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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Our moderators are: Draekon, Las_Hole, and Waffleswanton

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VagrantFate said:
Dragon's Crown Pro Battle Hardened Edition down to $30/$24 GCU. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dragons-crown-pro-battle-hardened-edition-playstation-4/6180405.p?skuId=6180405
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Do I buy it or wait just a little longer.

Supplice said:
Neo Geo Mini lineup confirmed, launch schedule detailed

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

11 Minutes of Brand New Code Vein Gameplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bITYFB6ASno

New Dead or Alive 6 Gameplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fflSVwuUWxM
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Neat but I still haven't opened my Neo Geo Gold X.

 
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I bought it, that's a solid price and the "standard edition" is already being listed so those are going to disappear suddenly at some point.

 
Outside of Muv-Luv finally hitting the Vita, it's a fairly barren week unless you're interested in Bomberman. I'm undecided on whether or not I stop listing visual novels that have the same exact aesthetic that Angel's Love and Boy's Love have. They use the exact same UI and just use stock image backgrounds it seems. I'm guessing they came with whatever Visual Novel engine they're using, similar to many RPG Maker games. There have been a lot of them lately.

Other stuff that released without warning last week or I overlooked it (Assume PC unless otherwise noted):
- Moss (VR | Action Adventure)

Weekly Releases (June 10th - June 16th)

Omega Strike
- Platform(s): PS4, XB1
- Genre: Metroidvania / Action
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Previously released on PC.

Super Bomberman R
- Platform(s): PS4, XB1, PC
- Genre: Action / Strategy
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Previously released on Switch.

Muv-Luv
- Platform(s): Vita
- Genre: Visual Novel
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Previously released on PC.

Muv-Luv Alternative
- Platform(s): Vita
- Genre: Visual Novel
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Previously released on PC.

Hexologic
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: Puzzle / Atmospheric
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Previously released on PC.

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: Open World Adventure / Crafting
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Previously released on PS4 & PC.

ACA NeoGeo: Super Sidekicks 3
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: Sports / Soccer
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Digital only.

Beekyr Reloaded
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: SHMUP
- Demo: N/A
- Online: Local only.
- Comments: Previously released on PC.

Football Girls: Dream Team
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Puzzle / Match 3
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Angel's Love
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Visual Novel
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Survive in Debris
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Survival / RPG
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Early access.

Boy's Love
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Visual Novel / Yaoi
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Visual Novel / Horror
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: MangaGamer Published. Second chapter of four in the Kai arc.

Keiko Everlasting
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Visual Novel
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Past Releases
June 3rd - June 9th
May 28th - June 2nd
May 20th - May 26th
May 13th - May 19th
May 6th - May 12th

 
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nagpo said:
Kind of disappointing. Thought I'd be playing this around thanksgiving this year.
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Yeah, I haven't really followed Square-Enix much since both companies merged. But both on their own, where two of my favs during the 16-bit era. The one thing I have watched and followed, has been their big budget games that are delayed for ages, and not to great once released. In this day and age, don't even bother to get excited for one of their games, until it is actually on store shelves. LOL

 
Katsumi said:
If it's at E3, I'm hoping the Sony Conference - assuming that it's not still under the Microsoft-only exclusivity after all these years. Tales of Festival is also coming up, so who knows :D I just really hope it's ToV Remaster and not some silly mobile game. I'm trying not to get my hopes up yet.
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The ms exclusivity thing was always a baseless rumor. It was debunked numerous times but people still seem to bring it up just like troy baker supposedly was called in to voice the ps3 content rumor.

I don't think it would be at the major conferences since its a niche rpg an all. Only platform we'd probably know for sure it will be on is pc since they've been pretty consistent with that. But yeah I think people are getting ahead of themselves in even thinking it's a remaster when the only info is a locked website address.

 
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Tales of Vesperia is indeed coming. 

Definitive Edition. 

Microsoft Exclusive?

This winter.

 
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice by FromSoftware Revealed for PS4, Xbox One, and PC with Gameplay Trailer

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

Kingdom Hearts III Gets New Trailer and Reveals Frozen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPtU_-N6dMg

Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition Announced at Microsoft’s E3 2018 Press Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOJXy0TxmSE

Jump Force Announced by Bandai Namco: Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, and One Piece Crossover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZbBs487w7o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6JJbiFs0GM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUVo8L4NgZg

Devil May Cry 5 Announced During Microsoft’s E3 Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMSGj9Y2T9Q

 
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Xbox had a good conference, I can't wait to get all these games on PlayStation 4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1WAXQv5Ztk

This game better have To Love-Ru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLzpwJCgf24

 
Bamco Brazil confirmed Tales is coming to X1/PS4/PC/Switch

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whoknows said:
There's zero chance Vesperia is Xbox exclusive.
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Since it was previously exclusive, I would've given it an extremely small chance to be again because of Microsoft's licensing fuckery prior to the trailer release. Regardless Bandai Namco has said that it's releasing on Xbox One, PS4, Switch & Steam. Unfortunately they deleted the tweet since they probably weren't supposed to say that quite yet.

 
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barrit said:
I was looking at this site https://2018.e3recap.com/ watching trailers and it has "Exclusive" over the tile for Vesperia, and I was like ughhhhh lol. This is good news, I guess it's a mistake on that website.
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Here's a non-deleted tweet for re-confirmation:

Twitter Link

https://twitter.com/BandaiNamcoEU/status/1005947718617821184

Interesting fact that the new content was already dubbed in English back when it released for the PS3 even though it never was brought to the west.

EDIT: Amazon Pre-Order Pages

PS4

Xbox One

Switch

 
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Xbox's press conference really got me excited to buy some PS4 games.

Really though, Vesperia and DMC5 look great. Bamco and Capcom killed it.

 
Thanks goodness Tales of Vesperia is coming out on PS4. I would have been so pissed if they made it an Xbox exclusive again, because that’s the whole reason I never got to play the game originally.
 
Funny how the only thing out of Xbox's conference are games I'll be playing on my PS4.

On Devil May Cry 5:

It was a bad trailer in the sense that it confused everybody. The only thing I don't like about it is the redesign of the faces. But everything else is good. It's a proper sequel to the original canon with the same great fast gameplay. This is what people have been waiting for throughout all these years.

 
The accent of the girl in DMC5 alone made me not want to play it.

Vesperia available on Best Buy already. XBone version is $60 for some reason, instead of $50.

PS4

Switch

 
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Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of PlayStation's conference tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. PDT / 9:00 p.m. EDT

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1005978114566975488

More Jump Force gameplay producer interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUVo8L4NgZg

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elessar123 said:
The accent of the girl in DMC5 alone made me not want to play it.
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Could not agree more. Bothered me so much.

Seriko definitely seems like it is From Software's answer to Ni-Oh. Like "oh you want make a soulsborne game set in feudal Japan and think you can do it 'better' than us?" That game looked great, also nice to see something from Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077.

I agree with the general opinion so far, everything they showed I can play on PS4 and will. Except for Ori, but I'll play that on PC.
 
elessar123 said:
The accent of the girl in DMC5 alone made me not want to play it.
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itzd4n said:
Could not agree more. Bothered me so much.

Seriko definitely seems like it is From Software's answer to Ni-Oh. Like "oh you want make a soulsborne game set in feudal Japan and think you can do it 'better' than us?" That game looked great, also nice to see something from Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077.

I agree with the general opinion so far, everything they showed I can play on PS4 and will. Except for Ori, but I'll play that on PC.
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So one poor choice of VA and you guys completely write off a game? Look past the one voice actor and bad faces - we're going back to the great cuhrazy gameplay and awesome story of the originals.

About Nioh and Seriko:

Personally I don't play these soulslike games because I think they are just a test of memorization and rather tedious, but my brother enjoys them and his thoughts on the reveal were basically this "I had grown tired of the fuedal japan aesthetic by the end of Nioh so this one doesn't look that interesting." I don't know if anyone else feels the same, but I can see where he's coming from. All of these soullikes have an identity crisis, imo. They're all too similar. And it's really hurting them the pace that they're churning these games out. Reminds me of Assassins Creed.

 
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