YianGaruga
Banned
yeah xbrz looks baaaad
maybe waifu2x can work, I think Defender's Quest will use it
https://github.com/nagadomi/waifu2x
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Disgaea PC [coming February 2016]
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yeah xbrz looks baaaad
maybe waifu2x can work, I think Defender's Quest will use it
https://github.com/nagadomi/waifu2x
I do like Soul Nomad more, but ZHP is definitely on second place
Almost jumped out of my chair when Speed Queen started playing on Disgaea 5
Exactly. So i would not expect it anytime soon, although its not impossible sometime in the future.
Hope so. Valkyria Chronicles really opened my eyes to how a starved userbase like PC and Steam could really help a series achieve a good return to form.
It may even bring it back under a new spinoff franchise if luck is on our side
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Hmmm hope it's a good port.
GhostTrick
Banned
Primethius
Banned
It's not as if Disgaea 5 bombing on PS4 is why Disgaea is coming to PC (it didn't, it's sales are in line with other Disgaea games). And it's not as if Disgaea is going to do drastically superior numbers on PC either.
But PS4/PC is becoming the territory of Japaense titles. Why would you give up the proven sales of the PC market in scenarios like this.
And all the better for it. I doubt these niche games are going to find massive sales anytime soon. Anything to help pump more of them out.
But PS4/PC is becoming the territory of Japaense titles. Why would you give up the proven sales of the PC market in scenarios like this.
And all the better for it. I doubt these niche games are going to find massive sales anytime soon. Anything to help pump more of them out.
Truthfully I think Persona is the last major modern Japanese franchise that hasn't seen an entry on PC yet, correct?
There was censorship before?
There was censorship before?
seems like it https://steamdb.info/sub/67804/apps/
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
EDIT: ^WTF is that crap.
Alright just need to get rid of that ugly blur filter that is layered over the sprites when you zoom in and we're dandy.
Alright just need to get rid of that ugly blur filter that is layered over the sprites when you zoom in and we're dandy.
The registry did get updated, though, didnt't it?
xmajinjoshx
Member
Guess I will have to buy this again, dood.
Agreed.
CertifiedFP
Member
Man, can't wait to stick it in the face of that guy who said this would never happen because ClaDun flopped.
Father_Brain
Banned
So Atlus is the only Japanese third-party publisher of any note that remains a total holdout on PC, right? Not counting the indie games they publish in the West, of course.
xBRZ in all its glory, folks:
Why would anyone willingly do this if not as a method of self-torture?
The userbase isn't "starved" any more, and arguably wasn't even when VC was released.
It's more that the PC (i) has a large userbase overall, and (ii) -- and this is of particular relevance to JRPGs -- it has a pretty decent base of players that is not nearly as "AAA"/hit-driven as on the latest consoles.
If you look at the publisher's statements in the past, before it launched and after, i don't think that is really the case. They are looking at all options for trying to expand their base.
I think that's great, but their lowering sales on console, not only in Japan, but also in the US are absolutely a big factor
Okay? For JRPG's like this, you don't think people on PC were craving a game like this? Why would it have sold so much in any other case? Of course they were starved for this sort of title, or else it would no have done so well.
You'd think with Sega having such a strong presence on PC that this will change soon.
RelaxedOtter
Member
Great news, will definitely be picking it up to have access to for some occasional item grind action. Hopefully this means some of their other PS2 era tactics games will also make their way over to PC eventually.
Basileus777
Member
What?
KZXcellent
Member
Interested in what the gameplay adjustments will be. I only played the first one on the PS2 so I'm sure they changed some stuff around.
You should show the alternative, which is a shitty bilinear upscaling with broken transparency interactions:
It's not like we are talking about a "pure" 2D game here.
A quality game can't do well without people being "starved" for it?
It's just standard procedure from the steam database, doesn't really mean anything
Primethius
Banned
I'm not really seeing the decline in the US. And I agree, they are expanding the userbase. But it's not as if the PC version is going to pull in drastically more numbers.
It's likely going to be 1:1 with the PS4 sales. Which is a huge userbase for titles like this that shouldn't be missed out. The PC market has proven itself.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
because they have two audiences with this:
1) people who are new to the series and want the easiest pathway into it
2) people who are old to the series and just want to re-buy for posterity on hardware that will be backwards compatible forever
and their intent is long-tail, passive income and a hedge against ongoing platform instability worldwide (i.e. vita's relative success in japan and failure in the west; nintendo's failure to launch the wii u; ps4's current weakness or stall in japan).
if this goes well, they will certainly continue porting the mainline, and in a few years no one will ask this question because the whole series will be released.
Stone Ocean
Member
NIS finally decided to add the series people actually asked for heh
Still that sprite filter upscale abomination thing kills my soul. Someone turn that shit off for all that is holy
Still that sprite filter upscale abomination thing kills my soul. Someone turn that shit off for all that is holy
YianGaruga
Banned
You should show the alternative, which is a shitty bilinear upscaling with broken transparency interactions:
This looks great to me
On one hand I'm happy to see NIS are taking the plunge with their biggest IP.
On the other I can't say I'm excited to get the chance at buying a 12 year old game.
Unless they've done some serious rebalancing I'll be sitting this one out. At least for their sake I hope they've got their pricing right.
On the other I can't say I'm excited to get the chance at buying a 12 year old game.
Unless they've done some serious rebalancing I'll be sitting this one out. At least for their sake I hope they've got their pricing right.
Right up close, it doesn't look like much. A little further away though / at higher resolution, it looks pretty good to me
GhostTrick
Banned
xBRZ in all its glory, folks:
Eh, it can look good depending on the game. Of course for some game you will prefer nearest upscaling, but for some others, xBRZ works pretty well.
hmm, sad. The game looks nice.
The first game is still the best title for introducing a new audience to the series... and it's also still a great game. I think wrong with that. Also t
Releasing the first game allows them to price it a lower price and attract more potential customer.
Well, Persona 1 (and by Proxy, SMT) has had a PC port in the 90's. The problem is, Atlus JP simply won't do it. Atlus US (and Sega) has to convince them.
agiantenemycrab
Member
Because porting one is cheaper and faster and they may as well start with the first one. They can decide whether to bring the rest over if the first is a success. Japanese companies are still unused to the PC market and most are approaching it with caution. Unfortunate, but to be expected.
JudgmentJay
Member
Wow, this is unexpected. Day 1.
Also the days of dropping a game on Steam without marketing and getting big sales from an impatient userbase are over, so I hope to see some actual promotion from NIS and not some half-ass dropping of the title come release date.
Then again, they are giving us actual advance warning and a firm month release date, so that's already a good sign.
Then again, they are giving us actual advance warning and a firm month release date, so that's already a good sign.
shiftplusone
Member
I'm absolutely loving Disgaea 5 and I dunno if I can go back to the mechanics of 1
it didnt even have a fast skip animation thing did it?
I ask these questions as if they matter and like i'm not getting this on day 1
it didnt even have a fast skip animation thing did it?
I ask these questions as if they matter and like i'm not getting this on day 1
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Wow, unexpected to say the least. Really like this series but never played the first. I'm in.