View Full Version : ESPGALUDA II: Black Label
bucklemyshoe
12-19-2009, 12:22 PM
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-a120-71-br-84-j-70-3j1d.html
Would absolutely love for this (or any of the cave games!) to come stateside. hours among hours of fun.
http://image4.play-asia.com/640/95/pa.164641.1.jpg
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landlock
12-19-2009, 07:28 PM
Hopefully it should be region free like there last release now.
Hopefully it should be region free like there last release now.
Cave has expressed interest in making their games more broadly available so its definitely not out of the question. However, at the same time, I'm concerned they haven't confirmed or denied it by now (as far as I know).
landlock
12-19-2009, 11:05 PM
How long before the release did they confirm Mushihimesama Futari on thge XB360 was region free?
I hoping as that was there first region free title and there last release there all gonna be region free from now on. As there's a pretty high chance there never gonna get a US release I don't see why they wouldn't keep it up.
fingers crossed.
Enzeru
12-20-2009, 12:16 AM
The style looks good.
DAY UNO!
How long before the release did they confirm Mushihimesama Futari on thge XB360 was region free?
I hoping as that was there first region free title and there last release there all gonna be region free from now on. As there's a pretty high chance there never gonna get a US release I don't see why they wouldn't keep it up.
fingers crossed.
I believe I remember reading about it in September. I know it felt like at least 1.5-2 months before release. I also remember reading about them hinting at more region-free (or localized) releases shortly after.
I personally took that as a confirmed will to target a broader market and I admit I somewhat expected some related announcements by now.
bucklemyshoe
12-24-2009, 08:26 PM
I'll be getting this regaurdless if it's region locked or not, but these games still deserve a chance in america. perhaps the reason they're wrote off is because the only thing most americans can think to compare them to is Raiden. and Cave games are so far away from the Raiden series.
Decept
12-24-2009, 09:08 PM
I am picking up Mushihimesama Futari and the only way I am picking this up is if it is region free.
landlock
12-25-2009, 12:16 AM
I'll be getting this regaurdless if it's region locked or not, but these games still deserve a chance in america. perhaps the reason they're wrote off is because the only thing most americans can think to compare them to is Raiden. and Cave games are so far away from the Raiden series.
They should try the European market. Shooters like this seemed to do alot better in Europe during the PSone/PS2 era. 505 games released loads at one point when they had publishing deals with Taito and Psyiko.
ZetaBladeX13
12-26-2009, 11:15 AM
Yeah, I'm still hoping that this will be region-free like Mushihimesama Futari 1.5.
(If so, I'm definitely buying this with the Faceplate <3)
sdragon21
01-01-2010, 02:46 PM
If atlus or some other company picks this up, i wouldn't pay more than $20 if it became a downloadable game, or more than $30 if it were on a disc.
Kakizaki
01-01-2010, 03:09 PM
^Just curious, but why is that?
Decept
01-02-2010, 01:59 AM
If atlus or some other company picks this up, i wouldn't pay more than $20 if it became a downloadable game, or more than $30 if it were on a disc.
This is why these games won't come here.
Still hoping to hear news on it being region free.
bucklemyshoe
02-06-2010, 02:03 PM
only a few more days!
jeffx
02-06-2010, 06:16 PM
I am getting the LE.
Anybody heard any confirmation on the region encoding?
cj iwakura
02-06-2010, 10:22 PM
If anyone's going to localize it, Aksys will.
When was the last time Atlus localized a shmup? (If ever?)
If anyone's going to localize it, Aksys will.
When was the last time Atlus localized a shmup? (If ever?)
I figure the same if it does indeed turn out to be region locked (which seems likely given there has been no official announcement about it). While I was justified in not giving up hope on DeathSmiles, this game just may be the one that flips the bit and makes me just import a NTCS-J 360.
Sanctine
02-07-2010, 04:28 PM
I'm waiting til there is confirmation by someone that this is region free.
It would be day one, otherwise.
Panzer.Panda
02-12-2010, 07:49 PM
I support this and hopfully Atlus picks this up, but even if they don't EspGaluda II Black Label will make over here. Based on the interview I read Cave wants to expand into the western market. They also have a new Xbox 360 game in the works that's “not an arcade port, but it is being designed with worldwide release in mind.” So I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot more of Cave on these shores.
Ultimately, releasing the game region free doesn’t make as much sense to us as localizing our games and building a real fanbase overseas. That doesn’t mean that we’re only going to release games in the US of course, it really depends on interest from fans. - Makota Asada
Here is the link to that interview.
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/02/12/cave-chats-about-deathsmiles-and-overseas-expansion/
landlock
02-15-2010, 06:50 AM
http://kotaku.com/5471899/if-you-want-to-play-espgaluda-ii-read-this-post
Read it!
http://kotaku.com/5471899/if-you-want-to-play-espgaluda-ii-read-this-post
Read it!
Just came to do the same thing. Nice, but next time I sure fans would appreciate if they make a more prompt decision and not wait 'till the last minute to announce it.
Sanctine
02-16-2010, 03:53 PM
Just came to do the same thing. Nice, but next time I sure fans would appreciate if they make a more prompt decision and not wait 'till the last minute to announce it.
No, not really. I wouldn't exactly call this 'last minute'. The game comes out in over a week.
I preordered my copy.
Just came to do the same thing. Nice, but next time I sure fans would appreciate if they make a more prompt decision and not wait 'till the last minute to announce it.
No, not really. I wouldn't exactly call this 'last minute'. The game comes out in over a week.
I preordered my copy.
I would consider it last minute when you're trying to sell a product. When is the last time you remember Atlus (I hope you don't mind me using you as an example given the location) announcing a title a week before they planned to release it?
IMHO, they should have announced this when they knew for sure they were gonna do it. People were unnecessarily kept in the dark.
Sanctine
02-16-2010, 07:11 PM
I would consider it last minute when you're trying to sell a product. When is the last time you remember Atlus (I hope you don't mind me using you as an example given the location) announcing a title a week before they planned to release it?
IMHO, they should have announced this when they knew for sure they were gonna do it. People were unnecessarily kept in the dark.
That isn't the same scenario at all. This is a game made solely for Japan. The game has been announced for months, it was just not known if it was going to be region free (like every other pending game on the planet).
An equivalent scenario would be if Atlus announced a week before release that a North American game they're publishing will be playable in Europe and Asia. Doesn't sound so bad, does it?
bucklemyshoe
02-17-2010, 12:35 AM
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-a120-71-br-49-en-15-espgaluda-84-j-70-3j1d.html
REGION FREE! REGION FREE! :)
I would consider it last minute when you're trying to sell a product. When is the last time you remember Atlus (I hope you don't mind me using you as an example given the location) announcing a title a week before they planned to release it?
IMHO, they should have announced this when they knew for sure they were gonna do it. People were unnecessarily kept in the dark.
That isn't the same scenario at all. This is a game made solely for Japan. The game has been announced for months, it was just not known if it was going to be region free (like every other pending game on the planet).
An equivalent scenario would be if Atlus announced a week before release that a North American game they're publishing will be playable in Europe and Asia. Doesn't sound so bad, does it?
The announcement of the game being region free is effectively an announcement to the overseas market they, themselves have admitted they are now trying to more actively recognize and target. Yes, this game is made for Japan, but they knew all along there was a market elsewhere. Furthermore, they obviously made the decision some time ago to make the game available to that market. I highly doubt the game would be region free otherwise.
You said it yourself: "The game has been announced for months...". Yes, we've all known about its existence. All I'm saying is that I don't think they should have waited until just NOW to make it known that it we could play it. If Cave decided to make the game region free within the past few days I'll eat my hat.
In regards to the Atlus example, can we say for sure that Atlus would ever do that? Besides that, the key difference in those two scenarios is that Atlus hasn't given those markets any real reason to hope and/or expect they would make their games available to them. Cave has, both through past releases and words straight out of their mouths.
Now I'm not saying Cave should be raked over coals for they way they handled this nor am I nearly as upset as I know I'm making myself out to be. I got my copy preordered and I'm darn happy about it. I'm simply begging how hard or "damaging" could it have been to have let their fans know in a bit more timely manner(especially after being led on)?
Sanctine
02-17-2010, 04:11 PM
The announcement of the game being region free is effectively an announcement to the overseas market they, themselves have admitted they are now trying to more actively recognize and target. Yes, this game is made for Japan, but they knew all along there was a market elsewhere. Furthermore, they obviously made the decision some time ago to make the game available to that market. I highly doubt the game would be region free otherwise.
You said it yourself: "The game has been announced for months...". Yes, we've all known about its existence. All I'm saying is that I don't think they should have waited until just NOW to make it known that it we could play it. If Cave decided to make the game region free within the past few days I'll eat my hat.
In regards to the Atlus example, can we say for sure that Atlus would ever do that? Besides that, the key difference in those two scenarios is that Atlus hasn't given those markets any real reason to hope and/or expect they would make their games available to them. Cave has, both through past releases and words straight out of their mouths.
Now I'm not saying Cave should be raked over coals for they way they handled this nor am I nearly as upset as I know I'm making myself out to be. I got my copy preordered and I'm darn happy about it. I'm simply begging how hard or "damaging" could it have been to have let their fans know in a bit more timely manner(especially after being led on)?
Did you ever stop to think that if Cave was planning an overseas release of the game, a region free version of the Japanese game would hurt them in the long run? It's very much possible they were waiting to see if any local publishers were interested in publishing the game outside of Japan.
So they release one region free game, and everyone expects every future games to be region free? I honestly don't see the issue here. It isn't like someone had to import it on a whim just to see if it would work. They gave notice more than a week in advance.
And as for the Atlus thing, actually, they did. Operation Darkness was supposed to be region free, but was later region encoded shortly before release, making Kid Marin very disappointed.
The announcement of the game being region free is effectively an announcement to the overseas market they, themselves have admitted they are now trying to more actively recognize and target. Yes, this game is made for Japan, but they knew all along there was a market elsewhere. Furthermore, they obviously made the decision some time ago to make the game available to that market. I highly doubt the game would be region free otherwise.
You said it yourself: "The game has been announced for months...". Yes, we've all known about its existence. All I'm saying is that I don't think they should have waited until just NOW to make it known that it we could play it. If Cave decided to make the game region free within the past few days I'll eat my hat.
In regards to the Atlus example, can we say for sure that Atlus would ever do that? Besides that, the key difference in those two scenarios is that Atlus hasn't given those markets any real reason to hope and/or expect they would make their games available to them. Cave has, both through past releases and words straight out of their mouths.
Now I'm not saying Cave should be raked over coals for they way they handled this nor am I nearly as upset as I know I'm making myself out to be. I got my copy preordered and I'm darn happy about it. I'm simply begging how hard or "damaging" could it have been to have let their fans know in a bit more timely manner(especially after being led on)?
Did you ever stop to think that if Cave was planning an overseas release of the game, a region free version of the Japanese game would hurt them in the long run? It's very much possible they were waiting to see if any local publishers were interested in publishing the game outside of Japan.
So they release one region free game, and everyone expects every future games to be region free? I honestly don't see the issue here. It isn't like someone had to import it on a whim just to see if it would work. They gave notice more than a week in advance.
And as for the Atlus thing, actually, they did. Operation Darkness was supposed to be region free, but was later region encoded shortly before release, making Kid Marin very disappointed.
I indeed realize they may have been hoping for a publisher to pick it up. When I said early in this thread they've hinted at more region free or localized releases, I wasn't implying necessarily localized by them. I'm not surprised in the slightest a 3rd party is handling Deathsmiles. If I'm not mistaken, it was Aksys that approached them about it. So yes, I did consider that.
I go back to what I said before, regardless of how long ago they may have been hoping for interest from an overseas publisher, if they made the decision to make the game region-free (which would logically imply there has been none that has gone anywhere) within the past few days, I'll eat my hat.
Also, its not simply Mushihime-sama Futari, but their explicit expression of desire to more actively target a market that raised hopes. I think we can both agree their actions recently have legitimately proven people weren't foolish in doing so.
The issue here, I think, has been made to seem bigger than it really was for me because of our going back-and-forth. You seem to feel a week is plenty and nothing more be made of it, which is fine. I'm honestly not trying to make too much of it, either. All I'm saying is I strongly believe Cave knew what they were doing well-beyond a few days ago, and there was little reason to wait 'till now to let us know about it. Thats all.
As for Operation Darkness, I wasn't aware Atlus intended it to be region-free. I can certainly understand one being upset about such a situation.
landlock
02-19-2010, 06:02 AM
Here's a future announcement for you.
Cave had good news and bad news for shooter fans this week. The good news is that the standard edition of Espgaluda II Black Label will be region free. The bad news is that it will be the last one for a while.
Cave's Makoto Asada wrote on the official blog, "Thank you for the warm messages from all over the world. Espgaluda II Black Label Normal Edition is region free."
"But I'm afraid new games after Espgaluda II Black Label won't be region free. I assure you that Espgaluda II Black Label Normal Edition will be the last region free game for the time being."
Like many of Cave's other offerings, Espgaluda II Black Label is a "manic" shooter with lolita trappings. The Xbox 360 version adds online leaderboards, redrawn graphics and extra gameplay modes.
Cave recently announced that the normal edition of the arcade port will be region free, while the limited edition will be locked to Japan. After that, shmup fans might have to get themselves a Japanese Xbox 360. Either that, or hope that Aksys Games rides to the rescue once again.
It'll be out February 25 on the Xbox 360.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178013
bucklemyshoe
02-25-2010, 10:15 PM
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-a120-71-f5-15-espgaluda-84-p-18-2.html
released today!
AdrianMorales
02-26-2010, 12:25 AM
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-a120-71-f5-15-espgaluda-84-p-18-2.html
released today! And here is the Japanese Trailer in HD: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-trailer-espgaluda-2/62357
It is pretty sweet! Although the price is out of this world at $72.90.
The Limited Edition is so much more attractive. Too bad it is not region free:(
Anyway, this is for anyone who has a hundred-dollar bill burning in their pockets and a Japanese X360:
http://image1.play-asia.com/640/9i/pa.171031.8.jpg
bucklemyshoe
02-28-2010, 12:59 AM
72.90 isn't bad.
i mean by american standards it may seem pricey, but if you've been importing games then it's average.
last gen the standard was 68.90 so the hike isn't too outrageous.
besides, guarentee once you're playing the game the last thing you'll be thinking about is the price.
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