Monday, 18 May 2015

Japanese video game English localisation news - 12

Featuring:

  • Rodea the Sky Soldier
  • Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
  • Love At First Sight

Rodea the Sky Soldier will release exclusively for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in North America on September 22nd, and in Europe on September 25th.

A short talk / interview about the game with Yuji Naka (creator) and Zin Hasegawa (Director):

Interview

...I didn't learn a lot from this video, but it's still sort of cool it exists. Yuji Naka was one of the main guys at Sega, a few decades ago.

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The first chapter of the new version of Higurashi got released on Steam.

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

Steam page
Mangagamer

This new version has new artwork, a new translation, and will eventually contain new chapters.

Also, Mangagamer's old contract with 07th Expansion ended, so they had to take down all their 07th Expansion games. This new version of Higurashi is the only version available they can sell now.

Psst - if you still want the old version, Desura are selling it. But don't tell 'em I sent you. :P

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Another visual novel on Steam:

Love At First Sight (original name: Hitomebore)
After falling in love at first sight with the shy Sachi Usui, an injury-ridden, single-eyed high school girl, the protagonist tries to win over her lonely and isolated heart. A pure, heart-warming romance game where the apple of your eye only has one eye!
Steam page
VNDB

It's, er.... aimed at people who want to romance the most vulnerable girl possible, I guess. :/