VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Aki Nogishi
JP AUTOMATON writer
Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! etiquette guidelines getting attention for pointing out the obvious
Sega recently released etiquette guidelines for players of the mobile game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! in Japan. They have since been spreading on Japanese social media for consisting of common-sense manners.
Party Rush!! is now available on Steam: an RPG with 160,000 possible party compositions
Publisher CREST has released Party Rush!! on Steam for $9.99 with a 10% discount available until March 31. The game supports English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.
Does filing taxes have you down? One developer is making a comedic RPG to help
Kakutei Shinkoku o ganbaru RPG (確定申告を頑張るRPG), which can be translated to something like Do Your Best Filing Taxes RPG, lets you learn how to file taxes. Filing taxes is a huge headache to many and we can already see the game getting a big response.
Square Enix president requested more use of HD-2D
Square Enix president requested more use of HD-2D. HD-2D was first used in 2018’s Octopath Traveler and has been used in a number of games since, including the Live A Live remake and Triangle Strategy.
Hironobu Sakaguchi creates “sakaGUCCI” brand in FFXIV to sell handmade items
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has launched his own unofficial brand within Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) called “sakaGUCCI” to sell handmade items.
FFXIV major server expansion and resumption of digital sales announced
Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) major server expansion plan and resumption of digital sales announced, along with the release schedule for the Data Center Travel System.
Bravely Default Brilliant Lights to officially release on Jan. 27 in Japan
Square Enix has announced the official release date for their free-to-play RPG Bravely Default Brilliant Lights. It is set to start its service for iOS and Android on January 27 in Japan.
FFXIV producer asked players to refrain from verbal abuse
Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida’s remark about toxicity is making the rounds both inside and outside of Japan. Yoshida thinks players take it a bit too far sometimes.
FFXIV Patch 6.01 fixes Viera’s awkward voices & low poly grapes in Labyrinthos
Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) patch 6.01 fixes Viera’s awkward voices, Broil IV's manly sound effects, and the low poly grapes in Labyrinthos.
Octopath Traveler TRPG Rulebook & Replay announced in Japan
Octopath Traveler TRPG Rulebook & Replay announced in Japan, created by Octopath Traveler scenario writer Yura Kubota. The book is set to release in February 2022.
FFXIV sales suspended due to server congestion following the launch of Endwalker
Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) sales suspended due to server congestion following the launch of Endwalker. “We will also temporarily suspend new registrations for the Free Trial.”
FFXIV Endwalker’s MGS homage “This is Thancred” has turned into a meme
FFXIV Endwalker’s MGS homage “This is Thancred” has turned into a meme. "This is Thancred" is a line from FFXIV Endwalker's “A Frosty Reception” quest.
FFXIV: Endwalker’s release brings increased traffic to spoiler blocking service in Japan
FFXIV: Endwalker’s release brings increased traffic to Japanese spoiler blocking service fusetter, a service that lets users post symbols in place of characters and longer bits of text into Twitter.
You can finally cut Rathalos’ tail in FFXIV with patch 6.0 (Endwalker)
FFXIV patch 6.0 (Endwalker) will make it possible to cut Rathalos’ tail. It was not possible to do so until now, due to a rating-related reason. Rathalos was added to Final Fantasy XIV as a part of Monster Hunter: World collaboration content in 2018.
Babylon’s Fall borrows gear assets from FFXIV. Square Enix confirmed
Babylon’s Fall borrows gear assets from FFXIV. Square Enix confirmed it after being pointed out by CBT players.
FFXIV sound director’s commemorative horse race was a big success for fans
FFXIV sound director’s commemorative horse race was a big success for fans. Between Soken mentioning the race and courteous commentary from the announcer, it was a race FFXIV fans are sure to remember.
FFXIV sound director’s return is being celebrated with a horse race in Japan
FFXIV sound director Masayoshi Soken’s return is being celebrated with a horse race in Japan. The race will be broadcast on the Kochi Racecourse’s YouTube channel.
Biomutant’s Japanese audio had been re-recorded to fix the localization
Biomutant partially re-recorded the Japanese audio to fix the localization. Which makes sense since the narrator basically talks non-stop throughout the game, and reads out all the NPC dialogs, so you can’t just fix the texts and call it a day.
Father of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, tears through FFXIV’s main story in a month
Father of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi, tears through FFXIV’s main story in a month. Now that he’s completed all of the currently available main story quests in FFXIV, Sakaguchi is ready to travel to the moon in the upcoming 6.0 expansion.
FFXIV’s Prohibited Activities revised to combat RMT vendors
FFXIV’s Prohibited Activities revised to combat RMT vendors. RMT activities became rampant in FFXIV, as the player population skyrocketed this year.
Arknights Platinum’s voice replaced possibly due to China related controversy
Arknights Platinum’s voice replaced possibly due to China related controversy. Voice actor Ai Kayano was replaced after her visit to the Yasukuni Shrine caught attention of Chinese users.
Graveyard Keeper – Better Save Soul DLC announced, coming to PC on Oct. 27
Graveyard Keeper – Better Save Soul DLC announced, coming to PC (Steam/GOG.com) on Oct. 27. Better Save Soul will include 6-12 hours of gameplay, along with “remote craft control” feature.