Japanese Niche Games Deals & Discussion Thread 4.0

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Welcome to the Japanese niche games deals and discussion thread!  Feel free to talk about local and import Japanese games here.  Our goal is to maintain a thread dedicated to active deals on niche games including RPGs, Visual Novels (VN), Shoot'em ups (Shmups), Musou, etc.  Also maintained are pre-orders for standard, limited and collector's edition games with key release dates provided.

I've wikified the thread to make it more friendly and open to others that can actively update with important information. You can find the wiki post directly below this one.

NOTE:  Please, leave the censorship discussion away from this thread.  It's common for japanese games to have questionable content outside of the country.  We want to keep discussions to the game itself and not about cultural/societal tolerance.

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Anyone have a suggestion for keeping track of a video game wishlist? Every time I see a game that's remotely interesting I've been jotting it down in a google docs spreadsheet but it's getting a little unwieldy.

I'd like to be able to rate and sort in a few ways (name, rating, release date, platform, etc). Something with a graphic shown for each game would also be nice.

I've considered:

Spreadsheet (current method)

Backloggery (Pros: No database so you can add something freely, Cons: no metadata sorting)

Darkadia (Pros: Graphic, metadata sorting, Cons: Requires giantbomb database entry to exist, wishlist view is strangely not the same as collection/games view which has lots of sort and viewing options. You also can't rate wishlist items)

howlongtobeat (Pros: metadata if the game has an entry. Cons: Not graphical, website kinda chugs. If you type a new game one character different from someone else the entry in your list might not be updated when a database entry is added)

Amazon (Pros: Quick and easy. Cons: Kinda clunky if not everything is on Amazon. No metadata sorting. No rating system)

WishPot (Pros: Graphical, easy to use. Ratings and links to where you saw it built in. Cons: Not designed specifically for games, so no metadata sorting)

 
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Get Unique Bonuses From Video Games In Yandere Simulator
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/04/18/get-unique-bonuses-video-games-yandere-simulator/
https://youtu.be/yIEr3JEgF7c
 
Recreating Dead Or Alive And Rune Factory Characters In Samurai Warriors 4 Empires
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/04/18/recreating-dead-alive-rune-factory-characters-samurai-warriors-4-empires/
 
New Megadimension Neptunia VII DLC Out Now on PSN:

Party Character [Million Arthur] - $2.99
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/party-character-million-arthur/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000121
Party Character [God Eater] - $2.99
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/party-character-god-eater/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000117
God Eater [Ciel] Set - $0.50
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/god-eater-ciel-set/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000119
God Eater [Levi] Set - $0.50
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/god-eater-levi-set/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000120
God Eater Swimsuit Set 0.50
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/god-eater-swimsuit-set/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000118
Million Arthur [Fiery Summer Swimsuit] Set - $0.50
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/million-arthur-fiery-summer-swimsuit-set/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000122
Million Arthur [Nimue] Set - $0.50
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/million-arthur-nimue-set/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000123
Million Arthur [Thief Arthur] - $0.50
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/million-arthur-thief-arthur-set/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000124
Arfoire Δ - FREE
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/arfoire-%ce%b4/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000033
Let's Make Our Dreams Come True! - FREE
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/let's-make-our-dreams-come-true/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000027
Magigirl Rom and Ram! - FREE
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/magigirl-rom-and-ram/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000026
Mechamiso Technique - FREE
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/mechamiso-technique/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000023
Silent Whirlpool - FREE
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/silent-whirlpool/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000025
Squeedmonsoon - FREE
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/squeedmonsoon/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000035
Train Man - FREE
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/train-man/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000034
Ultimate Fusion! Dark Orange - FREE
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/ultimate-fusion-dark-orange/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000024
White Wing Chocopiman - FREE
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/white-wing-chocopiman/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000022
 
Rumor: PS4.5 Code-Named NEO, Contains Upgraded CPU, GPU, and RAM
http://gematsu.com/2016/04/rumor-ps4-5-code-named-neo-contains-upgraded-cpu-gpu-ram
 
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Welp, despite all those issues I had I somehow still got my Bravely Second DLC code from Best Buy. Check your e-mail if you're still waiting on one.

 
Pheria said:
Anyone have a suggestion for keeping track of a video game wishlist? Every time I see a game that's remotely interesting I've been jotting it down in a google docs spreadsheet but it's getting a little unwieldy.

I'd like to be able to rate and sort in a few ways (name, rating, release date, platform, etc). Something with a graphic shown for each game would also be nice.

I've considered:

Spreadsheet (current method)

Backloggery (Pros: No database so you can add something freely, Cons: no metadata sorting)

Darkadia (Pros: Graphic, metadata sorting, Cons: Requires giantbomb database entry to exist, wishlist view is strangely not the same as collection/games view which has lots of sort and viewing options. You also can't rate wishlist items)

howlongtobeat (Pros: metadata if the game has an entry. Cons: Not graphical, website kinda chugs. If you type a new game one character different from someone else the entry in your list might not be updated when a database entry is added)

Amazon (Pros: Quick and easy. Cons: Kinda clunky if not everything is on Amazon. No metadata sorting. No rating system)

WishPot (Pros: Graphical, easy to use. Ratings and links to where you saw it built in. Cons: Not designed specifically for games, so no metadata sorting)
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http://vgcollect.com/ allows you to keep a wish list. Great site that's always updating.

 
Supplice said:
Hyperdimension Neptunia Editor Nick Doerr Talks Localization
The interview delves into why several decisions were made in regards to Hyperdimension Neptunia’s localization, and why they get made for localizations in general.
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Cloyd said:
http://vgcollect.com/ allows you to keep a wish list. Great site that's always updating.
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Thanks for the tip. Looks interesting, but also seems like you can't sort by anything other than platform / alphabetical

I figured out you can add an image to a Google Sheets cell with =IMAGE("URL"), and you can make entry a little easier by pulling the URL from an adjacent cell. Like, =IMAGE(H2). Then if you drag the image formula down you can just quickly paste the image URL for your next game in H3, H4 etc.

It gives me all the functionality I want, but it's a little ugly and I have the enter any data I'd like to sort by myself, not to mention hunt down my own images.

The lonely life of the spreadsheet-er. :p

 
Pheria said:
Anyone have a suggestion for keeping track of a video game wishlist? Every time I see a game that's remotely interesting I've been jotting it down in a google docs spreadsheet but it's getting a little unwieldy.

I'd like to be able to rate and sort in a few ways (name, rating, release date, platform, etc). Something with a graphic shown for each game would also be nice.

I've considered:

Spreadsheet (current method)

Backloggery (Pros: No database so you can add something freely, Cons: no metadata sorting)

Darkadia (Pros: Graphic, metadata sorting, Cons: Requires giantbomb database entry to exist, wishlist view is strangely not the same as collection/games view which has lots of sort and viewing options. You also can't rate wishlist items)

howlongtobeat (Pros: metadata if the game has an entry. Cons: Not graphical, website kinda chugs. If you type a new game one character different from someone else the entry in your list might not be updated when a database entry is added)

Amazon (Pros: Quick and easy. Cons: Kinda clunky if not everything is on Amazon. No metadata sorting. No rating system)

WishPot (Pros: Graphical, easy to use. Ratings and links to where you saw it built in. Cons: Not designed specifically for games, so no metadata sorting)
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I just use a word doc and organize it by date. Works easier for me than a spreadsheet or an Excel doc. Deleting cells, shifting cells, etc gets annoying. Just make it like you would a list of groceries at the store and organize it by release date and then put something next to it that has the system or whatever.

Like

Uncharted 4 - PS4 - May 10th

Doom - PS4 - May 13th

You can also bold or italicize stuff to make it easier to stand out. Or alter the color of the font or style.

 
ShadowAssassin said:
I just use a word doc and organize it by date. Works easier for me than a spreadsheet or an Excel doc. Deleting cells, shifting cells, etc gets annoying. Just make it like you would a list of groceries at the store and organize it by release date and then put something next to it that has the system or whatever.

Like

Uncharted 4 - PS4 - May 10th

Doom - PS4 - May 13th

You can also bold or italicize stuff to make it easier to stand out. Or alter the color of the font or style.
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No. Play with speadsheets a bit more. You can't possibly maintain a list with Word and have it any easier or better in any way than a spreadsheet. You don't ever need to delete or shift cells/rows, and if you wanted to such actions would be easy. My basic speadsheet lets me bold/italicize/color and sort by name/date/system/discount/retailer or whatever column I bloody feel like making up, and it tallies up a subtotal of my current preorders ($1567 +tax right now...).

 
Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain class overview trailer - Due out for PS Vita in Japan on June 23

Nippon Ichi Software has released a new trailer for Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain introducing the game’s classes. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiYkJzw51Cg

Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round Gets New $93 Costume Pass and New Sexy and Cute Costume Set

Black Desert Online’s New Musa Class Gets Spectacular Trailer Showing Awakening Weapon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbyWlyqS-TQ
 
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One Piece: Burning Blood – All Characters on Select Screen Revealed

A plethora of support-only characters have also been revealed - IMG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKj6NweRMc

One Piece: Burning Blood – All 9 Straw Hat Pirates in Action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl-SL1ywy9o

Umbrella Corps adds Antarctic Base map, Mutated Zombie enemies

Koei Tecmo preparing Toukiden 2 PS Vita demo

The company said it is planning to debut the demo to the public soon, so to please look forward to it.

Square Enix announces Samurai Rising for smartphones

Final Fantasy XV April 21 Active Time Report time announced

Square Enix’s latest Final Fantasy XV Active Time Report will air on April 21 at 21:00 Japan time (4:00 a.m. PT / 7:00 a.m. ET), Square Enix announced. It will be live streamed on YouTube.

 
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Pheria said:
Anyone have a suggestion for keeping track of a video game wishlist? Every time I see a game that's remotely interesting I've been jotting it down in a google docs spreadsheet but it's getting a little unwieldy.

I'd like to be able to rate and sort in a few ways (name, rating, release date, platform, etc). Something with a graphic shown for each game would also be nice.

I've considered:

Spreadsheet (current method)

Backloggery (Pros: No database so you can add something freely, Cons: no metadata sorting)

Darkadia (Pros: Graphic, metadata sorting, Cons: Requires giantbomb database entry to exist, wishlist view is strangely not the same as collection/games view which has lots of sort and viewing options. You also can't rate wishlist items)

howlongtobeat (Pros: metadata if the game has an entry. Cons: Not graphical, website kinda chugs. If you type a new game one character different from someone else the entry in your list might not be updated when a database entry is added)

Amazon (Pros: Quick and easy. Cons: Kinda clunky if not everything is on Amazon. No metadata sorting. No rating system)

WishPot (Pros: Graphical, easy to use. Ratings and links to where you saw it built in. Cons: Not designed specifically for games, so no metadata sorting)
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EdJericho said:
So how many more season passes you think they'll make before they finally stop? Seeing as this one only goes until July and they're currently doing a Halloween 2016 fan costume contest we know there will be a 6th Season Pass after this one.
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It's officially hit the point where I was surprised to see another one now that X3 is out.

I want to buy some, but something about me inherently kind of hates DLC and likes things to feel complete so I'm at least going to wait until they release a mega pack with all the DLC costumes whenever they do stop. Even if it's like $1,000 just its existence is enough for me to move forward with picking up a few. Because there's always the remote chance that they'd actually bundle all the costumes for a great price once they're completely finished (or release Dead or Alive 5: Last Round: Ultimate Edition, but given that LR didn't even have all of DOA5U's DLC costumes included I kind of doubt this)

The one I want the most is the secret agent Honoka, which they made exclusive to one of those $90+ season passes.. They know exactly what they're doing.

deadoralive5secretagentcostume-555x250.jpg

 
Why won't they announce Coven and the Labyrinth of Refrain yet? I've been really tempted to import, but it's a NIS first party title, so it should be licensed here.

 
^Agreed--it reminds me of the boxart for Tales of Destiny. Hopefully that's the artwork we end up getting (either on front or as a reversible cover).

 
Caligula Pre-Orders Include An Album, Visual Booklet, and Swimsuit DLC
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/04/19/caligula-pre-orders-include-album-visual-booklet-swimsuit-dlc/
 
Ash-Greninja Leaps Into Pokémon Shuffle This Week
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/04/19/ash-greninja-leaps-pokmon-shuffle-week/
 
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Trailer Shows Off The Characters And Their Abilities
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/04/19/mini-mario-friends-amiibo-challenge-trailer-shows-off-characters-abilities/
https://youtu.be/x6rYRaTabnc
 
NieR: Automata Details On The Recently Introduced Characters
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/04/19/nier-automata-details-recently-introduced-characters/
 
Picross 7 Gets a New Trailer and Japanese Release Date
http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/04/19/picross-7-gets-a-new-trailer-and-japanese-release-date/
https://youtu.be/o9fgEpuN_GU
 
Scalebound Aims to Merge the Best of Action and Action RPG; PlatimumGames Explains Design Philosophy

http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/04/19/scalebound-aims-to-merge-the-best-of-action-and-action-rpg-platimumgames-explains-design-philosophy/
https://youtu.be/wrw2IP6pZu0
 
The Last Blade 2 Strikes PS4 and PS Vita on May 24, Cross-Buy, Play, and Save Support, Free Themes
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/04/19/the-last-blade-2-strikes-ps4-ps-vita-on-may-24/
 
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Olengie said:
tales-of-berseria-cover-japan.jpg


I though this boxart looks great.
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Vigilante said:
^Agreed--it reminds me of the boxart for Tales of Destiny. Hopefully that's the artwork we end up getting (either on front or as a reversible cover).
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S***! Too many likes today but maybe I'll come back tomorrow.

I really like that artwork by the way; was getting a bit bored with the crowded shots with all of the main characters (minor?) on them.

 
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It's very considerate of you guys to post those Play-Asia coupons, if I didn't also have one I definitely would have used one. Thanks for looking out!

The only complaint I have with the coupon is that we only get $5 off of a $60+ purchase (Before shipping). -_-  I was planning to get Bullet Girls 2 but it's $57, so I need to get something else for the coupon to take effect. Maybe a CD or something.

 
Pheria said:
Anyone have a suggestion for keeping track of a video game wishlist? Every time I see a game that's remotely interesting I've been jotting it down in a google docs spreadsheet but it's getting a little unwieldy.

I'd like to be able to rate and sort in a few ways (name, rating, release date, platform, etc). Something with a graphic shown for each game would also be nice.

I've considered:

Spreadsheet (current method)

Backloggery (Pros: No database so you can add something freely, Cons: no metadata sorting)

Darkadia (Pros: Graphic, metadata sorting, Cons: Requires giantbomb database entry to exist, wishlist view is strangely not the same as collection/games view which has lots of sort and viewing options. You also can't rate wishlist items)

howlongtobeat (Pros: metadata if the game has an entry. Cons: Not graphical, website kinda chugs. If you type a new game one character different from someone else the entry in your list might not be updated when a database entry is added)

Amazon (Pros: Quick and easy. Cons: Kinda clunky if not everything is on Amazon. No metadata sorting. No rating system)

WishPot (Pros: Graphical, easy to use. Ratings and links to where you saw it built in. Cons: Not designed specifically for games, so no metadata sorting)
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I've asked this question before, but it was to keep track of games and movies that I bought. I believe there is a wishlist feature. The software ousted is Really easy to use, but it can take some time to scan everything in.There is a free trial on there website. Here is a link to my collection.

https://cloud.collectorz.com/kickalillas2/games/
 
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Well, here's the free PSN crap this week (Came out yesterday actually). Wasn't able to get to this earlier. There's some other $0.50 cosmetics along side this as well, but I won't be listing them.

Megadimension Neptunia VII

Arfoire Δ (Colosseum) - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/arfoire-%ce%b4/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000033

Let's Make Our Dreams Come True! (Colosseum) - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/let's-make-our-dreams-come-true/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000027

Magigirl Rom and Ram! (Colosseum) - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/magigirl-rom-and-ram/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000026

Mechamiso Technique (Colosseum) - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/mechamiso-technique/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000023

Silent Whirlpool (Colosseum) - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/silent-whirlpool/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000025

Squeedmonsoon (Colosseum) - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/squeedmonsoon/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000035

Train Man (Colosseum) - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/train-man/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000034

Ultimate Fusion! Dark Orange (Colosseum) - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/ultimate-fusion-dark-orange/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000024

White Wing Chocopiman (Colosseum) - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/white-wing-chocopiman/cid=UP0031-CUSA03133_00-DLC0000000000022

 
Mary Skelter details story, Princess Kaguya and Rapunzel

Game Freak Register Trademarks For “Solgaleo” And “Lunaala”

Game Freak just filed two trademarks with “Solgaleo” and “Lunaala,” which could possibly be the flagship Pokémon for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.

PS Vita Exclusive JRPG Caligula by Persona Writer Gets New Trailer, Shows Characters and Gameplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48jr_dmRZ1Y

New One Piece: Burning Blood Trailers Introduce Robin, Franky and Brook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V600pCZ4NI

Valkyrie Anatomia main visual, cast unveiled

Zero Time Dilemma for PS Vita, 3DS and PC Gets a New Trailer Introducing the Cast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeHYMbOKm8o

 
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Dead_Batteries said:
Dat feel when you remember your email and password to your jp psn account.

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Nice! I just ended up creating a new one =/ Actually, I'm not sure if I forgot it, or it got reset at some point. But either way, this time I made the account with some proper info so I can reset it in the future.

 
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