Austin Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I started playing DS last night and finished it at least four times. God damn those last two bosses are a PITA!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I was at Gamestop today because my oldest son was buying a 3DS, and saw they had Deathsmiles in stock for $20. So I picked it up, and at the counter I asked if they had a sealed copy (I don't buy games there that have been opened). The guy pulls out the Limited Edition box and says, "I have one of these. Want this instead?". Sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 In my experience with Raiden Fighters Aces and Deathsmiles, Gamestop never has a sealed copy of the 360 schumps because they only ever get in one at a time and they immediately take it out of the case and use the case as a display. The fact that the limited edition was limited edition is probably the only thing that saved you. This game is tons o fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 The fact that the limited edition was limited edition is probably the only thing that saved you. No, Gamestop has no problem with gutting limited and collectors editions. I see too many gutted limited editions at my local stores to believe otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 That's odd. I guess it depends on location. I didn't have a problem getting a sealed Raiden Fighters Aces at my local GameStop. Anyway, Deathsmiles is indeed a great game. I've been putting too much time into it which is very rare for me and shmups (the last one I can remember being addicted to was Xevious for the 7800). And what do I have to show for it? A sink full of dishes, hampers full of laundry, and an impressive display of bullet-hell fireworks every time I close my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 That's odd. I guess it depends on location. I didn't have a problem getting a sealed Raiden Fighters Aces at my local GameStop. Anyway, Deathsmiles is indeed a great game. I've been putting too much time into it which is very rare for me and shmups (the last one I can remember being addicted to was Xevious for the 7800). And what do I have to show for it? A sink full of dishes, hampers full of laundry, and an impressive display of bullet-hell fireworks every time I close my eyes. Yeah, I'm sure some places are better than others. And there are exceptions all the time. For instance I managed to get a sealed copy of Trails in the Sky on the PSP yesterday at Gamestop - but only because they had a second copy behind the desk. The other one of course was gutted which would have resulted in them losing a sale if they didn't have the sealed copy. But them's the breaks. When a chain goes for the franchise approach, they get name brand recognition regardless of if it's deserved. Both the good AND the bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 ...and an impressive display of bullet-hell fireworks every time I close my eyes. Yeah, this was me last week. It was the first time I gave it an honest go (I've had it since October last year) and played it nightly for a few hours at a time. I looked up tactics and how the scoring system works over at shmups.com and really got into it. Once I started seeing bullets with my eyes closed though, I knew I had to give it a break for a few days, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Humbug Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Thanks for bringing this up. I already fell in love with the soundtrack. Orde rplaced on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) ...and an impressive display of bullet-hell fireworks every time I close my eyes. Yeah, this was me last week. It was the first time I gave it an honest go (I've had it since October last year) and played it nightly for a few hours at a time. I looked up tactics and how the scoring system works over at shmups.com and really got into it. Once I started seeing bullets with my eyes closed though, I knew I had to give it a break for a few days, haha. I still need to do that, I got up to 40 mil and through 4 stages on level 3, before dying at the 5th stage I picked, the first one, on level 3. I'm finally finishing up reloading my PC, when that is done I'll see if I can capture the replay onto a capture card for youtube. Edited April 5, 2011 by keilbaca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 So have any of you beat the game without using continues yet? I did it in only 3 this weekend, all of which I used on the last stage so I am getting closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 So have any of you beat the game without using continues yet? I did it in only 3 this weekend, all of which I used on the last stage so I am getting closer I know I would be very close if I played everything on Level 1. But... I'm a score whore, so I play everything on Level 3. I already posted my above post on how far I got. I just got my main computer loaded up, just need to redefine a couple things and then I am set to capture my replay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 So have any of you beat the game without using continues yet? I did it in only 3 this weekend, all of which I used on the last stage so I am getting closer Not even close for me! Maybe some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 So have any of you beat the game without using continues yet? I did it in only 3 this weekend, all of which I used on the last stage so I am getting closer If I start off on Rank 1, I can get to the final boss without continuing. It's all downhill from there, though! If I do all of the levels on Rank 3, I can get to the final stage. I've only done that once, though (I just started playing only on Rank 3 this past weekend, and by the fifth stage or so when the suicide bullets start coming out, it's extremely difficult). I may have to start playing on Rank 2, or focus on 1CCing on Rank 1. I still need to do that, I got up to 40 mil and through 4 stages on level 3, before dying at the 5th stage I picked, the first one, on level 3.I'm finally finishing up reloading my PC, when that is done I'll see if I can capture the replay onto a capture card for youtube. If you want to have some score battles on YouTube, let me know and I can do captured runs as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 (edited) So have any of you beat the game without using continues yet? I did it in only 3 this weekend, all of which I used on the last stage so I am getting closer If I start off on Rank 1, I can get to the final boss without continuing. It's all downhill from there, though! If I do all of the levels on Rank 3, I can get to the final stage. I've only done that once, though (I just started playing only on Rank 3 this past weekend, and by the fifth stage or so when the suicide bullets start coming out, it's extremely difficult). I may have to start playing on Rank 2, or focus on 1CCing on Rank 1. I still need to do that, I got up to 40 mil and through 4 stages on level 3, before dying at the 5th stage I picked, the first one, on level 3.I'm finally finishing up reloading my PC, when that is done I'll see if I can capture the replay onto a capture card for youtube. If you want to have some score battles on YouTube, let me know and I can do captured runs as well. Sounds great to me, I've been wanting a challenge and I know of no one who enjoys playing the game score based... well I know of one but he's too poor and can only play Touhou. I'm fixing a laptop tonight, and reloading it with Windows. When the reload is coming up, I'll upload my video. I was going to this morning but for some reason I forgot to install half my capture software onto my laptop. I'm doing this as we speak. EDIT: I Just remembered, I actually got the score on my girlfriend's xbox, on her account. I hope that I can watch the replay even though I am signed in as me... Edited April 6, 2011 by keilbaca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 It may be a couple of days before I get mine up, but I can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Yep, I have to log into her xbox account to access the replay. So it won't be till the weekend... unless I can beat the score before then. Judging by how I just played though... I think I should be sleeping instead of playing XD Edited April 7, 2011 by keilbaca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 It may be a couple of days before I get mine up, but I can do it. You know taken out of context.....errrrr never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 It may be a couple of days before I get mine up, but I can do it. You know taken out of context.....errrrr never mind. Hahahahaha.. I didn't notice that until you said something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Yep, I have to log into her xbox account to access the replay. So it won't be till the weekend... unless I can beat the score before then. Judging by how I just played though... I think I should be sleeping instead of playing XD I went ahead and recorded a few takes the other night. My best was around the 70mil mark. I should have it up in the next day or two. Oh yeah, on a quick side note... Suicide bullets can suck a ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Yep, I have to log into her xbox account to access the replay. So it won't be till the weekend... unless I can beat the score before then. Judging by how I just played though... I think I should be sleeping instead of playing XD I went ahead and recorded a few takes the other night. My best was around the 70mil mark. I should have it up in the next day or two. Oh yeah, on a quick side note... Suicide bullets can suck a ****. Niiiice! I found a new path to take, but I was never good enough to do it. Hopefully I will be this weekend... and get close or surpass your 70 mil score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Alright, I have to give this score contest a try. I honestly have no idea what my best is since I have just been trying to beat it without continues (still stuck at 3 ) I am going to try some high scoring this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98PaceCar Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Which version are you guys playing, American or Japanese? I doubt I can keep up with you but it would give me something to shoot for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Which version are you guys playing, American or Japanese? I doubt I can keep up with you but it would give me something to shoot for. US version. We're playing the arcade or 360 version, but not the black label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Yeah, I play the arcade version out of habit, but either the Arcade or 360 modes are good. Default options-screen difficulty, and whatever rank path you want to take. @Keilbaca--I think my best run actually mixed different ranks together just for the sake of survival.. I will have to double check that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98PaceCar Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Wow, I'm really bad at this! I made a fair amount into the game before continuing, but only managed a bit over 4 million points. What's the trick to getting big scores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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