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[Kain-Nosgoth]

FINALLY! it's a long way ahead, but it's worth it!

 

[Tizoc]

Yaaaaaaasssaaaaaaaaaassssssssss

 

[extralite]

OP should add some screens from the game? It's a live action VN. Nothing else like it.

Actually Chunsoft has used photo stills for their sound novels ever since the PS1. Some of the sound novel clones on SNES also already had digitized photos. Sound novels always leaned towards realistic presentation, as opposed to the anime style usually employed in visual novels on PC.

 

[jj984jj]

Nice, always wondered why it was highly regarded on the Wii. Will pick it up.

 

[Alrus]

I've been curious about this game since it got a 40/40 on Famitsu, I had given hope of ever being able to play it. Very happy about this news.

 

[Rektash]

how is the Twitter poll bullshit. If a game had more votes, it had more votes. There's no need to wish the worst on other people's game

Eh, his disdain isn't hard to understand in this case. Shibuya is a very special, one of a kind game that reviewd insanely well - yet it lost to what most consider a generic otome game.

 

[Eusis]

Oh, yes. Since it's hitting PS4 and Steam (only?) I hope they can make it 4K. Guess it depends on if they have the stills and video to do so, but it seems like a "might as well" situation since it's not a demanding game and it's the one clear benefit they can provide.

 

[PantsuJo]

YES

 

[Joqu]

2016/17 Silver Case
2018 428
2019 Twilight Syndrome
believe

i-want-to-believe.jpg

 

[∀ Narayan]

Awesome! I've wanted to play this for quite some time.

 

[dreamfall]

This is amazing news. The Japanese gaming presence has been so strong on PC of late - so happy we'll get to experience this too in the West!

 

[Yohane]

Nice Spike Chunsoft!

 

[Buzzi]

So happy, another possible VN masterpiece to retrieve!

 

[panty]

Interested

 

[Durante]

Spike Chunsoft seem to be very convinced of doing their own PC ports now. Good.

 

[KainXVIII]

So its FF13-2 good?

 

[tearsofash]

It's a live action VN. Nothing else like it.

feels like a natural progression of FMV games lol

 

[Guymelef]

Hope it gets a physical release, save us NIS.

 

[purseowner]

Holy shit we did it

 

[Hellraider]

We have been waiting for this game so long Famitsu's 40/40 still meant something when this was released!

 

[Taruranto]

For some reason I expected to read a Q1 2017 release for this one, because why the hell not at this point.

 

[Desmond]

Time to sell my japanese version I was never going to be able to play.

Send me it! Lol

 

[Ratrat]

Send me it! Lol

You can buy used copies for 1 yen on amazon.

 

[Desmond]

You can buy used copies for 1 yen on amazon.

damn :lol

 

[Kresnik258]

Mixed feelings. Very happy this is coming across; no Vita version is a bummer as I have no interest in playing a VN on a PS4 or desktop.

I suppose I'll get the PS4 version and remote play it like I'll be doing with Silver Case as well.

On the plus side, it's finally happening, I can't wait to see how good it is.

 

[AtomskEater]

Nice to see they didn't just dangle a bunch of nice sounding games in front of our noses. 2018 feels so far away.

Eh, his disdain isn't hard to understand in this case. Shibuya is a very special, one of a kind game that reviewd insanely well - yet it lost to what most consider a generic otome game.

Still a shitty attitude to have.

Hopefully that still gets localized, so everyone can be happy. (My god, it was so hard to say something positive instead of wishing ill on a game because of poll results I didn't like)

 

[StereoVsn]

I never thought this day would come. I am so happy.

Neither the 3DS or Vita will be viable platforms for an international release in 2018. Maybe they'll do a mobile version though.

Looks like an iOS version was released quite a while back. I wonder if they will bring an updated version internationally to iOS and Android.

 

[898]

2016/17 Silver Case
2018 428
2019 Twilight Syndrome
believe

2020 Kenka Bancho Otome
2021 Shin/Kamaitachi no Yoru (2)

Is everyone happy now?

 

[Tain]

hell yeah I'm excited

 

[extralite]

feels like a natural progression of FMV games lol

Apparently they added more movies for the PSP version but the Wii original has less than 20 minutes of video. Each clip is less than a minute too. Hardly anything close to a FMV game.

 

[Chittagong]

Can't believe I have never heard of this game. Looks fantastic.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

This is fucking excellent news. Finally another VN game I'm looking forward to.

Tfw finding out Twilight Syndrome is a real game

Written and directed by Suda51 when he used to work at Human Entertainment (Clock Tower devs). We need that game so bad too. Hope that tease about Twilight Syndrome comes true.

 

[BTA]

Fucking amazing. Was really hoping we'd get it eventually, but it's also been years since I started thinking we had a chance.

That's a long wait but I'll have time to finish other VNs in the meantime, so I can stand it.

 

[djtiesto]

Oh wow, I've been curious about this ever since that 40/40 Famitsu review. Nice to see it is coming out in English!

I love that we're living in a time where even VN's and otome games get regular localizations.

Spoiler

but we still have to worry about DQ games

 

[Lord Ghirahim]

GOTY 2018 if you haven't played it before.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Did I mention the music?

The music is great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJCFMvYwiBk

Also, a review of the OST:

http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/428/

Japanese Academy Award winning composer Naoki Sato and video game composer veteran Hideki Sakamoto headline most of the composition of 428's music, with contributions from Shingo Yasumoto and Aya Kamiki. Seamless in their cooperation, Sato and Sakamoto create a soundtrack most gamers aren't accustomed to hearing. More similar to anime or film, most of the pieces, whether dramatic or melancholy, suitably evoke more of a "storytelling" mood; naturally, the game could be best classified as a graphic adventure. Incidentally, much of Sato's experience lies in anime and film.

428's main theme introduces the game with a heavy dose of adrenaline. For those with some popular anime under their belt, this theme holds a striking similarity to the jazzy, horn-infused opening to Cowboy Bebop – Tank. Both pieces communicate that the tale that follows bears an action-packed, intense trial for the protagonist to overcome, and what better way to start the soundtrack? Oh, and did I mention 428's theme has bells in it?

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Sato and Sakamoto must have had a long sit while planning this soundtrack, and decided that the possibilities were truly endless. Whether jamming on an organ, banging on unorthodox percussion, or strumming up some psychedelic rock, they have it all. The awe-inspiring feat? With over 70 tracks of about two minute long pieces, it all sounds good. What a daunting task this must have been! If 428's story is anything like its soundtrack, then I have one question: why was this not released outside of Japan?

 

[7Th]

Thanks for beta testing, Wii U players!

 

[capylikesgames]

Thinking about going blind into this one. I've heard a lot of praise for it, and if I have the money for it, I see no reason not to snag it on Steam.

 

[Dio]

Also, if any of you are familiar with the anime Canaan, it's connected to the story of 428, set a couple years afterwards.

 

[Nuu]

Yes! I've been waiting for this for a decade!

 

[cj_iwakura]

There's also a great documentary about the making of the VN, but I wouldn't watch it unless you've finished the game. (And it has no subs sadly.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWfcHwQmORI

 

[Lord Ghirahim]

Seriously please buy this full price unless the translation turns out to be poopy. Thank you.

 

[Eila]

Now that's a company that listens. Pretty much delivered everything people asked for.

 

[Lord Ghirahim]

Thanks for beta testing, Wii U players!

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[WarRock]

2016/17 Silver Case
2018 428
2019 Twilight Syndrome
believe

shiiiiieeeeet

 

[Eusis]

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That really is a very special shitpost, isn't it? More of a wet fart really, just embarrassing for yourself to do in public.

 

[Spieler Eins]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1257768&highlight=

This is an thread from last year where they asked what people wanted, there's a lot of 428 fans in there that explain what they like about it.

Mainly it's that it has a good reputation + seemed very unlikely to ever be localized.

Actually, that thread doesn't help at all explaining what it does well.

 

[AtomskEater]

Actually, that thread doesn't help at all explaining what it does well.

Looking for some (hopefully spoiler-free) reviews.
https://awesomecurry.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/428-fuusasareta-shibuya-de/
https://ho-lingnojikenbo.blogspot.nl/2012/09/blog-post.html

Basically seems like the characters/plot got high marks, if you like stories with lots of characters doing their own things until it all interweaves. Kinda like Durarara, I guess.

 

[Lord Ghirahim]

That really is a very special shitpost, isn't it? More of a wet fart really, just embarrassing for yourself to do in public.

I read it again and I still don't quite grok it.

 

[jon bones]

man i love me narrative games

great to see this hit the PC in the West