The Eastern Front
The story more or less from the beginning of the Xbox 360 has been about Japan. In an unguarded moment, you might hear a person from Microsoft (who should probably know better than to talk to me) wonder aloud whether it’s possible to succeed in this business without Japan. They are asking it in a way that implies they have already answered this question for themselves and, indeed, answered it in the affirmative.
I always thought they were being ridiculous; videogames come
from Japan. I created the term Microsophistry specifically to corral these bits of nonsensical, philosophical fluff that could only be proved true in a universe where that corporation’s perverse gravity could warp the natural order. But I get it now, because it’s happening.
It has to do with sequestering Japan as a market from Japan as a cultural force.
Individual titles can have a
non-zero effect on adoption, but the overall picture
ain’t real hot. But the world is different place than it was with the first box: the global picture is such that a multiplatform release is a given now, even for weirdo crap like Catherine. If you’re releasing a game, and there’s no backroom shenanigans, and the company is not a wholly owned subsidiary, you’re releasing it on the boxes people own.
The persistent rumor, the one that is to beautiful to live, describes a world where the next generation system is a collaborative effort between Sony and Microsoft, each playing to their own strengths. Having had experience with both, it’s rare that people express a preference for PSN as an end-user or for the Playstation 3 as a development environment. God of War and Uncharted are games you buy systems to play, though. And they need a united front to fight off retailers in an increasingly digital world.
I don’t believe this would ever happen, for no other reason than because it makes sense and is a great idea.
(CW)TB out.
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in beat train loli you play the part of a downtrodden salaryman who has to get on the train and beat some lolis.
STEAM
Japan has trains. Mystery solved
And the game would have an assorted J-Pop soundtrack for the Beat part.
Also, wanting to grow up to be a train employee guy is a thing in Japan
Not even necessarily a conductor, just a dude who works for the train company. Get the whistle, tell people when to get on and off the train
It's the full circle of the weird face parade. Having a frozen face.
Beanlol traicon
Lolbeatrai
Maybe not
That takes me back to desperate ways of looking to jerk off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZiGiMYy084
TRACK
DRIFTING!!
edit- augh dammit sabre
anyways about the comic. that is my game. that game was made for me. *crawls into game case*
I liked GTO, it was nuts.
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The only background is stars.. I think they might just be floating in space somewhere. Which means standard bears aren't a threat, but you have to start worrying about the Space Devil.
this threw me off too
Even cats want to work for the train company!
what are you some kind of train expert
Cool, Japanese trains get cat mascot art instead of spray-paint graffiti. They should put the Tamaden train in that 360 game, too.
And then they have like five expansion packs for different historical trains.
and that's the extend of my Japanese education. Oh, and wareware oppai-ai. These have been critical in my daily interactions.
also is it F40PH Friday yet?
Actually, Princess Maker was also released in 1991. They should have collaborated then and there.
I don't know why, but that sounds really ominous.
Where do the girls even come in? Do they dress like cheerleaders? And then you button mash to make them cheer properly? And when they make a good cheer the CHEERPOWERO gets sent into the generatorengine which makes the train go faster?