Hardcore Gamer: Shuffle! is finally available on Steam. The surprising thing is this is a new release from upstart publisher YumeHaven. They’ve brought over the PS2 console version (meaning this is an all-ages release) to PC.
Hardcore Gamer: Now Shuffle! is being brought in front of an entirely new audience via an impending Steam release. Interestingly enough, this isn’t being handled by MangaGamer but by YumeHaven. This new company focuses on high-quality translations, which makes us assume this is a brand new translation of Shuffle! they’ve been working on.
An editorial piece and response to an article written by Phillip Kollar of Polygon, over criticism of fan service based games in the gaming industry.
Nothing wrong with a pretty lady in my book.
Bunch of prudish hypocrites I would think.
Yep.
"Free The Nipple" but ban busty babes in games.
SJW mental gymnastics at it's finest.
I guess I agree. Personally, I hate fanservice in any media, especially in games, I feel it just takes away from the main story and is unnecessary 90% of the time. But if a game feels it's needed, then it's my responsibility to avoid games like that, not go raging online and ruin it for people who actuality enjoy it.
I don't see a problem with fanservice if it compliments the experience. The only game I've played with anything resembling fanservice is Ar Tonelico so I'm not exactly experienced with them but I'd only be against it when they use it as a crutch to sell a bad game.
Well, personally I love videogames and anime with a lot of fan service due to the fact that most of them are funny, adds sense of humor to the games we play. Only self-proclaimed conservative people would say that fan service sucks or it won't be necessary. I'm not that hypocrite, anyway.
Eh, I don't get outraged by it. I just dislike when it's overused in a game/movie/series/etc. Some amounts of it are perfectly fine, just don't go overboard with it. That's my opinion at least.
I think it depends on the tone of the piece. Sometimes the whole point IS to go overboard. Say Lollipop Chainsaw for example.
Japanator: October 10th is a special day for fans of moe and puns, because today is Moe Day! Why, you ask? Well, the Kanji characters for "October 10th" (十月十日) just so happen to line up just right to spell the Kanji character for "Moe" (萌). That makes it a perfect day to celebrate all things moe.
MangaGamer gets the idea, and is holding a "Moe Day" 24-hour sale, starting right now and ending at 11:59PM EST. They've got a raftload of their most popular visual novels and dating sims, including the Shuffle! series, Da Capo!, Kira Kira, Edelweiss, and others, all at half off.
