Japanese Niche Games Deals Thread: Atlus, NISA, Aksys, XSeed and More!

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The following thread are for niche-based Japanese video games by smaller companies such as Atlus, NIS America, AKSYS, XSEED, D3 Publisher, KOEI/TECMO, SNK Playmore, Ignition, Natsume or any sweet deals for those who are passionate and hardcore about Japanese video games even from the bigger companies like SquareEnix, Sega, Bandai Namco, etc.

But to avoid any messiness of links everywhere, we'll focus on games within the last 2-3 years as opposed to the last five-ten. [although, if you do see older titles on sale, please post them regardless].

The theme of these deals are Japanese video games distributed in the US by the smaller niche companies. The thread is literally for those who love Japanese games. There will be a few Korean games that you may see on this list, such as the "DJ Max" games.

If you see a deal, please post!

NOTE: Please check the most recent page for the latest deals.

And I want to thank many of you in advance who submit their deals and their support!!!
 
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Ah yeah. And weird, one just changed to be 4 hours from now.
Now they are 6 hours from now! DOH! Yeah amazon does that when they "drop in" additional deals.
 
The Fate Extra PSP was listed very briefly before the times changed.

The Regular version will be $19.99
The LE version will be $ 27.99 or 29.99 I don't recall exactly.

IMHO, not a bad price but not awesome ether, MEH.
 
[quote name='DarkSageRK']Where do you see this Fate/Extra deal/hint? I see Lunar, Ys Seven, some racing game, and Tron.[/QUOTE]

You have to go under "All categories" for some reason they are not listed under video games.

Amazon keeps messing with the time, I think we have almost 6 hours now. They were supposed to start 4 minutes ago.
 
[quote name='slowdive21']They also added a PSP 3000, Lunar, and Ys.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the heads up. Managed to grab one of the PSPs in the 3 minute window before they were all claimed. And if I didn't already have Fate/Extra, I'd definitely bite on that as well.
 
[quote name='slowdive21']You have to go under "All categories" for some reason they are not listed under video games.

Amazon keeps messing with the time, I think we have almost 6 hours now. They were supposed to start 4 minutes ago.[/QUOTE]

Wow, good catch. I never would have found that.
 
[quote name='GDB']Thanks for the heads up. Managed to grab one of the PSPs in the 3 minute window before they were all claimed. And if I didn't already have Fate/Extra, I'd definitely bite on that as well.[/QUOTE]

Glad I could help, I was frantically trying to list the stuff! Seems like I can take some downtime and eat before Lunar starts. :)
 
Thanks for the info, slow.


[quote name='j-fever']The Fate Extra PSP was listed very briefly before the times changed.

The Regular version will be $19.99
The LE version will be $ 27.99 or 29.99 I don't recall exactly.

IMHO, not a bad price but not awesome ether, MEH.[/QUOTE]

Mm... having played a friend's copy of the game, I can't say I can really justify that kind of price for a poor man's Rock-Paper-Persona. Anyone here have thoughts on the quality of the extras included? Seems to me like $25 would be a fair deal on the LE version, but even a couple bucks more makes me hesitant.
 
Hi everyone, just heard back from Belisarius from Aksys Games....Unfortunately, no winter sale :( So, take advantage of the Amazon BF sale :)
 
i missed out on LSSH, but it can wait anyways; i just replayed SSSC earlier this year.
i did manage to grab Ys7 though. a part of me still wants the collector's edition, but i can deal with it for me now. have become a HUGE Ys fan in the last couple of years. :) FALCOM is amazing.
 
:( Oh, man. I was out all day. Didn't get any of these guys. Glad I already picked up the Fate Extra limited edition before though.


[quote name='kndy']Hi everyone, just heard back from Belisarius from Aksys Games....Unfortunately, no winter sale :( So, take advantage of the Amazon BF sale :)[/QUOTE]

That's a damn shame.
 
[quote name='gojiboy']i missed out on LSSH, but it can wait anyways; i just replayed SSSC earlier this year.
i did manage to grab Ys7 though. a part of me still wants the collector's edition, but i can deal with it for me now. have become a HUGE Ys fan in the last couple of years. :) FALCOM is amazing.[/QUOTE]

Ys7 and the other sets often go on sale. I know that the "Legend of Heroes" set for $19.99 is a great deal considering I bought that for $28.98 several months ago. Right now I'm hoping to see Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection to go down to $19.99 one more time and to see if Fist of the North Star for PS3 goes down to $14 or something.

But I'm sure with this week of sales from Amazon, there are going to be some awesome titles (knock on wood). If Catherine PS3 or XB360 goes down to $19.99-29.99 I'm definitely going for it.
 
I'm pretty sure Fist went down to $10 before on Amazon. I have a copy and I wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't that cheap.

Catherine will definitely hit at least $30 (I'm saying this because they shipped a lot of copies and the collector's edition has been $50 multiple times, so I'm figuring that'll hit a $40-45 Black Friday-ish price).
 
[quote name='RabbitSuit']:( Oh, man. I was out all day. Didn't get any of these guys. Glad I already picked up the Fate Extra limited edition before though.




That's a damn shame.[/QUOTE]

i didnt think the artbook was worth the extra 10 bucks on the FATE/EXTRA

Sucks i paid 25.99 for it USED - GOOD SHAPE for the LE (when it fact it was in BAD shape ) case busted the artbook/music cd holder is busted all to hell... if i knew the LE was on sale for 29.99 i would just returned the used one and picked up a new one... But then again i think it was sort of new since the GAMe was still sealed inside the LE package

amazon offered a full refund but then pulled it for some reason and now is just offering me 2.50 for the damage items or send back the item at my COST shipping
 
[quote name='slidecage']i didnt think the artbook was worth the extra 10 bucks on the FATE/EXTRA[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's really underwhelming. Ten pages, look at it once and you never have a reason to ever again. The Fate/The Fact booklet was much more interesting, though there's no getting that from Amazon.

Sadly, the two things in the niche Japanese category that I want the most (Ys 1&2 LE and Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3) are OOS on Amazon so I guess I'm going to have to settle for other stuff this Black Friday. Problem is I already have most of what else I'd want, heh. I did get Solatorobo and Lunar today, though.
 
Too bad I wasn't around during the Fate/Nightstay, but I have a hunch that it will be way lower later. It's not like it's persona, and the anime has a very limited audience here in the states.

Solatorobo is a bit too furry for me, but I'd probably rather play that then Dynasty Warrior anything. The Gundam ones have promise, but would be cool if they could fly like real Gundam instead of just being people with Gundam skins.
 
[quote name='lutz']Too bad I wasn't around during the Fate/Nightstay, but I have a hunch that it will be way lower later. It's not like it's persona, and the anime has a very limited audience here in the states.

Solatorobo is a bit too furry for me, but I'd probably rather play that then Dynasty Warrior anything. The Gundam ones have promise, but would be cool if they could fly like real Gundam instead of just being people with Gundam skins.[/QUOTE]

im sort of shocked they had FATE i was expecting a very low print run on psp games
 
[quote name='Jedi_Amara']How much was the 3000 lightning deal? Guessing it was $99 to match Target?[/QUOTE]

Yeah it was.

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PSP PSN sale.

Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos $5.99
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light $5.99
CLADUN: This is a RPG! $9.99
ClaDun x2 $14.99
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness $9.99
Disgaea 2: Dark Days $14.99
Disgaea Infinite $7.99
Dragoneer's Aria $7.99
Half-Minute Hero $9.99
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony $14.99
Mana Khemia: Student Alliance $7.99
Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle $9.99
Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? $7.99
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! $9.99
Valhalla Knights $4.99
Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance $9.99
YS Seven $14.99
YS: The Oath In Felghana $14.99
Z.H.P. $19.99
 
according to the blog post the XSEED games aren't on sale but are actually price drops


Half-Minute Hero Digital (Price Change) (PSP) (now $9.99, original price $29.99)
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony Digital (Price Change) (PSP) (now $14.99, original price $29.99)
Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (Price Change) (PSP) (now $9.99, original price $29.99)
Valhalla Knights Legacy (Price Change) (PSP) (now $4.99, original price $14.99)
Ys Seven Digital (Price Change) (PS3) (now $14.99, original price $29.99)
Ys: The Oath In Felghana Digital (Price Change) (PSP) (now $14.99, original price $29.99)
 
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[quote name='chicagocubsfan']any opinions on what the best game is on the list? I have some left over credit on PSN.[/QUOTE]

Corpse Party which just came out

either of the main Disgaea games which are on sale and Lunar which just price dropped
 
[quote name='chicagocubsfan']any opinions on what the best game is on the list? I have some left over credit on PSN.[/QUOTE]

Probably the only games on the list to actively avoid are Dragoneer's Aria and the Valhalla Knights games, but for the money I'd prioritize Ys Seven, Phantom Brave, or Lunar (though I paid $12 for the actual UMD of that on Amazon yesterday. Unless you only have a PSP Go, maybe watch the price on that over the rest of BF week.)
 
[quote name='fwbweux']what was the original msrp on the first cladun game? I'm more interested in that since it's digital-only.[/quote]

$19.99
 
NIS is also running a DLC sale for all Disgaea 3 and Ar Tonelico Qoga. Is it worth buying the DLC for Disgaea? It looks like it is $32 for all of it. Or... I just wait for the Vita version.
 
latest Prinny Bomb had this

psnsale2011.jpg


awesome to see everything will actually be on sale for almost a month + that DLC for Hyperdimension Neptunia and Trinity Universe will finally be going on sale starting in two week
 
[quote name='fwbweux']Probably the only games on the list to actively avoid are Dragoneer's Aria and the Valhalla Knights games, but for the money I'd prioritize Ys Seven, Phantom Brave, or Lunar (though I paid $12 for the actual UMD of that on Amazon yesterday. Unless you only have a PSP Go, maybe watch the price on that over the rest of BF week.)[/QUOTE]
Never played Valhalla Knights but I must disagree on Dragoneer's Aria. One my favorite turn-based JRPGs, mainly due its unique roulette wheel guard system. It's similar to Shadow Hearts' combat system, which is another favorite JRPG of mine.
 
[quote name='mxpowar']Never played Valhalla Knights but I must disagree on Dragoneer's Aria. One my favorite turn-based JRPGs, mainly due its unique roulette wheel guard system. It's similar to Shadow Hearts' combat system, which is another favorite JRPG of mine.[/QUOTE]

I won't begrudge anyone who likes the game; admittedly I only played a small part of it, but I tend not to like Hit Maker games in general so I'm a bit biased ;)

Anyone know if the load times on the digital version of Mana Khemia: Student Alliance are any better than the UMD version?
 
[quote name='fwbweux']I won't begrudge anyone who likes the game; admittedly I only played a small part of it, but I tend not to like Hit Maker games in general so I'm a bit biased ;)

Anyone know if the load times on the digital version of Mana Khemia: Student Alliance are any better than the UMD version?[/QUOTE]
Looks like it is much faster according to this review...
http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/manakhemia-psn/index.html
 
[quote name='buckythekat']latest Prinny Bomb had this

psnsale2011.jpg


awesome to see everything will actually be on sale for almost a month + that DLC for Hyperdimension Neptunia and Trinity Universe will finally be going on sale starting in two week[/QUOTE]

mostly meaning we are clearingo out the junk so we dont get stuck with it :)
 
[quote name='slidecage']mostly meaning we are clearingo out the junk so we dont get stuck with it :)[/QUOTE]
It's a digital sale...why would they need to "clear out the junk so they don't get stuck with it?"
 
[quote name='mxpowar']Never played Valhalla Knights but I must disagree on Dragoneer's Aria. One my favorite turn-based JRPGs, mainly due its unique roulette wheel guard system. It's similar to Shadow Hearts' combat system, which is another favorite JRPG of mine.[/QUOTE]

I also enjoyed "Dragoneer's Aria". Not the best graphically but a lot of humor and figuring out how to beat the bosses towards the end, was pretty fun. But it's a game that you have to do a lot of grinding.
 
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[quote name='TheKbob']Is it worth trying to wait for a Radiant Historia price break or just buy it?[/QUOTE]

seeing how it is already sold out on amazon and GS, it is not getting any cheaper
 
[quote name='TheKbob']Is it worth trying to wait for a Radiant Historia price break or just buy it?[/QUOTE]

It was $20 on Amazon the other day, That's about as low as it'll go. I'd wait for it to hit that price again. It might not happen, though. Check out warehousedeals on amazon, it might come in stock there for around the same price.
 
[quote name='mxpowar']It's a digital sale...why would they need to "clear out the junk so they don't get stuck with it?"[/QUOTE]

misread it thought it said

10 psp titles discounted till dec 20 (meaning UMD based) didnt know it was all download
 
So far:

Ark Rise Fantasia dropped to $19.99
http://www.amazon.com/Arc-Rise-Fant...PW/ref=sr_1_35?ie=UTF8&qid=1322114896&sr=8-35

River City Sports Challenge - $14.99
http://www.amazon.com/River-City-Sp...3I/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&qid=1322115006&sr=8-33

Front Mission Evolved - $11.00
http://www.amazon.com/Front-Mission...VA/ref=sr_1_39?ie=UTF8&qid=1322115164&sr=8-39

Valkyrie Profile DS- $10.00
http://www.amazon.com/Valkyrie-Prof...WI/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1322115113&sr=8-13

Holding Up:

The Legend of Heroes Limited Edition is still holding up at $19.99
http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Heroes...K1LI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1322114759&sr=8-4

Ragnarok DS at $14.99
http://www.amazon.com/Ragnarok-DS-Nintendo/dp/B002DC8GVI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1322114759&sr=8-7

Jikandia at $14.99
http://www.amazon.com/Jikandia-Time...1A/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1322114951&sr=8-13
 
Just saw on the CAG price tracker that Newegg dropped the prices for the following DS games...

Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded - $14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16878144034&nm_mc=OTC-Channel&cm_mmc=OTC-channel-_-Nintendo%20DS%20Video%20Games-_-SQUARE%20ENIX%20USA-_-78144034&AID=10446076&PID=1312731&SID=

Dragon Quest IV - $14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16878144019

Dragon Quest VI - $14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... USA-_-78144035&AID=10446076&PID=1312731&SID=

Dragon Quest IX - $14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...endo-_-78190190&AID=10446076&PID=1312731&SID=

Valkyrie Profile Covenant of the Plume - $10.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16878144025

EDIT: Found the following on Amazon...

Solatarobo - $19.99
http://www.amazon.com/Solatorobo-Re..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1Z99Y12HTAXCSF69R0JD

Tactics Ogre - $19.99
http://www.amazon.com/Tactics-Ogre-..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0A74NHTNSZR4TBRT1ZTB

Damn it Amazon, put FFIV Collection on sale! >:|
 
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bah i want dragoneers aria but i hate DLC. Havent found a copy cheap for a while i guess i'll have to pay mid 20ish to 30 for a copy from a 3rd party seller for it. Thanks for reminding me about it guys.
 
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