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FarmboyinJapan
06/22/09

In reply to French Version of Arcade Mania Goes Gold
Congrats to you and Jean for going global!!!

Could not have happened to a better book!

I'll be heading to Paris on business later this year, and I'll be sure to pick up a copy.
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Brian Ashcraft
06/22/09

@FarmboyinJapan: Thanks much kind sir!
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Ashurahori
06/22/09

In reply to French Version of Arcade Mania Goes Gold
...call me when it comes to Portugal.

...;__;
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
06/22/09

In reply to French Version of Arcade Mania Goes Gold
You should have taken your wife's name during marriage. The French would buy ANYTHING from Japan.
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spannu
06/22/09

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: Note that this edition has the word "JAPAN" in the title, unlike the original.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
06/22/09

@spannu: Ah, he thought ahead!
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Tom-Servo
04/02/09

In reply to Atlus Leaves Sticker Picture Business
Asian girls in glasses *swoon*

I love ATLUS they're awesome sauce.
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rianfrost
04/02/09

@Tom-Servo: Ditto, but they seriously need to get their glasses sized better, the one's glasses are too small, whereas the other is apparently arc-welding.
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zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
04/02/09

@rianfrost: they are good lookin so i guess the glasses are a non-issue if u ask me :D
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Jesse in Japan
04/02/09

In reply to Atlus Leaves Sticker Picture Business
It costs 400 yen (a few cents above 4 dollars at the current exchange rate) per time to take purikura. I can't for the life of me figure out how it's lasted this long.
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FarmboyinJapan
04/01/09

In reply to Atlus Leaves Sticker Picture Business
The subtitle reads:

'This is the 5TH TIME THIS WEEK we've done purikura.'
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Sutekh_Slain
04/01/09

In reply to Atlus Leaves Sticker Picture Business
Are you sure the girls are japanese? They don't have blond hair.
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SolidOni
04/01/09

In reply to Atlus Leaves Sticker Picture Business
wait, Fatlus used to make sticker pictures?
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akumaserge
04/01/09

@SolidOni: It's gold, Jerry! Gold!
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Sutekh_Slain
04/01/09

@akumaserge:

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the7k
04/01/09

@SolidOni: Way to take the one RPG company that hasn't completely sold out and is still giving us decent games down a peg.
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Rebochan
04/02/09

@the7k: Level 5? Sting? Vanillaware? Gust?

And I daresay Atlus has already "sold out" now that they're actually popular over here. Isn't that the usual standard for "selling out?"
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the7k
04/02/09

@Rebochan: Gust is alright, but their games are far too similar. It's like their working with a template. I haven't played a decent Level 5 or Vanillaware game since King's Field 2 and Princess Crown, respectively. Haven't had a chance to play Demon's Seed (Import games = expensive as hell), and I had to really force myself to play Odin Sphere. People will deal with all kinds of boring gameplay as long as it looks pretty, I guess.

As for Sting, they're really hit-and-miss. Yggdra and Riviera were good, Baroque and Dokapon... not so much.

Being popular isn't selling out. Giving people the same slock over and over again because it is popular IS selling out.
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Rebochan
04/02/09

@the7k: Er, no, I had a *lot* of fun with Odin Sphere, and most people have never played Princess Crown (a damned crime that never got licensed! But I digress). Love the inherent insult in there, though. Also, I loved GrimGrimoire and Muramasa alos has me excited. Level 5 did Rogue Galaxy, which I loved, and Layton, which isn't an RPG but I love it too.

Atlus is all over the place too you know - I dare you to slog through the original PS2 Devil Summoner and tell me with a straight face that is anywhere near as polished as Persona 3 or 4.

I mean seriously, what's the standard here? I love Atlus' output, but they're not the only good company out there.
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the7k
04/02/09

@Rebochan: Well, it's great that you had a lot of fun with Odin Sphere. A lot of my friends had fun with it. I, on the other hand, found it to be an utter bore. I would have had more fun with Odin Sphere if I had just gotten a few sprite sheets.

The reason I like Atlus is because when it comes to RPGs, no one does a better atmosphere than them. Even when their gameplay is hokey (Persona 1, anyone?), at least the atmosphere keeps me interested. I was tired of Tolkien-esque High Fantasy not long after the SNES era. Just because JRPGs were born from Dungeons and Dragons doesn't mean they should stay there and never venture far from the coup.
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Coco-Love - Miyamoto-san doesn't have to make Mario anymore.
03/14/09

In reply to Bashcraft Penned Arcade Book Getting French Edition
Any chance of a Swedish Edition?

Bork Bork!
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shaunmcilroy
03/14/09

In reply to Bashcraft Penned Arcade Book Getting French Edition
awesome news buddy!!! :)
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Sutekh_Slain
03/13/09

In reply to Bashcraft Penned Arcade Book Getting French Edition
Congrats, your book is being read in three continents. Aren't you just rolling in dough by now?
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kazooiedog
03/13/09

In reply to Bashcraft Penned Arcade Book Getting French Edition
Congratulations!
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Shiryu
02/19/09

In reply to Castlevania Arcade Game Now Released In Japan
Needs Wii home conversion.
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Saint Anima
02/18/09

In reply to Castlevania Arcade Game Now Released In Japan
So, instead of something like this for the Wii, we got that very...not so good "fighting" game?

If Capcom could have a good on rails game with Umbrella Chronicles and with the new House of the Dead coming out, I don't see how this wouldn't be well received on the Wii. Especially if it's loaded with classic Castlevania bosses and has multiple paths and such.
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apz600
02/18/09

In reply to Castlevania Arcade Game Now Released In Japan
Whenever Ash posts I know it's time to go to bed. Silly Japan and their time zone.
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Brian Ashcraft
02/18/09

@apz600: Nite!
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