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Vestaria Saga I: War of the Scions (Fire Emblem-like SRPG by FE creator Shouzou Kaga) launches December 27th in the West at $19.99 (PC)

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[Disclaimer: The following game is localized & published by DANGEN Entertainment, if you're avoiding them. For more info, see this thread's threadmarks.]



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Vestaria Saga I: War of the Scions on Steam

A prince in flight, charged with defending the last of the royal family, determined to secure a future for his kingdom, unaware he would be fighting for stakes greater still.
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Story

Vestaria Saga tells the story of international conflict between a powerful empire and a small coastal kingdom. When an imperial ship is set ablaze near the port of Meleda, it sparks a cascade of events that thrusts young warrior Zadrian into a war for the future of his kingdom. On the run from a vicious imperial force and short on allies, Zade and his small band of knights must make difficult decisions to ensure that Meleda's princess, and the very future of its lineage, remain intact.

However, not everything is as it seems, and forces in the dark corners of the continent conspire. The stage is set, and the pieces have begun to move.

Gameplay

Vestaria Saga is a strategy RPG where positioning, movement, and even weaponry, are paramount to success. Move your heavily armed units around a classically styled grid-based map and engage pirates, rebels, monsters, imperial soldiers, and anyone else that stands in your way.

Features
  • An enthralling campaign of espionage, international intrigue, and war written by veterans of the genre
  • Varying story paths and endings based on your choices and who survives to the end
  • Over 20 unique characters to recruit with a wide variety of classes, weapons, and skills
  • Intricate maps filled with a variety of enemies and strategic puzzles to overcome
  • Two finely tuned difficulty modes to accommodate both strategy veterans and newcomers
  • The ability to save every 5 turns so that you can quickly undo any mistakes you've made during a battle
  • A full English script translated from the original Japanese by a veteran translator
  • The first chapter in a new strategy RPG series that builds upon Japanese SRPG traditions
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Well, it's been a long wait, but 2019 is penciling in yet another great RPG into its final month. Very unfortunate that it comes via DANGEN, considering the recent reveals of them as a rather gross publisher—especially when all or most of the game's proceeds presumably go to them for the localization, since Kaga put it out in Japanese for free.

Who here's still excited? Anyone have impressions from the JP version?
 
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Yeah, no. Even though I been waiting this game for a while I have no doubt Kaga will not see this money considering we are dealing with Dangen here.

Also, fuck Ben Judd that piece of shit.
 

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I made the previous thread on this and avoided making an update or a new one because of Dangen's involvement. As unfortunate it is for Kaga (and myself), I can't really support Dangen at this point.
 
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So many people with high ethical standards everywhere. Makes one wonder why our world is such a shithole.
 
Kewlmyc

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I'll ask for every future poster and myself:

What's the problem with Dangan Entertainment?
 
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I am unlikely to purchase on release day, because seeing some reviews and additional footage would be nice, but I won't deny it's an interesting title.

Even with the publisher being shady, I am not going to entirely dismiss the possibility of picking it up at a later point.
 
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Setting all the other issues with Dangen aside, the final 10 seconds of that trailer are enough to make this one a "nope" for me.
 
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It'll be curious to see if DANGEN views this as a profitable enough venture to localize the two gaidens that Kaga put out for Vestaria earlier this year. (Assuming they continue to exist that long.)
 
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Lucas M. Thomas said:
Setting all the other issues with Dangen aside, the final 10 seconds of that trailer are enough to make this one a "nope" for me.
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That bit was cheesy as heck, but it's from what is essentially the tutorial map and IIRC the only part of the game that breaks the 4th wall.

It's extremely disheartening that Kaga tried to avoid drama in the first place and he ended up signing with Dangen...
 
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Oi, thetrin (or whoever else from DANGEN reads this), slight error in the screenshots on display on the Steam page:

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lol.
 
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Sucks about Dangen but like this is the only way for me to play old-school Fire Emblem like games. Since Nintendo takes forever to make their back catalogue available. I'm not buying a GBA in 2019 damn it. Or a fucking Wii U so don't get cheeky with me!
 
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How is this game? Not especially planning on getting it but I wonder how it fares

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Fwiw, the game is free in Japanese. It was never intended to be sold for profit and it's something Kaga made in his spare time as a hobby with a group of friends.
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Good on him. At least that's a SRPG creator who get things done
 
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Hailinel said:
This is true. I just can't see myself paying $20 to Dangen.
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It's really unfortunate. Under normal circumstances, I would eagerly pay $20 for the localization of an obscure JP indie that was unlikely to be hugely successful—especially from Kaga.

Would be nice if we could, at the very least, get confirmation that Kaga is being paid a portion of profits–even if he's putting the games out on his side for free.
 
Sumio Mondo

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Yeah SRPGS are one of my favourite genres of gaming but I can't support this, despite being a fan of Fire Emblem from way back when. Shame it was DANGEN and not another indie publisher.
 
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I've played through most of the game when it first came out with Google translate on my phone. I'm looking forward to picking it up and actually being able to enjoy the story and the hundreds of missed secrets.
 
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Oi, thetrin (or whoever else from DANGEN reads this), slight error in the screenshots on display on the Steam page:

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lol.
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Not tied with the publisher but I think that screenshot's been on the Steam page since the game was first announced last year, they just haven't gotten rid of it. For all we know, they might've already quashed that little oversight by now.
 
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Chrom said:
Not tied with the publisher but I think that screenshot's been on the Steam page since the game was first announced last year, they just haven't gotten rid of it. For all we know, they might've already quashed that little oversight by now.
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Hopefully. It needed to be brought to light in any case so as not to misrepresent their work.
 
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I would be buying this immediately if not for Dangen, I want to make sure Kaga gets my money. Hoping something can/will be done about that soon
 
ArbitraryWater

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I had forgotten about this game. I'd like to know how good it is before I dump $20 on it... but honestly, given the current situation with the publisher, I'm not thrilled about paying for it in any circumstance.
 
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I think this topic on Steam discussions might ease some concerns with regards to the subject of where exactly the revenue is going.

According to a representative, Vestaria Project and the English translators are in fact receiving a significant portion of the revenue earned. So from this, it can be understood that purchasing Vestaria Saga on Steam directly supports the development team and others who worked to make this release possible.

Just words to go by, but I figure people would like to see this response.
 
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