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exodus

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"mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Wed 2 Apr 14:51

well - I got them today. For those who don't know, mlf1=Gunbird, mlf2=Shikigami no Shiro

I cannot begin to relay how much the packaging and manual design infuriate me.

The company (XS games) is two kids from Ohio. Nothing against Ohio, lots of something against said kids.

A character from Gunbird was RENAMED after one of the 'producer'.

The story has been changed to some bullshit about a 'magic mirror'.

Gyaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrr.

I'll let you know how they play once I get into them a bit. But the horrors of the packaging are tough to surmount.

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Ishmael

570th Post

New Red Carpet Member

"Re(1):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Wed 2 Apr 17:20

quote:
well - I got them today. For those who don't know, mlf1=Gunbird, mlf2=Shikigami no Shiro

I cannot begin to relay how much the packaging and manual design infuriate me.

The company (XS games) is two kids from Ohio. Nothing against Ohio, lots of something against said kids.

A character from Gunbird was RENAMED after one of the 'producer'.

The story has been changed to some bullshit about a 'magic mirror'.

Gyaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrr.

I'll let you know how they play once I get into them a bit. But the horrors of the packaging are tough to surmount.

Those covers are amazing, aren't they? Not since the NES/SNES days -the golden age of crap covers- have I seen packaging this bad. Wait until you get to the ending of Gunbird 1, it's a stunner.

Spoiler (Highlight to view) -
Big block letters come up saying THE END. It's the most ridiculously abrupt ending I've seen since the movie "Shaolin Fox Conspiracy" and I nearly fell on the floor laughing at how bad it was. At least Shikigami got to keep it's ending credits.

End of Spoiler

I don't know why anyone would want to bring over two shooters that actually have any sort of story or characters [which is something of a rariety in shooters], strip them of their story and re-market them under the MLF banner. Was it somehow cheaper to license the games if they didn't use their original names? Did they honestly think that someone would be more interested in the games if they were marketed as MLF instead of as what they originally were? How did XS Games get their sticky, dirt covered hands on these games anyway? Hell, if it's that easy to localize games I might as well start up a company since it seems anyone can do it nowadays. While I appreciate the chance to play these two games [in fact I'm really grooving on Shikigami at the moment instead of other more high profile games] I really wish XS Games would have resisted the urge to leave their ugly mark on them.

Gen

1434th Post

Red Carpet Executive Member

"Re(1):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Wed 2 Apr 18:48

quote:
well - I got them today. For those who don't know, mlf1=Gunbird, mlf2=Shikigami no Shiro

I cannot begin to relay how much the packaging and manual design infuriate me.

The company (XS games) is two kids from Ohio. Nothing against Ohio, lots of something against said kids.

A character from Gunbird was RENAMED after one of the 'producer'.

The story has been changed to some bullshit about a 'magic mirror'.

Gyaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrr.

I'll let you know how they play once I get into them a bit. But the horrors of the packaging are tough to surmount.

Is this company really run by two little brats?
They probably called it MLF after watching American Pie (the movie where the guy has sex with a pie) for the hundreth time and memorizing every line.

Arkansas Birthplace of Clinton

exodus

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Red Carpet Regular Member+

"Re(2):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Wed 2 Apr 21:14

yes, yes, yes to everything you said.

So. I'm going to send them a print letter, since they don't have a website or an email address...

If not, I'll try to get someone who's actually in Ohio to contact them, or get me a phone number.

Either way, I *will* find out what's up with this business. SO BIZARRE. I just can't figure out their motivation!!!

exodus

812th Post

Red Carpet Regular Member+

"Re(2):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Wed 2 Apr 21:17

quote:
Is this company really run by two little brats?
They probably called it MLF after watching American Pie (the movie where the guy has sex with a pie) for the hundreth time and memorizing every line.

Actually I don't know...I just assumed, due to the immature language of the manuals :/

Ammadeau
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Occasional Customer

"Re(3):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Wed 2 Apr 21:21

They actually do have a website and e-mail address. I don't know what it is, but it's somewhere in the long thread about these games on www.the-nextlevel.com .

The story in Gunbird is pretty lousy anyway, so cutting it isn't too much. They also cut the huge fanart gallery, but that's also not a big loss since it's more of a novelty than anything. Though the worst art in that gallery is better than the US cover.

Shikigami is missing TATE and has horrible english dubbed voices to replace the original Japanese ones.

Gen

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Red Carpet Executive Member

"Re(3):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Wed 2 Apr 22:50

quote:
yes, yes, yes to everything you said.

So. I'm going to send them a print letter, since they don't have a website or an email address...

If not, I'll try to get someone who's actually in Ohio to contact them, or get me a phone number.

Either way, I *will* find out what's up with this business. SO BIZARRE. I just can't figure out their motivation!!!

Try jackofallgames.com or something like that

Satoshi_Miwa

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Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master

"Re(4):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Wed 2 Apr 23:24

So, they renamed the prequal to a game that has already seen a release in the US (Gunbird 2) and don't play up the anime visuals (which is decently big)?

We have warped back to the dark days of the Famicom. I wonder if the next Dragonball game will be called Ragong Crystal...

Gen

1437th Post

Red Carpet Executive Member

"Re(4):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Thu 3 Apr 01:13

quote:
yes, yes, yes to everything you said.

So. I'm going to send them a print letter, since they don't have a website or an email address...

If not, I'll try to get someone who's actually in Ohio to contact them, or get me a phone number.

Either way, I *will* find out what's up with this business. SO BIZARRE. I just can't figure out their motivation!!!

Try jackofallgames.com or something like that

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/features/editorials/ali/index.shtml
"Microsoft's conditions for independants are stretching the legal boundaries, if not crossing them altogether. Independant retailers must apply with MS for deals with one of only four distributors. Those distributors are Ingram Entertainment, Jack of All Games, Mecca Electronics, and Pioneer Distributors, and these four are generally seen as the worst wholesale distributors in the US. "

exodus

814th Post

Red Carpet Regular Member+

"Re(4):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Thu 3 Apr 02:18:

It's not Jack of All Games, as far as I know.

I heard that someone emailed them, and they said they'd never heard of XS games. Ammadeau, can you give me a direct link?

[this message was edited by exodus on Thu 3 Apr 02:19]

Gen

1438th Post

Red Carpet Executive Member

"Re(5):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Thu 3 Apr 02:46

quote:
It's not Jack of All Games, as far as I know.

I heard that someone emailed them, and they said they'd never heard of XS games. Ammadeau, can you give me a direct link?

I looked the game up on online stores, Jack of all games came up with it, so that's where that came from. I think they are the distributor, XS the publisher. Let me see if I have a game from them.

Gen

1439th Post

Red Carpet Executive Member

"Re(6):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Thu 3 Apr 02:56

XS Games LLC 8800 Global Way, West Chester, OH 45069

still no electronic/u.r.l.

Atleast they didn't rename Sol Divide. They have another PS game called Sorcerer's Maze.

Ammadeau
88th Post

Occasional Customer

"Re(5):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Thu 3 Apr 03:52

quote:
So, they renamed the prequal to a game that has already seen a release in the US (Gunbird 2) and don't play up the anime visuals (which is decently big)?

Gunbird doesn't have any anime visuals to play up. Unlike the sequel, the cut scenes are almost non-existant. They couldn't have picked two more disimilar shooters to wedge into a series though. Like trying to forge Mars Matrix and Twinkle Star Sprites into the same franchise.

Gen

1441th Post

Red Carpet Executive Member

"Re(6):mobile light force 1 and 2" , posted Thu 3 Apr 16:43

quote:
So, they renamed the prequal to a game that has already seen a release in the US (Gunbird 2) and don't play up the anime visuals (which is decently big)?

Gunbird doesn't have any anime visuals to play up. Unlike the sequel, the cut scenes are almost non-existant. They couldn't have picked two more disimilar shooters to wedge into a series though. Like trying to forge Mars Matrix and Twinkle Star Sprites into the same franchise.

Twinkle Matrix