/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6674050
I double-checked, it was earlier than 2013. Like 2010-2012. Anyways, a good video to watch about this whole SOS Campaign "controversy" is here:
>https://youtu.be/rQdFcf9SE5s
Do watch *ALL* of it and don't skip any parts. I don't think even a tl;dr can summarise this. That video isn't even comprehensive, there's tons of details left out. A bunch of the SOS Campaign videos are in this playlist:
>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL21D351AEA112EE7E
Once again, incomplete since a bunch were deleted. The epicentre of the whole shitshow were the SFC forums, specifically this board (you need an account to even view these posts):
>https://forums.shiningforcecentral.com/viewforum.php?f=42&sid=c11f3c609fd7cf91db66217cc12480f6
There are various other forums and news site discussing & chronicling these events, you need only google them.

I wasn't actively involved in those events and remained just an outside observer of things as they happened, but based on my understanding, that Sawada guy is absolutely the guy who made this mess a whole lot worse. He's the one who made this whole thing become an "us vs them" issue. And then Futaba Channel (2chan) got involved and made this whole shitshow a whole lot worse. We've always known SEGA favoured their Japanese fans a lot, which is natural. I understand that; they are a Japanese company. But this situation really revealed how strong that bias was. I'd wager the whole SOS mess was what contributed to none of the post 2010 nu-Shining ever getting localised, up until Resonance Refrain. Sawada was probably butthurt and didn't want those "filthy gaijin trolls" getting their hands on the games. Bear in mind, this whole thing was huge. SEGA of America took notice, SEGA of Japan took notice, even Camelot was aware. And SFC wasn't just "some" fansite; it's the oldest Shining fansite and, at the time at least, the most active. I've no doubt that for some of the Japs, SFC represented the "Western Shining fans".

>>6535293
We understand, the Marionette batters everybody the first time. You won't have to deal with another battle that hard for a while. Unless you've neglected Max, in which case the next battle is going to be absolute shite for you.

>>6497910
I always loved Sega's official art, but tragically for reason I will never understand, they get a pathetic amount of fan art unless it's sonic porn.