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(PS3) White Album 2 Announced - The PS3's last true ADV

First new info leak, as unveiled by TECH-GIAN!

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  • Will contain both Introductory and Closing chapters (duh!)
  • New events and scenarios
  • The sprites will be using Motion Portrait, just like in the first White Album
 
No chance in hell this coming over to NA is it?

I want to play a console VN for once instead of on PC and DS...
 
First new info leak, as unveiled by TECH-GIAN!

  • Will contain both Introductory and Closing chapters (duh!)
  • New events and scenarios
  • The sprites will be using Motion Portrait, just like in the first White Album

I spy a changing scene.
 
And finally, a trailer! It's the C82 trailer.

Youtube | Niconico


Also some bits of information from the interview:
  • They had some notion for a console version during this year ever since the release of the PC versions, so they had ideas set up since the beginning
  • They figured that if the PS3 version was split into two parts like the PC version there would be risks of back spoilers so they decided to make it all one set
  • The original writer, Maruto Fumiaki, is not only penning new scenarios, but also revising existing ones for the port. Previously he's been hands off regarding consumer ports, but this time the project was really important to him so he requested personally to work on the PS3 version
  • The Motion Portrait has been improved more with even better expressions and emotions thanks to what they've learned from using the technology in White Album and To Heart 2 DX Plus
  • The scenarios are focused on quality over quantity, but the number of CGs have already exceeded the original plan. There are plans for new BGMs and new songs as well
  • No new heroines. Rather than try to stuff in a new isolated character, they are focusing on expanding the existing characters even further
  • It'd be nice if they could also try to do something White Album related next winter as well, like an anime...

Last, but not least, new screens from Famitsu!

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Noticed that the site fully opened, but hadn't updated on it, so here we go!

To confirm, the additional content for the PS3 version include:

The Premium Edition will include:
  • Special Edition packaging
  • WHITE ALBUM2 Association of Like-Minded People radio special CD
  • WHITE ALBUM2 piano score
  • Opening animation storyboard compilation
  • IC Card sticker set

The Pre-order bonus will be:
  • Nakamura Takeshi colored paper artwork reproduction
  • PS3 custom theme download code

Character CGs:
  • Ogiso Setsuna (CV: Yonezawa Madoka)
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  • Touma Kazusa (CV: Nabatame Hitomi)
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  • Sugiura Koharu (CV: Nagata Yoriko)
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  • Izumi Chiaki (CV: Habuki Risato)
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  • Kazaoka Mari (CV: Asakawa Yuu)
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My White Album 1 arrived today. This better be good.
Hope you enjoy it! Definitely one of the best romance-style ADVs this generation.
 
That first picture in Icecream's update needs the Brazzer's logo stat.
 
How can I not get it if past scenarios are getting refined too?
Introductory, Closing,
Coda
chapters were already awesome, so if they make refinements, it can only bring it even closer to the level of godlike :')

I'm also excited to see all the new CGs they'll bring to the PS3 version. And new BGMs/songs is beast!
 
"New" video and 4gamer piece. Video is the same as the one icecreamさん posted above but there's an extra few seconds at the end where it shows off some new preorder bonus' I think. The site has also been updated with some news and blah blah.

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Release date is December 20

out of the langauges i know, Japanese is the one thing i dont know.

fuck.

i really want to play this.

no eng?

try to watch some slice of life anime raw if you can understand them just fine, then i'd say be brave and import! most of vn now is fully voiced (except for most MC).
 
And the retailer-specific pre-order goods have been announced!

Sofmap - Telephone card
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WonderGOO - B2-sized Tapestry
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Animate - Large-sized Bromide
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Imagine - Library card
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Amazon.co.jp - Stick poster (sample sketch)
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ap store - Telephone card
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AmiAmi - Library card
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Gamers - Tapestry
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Medio - Telephone card
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TRADER - Library card
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fammys.com - Telephone card
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Comroad - Telephone card (sample sketch)
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Seagull - QUO Card
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COMG! - Clear file
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Medialand - Bromide
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Tora no Ana - Telephone card
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FutabaTosho - Library card
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asobitcity - Telephone card (sample sketch)
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Neowing/CDJapan - Microfiber cloth (180Ă—120mm)
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^Actually really like CDJapan's more than the Library Card. So I'll probably go with them now that I know their shipping prices are okay as that was my deciding factor.

My favorite is from Animate, personally.
 
- Printed material in magazines, novels distributed at events, drama CDs, etc. have all been compiled within the game. This will include such things as "Twinkle Snow, Musou", "Kare no Kami-sama Aitsu no Kyuuseishu", "Matsuri no Ato Setsuna no Sanjuupun" "Yuki ga Toke, Soshite Yuki ga Furu made", "Matsuri no Hi Butai no Shita no Monogatari", "Uta wo Wasureta Guuzou", etc.
- This material will unlock automatically depending on how far one has progressed, as to avoid spoilers.
- Additional scenario contains a scene with music performed by a 39 man orchestra.
- Will go into detail on what happens to the heroines that have grown distant from the protagonist, as well as the heroines that continue to stay beside him.
- Fans might be split opinion-wise on the new scenario.
- Maruto has finished work on the new stuff, so there shouldn't be any delays.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/od3/archives/51985049.html
 
- Will go into detail on what happens to the heroines that have grown distant from the protagonist, as well as the heroines that continue to stay beside him.

Fantastic! I really thought they should've added something like this in the original game for the heroines featured in the second arc of the scenario. I'm glad they're going to include this in the PS3 version.
 
Does SCEA still forbid these kinds of games?

I think they don't see much money to be made in the west on these type of games.

The problem I see is, if they don't release these kind of games more often then of course they won't sell, because the west will never be able to build a bigger culture that enjoys these games, it has to start somewhere.
 
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