Sayonara Umihara Kawase (3DS)

[pepharytheworm]

Wait...you find this sexy?

more like this.

[CavZee]

I love Japan.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

trying to find worksafe Umihara Kawase art is somewhat of a challenge, but yeah.....I stand by what I said. One of the cutest and sexist obscure females in gaming.

[wip3outguy7]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2013-06-19

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Every E3 stirs up reports of games shown in secret by publishers who haven't announced them just yet, and Sayonara Umihara Kawase supposedly lurked somewhere off the show floor. No U.S. publisher has announced the game, a 3DS sequel to the beloved grappling-hook puzzle-platformer, but Agatsuma Entertainment previously mentioned plans to release it on these shores.


Hearkening all the way back to the original Super Famicom title, Sayonara Umihara Kawase presents side-scrolling levels to be navigated with a fishing line and hook. Kawase herself returns in both an adult and child forms, and the latter makes the game slightly easier with checkpoint continues. Kawase's young friend Emiko has a similarly forgiving time, while the fourth playable character, police officer Nokko, actually slows the game's sense of physics. It's set to arrive in Japan this summer, and perhaps Agatsuma snagged a Western publisher during the E3 festivities. No, that was not a fishing pun. Good heavens.

What's that? Oh yeah, fuck region-lock.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

whoops, the pics I posted can't be hotlinked. I'll upload them myself then.

As I said before, trying to find worksafe Umihara Kawase art is somewhat of a challenge, but yeah.....I stand by what I said. One of the cutest and sexist obscure females in gaming.

[Valkyrie-Favor]

Okay.

I have a feeling this will be a slightly overpriced eShop download, and I will probably "buy" it.

[wip3outguy7]

Okay.

I have a feeling this will be a slightly overpriced eShop download, and I will probably "buy" it.

Yep, too bad about that region lock. Otherwise my physical copy would be on the way.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

I'm gonna use it as an excuse to buy a Japanese 3DS, but only when there are other Japanese 3DS games that I want to buy. I might do it for Phoenix Wright 5 as well.

[hashiriya1]

Just got back from Japan last week and they were advertising the hell out of this game. Hopefully it sells well so they don't have to say goodbye forever.

[Scissors Shrimper]

Man, I do not like the silence we've had on this game's Western release since that brief E3 mentioning months ago. I mean, it's such a minimalistic game I have to wonder why any localization hasn't already happened yet. Anyone else thinking of importing the game if nothing happens soon?