Forum - View topicNEWS: Site to Sell Da Capo, Other Japanese Games in English
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FireChick
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So visual novels CAN be released in English (sort of)! I wonder if someone will show us Clannad or something.
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Oronae
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While Hirameki may have died last year we've always had JAST G-Collections and Peach Princess to release pornographic VNs. It's a pity they don't seem to be filling the ero-free void that Hirameki left with their departure. |
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whoisfriend
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Well, D.C.'s an instant buy from me. Nice to see a company releasing titles with brand name recognition. Too bad it looks like the rest of the games are just screwfests though. I would like to see more story based VNs out here. Yume Miru Kusuri is easily one of my favourites.
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MJP
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Holy shit, I'm going to pay retail for this. If nothing else, it might, MIGHT be a shot to eventually get Comic Party in English.
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CakeStealer
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WOAH WOAH WOAH.
NO WAY! 
I can't WAIT to play Da Capo. I'm so excited for this! I hope it's true 
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e-imi
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This is great news!
However, I wonder why they decided to go with downloading it. I know I would personally like to own the game, not just store it on my computer. Plus, what if the computer was to die? Then wouldn't all the games you've downloaded be gone and your money wasted? 
Great news, but I don't think I'll buy these just because of that. 
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nightjuan
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I wonder what, if any, region restrictions may apply.
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Draneor
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Well, I suppose it will come down to how much they sell. At least the industry seems to be experimenting with the idea.
Where would you sell it? At least in North America retail stores that sell video games do not stock games with adult content. It's doubtful that Sony would approve of a visual novel for a PS2 release either. There are several popular visual novel game series, such as Galaxy Angel, Tokimeki Memorial, and Sakura Wars, that have never had any adult content. Still, they haven't been brought over for whatever reason. Hirameki tried to go the DVD route and, towards the end, the PC route for non-adult games. However, I think we can presume it did not work well since they are no longer here. The J-list bunch more or less only sell their games online and at conventions, as far as I know, and they don't really have any big titles (as far as Japan goes). Bottom line is that, while I would love a full limited edition, worldwide release of D.C.~Da Capo~, it doesn't seem feasible to me at this point. I think online-only is the only way Circus (and the others) could truly reach an international audience with games that have admittedly limited appeal. Granted, I did buy the Japanese release of D.C.P.C., among others, so I don't really mind not having a physical release. Personally, I'm more concerned that they hire a decent translator and/or a native-speaker-of-English rewriter. A poor script could kill it. Certainly, Hirameki has their issues in that regard. But time will tell how it turns out. Last edited by Draneor on Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:17 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Tokimemofan
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I'd hate to be the cynic around here but looking at the DRM and the poor track record of these companys, i'm a bit worried. 10 games, 7 in the main section, 3 in the Release Schedule, and they are barely open for busness? And read this:
http://www.mangagamer.com/hentai/Information/HowToStart#how2play What if they go hirameki on us, how do we activate our games then, and considering that the other publishers have problems keeping a simple release plan I would wait at least 6 months before buying from them, until we know these answers, besides 50 euros is way too expensive (Do they even know there own market?) and 3 of the 4 games I would buy are that expensive (American Dollar doesn't help either). |
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Hagaren_Otaku726
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If they released "key" products, I think I would cry in happiness. I'd like to see more ero-free visual novels as well, since as much as I want to play Da Capo, it's probably better until I wait until I'm 18 to play (Unless I want to wallow in illegalness  )... I don't think it'll ever happen, but I would really love to see the rest of the visual novels Ever17 ~the out of infinity~ is a part of in English too. Remember11 comes to mind as one of those.
I'm interested to see whether this works out or not. Never thought I'd see the day Da Capo's VN was released in English. I don't know much about the industry and what it takes to put out solid CD copies of visual novels, but I can imagine it's cheaper to sell them via downloads, rather than in solid CD form, with packaging and booklets. Right now, it seems like they're just testing the waters for interest. |
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rg4619
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Cost. It's expensive to manufacture and ship product, so it's something they might want to avoid.
It depends on the company's policies regarding activation. With digital distribution, I think it's pretty safe to go with reputable, financially secure companies like Valve or Stardock (virtually unlimited activation for both; they also promise to do the right thing should they go belly-up, although there's no guarantee that they'll uphold the promises) since they're likely to remain in business for several years. However, some fly by night services have come, taken money from customers, and fled. |
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Zalis116
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I'm certainly glad to hear about this, but I can't say I'm not without reservations...
So yeah, before I spend all those Last edited by Zalis116 on Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:51 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Vortextk
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That is a VERY awkward paragraph.
Phantom of the Inferno is still the only VN I've really played other than a couple ones on my computer(hentai filled of course, seems by this thread that there aren't many without). The adult scenes were taken out of that particular US release(no real loss) and some translation problems(and text not appearing/whizzing by sometimes), but it was exceptionally good. I still haven't quite seen everything in it. I wonder if the seemingly shrinking market for anime dvds effects the other end of dealers that mainly go with games, figures, posters etc. |
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nightjuan
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Phantom of Inferno is indeed an awesome game, but it might be worth pointing out that the specific voiced DVD version Hirameki chose to bring over didn't even have those scenes in the first place. In other words, unlike some of their other products, they weren't the ones who removed the sex (and thus helps explain why it was an almost completely painless removal). In any case, I'd still wait for more information, technical details and consumer reactions before deciding whether to spend any money on this latest service (if I even can). |
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Shadowrun20XX
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