Topic: Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson

The NA edition is coming with a two-disc soundtrack, which is actually worth the $50 (you know, as opposed to tarot cards or stickers).

All you guys care about are big boobs.
Anyways yeah I'm usually tight on money so...I dunno, might just get it anyways.

Not true. The hometown element is just as important as the life element.

They are very fun games, though. Code of Princess couldn't come close to scratching that brawler itch as well as Senran Kagura has.
And, somehow, the story manages to be interesting in ways I would never have expected.

There's also the fact that I can make the soundtracks myself now. xp

Oh, man. I took my merry time finishing the game, but dear god, is the final boss annoying. I think it even got nerfed due to many complaints in japan. Hopefully, we get those patches (and the DLC) as well - the last two or three bosses are obnoxiously spamtastic.

Rise from your grave!

Anyhow, I'm more than a bit disappointed by the way NL reviewed this game.

I wanted to bump this, but assumed people would just continue bashing the game since the review is up.

Have there been any articles yet about how this game is digital cancer and "I don't believe in censorship, but games like this shouldn't be allowed to exist" and insulting anyone who buys it?

I dunno, I stopped caring about the internet, if they wanna be little kids about these games, then go for it. I'll still get this...(eventually....next year...gotta save up for family trip, lol)

I should have seen this review coming. The Shantae and the Pirate's Curse review complained about the fanservice in that game, too, even though it only featured the incredibly mild fanservice that all original Wayforward I.P.s seem to have.

Getting this launch day. I'll update this thread with my impressions as I play. I really enjoyed my time with the imported version

And what about Bayonetta, she's basically naked in every single battle. lol

Well, she was funded by Nintendo.

@Megumi Lets be real this game isn't even close to being in the same league as Bayonetta gameplay wise so won't be as highly rated, kind of obvious.

Apples and oranges. Although Bayonetta is obviously a much more polished game. I tend to prefer the gameplay and story in SK.

@Ralizah: I was going to reply to your original (unedited post) but I think you realised the holes in it, yes you prefer it but I'm sure someone out there prefers the gameplay of Superman 64 over Mario 64 doesn't change the fact one game is of a higher caliber. The original SK isn't bad but definitely nothing to shout about in the gameplay department, it isn't deep the game shines mostly from the story side so a 6 to 7 out of 10 is a perfectly fine score so if SK2 is more of the same a 6 is nothing to moan about.

SK2 is a good deal more polished gameplay-wise than the original. It's not Bayonetta 2, but I'd say it is the most impressive beat-em up on the 3DS.

And I have no issue with the score. I have an issue with the reviewer not giving the game a fair shake. Nothing about the story or music. The gameplay isn't super-technical, but it isn't a shallow button masher. Nothing about streetpass functionality. Little about customization. And given how much of the review is dedicated to complaining about the fanservice, I can't help but feel that this probably helps to explain the poor review.

My original point that I was trying to convey is that I don't know how helpful it is to compare games from different genres. Pikmin 3 is probably a more polished game than Viva Pinata, too, but I don't know what saying that accomplishes. And I'm certainly not comfortable with the idea that more polished games should be given a pass for things that less polished games can't get away with.

Didn't Burst do well anyways? If people (like me) enjoyed the first game, then chances are they'll get into the second one.

Allready has the Japanese version, and will pick up the Happy boobs edition at ly postofce today

I hadn't noticed that. That's a really stupid level of sensitivity. Shantae is one of the least sexual characters there is. The kids that he assumed to be defending wouldn't even think twice about that sort of thing unless an adult forced their own trendy puritanism onto them.

(and then I read the endless war in the comments section below....which was also a stupid level of sensitivity)

The Read Between the Lines Edition of NLifes Review:

Pros:
+Very good models and animation
+Fairly good gameplay mechanics
+Online or local Co-Op
+Even more fanservice than the original

Cons:
-Repetitive combat
-Reused enemy designs
-Enemy AI

Score: Must buy for fans of the original.