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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.

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From what I've seen, "Intimacy Mode" is just rubbing down and fondling the women and a model viewer of sorts?

I generally don't really care for that, aside from the model viewer aspect, which is a cool feature for any video game, but this censorship is bullshit. Sony is getting obnoxious. No one is going to change their mind about buying Senran Kagura because they removed that mode. I don't need them to police content. I'm capable of making my own damn decisions, thank you.

Even when they removed that awful Super Seducer game from their stores, I was disheartened. People should be allowed to make garbage if they want, just as the public has a right to tell them it's garbage. Freedom of expression through games should be encouraged, and anything short of illegality or adult-only content should not be moderated.

 
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AugustAPC said:
From what I've seen, "Intimacy Mode" is just rubbing down and fondling the women and a model viewer of sorts?

I generally don't really care for that, aside from the model viewer aspect, which is a cool feature for any video game, but this censorship is bullshit. Sony is getting obnoxious. No one is going to change their mind about buying Senran Kagura because they removed that mode. I don't need them to police content. I'm capable of making my own damn decisions, thank you.

Even when they removed that awful Super Seducer game from their stores, I was disheartened. People should be allowed to make garbage if they want, just as the public has a right to tell them it's garbage. Freedom of expression through games should be encouraged, and anything short of illegality or adult-only content should not be moderated.
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Yeah intimacy mode in the other titles was never that bad, forcing them to remove it is pretty bad. Steam used to have the problem where they wouldn't allow games to have adult only content, but I guess there were enough complaints so they stopped doing that recently.

 
Supplice said:
https://twitter.com/XSEEDGames/status/1050920336219430914
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That Sony let's XSeed publish it but then remove certain features/modes is IMHO worse. It's strange because the audience for a game like this are obviously older players (thus the M rating); it doesn't make sense to pressure (or force?) the publisher/developer to change the game, especially one like this. Since when did Sony bother policing these sorts of games? It's very odd because Sony let far more "questionable" content to be released on Vita with hardly a blink (see, i.e., Valkyrie Drive).

While I understand Sony may be worried about its PS4 brand, this sort of micro-managing either needs to be consistent and can't be based on when they "just feel like it." If this is a new approach, XSeed may need to think twice before signing on the next Onechanbara remake.

 
arc the lad wise 1-3 are all ps1 since they are part of the collection along with arena. I know because I own them all physical.  four is ps2.  lets pretend five doesn't exist. twilight of the spirits is fine minus how unbalanced your units were.  Paulette and maru are insanely broken while deimos are mostly mages and are not great at their jobs.  Bebedora is a trip.  I loved her ability to control enemies.

The one thing people complain about is the final boss.  None of them use the light equipment though. The game gives you a shop right outside of his room that sells light element equipment so you can deal increased damage and if you use the air ships on top of maru paulette it goes down easy even if you are underleveled.

One is the best in series.  two nerfs everything from one on top of being too god damn long.  Its not very good srpg wise.

 
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nitrosmob said:
Mangagamer (NSFW)

Mangagamer also put Evenicle (an eroge RPG) on Steam. It's pretty good, but it's easily a toned down Rance type game. Still lots of love making and other acts of eroge. This is an 18+ game.
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One of the Mangagamer guys grabbed a screen of Evenicle hitting the steam top seller charts and even outselling FFXV!

That probably only lasted for a nanosecond, but it made me very happy.

 
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nagpo said:
would be nice to have a console maker that doesn't care about AO content. Someone new needs to enter the market
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It's not even rated Adults Only, there's a reason why we have an ESRB. It's like removing shit from an R rated movie because it's not appropriate, then what the fuck is the rating for? Let the consumer decide what's appropriate for them then they will either purchase or not purchase it.

 
https://twitter.com/RPGSite/status/1051195585133391872

Considering a lot of these Japanese games are on PlayStation it's probably a good idea to do this.

 
Not really much in the way of new titles this week. Also LRG has listed this weeks other releases as "Two PS4 Titles (One BIGGEST PS4 Project Ever)" and "One Vita Title". So I'm not listing them, but they may be thread related. So just a friendly heads up.

Other stuff that released without warning last week or I overlooked it (Assume PC unless otherwise noted):
- Seven days with the Ghost (Visual Novel / Smut)
- Evenicle (Visual Novel / Smut)

Weekly Releases (October 14th - October 20th)

Fast Striker
- Platform(s): PS4, Vita
- Genre: Vertical SHMUP
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Digital only. Cross-Buy.

Warriors Orochi 4
- Platform(s): PS4, Switch, XB1, PC
- Genre: Musou / Action
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Dark Souls Trilogy
- Platform(s): PS4, XB1
- Genre: Action RPG / Difficulty
- Demo: N/A
- Online: Yes.
- Comments: Includes all DLC. Not sure if 1 & 2 include online.

Resonance of Fate 4K/HD Edtion
- Platform(s): PS4, PC
- Genre: RPG
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Digital only.

SoulCalibur VI
- Platform(s): PS4, XB1, PC
- Genre: Fighting
- Demo: N/A
- Online: Yes.

Mages of Mystralia (LRG Physical)
- Platform(s): PS4
- Genre: Action-Adventure
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Physical Limited Run Games pre-order.

Owlboy Limited Edition (Physical Release)
- Platform(s): PS4, Switch
- Genre: Metroidvania
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: I guess the delays on this are over?

Exorder
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: SRPG
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Valkyria Chronicles
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: SRPG
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Digital only.

Black Bird
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: Horizontal SHMUP
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Momonga Pinball Adventures
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: Arcade / Pinball
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

WILL: A Wonderful World
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: Visual Novel / Puzzle
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Previously released on PC.

Dark Souls Remastered
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: Action RPG / Difficulty
- Demo: N/A
- Online: Maybe?

Pizza Titan Ultra
- Platform(s): Switch
- Genre: Action / Arcade
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: The future of Chuck E. Cheese.

Don't Forget Our Esports Dream
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Simulation / Visual Novel
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Her她
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Simulation / Visual Novel
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Chinese dev.

Journey Through Memories
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Adventure / Speech Recognition
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

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

Cross Love - Episode 1
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Visual Novel / Yaoi
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Sakura Day 2 Mahjong
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Mahjong Solitaire
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

A Winter's Daydream
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Visual Novel / GILF
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Past Releases
October 7th - October 13th
September 30th - October 6th
September 23rd - September 29th
September 16th - September 22nd
September 9th - September 15th

 
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bappt said:
https://twitter.com/RPGSite/status/1051195585133391872

Considering a lot of these Japanese games are on PlayStation it's probably a good idea to do this.
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There seems to be a quick work-around if you for some reason don't change your settings. Multiple people reporting that you just need to download the PS Messaging App elsewhere, delete the message there, and your ps4 will be fine. Changing your settings is the easiest/safest way obviously though. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up!
 
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I don't think the Senran Kagura situation is about Sony trying to win over more sales for the game. Intimacy mode looks like you're molesting the characters. Sony is probably afraid about having to answer questions about them housing games with child molestation. Any defenses fans might have for Intimacy mode I can't imagine Sony being willing to also make. Intimacy mode is a PR nightmare waiting to happen. I can understand Sony wanting to avoid that road.

Intimacy mode may not look much different than previous iterations, but over the past year there's been a greater understanding that sexual harassment and sexual assault is, you know, bad. Sony and others aren't going to operate with the same blinders anymore.

I'm a fan of Senran Kagura, and since I first saw Intimacy mode I thought it was creepy. The girls shriek and cover up when you touch them. The kiss at the end doesn't make it any better. The idea that if you ignore her protests she'll eventually give in makes it more disturbing.

 
I guess we're in the era of jack thompson, and other moral panics with witch hunts and people moral grandstanding while clutching their pearls.

"Oh no! what about the fake girls made of code in a video game! Surely this has real life consequences! Just like how all those times video games were proven to directly correlate with real world violence!"

That's sarcasm btw. Why should any console maker be responsible for what games get put on the system? Why would they be guilty for what some one else did; implying of course this is anything to be guilty about. We need to stop allowing these keyboard warriors to effect our games lest we always have our games censored. same goes for the limp wristed corporate types that probably don't even play the games. If people don't like the content just don't buy it. I can see no logical argument for censorship.

All the more reason to learn japanese

 
Time to add the Senran Kagura games to the banned for discussion list and ban all members who are against altering them like the other major forums?

 
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Why should any console maker be responsible for what games get put on the system?
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Look, I'm as anti-content-removal as anyone, but if you can't see a reason for console makers to police what they allow on their platform, you're too far gone already. Console companies have public images that are in large part based on the games available for their systems. If public opinion starts to consider a console synonymous with a specific kind of content, that plays a serious role on who buys that console.

The PS2 was a JRPG console, for example; the 360 was for shooters. That kind of thing.

In America, getting significantly associated with smut--and I'm not saying that's what this content is, only that it's what Sony of America is afraid of here--would be a massive financial blow for a console. That is why none of the major console makers allow AO games. And before you point to ESRB ratings, that's just one of several checks games on console end up going through; Sony has every right to be more rigorous than a third party company if they're afraid of how it will reflect on their product.

And before anybody brings up Steam again, I'd rather have a few questionable crackdowns like this regarding sexual content than deal with the total lack of oversight on Steam's store. The amount of utter crap you have to sift through on the one platform is so much higher than what you get on the other it isn't even funny. And let's not forget Steam makes similar decisions, too--Maidens of Michael is still missing from the store after that sexual content debacle from a couple months ago.

Anyway, if I were interested in this game, yeah, I'd probably be pissed about the need to remove content; but if you can't see where they're coming from, that's entirely on your own nearsightedness.
 
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Look, I'm as anti-content-removal as anyone, but if you can't see a reason for console makers to police what they allow on their platform, you're too far gone already. Console companies have public images that are in large part based on the games available for their systems. If public opinion starts to consider a console synonymous with a specific kind of content, that plays a serious role on who buys that console.
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yeah I can understand why. I understand the logic. I just don't think it should be that way. I think the argument is flawed. It's like when web domains remove websites that they don't politically align with. Who actually thinks the domain registrar is supporting the ideals? They merely provide a service. I know some people are gonna say that it's their platform and they can do what they want and yeah you're right, but that's not how things should be in my opinion. I want a console that's an open platform, personally.

 
The SK game is already out for Japan right? And doesn't have the content cut? Might as well go that route then.

I'm also guessing most are gonna boycott it now? I'm also one of those people who usually preorders/buys it day one, but this controversy has made me feel iffy about it. Also, I imagine the game doesn't get much sales anyway, except from the hardcore/niche crowd, so if they start losing those numbers, it'll really hurt them. Except I don't know how much of their fault it is.

 
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The SK game is already out for Japan right? And doesn't have the content cut? Might as well go that route then.

I'm also guessing most are gonna boycott it now? I'm also one of those people who usually preorders/buys it day one, but this controversy has made me feel iffy about it. Also, I imagine the game doesn't get much sales anyway, except from the hardcore/niche crowd, so if they start losing those numbers, it'll really hurt them. Except I don't know how much of their fault it is.
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I mean, I was gonna buy it on Steam anyway lol

 
BlackRockWaifu said:
I'm also guessing most are gonna boycott it now? I'm also one of those people who usually preorders/buys it day one, but this controversy has made me feel iffy about it. Also, I imagine the game doesn't get much sales anyway, except from the hardcore/niche crowd, so if they start losing those numbers, it'll really hurt them. Except I don't know how much of their fault it is.
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I wasn't going to buy it regardless, SK isn't really my kind of series, but that sounds really stupid. A boycott would hurt XSeed way more than Sony, and that's even before factoring in the fact that XSeed's such a tiny company. It'd encourage them to just stop bringing Senran games over entirely, not to fight the platform holders.
 
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Sega Reveals Updated Sales Milestones For Several Of Their IPs

Sega Stresses Importance of Persona 5 and Yakuza’s Japanese Nature as Driver of Worldwide Success

Warriors Orochi 4 Gets New Trailer Showing Nu Wa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8zKGWzy5e0

New Yo-kai Watch 4 Gameplay Video and Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKKwB8l92so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga8Nn2uR5Rw

Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal Localization Team Shares Details on PS4 Version Censorship and Trophies

Crystar’s Director Talks About The Concept Of Crying From Guilt

Pokémon Café in Tokyo Is Getting A Special Menu For The Let’s Go! Games

Resonance of Fate 4K/HD Edition’s High Resolution Texture Pack Will Be A Free DLC For PC

The World Ends with You: Final Remix’s Trailer Shows Epic Co-Op Battles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqy444_Cfyk

Revealed: Sega's cancelled Shenmue HD remake - with fully updated graphics

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Gets New Live Gameplay by Suda51 on Famitsu

 
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BlackRockWaifu said:
The SK game is already out for Japan right? And doesn't have the content cut? Might as well go that route then.

I'm also guessing most are gonna boycott it now? I'm also one of those people who usually preorders/buys it day one, but this controversy has made me feel iffy about it. Also, I imagine the game doesn't get much sales anyway, except from the hardcore/niche crowd, so if they start losing those numbers, it'll really hurt them. Except I don't know how much of their fault it is.
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I really hope people don't boycott this over something as silly as this. As I admit I love the Senran series (only game I don't have is Peach Beach Splash) as its a good hack and slash with some "bonus content" and look forward to the game itself but I will admit the intimacy mode is a bit too much for me. Not into the whole "poking and prodding" girls on my games and have to admit that I do see this as a "safer" move as this has lawsuit written all over it. But I do understand that this kind of thing has been in other SK games so why block it now.

 
I just hope that everyone is reasonable enough to not punish Xseed for this. Taking them completely at their word, this was not their call, and the game wasn't getting released without this change. This does open the door to a larger conversation about censorship and Sony's actions/policies, but Xseed should really be exempt from that conversation when they're not calling the shots. I bet everyone would be more pissed off if there was no localized release at all, and it appears making that choice was the lovely situation they they were put in. 

 
I wont go on much about this censorship (I did so already so many times with Steam and now am happy with how Steam is). I will still buy the game, even though it may just be some whatever beat em up. I may be one of the few that liked the actual beat em up side scrolling style used in the 3DS games and finds the 3D Warriors style beat em ups kind of tired and repetitive. Dislike how nuclear Sony has gone, but who knows what their higher ups are thinking. Still getting the game to support XSEED mainly.

 
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Yeah, I don't know how to feel about the last-minute censorship of Senran Kagura. I was wondering if I should cancel my pre-order or not. I don't care what the content is, but having to remove something for a different audience does not jive with me at all. Even more so when the content cut is allowed on one platform, but not the other. (Steam vs. Sony)

I guess importing a Japanese copy is always an option, since I've imported previous entries before. (Might need to brush up on my lacking Japanese though) 

This whole situation reminds me of that interactive minigame in Fire Emblem Fates that was removed/toned down and then everyone rioted. Then Sony fanboys kept saying, "lol Nintendo censoring content, Sony would never do that". And look where we are now  :shock: . Guess we had a good run....

 
 
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I don’t understand the disconnect between the ESRB and Sony. How is the ESRB able to rate SK (and OLZ) as Mature, if both are apparently non-compliant with Sony’s standards, especially considering a feature like Intimacy Mode? Why even have the ESRB if Sony pulls this crap at the 11th hour like they did with SK and OLZ.

I cancelled my SK preorder for financial reasons only as I spent too much on games lately. Damn you, Play-Asia lol.
 
deadofnight said:
I'm a fan of Senran Kagura, and since I first saw Intimacy mode I thought it was creepy. The girls shriek and cover up when you touch them. The kiss at the end doesn't make it any better. The idea that if you ignore her protests she'll eventually give in makes it more disturbing.
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What's not sexy about Stockholm Syndrome? /s

 
JohnnySako said:
I don’t understand the disconnect between the ESRB and Sony. How is the ESRB able to rate SK (and OLZ) as Mature, if both are apparently non-compliant with Sony’s standards, especially considering a feature like Intimacy Mode? Why even have the ESRB if Sony pulls this crap at the 11th hour like they did with SK and OLZ.

I cancelled my SK preorder for financial reasons only as I spent too much on games lately. Damn you, Play-Asia lol.
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In the case of OLZ, rating board from other countries won't rate it, many media outlets began to run stories about it, Sony perceived as a negative PR, they panicked and decided to bury the game altogether. It crazy to think our ESRB more open minded than other countries rating boards.

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It seems pretty clear to me that the current focus is on games with a touching feature where you the player are directly causing distress to the character. Since it's not a major feature in Senran Kagura, the programmers probably took all of 5 minutes to dummy out the menu option and stay compliant with Sony's wishes. Omega Labyrinth had a whole check system based around the touching mechanic and couldn't remove it. The fact the characters are high school students just added to the issue.

 
Xseed had the best plan announcing it late on a Friday night the same day you could see all the ninja girls actually naked in an anime.

 
BMXJouster said:
Four Corpse Party games coming to Steam soon
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It's about damn time. It's too bad they aren't porting the 3DS version of the original Corpe Party though.. or even the PSP version. It's not worth playing the Steam version if you're new to the series, the sprites used are atrocious, and while I'm kind of interested in hearing the alternate voice acting used, that and the additional chapter aren't worth playing it over 3DS.

I'm excited to finally play Dead Patient, wasn't sure if that was ever getting localized.

 
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It's about damn time. It's too bad they aren't porting the 3DS version of the original Corpe Party though.. or even the PSP version. It's not worth playing the Steam version if you're new to the series, the sprites used are atrocious, and while I'm kind of interested in hearing the alternate voice acting used, that and the additional chapter aren't worth playing it over 3DS.
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Since the 3DS version is an enhanced version of the PSP remake of the PC version, it could potentially happen if the newer ones hitting PC sell decently well. I'm sure there will be at least some outcry for it since not everybody can stand the original updated non-RPGMaker graphics.

 
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I think a lot of games would be improved with an Intimacy Mode.

Overwatch
Nier:Automata
I couldn't decide which punchline I liked best, so here's a handful of my favorites. Try them out and see which one you prefer.

Ms Pac Man
Battletoads
Kirby Star Allies
Tetris
Civilization
 
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Draekon said:
Since the 3DS version is an enhanced version of the PSP remake of the PC version, it could potentially happen if the newer ones hitting PC sell decently well. I'm sure there will be at least some outcry for it since not everybody can stand the original updated non-RPGMaker graphics.
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I'm kind of doubting the newer ones will sell well since it's a niche series, but who knows. I'm surprised we're even getting them on steam since I thought the original Corpse Party would've sold like crap.

BTW, for anyone interested.. Blood Drive was poorly optimized on Vita, there were bugs and framerate issues (some stuttering and crashing). I personally never had any issues with it crashing, but it was a common problem. The PC version may end up being superior if it gets optimized and the bugs are fixed.

 
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roger watersmelon said:
I think a lot of games would be improved with an Intimacy Mode.

Overwatch
Nier:Automata
I couldn't decide which punchline I liked best, so here's a handful of my favorites. Try them out and see which one you prefer.

Ms Pac Man
Battletoads
Kirby Star Allies
Tetris
Civilization
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Mortal Kombat. I've always wanted to get freaky with Mileena.
 
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