No.131942
KUON! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3074840/Utawarerumono_ZAN/ Utawarerumono ZAN is coming to Steam! I really hope this isn't the big announcement that was supposed to be in November. It can't be, right... I mean, they seemed excited about it. No one gets excited about ports and Aquaplus hasn't really done anything lately... Come on Aquaplus, it's your 20th anniversary and you can't just do a remake and a port!
But, I'm still VERY happy about this! ZAN is something that's currently stuck on PS4. It's the story is Utawarerumono 2 and it's a musou game. I've heard some of the story moments are superior to the original. ZAN 2 is something that was never translated, but it's the same thing but for Utawarerumono 3. Please buy 500000 copies!
No.131943
>>131942>It's the story is Utawarerumono 2 and it's a musou gameBleh. "Its story is that of Utawarerumono 2". I'm sure some stuff is removed and some other stuff added. I haven't read too much about it, but I know there's minor differences. Personally, I think Utawarerumono 2 and 3 had absolutely fantastic real-time tactics gameplay. But, I do like musou games, too. There is also a ZAN 2 that is naturally a retelling/whatever of Utawarerumono 3, but it was never brought over. I kind of wish I had money so I would have bought the collector's edition for this stuff even though I didn't have a PS4. Oh, well.
I should have attached the Steam video instead. YEAH! Its theme (sung by Suara of course) is very good!
No.131946
>>131943>real-time tactics gameplayI mean turn-based...
man I just can't do anything correctly right now.
No.131947
dumb incorrectard
No.132094
Apparently some episodes of the Ranma remake and a couple other things were leaked and you can find them on nyaa. But, they're low resolution and lack subs so I'm not really that interested in them.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-06/episodes-of-new-ranma-1-2-and-dan-da-dan-anime-1st-mononoke-film-leaked-online/.214035 No.132116
>>132094The leaker also released softsubs for everything now. It seems to be getting a lot of attention on social media, so it'll be interesting to see if this has any consequences for licensing and distribution schedules going forward.
Something about seeing this phrase on ANN makes me chuckle.
No.132118
>>132117This shab will probably get all my bites.
No.132759
>>132754Well, I do have a special place in my heart for girls like Totori and Shallie and the other teen Atelier protags, but I know what you mean. Maybe other party members will be the cute flatties that people remember from Atelier. It does kind of feel like Atelier is maintaining its pure sexy appeal direction instead of being a mixture of cute and sexy. (Well, the oldest Atelier games had boober alchemists)
After looking at my old screenshots, she does remind me of Sophie a little, although Sophie was a bit more plump.
No.132761
>>132753I didn't like the direction they went with Ryza so I am a bit worried. I'll have to wait and see what the supporting cast is like first before I can have any hope for it.
No.132833
>>132753>sexy older womana S.O.W.
No.133006
>>133004Only the Blue haired anime girl is cute. The rest are boys or mature women. Well there is nothing wrong with mature women but these don't look like interesting mature women. The Protagonist is boring, the orange haired girl sounds like a gyaru and the yellow haired girl look like a gyaru and doesn't have an interesting personality either.
No.133007
>>133004Well, thematically it's more sexy than cute. I think it's kind of similar to Monster Hunter in that it sought more mainstream appeal which means it may alienate long term fans that were in it for specific reasons. Atelier has gone through a few stylistic changes over the years, though, largely when it switches artists. That there's a video that recognizes overseas fans is pretty crazy when Atelier was previously joked about for being so extremely niche with few sales.
I guess in general it feels a lot less like relaxing Gust SoL and more general, uhh.. what would you call it, regular video game stuff?
No.133016
>>133007IIRC this somehow led to Ar Tonelico trending on twitter as a sort of example for Gust doing ero even before the thighpocalypse
No.133447
>>133446speaking of thighs
No.133474
>>133446This was also a double announcement where Kyoani also released some promotional material for an upcoming 'City' animation, of which the source is the same author as Nichijou.
You do have enough money to buy the BDs this time, right /qa/?
No.133575
By chance while watching a speedrun it mentioned Lunar in the State of Play video >>>/jp/81254
There's a Lunar Remastered Collection! I have mixed feelings. Lunar was huge to my young mind:
>>96100But, it's just I'm tired of remasters and remakes. The first Lunar has been redone like 6 times across so many different platforms, but it's actually new that the second one gets acknowledged. But, hmm... if they do an accurate translation then it could be worth it. Not buying a PS5 for it, though.
The dream of a Lunar 3 is as far as ever. Oh, I remember taking part in forum threads sharing theories of what Lunar 3 would be about...
No.133608
>>129563That's actually kinda smart. People have been saying for years that emulation is around the corner but even the most recent videos show it is still miles away from unplayable. Simply porting the assests to pc elden ring makes sense. But if a true PC port actually comes out with the remake like many people expect then its going to be an absolute disaster for anyone who touched these projects. Could be really sad to see tbh.
No.133692
>>133691el dorado is coming
No.133969
>>133960Expected? Yeah, probably, considering its success. Still, it's the first yuri to get a second season in over a decade so it's certainly cause for celebration.
No.133970
ononaka is DEAAAAAAAADDD
EXPIRED GONE BEREFT OF LIFE HE PASSED AWAY AND THERE'S NO ONE LEFT
No.133990
15 Year lie arc, lez go!!
also oshi no ko will probably be finished by then
No.133991
the 15 year sperm
No.134730
Looks like the whole Utawarerumono trilogy is coming to the Switch
https://aquaplus.jp/uta/ns/Very unlikely this is the Utawarerumono announcement as the big Aquaplus 30th anniversery event is two weekends from now. Japanese websites can be so pretty, so very un-modern in all the good ways:
https://aquaplus.jp/30event/ No.134796
So this might be something to make a thread for since it seems pretty big, but for start I'll just post it here:
https://blog.nicovideo.jp/niconews/231350.htmlThe short of it is that NicoNico stuff is now going under region locking. For me anyway, I can still access videos, but NicoNico Seiga is blocked. Trying to go to an illustration I was looking at gives me this:
https://www.nicovideo.jp/region_restrictionTheir reasoning is stated by:
>However, with the changing times and the diversification of devices, it has become necessary to take comprehensive measures that consider not only Japanese laws but also recent social conditions, international circumstances, and foreign laws.>After careful consideration, we are reviewing the scope of regulations to ensure the continued operation of Niconico and its services, while maintaining our compliance with Japanese laws. This includes revising regulations on content that may violate foreign laws or offend public order and morals.I'm not smart enough to really think about the future ramifications and what this means in the long term. My gut tells me they don't want to put up with gaijin internet anymore and considering the shit Japanese creators get over social media like twitter I can see why, but that's just gut feeling and not founded on much else but anecdotal evidence.
Either way I'll just leave this info here as that and let you come to your own conclusions and people more savvy than I discuss.
No.134856
>>134796Sucks to hear but expected; it's not like geofencing is anything new at all.
I haven't personally used NND much since over a decade now.
No.134867
>>134856This is Seiga, though. Sorta like Pixiv in that it's for sharing images, I believe? I've never particularly been a fan because the UI is so much more cumbersome and only occasionally stumble my way there when looking at image sources.
No.135069
>>135067I hope they follow up on Nadeshiko's newfound retro train obsession.
No.135083
Aquaplus announced an original VN named Jasmine, a 3D Toheart remake, an original RPG, and of course the Monochrome Mobius sequel already mentioned in the Utawarerumono thread.
https://www.gematsu.com/2024/11/utawarerumono-shiro-e-no-michishirube-announcedhttps://www.gematsu.com/2024/11/aquaplus-announces-jasmine-visual-novel-revivalhttps://www.gematsu.com/2024/11/toheart-remake-launches-in-spring-2025-in-japan-for-switch-pchttps://www.gematsu.com/2024/11/aquaplus-announces-new-rpg-project-kizunaWhat a way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the company! I think we can count on Utawarerumono and probably the RPG making its way to English, but I'm not sure about the others.
No.135085
>>135084Well, it's $18, or $25 physical. A strange decision, but at least they passed the cheap production costs onto the customer. If it's just 3D still shots then meh, but if there's animation then it might be kinda cool.