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[CorvoSol]

I usually get EMS packages in around three days, sometimes 2.

Cool, I'll start looking for it around the 14th then, haha.

 

[muteki]

I've been wanting something different for the vita, might pick this up.

Really hope it is native.

 

[Sakura]

I really liked the Z2 games, so I'm looking forward to this, though I won't be able to get it when it comes out.

 

[Devilgunman]

Their processing times are terrible though

I never experienced this issue from Nippon-yasan in these past 2 years. I pre-ordered quite a few from them and I always got my item within 3 days after released date.

 

[Lostconfused]

That's a whole day longer than play-asia.

 

[Bebpo]

P-A is sometimes awesome, sometimes slightly less. There are times when I get a game here in California, first thing Friday morning after it releases in Japan on Thursday using Fedex. Which is great because I get to play it over the weekend.

Then sometimes it doesn't come until Monday (I send it to my work, which is closed on the weekends; I guess if I sent it to my house maybe they'd deliver on Saturdays) and then it sucks because I don't have much time to play it until the next weekend (and in this case I'm on vacation the next weekend, so won't get to play it much for a couple of weeks).

 

[Zengar]

The only thing I'm worry about in this game is Banpresto pulling a Z2.1 again, i.e. removing the final attacks of all the units so they could add them later in Z2.2.

 

[Char Aznable]

The only thing I'm worry about in this game is Banpresto pulling a Z2.1 again, i.e. removing the final attacks of all the units so they could add them later in Z2.2.

Scampo gonna Scampo

 

[Buster Machine]

Are they giving SRW1 with digital copies too or is it physical only? Probably should have thought about that before I bought the 10k card...

 

[Voror]

Always wanted to try one of these games though was always worried I wouldn't have any idea what was going on.

Still having something like this on my vita would be fantastic.

 

[Tsukumo]

Are they giving SRW1 with digital copies too or is it physical only? Probably should have thought about that before I bought the 10k card...

Also with digital. It's like Infinite Battle and Dark Prison: SRW HD remake is "attached" to SRW Z3 until april 24. After that date, people will have to pay 1240 yen.
Since you are buying the digital, a couple of questions:
- when do you think the game will be available for preload?
- are there any compatibility issues for PS3 dlc like there are for Vita's? I have an EU PS3.

 

[Slayven]

The title hurt me deep.

 

[Nags]

Awesome. I'll definitely play this once it is localized.

 

[Thorgal]

While i would love to one day play a Banpresto Game , is it wrong i only mainly care about the fricking awesome Attacks in these games ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cqp3W-b12k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-cSi0Efv4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPTUuLAzmVY


And the awesome music of course .

 

[CorvoSol]

Awesome. I'll definitely play this once it is localized.

It's never getting localized.

 

[Buster Machine]

Also with digital. It's like Infinite Battle and Dark Prison: SRW HD remake is "attached" to SRW Z3 until april 24. After that date, people will have to pay 1240 yen.
Since you are buying the digital, a couple of questions:
- when do you think the game will be available for preload?
- are there any compatibility issues for PS3 dlc like there are for Vita's? I have an EU PS3.

Thanks. I never do preloads so I don't know about that.

As for dlc, that doesn't matter as long as the game and dlc are from the same region. It's been a while since I've bought dlc for an imported game so I can't remember if you'd need to play on your JPN account or not like you do with online passes.

That's about as inconvenient as it'll get though. Nothing like the switching/reformatting cards you have to do with the Vita.

 

[TC McQueen]

It's never getting localized.

Yeah, at this point, G-Generation has a (slightly) better chance of being localized, because it's not as much of a rights nightmare and Bandai is actually releasing Gundam products in the US.

 

[Voror]

How do they get around it in Japan? Is it that the rights for this sort of thing are all with the same company?

 

[Coppanuva]

How do they get around it in Japan? Is it that the rights for this sort of thing are all with the same company?

I think it's more that the rights actually all exist over there. Once you bring in import you have to pay for licensing fees from the US companies (and the Japanese ones maybe? I don't know on this), and some of the series in it don't have US distributors, so they'd need to buy the rights to the license in the US I think.

 

[TC McQueen]

How do they get around it in Japan? Is it that the rights for this sort of thing are all with the same company?

IIRC, Bandai Namco probably has the video game rights for most of these franchises (definitely for the Sunrise shows) and probably has some form of investment/profit sharing deal with each company that owns the rights to whatever franchises they don't own outright. Also, because these games are Japan only, they don't have to worry about things like international music rights and copyright/trademark disputes (whatever the hell the Harmony Gold Macross thing falls under).

 

[Bebpo]

Also because it's a big money making franchise that all mecha animation making companies are aware of, they're generally all willing to get on board for a specific price and it's just a matter of money.

 

[t26]

How do they get around it in Japan? Is it that the rights for this sort of thing are all with the same company?

Sales for Japan is good enough to justify the cost and effort to get all the rights.

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

5 days left. It's releasing on a Thursday though so it will only have two days to get to my house. I may end up having to wait till next week to play.

If that happens I'll be counting on your impressions!

Also, if presented with a melee or ranged option at the beginning, what is everyone going to go with?

 

[Lostconfused]

Also, if presented with a melee or ranged option at the beginning, what is everyone going to go with?

Melee :black101:

All the best robots are punchy robots. Solving problems with giant metal fists, and legs.

 

[Bebpo]

Yep. Supers >>>>>>> Reals.

And the best Reals are melee based like Exia Gundam. Beating stuff up has far more satisfying animations than just shooting a gun/beam/missiles and watching them fly into the enemy.

I just hope Z3's OG mech has decent melee animations. Z2's Brasta melee version was always awkward as it was clear that it was a ranged real robot in design. I want A BADASS SUPER ROBOT for the OG mech at some point during Z3-1 or Z3-2 like Rand's mech in Z1.

 

[Kintaro]

Great OP Shouta. I got hype, even if I'll end up never playing this. =(

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

I'm probably going to choose melee for Genion. It just looks like a melee based mech while Brasta was more of a shooting one.

I kind of regret choosing Li-Brasta R. By the time I realized it though I was at stage 50-something.

Just going to finish and hope that if he's in Z3 that you can switch frames around.

 

[Char Aznable]

Does someone when is amiami going to ask for payment? as far as i know the game is releasing on 10/ 4 yet they haven't asked for the payment yet so i'm kinda worried

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

I hope they give us the option to use Klan's Armored Pack.

Does someone when is amiami going to ask for payment? as far as i know the game is releasing on 10/ 4 yet they haven't asked for the payment yet so i'm kinda worried

Not sure how amiami works but Play-Asia has already deducted the funds for me and is listed as "Preparing Order".

I think some sites only take the cash when they actually ship the product so that may be the case here but I'm not sure.

 

[Shouta]

AmiAmi usually deducts on the release date, I think.

 

[Reishiki]

Hype Generator at Maximum

 

[isual]

So the HD remake is digital download only? I thought it comes on disk

If it is digital, it means I have to download it via a JP pan account right ?

 

[Shouta]

It'll probably come as a download. Making a JP PSN account is pretty easy too if you want to redeem the code for the game.

 

[Palette Swap]

So the HD remake is digital download only? I thought it comes on disk

If it is digital, it means I have to download it via a JP pan account right ?

Exactly. Which might be a pain in the ass on Vita if you aren't already using a JP account. No worries on PS3 though.

 

[isual]

That's fine. I have one which I created Yeats ago, so inputting the code shouldn't be difficult.

I did plan on using an old 250gb HDD to upgrade my 80gig, and that would have been a hassle to install it again

 

[Lostconfused]

Oh man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAZC8d-W3kg

Bamco please.

 

[isual]

Holy crap. Its only going for 1500 yen??? Isn't that around 15-20usd?

 

[Bebpo]

Oh man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAZC8d-W3kg

Bamco please.

The OG guy really does look like the Chinese guy from Geass R2. Like enough that I could confuse the two during cut-ins.

Also damnit, Vita version is soooo tempting. Fuck I'm probably double dipping >_<

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

Apparently spoilers have been flying around on 2ch for the past while.

Don't believe anything without proof!

 

[Shouta]

Holy crap. Its only going for 1500 yen??? Isn't that around 15-20usd?

The SRW remake that's coming with Z3? Yeah, that's probably how much it'll cost by itself.

 

[perorist]

Holy crap. Its only going for 1500 yen??? Isn't that around 15-20usd?

Says over 15,000,000 copies of games in the series sold

Game is still around $70

 

[RiderKairuu]

I'm probably going to stand strong on the PS3 version, but I'm SUPER tempted to go Vita for this. I may just hold out until Summer, I have plenty to play on my Vita as it is.

 

[CNCOMICS]

Watching Votoms put hair on my chest.

Man, I need to just knuckle down on these Japanese-learning books and software, that I own, I'm missing out on some nice gaming gems that I'd gladly part with my money for.

 

[Lostconfused]

Man, I need to just knuckle down on these Japanese-learning books and software, that I own, I'm missing out on some nice gaming gems that I'd gladly part with my money for.

Well you don't really need to know japanese to play these games. I doubt a large portion of the american fanbase does.

 

[isual]

Oh. just the srw remake.

I thought it was the vita version

 

[Palette Swap]

Ami-Ami users, check your inboxes, I just confirmed my payment for the Vita version.

Edit:
Trophies are up:
- For Z3: http://www.exophase.com/game/&#3153...65370;　&#26178;&#29508;&#31687;-psn/trophies/
- For SRW: http://www.exophase.com/game/&#1247...#12483;&#12488;&#22823;&#25126;-psn/trophies/ (no plat, predictably)

 

[Lostconfused]

Plenty of spoilers in those trophy lists probably.

Can already start guessing the number of stages.

Heh

&#12458;&#12531;&#12522;&#12540;&#12527;&#12531;&#12463;&#12521;&#12483;&#12471;&#12517;
&#65297;&#24230;&#12398;&#25126;&#38360;&#12391;&#25973;&#65297;&#27231;&#12395;&#65301;&#19975;&#20197;&#19978;&#12398;&#12480;&#12513;&#12540;&#12472;&#12434;&#19982;&#12360;&#12427;&#12290;

also a good one for SRW 1.

&#12418;&#12360;&#12354;&#12364;&#12428;&#12289;&#12460;&#12531;&#12480;&#12512;
&#12460;&#12531;&#12480;&#12512;&#12364;&#31934;&#31070;&#12467;&#12510;&#12531;&#12489;&#12302;&#29105;&#34880;&#12303;&#12434;&#20351;&#29992;&#12377;&#12427;&#12290;

 

[Palette Swap]

Nothing too spoilery TBH. They're pretty generic rather than story or character related.

I'm kind of annoyed that the "single digit HP" trophy is back though. I'm still missing one of them in OG 2nd.

 

[donkey show]

http://fat.gfycat.com/FrighteningSeparateIguanodon.webm

 

[fatgamecat]

No ex-hard trophy? Bummer.