Mushihimesama HD (360) 24th May 2012

[J_Taishu]

I actually tried maniac mode last night, and was surprised that it wasn't really any more difficult than original. The fast moving bullets in original are just about as nasty the huge bullet spreads of maniac.

[HamidoOs]

I absolutely LOVE futari, but haven't played the first mushihimesama.
How does this one compare to futari?

[moozooh]

You'll most likely enjoy it, but not as much as Futari. At least that was the case for me, and I'd played the original Mushi way before its sequel.

[mjclark]

Hey you Mushimesama adepts! I've posted an RQ in the Strategy section about this but who amongst you has the hang of this counter banking thang and what button config do you use to achieve it?
It's very pretty and lots of fun and Original mode is so simplistic in its mechanic but what about Maniac/Ultra? Someone suggested not even bothering to counter bank cos it's so irritating and just play for survival but that seems like a cop out.
It seems that this is so much less popular than Futari because what makes Mushihimesama so frustrating (and in contrast to Futari) is that there's no onscreen analogue display to show you what's going on with the mechanics- all you get is strings of rapidly changing numbers so it's hard to tell if you've counterbanked successfuly and hard to learn when's the best time to do so. There's no gauges to max out or gem colour changes to achieve just numbers numbers numbers making Mushihimesama a lot less compelling than most recent CAVE titles.
But it just looks so good though...

[burgerkingdiamond]

I don't know man, the scoring in Mushi with all the autofire rates and shit just seems so cryptic and hard to get. I know I'll have fun trying to clear Original, but Maniac and Ultra will probably not get much play.

[BulletMagnet]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong on this, but if memory serves these are the basics: for starters, notice that in addition to the "main counter" that gets higher as you chain enemies, smaller "mini-counters" will also appear for your lasers as you keep them trained onto targets. When fighting certain enemies (mostly midbosses IIRC), once you build up the mini-counters a ways, let off the fire button for a moment so that the chain is temporarily broken and the numbers start to decrease, then quickly press the button again. If you time it right, the values of each of the "mini-counters" will be added to the "main" counter, giving an instant boost to the multiplier - keep doing this repeatedly (tap, let go, tap, let go, etc.) and you can bring it up considerably. Autofire hacks can handle the timing for you, making the process much easier, and were included as optional button configs on the PS2 port (and apparently will be on the 360 as well).

Something like that, anyway...again, feel free to correct me if I screwed up.

[iconoclast]

Cave just uploaded the first promotional video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS7PLhq7 ... AAAAAAADAA

[mjclark]

Something like that, anyway...again, feel free to correct me if I screwed up.

Thanks,that's useful cos it suggests that I can just break shot altogether to counter bank rather than having to switch to the rapid auto shot and back again- simply tapping on/off will be a lot more natural- though of course then the parent counter will fall too so it may not optimise score like switching shots would. Guess I'll have to suck it and see
Still like to hear from someone who's successfully working the counter bank mechanic though- Icarus describes it thoroughly in the ST but no one else seems to comprehend it fully and my RQ about it is as empty as my facebook page lol

[matrigs]

Cave just uploaded the first promotional video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS7PLhq7 ... AAAAAAADAA

look lovely. i'm still not the biggest fan of those hi-res assets but they look badass in movement.

[BPzeBanshee]

Probably looks better in motion.

See? I was right!

[TrevHead (TVR)]

O_O

Oh the HD graphics!!! (puts pillow on lap)

[finisherr]

is this release region free? sorry of this is redundant...

[evil_ash_xero]

^
No, it's not region free.

oh, that does look nice. Glad I pre-ordered...well, not like it's too late to do that now or anything...but still..

[finisherr]

Perhaps there is still reason to own a J360 huh?

[Estebang]

Perhaps there is still reason to own a J360 huh?

Cave's Twitter hinted at a Western GoD release a while ago, but I wouldn't get your hopes up.

[evil_ash_xero]

I still think Ketsui is enough reason to own one. However, if you're cool with the M.A.M.E. version, then there isn't a whole lot left on it.

[Gus]

There is if you like having access to decent replays and leaderboards.

[Elixir]

Trailer is pretty much what I had expected. Surprised that they didn't actually show any Matsuri 1.5 footage though.

I'm hoping Asada implements a "quick restart" option, something both Asada and M2 have neglected to add in their Cave ports. Speaking of M2, this is clearly not their work, wonder what they're up to.

[dan76]

Can't all this stuff go in the preorder thread?

Mod, anyone???

[SolderFace]

can someone please explain what exactly we are buying? I own futari 1.5 region free but I'm thinking of going J just for ketsui and this new mushihimesama HD. I just want to know if its the original mushihimesama but with fixed score button spamming. that video says 1.5 but what is it exactly? I never played mushihimesama so I'm not sure if thats what I see in the video.

[DrTrouserPlank]

can someone please explain what exactly we are buying? I own futari 1.5 region free but I'm thinking of going J just for ketsui and this new mushihimesama HD. I just want to know if its the original mushihimesama but with fixed score button spamming. that video says 1.5 but what is it exactly? I never played mushihimesama so I'm not sure if thats what I see in the video.

It's Mushihimesama (the original game) plus Mushihimesama 1.5 (which is a reworked version) along with the usual arrange modes and whatever else they stick on the disc.

Mushihimesama 1.5 is only being supplied as a DLC code for all first print runs of either the regular or limited edition.

[SolderFace]

so I should definitely pre-oreder to rule out any chance of missing DLC later.

[Never_Scurred]

Only purchasing this in hopes that we finally get an Ibara redo for the 360.

[nZero]

Can't all this stuff go in the preorder thread?

Yes, yes it can.

[emphatic]

Too soon for a bump? Just super stoked for this!

[trap15]

Oh man, so am I. I'm playing the hell out of my PS2 version to get ready for it.

[njiska]

Oh man, so am I. I'm playing the hell out of my PS2 version to get ready for it.

I wish I could do that. Have the Game, just not the JP PS2. Fortunately won't be a problem in a few weeks.

Super excited.

[blackoak]

Did anyone have their pre-order cancelled by play-asia? They didn't tell me why... happened to me a few weeks ago and I've been lazy about reordering it from somewhere else, but I assume its too late to get the preorder Matsuri DLC now. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh

[CStarFlare]

Did they send you an email or did you just notice it? I haven't heard anything about mine, but that makes me a little nervous.

[blackoak]

They sent me an email. No explanation was given and there wasn't a clear way to respond, and I was lazy about following up independently. I'm guessing they somehow overestimated their stock for preorders and "sold out" beforehand or something.