Big Papa Husker
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I wonder how quick it would ship to the US from there. I'd think I'd get it faster from Canada than the UK.
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I wonder how quick it would ship to the US from there. I'd think I'd get it faster from Canada than the UK.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I hate having no clue where my Amazon UK package is ;___;
YianGaruga
Banned
So even VGP in Canada has copies in stock now while zavvi still doesn't.
Classic zavvi
All in all the launch is a bit of a mess. Weird digital pricing, Vita version still not up on the webstore, stock issues.. The game deserves better
Classic zavvi
All in all the launch is a bit of a mess. Weird digital pricing, Vita version still not up on the webstore, stock issues.. The game deserves better
yup, and still nothing with the NA version. i mean, seriously?
Seth Balmore
Member
Probably been asked before but, having watched the anime twice (and sadly remembering it quite well), is the game worth playing? How much am I missing by sticking to the anime adaptation only?
Infernal Monkey
Member
Yeah, looks like PQube undershipped on this pretty badly. Man, sorry to hear people got fucked over by Zavvi.
I've used them... once in the past, and that was enough for me.Ozgameshop have it back in stock by the way, if anyone's still looking. I can't recommend this joint enough. Despite their name, they also ship to the US, Canada and... lots of places really. It's about $30 USD there, plus $2 shipping.
http://www.ozgameshop.com/playstation-vita-games/steins-gate-ps-vita-game?auto
game has more stuff that the anime doesn't. you may have been spoiled by the true ending but the anime doesn't have all the alt endings which were pretty incredible. the game also takes its time building up the concepts and world better than the anime, imo.
EVA UNIT 01
Member
Yeah, looks like PQube undershipped on this pretty badly. Man, sorry to hear people got fucked over by Zavvi.
Ozgameshop have it back in stock by the way, if anyone's still looking. I can't recommend this joint enough. Despite their name, they also ship to the US, Canada and... lots of places really. It's about $30 USD there, plus $2 shipping.
http://www.ozgameshop.com/playstation-vita-games/steins-gate-ps-vita-game?auto
Where is this place based out of?
Infernal Monkey
Member
edit: i was wrong
Infernal Monkey
Member
YianGaruga
Banned
I'm going to defend this since they're a UK based publisher. This isn't any different from Atlus games taking ages to get to EU for example. Now you know how it feels
The formatting on the text messages is really weird. Words get spread across lines if they don't fit on one, and so far I don't they've used any paragraphs at all. It makes it a little harder to read than it really needs to be
That doesn't sound good :/
I'm going to defend this since they're a UK based publisher. This isn't any different from Atlus games taking ages to get to EU for example. Now you know how it feels
you can blame the Atlus stuff on those UK-based publishers who can't get it together.
This happens on normal text boxes too. Translation is fine so far but for whatever reason the tutorial stuff that pops up from time to time has some really bad grammar mistakes, regular text is fine though. Weird.The formatting on the text messages is really weird. Words get spread across lines if they don't fit on one, and so far I don't they've used any paragraphs at all. It makes it a little harder to read than it really needs to be
Seth Balmore
Member
orthodoxy1095
Banned
It's not considered one of the best VNs around for nothing
Glad you're enjoying it!
Happy to have found this gem.
I figured it'd be available widely so I didn't really look into pre-orders and store stocks until yesterday. Only one country based website has it for sale atm, and the other one won't have it at all until the 10th.
Going to head to the shopping centre and probably come back empty handed.
EDIT:
Going to head to the shopping centre and probably come back empty handed.
EDIT:
I used to see this game everywhere when I lived in Japan a few years ago and thought it looked pretty awesome. It was this, Kiseki and Xenoblade that I was usually lusting after. So happy it's finally out here.
Having said that, I was worried during the prologue as I couldn't tell if the protagonist was being serious and it wasn't all that interesting. Then I got to the end shot in Akiba and the opening credits rolled... Excited to get going with it now.
Having said that, I was worried during the prologue as I couldn't tell if the protagonist was being serious and it wasn't all that interesting. Then I got to the end shot in Akiba and the opening credits rolled... Excited to get going with it now.
Sithlord77
Banned
A few questions.
Does this work on PS TV too? I was going to get the the Vita version as I want to play both at home and on the go.
If I bought the PS3 version is it that much better looking? I guess it's not cross buy or cross save right?
I've never played one of these games before and know nothing about the anime. Will I stil enjoy it?
Lastly which is the best visual novel game on Vita/PS3/4? I have both Danganronpa's, and VLR but never played any of these yet due to my massive backlog.
Does this work on PS TV too? I was going to get the the Vita version as I want to play both at home and on the go.
If I bought the PS3 version is it that much better looking? I guess it's not cross buy or cross save right?
I've never played one of these games before and know nothing about the anime. Will I stil enjoy it?
Lastly which is the best visual novel game on Vita/PS3/4? I have both Danganronpa's, and VLR but never played any of these yet due to my massive backlog.
It's definitely present in regular dialog, but it doesn't seem to be quite as egregious as it is in the text messages - it only appears to happen with words containing punctuation, like "isn't", where the apostrophe and the "t" get put on a separate line if they don't fit.
Just a quick example of what I mean by the weird formatting on text messages:
(This is a text from chapter one and contains no spoilers, as far as I'm aware. If there is something in it tell me and I'll just link the image instead of embedding it!)
That being said, this is my only issue with the game right now. I'm only up to chapter 2, but I'm absolutely loving everything else so far!
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Yes
Well, the Vita has a nice screen itself and the game would look good there, but the PS3 version would have the actual 1080p visuals, so it should look better on the TV than the PSTV would. It'd be interesting to see if anyone can give us comparisons though.
Nope. Not either.
You'll probably enjoy it even more than an anime viewer. Play the game, watch the anime after.
In terms of what's available on the PSV, those three games are all amazing VNs and are all worth your time.
Sithlord77
Banned
I don't see this on the UK store for vita? I see it for PS3 but not the vita.
Go to the store on your Vita. It should be there. It was for me yesterday at least.
Yeah, looks like PQube undershipped on this pretty badly. Man, sorry to hear people got fucked over by Zavvi.
Ozgameshop have it back in stock by the way, if anyone's still looking. I can't recommend this joint enough. Despite their name, they also ship to the US, Canada and... lots of places really. It's about $30 USD there, plus $2 shipping.
http://www.ozgameshop.com/playstation-vita-games/steins-gate-ps-vita-game?auto
Thanks so much for this. I was trying to order it yesterday and it was out of stock so I entered my email to be notified when it was back in stock, I hadn't received any emails but saw your message so it's ordered.
I´m updating on this in case anyone is thinking on buying at Amazon Spain.
So, Amazon Spain still didn´t ship my order of the PS3 limited edition, although they have stock: http://www.amazon.es/dp/B00W3R6598/
They should had shipped it 2-3 days ago to arrive at June the 5th, si I´m assuming they have stock issues as well but those are not displayed on the site.
WTF is happening with this game, seriously.
So, Amazon Spain still didn´t ship my order of the PS3 limited edition, although they have stock: http://www.amazon.es/dp/B00W3R6598/
They should had shipped it 2-3 days ago to arrive at June the 5th, si I´m assuming they have stock issues as well but those are not displayed on the site.
WTF is happening with this game, seriously.
This must all be the work of SERN...
I bought my Vita version from them and I don't speak a word of spanish so I have no idea if that's not in stock either. I'm guessing its not.
Bleh.
EVA UNIT 01
Member
DAT STEINS GATE HUNGER CONTINUES
lol
I checked it for you. Based on the site, Regular Vita edition is on stock. Limited Vita version says there is only 1 item left on stock.
But in my case, PS3 limited says it is on stock, BUT they didn´t send my reserve yet, so the stock showed in the site can´t be trusted too much, I guess.
This is the first time something like this happens to me in Amazon Spain, they are usually the most trustworthy digital store, from my experience.
EDIT: Wait, I was wrong. The Limited Vita edition has 1 item left on stock, BUT from a different retailer, not amazon themselves, and it is 59.95€ lol. So the limited Edition for Vita is out of stock in Amazon SP.
Thanks Wampiro. Hope they sort those PS3's version as well then. Overall this has been handled pretty poorly.
Most likely never even got stock at all. I don't like Zavvi but theres some questions to be asked regarding the limited supply for this game too. I understand that they probably didn't anticipate its popularity but the fact that retailers like Amazon ran out on day one, that's pretty nuts.
Oh well I guess the positive is that a good case for VN's have been made here. If it does well, maybe we'll see more of it someday.
Most likely never even got stock at all. I don't like Zavvi but theres some questions to be asked regarding the limited supply for this game too. I understand that they probably didn't anticipate its popularity but the fact that retailers like Amazon ran out on day one, that's pretty nuts.
Oh well I guess the positive is that a good case for VN's have been made here. If it does well, maybe we'll see more of it someday.
No. Just be grateful that you're getting the game at all.
I don't mean this -- this is just what some people say to Europeans moaning about delayed release dates.
PQube is a UK publisher, and they are publishing it in the US too, so I expect the US version isn't too far off. But no release date yet. Hope you all get one soon!
Grim Patron
Member
I hope you have time to playthrough it all this month.
For the people complaining about the US release, if you want digital on NA for Vita I see the issue otherwise just import. Not a big deal. At least it is on a region free console and the game has no DLC.
cj_iwakura
Member
Not to my knowledge, that was original.
The game's are much better,if you can believe it. (There's two!)
Weltall Zero
Member
VLR is amazing but it will spoil the equally amazing 999 for you if you still haven't played it. I didn't like Dangan Ronpa at all, it falls apart horribly towards the end (both plot and character-wise). I played Steins;Gate on PC and loved it; it's the opposite of Dangan Ronpa, it starts somewhat weakly but builds up in a really nice way.
Interface23
Member
If it says Pendiente de envío that is Pending Shipment, if it says En proceso de envío that is Processing Shipment, which is Amazon.es' version of Shipping Now.
And yes it looks like the PS3 LE is in stock and can be delivered to the US by Wednesday using AMAZON GlobalExpress if you order by Sunday?
I've just picked this up and gone through the prologue, but it's all a little confusing and incomprehensible. I was waiting for it to cut away and explain or give some backstory, but it never did and I felt like I was missing something.
The whole thing isn't like this, is it? I don't have the patience right now for something that'll only make sense *later*.
The whole thing isn't like this, is it? I don't have the patience right now for something that'll only make sense *later*.
cj_iwakura
Member
It gives you little tidbits along the way, then the big reveal clubs you in the jaw and by then you're hooked.
Interface23
Member
It'll make sense sooner rather than later
Then stop playing. The payoff for knowing nothing is the most incredible thing ever in this game after a few hours. Everything makes sense with new bits but you have to be a bit patient.
MisterShine
Member
What's the use in being a hegemonic superpower if we don't get all the video games first?
Imperialism faschmiliarism.