General News 3: It Isn't Over Yet!

What's wrong with the 360? It seems to become the console of choice for ADV/sim enthusiasts. >_>

[Bento]

Originally Posted by velocity7

Tomoya doesn't have a voice in the PS2 version, last I checked? You must be referring to when Nojima Kenji was voicing as Tomoya in the bonus DVD (as well as voicing him in the drama CDs, movies).

whoops. Yep. It was the bonus DVD. My apologies for the misleading bit of information >__<
I like his anime voice better. I think it fits his character.

wiki seems to state something wrong..again. (That's what I think)
If you look up Kentaro Ito's page you will notice he voiced Tomoya in the PC game...what!?
Did Key announce Tomoya's VA for the voiced PC edition? Did I miss something or is it wiki again? I think it's wiki.

Oh sorry, yeah, Kentaro Ito was the one for the bonus DVD.

Originally Posted by Narumi

What's wrong with the 360? It seems to become the console of choice for ADV/sim enthusiasts. >_>

No, the console of choice for ADV enthusiasts shall forever be Dreamcast! Though PS2 is a close second.

[zalas]

Rule of thumb: English Wikipedia entries for Japanese anime/manga/game stuff are usually not trustworthy since there's not enough people who actually know about this stuff to police it and there's too many people who think they know about this stuff.

And BasiL is back to spice things up?

[Leo_Otaku]

Originally Posted by kouryuu

No, the console of choice for ADV enthusiasts shall forever be Dreamcast! Though PS2 is a close second.

Exactly the PS2 i have no idea where all this 360 stuff us coming from? That is my last system of choice.

[dovac]

Too bad the 360 is locked by region, which is one of the reasons I don't really want to import a Japanese 360 and buy a USA 360 just to play all the games I want -_-

[Enerccio]

Originally Posted by dovac

Too bad the 360 is locked by region, which is one of the reasons I don't really want to import a Japanese 360 and buy a USA 360 just to play all the games I want -_-

then chip it of course

[Asceai]

Originally Posted by zalas

Rule of thumb: English Wikipedia entries for Japanese anime/manga/game stuff are usually not trustworthy since there's not enough people who actually know about this stuff to police it and there's too many people who think they know about this stuff.

And BasiL is back to spice things up?

* lancer-snark starts sending weekly emails to Navel's contact email address, with the subject "BasiLを返してください。"
&lt;zalassi&gt; hahaha
&lt;zalassi&gt; too late, they already stopped using the BasiL engine &lt;_&lt;;
&lt;lancer-snark&gt; well, I don't mind if the engine is killed off
&lt;lancer-snark&gt; but the art style used in Two One and Cherry Petals Fall Like Teardrops? I want _THAT_ back
&lt;zalassi&gt; art styles aren't coming back &lt;_&lt; even artists change &gt;_&gt;
&lt;zalassi&gt; except for that studio ego lady perhaps
&lt;zalassi&gt; haha

fwoah, they listened to me? excellent XD

Originally Posted by kouryuu

No, the console of choice for ADV enthusiasts shall forever be Dreamcast! Though PS2 is a close second.

I meant the next generation in line after the PS2, of course. There will be a successor!

[Varion]

Originally Posted by Narumi

What's wrong with the 360?

I'd rather pay the extra for a PS3 than go through the hell of trying to get an imported console fixed when pretty much no one but Microsoft themselves will do it anymore because they're getting too many with the exact same problem.

Also the fact that microsoft is on a different time frame for releasing systems than the rest of the world. IIRC Nintendo and Sony are on basically 10 year plans, where they spend 10 years researching and developing a new console, whereas microsoft is on a 5 year plan. Which is why the 360 was released so early. It's nothing more than a PS2-PS3 bridge if you ask me. The only reason its getting the ports at the moment is because, admittedly, its more like a PC and thus easier to program for than the PS3. So most companies aren't up to spending the budget to reprogram their games to PS3 specs, and the 360 does have slightly more ability than the PS2. But It's also going to be going away in a few years, so what's the point? I don't want a console that won't last.

Originally Posted by Varion

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ingofdeath.jpg

I'd rather pay the extra for a PS3 than go through the hell of trying to get an imported console fixed when pretty much no one but Microsoft themselves will do it anymore because they're getting too many with the exact same problem.

Good thing the new revisions haven't had any reported problems yet. Or if the new Toshiba-made one becomes reality, go for that. Initial technical problems are usually not a critical barrier for late adapters.

Originally Posted by kouryuu

It's nothing more than a PS2-PS3 bridge if you ask me. The only reason its getting the ports at the moment is because, admittedly, its more like a PC and thus easier to program for than the PS3. So most companies aren't up to spending the budget to reprogram their games to PS3 specs, and the 360 does have slightly more ability than the PS2. But It's also going to be going away in a few years, so what's the point? I don't want a console that won't last.

Except when a lot of first party 360 games look as nice or better than first party PS3 games, you can hardly call it a clear lesser of the two. Admittedly it's not as future-proof as the PS3, but from a technical aspect the games are on par. While the PS3 may have a longer than average console lifespan, that does not mean the 360 will have a shorter than average... only normal.

But this is a VN board, not a console gaming board. I only brought up the 360 in light of its current lineup of games that specifically cater to this crowd, nothing more.

http://www.i-love-key.net/archives/2..._voice_cg.html

Key notes:

1. Retails for 6800 yen
2. Supports Windows Vista
3. 640x480 -> 800x600 upgrade!
4. Redraws? Looks like it, CGs shown in the link imply so... (Little Busters! style of drawing)

Hmm, I was just going to be happy with the CLANNAD I already have... I don't really care so much about voices, but that upgrade to 800x600 is going to be hard for me to resist...

*makes note to self to set aside 6800円 + shipping*