How long is this game?
For those of you that asked about the compatibility with PPSSPP, take a look at this thread.
Apparently there are some things to be solved, but it could become fully playable soon. Right now there is no possible way to go any further than the investigation tutorial.
I know this is super popular, but is it LIFE CHANGING like 999?
This is going to sound rude, but... this has traditional gameplay in it? It's not just mashing X through slow-scrolling verbose text boxes to get to the occasional choice? If so, what kind of stuff is there?
I know this is super popular, but is it LIFE CHANGING like 999?
Come on 999 isn't that good.
I'm normally pretty up on the J-game situation, but this one seems to have flown under my radar. However, I'm super interested based on what I see in this thread. I have two questions.
1) I've recently sold my PSP and only have a Vita now. Is there any way to download this from J-PSN and apply the patch on my Vita?
2) This game was released in Japan 3 years ago. How realistic is it at this point that this will be picked up and localized in the US? Is it a lot of wishful thinking, or does this on have a real chance?
Thanks!
I'm normally pretty up on the J-game situation, but this one seems to have flown under my radar. However, I'm super interested based on what I see in this thread. I have two questions.
1) I've recently sold my PSP and only have a Vita now. Is there any way to download this from J-PSN and apply the patch on my Vita?
2) This game was released in Japan 3 years ago. How realistic is it at this point that this will be picked up and localized in the US? Is it a lot of wishful thinking, or does this on have a real chance?
Thanks!
To answer your second question; the new Vita collection has a chance but it'd be very, very hard work. This is the kind of game where a clean-cut text translation isn't enough. Due to the dynamic nature of the trials and the game play which involves a lot of scrolling text that you have to shoot there's going to have to be a lot of hitboxes to redo in order to work with all the mechanics. There's also the fact that the game has a ton of cultural references that need to be rewritten, as well as the names and honorifics since a lot of them end up actually meaning things.
I think XSEED once expressed interest in localizing it but this is the kind of game where a full on localization would require tons of work, and considering how niche it is, it's doubtful that anyone would put effort into it. It's a one-of-a-kind game that way.
To some people, including myself, it is. Storytelling at its finest.Come on 999 isn't that good.
How much is this game usually? Asking Japanese street prices, not ebay or some other inflated BS.
To answer your second question; the new Vita collection has a chance but it'd be very, very hard work. This is the kind of game where a clean-cut text translation isn't enough. Due to the dynamic nature of the trials and the game play which involves a lot of scrolling text that you have to shoot there's going to have to be a lot of hitboxes to redo in order to work with all the mechanics. There's also the fact that the game has a ton of cultural references that need to be rewritten, as well as the names and honorifics since a lot of them end up actually meaning things.
I think XSEED once expressed interest in localizing it but this is the kind of game where a full on localization would require tons of work, and considering how niche it is, it's doubtful that anyone would put effort into it. It's a one-of-a-kind game that way.
To some people, including myself, it is. Storytelling at its finest.
Does anyone know what difficulty affects?
I'm part way into first trial but had to stop for now. Feels quite great. There seems to be some things oddly similar to Virtue's Last Reward (though I'm aware this game came out before VLR) which is a bit jarring (like the comical bear instead of rabbit, feel a lot of overlap) but characters seem to have more interesting personalities than VLR at least.
The patch is glorious.
I'm going in blind, but it reads and looks like an official release. From where I am, not one thing has been neglected. Now I understand why the patch took so long.
I'm only in chapter one, but I agree. They've definitely seem to have done a good job editing images.
The PPSSPP thread just said it updated to 0.8, and the one you linked is running on 0.6.1, do we have any idea if it works now?
Ch1 culprit was very obvious, but i guess it was more of a tutorial than anything.
For now it feels like a weird mix of Doubt and Phoenix Wright.
It does not.
I've retested the game myself on 0.8
Head a bit more downwards. The quick update by the user was mine in that same thread.
Yeah it was pretty obvious but the events leading up to it were interesting and less obvious, at least for me.
I'm not sure how linear or multi-path this game is. I mean the free time is basically the only time you can pick what to do. I wonder then if events can turn out differently or ifI imagine it's more linear than that though.different people can commit murders instead?
It's pretty linear for the most part.
The later culprits can be pretty tricky to figure out, but there's usually a clue or something that's not inherently obvious that will hone you in the right direction.
This makes me wonder how they handled one of the cases, since a major clue is based on language/tone.
Mondo refering to Chihiro?
Chapter 2 investigation spoiler.
Though it's probably more complex than it.Ah, split personality. I immediately thought of that after the scene where she locks herself in the room.
Ch1 culprit was very obvious, but i guess it was more of a tutorial than anything.
For now it feels like a weird mix of Doubt and Phoenix Wright.
I imagine you mean Celes refering to murders in plural before time?
No to all 3 afaik.