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Disaster Report 4 canceled, Yakuza Zombie, Motorstorm 3, and MvC3 DLC delayed
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akachan ningen
Member
This sucks, I really wanted to play it.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Don't worry... this game will leak onto the internets some day anyway......
tearsofash
Member
I don't understand Japanese culture as much as I'd like, but we eventually made movies with airplanes crashing in them. I'm not saying Japan should try to rush the recovery process, I'm just curious as to how that culture usually responds to things like this.
tearsofash said:
I think japanese people are well aware of their situation, it's because ot that that they are always able to start over and look ahead, despite the disasters.
I'm really surprised by this decision, I don't think a game like DS is insensitive. A delay is understandable, but a cancellation is unecessary.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Well post-9/11 was one of the most sensitive long term periods of self censorship I've ever witnessed, so I wouldn't single out Japan...tearsofash said:
Actually I might assume that Japan is less sensitive than America was....
Keyser Soze
Member
tearsofash said:
I think you are comparing the wrong things. This would be more like someone making a film/game about New Orleans after Katrina stuck rather that the events of 9/11
However, Treme is currently tackling the Katrina stuff with decent respect, and got a positive response from New Orleanians.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Looking at releases from the past three years, it does seem like Disaster Report 3 dwarfed the rest.speedpop said:
slaughterking
Member
That's a very considerate and admirable move, but I do expect this to resurface as a commercial product in one way or another.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
I can see why their doing this, but really why are companies so scared of any type of Relevance.
I agree that a delay would have been enough.
I agree that a delay would have been enough.
Ravidrath said:
It's a difficult game to explain. Half of the gameplay is navigating through destroyed environments, usually while the set pieces are collapsing around you or worse. The other half is exploration; searching for supplies or collectables while progressing. There is a lot more to it, but they're the barebones. Each game in the series has had its own mechanic relating to survival, whether it be keeping hydrated, warm and dry or managing your stress levels.
The second game, Raw Danger!, is my personal favourite. The mechanic in that one is surviving a flooded and slowly freezing city by keeping warm, either by finding sources of heat, constantly changing into dry clothes and adding more layers or keeping away from water. The second also has multiple scenarios which tell the events of the disaster from different perspectives which all connect to each other.
Truthfully, they're all just really fresh and different sorts of games that I wish more developers tried. They have never been graphical showcases, but that doesn't stop the games from having truly memorable and impressive moments and an amazing sense of scale, only bested by Shadow of the Colossus in my mind.
You can probably get the first (Disaster Report/SOS The Final Escape) and, depending on where you live, the second (Raw Danger!) for cheap now and I highly recommend you go pick them up. Fantastic games.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Ah so Ryu ga Gotoku OTE is delayed too. Pretty understandable and I was expecting as much. Nice to see it confirmed though.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Sucks for Yakuza fans...
PetriP-TNT
Member
Brazil said:
Yeah. I guess disaster report 4 could have been modified into a some sort of public service announcement game or something
ConradCervantes
Banned
Don't know too much about this game, but to cancel it outright when it's supposed to ship within a few months is a HUGE waste of money and resources. Hopefully it's just a really long delay instead.
Monty Mole
Member
The tsunami is unfortunately a much bigger disaster than 9/11. And just after 9/11 we did see a lot of movies delayed etc in a similar manner, I remember Collateral Damage getting delayed for example.faridmon said:
I'm sure they're not feeling too sorry for themselves when there's hundreds of thousands of Japanese people in a somewhat worse situation than just not having their game released.Brazil said:
Kurosaki Ichigo
Member
Well, delays were expected even if Motorstorm is on San Francisco and Yakuza OTE is on fictional Tokyo...and certainly Disaster Report 4 was in the worst position.
But cancellation is too brutal, I really hope Irem can somehow cash some money (western release, game location changed into fictional country...) because their financials can't be that good to eat an entire game development to scrap it this late.
Isn't it cruel enough it was set to release in February then March 10 (just a day before the earthquake) but delayed a second time to Spring. Poor Irem...
But cancellation is too brutal, I really hope Irem can somehow cash some money (western release, game location changed into fictional country...) because their financials can't be that good to eat an entire game development to scrap it this late.
Isn't it cruel enough it was set to release in February then March 10 (just a day before the earthquake) but delayed a second time to Spring. Poor Irem...
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
It is a bigger disaster in human terms.Monty Mole said:
However, unlike 9/11, the earthquake is not an attack, so the siege psychology, the implication on world politics, etc., is not as severe.
The sensitivities will be different. I think, ultimately, not as severe and long term as 9/11... though I could be wrong.
FINALFANTASYDOG
Member
All x-box products for this week have been delayed due to problems in distribution.
SolidSnakex
Member
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Finally, an excuse for why no Xbox games sold in Japan!FINALFANTASYDOG said:
Graphics Horse
Member
Foffy said:
Both had edits.
From The Dust
Banned
cancellation is overkill in my opinion :\
SolidSnakex
Member
bernardobri
Steve, the dog with no powers that we let hang out with us all for some reason
Graphics Horse said:
Yeah, MGS2 had several parts cut from the final product.
Why would you do that?
Member
That's unfortunate. I was sort of just getting in to the Yakuza franchise, too... Hopefully, an appropriate time will be found for all of these games to be released.
As a side note, I don't think comparing 9/11 and the earthquake is a good idea, because there are so many intricacies with both of them. Not going to go in-depth in this thread, but basically cultural differences, overseas relations, war, Arab-American relations, attack vs. act of God, we don't 100% know what will happen in Japan's future... etc. (Personally, I don't think comparing any disasters/tragedies/etc is a good idea but that's probably just me.)
As a side note, I don't think comparing 9/11 and the earthquake is a good idea, because there are so many intricacies with both of them. Not going to go in-depth in this thread, but basically cultural differences, overseas relations, war, Arab-American relations, attack vs. act of God, we don't 100% know what will happen in Japan's future... etc. (Personally, I don't think comparing any disasters/tragedies/etc is a good idea but that's probably just me.)
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
really hope it's just a very very long delay.
Goldrusher
Member
Such bullshit.
Just donate a dollar to charity for each copy sold.
Just donate a dollar to charity for each copy sold.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Not surprised with what happened.