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Eternal Radiance’s Kickstarter Was a Success!

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Mar 152019
 

Last month, I posted about the Kickstarter campaign for Eternal Radiance, the action RPG / visual novel hybrid I’m writing the script for.

I’m pleased to say the Kickstarter was a success!

Eternal Radiance met its funding goal early on and then made the first stretch goal as well. While we couldn’t quite reach the second stretch goal, it was a great campaign overall.

You can still check out the Kickstarter or website if you’re interested in learning more about the game, and of course you can ask me any questions you have as well.

I’ll be hard at work writing the next part of the script. Eternal Radiance is planned for the PC, PS4, and Switch. Are you planning to pick it up when it’s finished? And if you tried the demo, how did you like it?

Judgment Sales Halted; Impact on the Western Release Unknown

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Mar 132019
 

Judgment is one of the upcoming games I’m looking forward to the most, so seeing bad news about it is definitely concerning.

In Japan, Sega halted all shipments and digital sales of the game after actor Pierre Taki was arrested for drug use.

He provides the voice and face of Kyohei Hamura in Judgment, captain of the Matsugane Family of the Tojo Clan. There was a similar situation when Yakuza 4 was remastered for the PS4, where a character was recast (and remodeled) after the original voice actor retired after allegations of drug use.

Drug scandals seem to be a major deal in Japan.

In addition to halting sales, Sega’s Japanese Twitter account also deleted its tweets related to the game. So, what does mean for the western release of Judgment?

A reporter for the Wall Street Journal stated that Sega is “discussing what to do” about the western release, and that’s all we know so far. Considering what they did with Yakuza 4, recasting the character seems like their most likely move.

It’s also quite possible that Judgment will launch in the west without dual audio, since a new Japanese voice actor for Hamura would have to be called in to redo his lines. Either way, since the model was also based on him, it might mean Judgment will be delayed.

I’m really looking forward to Judgment, so I hope this doesn’t impact its western release too much. (And I hope sales in other regions resume sooner rather than later.) What do you think will happen?

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is Coming West!

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Mar 112019
 

Today, NIS America announced that Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen, will be released in the west in early 2020.

In 2017, Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth came to the west, but despite hearing excellent things about them, I held off on getting them because they were sequels to the never-localized Utawarerumono.

They are hybrid visual novels / tactical RPGs, and they’re supposed to be quite good especially in terms of story.

I’d heard that the anime adaptation of the first Utawarerumono was considered pretty good and an acceptable substitute to catch up on the story before playing Mask of Deception and Mask of Truth, so I gave the first episode a try and decided to watch the entire thing ahead of getting the sequels.

But Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is a remake of the original game, and now it’s being localized. It will be available both physically and digitally for the PS4, and digitally for the Vita.

I’m excited, and I’m definitely going to get this in 2020.

NIS America also announced western releases for The Alliance Alive HD Remastered (and after I just started the original, too) and Destiny Connect, until the title Destiny Connect: Tick-Tock Travelers. They are both set for fall.

Are you excited for Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen and the other announcements?

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