Hey, Japan -- I sure do love shooters, but likewise, I sure do hate purchasing games that make me feel like I'm one slip-up away from being legally obligated to introduce myself to my neighbors every time I move.
My copy of Cave's Deathsmiles showed up last week, and the game is great -- really great, actually -- and I'm still going to play it, despite the fact that piloting an underage loli makes me feel like Creepy McCreeperson. I guess that's a testament to the strength of Deathsmiles' design -- or to how sparse the shoot-em-up genre has become, but either way, I'd much rather stick with spaceships; You don't go to jail if your Vic Viper turns out to be eleven years old.
-Mattout.
Saw this on Joystiq. I’ve had the same line of thought since I first saw Deathsmiles. Went through the archives, too