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To me, the gameplay just looks too simplistic to be interesting as a beat 'em up, and the "gore" (or lack thereof) just seems to be too lame/bland to be interesting as a novel/shocking horror game.

The first game also had a Download Required banner, but it was mostly just for the multiplayer content; you could play the games single player in their entirety from the cart, as I recall. So here's hoping it's the same thing here.

@Freek Yeah, but I also have a big stack of games from SLG too, so they also delivered - until they didn't. In fact, I probably received more from SLG in 2024 than I did from Premium Edition Games.

I'm glad they're transparent on Discord, but not all their customers are on Discord, and I'm not about to reinstall Discord just to follow what one company is up to. It's lousy messaging to restrict your updates to a Discord channel instead of using the e-mail addresses you definitely have for your customers.

And even if the messaging was good, once you get to the 4th new set of games you're selling without even having the last 3 sets, it starts to get a bit fishy, you know?

I think it's about time more people start mentioning Premium Edition Games alongside these companies. They're taking preorders for their Series 10 games, when they haven't even released Series 7 yet, which went on sale something like a year and a half ago.

@Vyacheslav333 They announced that it's out in September.

@Burning_Spear I don't know why people keep insisting this. That is not true at all. The vast majority of the games can be played straight from the cart, no downloads, no online connectivity. Post release bug fixes exist but don't keep you from playing the game (except for the very few games that have straight up broken physical releases).

@Omedru People DO import games and there are Japanese speakers in the West.

@Moroboshi876 Yeah, and to the developer's credit, they did a lot to fix the issues that the Panzer Dragoon remake had. It went from something I was disappointed by to something I was really quite happy with.

These look like they would've been the SNK designs of the characters in an SNK vs Capcom game 20 years ago.

Honestly, it looks quite solid to me. They seem to have done a good job of upscaling the visuals and making things look sharper. I'm most curious to see what they've done with the soundtrack, as I've always loved the OST much more than the game.

Also, this is what Live A Live looked like originally:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRop31JcTz8

So yes, definitely a remake.

I just started this up last night, though I haven't delved too far into it yet. It seems like it should be quite a fun game, and yeah, definitely makes me glad I put that time into learning Japanese so I don't have to wait on a localization that may never come.

I actually have a copy of Paprium. I was honestly surprised they came through and delivered it. It's not a bad game, looks pretty nice in motion, but honestly the gameplay is pretty bland. I wouldn't get too excited for this one if I were any of you. And I absolutely wouldn't give them any money ahead of time.

Received my code for it last night just like they said I would. Presumably other peoples' codes will be following. They did said they would start going out last night, so I'm guessing it'll take a little time to get through them all.

Makes me remember the nice Halloween merch they had at the Pokemon store in Tokyo station last time I was there.

Bad news for my Nintendo investments at the moment, but I'm still up quite a bit from when I bought. I'll have to keep an eye on it - if the price goes down more, I might end up buying more shares.

@pinta_vodki Good luck! I'm aiming to take the N3 this year myself.

Funny timing, as I just got this in the mail today. I sort of waffled on if I should buy it or not, but I do enjoy this kind of oddball game.

I haven't gotten too far into it yet but for anyone curious about the Japanese level, I'd say it's maybe around N3. The grammar isn't difficult so far but the kanji might be tough depending on your level.

@NookMiler It doesn't need an Internet connection (I'm playing it not connected to the Internet as we speak)

Loved this game when it came out and I'm amped to play it on the Switch. People didn't care much for it then, but if it clicks with you, you can sink a lot of time into it.

I LOVE these games and still own the originsl, but I'd buy this in a heartbeat.

I understand that people who aren't super into shmups might think the Switch is overloaded with them, but for me, the Switch is continuing to get more and more really solid shmups and it's putting it up there with the Saturn for me in terms of great shmup consoles.

Love it. I love all 3 of these games and have them on the Saturn, and will absolutely buy them on the Switch. Agreed with @alpha5099 - Guardian Force is not one of the Saturn's masterpiece but it is a fun change of pace and I quite like teh soundtrack.

@Heavyarms55 You admit to having never played the Saturn, which is cool, a lot of people haven't, but I don't think words will help you understand how much better the Saturn controller, especially it's D-Pad, is than most. Most controllers have serviceable pads, they get the job done, and if you've never used anything else, you would probably be none the wiser. But once you use something like the Saturn pad, you'll see the issues with other controllers. Modern controllers in particular tend to neglect their D-Pads because most people play 3D games and the D-Pad is often relegated to stuff like toggling items.

But almost any 2D game benefits from a great D Pad. You don't even have to be a big time fighting game fan to notice and appreciate how smooth and responsive it is.

That being said, if it's not for you, then it's not for you, and that's OK. Just know that there is a difference and there is a market for this. But definitely, if you get the chance, try out a Sega Saturn with the model 2 pad (it initially had a different controller in North America, which some people like, but the original Japanese one / model two controller is what this one is aping)

@Heavyarms55 The Sega Saturn controller is one of THE controllers for fighting and arcade games. It's been imitated many times in the last 25 years but rarely duplicated. Some people prefer controllers over arcade sticks (including me) and if you're going to go for a controller with a fighting game, the Saturn pad is arguably the one to go with.

No clue how this controller will actually stack up though. Most clones usually botch the D-Pad, which is the key part of the Saturn controller.