Japanese Niche Games Deals & Discussion Thread 4.0

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Welcome to the Japanese niche games deals and discussion thread!  Feel free to talk about local and import Japanese games here.  Our goal is to maintain a thread dedicated to active deals on niche games including RPGs, Visual Novels (VN), Shoot'em ups (Shmups), Musou, etc.  Also maintained are pre-orders for standard, limited and collector's edition games with key release dates provided.

I've wikified the thread to make it more friendly and open to others that can actively update with important information. You can find the wiki post directly below this one.

NOTE:  Please, leave the censorship discussion away from this thread.  It's common for japanese games to have questionable content outside of the country.  We want to keep discussions to the game itself and not about cultural/societal tolerance.

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Tothoro said:
Homebrew fix within ~14 hours of the game's launch, gotta be a record. Never doubt the power of weebdom.
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blueweltall said:
FF Pixel Remaster Preorder
na.store.square-enix-games.com

FINAL FANTASY I-VI COLLECTION ANNIVERSARY EDITION

The games that inspired a generation come to life once more, in the ultimate 2D pixel remaster!
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blueweltall said:
Sounds like it will be at local retailers too.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1821565167357792293
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Squenix battered by their quarterly, now realizing limited your supply, and cause artificial scarcity backfiring badly. Btw hopefully those people buying FF Pixel Remaster past couple months on ebay dont see this news.
some even paid like $2K USD for this. Yup, you read that right
 
IF the switch version of the FF Pixel Remaster anniversary collection shows up on BB, I'll preorder it there. Glad to see another chance at the domestic version if with that blurb on the cover art.
 
Any particular reason why the ps4 version costs more in the aftermarket? Is something wrong with the Switch version? Usually switch copies go for more unless there is a performance issue, would rather play a stable version with no bugs.
 
MagicCarpet said:
Any particular reason why the ps4 version costs more in the aftermarket? Is something wrong with the Switch version? Usually switch copies go for more unless there is a performance issue, would rather play a stable version with no bugs.
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The ps4 na release was a very limited se store exclusive (+unreasonable shipping). The demand for the nsw version has been mitigated by large ongoing prints of the asian english version.

I don't like the decision by se not to release this na version across retailers in the first place. I'm just going to live with the asia version I already own.
 
Vigilante said:
I'm glad to see it'll be at other retailers. I'm hoping it shows up at Target and qualifies for a B2G1 so we can use the cancellation technique.
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lock in your order now, Target been dodgy with video game preorder, no telling if they will sell it. despite MvC Collection listed Target as one of the retailers on ESRB website, they still yet to list it.
 
FlawlesslyFatal said:
lock in your order now, Target been dodgy with video game preorder, no telling if they will sell it. despite MvC Collection listed Target as one of the retailers on ESRB website, they still yet to list it.
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Resist the FOMO. This is going to be readily available across retailers. Don't train SE to think it can release "limited" prints followed by regular prints to blow up preorders.
 
Vinny said:
Holy shit, never thought this would happen... I almost bought the entire set digitally because I figured there'd never be a physical run of this given it's been so long.

But man, all those people who paid like $800 for the PS4 copy... ouch.
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Yeah crazy to see a couple ebay sales at $1150 just last month. Even if one assumed it wouldn't be printed again that's still ridiculous
 
Mattiful-Joe said:
Lol - now that it's going to be plentiful, folks finally realize this isn't even worth msrp at $75.

Yikes - people paid $1200 for this game. Oy.
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I mean, not gonna lie, I bid $400 on eBay for the PS4 special edition (whatever it was called, the one that came with the vinyl) just after it released because I wanted it on a console vs NS, but got outbid. And then saw just the PS4 copies along going for insane amounts... and gave up after a month when they started hitting $600+.
 
I just assume that the people that pay crazy money because of FOMO lucked into said money via Bitcoin or whatever. So the money does mean as much to them.
 
Twilightsparkle said:
I just assume that the people that pay crazy money because of FOMO lucked into said money via Bitcoin or whatever. So the money does mean as much to them.
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I think that's a stretched assumption. Unfortunately, as many of those collector documentaries show, folks who splurge on things like this can well be the last ones who should be doing it. Retail/collecting addiction is real.
 
Yeah, I hope it's spare fun money but some people will absolutely rack up credit card debt on things they can't afford. Extreme anxiety and the dopamine rush of buying something can be a powerful, bad, combination. I've fallen into watching some collector's talk about that addiction and burnout from it recently - some admit to maxing out credit cards and then draining retirement accounts to pay it off. If this is you (non-specific) please find someone to talk to and work on it.

"don't buy things with money you don't have" is good advice. A lot of the expensive parts are often times just cardboard and and plastic, but enjoying hobbies is real too. You should at least be having fun not be stressed out, both financially and motivationally speaking. Don't let a giant company trying to get you to buy stuff ruin either one of those for you. I get speculating on what might be hard to get later, etc, but really it's their problem if you don't buy their stuff, not yours.
 
I mentioned a while back I was willing to pay ebay price for a copy of PS4 version of FF Pixel. I ended up dragging my feet but I would pay $400-500 just for FFVI. It sounds like a lot of money but video games don't actually cost than much compare to what people spend on shoes or car.
 
62t said:
I mentioned a while back I was willing to pay ebay price for a copy of PS4 version of FF Pixel. I ended up dragging my feet but I would pay $400-500 just for FFVI. It sounds like a lot of money but video games don't actually cost than much compare to what people spend on shoes or car.
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I mean, I love FFVI but for that much, I think you could just buy an OG SNES copy with the original box, manual and posters... still, I get the sentiment. I paid a lot for some games simply because I just wanted it and enjoy collecting.

Of course, I try to balance that out elsewhere... e.g., not a big person on pricy clothing, food or travel.
 
Yeah, I get that too. If you want something that's expensive and it's within your means, I say go for it as long as you're in the driver's seat of that decision. I'm on this thread, I have lots of niche Japanese game stuff myself lol. I've bought plenty of it on FOMO too, so it gets me as well. I've never borrowed money or paid a cent in credit card interest or anything to get any of it, and I do enjoy it as a hobby overall (as probably everyone here does).

I just mean: Having a good time > Having a bad time, but I think some people just don't notice when they've fallen into the 'bad time' part and keep going indefinitely.
 
I am sure that everyone will order FF Pixel Remaster immediately now. Gotta get that ESRB version. People wanted it reeeally badly, right??

It's a combination of two fallacies:
1) The Amazon fallacy: people need to get the best service, ESRB / best version, at the lowest price possible among allll other international listings, and delivered free directly to their doorsteps. with no "damage".

2) The "imma Collector" liar's fallacy: people only want things because they're expensive. It's unavailable, so they don't have to put their money where their mouth is. Then when it becomes available again, goes down from niche-collector aftermarket value, then they don't want it anymore and they don't buy it. "blah blah blah why do you do this, Nintendo?!? I just want to give you money rawwrrgg"; then NoA makes nice CEs available and suddenly people don't want them anymore. It becomes OOP and they want it again.

This FF collection is great. SquareEnix went ahead and reprinted the collection everyone was asking for. Available at retailers everywhere now instead of just SE online. A well-playing compilation of mostly BEST VERSIONS of the games. Now nobody wants it. Now, the bar code is funny looking, or something. Companies can't win. This is why they should never listen to customers, or the internet. comments sections mean nothing.
 
nightc1 said:
IF the switch version of the FF Pixel Remaster anniversary collection shows up on BB, I'll preorder it there. Glad to see another chance at the domestic version if with that blurb on the cover art.
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If you haven't used your randomized gift cert yet you could order the ring kit to get a non expiring cert then add that to sweeten the deal a little.
 
Vinny said:
I mean, I love FFVI but for that much, I think you could just buy an OG SNES copy with the original box, manual and posters... still, I get the sentiment. I paid a lot for some games simply because I just wanted it and enjoy collecting.

Of course, I try to balance that out elsewhere... e.g., not a big person on pricy clothing, food or travel.
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Oh I have the original SNES copy. I still remembered asking my dad to take me to Funcoland after reading about it in EGM. Used to subscribe to several gaming magazine and read them cover to cover. No box but, but they did have the manual that was a little beat up. Later on I got stuck and brought the unofficial guide from Waldenbooks.
 
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See no reason for laugh emoji; they're pretty good in comparison to the cost of hardware and physical copies of the old ones. And not everyone is going to go to the mat on which version of FFIV is the best... And if you really care that much, there's a great creator who's detailed every release for like every FF title in HD.

Other then that, there were people actually mad in one of the Facebook groups I'm in because their copies are worth less now. And that these reprints should be denoted as different somehow so that "first prints" are worth more.

I told them off. This cancer of collecting, grading, and "which is the most valuable?!" stuff is bad for actually enjoying games. The only time I care about versions is their quality of the content and the volume (i.e., full patched, all DLC, etc.).

For $80, you are arguably getting the best versions of FFI - IV due to all the QOL updates, IMO. And yes, I own like four different versions of FFIV...
 
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It's always my opinion that games are meant to be PLAYED. Super limited copies of things are never a good idea, and scalpers can all stuff it for all I care. Anyone hoarding anything to sell may as well just pass with their "hoard". I still do think this collection could have been $60 bucks, but eh, they're pretty old games and it's a good way to play plenty of them.
 
TheKbob said:
See no reason for laugh emoji; they're pretty good in comparison to the cost of hardware and physical copies of the old ones. And not everyone is going to go to the mat on which version of FFIV is the best... And if you really care that much, there's a great creator who's detailed every release for like every FF title in HD.

Other then that, there were people actually mad in one of the Facebook groups I'm in because their copies are worth less now. And that these reprints should be denoted as different somehow so that "first prints" are worth more.

I told them off. This cancer of collecting, grading, and "which is the most valuable?!" stuff is bad for actually enjoying games. The only time I care about versions is their quality of the content and the volume (i.e., full patched, all DLC, etc.).

For $80, you are arguably getting the best versions of FFI - IV due to all the QOL updates, IMO. And yes, I own like four different versions of FFIV...
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As much as I'd love to see the scalper prices drop even more, the box art is slightly different right? Not sure what they mean on that point.

Agree some of the collector/scalper stuff is pretty ridiculous.
eBay has a trading card 'vault'. They'll store stuff for you instead of you having it. If you buy/sell from the vault they just transfer ownership and never have to ship anything out (you can request to have them taken out - or if someone buys it and doesn't want to vault it, they'll handle shipping it to them, that is the singular benefit I can imagine).
But what a dream for them. Just a bunch of stuff sitting in one spot transferring ownership and racking up fees each time. They found a way to make physical cards basically NFT's lol

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Pheria said:
As much as I'd love to see the scalper prices drop even more, the box art is slightly different right? Not sure what they mean on that point.
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Scalpers generally don't sit on stuff though, they want to buy it and sell it when the FOMO is still high... I think at this point, most people sitting on the OG copies are likely collectors, who by this point, should know that there's always a risk of a reprint. Prices are already down quite a bit on the OG copies, I'm sure they'll go even more... I mean $75 is a solid price for for 6 physical games in a set, especially when one of those games is often hailed as one of the most import (if not the most important) FF game and RPG. And then you got FFIV which is also fairly well received and FFV which introduced the job system. I'm pretty anal myself and even I wouldn't pay the premium for the OG copy...
 
TheKbob said:
See no reason for laugh emoji; they're pretty good in comparison to the cost of hardware and physical copies of the old ones. And not everyone is going to go to the mat on which version of FFIV is the best... And if you really care that much, there's a great creator who's detailed every release for like every FF title in HD.

Other then that, there were people actually mad in one of the Facebook groups I'm in because their copies are worth less now. And that these reprints should be denoted as different somehow so that "first prints" are worth more.

I told them off. This cancer of collecting, grading, and "which is the most valuable?!" stuff is bad for actually enjoying games. The only time I care about versions is their quality of the content and the volume (i.e., full patched, all DLC, etc.).

For $80, you are arguably getting the best versions of FFI - IV due to all the QOL updates, IMO. And yes, I own like four different versions of FFIV...
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I’ve already watched all of AustinSV’s Final Fantasy content, and I’m questioning now whether we watched the same videos. For my part, speaking as somebody who’s played most of the versions of all six of these, there is no argument possible—SquareEnix has never released anything close to a clear “best” version of any of the first six Final Fantasy games. I have my favorites, certainly, but there are too many unique downsides to every release, including the Pixel Remaster versions—and even the originals—, for any of them to stand above the rest, at least without fan patches and/or mods. I’m not saying that the Pixel Remasters are the worst versions of any of these games, but the notion that they’re somehow the best? I do find that laughable. It’s aggravating just how many new ways Square keeps finding to flub their remakes of these games.
 
For me they go:

1 PSP
2 Don't play it but likely PSP
3 Pixel likely for balancing and less grinding
4 Pixel maybe. PSP version looks gorgeous and comes with the After Years but is pretty easy.
5 Pixel maybe.
6 Pixel probably.

Honestly the GBA versions of 4-6 with patches to not have the terrible GBA soundtrack could be the best versions too with their extras (I would say the cramped screen visuals make these a little less). I think the only one I will say for sure is the pixel version is FF3 IMHO. I wasn't too much of a fan of the one on DS I believe. I like FF4 DS as well, but I'd choose one of the original looking ones.
 
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