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The House in Fata Morgana |OT| Obsession. Sadism. Avarice. Zealotry. Death.
- Thread starter Vazra
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The House in Fata Morgana.
If you enjoyed those, have you played the sequels to those games? Virtue's Last Reward, Last Window, and Danganronpa 2 (naturally) respectively. I haven't played Hotel Dusk or Last Window, but I personally enjoyed VLR and DR2 more than 999 and DR1.
cj_iwakura
Member
Phenomeno.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=515152
It's free! And the art was by Yoshitoshi ABe.
And uh, it's free.
The English Patch link on that thread is dead.
cj_iwakura
Member
Crap. Well, as a freeware game, it can't be that hard to find. I'll put it up myself if no one objects.
Crossposting this here from the upcoming Vita games threadas it is relevant.
Personally, I would be surprised if Gaijinworks had heard anything.
I can say that there are interested parties and those parties are communicating
Personally, I would be surprised if Gaijinworks had heard anything.
I can say that there are interested parties and those parties are communicating
Kain-Nosgoth
Member
i would like that too! thanks (if you can't, maybe sent it to us by PM? )
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
Don't you play with my heart like this.I can say that there are interested parties and those parties are communicating
Funyarinpa
Member
Personally, I would be surprised if Gaijinworks had heard anything.
I can say that there are interested parties and those parties are communicating
I perhaps shouldn't be this enthusiastic about becoming such an emotional wreck again, but I am.
Let's get hype together! That tweet has really grown, I got everyone I knew and even the website I write for to retweet it.
cj_iwakura
Member
So how scary is this game, on a scale of 1(Umineko) to oh dear god(Song of Saya)?
https://www.mediafire.com/?c50q2h220df0e52
Here you go. Let me know if it doesn't work. (Or if you need anything else)
https://www.mediafire.com/?c50q2h220df0e52
Here you go. Let me know if it doesn't work. (Or if you need anything else)
Yep! If this doesn't work, nothing will. That said...something tells me it will. I represent no individual companyI'm a freelance localization specialist on a very busy schedule at the moment, and any shred of free time I have is devoted to this. That said, parties have expressed interest.
It's all a question of evaluating the game and fan response now. Is it worth the money and effort? Only the voices of the Vita and VN faithful can make it happen...and lest we forget, Vita means life.
Definitely not scary. Maybe just really, really eerie.
I hope it does happen, because it's certainly a game that can hit the Vita audience by storm with its quality. There's nothing like it on the platform.
Its not really scary but it has a eerie vibe plus there is a lot of tragedy, melancholy and sadness all around. Its great and you should jump on it. Im pretty sure you would enjoy it
Funyarinpa
Member
Spoilers on the tone of the game. Really vague stuff.
It's not that scary in terms of horror, but it explores the extremes of tragedy and suffering to the EXTREME-
it doesn't hold back what so ever, so its horrors are of the personal variety. What's harrowing -rather than terrifying- in The House In Fata Morgana is the things that happen to many of its characters, rather than the visuals like Saya.
I guess it's closer to Umineko in that regard, but that said, The House In Fata Morgana hit me harder than Umineko or Saya ever did.
it doesn't hold back what so ever, so its horrors are of the personal variety. What's harrowing -rather than terrifying- in The House In Fata Morgana is the things that happen to many of its characters, rather than the visuals like Saya.
I guess it's closer to Umineko in that regard, but that said, The House In Fata Morgana hit me harder than Umineko or Saya ever did.
This, yeah. Fata Morgana isn't "scary".
There is no other game I have ever encountered that strikes a similar tone. It stands alone.
Wait for a shitty anime adaptation.
I can't imagine any anime adaptation making justice for this one.
Most likely forced to a 12-13 ep format will most likely kill a lot lf the build up some areas do. There is some trimming they could do to some chapters but even then it will most likely end up cutting important events. A 26 episode format could work but not sure what company would do it justice
Funyarinpa
Member
I honestly don't think it could work. The art style would never translate well, for one, and the game just wouldn't be the same without seeking a couple hours into it at a time. Not to mention that the OST would have far less time to shine, and the anime format would inherently kill the pacing: The first door takes a couple hours for example but no way it could be kept to six episodes without losing something.
Funyarinpa
Member
Don't really want to burst anyone's bubble but I came across this extremely critical retrospective/URL] (with spoilers!) of the game. What do you all think about it?
Basileus777
Member
Oh, this is this moogy's incoherent thoughts on the game.
When your review spoils important parts of the game plus the ending of the game is not a good review if that is supposed to be a review.
Funyarinpa
Member
It's more of a retrospective actually. Fixed it.
I still disagree with the guy or gal in the end. It is a well written story despite sometimes the pacing dragging in some parts. Some characters might not be as memorable as others but each serve a purpose which is fufilled and overall it covers different themes without spelling things out for you all the way. He is allowed to dislike it but he sounds like he is trying to be smarter than everyone else and that his opinion is the one that matters by the looks of it so its somewhat hard to take seriously with the way its written.
I just skimmed and read a few sentences here and there in the "retrospective", and this paragraph:
This is such a simplistic view of the game. Also, that last comment is lol-worthy.
Pretty silly retrospective. This is a matter of my opinion, but I wonder what kinds of games this person plays. House in Fata Morgana has better writing and more personality for the characters than probably 95% of the games I've played. Most of this person's criticisms all rely on "I was bored", "I didn't like the ending", etc. Neither does this person really back up complaints with examples.
I'd be happy to see a well written critique of the game, but this just isn't it.
EDIT: Lol, didn't realize the quote mechanic wasn't working with the spoiler tag, so I had to change it.
The plot in Fata Morgana is juvenile, and moreover it is boring. It might be dressed up with fancy presentation and distractions like the mansion setting, but in the end it's the sort of story anyone can come up with and offers no meaningful insight on any of the ideas it flirts with; if the ultimate message of your story can be summed up as "be nice lol" and you cannot muster any sort of philosophy beyond "love conquers all" (certainly a nice sentiment, but also not true in the real world), then perhaps it's time to rethink whether or not you should be writing anything in the first place.
This is such a simplistic view of the game. Also, that last comment is lol-worthy.
Pretty silly retrospective. This is a matter of my opinion, but I wonder what kinds of games this person plays. House in Fata Morgana has better writing and more personality for the characters than probably 95% of the games I've played. Most of this person's criticisms all rely on "I was bored", "I didn't like the ending", etc. Neither does this person really back up complaints with examples.
I'd be happy to see a well written critique of the game, but this just isn't it.
EDIT: Lol, didn't realize the quote mechanic wasn't working with the spoiler tag, so I had to change it.
His rant about R07 was better.
Funyarinpa
Member
https://twitter.com/moyatarou1/status/859754204222509056
We've been blessed ;_; (artist's official twitter)
KLoWn
Member
That's a really nice pic.
https://twitter.com/moyatarou1/status/859754204222509056
We've been blessed ;_; (artist's official twitter)
Well... What game? I kinda want to know that before promising to buy anything. I assume he is talking about THIFM?
Oh, no, not at all. It could be anything. More VNs on Vita would be amazing, of course!
That's a tough question to answer. Going by sales alone, no, you couldn't call it "popular" in the sense that a Steins;Gate is.
However, virtually all who've played it will tell you it touched them very, very deeply, and it deserves a wider audience. I have always felt its themes and aesthetics would resonate more strongly with a Western audience.
This part I know. Still would be great to see the Vita version localized even if I dont own a vita (May buy a copy for the sake of support)
Funyarinpa
Member
Said it before, saying it again: I WANT TO BELIEEEEEVE
He just retweeted Aokage's Fata Morgana tweet after this, so we all can believe.
Funyarinpa
Member
It IS on the Vita version.
Vita port has base game + Requiem + new arc with voices
edit:
He retweeted Aokage's tweet before saying this. Also, there's ANOTHER poll by LRG that's going for five more days (about VN localization, this time with the specification that it's for $40-50)!
oh
oh no
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
oh my god. But he also mentions no pre-orders in the poll? How in the world will I get my hands on a limited run niche vita game without preordering??
oh
oh no
That fact that we're at the point where I'm even worrying about this is exciting.
It IS on the Vita version.
Vita port has base game + Requiem + new arc with voices
edit:
He retweeted Aokage's tweet before saying this. Also, there's ANOTHER poll by LRG that's going for five more days (about VN localization, this time with the specification that it's for $40-50)!
oh
oh no
Holy shit...
I just hope there are enough copies....
Sheriff_Battlesnake
Banned
This is gorgeous. I only wish Bandai Namco's new OtakuSouls game used THIS direction. Sad and gloomy instead of gaudier God Eater. GaudyEater. Gaudieter. Looks like Yoshitaka Amano meets Kazuma Kaneko.
Or I'll take a Castlevania on the Switch that looks like this.
But also I'm going to play tf out of this too
Or I'll take a Castlevania on the Switch that looks like this.
But also I'm going to play tf out of this too
Really sounds like this is happening
Me too, but LRG would also release a digital version (a first for them) which is a solid option if people miss out on the physical edition.
Me too, but LRG would also release a digital version (a first for them) which is a solid option if people miss out on the physical edition.
Funyarinpa
Member
I just can't pay $40 + $12 shipping +$8 customs tax... exchange rate is hellishly bad for me right now and I'm a high school student:
Hope this could get a rerun in the future if it IS Fata Morgana.
I'd be incredibly happy if it happened, either way.
Hope this could get a rerun in the future if it IS Fata Morgana.
I'd be incredibly happy if it happened, either way.