BlazingDarkness
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I am gonna break a controller playing this game I can see now :lolsonicmj1 said:
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Catherine |OT| Sheep, Matrimony, Terror - Love Is Gone
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Azure Phoenix
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True, the chances are low since Royal Mail rarely cares if it's a small package and under £100, but I've been caught a couple of times with large boxed items and the Love is Over edition is pretty large.toythatkills said:
Some impressions from Siliconera
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/19/catherine-playtest-a-round-of-applause-for-the-golden-playhouse/
They say Normal lets you undo a move with Select. Is that new for the western release? I thought that was for Easy mode only.
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/19/catherine-playtest-a-round-of-applause-for-the-golden-playhouse/
They say Normal lets you undo a move with Select. Is that new for the western release? I thought that was for Easy mode only.
BlazingDarkness
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I really hope this sells well for Atlus, they're probably the biggest Japanese developer we can count on not to under-deliver this gen.
How did Catherine sell in Japan?
How did Catherine sell in Japan?
SolidSnakex
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BlazingDarkness said:
Over 250k. They expected it to sell 150k.
BlazingDarkness
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Fantastic 
Hopefully it will sell well in the US too, there seems to be a decent amount of buzz for it
Hopefully it will sell well in the US too, there seems to be a decent amount of buzz for it
MarshMellow96
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Azure Phoenix said:
I'm not too fussed about the artbook, to be honest.
I'll try picking this up next week. Thanks!
TomcatTheLion
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My body is ready for Katherine.
JetBlackPanda
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The pedigree this game has going for it got me interested and then the DEMO proved it.
MUST BUY
MUST BUY
Dedication Through Light
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9 Endings? I hope trophy roadmaps have been fully detailed, I just want the true ending.
Conflict NZ
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NichM said:We don't. We just don't operate in that territory, so we can't publish games there. The reason a game is region locked isn't because we hate European gamers and want them to suffer.
I knew I bought that PS3 for a good reason!
BlazingDarkness
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Atlus need to set up base in the UK too, you are sorely missedNichM said:We don't. We just don't operate in that territory, so we can't publish games there. The reason a game is region locked isn't because we hate European gamers and want them to suffer.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
After playing the demo I immediately went ahead and preordered Catherine for $40 (had about $20 in credit). Everything from the challenging puzzle based game play to the aesthetic drew me in. I hope the game does well, it seems like every game released in western markets is the same these days...
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I played the demo for this last night, and was surprised how much I liked it! I almost didn't give it a chance because of the, less face it, a bit embarrassing looking box art, that makes the game seem more like a bonus disc for the Maxim magazine.
After I started reading about it, everything was pointing to a game not being some raunchy crap but a nice and intriguing (mystical?) story about relationships - and the demo makes no mistake about this, it sells this intrigue very well. Even the block pushing puzzle gameplay which I thought would stick out like a sore thumb, actually felt perfectly right in place. It made it seem like you're playing though the nightmare, literally, what with some gravitational illogicals, earth under you crumbling as you struggle to go up, and typical banal nightmare symbolism that you can only shake your head at when you wake up (OMG, the girlfriend is chasing me to stab me down - commitment! - she's so huge and overpowering!). I like that the puzzles require you to think quick on your feet, and make you have an *aha* moment every once in a while.
Everything about the demo was great or at the very least endearing. I even liked the somewhat awkward dialogue pacing, and funny facial expressions. Liked how the animation mixes serious with goofy - it's like they got what's good about some of the anime, but eliminated what's horrible about it (or at least I hope so, from the demo it seems like that anyway). Humor works well, and characters are instantly likeable stereotypes just waiting to be used in some unexpected plot development. I think this is a game that people would love playing with their significant other, as it seems like a type of game where the second player can contribute a lot (figuring out puzzles, deciding together how to compose text messages), and enjoy the story along. I really like it, and I really wish the box art wasn't something that I'd feel I'll need to hide as far away from the view as possible when the guests are around. I'm literally worried that a lot of people who would otherwise be interested in the game would gloss it over because of this, even though their intention was mostly likely the opposite - to attract people on cover sex appeal alone.
After I started reading about it, everything was pointing to a game not being some raunchy crap but a nice and intriguing (mystical?) story about relationships - and the demo makes no mistake about this, it sells this intrigue very well. Even the block pushing puzzle gameplay which I thought would stick out like a sore thumb, actually felt perfectly right in place. It made it seem like you're playing though the nightmare, literally, what with some gravitational illogicals, earth under you crumbling as you struggle to go up, and typical banal nightmare symbolism that you can only shake your head at when you wake up (OMG, the girlfriend is chasing me to stab me down - commitment! - she's so huge and overpowering!). I like that the puzzles require you to think quick on your feet, and make you have an *aha* moment every once in a while.
Everything about the demo was great or at the very least endearing. I even liked the somewhat awkward dialogue pacing, and funny facial expressions. Liked how the animation mixes serious with goofy - it's like they got what's good about some of the anime, but eliminated what's horrible about it (or at least I hope so, from the demo it seems like that anyway). Humor works well, and characters are instantly likeable stereotypes just waiting to be used in some unexpected plot development. I think this is a game that people would love playing with their significant other, as it seems like a type of game where the second player can contribute a lot (figuring out puzzles, deciding together how to compose text messages), and enjoy the story along. I really like it, and I really wish the box art wasn't something that I'd feel I'll need to hide as far away from the view as possible when the guests are around. I'm literally worried that a lot of people who would otherwise be interested in the game would gloss it over because of this, even though their intention was mostly likely the opposite - to attract people on cover sex appeal alone.
slaughterking
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Nich Maragos. Who are you to ask such an insolent question?LiK said:
giant_frying_pan
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Why is it region locked then, when the PS3 version isn't and some other (a vast minority, I grant you) Xbox 360 games are also region-free?NichM said:We don't. We just don't operate in that territory, so we can't publish games there. The reason a game is region locked isn't because we hate European gamers and want them to suffer.
Dedication Through Light
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Is the same one that made this thread the same one who made that faq on gamefaqs? If so then nice detailed all the songs, I cant believe Mass Destruction isnt in the game, though Wiping All Out and Burn By Bread are nice to have in it.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Ah yes, I just remembered one thing I didn't like: The wildly inconsitent audio levels between cutscenes and various kinds of gameplay. I had to adjust the volume all the time :\
Professor Beef
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Volcynika said:
Wow, you work for Atlus?Sorry for the anger fit, it's just that I'm fed up of getting shafted on Japanese games =pNichM said:We don't. We just don't operate in that territory, so we can't publish games there. The reason a game is region locked isn't because we hate European gamers and want them to suffer.
I guess you locked the game in case someone wants to buy the right to publish it in Europe?
Does that ever happen?the last game we got was P4
You're a bad man.Volcynika said:
We're holding these games as hostages until Atlus games reach our shores!Zafir said:
Knuckleruckamus
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Lord Error said:
+1
I noticed the same thing and found it frustrating, especially since I had headphones on and was playing late at night.
Well, we got Persona 3 Portable, ghostlight did a nice CE of it. Nice enough to make me buy it again...Kurtofan said:Wow, you work for Atlus?Sorry for the anger fit, it's just that I'm fed up of getting shafted on Japanese games =p
I guess you locked the game in case someone wants to buy the right to publish it in Europe?
Does that ever happen?the last game we got was P4
The persona remake is download only on the PSN though.
demosthenes
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Zafir said:
I don't see the fairness. As I think it's likely that Catherine will be coming over.
I would get both if they made it to NA.
If you want Catherine PS3 PM me, I'll buy you a copy and mail it to you for Amazon giftcard money.
macfoshizzle
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can you get with erica anderson?
Probably best to wait and see. The Vita won't be able to play UMDs, but it might be possible that it will be able to play PSP games bought on the PSN, depends whether they bother to put the software on. Then again, Sonys record for backwards compatibility isn't that great more recently.Kurtofan said:
Well, Catherine isn't the only one we haven't got. Devil Survivor for the DS, Devil Summoner 2 for the PS2, and many others.demosthenes said:
Really it isn't fair either of us don't get stuff. :/
BlazingDarkness
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Why isn't Persona 3 Portable available on the UK PSN? I can understand not having physical offices in Europe to distribute the games but what's stopping having it release digitally on there? My PSP broke and I really want to buy it for Vita
cj_iwakura
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Psi said:
You're right. It was Easy Mode only in Japan.
RomanticHeroX
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Jeremy Parish at 1up delivers an incredible review. Seriously hyped now.
Adam Blade
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