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Yumi's Odd Odyssey release appears to be imminent
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JawesomeJaw
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Been a long time coming. Welcome to America.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Why do so many games want to have similar named to Abes Oddysee?
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Because this
Probably wouldn't translate / sell well
Also Abe doesn't own Odyssey any more than Candy Crush owns Candy
stargateheaven
Member
i thought this was a neq sequel to abe's odyssey series.. now im not interested.
sixteen-bit
Member
Exciting. First release in the west for the franchise.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Man, I would have gladly plunked down $30 last month, but right now? Wow. They really couldn't have picked a worse time.
We'll see...
Good news: it's way better than that.
We'll see...
Good news: it's way better than that.
sixteen-bit
Member
Salt in the wound: Best Buy had a 20% off sale last week on eShop cards.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I'm still mournful of a lack of physical release. I want this sitting alongside my DS copy of Shun.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
It's the combination of Odd with Odyssee that makes it sound like Oddworld at a glance. Something Odyssee on its own wouldn't make me bat an eye. But put Odd and Odyssee near each other and I'll insantly think Oddworld. Plus there that game I found out about earlier called Abyss Odyssee. Seems to be a common theme today.
:lol
this is too much
edit: okay it's actually spelled "Odyssey", so it's not THAT bad
sixteen-bit
Member
It got a physical release in Japan. It's region locked, but if you only want a shelf buddy for Shun, just import that.
Rickenslacker
Banned
The region locking is the killer here, I don't want it as just a decoration. I want the satisfaction of popping it into my 3DS and playing, the whole package. I'd gladly import it otherwise.
AcademicSaucer
Member
I cant be the only one that read the hashtag as YOLO
BubblegumCrisis
Member
Shit, I only have 24 bucks in my account. Wish this was a retail release outside Japan.
ah well suppose its time to get an eshop card, I've been waiting soo long for this one.
ah well suppose its time to get an eshop card, I've been waiting soo long for this one.
At first I thought it was a typo'd YOLO before realizing they were talking about Yumi :lol
sixteen-bit
Member
I thought the boss fights sucked tbh, the rest of the game was terrific though.
eat the whole 3DS its the only way
The Bankslammer
Member
Yaaay, finally. Gonna double dip in hopes of seeing more of the series and other niche games coming stateside.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Always have liked the music in these games. I've enjoyed what I've played of Umihara Kawase on a cramped keyboard set-upeven the tadpole boss fight is awesomely put together once you have the physics down. This better arrive soon so I remember to pick up my 3DS for something other than Crashmo.
sixteen-bit
Member
Is it expected today or next week?
Unless it's mentioned in the press release today, I'm expecting later this month, especially since the game still isn't listed on Nintendo.com & they've already listed the games coming today.
sixteen-bit
Member
ok, that makes sense
Yeah, it's not today. Press release is up & no mention of the game. I guess the announcement will be that the game will have an actual release date, at least.
I blame that hack Homer.
You know I think the people buying this game are likely to prefer the original title. This is pretty niche, and I think people buying it are buying it for the cultural experience as much as the game itself. With games like this I think I think publishers should embrace the minimalized localisation.
It would never happen, but would be a good social or economic experiment. You could have two games of similar content and quality both of which are likely to target a niche audience (people who like quirky Japanese games). One you give a full blown localisation. The other is localised as minimally as possible (it's given English menus and a coherent but semi-literal translation. but that's it - everything else is left as is original title, cultural references, audio track, etc). Repeat this with several games, and see which sells more.
I'd predict that the niche market would likely buy both in equal proportions. Unless you do things to piss off that niche like caucasianising characters (like in Zettai Zetsumei Toshi) or English only audio track (Yakuza 1) of course. But courting new purchasers? That I don't know. I'd predict however that they would be minimal, and that you'd see little difference in overall sales. It would then beg the question, from an economics point of view, if putting money in localisations of niche titles is worth it.
Oops, this post went on longer than I expected.... I've got social experiments on the brain right now!
astrogamer
Member
Coming March 20th to US eShop
Edit: Beaten
why god
Unsurprising, but at least we finally have a fixed date.
I had completely forgotten about that. The Aryan Domination in Raw Danger was hysterical.
I had completely forgotten about that. The Aryan Domination in Raw Danger was hysterical.
AcademicSaucer
Member
I will buy this game when is on sale for $20, im not payed in dollars , so $30 doesnt make sense to me
sixteen-bit
Member
This franchise existed before Oddworld Inhabitants was even a thing.