Yea. Although ID be ok with 25 including shipping and taxes. If collar malice hits 20 again on amazon, ill get a second copy.
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Otome Community Thread: A New Era of Beefcakes
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It's not a game I'm interested in to begin with, but it's really weird to keep hearing about how the ports of this handle content from the Vita version. Is there a reason the PC and Switch versions are the mobile game + Vita CGs but lacking Vita exclusive content? It seems bizarre to me that they'd be able to include the Vita CGs but not include its extra route, unless there's some licensing mess (which is why I assume there's no voice acting from the Vita version in the ports?). Wouldn't you want to base the ports on the Vita version to begin with?
It's also funny to see this and some of the Steam reviews cite picking the route at the start as something that happens because it was on mobile first when games like Amnesia also do that (unless the Vita version of this doesn't do that?). Though I guess the short chapters thing makes the mobile origin more obvious, hmm.
From that review:
Where is this character development? I finished the main route and the sub stories for Takao and was pretty disappointed. While the text is translated and follows English grammar rules, it feels as if no one edited it for flow and such. The passage of time in the main story (or at least within Takao's route) is vague and it does not take much time to complete so seeing the heroine and Takao
want togo off and marry each other had me wonder where all the buildup for that was. The heroine also did not seem to be comfortable with foreplay, let alone sex in several of the scenes.
Hey guys, did anyone pre-order the Hakuoki LE recently and also get credit card fraud? The site was acting weird yesterday and didn't load on my PC for some reason, so I just ordered it off my phone... Then I got a couple charges on that card for KarmaLoop (pretty sure it's the same place I got hit from during the Video Game Plus issue). I use this card online-only, and haven't been anywhere out of the ordinary (just Amazon, Best Buy, etc). until that :/
Aksys Store got hit the other day too, so I thought maybe IF Store did as well?
Edit: On second thought, maybe it was from the Aksys Store? I have bought from there before...
PLEASE GET BETTER SECURITY ECOMMERCE SITES!! ...I hate having issues almost bi-annually from this sort of thing :/
Aksys Store got hit the other day too, so I thought maybe IF Store did as well?
Edit: On second thought, maybe it was from the Aksys Store? I have bought from there before...
PLEASE GET BETTER SECURITY ECOMMERCE SITES!! ...I hate having issues almost bi-annually from this sort of thing :/
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Yikes. Aksys' website got hacked, not their store. So, I don't think it's them.
Wow, that seems shortsighted. I wonder where they plan to release their games when Vita is no longer viable?
It'd have to be Switch, right?
It's a little concerning to see PS4 dropped for those titles though. I'd rather play VNs on handhelds, but I was hoping that if there was a time between Vita games being localized less and more VNs releasing on Switch, PS4 versions would at least be a localization option in the meantime.
Maybe that's (thankfully) not too realistic of a fear anyway, but still.
It's a little concerning to see PS4 dropped for those titles though. I'd rather play VNs on handhelds, but I was hoping that if there was a time between Vita games being localized less and more VNs releasing on Switch, PS4 versions would at least be a localization option in the meantime.
Maybe that's (thankfully) not too realistic of a fear anyway, but still.
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Heh. So I wanted something that was already released in Japan. Im thinking about playing one on youtube with translated subtitles.
Reine des Fleurs is gorgeous, which must be why it sold so well (10k+). I was pretty disappointed when it turned out to be bad. Actually, I'm kinda surprised that Otomate didn't try to do a sequel or even a fan disc considering how well it sold.
So do you want one that's actually good?
So do you want one that's actually good?
That'll always be subjective and boiling it to just one game is impossible, but here are some:
Looks nice...
It doesnt need to be a masterpiece. Im playing Toraware no Paruma(mobile game) now, and its really gorgeous. Not sure if the story is great.
Thank you! I will look into these.
I've been a huge fan of illustrator Kinako (Gatchaman Crowds) for years so my vote goes for Kyoukai no Shirayuki https://vndb.org/v18159
So March for CR, Psychedelica 1 for April, and 7'scarlet for May. Are we getting the other Psychedelica in June? I wonder if we're getting more otome games this year? Why else would they clump them together like that.
Pretty much every art asset I've seen from Ken ga Kimi blows me away.
Also this, love Kinako's style.
Also this, love Kinako's style.
They outsource their localizations. As long as it's not the same company doing all the games, it should be fine.
BAW was better than CxM for the most part. But the soul touch scenes weren't translated at all. I understand why they couldn't translate those in-game, but there was no reason not to even consider translating those on their website or something.
Yeah, that pace is concerning, both for quality and my ability to play all of them, hah. Particularly since Code Realize is at the end of March... I don't really think an aggressive schedule is really smart for games of this length, that at least in my case I don't always play too much in one sitting as well?
I guess it's probably out of their hands, and my hope is that in Code Realize's case it's had a lot of time to be worked on and they were just waiting for the PS4 version. But in general the issues with past releases left me hoping they'd be giving more time for editing/QA and not just rapidly releasing things. And if they're getting them out so fast, it'll be a little disappointing if the rest of the year only has the second Psychedelica...
I guess it's probably out of their hands, and my hope is that in Code Realize's case it's had a lot of time to be worked on and they were just waiting for the PS4 version. But in general the issues with past releases left me hoping they'd be giving more time for editing/QA and not just rapidly releasing things. And if they're getting them out so fast, it'll be a little disappointing if the rest of the year only has the second Psychedelica...
I have a Hakuoki question!
Trying to get all my PS3/Vita purchases in by next year, with their PSN support weakening... just in case there's any signs of either shutting down. I doubt it, but wanted to work on it early.
Anyways, there's a number of Hakuoki PS3 DLC scenarios available:
-Madness
-A Meeting of Demons
-Something Important
-The First Snow
-For Good or Ill
-Never Boring
-The Waxing and Waning of the Moon
-Content Under Blossoms
-Fateful Moonless Night
-Fading Automn Leaves
-Like a Flower Blooming Madly
-The Life and Times of Yukimura the Page
With the Vita versions being the complete package editions, are any/all of these PS3 scenarios included?
Trying to get all my PS3/Vita purchases in by next year, with their PSN support weakening... just in case there's any signs of either shutting down. I doubt it, but wanted to work on it early.
Anyways, there's a number of Hakuoki PS3 DLC scenarios available:
-Madness
-A Meeting of Demons
-Something Important
-The First Snow
-For Good or Ill
-Never Boring
-The Waxing and Waning of the Moon
-Content Under Blossoms
-Fateful Moonless Night
-Fading Automn Leaves
-Like a Flower Blooming Madly
-The Life and Times of Yukimura the Page
With the Vita versions being the complete package editions, are any/all of these PS3 scenarios included?
Edo Blossoms isn't out yet, so impossible to tell. DLC, geisha scenario, the festival, letters etc...naturally aren't in Kyoto Winds since it's the first part. Someone who played through the Japanese version of EB should be able to tell you if those are all included.
I think Curler was asking in a recent thread if it had the extra scenes at the end that were in the PS3 version.
Yeah, still wondering on that :x (Looks like it was a couple posts above).
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I never played the PS3 DLC, so I wouldn't know if it's featured in Edo Blossoms, but I'll let you know if any option content pops up.
First thing that's interesting, since the second half is purely romance with a set partner, Edo Blossoms lets you choose which character do you want to "continue" from the first game, meaning you can get to play the second half of anyone's route at any point, even if you didn't play the first half during the first game.
There are thirteen characters to choose from after you start a new game in Edo Blossoms.
First thing that's interesting, since the second half is purely romance with a set partner, Edo Blossoms lets you choose which character do you want to "continue" from the first game, meaning you can get to play the second half of anyone's route at any point, even if you didn't play the first half during the first game.
There are thirteen characters to choose from after you start a new game in Edo Blossoms.
I don't think Hakuoki's really for me, but I'd be interested to hear what your thoughts are on the division of the two games after you finish.
I'm mostly wondering about, since it's the plot of the original game split into two parts, whether it'll end up being a better idea to play all of Kyoto first and then all of Edo, or if it makes sense to pick a character and play their route in both games, and so on?
I've only ever played an hour of the original PSP release so I'm not sure about the plot at all or if the new games expect you to have seen the plot of all of Kyoto first before Edo and all that.
I'm mostly wondering about, since it's the plot of the original game split into two parts, whether it'll end up being a better idea to play all of Kyoto first and then all of Edo, or if it makes sense to pick a character and play their route in both games, and so on?
I've only ever played an hour of the original PSP release so I'm not sure about the plot at all or if the new games expect you to have seen the plot of all of Kyoto first before Edo and all that.
In the original you'd go for a full route. Nothing preventing you from doing the same here. Only annoying thing would be having to switch games. So, just pick a character first and go through his route in both games.
Thirteen? Who's the last one? I thought there were 12.
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Hijikata, Okita, Saito, Toudou, Harada, Nagakura, Sanan, Yamazaki, Iba, Souma, Sakamoto, Kazama and a "Yukimura" route.
Oh, that's the normal ending. They should've removed that - the ending always gets me.
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I bought the first one, but I do not think I can stomach another Yoshiwara.
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I haven't played the first one despite buying it at launch, so I guess I'll get this one too. Maybe one day we'll get Nightshade.
Isn't this one supposed to be better? I do wonder why this series is pushed so much. Is it cheaper than just porting their better games?
I'm not CRAZY about the font but at least it's not headache-inducing
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Uhhhh it totally slipped my mind that Edo was coming out on Tuesday. Eh, I'm not in any rush. I've actually been replaying some otome lately.
It didn't really occur to me until I looked at my playlist but I think I've imported the OST of almost every console otome I've played over the past few years. Period: Cube and Norn9 will always live on in my memories in that way -___-
It didn't really occur to me until I looked at my playlist but I think I've imported the OST of almost every console otome I've played over the past few years. Period: Cube and Norn9 will always live on in my memories in that way -___-