Deathsmiles II X [JP X360, May 27th, 2010 | US X360 GoD, May 17th, 2011]

[EOJ]

Just watched it. It shows the Ruins stage in X Mode at Rank 3. I'm not a fan of the widescreen look, but the gameplay looks pretty similar to Arcade ver 4.0. The boss patterns are definitely harder (different colored bullets too).

I don't care too much about X Mode though. I'm just buying this for the awesome Arcade ver 4.0.

[lmagus]

Is there any place other than AmiAmi that sells this game at a reasonable price? I really wanted the Limited Ed for the first time, but it's so expensive everywhere else :/

[antares]

Will the Arcade mode also come with updated graphics or are they only for X mode?

[EOJ]

Should only be for X-Mode and Arrange mode.

[antares]

That would be a shame as I love DS1 and your ongoing praise for DS2 made me really hot for this game but the arcade graphics in the videos look so ugly

[EOJ]

I always thought it looked fine when I played it in the arcades. Better than Otomedius G, Raiden IV, or Mamoru-kun.

[Shalashaska]

I felt the same way. I always thought it looked like ass from the videos and screens I'd seen but when I actually played it I thought it looked fine.

[antares]

OK, I guess I'll see it myself soon enough. If it really looks better than Raiden IV I'll be happy

[EOJ]

New Cave blog post:

http://cave-game.cocolog-nifty.com/

Asada says DSIIX's 'master up' will be finished next week. He also says he's thankful that this game has gotten 'many more preorders than Deathsmiles did'. Seems like this will be their biggest seller to date.

He says Guwange will follow soon after. He also says they'll announce their next title soon, and their release schedule "is looking a lot like last year". Sounds like we can look for this next release around November.

[SuperPang]

He also says he's thankful that this game has gotten 'many more preorders than Deathsmiles did'. Seems like this will be their biggest seller to date.

[fuse]

Must admit I'm surprised it's selling more than the original. Anyway, if it gets to the end of the year and I have DSII, Guwange, and DFK, I will be a happy man. 

[EOJ]

The Master Ver is now complete. In addition, Asada posted some info about the Arrange mode, and gives a picture of it there:

http://cave-game.cocolog-nifty.com/

He says there's a "tension" meter (the 'heaven <-> hell' bar on the screen). It raises as you collect blue rings (needed to score), and lowers over time. It's a rank meter basically, the enemies get stronger and shoot out more bullets when the tension is high. Asada says high scores will require high tension play (big surprise!).

There is also a "magic charge" meter. It increases as you cancel bullets with your option, or destroy souls** with your shot.

There is a "defense barrier" that kicks in when you throw your option (apparently you can throw your option now!). It cancels all bullets that touch it.

**Souls are only in Arrange mode. When you destroy an enemy they release a soul that can be destroyed.

[adverse]

Arrange mode vid up!

http://cave-game.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

[EOJ]

I watched the vid. That's the weirdest, most complicated arrange mode ever. There's like 87 totally different things going on at once.

[emphatic]

That's the weirdest, most complicated arrange mode ever.

[adverse]

Youtube for people who don't want to wait forever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep6p77t6tpQ

Asada is posting a ton of videos up at the blog right now but I'm probably going to fall asleep before they're downloaded.  zz

[NR777]

Holy shit.  That made my head hurt.

[Hive]

Youtube for people who don't want to wait forever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep6p77t6tpQ

Asada is posting a ton of videos up at the blog right now but I'm probably going to fall asleep before they're downloaded.  zz

thanks for posting the YT vid, Adverse~

this was awesome to watch!!!!! 

[adverse]

Deathsmiles II X Mode

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUcDDFzXGVg

Can't wait to have this at home.

[HVL]

Awesome videos! Really pumped up for the game.

[dmauro]

Deathsmiles II X Mode

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUcDDFzXGVg

Can't wait to have this at home.

"MMEEEEEEE!!!!!!(rrrrry Christmas)"

That video actually whets my appetite for the game quite a bit. The lack of boss milking definitely helps. I'm still pretty put off by the super bland backgrounds though.

Why is she always being chased by sperm bullets? Do those tie into the story somehow? Santa is trying to impregnate the lolis?

I hope X mode has a 4:3 mode too.

[Hive]

Deathsmiles II X Mode

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUcDDFzXGVg

Can't wait to have this at home.

thanks!

I especially liked when the book shelves were shooting out magazines 

[brentsg]

I can't wait to play this!

I guess there won't be much of a reason to own the "PCB" but I wonder if any boards with final code with start to surface with decent prices.

Or do they go back to Cave with that weird vendor arrangement they had on DS2?

[Monouchi]

Im prolly the only one that feels all "Meh" about DS2...
Im just gonna sit in my corner with Ketsui until DFK port arrives...   

[cstarflare]

Im prolly the only one that feels all "Meh" about DS2...

Not at all, but I'm also well aware how I was Meh on a lot of games that I love before I got to play them. I'll grab it and if I don't like it, I'll just go back to playing the five other cave games I've got for the 360.

[EOJ]

The DSIIX vid looks neat, but still not as appealing to me as good ole' ver 4.0 Arcade. The second Arrange vid they put up (the one with Windia) makes me more excited for that mode - the boss milking looks fun. I'm going to guess Yagawa made this one.

And you silly people thinking of not buying this - don't be silly! Unless you hated Deathsmiles, you're going to love this game. It's one of my Cave faves.

[Monouchi]

Well, even if I dont like it I will still buy it. (Allready pre-ordered at PA.)
Im gonna buy every port CAVE puts out, have to show my support.  

And my wife really liked DS so she can be the one playing DSII.

[emphatic]

The only thing that's not appealing to me regarding this game is the monitor orientation. I never play DeathSmiles now because of that. I just play TATE games. I guess I'll have to hook my 360 up to my LCD monitor when this comes out.

[adverse]

Some details on the port in the latest Famitsu Xbox 360:

■Deathsmiles II X Mode
・The lock-shot now requires you to have "lock shot gauge"
・Added to the game system are "power up reaction bullets" which spawn while you destroy enemies in power-up mode.  These are the blue bullets in the video posted earlier.

■Arrange mode
・In this mode, you throw your familiar like a disc into bullets.
・There is a "tension gauge" which causes enemy attacks to change, and a "magic power gauge" which gives you extra bombs.  Tension gauge is the "heaven" or "hell" gauge, and it raises when you pick up blue rings.  The magic power gauge raises when you destroy enemies with your thrown familiar or destroy souls with your shot.  At max, you get an extra bomb.
・You will automatically enter "heat up" when your item counter reaches 1000 which causes lots of items to appear when killing enemies.
・Skulls spawn when killing enemies with the lock shot.  They can be destroyed with regular shot.

[MrTie]

So whats up with the release, is it really May 27th, neither play-asia nor NCSX has a pre-order page up that I can find yet. Seem weird considering the launch date is mere weeks away.