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http://www.siliconera.com/2010/12/08/umineko-no-naku-koro-ni-playstation-3-producer-confirms-sequel/

>The PlayStation 3 was chosen as the console for development as Alchemist wanted to create the best-looking visual novel on the highest-spec machine possible. One fan asked just what the point of this game was, to which Nakagawa amusingly replied, “Frankly? To produce it for the PS3.”

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkYtnVfw--c

Anyone interested to push AKSYS to localize/publish a translated PS3 version?

>> No.6592087

BEATORICHEEEEEEEEEEE

>> No.6592111

I like this man's reasoning.

Who knows, maybe this will be a turning point for Visual Novels, so stop being such an amateurish low budget medium.

>> No.6592122

They really should've hired better artists, then. Save for it being Umineko, graphic it looks to be a rather generic VN.

>> No.6592140

>PS3
>best-looking visual novel on the highest-spec machine possible.

>> No.6592148

>>6592140
That might not be too far from the truth, since seemingly everyone has shitty computers in Japan.

>> No.6592149

I doubt this will work, you guys are better off learning japanese if you want this so much.

Umineko may seem like a popular serie on the internet but irl any console game that isn't CoD or Guitar Heroes is seen as obscure so imagine how a console VN would be received in the west.

>> No.6592151

>>6592080
It better be fucking 1920×1080 native pictures and background or there no POINT to it.

If it's 1280×720 it's shit. And they should be ashamed.

>> No.6592160

>>6592080
>PS3
>Higher spec than a PC

>> No.6592163

>>6592160
It's japan man, they think the PS3 is the god of graphics. Even though 460 GTX blow it away by lightyears.

>> No.6592169

>>6592151
It's 1920×1080 native, they said so as soon as they unveiled it.

>> No.6592178

Make your own port.
PS3 is already cracked enough to you can decrypt SELFs and run your own unsigned code, so someone could try to transfer the PC translation to PS3, however I think the likelyhood of this happening is not much higher than most PS2 translation projects, so pushing for an official license may be less effort, not to mention that umineko has the potential of being popular enough.

>> No.6592184

Aksys' 999 sold for 40k copies. Don't forget that Recettear surprise. Maybe this anti-anime hate is overrated.

>> No.6592186

I don't have a ps3.

Is it reasonable to hope for a PC port or a PSP version?

>> No.6592188

>>6592169
Fucking finally a VN I can respect, it was about god damn itme.

>> No.6592193

Does it have animated sprites and effects? If not, I don't see what would be so fancy about it other than high-res.

>> No.6592200
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>>6592186

More than likely not.

>> No.6592205

>>6592193
Oh wow, why not just remake the anime then? Do you want a novel or a movie?

>> No.6592219

>>6592193
Animated sprites, effects, event CG and full voice acting.

>> No.6592235

>>6592193
See the trailer linked at OP post.

>> No.6592246
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6592246

>Umineko
>best-looking visual novel

>> No.6592250

>>6592246
why is this OH DESIRE!?

captcha : Chorus. Jobaties

>> No.6592252

>>6592193
It does.

And yes, we should probably be pushing Arksys to publish this. After the pleasant surprise from 999, they might be open to the possibility. Next best bet is probably... Atlus maybe. What's important is that Arksys, or whoever we bug to localize this, sees a solid front of people expressing an interest in buying this game. Meaning we'll have to not only send them mail ourselves, we'll have to get other relevant boards/sites to do the same to create enough of a groundswell to push this through.

Well, this isn't even out in Japan yet. But barring it somehow being a terrible conversion, or some other unforeseen disasters, I think it's pretty safe to start campaigning in the near future. I'll probably shoot an email out Arksys way in the next few weeks just to see what the reaction is.

>> No.6592255

The 360 does those things just fine with im@s

>> No.6592263

>>6592255
>im@s
>visual novel

>> No.6592265

>>6592186
There are people that ripped of the graphics and suchs from the Higurashi PS2 remake and putted it as a PC patch.

Most likely so will people do it for Umineko too. Except that I believe ripping the PS3 is a bit harder.

>> No.6592267

>>6592219
Ugh, that's still kinda lo-fi - how come no one uses fancily animated sprites anymore for VNs? Even if they were somewhat rare to being with.

>> No.6592277

>>6592267
Assumedly the redone version of Amagami that's coming out soon will, as the original Amagami did.

The upcoming OreImo PSP VN is going to have semi-animated pseudo-3D sprites as well, if I'm not mistaken.

>> No.6592288

>>6592250
Go back to /a/, numbnut.

>> No.6592298

>>6592265
The sprites aren't going to be the issue here. The voices, animations and effects will be. The amount of effort required to transition all that over to the PC version will be pretty herculean. Possible, sure, but compared to the work done on Higurashi or F/SN's PS2 to PC conversions, this is going to be many levels of complexity higher. Even the sprites are animated.

I have a difficult time believing that ANYone is crazy enough to attempt it. And a harder time believing they'll pull it off.

>> No.6592300

>>6592288
Don't try and pretend that /a/ and /jp/ aren't the same thing.

>> No.6592305

>>6592300
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE

>> No.6592309

>>6592300
I wish they were, maybe then I would still be able to browse /a/.

>> No.6592322

>>6592219
>Animated sprites
>Mouths just move very mechanically.

Freaking Disgaea Infinite had superior animation.
Hell, 999 looked better and had more animation-wise.

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>Frankly? To produce it for the PS3

Wahahahaha

I still wonder who threw them this idea. It's terrible. The only good part about it still is the voices... Also that fucking number you can see on the Gold in the CG:

859684935-0949

Bothers the hell out of me

>> No.6592342

>>6592322
Oh god, the special effects look like ass too.
I can forgive shoddy animation and shitty looking effects with low res, but at 1920×1080 there's no excuse...and at that resolution it just makes it look even more awkward/terrible.
Well, other than the excuse of being too lazy/not paying to draw proper animations at that resolution.

I hope there's an option to just disable all animations and effects.

Also, Disgaea Infinite for animation comparison.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7rOAZpzh20

>> No.6592357

>>6592342
It looks like you give up mouth movements for a couple body gestures. Honestly I wouldn't read these things for the visuals anyway. If it weren't for this thread I'd have never noticed.

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6592367

What's the best next thing after rUGP in term of production values?

>> No.6592386

>>6592367

Whatever School Days is using perhaps...Or would that be greater than rUGP?...Is it even in the same ballpark?

>> No.6592393

>>6592386
More in term of exploiting reusable asset like sprites instead of full-blown animation like School Days. Alternative simply puts PS3 Umineko and that Disgaea to shame.

>> No.6592660

>>6592184
999 is actually good.
Umineko is bad and will only make more people hate VN.
More 999, 428 and real deal please

>> No.6592666

>>6592263

It's part visual novel.

>> No.6592680

>>6592666
Yeah, like, Final Fantasy or Metal Gear Solid is part visual novel, right? Cut it out.

>> No.6592708

>>6592149

I dunno man, Heavy Rain seems to have done well enough for itself.

>> No.6592711

>>6592680

I'm speaking from 300+ hours of playing iM@S. The communication events are a requirement for memories which help during auditions.

But more importantly 11eyes, Tatuyama, Clannad, Time Leap, Memories Off t-wave, Memories Off NR, Sharin no Kuni, W.L.O, No Fate!, and a bunch more visual novels are all on 360.

I don't know why they bothered with PS3. Achievement hunters won't bother... and it's not as if the PS3 has any advantage over the 360 in terms of a visual novel.

>> No.6592716

>Update: The original story, due to us mis-reading the original Japanese interview, said there were no plans for a sequel.

>> No.6592723

>>6592660
>my tastes are better than your tastes!

>> No.6592741

>>6592367
I've heard good things about Gothic Delusion being close to around Alternative in terms of effects in some parts, but I've no idea what engine that's running on.

>> No.6592750

>>visual novel
>>One fan asked just what the point of this game was

To read it? People are so fucking stupid.

>> No.6592770

>>6592741
GothDeri runs on KiriKiri, which is kinda suprising

>> No.6592870

$100 for the game, $299 for the PS3 to play it on. Fuck, I better get started on looking for that job.

I have an idea, maybe someone could record themselves playing it and then add the subtitles. Treat it like an anime, not a VN.

>> No.6592897

>>6592870
>record themselves playing it and then add the subtitles.
It's called Let's Play.

>> No.6592941

>>6592870
>Treat it like an anime, not a VN.
a 30 hour anime

>> No.6592988

>best-looking visual novel on the highest-spec machine possible

A netbook can run any visual novel at WQXGA at least(about 2 times full HD).

>> No.6593017

>>6592988
An iMac can't run any visual novels.

>> No.6593021

>>6593017
Sure it can, just have it run Windows.

>> No.6593036

I wonder if it will have a branching storyline like Higurashi's ps2 port did, it didn't just go arc 1 > arc 2 > arc 3 etc, it had choices and shit that when into the acrs.

>> No.6593039

infinitely inferior to Steins Gate

>> No.6596261

If they wanted to release it for the best spec'd console, why not just produce it for PC...

>> No.6596274

>>6592660
>real deal

not this shit again

>> No.6596323

>>6593039
It doesn't mean much to be less shittier than some other shit.

>> No.6596331

>>6596323
nekofag damage control

>> No.6596340

>>6596331
It's true though; Steins;Gate becomes boringly predictable at some point, and the protagonist is totally balls. Hated that faggot.

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