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Akibas Trip: Undead & Undressed coming to PS4 in NA this holiday (PS3/Vita 8/12)
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There are only as many limits on who can be your imouto as you place on yourself
Dream big, young imouto warrior
Cool! I've only got a PS4 out of the console options so that works out, and I'm interested in playing more XSEED games and Japanese games going forwards should they release more of them on the PS4. I loved the variety of games XSEED published on the Wii so I've gotten well acquainted with some of the games they publish and enjoyed all of them, I expect I'll enjoy this game and discover something new and unexpected about what the medium of video games can express.
It is.
-Tom
Hahahaha, this is incredible. I can already imagine him calling me "baka onii-chan".
This is the best.
SHE'S A FAAAAAAAAAKE!!
No, seriously, she's our new production assistant extraordinaire. Everybody say hi!
-Tom
Hi Ayaikun 
Wyrdwad/Tom. I have question(I don't know if this was asked before :/).
The ads(in-game advertisments) in this game. Are they the same as the Japanese version(nothing has or will be changed)? Or will they have English ads(in-game advertisments)?
In case if you don't know what I ask
Sorry if this might be a weird/stupid question. I was just wondering :/.
Schadenfreude
Member
Been listening to the character voices on the website and I have to say I pretty much love all of them. Freaking dying at Cindy Robinson as the little sister character. I feel there's gonna be some hilarious instances from hearing her rather deep voice saying some of the probably silly things little sister characters usually say.
I think all they had to change was the ad flyers.Hi Ayaikun
Wyrdwad/Tom. I have question(I don't know if this was asked before :/).
The ads(in-game advertisments) in this game. Are they the same as the Japanese version(nothing has and will be changed)? Or will they have English ads(in-game advertisments)?
In case if you don't know what I ask
Sorry if this might be a weird/stupid question. I was just wondering :/.
Hi Ayaikun
Wyrdwad/Tom. I have question(I don't know if this was asked before :/).
The ads(in-game advertisments) in this game. Are they the same as the Japanese version(nothing has and will be changed)? Or will they have English ads(in-game advertisments)?
In case if you don't know what I ask
Sorry if this might be a weird/stupid question. I was just wondering :/.
Exact same as the Japanese version, Japanese game trailers and all. The only thing we had to change for legal reasons was the text accompanying some of the ad flyers (which listed the stores' addresses, phone numbers, etc.), which had to be removed. The flyers themselves are still entirely intact, though.
-Tom
Nope, they were reviewing the PS4 version, they did a "hands-on" video.
Schadenfreude
Member
New trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYY2i0FwbKk
Yep I got corrected was just confused since they used the american subtitle on it.
ShadowgeistX
Member
Dammit, I love that XSeed is giving this advance notice but at the same time I hate that I don't know when I'm getting a PS4. Oh well, keeping my pre-order for the PS3 version.
The Gamekult review is brutal. I don't read them often but it's one of the only french site I read.
Battles feel repetitive and limited. They compare their lost of interest in the strip battle system to the time a lap dance lasts at Hustler's.
They say you don't have fun exploring a lot in the game because you roughly gets a loading screen every 20 steps. They say they have not thrown that figure randomly out there. Depending on the area it can be as bad as this figure. It even gets worse when you have to go to a mission which starts far away form where you are since you will need to cross 2, 5 or even 7 loading screens. The solution to this issue is that you will end up using the minimap on your smartphone to warp around depending on the urgency of the moment instead of exploring.
The bottom-line is surprisingly harsh too. Ouch :
Akiba's Trip 2 boils down to this : a string of worthless quests in unbelievably ugly environments with rotten battles but that is still a faithful representation of the Akihabara district. They believe the concept was funny but that it's poorly executed : They explain you sister crafts worthless and interchangeable items for you for the simple purpose of having fun beating bad guys with Japanese weapons next to Club Sega. They think that it doesn't deserve to be a PS4 game considering how awful it looks. In the end they believe that point is not so bad since the game is basically stuck with a PS2 game's limitations. They say the game wouldn't survive very long in the sun ( a pun about the vampire thing of the game) and say it's a game that drains your moral quickly.
Battles feel repetitive and limited. They compare their lost of interest in the strip battle system to the time a lap dance lasts at Hustler's.
They say you don't have fun exploring a lot in the game because you roughly gets a loading screen every 20 steps. They say they have not thrown that figure randomly out there. Depending on the area it can be as bad as this figure. It even gets worse when you have to go to a mission which starts far away form where you are since you will need to cross 2, 5 or even 7 loading screens. The solution to this issue is that you will end up using the minimap on your smartphone to warp around depending on the urgency of the moment instead of exploring.
The bottom-line is surprisingly harsh too. Ouch :
Akiba's Trip 2 boils down to this : a string of worthless quests in unbelievably ugly environments with rotten battles but that is still a faithful representation of the Akihabara district. They believe the concept was funny but that it's poorly executed : They explain you sister crafts worthless and interchangeable items for you for the simple purpose of having fun beating bad guys with Japanese weapons next to Club Sega. They think that it doesn't deserve to be a PS4 game considering how awful it looks. In the end they believe that point is not so bad since the game is basically stuck with a PS2 game's limitations. They say the game wouldn't survive very long in the sun ( a pun about the vampire thing of the game) and say it's a game that drains your moral quickly.
Balmung421
Member
I'd suggest it's either September or October, but I'm sure we'll get news after this and Trails get released.
I was wondering this as well, as I saw Sept. 30th on both Amazon & GameStop. I don't recall that date being confirmed.
...though if that is the date, then I've got 5 games that I want in Sept. Maybe I'll get lucky & get one as a b-day gift.
ShikabaneHime13
Gold Member
Hot damn! 3 days before my birthday next month! Yay! I will probably pay my Vita copies (one for play, one for collection) off before my anime convention on the 8th-10th (otherwise every penny I have will be spent on food and anime and pre-ordering Bayonetta Bloody Fate and seaon one of the newly dubbed Sailormoon lol). And so totally getting that PS4 version as well.
I am a little saddened to see so many people stating they will cancel their Vita versions for PS4....
I am a little saddened to see so many people stating they will cancel their Vita versions for PS4....
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Great news!
Those Sen no Kiseki ads are going to break some hearts. =P
MaximumSpider
Banned
Are the Disgaea ads in?
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I just want to know something. The first game had a theme song by Claris <3 .Does this one have one as well?
Nice
. Thank you for answering my question .Now I have to choose which version I should get(Vita or PS3, tough decision :X).
Lucent
Member
So what all can you do in this game really? I've watched people play this on the PS4 streaming through twitch and it seemed like most of the time they were doing the same combos over and over and stripping them and then that was it. Also some girl kept popping up and talking even though neither of the characters the player had looked like that girl. She had sort of a light purple/grey hair color.
Aren't they over because one of them had to focus on her study or something like that?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Good. This is the version I'll buy.
CrackPebbles
Member
Will buy Vita/PS4 now.
Vox Chaotica
Member
I am definitely going to get this on PS4 day one, because I am a sucker for Japanese games.
I bet I know what's happening.
Akiba's Trip is save-anywhere -- you have to open the menu, go into system, then choose save.
Considering what you're describing, I'm guessing you're going up to the train station gates to save, right? What's actually happening there is, you're choosing to leave Akihabara forever, ending the game immediately but saving clear data that you can carry over to new playthroughs.
-Tom
Oh god that is exactly what I'm doing... I'll have to look into the menu save option, thanks! Now I can rest easy lol, I was really starting to think I was losing my mind.
Yeah, this game doesn't really "show" well. It's one of those you have to play yourself to really appreciate.
Combat can get a little samey once you've figured out what moves you enjoy using most, but if that happens and it's starting to detract from your enjoyment, just... equip a different weapon, or a different strip style, or a different movement cycle, and EVERYTHING will change. Every weapon controls totally differently, and strip styles and movement cycles can really change how your character controls and how dynamic his moves look in action.
The gameplay is all about experimentation -- getting new equipment, testing it out, seeing what feels good to you and what doesn't, then repeating that cycle... pretty much endlessly, since the variety present in this game is enormous.
Meanwhile, you'll be advancing through a story that's better than it really has any right to be, and taking side quests that are utterly ridiculous but always entertaining (like taking down two yakuza families in their entireties so that the "starman-crossed lovers," Lolio Montokyu and Yuriette Capuretto, can finally live together in peace).
...As for the female character, that's your partner. She's AI-controlled, and there are a bunch of different partners available during play, some required for certain scenes by the story and others freely selectable. And you can do combo moves with them, which vary significantly from partner to partner.
Oh, and to answer the specific questions: yes, the Disgaea ads are in, and yes, the Sen no Kiseki ads are in. As are the Neptunia ads, and all the DLC relating to Disgaea, Neptunia, DiGi Charat, Genshiken, etc. It's all there, baby!
-Tom
Sounds like a really good guarantee of quality!
I'm writing the text for the official thread, and although I still haven't had the time to write anything more than a general outline, I can tell I'll have fun making it. Whether you like the actual content or not, I think it's hard to deny that this game comes from a pretty genuine place.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Noooooooooooo......why am I just finding this out now. End of an era, they make such good music
(((:/
Lucent
Member
Yeah, this game doesn't really "show" well. It's one of those you have to play yourself to really appreciate.
Combat can get a little samey once you've figured out what moves you enjoy using most, but if that happens and it's starting to detract from your enjoyment, just... equip a different weapon, or a different strip style, or a different movement cycle, and EVERYTHING will change. Every weapon controls totally differently, and strip styles and movement cycles can really change how your character controls and how dynamic his moves look in action.
The gameplay is all about experimentation -- getting new equipment, testing it out, seeing what feels good to you and what doesn't, then repeating that cycle... pretty much endlessly, since the variety present in this game is enormous.
Meanwhile, you'll be advancing through a story that's better than it really has any right to be, and taking side quests that are utterly ridiculous but always entertaining (like taking down two yakuza families in their entireties so that the "starman-crossed lovers," Lolio Montokyu and Yuriette Capuretto, can finally live together in peace).
...As for the female character, that's your partner. She's AI-controlled, and there are a bunch of different partners available during play, some required for certain scenes by the story and others freely selectable. And you can do combo moves with them, which vary significantly from partner to partner.
Oh, and to answer the specific questions: yes, the Disgaea ads are in, and yes, the Sen no Kiseki ads are in. As are the Neptunia ads, and all the DLC relating to Disgaea, Neptunia, DiGi Charat, Genshiken, etc. It's all there, baby!
-Tom
Ah okay. Yeah it looks like an interesting game. Just when you watch someone for like 15 minutes you don't really see much. But it's cool to be getting a game like this on PS4. And I hope that the Disgaea team make a game on the PS4 and maybe even come up with a style that trumps the updated visuals of Disgaea 4 and D2. I love Disgaea's art style, and seeing them looking more and more like the drawings is awesome.
Hours Left
Member
Sweet. I'm glad the Vita release date was only pushed back a week. Still enough time to get through it before the autumn deluge of Vita games.
Me too.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Def going with the PS4 edition now, hopefully the PS3 and Vita will still sell well.
edit: the game will have dubs and subs+ Japanese voices right?
edit: the game will have dubs and subs+ Japanese voices right?
Yep. Dual voice, and even dual text (play with Japanese text if you'd like). PS3 and Vita versions both feature this, and there's really no reason I can think of that the PS4 version wouldn't as well (though we're not as far along on that one, as you might imagine, so I can't say with 100% certainty).
-Tom