SerTapTap
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Just wanted to say I really appreciate your informative and timely posts here. Will probably pick up this version eventually!
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Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed |PS4 OT| Next-Gen Stripping
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Just wanted to say I really appreciate your informative and timely posts here. Will probably pick up this version eventually!
Still not really seeing it. It's perhaps not the most ideal font in the world (but then, I'm exclusively a fan of fixed-width fonts!), but it passes the "can I read it at a glance without any trouble" test in all cases, which is always the most important thing IMHO. The letters in question are close together, certainly... but not THAT close, nor measurably closer together than any other letter to any other letter in those four screenshots, as best as I can determine.
I'm not saying you're wrong, of course -- but it would appear that you've a much more discerning palate for fonts than anyone on staff.
Very sorry, though! We can't exactly do anything about it at this point, but we'll try to make sure we don't pick fonts quite as "compact" for our future titles.
-Tom
That particular conceit isn't especially Japanoweird. Kill vampires by exposing their skin to the sun? It's so obvious! I'm surprised this is the first time we're seeing a story that focuses on vampire stripping. Not that the game isn't a glorious J-WTF for every other reason!
Can't wait to pick up my copy. If I give this game to every member of my family for Christmas, will I increase the chances of Onechanbara Z2 Chaos getting localized? Only one way to find out I guess...
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
fml i caved in
AmaterasuOni
Banned
So, EU release date? And why is it postponed?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
This game looks so rad. Glad I waited for the PS4 version... though now that I have a stack of other stuff I want to play first, I dunno when I'll actually get to this.
Good problem to have, I guess.
Good problem to have, I guess.
Basileus777
Member
How worthwhile is it to do these sidequests? Is there much point to doing them all?
Shadow Broker
Banned
How does this game run on the PS4? I bought it on release day but can't play it until FedEx finds my PS4.
I'm somewhat afraid of reading threw the OT because of spoilers and slight spoilers. I'm completely dark on this game.
I'm somewhat afraid of reading threw the OT because of spoilers and slight spoilers. I'm completely dark on this game.
thequickandthedead
Member
Are the stores in the game made up or do they actually exist in Akiba?
They're pretty much all real -- some of the bigger chains are edited to avoid trademark issues, but they got most of the local shops and locations to sign off on it. It's kind of nuts.
exmachina64
Banned
There are hidden layers of subtlety and meaning I'll never be able to understand, aren't there?
R_thanatos
Member
^^
Well this sums-up this game nicely..
So many subtles thinsg hidden in this game.
So, it's not only the commands that this game uses in order to make use of the PS4 Live Streaming features, it also gives you a 10% off sale "in honor of the live stream".
I didn't even leave the first area and I'm already impressed by how clever this game is.
EDIT: All hail bento-sama!
I didn't even leave the first area and I'm already impressed by how clever this game is.
EDIT: All hail bento-sama!
flatearthpandas
Member
Fusing is well worth the money, but not with most of the drops. You'll want to buy most of your fusion fodder and sell most of the drops you pick up.
GameFAQs has a topic with the best items to buy for fusion. Google should pull it up
flatearthpandas
Member
Man, I'm in total awe at how bullshit boss fights are on the harder difficulties.
in particular. Small area makes four enemies a crowd. Especially when the boss fixes their outfit.
Really hard to get particular pieces weak without breaking other pieces. And then there's like three seconds to pick up the fucking underwear before the cutscene removes you from the scene. I could probably have played to where I'm at on easy in the time that it's taken me to reset the fucking fight after accidentally ripping too many clothes or flat out not being able to find the right pieces before the cutscene interrupts me and removes me from the area. Really frustrating.
Kati
Really hard to get particular pieces weak without breaking other pieces. And then there's like three seconds to pick up the fucking underwear before the cutscene removes you from the scene. I could probably have played to where I'm at on easy in the time that it's taken me to reset the fucking fight after accidentally ripping too many clothes or flat out not being able to find the right pieces before the cutscene interrupts me and removes me from the area. Really frustrating.
Stone Ocean
Member
The localization cracks me up
I AM MUSCLE MAN
I AM MUSCLE MAN
flatearthpandas
Member
Ah. Nothing like a rage post to fix a problem. Got it within two attempts. Thanks, internet.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Serious question- Are there any benefits for getting the PS4 version over the Vita's? I assume the latter has got to be tons cheaper...
Faster loading time, some additional features, all the DLC (both free & paid) is included on the disc, more people on-screen & don't take as long to load in (seriously, this is annoying when looking for people on missions), and some of the post-game stuff you'd have to unlock is available from the start.
Not really to doing them all, except to see some funny dialogue and gain money or rare clothing items -- none of which is necessarily required unless you're playing on a harder difficulty (in which case every little bit helps!).
The game is pretty short if you don't do side-quests, though, and you'll be missing out on some pretty good material and some pretty intense fights, so I'd recommend at least doing some of them -- pick the ones that sound the most interesting to you.
Really smoothly. 1080p, consistent 30fps framerate with between-frame processing to create the feel of 60fps. Load times are minimal, pop-in is minimal, and the number of people on the street is like 4x what it is in the other versions of the game.
130 or so of the stores depicted in the game are real. The others, as noted, are parodies of real stores -- Mister Donut became Sister Donut, Hard-Off became Hard-On (probably my favorite!), and DoCoMo became CoDoMo (the Japanese word for "child"). Pretty clever/snarky switches all around.
Every store that you receive a flyer for is a real store, so if you're curious which are real places and which aren't, I'd say try to collect all the flyers, then check your list in the Encyclopedia -- if it's in that list, it's a real place.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that! There should be some bonuses when fusing items, too, though I don't think those kick in until you get more viewers and/or more comments (and the sale in the stores goes up, too, I believe as high as 70 or 80% off at its max, if you get a TON of viewers/comments).
The strongest weapons and clothing items you can buy in stores don't even hit 100 attack or defense, and the strongest items you can get as enemy drops only go slightly above that. Through fusion, however, you're able to get up to 999, so if you want to actually achieve even a fraction of your potential, you'll definitely want to spend some time fusing.
You don't NEED to in order to complete the game, however, unless you're on Gamer or the unlockable Otaku difficulty -- especially Otaku, which I'm not even sure is beatable without super-strong weapons and clothing items.
Only $10 cheaper. And the PS4 version is definitely superior -- it runs better (much better, in fact), it's more detailed, it has additional clothing items, it has all the DLC from the PS3 and Vita versions built in, it has a "Toybox Mode" that lets you start the game with one of every weapon and clothing item (in exchange for earning no trophies and unlocking nothing upon completion), it has a Visual Editor that lets you mess around with the game's appearance, it has livestream chat commands that let viewers mess with you, plus a couple other little tweaks here and there for good measure.
If none of that sounds like a deal-maker for you, though, you can absolutely play the Vita version instead -- the base game is exactly the same.
-Tom
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Thanks for the reply guys, I'll definitely give this a shot once I clear Hearts R and Freedom Wars =)
I'm at Gamer difficulty, actually (I usually go straight to Hard difficulty in video games). And so far the quest battles have been kicking my ass, so I was wondering if I was properly equipping myself.
Basileus777
Member
I moved down to easy on NG+ because yeah, I don't need the combat in this game to be challenging. I beat it on gamer, unlocked what I wanted and I have no desire to try Otaku for the platinum.
flatearthpandas
Member
Clear the arena on Easy and then try to fight Antoinette. The game literally calls you a casual; it's pretty funny.
R_thanatos
Member
That actually hurt my pride and went up in difficulty again JUST TO SPITE HER
Lostconfused
Member
So are there any actual tips for playing this game on higher difficulties or is it just going to continue being kinda unballanced and broken?
You can change the difficulty during the game? I didn't know.
I'm tempted to accept my casul nature now.
FinalHearts
Member
Release date for EU is somewhere in 2015.
Still doubting if I should buy this for my PS4 ?
Still doubting if I should buy this for my PS4 ?
Appollowexx
Member
I'm looking forward to playing this, it looks mental. I enjoy anime but the reason I imported this is simply because it is one of the most ridiculous and OTT looking games i've come across in ages and I had to sample it.
Also because of the lack of Japanese PS4 content right now
Also because of the lack of Japanese PS4 content right now
flatearthpandas
Member
Not that I'm aware of. You can do the battle arena really early though so it's easy to pop over for new game+ with a different difficulty.
Smiles and Cries
Member
is there dating in this?
Technically no, but there's different endings based on which girl you hang out the most with/which dialogue you choose. Don't worry, after your first play through (or maybe it's available from the start on PS4), you can select the option to show you which dialogue options will have an affect on certain characters to help you when you're aiming for different endings.
Smiles and Cries
Member
ok downloading
hope I like it been waiting for this version for a while now
hope I like it been waiting for this version for a while now
It's not really unbalanced and broken -- you just need to get REALLY GOOD at blocking and countering, and learn some of the finer points of the game (like jump-kicking to knock people away if they start to surround you).
It's not easy... but then, if it were, you'd be playing on Easy.
-Tom
flatearthpandas
Member
A little worried I'm going to have to redo at least one route for the unison strip trophy. Totally forgot to do it with
. I actually don't use the move very much at all.
If i have an old save, would i be able to just update system data and have it count? Or will that mess anything up?
Sakaguchi
If i have an old save, would i be able to just update system data and have it count? Or will that mess anything up?
Smiles and Cries
Member
any tips on what to buy early or what to aim for that is useful and powerful ?
Bat. Fast, strong, simple.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I am terrible at this game so far I regret the purchase
I punch and kick just fine but I am just mashing buttons when it comes to strip
I punch and kick just fine but I am just mashing buttons when it comes to strip
flatearthpandas
Member
Good to hear.
I thought there were supposed to be seven people for whatever reason and i figured he had to be the last. Bummer he doesn't have one though, although i imagine that's a bunch of extra work for minimal use.
I'm enjoying it quite a bit as well. Spend a lot of time explaining to my SO why something like "Truly, we were the demons" is funny.
Did you read the tutorials? Stripping involves pressing and holding the button. So if you want to strip a shirt, you wait until it's been beaten down and is glowing, then you get in range and *hold* the O button. Tapping it won't do anything.
-Tom
Smiles and Cries
Member
I will have to practice just got arrested by a cop
