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Ys VIII delayed last-minute on PC
- Thread starter mullet2000
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I'm sure fixes are coming, but I would have imagined by Friday would have been the absolutely "best" last-minute decision here.
They waited for >24 hours before launch. I was actually looking to buy it when I got home from work today, thinkin' it was out.
It stings.
texhnolyze
Banned
Well, I guess that's that. Made my D:OS2 purchase decision even easier.
The bad optimizations rumors were true?
The bad optimizations rumors were true?
They really should've addressed it from the jump, and hired your earlier!
I think the way NIS addressed this was shitty - locking threads with beta testers under NDA, even posting an optimization thread on the Steam forums led to a lot of shady whispers of how shit the port was.
Why not be forthcoming and honest, just delay it and announce it earlier? A day before, no word, NDA play testers - sadness.
Rei dos Vermes
Member
I've heard rumors that beta-testers reported some serious performance problems on PC. If it's true, then I'm glad NIS/Falcom are taking time to fix the game before releasing it.
texhnolyze
Banned
Yeah that's the rumors I'm talking about. If it's true, I'm not sure if they can fix it in a matter of days. Maybe it's gonna be a long delay. Not for months though, maybe a week or two.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
I knew this would happen. Who wants to release their game this close to Divinity: Original Sin 2?
If this had to happen because of quality reasons, so be it. It's a shame the delay got announced this close to release, though. Had I pre-ordered this, I would be annoyed, even though I knew the actual reason(s) for the dealy.
On a personal level, not the end of the world. It's a game I want to play sometime next year.
I'm joking.
If this had to happen because of quality reasons, so be it. It's a shame the delay got announced this close to release, though. Had I pre-ordered this, I would be annoyed, even though I knew the actual reason(s) for the dealy.
On a personal level, not the end of the world. It's a game I want to play sometime next year.
OverturePT
Member
Fellow gafers, just take this oportunity and get the GOTY.
Divinity Original Sin 2
Sinh_Magnus
Member
I already purchased the ps4 version after learning of this. Will get to play sometime tomorrow.
I will follow the pc version closely, It really seemed that my laptop wouldn't make the cut for 60fps. If they can make a good port after this I would get it at some later point, maybe before if I end up loving the game and I can find it a bit cheaper.
I will follow the pc version closely, It really seemed that my laptop wouldn't make the cut for 60fps. If they can make a good port after this I would get it at some later point, maybe before if I end up loving the game and I can find it a bit cheaper.
His Majesty
Banned
hear hear
CertifiedFP
Member
Yeah, I've heard a lot of leaker hot-takes that the port was shit.
But that makes this all the more hilarious
if XSEED really did lose out on Ys 8 because NISA promised a Day 1 PC release that XSEED couldn't, given that NISA reneged on that selling-point only a few hours before release, in addition to a Garghav-tier localization.
In other news, at least we have Ys 7 available for you all to play on PC!
But that makes this all the more hilarious
disgusting
In other news, at least we have Ys 7 available for you all to play on PC!
GoldandBlue
Member
Is the translation really that bad for Ys VIII?
Ballistic Peanut
Neo Member
It's a shame we aren't getting a simultaneous release, but judging from all the beta impressions this is probably for the better.
cleveridea
Member
Hopefully they update the free stuff deadline (eg digital artbook)
mullet2000
Member
They translated the name of a large crater area as "Archeozoic Big Hole", lol.
It's mostly accurate in meaning (except for occasional stupid mistranslations that are mostly in item and character names), but it's stiff, flat and overly literal.
Well, to be fair, the PC port is based on the PS4 version, which has upgraded graphics (the assets are better, it's not just a resolution/framerate bump). Still no excuse for it.
This is made a million times worse by knowing that the Japanese version had the name already displayed in English, and it was "Crevice of the Archeozoic Era". Granted, "crevice" isn't the most accurate descriptor of the area, but it would have been so easy to just change that word rather than start from scratch and do the most literal translation possible.
PixyJunket
Member
I built a new PC last week to play this game.
Try the PS4 demo if you can. It's intelligible but pretty stiff.
ramoisdead
Member
I don't understand why people are saying it is to add Denuvo. If so, then the game wouldn't be up for sale over at GOG, where games are DRM-free.
I do hope the kinks get ironed out for this PC release and that it gets released where the game is still in the minds of folks. The upcoming weeks is going to see a lot of competition in game releases.
I do hope the kinks get ironed out for this PC release and that it gets released where the game is still in the minds of folks. The upcoming weeks is going to see a lot of competition in game releases.
One would hope so, at least... lol.
Probably because that was the previous Ys game released, and because this one's on Vita as well.
You mean NISA finally got some testers?
Don't count on it. NISA is doing it.
They had an application for the community to sign up and test. So they didn't get professional testers, but it's better than nothing.
DalikSkywing
Member
im really happy if it means they fix everything on release, not planning to refund
GhostTrick
Banned
Depends on what you call profesionnal testers. If it's paid people, sure but I doubt it's saying a lot about abilities.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
LOL
I almost wonder if Zwei: Ilvard Insurrection could launch sooner than Ys VIII now. And since there's only so much NISA can get fixed if they're only delaying a week or so, I think the port will still disappoint non-beta testers. Some nasty comments breaking NDA started floating around these past few days.
I wish Seven had more effort and budget put into its port, but now we at least have an HD texture set and hopefully a big patch soon. NISA did their best in a bad situation with VIII, so it's not like it'll sell awful once the day comes.
I almost wonder if Zwei: Ilvard Insurrection could launch sooner than Ys VIII now. And since there's only so much NISA can get fixed if they're only delaying a week or so, I think the port will still disappoint non-beta testers. Some nasty comments breaking NDA started floating around these past few days.
Such a close-cut beta period's almost always a bad sign. XSEED hasn't done this kind of public beta for PC releases in a while, if ever, but their private QA betas always happen further out. This will definitely backfire for NISA since they dangled a carrot on a stick (public beta for those itching to get into the game early) and now have to backtrack.
XSEED comes out looking better but will still have an outdated reputation for delaying PC releases because of Trails SC. They've been smart to avoid this kind of situation since, even if that means no pre-order periods. NISA's done much better at marketing Ys VIII than XSEED has with Seven, but this just means the PS4/Vita releases will perform disproportionately well vs. Steam/GOG (and maybe Humble later). That won't reflect well when Falcom sees XSEED's bid for Cold Steel III, where they can show how competitive they are on PC and how quality PC ports (like Cold Steel PC starring Durante) drove sales and revenue for both parties.
I wish Seven had more effort and budget put into its port, but now we at least have an HD texture set and hopefully a big patch soon. NISA did their best in a bad situation with VIII, so it's not like it'll sell awful once the day comes.
Trails in the sky the 3rd came out a while ago bruh
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Now that I think about it, I wonder how Aksys' PC release of Tokyo Xanadu will fare...
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Ghostlight's porting Tokyo Xanadu eX+ to PC, and I think its launch won't be delayed or as bumpy as this. That game's also based on PhyreEngine, unlike Ys VIII which uses Falcom's internal engine ("Yamaneko").
