Atelier Elkrone ~Dear for Otomate~ (PSP)

[Shizuka]

Gust and Idea Factory are big PS3 supporters. I wouldn't be surprised if that's where it lands.

While it may not be surprising if it does, but don't fully count on it though. Have to remember that almost if not all Atelier games that were not a main series game, kind of like Atelier Annie for instance have only been on portable systems.

And that IF releases a lot of VNs to the PSP and PS2. I'm not even 75% sure this is going to the PS3.

[stealth20k]

3ds,psp,ps3

[Quillbell]

Well I'd personally rather have it portable. Since the PSP is out of the question I'm kinda hoping for a Vita release. PS3 would be okay as well, but I'm not sure how well VNs do on consoles in North America and Europe.

[SpaceDrake]

NISA does a lot of Gust's games. Less from Idea Factory (apparently, Iffy makes too many for NISA to bring them all over), but since Gust is involved with this one, and it's an Atelier game, I'd give pretty good odds that we'll get it.

Also, let's just say that a little birdy perched on my shoulder one time and whispered into my ear that the quality (or lack thereof) in a lot of Idea Factory titles is causing a fair amount of frustration for multiple parties. Their stuff is not a sure bet by any means.

[vampko]

NISA does a lot of Gust's games. Less from Idea Factory (apparently, Iffy makes too many for NISA to bring them all over), but since Gust is involved with this one, and it's an Atelier game, I'd give pretty good odds that we'll get it.

Also, let's just say that a little birdy perched on my shoulder one time and whispered into my ear that the quality (or lack thereof) in a lot of Idea Factory titles is causing a fair amount of frustration for multiple parties. Their stuff is not a sure bet by any means.

makes sense. Compile Heart's stuff is being received much better methinks.

[Kamiwoo]

Just throwing my support in for this game to be localized. All the females I know of that play Atelier games wished for a bit more romantic interaction with the guys, so this just seems like the next logical step. I can see pretty much all the female fans of Atelier (that I know, anyway) jumping on board with this one.

I feel pretty bad that at least some dating sim-type games get localized that focus on playing as a male, but the reverse never seems to happen. So this would be nice for equality's sake, if nothing else!

Heck, I'd buy it, and I'm a guy. Just to show some support for this untapped market.

[Quillbell]

Just throwing my support in for this game to be localized. All the females I know of that play Atelier games wished for a bit more romantic interaction with the guys, so this just seems like the next logical step. I can see pretty much all the female fans of Atelier (that I know, anyway) jumping on board with this one.

I feel pretty bad that at least some dating sim-type games get localized that focus on playing as a male, but the reverse never seems to happen. So this would be nice for equality's sake, if nothing else!

Heck, I'd buy it, and I'm a guy. Just to show some support for this untapped market.

Hell yeah! *highfive*

[Obake]

Highly questionable whether I'd want this or not. It'd have to turn out to be a pretty amazing game.

[Alura--x--Uneii]

Oh joy..sausage fest...*Blech*

[Phoenix_Apollo]

NISA does a lot of Gust's games. Less from Idea Factory (apparently, Iffy makes too many for NISA to bring them all over), but since Gust is involved with this one, and it's an Atelier game, I'd give pretty good odds that we'll get it.

Also, let's just say that a little birdy perched on my shoulder one time and whispered into my ear that the quality (or lack thereof) in a lot of Idea Factory titles is causing a fair amount of frustration for multiple parties. Their stuff is not a sure bet by any means.

I'd think a lot of us would know that by just looking at the reception of their titles across the board. Whether a bias against Japanese games exists with every publication or not, IF's titles are rarely received well, or given much attention. Let's take Blazing Souls Accelate for example. To date, that game only has one review logged on Metacritic, and it's been out for a good six months now. And it was a 67 by RPG Fan.

I honestly feel bad that Aksys released that game. I doubt it did that well. If anything, the profits they made off 999 probably ended up balancing the failings this game probably had. It was a good gesture from them to do the deed, and I respect very much that they went through with it, but...with feedback that cold, I can understand why they didn't go after the 360 version (or any of their early 360 games) next.

Personally, I get the feeling that IF's titles probably have dirt cheap licenses and that's why a lot of them get picked up. Publishers can do better, but when they need a game to do, they look to IF. I wouldn't be surprised if Aksys' otome game turned out to be Scarlet Fragment on the DS. I'd hope they'd go for better, but it wouldn't shock me at all.

[Quillbell]

Oh joy..sausage fest...*Blech*

But that's why I want it so much!

[Torillian]

I would honestly really love this to get localized just for how weird and different it would be. And I could get a pretty funny review out of it.

So I assume we really don't have any information on this yet? I'd like to know who is going to be the main developer on it, Gust or IF. Also what kind of game it actually is, visual novel seems to be assumed but is there anything that confirms that?

[Alura--x--Uneii]

So when will we see a lesbian rpg?

[Necrofantasia]

I may have some slight interest in a game such as this. *goes back to playing Princess Debut*

[Quillbell]

So when will we see a lesbian rpg?

Neptunia.