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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People complaining about a bad translation/voice acting. Should be happy it's there at all and you wont have to read for 50+ hours.

If i wanted to read book I would.
I only really listen during custscenes, and most of the game isn't cutscenes, so either way I'd be reading most of the dialogue. Also it's at least 80 from what I heard.

Also they claim Atlus JP told them how they wanted names to be spoken in English, but I call BS/misheard them because Tsukamato =/= Sakamoto lol

And jealous people already got the game, but that's alright have fun!
 
Don't know if it's proper to post this,  but I was able to find an early steelbook copy of Persona 5 on the Engineering Bay.  
Came out to $50 USD after I used a $15 targeted coupon.

 
I'm just ready for the waifu wars to begin. We'll forgot about this mispronunciations then.
I can already answer that one. Most of the people in this thread are going to like the nerdy glasses chick, Futaba.

Though my favorite will be the alpha female class president, Makoto.

 
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I can already answer that one. Most of the people in this thread are going to like the nerdy glasses chick, Futaba.

Though my favorite will be the alpha female class president, Makoto.
Man I forgot we'd have to choose. Futaba is the worst one, I think you're right Makoto is the best now that I think about it

 
AKA 10 more days to finish zelda..
That's right. 10 more days to finish Zelda!

I actually haven't played Zelda at all this week. Might have gotten kinda burned out. This happens to me a lot with games. When I get to the very end of the game and there's just some side quest stuff to finish, then I quit, and mean to come back later.

 
That wouldn't be a new game announcement

That's right. 10 more days to finish Zelda!

I actually haven't played Zelda at all this week. Might have gotten kinda burned out. This happens to me a lot with games. When I get to the very end of the game and there's just some side quest stuff to finish, then I quit, and mean to come back later.
Yeah I'm burning out on tales of berseria. Game took me a lot longer than I expected. A 2 hour boss fight in a side quest sure didnt help!! Sad cuz I wanted to play nier automata before persona 5 dropped.
 
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I'd love to have finished Zelda but work has been killing me the last 8 days. I've been in the office or remoted in an average of 15 hours a day.

 
Can't wait for them to announce Zeta-Jones, the Catherine sequel.

Also, I have a feeling Morgana is going to be the true Waifu. (Please no spoilers!)

Nier: Automata has been great too, I probably won't finish it before P5, but at least it'll be there to give me a break from long sessions. Plus, the game is super fun and deep as well. Like those side quests are on Witcher 3's level. And of course, Too Booty.  :drool:

 
I'm just ready for the waifu wars to begin. We'll forgot about this mispronunciations then.
not if they mispronounce your waifus then no one will know who they are talking about ;P

I can already answer that one. Most of the people in this thread are going to like the nerdy glasses chick, Futaba.

Though my favorite will be the alpha female class president, Makoto.
that was my choice as well out of the bunch. Its funny how little love I have seen for the last chick who's name I have forgotten.

 
That's right. 10 more days to finish Zelda!

I actually haven't played Zelda at all this week. Might have gotten kinda burned out. This happens to me a lot with games. When I get to the very end of the game and there's just some side quest stuff to finish, then I quit, and mean to come back later.
And here I am still working on cold steel 2...

 
Man I forgot we'd have to choose. Futaba is the worst one, I think you're right Makoto is the best now that I think about it
this is just like sophies choice xD I won't be surprised if futaba is the most popular since like rise she's got the overly sexualized scene in either the trailer or opening.

 
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Nier: Automata has been great too, I probably won't finish it before P5, but at least it'll be there to give me a break from long sessions. Plus, the game is super fun and deep as well. Like those side quests are on Witcher 3's level. And of course, Too Booty. :drool:
Please play it all so we can talk about it in our secret chat.

It is too good not to be played.

It is my perfect game I think.

 
Re-releases/ports galore this week. About the only new ones are the Dark Souls III DLC plus some indie PC stuff too I suppose. Not much else to say, but you may want to check out Salt and Sanctuary if you like Souls games. Finally, one more week until Persona 5 releases. Oh and Mass Effect: Andromeda is easily the worst in the series and has more negative technical issues than a Bethesda game in the campaign, but you didn't hear it from me.

Other stuff that released without warning last week (Assume PC unless otherwise noted):
- Ishin no Arashi / 維新の嵐 (Strategy | JP Only)
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms Ⅳ with Power Up Kit / 三國志Ⅳ with パワーアップキット (Strategy | JP Only)
- NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Bushou Fuunroku / 信長の野望・武将風雲録 (Strategy | JP Only)

Weekly Releases (March 26th - April 1st)

Dark Souls III: The Ringed City (DLC)
- Platform(s): PS4, X1 & PC
- Genre: Action RPG
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A

Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae (LRG Release)
- Platform(s): PS4
- Genre: Action / Hack'n'Slash
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Physical release by Limited Run Games.

Astebreed (LRG Release)
- Platform(s): PS4
- Genre: SHMUP
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Physical release by Limited Run Games.

Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 Remix
- Platform(s): PS4
- Genre: Action RPG
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Included are remastered versions of Kingdom Hearts (Final Mix version), Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts HD II (Final Mix version), and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (Final Mix version).

Salt and Sanctuary
- Platform(s): Vita
- Genre: Metroidvania
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Not Japanese, but it's similar to what you get if you took a Souls game and turned it into a 2D metroidvania. Already out on PC & PS4.

Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: First-Person Dungeon Crawler / RPG
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Previously released on the Vita.

VALIANT KNIGHTS Typing Battle
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Typing
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Type to kill monsters. Don't think there's an actual story? Added anyways.

Pastry Lovers
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Simulation / Visual Novel?
- Demo: N/A
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Chinese dev. Seems to be a visual novel and probably otome.

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

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Action Adventure
- Demo: Yes.
- Online: N/A
- Comments: Somewhat top down zelda-like. Not Japanese.

Enigma Sphere: Enhanced Edition
- Platform(s): PC VR
- Genre: Action?
- Demo: N/A
- Online: Yes.

Microgons
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre: Strategy
- Demo: N/A
- Online: Yes.
- Comments: Has a Japanese subtitle, but the dev doesn't look to be Japanese. Adding it just because.

Past Releases
March 19th - March 25th
March 12th - March 18th
March 5th - March 11th
February 26th - March 4th
February 19th - February 25th

 
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It was delayed until June.
Forgot to list Vita anyways. Wish sites I use to compile the list would keep changes somewhat up-to-date better. Granted I didn't see the date change when I double-checked the genre either. Seems only the LE was listed as this week while the normal versions were properly listed as June. Go figure. Guess I'll have to make sure to double-check when I see only the LE listed.

 
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