I'm mainly in for the gameplay and the soundtrack, but yuri content is definitely welcome as well. Always wanted to like the Atelier games but was never able to get into them, so this is actually the first Gust title I am excited about in a long time.
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Nights of Azure Limited Edition JRPG (PS4) Almost sold out!
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I'm mainly in for the gameplay and the soundtrack, but yuri content is definitely welcome as well. Always wanted to like the Atelier games but was never able to get into them, so this is actually the first Gust title I am excited about in a long time.
So happy to hear that! Atelier games definitely are not for everyone, but the next one known as Atelier Sophie is a much better intro game for the series compared to the previous ones.
The amazing soundtrack, characters, LGBTQ theme, and setting sold me immediately on the game.
Is anything ever new for Gust?It's nothing new for Gust tbh
what the heck are y'all talking bout.
YianGaruga
Banned
If you want an EU LE you should probably decide soon
Otherwise someone else will have that awesome box standing on their shelf and listen to the OST in CD-quality ~
Otherwise someone else will have that awesome box standing on their shelf and listen to the OST in CD-quality ~
R_thanatos
Member
damn i kinda wanted the normal version , but .... BUT
That LE...
Spending 98.5 € is a lot...
EdIT : after a lot of mind battle in my brain i decided to not take this LE.
Gonna go digital instead.
That LE...
Spending 98.5 € is a lot...
EdIT : after a lot of mind battle in my brain i decided to not take this LE.
Gonna go digital instead.
If you want an EU LE you should probably decide soon
Otherwise someone else will have that awesome box standing on their shelf and listen to the OST in CD-quality ~
ugh march can't come soon enough, I'm really happy this game is selling that well.
Phoenix944
Member
I hope it'll end up on VGP some day... Can't pay 100 for the EU LE :/
Snkfanatic
Banned
Yeah..it's a nice set but I can't justify the extra cost. Going to just get the standard.
YianGaruga
Banned
It wouldn't be much cheaper on VGP. US LE is $99 already
SolidSnakex
Member
It looks like Gust found a new franchise. This was a big success in Japan and all signs point to it doing great in the west as well.
Kresnik258
Member
Since this is the most recent thread, just thought I'd share here, KTE's community manager shared this on his blog:
https://inspchin.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/i-had-to-blog-something/
Nights of Azure (PS4)
Developed by Gust (Producer is Keisuke Kikuchi who worked for Tecmos Fatal Frame, etc).
English sub, Japanese dub.
Out 1 April 2016 (EU release date).
No censorship.
Limited Edition available via NISA EU Store, costs £74.99.
No PS3 and PS Vita releases, will persuade the team to look into PS Vita version again (the quality doesnt look that nice though personal opinion.)
Website URL: http://www.koeitecmoeurope.com/nightsofazure (to be launched)
https://inspchin.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/i-had-to-blog-something/
Nights of Azure (PS4)
Developed by Gust (Producer is Keisuke Kikuchi who worked for Tecmos Fatal Frame, etc).
English sub, Japanese dub.
Out 1 April 2016 (EU release date).
No censorship.
Limited Edition available via NISA EU Store, costs £74.99.
No PS3 and PS Vita releases, will persuade the team to look into PS Vita version again (the quality doesnt look that nice though personal opinion.)
Website URL: http://www.koeitecmoeurope.com/nightsofazure (to be launched)
LifeBrandRobot
Member
I feel like they're saving a Vita version for some kind of Nights of Azure + edition.
YianGaruga
Banned
No censorship also is a huge plus for buyers that are against that
Does he mean no localization? I don't know the difference anymore
Awesome, can't wait to hear what they have for us Q2!
No censorship also is a huge plus for buyers that are against that
We already know something that might be Q2: Attack on Titan.
I don't think they'll bother to develop one, honestly. The work done would have to be pretty extensive and add a lot of content if you're releasing the same game on the same platform just a short time after.
I'm confused by this question @.@
Not to mention framerate is important considering this is more action and combat focused then the turn based series. Don't think they can optimize this for the vita with added DLC any further, escha logy is the best optimization they've done for vita.
And Attack on titans looks good from what I'm seeing, not my cup of tea but could be a huge success like how sword art was, (if given an actual budget)
YianGaruga
Banned
I was taking a stab at the recent Fire Emblem petting game discussion. Feel free to ignore it
I was taking a stab at the recent Fire Emblem petting game discussion. Feel free to ignore it
LOL ohh ahahhaa! It's kind of funny how this will have no censoring what so ever but DOA won't be coming to the west :,) I know two completely different games and art style for different demographics but they should just bring it over
Kresnik258
Member
I'd imagine Atelier Sophie, too.
oh god -faints- I wonder if it will receive dub or not considering its releasing in Q2 when it only came out a month after nights of azure.
Acquiescence
Member
It's funny that he even mentions the lack of censorship as a selling point, but given recent events I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise.
It's the same version.
No dub? Suddenly I don't really want it anymore.
censorship never bothered me too much but its good for those on the fence. (iftheycensoredtheyurithoughdeathshallberaised)
Ah ok great!
Them milking the limited nature, with sellout then restock seems disingenuous.
Really glad to hear this!!
Guess this is proof it really does undermine sales.
And honestly I think it's an odd call, being a higher profile game with likely more broad appeal. Seems it may be a full on miscalculation if the LE is selling out THAT fast.
usually during a preorder, an amount isn't set right away. this is done so that the publisher can gauge interest and get the best and most accurate count before placing an order. if you overestimate, you wind up with a load of stock that has to be heavily slashed. underestimate, and you risk pissing off fans and losing money that could have been made.
given the price point for this one, it wouldn't be surprising if the initial sellouts were completely unexpected. they probably were trying to make a profit at a lower quantity. the initial sellout leads me to believe a sort of panic button was hit on the weekend (it was very abrupt) and that the reopening today was part of something that was probably under negotiation this week. considering the lack of problems with this sort of thing before, and how the stock meter hasn't fluctuated so wildly in the past, i think the issue is with the cloth poster and securing material for it. i assume they probably learned their lesson after natural doctrine when it sold out in five days and didn't have anything else to sell until the game's release.
yeah dub would've have been nice but to be honest, it'd be kind of hard to find a voice actor as good as the JPN voice actors that put out those battle grunts and emotions within a good low budget lol.
I think the only reason the game is making it here is that they took a chance but didn't dub it. After the outcry with ayesha having english only dub, I feel that if it was between english only or japanese, they'd go with japanese.
Is there some statistic or something that shows the sales difference between a english dub and japanese dub game ww? I still think this will do great regardless from the feedback from fans, the limited editions always running out and being restocked accordingly like Anihawk said, and ... the yuri
The logistics you mention a make a lot of sense, but the preorder bar they have on each item's page seems intent on presenting the idea that you had best hurry when it gets below a certain percentage. So do the emails they send that frequently update how close they are to being sold out for each item. All that starts to seem silly when they keep "restocking" sold out preorders.
CielTynave
Member
It's definitely a downer, but not enough to make me not want it. There's a few other games coming out around then I want too so I'll likely just wait for a price drop and just turn off voices for story scenes.
um they don't send emails out saying that lol. maybe a lot of people are just cancelling orders, lol.
But really I think they underestimated the demand for the game. If it sold out its first week (or on NISAeuropes case, first couple days) they'd lose a lot of profit and a lot of steam for promoting its game since it doesn't release till march.
CertifiedFP
Member
I was taking a stab at the recent Fire Emblem petting game discussion. Feel free to ignore it
It's good to see that other people around here are beginning to realize "It's not Censorship, it's Localization!" is a live example of NewSpeak, in the bin right next to words like "Pre-Owned" and EA's "Gen4".
this again speaks to the sudden stop last weekend. i'm assuming they had a goal after the first day, and during the first week. they sent out a 50% left e-mail on friday and it didn't seem to be moving too dramatically before it was just gone (they didn't send out such an e-mail on the first day when it dropped to 25% left). i'm assuming some issue with the vendor/supplier may have caused an issue, and instead of letting the stock meter ride on what might have been a higher number (and risk overpromising units), they cut it off so that if there was a problem in getting more supply, at least all who preordered could get what they wanted. considering a notification went out now that orders are back up, and not that they're at 25%, i'm guessing the issue was worked out. also, as stock increases, the range in raw numbers increases. for example, 11%-25% out of 100 is 11-25, but 11%-25% out of 6,000 is 660-1500. they might not see it necessary to e-mail customers about the stock levels until the number and not the percentage gets to a certain amount.
the game was nearly sold out on its launch day. the website shutting down overnight is probably what prevented that from happening.
Don't know about you, but I get e-mails on all their preorders. I get one each time the stock level drops below another 25% increment (75%/50%/25%).
I must have that turned off cause I don't lol ;0
Funnily enough that might count better than a lot of other examples since seeing that gif portrayed it as a really weird, but ultimately innocuous feature removed due to lack of local appeal. But, the fact it may have been under pressure from fan reactions can make it censorship anyway, and regardless we usually said that was cut content, not "localization."
YianGaruga
Banned
europe and other countries putting in work!
For those not interested in the limited edition, its now available at gamestop. http://www.gamestop.com/ps4/games/nights-of-azure/128548
Still no best buy though..
Still no best buy though..
YianGaruga
Banned
Official EU website is up
http://www.koeitecmoeurope.com/nightsofazure/
Plays 9 music tracks from the game!
EDIT: Stop what you're doing right now and listen to all of them, especially 3, 4 and 5.
The rock/metal tracks are giving me Castlevania vibes
http://www.koeitecmoeurope.com/nightsofazure/
Plays 9 music tracks from the game!
EDIT: Stop what you're doing right now and listen to all of them, especially 3, 4 and 5.
The rock/metal tracks are giving me Castlevania vibes
same for www.koeitecmoamerica.com/nightsofazure
Lol the website is an exact copy of gusts website for it!
R_thanatos
Member
Very nice website.
Awesome music indeed.
Awesome music indeed.
https://www.facebook.com/ateliergam...541836323347/1120958171281706/?type=3&theater
Vita version perhaps???? lol
Vita version perhaps???? lol