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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I'm just wondering if the PS3 & Vita removal means those systems will be going offline and they just haven't said it, yet. [emoji848]

Nah, that can't be, right?

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JohnnySako said:
Thanks! I’ll be picking up UPPERS.

Regarding Dekamori:Senran Kagura (Bon Appetite)... does anyone know if was it released in Asia/JP as it was in the US, with 10 characters in game and the rest added with DLC?
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I assume UPPERS would be pointless to get if I don't know Japanese or Chinese? I thought we'd have a version by now based on the trophy list being in English: https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/5069-uppers

At the very least, I'm in for the Asian versions of HDN Re;Birth1 and DW8 Empires.

 
JohnnySako said:
Thanks! I’ll be picking up UPPERS.
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Just double checking with you, the only version I see on sale is the one with Chinese subs. I take it that's not a problem for you?

I think I'm gonna go with Mind Zero, it hasn't really dropped in price in Canada so this makes it half price for me.

 
I'm really glad my NISA purchases are from previous years and before. I frankly have not been getting LEs at all, so it's usually Best Buy or Amazon for my SE copies. Last thing I got was Rose in the Twilight I believe, which was sometime last year.

 
Really glad I haven't purchased anything from NISA since the fall of last year. I don't want to deal with another fraud situation like when Gamestop was attacked. Too many pre-orders to update on various sites with a new card. But I do still have $38.xx reward points to use on the NISA site. Maybe I should use paypal next time even they do fix the situation.

 
denpanosekai said:
Just double checking with you, the only version I see on sale is the one with Chinese subs. I take it that's not a problem for you?

I think I'm gonna go with Mind Zero, it hasn't really dropped in price in Canada so this makes it half price for me.
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yeah, it’s no problem. I’m unfamiliar with either language and $13 for the Chinese version is much better than $40 for the Japanese. And based on reviews I’ve read, knowledge of the language isn’t really needed for the gameplay. Thanks!
 
JohnnySako said:
yeah, it’s no problem. I’m unfamiliar with either language and $13 for the Chinese version is much better than $40 for the Japanese. And based on reviews I’ve read, knowledge of the language isn’t really needed for the gameplay. Thanks!
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Ugh, I should have taken a chance on it--Uppers is OOS now. :bomb:

 
Yeah, I placed an order for Coven a few days before NISA caught it as well with the usual "I can always cancel it later" mentality. Guess I should've waited for once, but I am very thankful I used PayPal so they only really got my address

 
Damn, so NISA was compromised? Fortunately my last order from them was in October of last year.

But I still need to pre-order the Atelier Lydie LE.....

Guess I should probably use paypal on that site from now on.

 
Vigilante said:
I assume UPPERS would be pointless to get if I don't know Japanese or Chinese? I thought we'd have a version by now based on the trophy list being in English: https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/5069-uppers

At the very least, I'm in for the Asian versions of HDN Re;Birth1 and DW8 Empires.
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Actually, Uppers is not that difficult if you don't understand Japanese or Chinese. Great game! Picked it up in Akiba with the soundtrack two years ago.

 
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I was reading through the information on God Wars The Complete Legend and saw this.

“Instead of releasing the retail versions of God Wars: The Complete Legend on PS4 and PS Vita in the west, NISA will allow owners to download the additional story content for free via the respective PSN.”

I’m pretty excited about this and never thought we’d get it all for free. Now I can keep the Vita version and not worry about getting the Switch version.

Anyway, just thought I’d point that out for anyone that didn’t know or didn’t read through the link that was provided by Supplice earlier.
 
Cool for pointing it out for God Wars. We usually get screwed for upgrades to games and improved versions and such, which generally are never free.

 
AugustAPC said:
Anyone that cancels their order for their game because they got it for free must not care about the franchise's future.
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I never buy digital if it's not PC only, but Yakuza 5 was my 1st digital PSN game purchase just to hope they would continue to port the franchise.
 
Looks like Sega has revoked the ability to play the yakuza 6 demo for everyone.

Probably doesn't change much for most people here already getting the game. Those shot glasses are nice.
 
Square Enix Teases Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth with Mysterious Trailer; Coming in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtX05ZJ95jA

Persona 5 Dancing Star Night and 3 Dancing Moon Night Get Trailers Starring Mitsuru and Yusuke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbb6-qG-kyU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMqX8AqO-3I

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition for Switch Reveals 3D Companion Fairies in New 1080p Screenshots

Valkyria Chronicles 4 Battle Trailer Shows Its BLiTZ System, New Grenadier Class, And Permadeaths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3bl1GHswI

Attack on Titan 2’s Trailers and Screenshots Show Character Customization, Combat, and More

SoulCalibur VI Gets a New Trailer and it’s a Nightmare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qg8bCFRm0

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy for Nintendo Switch Announced for the West

 
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Does PlayAsia usually restock during sales. Should have ordered Uppers but now it's OOS. Still want to get Dynasty Warriors but not sure if I should wait to try and get them together
 
Miker525 said:
Does PlayAsia usually restock during sales. Should have ordered Uppers but now it's OOS. Still want to get Dynasty Warriors but not sure if I should wait to try and get them together
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If they have stock incoming, normally they will allow orders, and state the estimated ship time in the details. If its an item they have no plans to restock, it will just be OOS. I have seen them offer OOS items later on, but never for any great amount of time. So those items may be cancelled orders, or left overs.

 
Vigilante said:
There's a 90-95% chance this will just be some mobile game announcement. :bomb:
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It will be a mobile game that is directly ported from mobile 1:1 onto PC and Console, like all their other older catalogue of games. They've done it to just about everything else, so I feel like they're using the "Why not this?" mentality at this point for any other game that hasn't already received this treatment.

I'm just a pessimist when it comes to Square games being remade/ported.

 
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At first I thought it was a brand new game, since I never played the PSP one...but yeah...I'm guessing some mobile port too. I always put my S-E expectations extremely low. Actually it was the PS3 era where I lost my expectations for S-E games. I have about 5% hype for FF7 Remake, especially since I beat the original at least 3-4....maybe more times. KH3 is about 20% hype, though I'm sure it will be fun to play. I usually look to Atlus/Sega and others for more expectations.

I have a similar expectation type for NISA and Iffy/Compile Hearts games. The RPGS for Iffy/Compile Hearts are somewhat generic, and NISA dungeon crawlers and turn-based strategy games are fairly trite and not as exciting.

 
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Still awaiting another good Valkyrie Profile game. Exist Archive was underwhelming, and I hope Indivisible will be good. I guess Fallen Legion was decent, but still spent satisfy that thirst.
 
tsoul said:
Still awaiting another good Valkyrie Profile game. Exist Archive was underwhelming, and I hope Indivisible will be good. I guess Fallen Legion was decent, but still spent satisfy that thirst.
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I had such high hopes for Exist Archive. I have yet to play it, mind you, but the response to it has not been what I was hoping to see. Then again, I haven't played VP2, so I should probably just go do that.

 
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Motaku96, now everyone who buys it now without the discount looks like a perv! I will keep an eye on it though. I prefer VNs myself.

 
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So I preordered The 25th Ward: The Silver Case Limited Edition on Amazon when they had it on sale for $29. I went to check the site but I only see the standard edition for order. Anyone ever seen this happen before.

 
Asmith906 said:
So I preordered The 25th Ward: The Silver Case Limited Edition on Amazon when they had it on sale for $29. I went to check the site but I only see the standard edition for order. Anyone ever seen this happen before.
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I checked my order history and its still there, though when I click on the link for it it goes to a page that is not found. This is supposed to come out 3/13 right? Guess we will find out soon if the orders are good.

 
Two VNS from Denpasoft (sorry late for launch discount on one of them):

Seven days with the Ghost $9.99 (NSFW)

VNDB

This one is a Yuri game and deals with an occult club member and the last days of the club while she explores the 7 wonders of the school.

The newest one is:

Girls in Glasses $8.99 (NSFW)

Pretty much is a guy spending time with 2 new girls and a childhood friend at the beginning of a new semester, and they all wear glasses. I may give impressions for this, as I'm likely buying it.

 
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used the 15 off 75 Ebay deal to finally pick up some Japan Imports I've been eyeing for a while.

Airship Q, Idolmaster Platinum Stars, and Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition

 
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