I was just thinking, I only payed $4.99 for the game and Cave is now asking $11.99 which I would have gladly paid. Maybe I will give them some more cash and buy some IAP's.
Still not able to finish the hard mode even with 9 continues.. sigh. Any of you managed to beat it? Give me some hope.
When I first read your post, I thought you were joking. Haha. Are those items only obtainable through IAP? Or can they be earned in-game too?
Is the only way to get 9 continues in iphone mode by buying the IAP for continues? If so..kinda sucks.. =( Just saw a Deathsmiles update is out.. They only mention IAP..
Probably a really retarded request, but can someone tell me what the guard stat in iPhone mode does? I seem to be doing fine (up to final bosses on hard after only a few tries) even without knowing, but it'd be nice to know so I can shuffle my gear to something more useful. Also kinda bleh at the IAP items. Makes competing for scores on GC feel more like a chore now.
Link to all the current gold IAP items. Currency in AUS and 0.99 = 0.99 US. CAVE I will hate you for this. The complete set of gold equipments would cost more than the game itself (I got it with discount). I would totally have bought the set if it was something like "includes [another accessory/equipment]" for the price of one or just sold em in sets with lower prices.
Last Cave game I buy this was a very sneaky way of going about an IAP game and it's not exactly a cheap game either. If they think I'm going to pay more money for a game I completed on my very first play their mental. This is their worst game by far I can't believe they threw IAP in as well. I just give this a 1 star review based on the added IAP. It says that IAP is only the first selection I think they are going to keep adding more with each update. If you try to complete the collection I expect it will cost you a lot of money. My advice is don't buy any.
Wow relax guys. There's already normal equipment versions of each of these IAP's... and some of the normal items have better stats too! For example, the Strawman(Green) ring that adds +500 to your item counter when the stage starts, is exactly the same as the Dragon Doll which I picked up normally in the game. And the Dragon Doll gives better stats. So really, unless you're impatient, or need more than the 5 continues you can already buy, there's no reason to pick up any iAP.
One of the stats is defense vs bullets and one of them is defense vs colliding with enemies, I think. I forget which is which, but when you're in the dresser, there's a (?) next to the stats. If you press that, they explain all of them.
I don't care too much about the IAPs, except that one thing worries me. There is an achievement for getting all of the items, and I'm hoping that achievement doesn't include buying all of the IAP items (either because they're included in the normal game, or the achievement doesn't count them). There's also an achievement for getting a unique item. All of the items I've gotten so far seem like I could get duplicates. It would make sense for the IAP items to be unique. I'm just hoping that they're not requiring players to shell out a bunch of money just to complete achievements. I wouldn't mind if it were $1-3, but I think it's more like $16. Just because it's Cave though, I'll overlook it, as they've always been great devs.
Well I believe I have at least one of the IAP items, and I didn't purchase it, so they probably drop too (except for the number of continues).
seems like a lot of animosity against being able to support a developer. I only paid five bucks for this, and I've gotten a ton of enjoyment out of it. I think most good iOS games are undervalued, and we as gamers have gotten used to this "if it's not less than ten dollars it's highway robbery!" mentality. while making 66 cents off of one copy of a game might be great for armchair devs who don't have any overhead costs except for that of their time, it doesn't really cut it for the devs consisting of larger teams. people gotta eat. I already purchased the +5 continues because I'll put those to good use. none of the IAP armor and weapons are gamebreaking, or even too exciting to begin with. so if you don't want them, don't purchase them. simple as that. no need to go foaming at the mouth about a feature of the game that doesn't even concern you. it doesn't make leaderboarding any harder than it already is either (since with a few playthroughs you'll have better equipment than that anyway). what I'm REALLY hoping for as far as IAPs go (and I hope cave is listening) is an IAP to unlock mega black label stuff, like playable sakura, crystal shrine stage, level 999 difficulty, etc and maybe more things that extend the game itself, not just items to power you up. tl;dr IAPs are NOT something you should get your blood pressure up about. unless they release the unique items for IAP and then I'll be foaming at the mouth with you.
I agree completely. It's a shame that Cave is getting terrible appstore ratings based on the IAP drops which don't impact the game at all and the price increase due to apple. I hope this doesn't put them off of future iOS releases. I love all their games, they are my favorite developer.
totally agree... just re-rated with 5 stars, and down-rated the 1 star reviews... hope it doesn't make people turn away from Deathsmiles... as it's ONE HELL OF AN AMAZING GAME!! I've gotten more than my fair share of entertainment out of it for $5... I'm thinking I'll buy some of the items, just to support Cave... and I REALLY hope this doesn't make them think twice about porting over another game to the iDevice! I'll cry for months if it does...
just dl it , very cool game , graphics and playabilty is good even on iphone device . well reconmended
hope I'm not asking an obvious question here, but where does the blue lantern drop? I didn't see the drop location on that system11 guy's list of items...
I really hope Cave wont give up on porting their games to iOS! That would be so f***** shame! I can not understand how can someone write 1 star review because of price. Where can I write bad review or complain about high prices of cars I can't afford?!?!?!? If you think that game doesn't worth 12$ just don't buy it. But I'm pretty sure these people didn't play any of other Cave shooters. I never had interest in this type of games but I fell in love in Cave after my first try of Dodonpachi... after that I instant buy Espgaluda. For Deathsmiles I woke up at 4am (here in Croatia we never get games at 12am don't know why is that so) and smoking on balcony for 40 minutes waiting it to download. If the price was 12$ or 21$ I would buy it.. and I will every other Cave game no matter costs! Like someone above said.. we all have to eat!! I'm so pissed now!! Going to buy some continues to support devs.
