[Deathsmiles/デススマイルズ] Normal Souffle Level 3 No EX ALL Clear (Score: 115,793,004) [CC Commentary]

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Published on June 11, 2022 2:11:48 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gr8CP47gGA

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Deathsmiles (2007)

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There is a good amount of things you can criticize about City Connection and their ports, especially when handled by Zero Div (Psikyo ports, cough). This is more or less the Xbox 360 port that was also released on PC. Nice. But one thing that better City Connection ports have is...

They do add new content to some of the old ports.

Albeit this one is a whopping expensive DLC (3000 YEN!!!), seeing the Mahou Otome heroines playable in the original Deathsmiles is really, really dope! It features 5 new characters, new storyline for each of them, though only 5 new endings in total, you can't select the endings at all, the original Mahou Otome songs is put in here and also new arrangements that mixes both the Deathsmiles OST and Mahou Otome OST! They even put in vocal tracks from Mahou Otome, though, City Connection has the big incentive to do that since they're the label that released the vocal songs...

Before commenting about the DLC, let's recap about what Deathsmiles 1 is. It's a hori shmup from CAVE where you can shoot left or right. You have the usual shot, focus shot and bomb. This game is also a Hyper Moder, complete with the bullet cancelling and the shot power boost. This game is on the stingier side with the resources, but at least Hyper is very easy to reload!

One thing that people remember about Deathsmiles is the selectable stage. Not only for the order, but also the difficulty, making the game flexible for beginners and veterans alike! Though to be honest, the difficulty curve is rough... Best explained in the commentary, I guess. Overall, I think after I've properly played Deathsmiles II, the 1st game is kinda overrated? Don't get me wrong, I do still think it's great. I love the game! But Deathsmiles II handled the difficulty curve even with the stage selection in mind better. Deathsmiles 1's first 6 stages are quite easy and short. Meanwhile due to the counter bullet thing while the main bullet patterns are still not that hard, the difficulty CRANKED UP TO STRATOSPHERE!!! This is why the run didn't go through the EX stage. It was NUTS!

Oh, right. The counterbullets. These nasty counter bullets will appear when you pick Level 3 4 times in a row (in the original arcade release you'll actually be locked out of the lower difficulties when you select them twice or already picked a higher difficulty). On Stage 3 A and B these are still manageable. To deal with them you block them out with your option. On EX though, boy, it's RIDICULOUS! This is already using Souffle and the DLC characters have good DPS compared to Windia and Casper!

Oh, right, the DLC itself. The characters are fun to use for different reasons! DPS-wise they're pretty balanced. But when speaking of score...

Souffle is completely broken.

Ironically Souffle is the most orthodox character in the entire game. You have the aimable Type B-style swivel shot (I think in the original Mahou Otome this is the Abyss shot type) and then the piercing lingering straight shot. This piercing, lingering straight shot just generates so much power items against thick enemies. And very easy to use too because unlike Cattleya's, Souffle's option is fixed when she uses the focus shot! That's a luxury compared to Windia's moveable piercing ball and Casper's boomerang!

All being said the new characters bring interesting twist to the old Deathsmiles 1. It is very pricey, though. Probably very worth it only if you're familiar with Mahou Otome.

Fun fact, all of the Mahou Otome familiars are birds. And these birds never appeared in the gacha game before. Who are these birds!?

And another fun fact. Unlike the Deathsmiles characters, the Mahou Otome characters are native to Gilverado. Yes, they're not isekai characters! Funnily enough, either coincidentally or on purpose, the Mahou Otome girls get trapped into the book world. What is this, isekai-ception?

Also, if you've noticed the Mahou Otome characters' names are flower names. Surprisingly, including Souffle? There is a Souffle flower??? I'm not a flower expert. Can anyone confirm this that Souffle flower is real, not just a dessert?

#デススマイルズ #Deathsmiles #NintendoSwitch

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