For all we know they Ys VIII by Xseed would have had dual audio too.
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Probably because the release was set for September, but didn't get changed in the database when it really went live.
Yeah, I think people are a bit too lenient with Falcom in this regard if they think their decisions are made just based on a lack of knowledge of what fans want. Of course they are business and this is their right, but you shouldn't romanticize their decision making process if you want to get an accurate idea of what is happening and for which reasons.
He should be egligible to a refund anyway. Tell him to try this:
The good news is that unless NISA already locked down a contract that's impossible to get out of we probably don't have to worry about them getting CS3/4 anymore.
XSeed anti-fanboys seem to be in two categories (that probably have a lot of overlap):
-Weebs who are mad that they don't do dual audio
-Playstation fanboys who are mad that Sky 3 was PC-only (and maybe also that they didn't back-port the CS1/2 PC verson enhancements to Vita/PS3)
XSeed anti-fanboys seem to be in two categories (that probably have a lot of overlap):
-Weebs who are mad that they don't do dual audio
-Playstation fanboys who are mad that Sky 3 was PC-only (and maybe also that they didn't back-port the CS1/2 PC verson enhancements to Vita/PS3)
I'm more baffled at Falcom than anything else, yeah even if you care about "money, money, money", you can't make money if your games starts declining in sales.
I don't think the game is doing very well, even by it's niche status, and the negative reviews, bad word of mouth and the already 7 months delay, might had hurt sales in a considerably way.
You don't build a goodwill for years and tear apart for just doing some more bucks with licensing, totally jeopardizing that same money you do in the west.
I guess they must see west sales as some disposable extra money, but in the current gaming status is risky to focus in just one territory.
Even by the business argument this seems like a very bad idea.
If he played more than 2 hours he is out of luck, but if he played less, Steam NEEDS to refund it: no matter when he purchased the game, he has 14 days from the release date to get a refund.
Interesting if Steam is denying refunds, it could be a precedent.
I have 1 hour of playtime and it keeps getting denied. I'll the approach JaseC posted now. I pre-ordered the game back in september.
The popular theory is that the game having had a release date already back in September messes up the automatic system somehow. I agree that they absolutely need to honor the requests.
http://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/
Link them this. It's clearly stated you are eligigle for a refund whitin 14 days/2 hours from the release date of the product.
Opening a ticket it's the way, since refunds are automated maybe there's some bug going on, because the release date was updated so it's not possible the old one is still the one checked for refunds.
Uhh.. did NISA just remove every single Steam review?
Yes, they did.
Uhh.. did NISA just remove every single Steam review?
LOooooooOooL
Streisand effect in 3,2,1...
Uhh.. did NISA just remove every single Steam review?
Wow.
This is scummy as shit. The hell are they doing?
Edit: False alarm. Phew.
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Lmao wow I checked on my end and yup they got rid of all the user reviews. This is some next level stuff.Uhh.. did NISA just remove every single Steam review?
Disgusting companyUhh.. did NISA just remove every single Steam review?
I can't believe they'd be dumb enough to do this. Hell, I didn't know a publisher could even delete reviews in the first place?
Haha I was just reading the reviews to see what's wrong with the game this time and poof, they're all gone. I really want to get this game but jeez, it must be that bad then...
this is going to be all over news media in next 24h, promising headlines right there. Jim Sterling just got some prime grade material to rant about too
edit: steam bug, pitchforks are off
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Hit them up on Twitter about this.
Thankfully, the almighty cache have captured them.
Before: https://goo.gl/GmvCis
After: https://goo.gl/hW56EU
Not cool.
Already on a piece about it.
Thankfully, the almighty cache have captured them.
Before: https://goo.gl/GmvCis
After: https://goo.gl/hW56EU
Not cool.
Already on a piece about it.
Uhh.. did NISA just remove every single Steam review?
Just when I think they couldn't get any worse....
Uhh.. did NISA just remove every single Steam review?
Just when you think it can't get any worse.
Falcom always tends to follow "generic anime" trends, the only difference is that people have been hating the recent trends a lot more.
In the past we have seen that Falcom has a clausule in their contracts they can break off if they dislike the direction, we saw this with with a developer that licensed Ys for an online spinoff. Re: the 3rd only on PC is mostly because Falcom returned their dev kit to Sony at that point so nobody could do text insertion.
Steam seems to have hiccups at the moment, the Tales of Berseria reviews also disappeared for example.Uhh.. did NISA just remove every single Steam review?
NISA: let's destroy Steam and call it a day
Yeah this is far scummier than any cosmetic lootbox or steam asset flip #6287
Oh please god make sure Jim makes an industry bullshit video about this.
Oh wow, well, that's one way to get better reviews. Hmm... wonder if this will work actually.Uhh.. did NISA just remove every single Steam review?
Geez I just wanted to play Ys 8 on PC on my birthday back in September. You had just one job NISA.
I have been buying Falcom games from Xseed site unseen basically, at release. I delayed purchasing Tokyo Xanadu EX+ over localization concerns. Finally bought it on sale. Xanadu EX+ localization was pretty good first 4 chapters but became a bit worse afterwards to an extent but still decent.
Ys VIII is another game where I am delaying purchase till later on and will only get it on a significant sale or used. Meh.... It's terrible that Falcom just doesn't give a shit and neither does NISA really. If NISA or Aksys gets CS3/4 I will do the same (heavy sale/used). Double meh... To note, I own Vita/PS3/PC copies of CS1/2 and PS4/PC/Vita copies of all the Ys games.
Japanese territory to be exact which is even worse considering their decaying demographic. Though Falcom niche is stable throughout the years, they definitely have room to grow even more overseas but this debacle basically stifles them to do so.
to add on this; their revenue last year was divided with 70% domestically (Japan), 15% western territories and 15* asian territories (mostly China). They certainly have room to grow but people also need to understand that they still are a tony company of less than 50 employees, they already have been doing amazing the last few years.
If you are going to be playing Ys VIII on PS4, there is no reason to wait. The localization has been fixed, the game runs very well on PS4. Unless you are avoiding the game to take a stance against NISA, you should go ahead and buy it on PS4 if you really want to play it.
is Switch port gonna suck that much as PC too? Or Switch now has become an easier system to port PS4 games over PC too?
In theory the switch port should be a lot better, if only because it will need to get through Nintendo's Quality Assurance (Steam for example has no such equivalent). But also that port will be handled by NIS, not NISA, so different people will be involved.