Konami's GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon Is Getting A Limited Run Switch Release

Konami, a billion-dollar, decades old internationally renowned publisher, using a boutique retailer whose original mission (long since lost) was to bring small, indie titles to physical retail, amidst a sea of established publishers hostile to said small studios.

Truly disgraceful for all involved. 🤦‍♂️

That 5/10 is still keeping me from getting anywhere close to buying this game, despite how good it looks in stills. Anyone have updated thoughts on this after a few patches? Were there any patches?

The game doesnt even have a proper ending and still needs a lot of work and theyre going to release a physical edition for it anyway? This is a good buy for people looking for a mediocre version of Dead Cells reskinned as a revival of a forgotten Famicom property.

Neat, but can I have my Doom Eternal physical copy that I ordered from Limited Run back in August of 2022 first?

Bought this on release, played for an hour, realized it was just a bad Dead Cells clone and haven't played since. Great art style, poor everything else.

I want to thank everyone here. I really tried to get into Dead Cells but couldn’t now knowing this is a B-Team version of that game will save me $40.

my uncle used to work for getsu and fuma

YEOWCH, you can always count on Konami to do an extremley late limited-run physical release for a subpar (and/or mediocre) Dead Cells ripoff!

I've never heard of it before.

@Ear_wiG I just stared playing this last night funnily enough, and am really enjoying it! I understand all the dead cells comparisons, but the visuals and Japanese flavour is enough of a point of difference for me.

It runs flawlessly and gameplay has been balanced with a bunch of patches. Combat is fun, bosses are cool, looks amazing, and plenty of options to suit your play style.
My only criticism is that it doesn’t do a very good job of explaining its systems (weapon upgrades, meta progression) so it’s worth checking out a few beginner tips online when you first dive in.

It’s on sale at the moment and is well worth the price in my opinion. To me this is an easy 8/10 game.

@EVIL-C "Internationally renowned." Lol.

@Axecon
I am looking forward to that too, but yes. It takes a while, so I usually order from these boutique publishers (if LR can even be called that) when I have the game already.

Does it have difficulty settings like Dead Cells does?

Enjoy the modern take on Getsu Fuma Den. The art style is gorgeous. All in all a solid experience, although there is no topping the king - Dead Cells.

Was floored when they brought Getsu Fuma in on Castlevania Harmony of Despair.

Still... LRG, oof. Personally, they're always a hard pass.

@LikelySatan You know as well as I do that a (proper) new MGS, Silent Hill or Castlevania would sell phenomenally well worldwide.

@EVIL-C yeah, but all of us would wait for reviews because ain't no one trust dem fools.

@Ear_wiG it is one of the best games on switch. Do no trust this review.

One of the most underrated games on switch. The music, the visuals, the atmosphere, the precise rewarding difficulty. The ocean, cloud, winter and pleasure district are the stages to die for. Everything is brilliant about it. I cannot believe the rating it got here. Honestly this is a very Konami quality production gem.

@somnambulance so much better then dead cells. So much better.

Not gonna double dip but I enjoyed this one. Hope more people play it.

@Saints i enjoyed is so much more then any other. The combat is precise and beautiful. Played both put a lot of hours, dead cells is a very different pop experience. This one is a rare gem.

@Ryu_Niiyama can’t agree more. Amazing game.

@Thomystic yes

@EVIL-C Sorry, that's not a correct description of how business works. This isn't Konami "using a boutique retailer".
This is "boutique retailer" wants to give Konami money to release it. Do you expect Konami to say "no, we don't want money"?
Is there something wrong with every other time one publisher decides to publish another company's games?
That is what LRG is at this point... another game publisher.

I feel like we've gone over this every time a similar topic comes up.

Reading the comments, I’m glad there’s no consensus on how good (or bad) this game is, as the aesthetics appeal to me and I’d like to try it for myself. It reminds me a lot of the old Namco game Genpei Tōma-den that’s on the PC Engine Mini.

With this, Alien Isolation, and Irem Collection games all being announced recently, the boutique publishers are really going after my purse. 😅

The biggest news I wish you'd report on is that both Senren * Banka and Heart of the Woods are getting Limited Run physical releases. The waiting has finally paid off for all of us!

@KingMike Limited run FOMO is trash and Konami has the money to publish their own stuff. That's the point. Can't believe you missed that.

@Teksetter Especially as the Irem Collection is hoing to be 5 volumes!!!

@GrailUK
Right?? I mean, most peeps are not going to want just 1 or 2 of 5 Irem volumes. And yet, if I go for the collector’s set with the slip case, nothing ships until vol. 5 comes out, in late 2024. It’s like the worst subscription service ever! 😩
(Says the complainer, but I’m probably still gonna buy it. 😅)

@Teksetter I dunno,. asking like 400 euros for about 15 unknown games is a bit rich. (Well, the folk who already pre-ordered must be...)

This game looks really good, and I'm always glad to see physical releases, but I think it's just not quite for me.

@GrailUK
Yeah, very valid point. I’m certainly not rich, so I am wavering on this purchase. I thought I would wait till at least vol 2 comes out to see how that mix looks. 3 arcade games on a $40 cartridge seems expensive in today’s terms.

@EVIL-C If Konami WANTED to publish themselves, they would. Konami isn't making LRG publish anything.
There isn't some dude at Konami HQ just sitting there waiting for LRG to call, so they can cheapen out or whatever you think they're doing to not publish... what does LRG publish, maybe 5k copies tops...
Besides, why would Konami want to let LRG take a cut of the sales if it was something they seriously cared about publishing themselves? Selling themselves gets them the full profit margin, if Konami thought there was a profit margin to be made in the first place. They take LRG's money because who wouldn't take free money? Once LRG paid the license, it's LRG's liability if sales flop.

Other than a few posts on this page, I haven't heard anyone say that it has been patched on Switch and a great game now.

But I will say, that if you buy the right version from the eshop, it includes the original Japan-exclusive Famicom game as well.

I absolutely love this game. I will double dip and buy the game card.

@MontyCircus localized Famicom game or untranslated?

"The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the following bonus contents.
・A bonus game - The original "GetsuFumaDen": discover the original game with the guidebook, a newly added Quick Save feature, and an English localized Menu screen (in-game texts and the guidebook are in Japanese only)!"

@KingMike
This Canadian Fool lives to ***** on LRG; it’s his/her life’s mission! Quite sad to try to convince people, on a site that advertises for them no less, to not buy from them…for reasons. I’m pretty sure their life would cease to have meaning if they (LRG) went under…talk about a catch-22.!!