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Gravity Rush Remastered |OT| Kat's out of the Vita
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ShinMaruku
Member
Gives new meaning to cat suit.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Gravity Rush is a wonderful game. Fun to play, the soundtrack is excellent; every Vita owner should play it. And there's a bonus: for those of us who like to go after the really hidden treasures, they even invented a somewhat-French-like language, and a writing system to go with it.
Here's an interview with Keiichiro Toyama in which he talks about this. At one point, when asked about the lettering on the signs, he answers that while the number of letters is consistent with an alphabet, 「解読できないように変換しています」 ("We've changed things around so that (people) can't read it.")
Well, Mr. Toyama, the enjoyment I got from this game and the admiration I have for you, the creators, virtually compel me to answer with two words: Challenge. Accepted.
Now rather than how the value of each letter became clear, I'm instead going to give all of them in advance and then do some of the words seen while playing the game and flying around, and then do the words seen on the map. I'll start with the words that are definite and then, after those, move on to the more uncertain ones where I'm trying to reverse-engineer the language converter that they used when making the game.
I had figured out just about all the letters with the exception of J (turns out it's barely distinguishable from H) and Q, but thanks to the Gravity Rush artbook, we now know those for certain. The book also gives us the numerals, whose values wouldn't have been clear at all. And here are all the letters and numbers:
So let's start: (Photos are hosted on Dropbox; someone tell me if that's a problem.)
This vaguely hotel-looking building in Pleajeune has a sign that says MOTEL:
And the solar power company is called ENE HEX:
And there's an elevator that says ELEVATOR:
Over in the factory district there are some TV screens with plenty of words on them. Here's an ad for MARKET PORK:
Back in Auldnoir, there are some shops with signs. Do you like the Foo Fighters? The proprietor of the FOO FIGHTER sure does:
Those are pretty straightforward. But then they start making things really complicated, and I'm going to show some of those in the next post.
More advanced translations by Dunan here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=46135833&postcount=2442
Primethius
Banned
So excited for this! I held off playing the Vita version because this was announced.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Remastered Version is so good. Ordered the physical version from Amazon as well to show my support.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I'll be diving in after taking care of Uncharted Drake's Fortune Remastered.
Unknown?
Member
That's more like the Vita cover and it's way better! The US artwork is just Kat on a plain white background.
The Last Wizard
Member
Loved this game on the vita. The city is really awesome too, gives a ghibli vibe.
plutoknight
Member
Amazon gave me ~30 or so more dollars for a recent trade-in than I thought they would.
Might as well throw in for physical!
Might as well throw in for physical!
It's more like an uncomfortable middle-ground between the Vita cover and the US PS4 cover for me, mashing up the beautiful painted artwork of the former and the falling characters of the latter. Then there's the crappy little "Now on PS4!" badge. Ick.
Thanks!
Freezasaurus
Member
I have never played this game before. Is there anything missable that I should be aware of, or can I revisit areas?
Kyleripman
Member
Should have this tomorrow. Looking forward to playing it again, was great on Vita. The basic traversal mechanics are among the best of any game I've played.
Nice OP.
Nice OP.
psynergylover
Member
yall better buy this!! also don't worry about the countless people you'll accidently murder when using your gravity power
mine will be coming next week; same time N: UNS4
mine will be coming next week; same time N: UNS4
There are no missable trophies or collectibles in this game. You can also revisit old areas later on too.
Freezasaurus
Member
For once, we get the cool cover intact.
I remember this in the official thread. Was such a great read, thanks for posting it again.
Spring-Loaded
Member
JUST BUY THIS GAME
I DID
DriftingSpirit
Member
I DID TOO!
This is really cool, good work that man
No you can fly from one island to another now (although if you try and go to one that's too far away without going to a closer island first, it will cockblock you)
NightShift
Member
Goddammit. I was expecting to get the cover with the white background. :/
Static Veins
Member
Loved the shit out of this game on Vita. Been holding off replaying it all this time in hopes a PS4 port would be announced, so I can't wait to get stuck back in. Picking it up alongside Digimon this week.
And it's been said in this thread already, but... GOAT-tier soundtrack.
And it's been said in this thread already, but... GOAT-tier soundtrack.
User 479360
Banned
A good game on Vita that dragged a bit. Its controls weren't fantastic on that handheld, but hopefully they'll be a lot better here.
Arondight
Member
I might pick this game up for PS4. I remember the vita version, loved a lot of things about it but got stuck at a certain section because I couldn't get used to controls and gave up but hear the ps4 version is much easier to get a handle off.
Amazed by the vast differences between the visuals for PS4 and Vita.
Amazed by the vast differences between the visuals for PS4 and Vita.
Pretty much why I imported a US copy, not like there is DLC to worry about.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
You could fly between cities on Vita too. Not sure if it's right after you use the public transport link for the first time or later in the story, but you definitely could eventually.
The streaming hiccups are gone on PS4 though. Smooth flying between cities.
IVE BOUGHT IT THRICE
Vita, Digital HK PS4 version, Amazon NA Physical arriving tomorrow. I love this game, and that sweet NA boxart.
I also forgot to cancel my Amazon order before it shipped
I've done the same - Vita version, digital Asia version, and EU phsyical coming this week. I just love this game, gotta support it
I've done the same - Vita version, digital Asia version, and EU phsyical coming next week. I just love this game, gotta support it
Heck yea, there's certainly room for pretty much everything to be expanded on (cannot wait for GR2), but this game is just so damn beautiful and refreshing to play.
ivanthebearable
Member
Roommate preordered the physical version for me so I should be getting that within the next few days, extremely hyped!
The Vita version was one of my first platinum trophies, very excited to revisit this wonderful game!
The Vita version was one of my first platinum trophies, very excited to revisit this wonderful game!
For sure, was so good to play it through again. It was just such a great new IP with a wonderful main character and i just love the world. I hope 2 makes some big improvements (especially combat)
themidnightsun156
Member
mine should be here tomorrow, i haven't pre-ordered a game in ages but a $30 price tag and 20% off from amazon is too good to pass up, also been wanting to play this game since i first saw it a few years ago, should be fun to play something more lighthearted after playing bloodborne and demon's souls
Still the most frustrating thing about it. Flying kick towards an enemy and end up going about 3 billion miles passed it.
Bah... Well I'll still play through it again. One of my favorite games from the past few years.
Agent X
Gold Member
I preordered the disc release from Amazon, and it's on its way to my house!
I played the Vita game extensively, and even got the platinum trophy. This looks like an adventure worth taking again, considering all of the improvements Bluepoint has managed to squeeze into the PS4 version. It will also be a great "refresher" in advance of the future release of Gravity Rush 2.
I played the Vita game extensively, and even got the platinum trophy. This looks like an adventure worth taking again, considering all of the improvements Bluepoint has managed to squeeze into the PS4 version. It will also be a great "refresher" in advance of the future release of Gravity Rush 2.
PepperedHam
Member
Super excited to play more of this! I decided to finally boot up my Vita version after owning it for awhile and after 45 minutes of playing it I was immediately convinced to put that version down and preorder this remaster. Loved what I played on Vita, can't wait to experience that and the rest of the game in 60 fps.
AgentOtaku
Member
Did my part and my physical amazon copy will be here tommorow