I'd probably break down and cry from the infinite happiness that my feeble human mind can't even begin to comprehend if that happened.
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XSeed working on 3 unannounced PC games ?
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I'd probably break down and cry from the infinite happiness that my feeble human mind can't even begin to comprehend if that happened.
Hah.
You're saying the fact XSEED didn't promote the game at all didn't matter? A game released during the busiest months of year, with plenty of competition?
The fact that it was released on GOG at the same time as Steam (as opposed to three month wait in FC's case) and as such the game was on torrents about an hour after release didn't matter?
Like, at all?
YianGaruga
Banned
literally not at all? of course not
not significantly? Yeah that's what I'm saying
We just had this discussion in the Steam thread last week.
They promoted SC as much as they promote all their other titles
The failure to understand the difference between porting and publishing is unfortunately a common mistake, one that even I made a few years ago.
It would blow my mind just from the sheer improbability alone. Still, I'm not that big of an optimist. And there's lots of games I want from XSEED so it's not like it's a big deal if none of them are Trails titles.
I wouldn't take anything he posts seriously. He's a gimmick poster.
Dragon1893
Member
I don't care what the reason is, those SC numbers on steamspy break my heart.
So, you're saying neither of the two things I mentioned affected the sales at all?
Where were you when publishers complained piracy was rampant on PC?
Kresnik258
Member
iirc, Anihawk's argument was that companies want to get out of the Vita market before it gets bad, rather than being there when things go downhill.
Not that it's reached that stage yet, of course, but I can kinda understand what he's thinking.
Now I think about it, could easily be a load of PS4 ports too. Because if the name of the game is "getting more money out of games that are already translated":
It isn't just Vita games that should get ported, since I'm sure there's a market of PC gamers out there who don't own PS4's but would play these games, just like with Vita.
Just my gut reaction was that it'd be those kinds of titles, but that was probably wrong.
Now I think about it, there's loads of stuff from the back-catalog they could go for since Little King's Story opened that up really. And I do wonder why more 3DS games aren't ported to PC, too.
(I get that they're designed as handheld games moreso than Vita, but still, something like Story of Seasons wouldn't go amiss on Steam).
FlyingSaucer
Banned
Estival Versus
Estival Versus Kurenai
Estival Versus New Wave
Aaaand done.
My God, it would be so beautiful.
It's a crime that the Tengai Makyo games remain unreleased in the West.
Estival Versus Kurenai
Estival Versus New Wave
Aaaand done.
My God, it would be so beautiful.
It's a crime that the Tengai Makyo games remain unreleased in the West.
80k would be quite amazing actually and it's almost definitely much, much more than what they've actually sold. It would make Cold Steel more successful than Zestiria (PS3, PS4) and Disgaea 5.
YianGaruga
Banned
We have numbers for Zestiria and Disgaea 5? Source?
Part of Creamsugar's NPD leaks, you've got to look through his posting history (roughly 60k FM for Zestiria and roughly 30k FM for Disgaea).
NegativeCero
Banned
Fingers crossed so hard for this.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
MORE YS
MORE TRAILS
MORE XANADU
MORE LITTLE KING
MORE
BRING ME MORE
That Thirst makes us do its bidding. That Thirst is gonna have its money.
Or Sergey.
MORE TRAILS
MORE XANADU
MORE LITTLE KING
MORE
BRING ME MORE
That Thirst makes us do its bidding. That Thirst is gonna have its money.
Or Sergey.
Last I heard they were just about to finish translating Cold Steel 2 and editing was at like 50%. You're setting yourself up for disappointment. Could be a Cold Steel port though since they have a localization for it. Most likely answer is stuff already localized on another platform they are bringin on steam.
Pellegri Testament
Member
Considering Falcom hasn't made a PC port in years, there is about a 0% chance of that actually happening right now. Xseed having a localization means nothing unless a company is there to help them out with a port.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Are they really that far along on Cold Steel 2? That almost makes it sound like it could launch like... in summer or something. Which, being knee-deep into Cold Steel 1, would make me very happy.
Basileus777
Member
What does GOG have to do with torrents? Steam games get put on torrents within an hour of release all the time, the fact that there was a DRM free release is meaningless. There's no reason to believe piracy was a larger concern with SC than it was with FC.
There was a three month wait for FC on GOG? I don't remember that.
Edit: just checked my receipt, it came out the exact same day as the steam version.
A Grizzly Bear
Member
Most definitely Fishing Resort.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
That's because it didn't happen.
They posted their current progress on Facebook at the beginning of January. At that time, translation was 95%, editing 42% complete. They still have to record the dub, though, and then there's the testing process as well. So, the pure numbers might be a bit misleading in terms of how-soon-will-it-release.
The Crossbell games are impossible right now, sadly.
Even if I want to hope that one of these games is TC, it's really difficult: I don't think they started the translation and, even if it has less text compared to SC, is an enormous game: even if we ignore Cold Steel 2, TC is a 2017/18 release at best. Too soon for an announcement.
Even if I want to hope that one of these games is TC, it's really difficult: I don't think they started the translation and, even if it has less text compared to SC, is an enormous game: even if we ignore Cold Steel 2, TC is a 2017/18 release at best. Too soon for an announcement.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
SC's sales are fundamentally limited by how many people have finished FC and would like to play the sequel. The level of marketing for both games was equivalent, XSEED's usual Twitter signal-boosting and game-specific websites that few too many buyers ever visit. ToCS has so far benefited from being a prequel and also a recent console release, giving more enthusiast websites incentive to push articles related to the game. XSEED members have been vocal about wanting to localize the in-between titles, but it ultimately comes down to whether they can juggle 3rd, Zero, and Ao with other projects while avoiding SC's production traps.
I'm excited to see what these unannounced PC titles are, though I'm prepare for them to be Marvelous games first and Falcom last (Xanadu Next is the next major Falcom project at XSEED anyway).
I'm excited to see what these unannounced PC titles are, though I'm prepare for them to be Marvelous games first and Falcom last (Xanadu Next is the next major Falcom project at XSEED anyway).
Dude, that ain't half-bad, but including the FM Towns soundtrack would be even better.
I love you two. Fishing Resort's sat on top of my fishing-games-to-play list for years now. Let's see if Little King's Story does well enough to justify more ports of XSEED's earlier releases to Steam/GOG.
It's called 3rd, not TC. And it's more than possible assuming SC is bringing good results and prospects for continued localization. XSEED's able to localize Kiseki games faster and more effectively than ever after having made a franchise-wide bible of terms and contexts, in addition to having improved by localizing other games well.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Along with being smaller (a lot smaller, CS2 is the second smallest game in the series), they also didn't make the mistake of not immediately starting on CS2 ASAP. Unlike FC and SC, where they didn't even start on SC until a while after FC released (plus all the other drama).
Wut
Cold Steel is only a prequel in the wild world of Siliconera.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
To ToCS II, sorry (you know I didn't mean that). It's seen as more accessible because there's no 2 or II in the title, which is one reason Tom @ XSEED would like to localize Zwei!! the original before Zwei!! 2.
You're referring to SC there and not to CS, right? Because CS and CS2 have pretty much the same amount of text (1.5 million vs 1.45 million Japanese characters).
Delusibeta
Banned
Honestly? I wouldn't be too surprised if Marvelous does make a formal push for the PC market, especially considering that apparently Tamsoft was the initiator for the Shinovi Versus port.
Guess: Story of Seasons, Valkyrie Drive and Uppers.
Guess: Story of Seasons, Valkyrie Drive and Uppers.
Dark_Tzitzimine
Member
No is not. The only proper link between the two is the upcoming Mirei DLC and a five second cameo of the sisters in the final episode of the Anime.
That lack of direct connection between the two products was one of the most common crticisms on other places
As for the game itself, the only thing that could be an issue are the fact you have actual kisses between the girls and the one sided love of Ranka for her sister. EV is a lot more risky with the purupuru finishers and its dressing room.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Late response, but yeah. That was awkwardly worded since the point of reference for the first sentence came in the second one.
Tom actually said CS2 was a bit smaller than that though, but he might have been off some since he wasn't really involved with either Cold Steel game (or most of Trails in general).
GhostTrick
Banned
Bumping the thread. Looks like the second one was Trails in the Sky The 3rd. That makes two games left to be announced
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Boy... I got nothing.
Pleasantly surprised that the 3rd was one of the hidden options all along though.
Estival Versus is coming out next week in English, so we're caught up with Japan as of now.
They're already top notch for bringing Xanadu Next, Little King's Story, and now TitS the 3rd over. Anything else is icing on the cake. Although if I had to choose from previous Marvelous games I would probably look at Muramasa or No More Heroes.
Orochi Rising?
Derp. I can't believe I missed that. Maybe because I haven't read l33tspeak in over a decade.
Cursory google searches don't bring up anything except references to Warriors Orochi lol
Well, there's an Orochi that is in several Senran Kagura titles.
It could be a PC Senran. Who knows.