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Persona 4 Arena European release date bad news [Update: Suffering continues]
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.la1n
Member
Very well said, exactly how I look at it.
Zeouterlimits
Member
See I wouldn't feel so sure about that. I think what is more damaging to the eventual European release is that all the U.S. coverage & hype will have come and well gone by the time it comes out.
I'm aware that most televisions support it, and indeed have supported it for quite some time (heck, I had a 60Hz-capable TV in the late 90's). However, all that's irrelevant if it's still a requirement to support it at the certification level, or if Atlus are simply choosing to support PAL 50Hz, which I believe they still can do.
Whether they *ought* to or not is certainly a matter for valid debate (assuming it's no longer a certification requirement to support it).
I've been away from certification requirements for a fair while now, so perhaps someone with access to more recent TCRs can answer whether games released in Europe are still required to support 50Hz PAL.
Just let me retroactively charge that back then
For what it's worth I'm American and I boycotted the game despite it being one of my most anticipated games this year.
R_thanatos
Member
THe entire game ( text and menu ) has been localised in all languages ( an exemple was shown for french ) ....
That's actually nice of them. I'll have it in my hands in a week.
Both my Graces and Persona pre-orders are for the 31st according to Amazon. I wonder how far apart the actual delivery will be?
R_thanatos
Member
Amazon europe is quite fast , expect 2 days before you get your package.
But your persona preorder is ...well..
Missed that note, whats getting changed?
Supermanisdead
Member
Don't worry, Eurogaf, I will still be ranked F- when y'all get this game.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
"It's okay guys, the region lock doesn't matter, the PAL version won't be far behind US/JP" - Unaffected chucklefucks in the last thread
Agree 100%.
I bought the US version, if this had just come out in the EU and it wasn't coming to the US for 3-6-9+ months? I would both forget it's coming out, and then laugh my ass off when they try to charge full price for an old game.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Looks like a bunch of other P4A LPs of the story mode have been hit with copyright takedowns on YT, for example:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL810129207F9CC55E
Can't the LP guys at least claim Fair Use due to their commentary?
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL810129207F9CC55E
Can't the LP guys at least claim Fair Use due to their commentary?
In zen's case, their feet don't need to be stepped on so much as crushed into a fine paste and then used as a generic talcum powder used in embarrassing situations.
CadetMahoney
Member
pretty much, many sales are from hype and bandwagoning from casuals and anime fans.
Tranced Shadow
Member
Sorry to bump, but Amazon have emailed me to say they now expect it to ship on September 14th (after previously apologising for a delay). Checked around FB, didn't find anything.
Gotta be a mistake, right?
Gotta be a mistake, right?
They said they would mention it on Facebook and Twitter as soon as they know, so yeah I wouldn't trust Amazon since that's probably just another tentative date.
If it were to release on the 14th it wouldn't be the first time that Zen have released a game 1-2weeks after announcing a release date but I highly doubt that it'll be releasing on that date since many other online retailers have the date set as September 30th. I'm happy to be wrong though.
September 14th? As in head-to-head with Tekken Tag Tournament 2?
That has to be the absolute worst release date they could have picked. The trick for P4A was to beat TTT2 to the market. But going directly against it? That's madness. There was a window of opportunity, but it's too late now.
That has to be the absolute worst release date they could have picked. The trick for P4A was to beat TTT2 to the market. But going directly against it? That's madness. There was a window of opportunity, but it's too late now.
September 14th is a placeholder date by retailers. Maybe PQube released it, if it's based on any "facts", and that wouldn't surprise me; they've been less than helpful with this, and are the ones responsible for the August 31st release date we were given. I'm not sure what's going on, but Zen said they'd tell the community as soon as they knew. That said, considering the level of incompetence displayed by all parties involved, I don't know if they'll bother.
To be honest, I strongly suspect they're sitting on the game at this point, to ride out TTT2 and DOA4.
Pretty much 2013 at this point.
To be honest, I strongly suspect they're sitting on the game at this point, to ride out TTT2 and DOA4.
Pretty much 2013 at this point.
I'm waiting untill the end of this month, if there's still no word on the release date I'll be cancelling my pre-order. Cause I don't even expect P4A to have such a large online community, and with games as TTT and DoA coming out soon, I just don't feel like buying a game where the community might be dying already.
Yeah, that's far too fucking early for these jokers. Now if it was Sept. 14th 2013 I might be inclined to believe that.
Zeouterlimits
Member
God damn it.
I love Persona 4 so much it kills me that I still want to give them my money even though they treat us like peons.
I love Persona 4 so much it kills me that I still want to give them my money even though they treat us like peons.
Augemitbutter
Member
surprise surprise.
Conflict NZ
Member
They've said golden will be region free so fuck the euro distributers and import, they deserve it after this p4a clusterfuck of a launch.
R_thanatos
Member
you had hope ?
You're learning about this publisher the hard way , just like i did for previous releases..
and now you know why i hate region lock.
Not really, but I was frustrated when I got the e-mail from amazon and felt like bumping this. Never had to deal with this stuff before, as I usually buy US games.
It's so annoying seeing this game a store here, taunting me every time I enter.
They straight up said this when the whole delay thing started:
So you only have yourself to blame for getting hyped by Amazon.
R_thanatos
Member
i probably would if atlus didn't made point to chase all the walktrhought online at the time .
now i don't care much as TTT2 & DOA5 are so close
You only really need to see Yu's, Labrys' and Elizabeth's anyway.
Andrefpvs
Member
Hey, don't start going into spoiler territory, I'm extremely sensitive about these things
R_thanatos
Member
you made me start youtube only to listen to the P3&P4 soundtracks..i'm calm now ..
Maybe i'll listen to the P4A soundtrack ....
I'm really tempted to. I had a thing for fighting games at the start of the gen, but now I can barely bring myself to play one. So really I'm only in it for the story at this point.
It doesn't help that people tell me the gameplay isn't that great under the surface, and the story really isn't up to par with P3 and P4.
Are Atlus still feverishly DMCA'ing story videos on YouTube, or have they realised how futile that is?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I'd argue adding Naoto, Aigis, and Mitsuru to that list.
Possibly. When I watched them, they definitely were, so it was just a matter of finding the videos before Atlus took them down again.
And no, the story isn't even close to Persona 3 and 4. It's threadbare on actual plot, repeats itself incessantly and reduces the characters to caricatures of themselves.