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[LiK]

Got both versions. Kinda funny cuz I thought I missed it. Missed out on the vinyl tho

 

[Ashler]

Got both the PS4 and Vita versions. I'm happy!

 

[Semoreh]

Congrats to those who got their Dragon Fantasy copy !
Very very excited for the two Shantae games, that's awesome ! Il will probably grab both (I just have a slight doubt for Pirate's Curse since the 3DS version looks legit).
Keep up the good work

 

[Talha]

YESSS I was successful for the Vita version! Thanks Limited Run this'll be my first of many games from you guys! Looking forward to your next release

 

[Friggz]

was able to grab the ps4 version of DRAGON FANTASY THE BLACK TOME OF ICE. didnt know anything about the game, but when i watched video it looked exactly like a chrono trigger ripoff. oh well.

 

[Interface23]

was able to grab the ps4 version of DRAGON FANTASY THE BLACK TOME OF ICE. didnt know anything about the game, but when i watched video it looked exactly like a chrono trigger ripoff. oh well.

It's a goofy indie RPG not actually like Chrono that much

 

[FerretGamer]

Vita Island is full of hungry residents. There is a reason the attach rate is so high

Seriously, Sony dropped the ball big time with the platform.

Really awesome for LRG, amazing that the Vita version is sold out already.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

So Dragon Fantasy sold all the way out, right?

I guess that means we should be seeing an LRG print of the first game in the future. Excellent.

 

[dallow_bg]

Yessss!
My cousin got the order in for me.

He said he had to enter his CC info 3-4 times before it went through.

 

[Bane]

Pretty stoked about the Shantae games. I wish they could have been on Wii U but that's out of LRG's hands.

It took a while of following them with nothing of interest to me but now Shadow Complex, Silver Case, and the Shanteas more or less in a row.

 

[Jimm]

I was going to get Half Genie Hero on the Vita, but since LRG are releasing the other two Shantae games on PS4, I think I'll go for the PS4 trio!

 

[YianGaruga]

I was going to get Half Genie Hero on the Vita, but since LRG are releasing the other two Shantae games on PS4, I think I'll go for the PS4 trio!

Good point. I think I'll go for a full PS4 collection as well. Only played Risky's Revenge so far but I enjoyed that a lot

 

[Jimm]

Good point. I think I'll go for a full PS4 collection as well. Only played Risky's Revenge so far but I enjoyed that a lot

I've only played Riskys Revenge too on steam and I liked it a lot but wasn't used to the obtuse nature of some of the objectives. The in game map is pretty shit but I still loved the core gameplay. Keen to give it a spin on the PS4 and get to the end.

 

[Decider]

October, for PS4 https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/776873386324725760

And Risky's Revenge too https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/776873737174016001

Wow, in for both of these. October is going to be a very expensive month for me!

 

[Olengie]

I would''ve preferred Vita for Shantae.

 

[Shadowman16]

I would''ve preferred Vita for Shantae.

Me too, pity the games didn't get a Vita release else it'd be an easy choice. That said I definitely would like to try and get the PS4 versions, I really like Way Forwards games.

 

[Shizuka]

It seems like Limited Run Games is no longer shipping out international orders first.

 

[hawk2025]

It seems like Limited Run Games is no longer shipping out international orders first.

Shipping international first made no sense, to be honest.


By the way, I still don't have shipping confirmation for the Rainbow Moon and Shadow Complex package.

I'm starting to think something's off.

 

[Shizuka]

Has anyone from Brazil received their Rainbow Moon copies yet?

 

[AsfaeksBR]

Has anyone from Brazil received their Rainbow Moon copies yet?

No, not yet.

 

[otaku-asia]

It seems like Limited Run Games is no longer shipping out international orders first.

That's a shame, really liked the idea. ,-(

 

[Semoreh]

Shipping international first made no sense, to be honest

It did make sense. It would have reduced for sure the gap between the first one to receive a game and the last one to do so.

(in order to illustrate : I haven't received my Shadow Complex and Rainbow Moon yet)

Now it's not a big drawback that the process remains unchanged, but let's not say it did not make sense at all because that's wrong.

 

[AsfaeksBR]

Now that a boxed version of The Silver Case was confirmed, is there a date planned to start the Pre-Orders? Will it be October 7th, with the game's release, or only coming later on?

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

I was looking at my shipping email to see where my package is and I noticed in the email it says just Shadow Complex shipped, but I ordered Rainbow Moon too in the same order. I'm assuming that's just a mistake and Ill get both games together?

 

[Cynn]

Seriously, Sony dropped the ball big time with the platform.

Really awesome for LRG, amazing that the Vita version is sold out already.

I agree. Sony's instant abandonment was overkill unlike I've ever seen before. It's been great seeing indie devs and companies like LRG tow the line though for fans.

 

[YianGaruga]

I was looking at my shipping email to see where my package is and I noticed in the email it says just Shadow Complex shipped, but I ordered Rainbow Moon too in the same order. I'm assuming that's just a mistake and Ill get both games together?

Are you outside US? Then yeah, it only shows the first item in the mail from APC. Dont worry

 

[test_account]

I agree. Sony's instant abandonment was overkill unlike I've ever seen before. It's been great seeing indie devs and companies like LRG tow the line though for fans.

Really dont think that they could have done much more to change its fate. The reason why these LRG Vita releases sells out so fast is because of the really low number of copies and because they are being seen as collectibles. I love what LRG does, but the general market reponded to the Vita a long time ago.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

Are you outside US? Then yeah, it only shows the first item in the mail from APC. Dont worry

Yea I'm in Canada, thanks.

 

[Saoshyant]

*inserts the disc for Shadow Complex*
*download for an update starts immediately*

Sigh. I thought the point of archiving these was that any update would be included on the disc/cart?

I mean, the disc also came loose within the case, but I'm not going to blame anyone but Sony on that one -- like a third of my PS4 collection has arrived with the disc loose and the pattern's obvious, those cases are garbage. The updates do irk me a bit, though, but hopefully Shadow Complex will be the only one like that considering all LRG console releases come after their original digital debut.

 

[Interface23]

So apparently two at least Vita games in October according to @LimitedRunDoug.. I thought only Volume? Whelp there goes my wallet

 

[Chronospherics]

I'm not familiar with buying from LRG, when can I expect to be able to preorder the Shantae games and how long does stock usually last? Do I need to set a notification and do it as soon as they go up or what?

I agree. Sony's instant abandonment was overkill unlike I've ever seen before. It's been great seeing indie devs and companies like LRG tow the line though for fans.

They published over 80 games for the PS Vita over a 3 year period. 'Instant abandonment' is pure hyperbole.

 

[Ventara]

I'm not familiar with buying from LRG, when can I expect to be able to preorder the Shantae games and how long does stock usually last? Do I need to set a notification and do it as soon as they go up or what?

It varies, but they usually sell out quick. You want to be there right when they go up. I think the fastest something has sold out was 3-5 minutes. You'll definitely want to set an alarm a few minutes before. No dates have been announced (outside simply October), but they go up in two batches. One at 10 AM EST and one at 6 PM EST.

 

[foobarry81]

They published over 80 games for the PS Vita over a 3 year period. 'Instant abandonment' is pure hyperbole.

Where did you get that number? Is that worldwide, i.e. including games Sony Japan published for the domestic market?

 

[Clive]

Where did you get that number? Is that worldwide, i.e. including games Sony Japan published for the domestic market?

Not going to count them but 80 seems feasible from a glance at this list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_video_games#PlayStation_Vita

 

[NormalFish]

saying sony gave the vita those 80 titles without mentioning how bad some of them are is definitely disingenuous

 

[Clive]

saying sony gave the vita those 80 titles without mentioning how bad some of them are is definitely disingenuous

Yeah. It seems they didn't start development of a single mid-to-high budget Vita game after 2012 and they probably cancelled all western projects shortly after it launched, Tearaway and Killzone being the only exceptions and probably because they already had sunk a lot of costs in them. At least they followed through with a few more Japanese games. Complete abandonment since launch is a slight exaggeration but it's pretty clear that the Vita wasn't a priority.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

Does LRG only charge you once your game has shipped? Cause when I look up my Dragon Fantasy order it says paid, but I looked up my visa bill and its not there.
Edit: Nvm.

 

[Adam Tyner]

October, for PS4 https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/776873386324725760

And Risky's Revenge too https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/776873737174016001

That is too amazing! I was going to pick up the physical release of Pirate's Curse on the 3DS next month, but I'm thrilled to have this option too.

 

[Shinriji]

saying sony gave the vita those 80 titles without mentioning how bad some of them are is definitely disingenuous

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[foobarry81]

Not going to count them but 80 seems feasible from a glance at this list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_video_games#PlayStation_Vita

So, of those 80-something, you got 37 retail releases total across 5 years, if you add up the American, Asian and European ones.

Underwhelming.

 

[test_account]

So, of those 80-something, you got 37 retail releases total across 5 years, if you add up the American, Asian and European ones.

Underwhelming.

Big difference between underwhelming and instant abandonment though. Its no secret that Sony didnt had high priority on Vita starting sometime in 2013, but they didnt adandon it at once.

 

[Kresnik258]

Big difference between underwhelming and instant abandonment though. Its no secret that Sony didnt had high priority on Vita starting sometime in 2013, but they didnt adandon it at once.

I think the whole instant-abandonment thing comes from a particular thought process - AAA games and timeframes of development.

The last 'big' game that Sony actively developed for Vita was Oreshika, which started development during or before TGS 2012. Before that, the only AAA game for 2014 (aside from a port of Borderlands) was Freedom Wars, which started work before the console launched. Same thing for 2013 - Borderlands & Tearaway, both started development before Vita launched.

It paints a clear picture that Sony had no long-term plan for the handheld. Studios that should've been moving on to their second handheld project (Bend; Team Gravity) were denied any opportunity to carry on for that medium. There were no follow-up games for anything.

And aside from all that, even if the handheld had hit the ground running in terms of sales, the software landscape would've largely looked the same for the first few years. Say Uncharted and Gravity Rush had sold well in the first few months. We'd have still had to wait until the holidays to get Uncharted and Call of Duty; and then there would've been nothing major until Killzone and Tearaway the next year.

I can agree with you that *technically* they didn't abandon it, but they did everything to make sure they withdrew support as soon as they could. Hence why 4 years after the console's launch, there is not a single game to be listed published by them going forward. Even Gio Corsi isn't allowed to do much on the console anymore, I don't feel.

 

[test_account]

I think the whole instant-abandonment thing comes from a particular thought process - AAA games and timeframes of development.

The last 'big' game that Sony actively developed for Vita was Oreshika, which started development during or before TGS 2012. Before that, the only AAA game for 2014 (aside from a port of Borderlands) was Freedom Wars, which started work before the console launched. Same thing for 2013 - Borderlands & Tearaway, both started development before Vita launched.

It paints a clear picture that Sony had no long-term plan for the handheld. Studios that should've been moving on to their second handheld project (Bend; Team Gravity) were denied any opportunity to carry on for that medium. There were no follow-up games for anything.

And aside from all that, even if the handheld had hit the ground running in terms of sales, the software landscape would've largely looked the same for the first few years. Say Uncharted and Gravity Rush had sold well in the first few months. We'd have still had to wait until the holidays to get Uncharted and Call of Duty; and then there would've been nothing major until Killzone and Tearaway the next year.

I can agree with you that *technically* they didn't abandon it, but they did everything to make sure they withdrew support as soon as they could. Hence why 4 years after the console's launch, there is not a single game to be listed published by them going forward. Even Gio Corsi isn't allowed to do much on the console anymore, I don't feel.

I agree that software support was a low priority relatively fast after the launch, and i know that what was said is mostly ment as hyperbole, but i felt the need to comment on it anyway. Sony did commit a bit to the platform after the launch eventhough there werent many AAA games. Games greenlit earlier could have been canceled if they were keen on litterally abandoning the system. While the comment was probably about software only, on the hardware front, we did get Vita-2000 and Vita TV. We also saw two new colors announced at this year's TGS. No denying that Sony could have done more (i dont think it would change the overall outcome of the Vita however), but i just wanted to comment on the instant abandon comment.

 

[hawk2025]

The Vita came out of the gate with one of the strongest launch lineups ever, imptessive hardware, and it bombed worldwide, save for Japan.

We should be counting our blessings that it keeps getting support half a decade later, IMO.

I have a gigantic Vita library.

 

[emb]

I count it lucky that we even got a Vita. The PSP did ok, but as far as I know failed to be a huge hit outside of Japan. Before the Vita launched we were already in a landscape where it was clear most average people are going to get their portable entertainment from their phone.

 

[Shizuka]

Are we really discussing the Vita's life and Sony support on a thread that only tangentially is related to it? Come on guys, you know better.

 

[LQX]

Are we really discussing the Vita's life and Sony support on a thread that only tangentially is related to it? Come on guys, you know better.

Whats the issue? This thread has essentially become the Vita OT thread.

 

[OniBaka]

*inserts the disc for Shadow Complex*
*download for an update starts immediately*

Sigh. I thought the point of archiving these was that any update would be included on the disc/cart?

Damn, I would had thought the same. Guess I should ask about this for any game I'm interested from LRG now.

 

[Shizuka]

Whats the issue? This thread has essentially become the Vita OT thread.

Because there are lots of PS4 owners and collectors that don't really want to see the thread cluttered with unrelated Vita talk and when we already have a Vita thread here.

 

[Persona7]

*inserts the disc for Shadow Complex*
*download for an update starts immediately*

Sigh. I thought the point of archiving these was that any update would be included on the disc/cart?

I mean, the disc also came loose within the case, but I'm not going to blame anyone but Sony on that one -- like a third of my PS4 collection has arrived with the disc loose and the pattern's obvious, those cases are garbage. The updates do irk me a bit, though, but hopefully Shadow Complex will be the only one like that considering all LRG console releases come after their original digital debut.

Is it really though? Do they advertise this specifically?