Mushihimesama HD (360) 24th May 2012

[Bee Cool]

AmiAmi was selling the LE for 96ish U.S. dollars, that's already over 30 off of what play-asia was selling it for.

[Cell247]

AmiAmi was selling the LE for 96ish U.S. dollars, that's already over 30 off of what play-asia was selling it for.

^ This. I got mine from them and arrived today. Very nice.

[DrTrouserPlank]

My LE also showed up today and wasn't served with the expected £22 customs charge which was a nice surprise.

[05pro]

Who the hell at Cave decided that letting credit feeders onto the leaderboards was a sane thing? If it just uploaded the score of the 1st credit played it would be OK but now anyone can credit feed through the game, get a decent end game bonus, and place higher than a legitimate player.

I'm top ten on 1.5 non-max Ultra and there's at least 2 people higher up in the top ten who have been credit feeding. Whilst this isn't exactly the most played mode it's still a pain to know cheats (albeit it not necessarily intentional ones) are ranked higher than I am.

Also, assuming you have the skills to 1 life clear the entire game, would you earn a better score by suiciding on the first 3 enemies, then playing a 2nd credit where you collect the Max Power Up item. I'm sure this would let you ramp up the multiplier much higher on the 1st couple of stages than if you played properly.

It just seems like a stupid oversight that could be easily remedied - almost as stupid as making 1.5 mode a DLC.

EDIT - also, not having your existing high score on screen during score attack runs is a pain. It always defaults to the PCBs high score everytime you exit out of the game.

[njiska]

EDIT - also, not having your existing high score on screen during score attack runs is a pain. It always defaults to the PCBs high score everytime you exit out of the game.

Really? I haven't been paying attention to my score yet, but that's fuckin' dumb.

[Illyrian]

Hey, anyway it seems my xbox doesn't want to recognise my 1.5 dlc card code >.<

Earlier on someone mentioned updating from the disc, does anyone know how to do that?

The main reason I bought this game was to play 1.5, this is more than slightly frustrating

[njiska]

Hey, anyway it seems my xbox doesn't want to recognise my 1.5 dlc card code >.<

Earlier on someone mentioned updating from the disc, does anyone know how to do that?

The main reason I bought this game was to play 1.5, this is more than slightly frustrating

You are logged into the JP Marketplace right? That's the only way you're going to get 1.5. You could try redeeming it through the Website, but otherwise no dice. The on-disc update is just the dash update.

[Illyrian]

That fixed it, thanks so much man!

[finisherr]

Think I'm giving up on my God Mode 1cc. Haven't played the game in a few weeks. Just tired of looking at those same levels.

[Vyxx]

I was hoping to see a lot of people playing and updating the Mushi leaderboards with new scores but it seems everyone (understandably so) is just playing 1.5.

Maybe I will order a copy since I'm not going to be purchasing the PCB in this lifetime most likely.

[professor ganson]

If ver. 1.5 had been on the disc, I would have bought this. Foolish move.

[Vyxx]

If ver. 1.5 had been on the disc, I would have bought this. Foolish move.

Same on my part

I've got a Mushi PCB and sold my Xbox 360 a long time ago, didn't want to own another 360 but... still going to be way cheaper than the damn 1.5 PCB.

[professor ganson]

Everyone tells me the original Mushi is so much nicer when you've got the PCB. I do wonder how much my luke-warm attitude towards the game is due to the so-so PS2 port. After all, I really love Futari, especially its color palette.

I heard the colors on ver. 1.5 have been improved. Is it more cheerful/playful like Futari?

[Strider77]

PS2 game was flat out ugly while the PCB was remarkably better looking. The 360 port does the PCB justice, looks quite nice in HD.

I own both the PCB and the port. I USE to own the PS2 port but ditched it asap when I got the PCB.

[Kiken]

If ver. 1.5 had been on the disc, I would have bought this. Foolish move.

It is on the disc. The DLC is merely an unlock code (the file size is only 1.87 MB).

[professor ganson]

If ver. 1.5 had been on the disc, I would have bought this. Foolish move.

It is on the disc. The DLC is merely an unlock code (the file size is only 1.87 MB).

Sounds like a distinction without a difference (for me). I don't care about hard drive space. I just can't be bothered with doing the Japanese account thing.

[nZero]

If ver. 1.5 had been on the disc, I would have bought this. Foolish move.

It is on the disc. The DLC is merely an unlock code (the file size is only 1.87 MB).

That's unnecessarily large for just an unlock code. I'll bet all of the extra assets for 1.5 are already on the disc, at least.

[Illyrian]

If ver. 1.5 had been on the disc, I would have bought this. Foolish move.

It is on the disc. The DLC is merely an unlock code (the file size is only 1.87 MB).

Sounds like a distinction without a difference (for me). I don't care about hard drive space. I just can't be bothered with doing the Japanese account thing.

It seriously takes like...10 minutes to make the account.

Just google "japanese xbox live account" and follow the instructions.

[BulletMagnet]

Forgive me if someone's already mentioned it, but according to this link Mushi HD sold a little over 5,000 copies in its first week, just enough (for whatever it's worth) to sneak into the Top 20.

[Jeneki]

Hmm, outsold by a game named "My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute Portable Can’t Possibly Continue". Gotta love Japan.

[Bee Cool]

How does that compare to their past ports during their first week after release?

[professor ganson]

Hmm, outsold by a game named "My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute Portable Can’t Possibly Continue". Gotta love Japan.

Yeah, the PSP rules the charts. That's a cringe-worthy title, by the way. I've read just a bit about the game, and you can be sure that one won't be acceptable to the US market.

[xbl0x180]

Hmm, outsold by a game named "My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute Portable Can’t Possibly Continue". Gotta love Japan.

Yeah, the PSP rules the charts. That's a cringe-worthy title, by the way. I've read just a bit about the game, and you can be sure that one won't be acceptable to the US market.

I NEED THIS GAME

[evil_ash_xero]

Everyone tells me the original Mushi is so much nicer when you've got the PCB. I do wonder how much my luke-warm attitude towards the game is due to the so-so PS2 port. After all, I really love Futari, especially its color palette.

I heard the colors on ver. 1.5 have been improved. Is it more cheerful/playful like Futari?

I had only played the PS2 version, and it looked pretty ugly to me. I haven't played the PCB, but this version is VERY pretty. Definitely more comparable to Futari. Actually, some of it looks nicer in ways.

[hwl]

Someone call RSG pls. Need PAL port!

[shmuppyLove]

Hmm, outsold by a game named "My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute Portable Can’t Possibly Continue". Gotta love Japan.

FAN TRANSLATION NAO PLOX

[Bee Cool]

Someone call RSG pls. Need PAL port!

Shouldn't this and all other port begging be posted in "the region free crap" thread?

[Kiken]

If ver. 1.5 had been on the disc, I would have bought this. Foolish move.

It is on the disc. The DLC is merely an unlock code (the file size is only 1.87 MB).

That's unnecessarily large for just an unlock code. I'll bet all of the extra assets for 1.5 are already on the disc, at least.

Yeah, it's larger than your average flag-checker file. They probably did something odd, like making the DLC an executable, so it's more like downloading a patch.

[Cuilan]

Forgive me if someone's already mentioned it, but according to this link Mushi HD sold a little over 5,000 copies in its first week, just enough (for whatever it's worth) to sneak into the Top 20.

That seems pretty bad. I'm honestly rather shocked that its sales are that low. I would have expected 2~3 times that amount. Maybe the existence of the PS2 port limited the sales potential, or maybe Mushihime-sama isn't as powerful a franchise as I thought it was...Or maybe Cave has "Guitar Hero'd" the shoot'em up market...

How does that compare to their past ports during their first week after release?

http://garaph.info/gamesearch.php?publisher=Cave&opt=0

Click on the Game ID#'s to see the first week sales.

[yyr]

http://garaph.info/gamesearch.php?publisher=Cave&opt=0

Any idea if those figures include copies that we've imported?