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Seems like most Japanese PC users are stuck playing Western games due to domestic DD services being so limited. That's one of the reasons Falcom hasn't been doing PC ports for the recent Kiseki titles.
And then you have Japanese games being released on Steam that aren't even available to purchase in Japan...Seems like most Japanese PC users are stuck playing Western games due to domestic DD services being so limited. That's one of the reasons Falcom hasn't been doing PC ports for the recent Kiseki titles.
Even when DOS gamers got Sorcerian thanks to Sierra's patronage, the original soundtrack got absolutely gutted in order to work for MIDI devices, and most players had to deal with lame AdLib music if they hadn't purchased an MT-32 deck by that point. I'm honestly amazed they put Vantage Master V2 up online, for free, with a half-decent English translation. They might have been let down by inconsistent localization in the past, but the company's not going to abandon PC after seeing how accepting Western PC users are.
I wonder if Valve's even paying attention to the Japanese PC game revival happening on Steam. They didn't select any Ys games for flash sales or dailies this Summer Sale, and their last trip to Japan ended up putting Japanese pubs off instead of giving them good reasons to promote the service on their end.And then you have Japanese games being released on Steam that aren't even available to purchase in Japan...
Please don't be just Wii U, pleaseeeeeeee.
Who knows? I wanted to say that publishers set their pricing in those situations, but I guess Valve is the one who still sets which titles actually do go on sale or not.I wonder if Valve's even paying attention to the Japanese PC game revival happening on Steam. They didn't select any Ys games for flash sales or dailies this Summer Sale, and their last trip to Japan ended up putting Japanese pubs off instead of giving them good reasons to promote the service on their end.
Precisely the problem. Maybe they see what Capcom does and think that reflects on the whole situation, even though a company like Falcom is waiting for good reasons to port to digital distro. I bet GOG is more accepting...Falcom's given them the go to distribute worldwide at a fair price, which is new.Who knows? I wanted to say that publishers set their pricing in those situations, but I guess Valve is the one who still sets which titles actually do go on sale or not.
I wonder if Valve's even paying attention to the Japanese PC game revival happening on Steam. They didn't select any Ys games for flash sales or dailies this Summer Sale, and their last trip to Japan ended up putting Japanese pubs off instead of giving them good reasons to promote the service on their end.
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Yup I got like 14 games I need to idle just from the recent bundles and hoping it'll knock the price down enough to where I only have to spend 10$ on it. Game surprised me out of nowhere when they made the annoucement early on this week.
Seems like most Japanese PC users are stuck playing Western games due to domestic DD services being so limited. That's one of the reasons Falcom hasn't been doing PC ports for the recent Kiseki titles.
I don't know if it's the case right now, but Steam Japan doesn't have Japanese-text options, which makes for a big user-end barrier to purchasing and managing a library (Gamastura).Why? What happened?
That battle system is pretty fun and seems a bit more fresh than your average turn based RPG. Also the jazzy feel the music has is amazing. Really cool to have this come out on Steam since the only other way to play the game was via PSP or Vita since it's a PSP game. Love that Falcom has always done PC versions for some games like this and yS and that Xseed has actually decided to bring us this version. Hopefully we get to hear more about the Second Chapter soon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56RmwwKxPzE
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Aha, it's the Edge article covering Valve @ BitSummit, where the company offered stuff to doujinshi developers in particular.
Major complaints seem to be that Greenlight's the only option for smaller devs, which means more work on their end preparing a good first impression (means hiring a translator friendo) and more risk in their home country if the Greenlight fails.
Totilo edited a Kotaku article on Kamiya refusing PC support, noting that most Steam games don't have Japanese-language options ready yet, and that games can only be searched for in English characters. I'm sure some of this is old news, but it's worth repeating.
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Since today is my birthday, I thought I would give a little token of appreciation to you guys. Thank you for making my time at SteamGAF a wonderful experience. There have been tough times and even more wonderful moments. You guys are an awesome group of people, don't ever change.
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The motorcycle sections are at least much better in Tomb Raider Underworld, I hated the one in Legend, reminded me of Bayonetta...
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