hosannainexcelsis
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It's a visual novel. You read voice-acted text and every so often have decision points where you make choices that will lead the story down branching paths to multiple endings.
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Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness coming west for PS4, PS Vita, and PC this fall
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It's a visual novel. You read voice-acted text and every so often have decision points where you make choices that will lead the story down branching paths to multiple endings.
AtomskEater
Member
Good news, hoping for an LE.
Lalalandia
Member
Nice definition, I was sceptical of the genre until I played Danganronpa and realised this was where most of the elements I liked about 90s adventure games went.
GhostTrick
Banned
Yay. Getting it on Steam.
I know that people like to dump on season 2 but if there is one thing they got right, it was portraying Akane as a badass. I think it will be interesting to see her be a loser again.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Cool stuff. I was hoping this would eventually make it west.
Well, it's kind of the show's thing. Central antagonist that showcases what's wrong with Sybill. The movie even goes the same route.
Fair points - like I said, I can see why people wouldn't rate it as high as the first season...I'm just trying to understand the people who say DON'T WATCH IT
It's a step-down from season 1 but it's by no means unwatchable. Anyway, I probably veered off-topic.
Also Microsoft asking for a minimum number of printing copies doesn't help here.
GhostTrick
Banned
Same. I thought it would be a retelling of the story, but since it's something new I am definitely interested.
BASED NISA! Loved the anime and will very much look forward to this. Hoping for a reasonable EU release date and a cool collector's edition.
Since the Season 2 argument seems to have surfaced again I'm going to just say, it adds nothing and focuses way too much on the disgusting gore parts which were actually used well in season 1. Akane is the only remaining point of interest I think but she really doesn't do much. There's at least 1 pretty good part early on though. Actual spoiler:
Since the Season 2 argument seems to have surfaced again I'm going to just say, it adds nothing and focuses way too much on the disgusting gore parts which were actually used well in season 1. Akane is the only remaining point of interest I think but she really doesn't do much. There's at least 1 pretty good part early on though. Actual spoiler:
The mobile game that controls the killer robots.
The second season (and movie) of PP is like the last season of Battlestar Galactica: it's still okay (relative to the competition), but it lowers the overall impression of the series.
I hope the VN features some world building and character development (outside of just the main character(s)), both of which were so sorely lacking in PP post-S1.
That sucks. Like I think the Sybil system is an awesome concept to develop a series around but its been beaten to death at this point. Id like just one Psycho-Pass story that didn't revolve around it.
Have the Inspectors travel to a country that is being prepared to implement it or something.
Se7enSword
Banned
This sums up nicely why: http://i.imgur.com/YwCXsXy.png
MaximumSpider
Banned
This is...good, right?
I beat Steins Gate on my Vita last month and I'm itching for a new VN so I will buy this on PS4 if it's good.
I beat Steins Gate on my Vita last month and I'm itching for a new VN so I will buy this on PS4 if it's good.
Yeah, it's pretty safe to say that. This was almost Anime Expo 2013 level of mind blown.
That's what the film is about.
consider the publisher.
Sweet. Still waiting on the dub for the film.
I didn't like season 2 too, quite a disappointment, however I liked season 1 and the game tales place there and what I've seen looks nice.
E_Darkness
Member
I need to see the film already.
It is actually a fun watch, I only wish it pushed the plot forward some. It mainly feels like a side story!
Kresnik258
Member
I suspected these since you were dropping pretty heavy hints that games have to be PS4/Vita these days you were saying there were more viable PS4 games than I was thinking of, yet I'm still surprised to see it.
Ludger Kresnik
Member
S2 basically tries to be a repeat of S1's main story, but it does everything worse in half the time. Villain is offensively terrible, new characters are either bad or inoffensive at best. And it's not like it moves the plot forward in any meaningful way.
It's so-so on its own. As a sequel, it's garbo.
I honestly forgot this game existed. But I'll certainly pick it up. Especially if it means more and more licensed materiel gets to come over.
And_Gignac
Member
VN? I´ll PASS.
R_thanatos
Member
Interesting I always saw her as having arather than being clueless. I can see the criticisms of the new team though I guess I enjoyed Akane's character enough that I was willing to give them a pass.begrudging acceptance of the system
Season 2 is definitely not on Netflix in Ireland, I even signed up for Funimation streaming for the 10 minutes it took me to discover everything was IP region locked
She
was accepting the system and didn't question it. And even when she was questionning the system it was only in a very small doses , unable to shake her belief of it. It was only after she saw first hand that the system was flawed that she changed untill she saw the truth of the system ..and that was the trigger for the self she had at the end of S1 and during S2 ...now she tolerate the system because she has no other alternative to it.
Oh, one of the writers is the scenario writer for the Steampunk series from Liar-soft, Sakurai Hikaru. There's also another writer from Liar-soft, Myougayajinroku, who worked on Cannonball and Forest. If you don't know what Liar-soft is, don't worry about it. I'm writing this more for the few people here who might be aware of them.
The main writer, Kanan Ren, is mainly a writer for loli nukige, but apparently also did an otome game. Strange choice. Never even heard of him. Urobuchi is also credited for scenario.
There's also another writer from Liar-soft, Myougayajinroku, who worked on Cannonball and Forest. If you don't know what Liar-soft is, don't worry about it. I'm writing this more for the few people here who might be aware of them. The main writer, Kanan Ren, is mainly a writer for loli nukige, but apparently also did an otome game. Strange choice. Never even heard of him. Urobuchi is also credited for scenario.
BumblebeeCody
Member
What annoys me the most is that this was an Xbox One exclusive that I was really keen to play. There were little announcements through 2014 and 2015 stating that it would finally get an English (and Chinese) release in late 2015. But now the English version is not coming out to Xbox One at all? That's dick.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
I understand where you're coming from, but is there even a VN audience on XB1? From what I know it's all on Sony stuff.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Oddly enough yeah. The Japanese Xbox 360 is actually filled with 360 exclusive Japanese Visual Novels. Even the biggest titles such as: Steins Gate, Robotics Notes and Chaos; Head were actually original 360 exclusive titles. There's loads on that system(If you have access to the Japanese marketplace)! I have played a bit of Psycho Pass on Xbox One as well as Chaos; Child, which isn't that great honestly. I was waiting for Psycho Pass to get an English update for nearly 2 years now but then they scrap it and it's only for Sony systems
That's really disappointing.
Funyarinpa
Member
Oddly enough yeah. The Japanese Xbox 360 is actually filled with 360 exclusive Japanese Visual Novels. Even the biggest titles such as: Steins Gate, Robotics Notes and Chaos; Head were actually original 360 exclusive titles. There's loads on that system(If you have access to the Japanese marketplace)! I have played a bit of Psycho Pass on Xbox One as well as Chaos; Child, which isn't that great honestly. I was waiting for Psycho Pass to get an English update for nearly 2 years now but then they scrap it and it's only for Sony systems
That's really disappointing.
Also an exclusive (albeit controversially bad) Ever17 remake on X360 >_>
But I'm more salty about all the PSP and Vita ports that aren't getting a TL. (Kamaitachi no Yoru sequels, C;H Noah, especially Remember11, Never7, Ever17 and 12Riven ports, so many fucking more on both systems that it's not even fucking funny)
Also, does this VN require knowledge of said anime? Sounds interesting but I'm not much for anime.
cj_iwakura
Member
Basileus777
Member
Just the show.
Says he was involved in planning and scenario, probably the equivalent to S2, where he just approved major events.
BroodShadow
Member
Great that more and more VNs are coming to the west.
I like the first season a lot so I will pick this up on PC if it's any good.
I like the first season a lot so I will pick this up on PC if it's any good.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
come on amazon, put the game up for pre-order already