Atlus: "No Plans" to Bring Catherine West
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Thats some seriously disappointing news. I was really looking forward to this game and I can't say that for many games coming out this year. Anyway, heres hoping they will change their mind.
Go Darth Vader over this? Preposterous!
For a situation like this, I'd rather go Nicholas Cage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsS42Ca3XQU&feature=related
For a situation like this, I'd rather go Nicholas Cage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsS42Ca3XQU&feature=related
Well, I went Darth Vader the moment I saw the title, so I guess I'm going for the fetal position.
I'm not surprised, but very disappointed. First The Last Story and now Catherine. I'm tempted to attempt learning japanese again. If only it wasn't so damn hard to learn...
Atleast the US is getting graces f... I can atleast take solace in the fact I can import that.
Atleast the US is getting graces f... I can atleast take solace in the fact I can import that.
yeah, but considering the subject matter, there's no way in hell this game would ever get released in the US without A) gutting it to the point of not even being the same game, or B) slapping an AO label on it, which is the same thing as an outright ban. i'm not even saying whether it actually deserves an AO rating, but that would be the perception, and i guarantee that political pressure would be exerted on the ESRB to give it that rating even if undeserved.mireko said:
Lol@people saying it wasn't surprising at all.
Someone already hit the nail in the head with the reason why it's surprising. But yeah, this makes me both saddened and annoyed that we here in the US are sexually immature and needs to either cry foul or illegal for the most dumbest of things.
Someone already hit the nail in the head with the reason why it's surprising. But yeah, this makes me both saddened and annoyed that we here in the US are sexually immature and needs to either cry foul or illegal for the most dumbest of things.
Excellent response is excellent.Michael Connell said:
too bad i was really looking forward to it. maybe they will change their minds if it proves popular enough in Japan.
Guess I'll be learning Japanese then. Hey, at least I won't have to listen to the God-awful English voice-acting that is required to be in a localized game from Japan by law.
I am SICK of non western ports, first Mother 3 (although there are translated versions out there), then there are the "Tales of..." games that they haven't ported, now this, sometimes I really hate the Japanese game developers, but I do understand the large job it is to import something
This better be an early April-fools prank.
I swear to the gaming gods, this better be an early April-fools prank...
It's not like they need to expect it to sell a bajillion copies, Atlus are practically masters at making good games with just enough success to warrant more!
I swear to the gaming gods, this better be an early April-fools prank...
It's not like they need to expect it to sell a bajillion copies, Atlus are practically masters at making good games with just enough success to warrant more!
I'm not quite sure where people are getting it from that it's because of it's nature. Honestly, the only extreme things I've seen are to do with advertising, such as the cover art and trailers. The actual game doesn't even seem that explicit, nothing we haven't seen in other games anyway. They'd just need to tone the advertising down for the US, including changing the coverart.
The other option is skipping us and releasing it in europe which isn't as bad for nudity or sex. Unfortunately that isn't an option considering ATLUS doesn't have a base in europe. I suppose a different group could do it though, perhaps.
The other option is skipping us and releasing it in europe which isn't as bad for nudity or sex. Unfortunately that isn't an option considering ATLUS doesn't have a base in europe. I suppose a different group could do it though, perhaps.
If you follow japanese rpg developers, then you won't find it surprising at all. It isn't the first japanese game to be not brought over. I was surprised by The Last Story, as I too expected bringing it over to be the norm. But now, I don't find it surprising at all. Not that I think it makes sense. Catherine has already had a tonne of publicity which will have helped sell it greatly.ProjectTrinity said:
I choose to curl up into a fetal ball and sob.
I can't speak or read any japanese, and the game looks plenty confusing enough without the added effect of not being able to understand what anyone's saying.
Here's hoping it sees a western release sometime in the near future.
Y'know here's hoping that and that the kneejerks don't catch wind of it.
I can't speak or read any japanese, and the game looks plenty confusing enough without the added effect of not being able to understand what anyone's saying.
Here's hoping it sees a western release sometime in the near future.
Y'know here's hoping that and that the kneejerks don't catch wind of it.
NOOOOOOOO!!!
**sigh**
Time for the fetal position. And the sobbing. Damn. I knew it was a long shot, but... damn.
**sigh**
Time for the fetal position. And the sobbing. Damn. I knew it was a long shot, but... damn.
Oh this is horrible, I was looking forward to it coming out in the US so I didn't have to drag up my woefully inadequate Japanese to understand the game. Now I have to make room in my buying stuff while here in japan budget to get it before I go back to the states.
