@superkenon said:

I've sort of given up on participating in any threads about games that are targeted at the otaku demographic for this reason. Though it is sort of fun to go through the thread and try to predict which side of the argument each person will fall on based on their avatars.

I'm glad that we're finally able to just drop the pretense and be straightforward about the subtext that permeates most of these threads.

If these forums had a "like" button, I would be pounding on it right now.

Hatsune Miku is the Frank Underwood of the Giant Bomb anime political world. You better be careful. She's a ruthless motherfucker. (House of Cards is pretty good, you guys.)

If that is enough for you, you should see a doctor about it.

I wonder how wide the gameplay repertoire is. If it's mostly fighting then I can see it becoming boring after a while. Otherwise it looks okay.

Looks like a slightly more ludicrous Yakuza game.

You say that like I'd have any clue what you're talking about.

Short version: He's a bad person.

Long version: Go and watch House of Cards. Right now!

He's saying that Kevin Spacey is actually the real-life embodiment of Hatsune Miku and he's using his political stature to push the agenda of big otaku. It's just one theory that's been gaining traction among the anti-otaku fundamentalists of late. Of course we don't have the proof yet, but it's only a matter of time, and when we do... We'll nail his Japanophilic ass to the fucking wall.

@cloudymusic: I only go against people who think this is creepy while stuff like South park is not because it is on the same level.

But personally I like where this thread is going. It is getting more and more ridiculous^^

@darji said:

They're pretty simple and I don't think they're that great, but they do find ways to deliver the story of the game through the "gamey" parts. Like how a lot of the combat in South Park is used to deliver jokes, and how you can interact with the environment with your "magic". They're also great at communicating the absurdity of the situation through gameplay elements, like how evidence is used as "truth bullets" in Danganronpa (which relates to how the truth will kill someone by the end of each trial). That was what I meant to say by "carrying the satirical content". Whether it is satisfying or fun is a personal opinion, I guess.

On the other hand... so far, this game seems like an ordinary brawler against interchangeable strangers, just in different clothing. The improvised weaponry in the combat gameplay videos above is amusing at first, but then the fight itself seems a bit drawn-out and just for fighting's sake. It seems strangely disconnected from the humor of how wrong it is to strip people against their will. People in-game seem to be lifelessly unfazed by the messed-up things happening around them too. It's just weird to see this absurd idea executed in a seemingly boring manner, and a bit lacking in self-awareness and ludonarrative whatever, in comparison to the games I mentioned. I guess to say that it doesn't look like it has satisfying gameplay is unfair, but the problem is that it just kinda looks like another Acquire game rather than a dumb satire of naughty rape-y anime or whatever. Which is totally fine, just a lot less interesting to me.

I don't know though, I'm just guessing a lot from a small amount of information, having never played the game. Maybe I'll just have to wait for reviews for the localization to come out or something.

I wonder why they're releasing stuff like this when there's currently a huge push for better female representation in video games going on over here. Any game that either A: Doesn't have a female lead, or B: Treats females as sex objects gets thrashed here now, so I'm surprised that they're localizing this.

That being said, I don't necessarily think this game is either of those (Haven't played them, nor did the gameplay videos really give any indication of either), but given the first few posts of this thread, I think most people are just going to look at the cover and description and immediately hate it.

The game does look pretty boring though. Could they perhaps make it so it DOESN'T take two minutes to beat one random guy? Sheesh.

@random45: I'd hope the video game blogosphere hubbub is to encourage developers to diversify, not discourage publishers from doing their job. This isn't some new counterculture of video games and Xseed keeps a straight face about their work.

So, this is finally up for Pre-order on Amazon. I put in my order its only $40 as well which is pretty cool. It apparently drops August 5th!

I can not tell you how much I'm looking forward to the QL of this tomorrow. Not that I have any real interest in the game, but I want to see the reactions of whomever they put on this game.

I kind of what to mention an old adage here: don't judge a book by its cover. Sure it may look like shit, but I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt. At this point, whenever a Japanese pseudo-indie game comes out here, it's kind of a big deal for a number of people. I'd like to think that the games that it's a big deal to isn't necessarily shit.

That said... I'd have to be really, really bored, and have a lot of extra cash to buy this game.

I bought it, and it arrived today. Haven't tried it yet, though.

What I can say that's cool is that XSEED (the western publisher) asked the developer if they could add fanservice artwork of male characters to go along with the artwork of female characters in the game. They totally obliged, and the chaaracter artist drew some new sexy art featuring men that was added to the western release.

I've been intrigued as I'm always down for Japan crazy games (Lollipop Chainsaw or Yakuza), but I'm waiting to see if it's worth the 40 bux.