Games Acquired 2017

Post by **BoneSnapDeez** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 1:37 pm

Will we ever see an Atelier Lauren?

Post by **laurenhiya21** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:12 pm

BoneSnapDeez wrote:Will we ever see an Atelier Lauren?

I dunno, Atelier Lauren doesn't really sound that great to me

Doesn't roll off the tongue so well.

Post by **Exhuminator** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:24 pm

laurenhiya21 wrote:
BoneSnapDeez wrote:Will we ever see an Atelier Lauren?
I dunno, Atelier Lauren doesn't really sound that great to me Doesn't roll off the tongue so well.

Atelier Lauren: The Alchemist of Canadia: Sweet Maple Sea

Post by **PartridgeSenpai** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:36 pm

I've been meaning to try out Atelier sometime. I have that 3-pack they did for PS3 a while back, but I hasn't jumped into it as of yet.

I ordered some thinguses off of Play-Asia this morning. Whenever there's a multiple of $60-ish of things I like which are discounted, I snap 'em right up:

Rhythm Tenkoku The Best + (3DS)
Ukiyo no Shishi (PS3)
Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave (PSP)

As soon as I saw that Twin Brave was basically Tales series Dynasty Warriors, I HAD to have it Xp

Post by **ElkinFencer10** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:39 am

Those in italics are digital games; those in standard font are physical. Anything crossed out has since been sold and is out of my collection, but I'm keeping those counted towards the YTD count since I did acquire them this year.

Acquired Year-to-Date: 133 Games; 83 physical, 39 digital

January (38 Games Acquired; 24 physical, 14 digital)

February (30 Games Acquired; 20 physical, 10 digital)

March (50 Game Acquired; 35 physical, 15 digital)

April (5 Game Acquired; 5 physical, 0 digital)

New for April 6
Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae (PS4)
Astebreed (PS4)
Pang Adventures (PS4)

Post by **Exhuminator** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 11:32 am

My inner weeb got loose today and picked these up on PC:

It's interesting how many JRPGs see PC release in tandem with PS4 these days.

Post by **Sarge** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 11:35 am

I've actually heard Nights of Azure is pretty good. I'll probably end up buying it eventually.

PC releases are unsurprising at this point, though, just because of the switch to x86 architecture. I also wonder if a lot of Japanese players have shifted to PCs on top of their shift to mobile/handheld from consoles. Either way, free money on the table there. No reason outside of exclusivity reasons to not put them on PC.

Post by **Exhuminator** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:00 pm

Sarge wrote:No reason outside of exclusivity reasons to not put them on PC.

True, also makes me far less likely to buy a PS4 at this point.

Post by **isiolia** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:06 pm

Sarge wrote: PC releases are unsurprising at this point, though, just because of the switch to x86 architecture.

I don't think architecture itself has all that much to do with it, since it's not uncommon for there to be a Vita version in the mix too. Plus Sony's consoles run UNIX variants and not Windows.

The larger factor is probably that modern games don't tend to be written from the ground up, and the tools used to make them (I suspect PhyreEngine for the titles mentioned) tend to support more than one platform.

Though, yeah, maybe not free money, but probably a relatively easy route to additional revenue.

Doesn't really impact PS4 to me, since the higher-end first party titles (at least) have shown no signs of being ported.

Post by **Sarge** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 3:58 pm

Aye, but having the underlying architecture being the same means it's easier to port if they do code closer to the metal. Although it's mostly as you say, development tools are much more general-purpose than they used to be.

And yeah, it's not completely free, but it's definitely a low cost associated with it.

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