Shujinkou Has Been Updated On Switch, Here Are The Patch Notes

‘This is the best that we can do regarding improving graphic quality without a Nintendo Switch 2 development kit.’ Interesting, this caught my eye. I do wonder why the lack of development kits in hands, is this normal? Anyway, the more developers and studios that get their hands on it, the better for us all.

@AmplifyMJ I remember reading something about how the situation is similar to the Switch 1 where indie devs also had trouble getting the dev kits for 6-7 months after launch, and that currently Nintendo is mainly giving Switch 2 dev kits to indie studios that need the extra power of Switch 2

How is this game? Does it feel cheap, or even mobile phone-ish, or does to feel like a proper video game/dungeon crawling RPG with mechanics that help you learn Japanese organically? I am intrigued by it, so I’d love to hear opinions!

@NintendoLife Is the review still being updated, as mentioned at the bottom of it? Also, I understand this is genuinely tricky, but given the time it's taken and that the developer's comments suggested additional considerations were needed: will you be adjusting the review score or at least the pros and cons? I know that might set a precedent no publication wants, and I certainly don't mean to tell you your business, but I'm really curious about this. Either way, I'm looking forward to it! 😀

@Kraven The Nintendo Life review had a lot of good things to say, but one of the lead developers pointed out some concerns in the comments that an editor said would be addressed (I asked about it in my other comment), so you may want to wait for that. But the Steam reviews, though there aren't that many yet, are pretty positive in regards to this being a legit dungeon crawler AND a quality learning tool. I can't comment on the extent of either of those things, as I've yet to play it (times are really tight, 😅), but I have to say that as an RPG fan and a big ol' language dork, it looks REALLY fun. I saw multiple reviews from people who had fun by picking the difficulty settings that supposedly give them a pure dungeon crawler experience, because they don't really care about learning Japanese, which I feel says a lot.

@dartmonkey That truly says a lot about the integrity of this publication, I believe. Some of the concerns raised seemed significant, so I was surprised and impressed to see you pop up in the comments talking about revisions and expansions. 👊

And to be clear to anyone reading this: I don't mean to cast any aspersions on the author. They genuinely seemed to enjoy the game and many publications and indeed, authors, would outright refuse to consider doing this, so whatever form it takes, I think it should be commended. Hardly some noble sacrifice on a hero's journey, haha, but still a very nice thing to see.

Sorry to spam the comments section, but I thought @GoombaJMR might appreciate a ping about these comments because it seems like they worked very hard on the game.

Also, as a note, I read somewhere that the game begins with a sweet message to the developer's mother, who was super supportive but passed away before the game's completion. As someone going through an extremely similar situation, I just wanted to say that although I can't speak to the game's quality (yet!), I can say that there does seem to be a lot of heart behind it. And for something that's supposed to be a dungeon crawler AND a legitimate language learning tool, that counts for a lot with me, so again, hopefully I can play it someday and share an actually helpful opinion.

Hopefully sooner than "someday," haha, but I think you all know what I mean.

@hisownsidekick I am sorry to hear about your situation - if you ever need to vent, please feel free to message me or something. I had to take close care of my precious mama for several months and it was the most grueling times of my life, being only 21-23 at the time. Only reason this game was able to release was because she raised me well enough to be a son that could persevere to the end :'