- Justice Monsters Five (mobile)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (PS4, PS Vita)
- God Eater 2 Rage Burst (PS4, PS Vita, PC)
- Arcade Archives Kid's Horehore Daisakusen (PS4)
- Resident Evil 4 (PS4)
- Mugen Souls Z (PC)
Various games on Steam Greenlight:
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Japanese video game English localisation news - 104
Out now:
Tuesday 30 August 2016
The 1986 Japanese version of Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
In 1989, the song "Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)" by Jim Steinman appeared on the album "Original Sin" - Pandora's Box.
In 1993, the song appeared on the album "Bat Out Of Hell 2" - Meat Loaf.
However, the first recording of the song was in 1986, and was used as the opening theme to a Japanese TV show. So I decided to find out something about that version.
As to why and how it exists? A fan replied to me to say that the song had originally been written as a third song for the song Streets Of Fire (1984), but was not recorded at the time. The theory is that maybe the songs for Streets Of Fire were made available to the people at Fuji TV at some point. That's how it ended up that Megumi Shiina recorded a version "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young" as "Konya wa Angel" (今夜はＡＮＧＥＬ), and then "Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)" as "Kanashimi wa Tsuzukanai" (悲しみは続かない).
(Gundam OST fans may recognise Megumi Shiina's name as the singer of the OP and ED themes to Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War In The Pocket)
A (somewhat jumbled) post of info about "Kanashimi wa Tsuzukanai" is after the "Read More" jump.
In 1993, the song appeared on the album "Bat Out Of Hell 2" - Meat Loaf.
However, the first recording of the song was in 1986, and was used as the opening theme to a Japanese TV show. So I decided to find out something about that version.
As to why and how it exists? A fan replied to me to say that the song had originally been written as a third song for the song Streets Of Fire (1984), but was not recorded at the time. The theory is that maybe the songs for Streets Of Fire were made available to the people at Fuji TV at some point. That's how it ended up that Megumi Shiina recorded a version "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young" as "Konya wa Angel" (今夜はＡＮＧＥＬ), and then "Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)" as "Kanashimi wa Tsuzukanai" (悲しみは続かない).
(Gundam OST fans may recognise Megumi Shiina's name as the singer of the OP and ED themes to Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War In The Pocket)
A (somewhat jumbled) post of info about "Kanashimi wa Tsuzukanai" is after the "Read More" jump.
Thursday 25 August 2016
Japanese video game English localisation news - 103
Featuring:
- Disgaea 2 PC (PC)
- Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Freedom (PC)
- Dies Irae (PC)
- Dangerous Relationship (PC)
- Wish -tale of the sixteenth night of lunar month- (PC)
- Astroboy - Edge of Time (PC, mobile)
- Birthdays (PS4)
Friday 19 August 2016
Japanese video game English localisation news - 102
Featuring:
- Steins;Gate (PC)
- Steins;Gate 0 : Amadeus Edition (PS4, PS Vita)
- Metal Gear Survive (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
No Man's Sky - another post
I have played No Man's Sky almost every day since I got it but... I'm sort of bored already. I think I may quit until there's another update. I haven't gone to the centre of the universe yet, but... I don't really feel like it is going to be worth the trip.
I've maxed out my exosuit, I've got a nice spaceship with upgrades in columns so they connect, I've got 8 Atlas Stones, and I can understand so much alien language, I can sometimes even understand full sentences of Korvax.
I really like this game, but it crashes so often (there was a 1.04 patch released yesterday, and it still crashed twice after that!), and I feel like I've largely run out of interesting new content already.
I've maxed out my exosuit, I've got a nice spaceship with upgrades in columns so they connect, I've got 8 Atlas Stones, and I can understand so much alien language, I can sometimes even understand full sentences of Korvax.
I really like this game, but it crashes so often (there was a 1.04 patch released yesterday, and it still crashed twice after that!), and I feel like I've largely run out of interesting new content already.
Japanese video game English localisation news - 101
Featuring:
- GIGA WRECKER (PC)
- VC: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (Wii U)
- VC: Pokémon Snap (Wii U)
- VC: Mega Man™ X2 (New 3DS)
- VC: Mega Man™ X3 (New 3DS)
- Ambition of the Slimes (3DS)
- Rez Infinite - special editions open soon! (PS4)
Wednesday 17 August 2016
Japanese video game English localisation news - 100
It's my 100th one of these, and I've been too wrapped up in No Man's Sky to make the update. XD
- ENIGMA: (PC)
- Lionheart (PC)
- Kuraburo Kai (PC)
- Flowers -Le volume sur printemps- (PC)
- Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (PC)
- My Butler (PC)
- Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live (PSVR - PS4)
- Hapymaher (PC)
- A Kiss For The Petals: The New Generation! (PC)
- Sorcery Jokers (PC)
- Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows (PC)
- Rance 5D (PC)
- Rance VI (PC)
- Fatal Twelve (PC)
- Dairy Princess (PC)
- Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project - Zero (PC)
- XBlaze Lost: Memories (PC)
Thursday 11 August 2016
No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky is a beautiful, beautiful game.
I got my Ltd Edition PS4 copy yesterday around 4pm, then after dinner I spent the whole of last night exploring three planets in the same system (until about 2am).
Collecting resources. Learning alien language. Doing odd little IQ test puzzles. Avoiding conflict (though I still died twice). That's just what I decided to do, how I decided to play. Had a great time. Dreamt in colour last night.
I haven't even tried hyperdrive yet, even though I've got a hyperdrive engine (pre-order bonus) and refuelled it. But I'm in no hurry.
I got my Ltd Edition PS4 copy yesterday around 4pm, then after dinner I spent the whole of last night exploring three planets in the same system (until about 2am).
Collecting resources. Learning alien language. Doing odd little IQ test puzzles. Avoiding conflict (though I still died twice). That's just what I decided to do, how I decided to play. Had a great time. Dreamt in colour last night.
I haven't even tried hyperdrive yet, even though I've got a hyperdrive engine (pre-order bonus) and refuelled it. But I'm in no hurry.
Tuesday 9 August 2016
Japanese video game English localisation news - 99
Featuring:
- MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies (PC)
- Trillion 1,000,000,000,000: God of Destruction (PC)
- Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Ascension Rises (PS4, PC)
- Legend of Kusakari (3DS)
- Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (PC)
- Caladrius Blaze (PS4)
- Persona 5 (PS4) - Europe release date confirmed same as US
Monday 8 August 2016
Japanese video game English localisation news - 98
Featuring:
- Miniature Garden (PC)
- Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto (PC)
- Little King's Story (PC)
- Kisaragi no Hougyoku (PC) - demo out
- The Silver Case (PC) - demo out
Thursday 4 August 2016
My dream amusement arcade
If I had my own personal amusement arcade, containing any machines I wished for, here are the machines it would contain.
Japanese video game English localisation news - 97
Featuring:
- Ray Gigant (PC)
- Spike Chunsoft - "what to bring next to Steam" survey
- TRIZEAL Remix (PC)
- EXZEAL (PC)
- Yakuza 5 (PS3) is currently in this months' PS+
- Mobius Final Fantasy (mobile)
- Monster Monpiece (PC)
- Let's Eat! Seaside Cafe (PC)
- Lady Layton: The Millionaire Ariadone’s Conspiracy (3DS, mobile)
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