware will this be on? looks like the cave booth is set up with segas naomi cabs and even tho i doubt its on Naomi those cabs can display 31khz only if theyre stock.

that boss in 2player vid looks sick!

Post by **Dave_K.** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:28 pm

sven666 wrote: anyways.. what hardware will this be on? looks like the cave booth is set up with segas naomi cabs and even tho i doubt its on Naomi those cabs can display 31khz only if theyre stock.

It clearly looks SH3 from the explosion and particle effects (same as Futari and EspII). Its also 15khz as shown in this closeup picture of it running on the sega cab http://www.kobayan.jp/event/2007_am/ima ... 07-06l.jpg.

themachinist · Post by **themachinist** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:31 pm

I am digging the cosplay.

Post by **undamned** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:02 pm

themachinist wrote:I am digging the cosplay.

I am digging your grave.
-ud

themachinist · Post by **themachinist** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:29 pm

undamned wrote:
themachinist wrote:I am digging the cosplay.
I am digging your grave.
-ud

y the h8

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:40 pm

undamned wrote:
themachinist wrote:I am digging the cosplay.
I am digging your grave.
-ud

ooh sharp man, wanna borrow my sixes for a while?

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:49 pm

I am digging your grave.

Hey, just because you don't like Thriller doesn't mean you can shit all over our parade!
I'm most excited about the soundtrack. Damn all of that noise!!

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:11 pm

This looks awesome, background graphics stick boss

rtw

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:14 pm

themachinist wrote:
undamned wrote:
themachinist wrote:I am digging the cosplay.
I am digging your grave.
-ud
y the h8

That was pretty good.

Gwyrgyn Blood · Post by **Gwyrgyn Blood** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:30 pm

So what's with the Rank Select? Is that basically a way of choosing each stage's difficulty?

thewestexit · Post by **thewestexit** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:25 am

Hey, there seems to be obstacles in this one, pretty unusual for a cave game...

RyanDG · Post by **RyanDG** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:40 am

I had to double check to make sure it wasn't posted yet, but this is a pretty detailed video for a hand camera -
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/14711

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:55 am

sven666 wrote:seriously dude, there arent any more "memorizer" elements to what weve seen so far than any other cave title, you dont stay pressed against the top of the screen in espgaluda do you?
youre just projecting your personal dislike for horis into somekind of criticism.

Sorry, but this has nothing to do with any particular preference of mine (aside from my preference for avoidable deaths) - my problem isn't that the title's horizontal, just that it (usually) doesn't warn you of attacks coming from a weak/unexpected side, a personal pet peeve of mine. Few Cave titles that I can call to mind ever pulled that sort of thing on you (offhand I might name DonPachi and Progear, if the "Cave-zing" titles don't count), and seeing this sort of thing making a comeback doesn't exactly get my blood pumping (at least, not in a good way).

If others don't mind it then I've no right to question anyone's preferences, but I can't help but feel at least slightly miffed that Cave didn't see fit to do much of anything to bypass this potential issue, especially when it's done so seemingly effortlessly in the past.