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This Week in Games - Atlus With the Old, In With the New

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Speaking of G-Mode and the upcoming Aigis game that's being re-released on PC/Steam and Switch. There's a github page for the G-Mode Archives that has English translations for 4 games that they've done so far (one of them based on the first Persona game, nothing on the Last Bible games though.)

At the moment, the translations only work on the PC/Steam version. Hopefully they could do more than just those 4.

Also, a big list of releases out this week too. (Like Sand Land, Eiyuden Chronicle, that SaGa game, and Stellar Blade to name a few.), but for me, while not mentioned in the article, Triggerheart Exelica just recently released on PC/Steam and having a good time with it.

And lastly...Man, Snowboard Kids...I wished Atlus actually cared about their older IP's and not forgot them or care to exist, other than just being the company they built on SMT/Persona mostly. If Snowboard Kids is getting merch in the modern day, then it would be nice for Atlus to remember that Power Instinct exists (but they don't, lol, and not just counting a reference to it in P5/R). Would be nice if that series came back for the modern day and re-release their titles too for current gen platforms while they're at it.

Ah, Eiyuuden, another Switch port where the company clearly did a slopjob with it to get units sold with the "We'll just patch it later!" justification. I also can't help but feel a lot of companies are doing these hoping that the Switch 2 or whatever it's called will run them better. Which...is a very stupid strategy. Anyway, since it's a bit buggy on any platform I'll wait for a bit.

A contingent of Gamers™ have raised issues with women in games "being ugly"; there have been complaints about how women look in AAA games. Now, the argument is pretty vague on its face, which is how some people like it. Still, realistically, this is a case of people being angry at Horizon: Zero Dawn, Spider-Man 2, and the upcoming Star Wars: Outlaws for how they've portrayed their lead actresses and how the results are allegedly "ugly." It boils down to their weirdly pronounced jaws or a woman who grew up in a post-apocalyptic setting with peach fuzz and no makeup.

To be fair, Eiyuuden wasn't even supposed to come out on the Switch, I remember when the Kickstarter was announced the developers said they were hoping to release the game on Nintendo's next console

And lastly...Man, Snowboard Kids...I wished Atlus actually cared about their older IP's and not forgot them or care to exist, other than just being the company they built on SMT/Persona mostly. If Snowboard Kids is getting merch in the modern day, then it would be nice for Atlus to remember that Power Instinct exists (but they don't, lol, and not just counting a reference to it in P5/R). Would be nice if that series came back for the modern day and re-release their titles too for current gen platforms while they're at it.

A lot of the complaints about the updates in Pokémon Go specifically have led to many users being openly transphobic. Folks have blamed it on Niantic HQ being in California because California is a boogeyman to people for some reason (ignoring how California has been a hotbed of game studios for ages). It doesn't help that many of the examples people share are intentionally made in bad faith. I get that the new models look doughy, but if your model has beefy shoulders, it's because you designed it that way. Don't blame Niantic for how far you move the slider around.

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A contingent of Gamers™ have raised issues with women in games "being ugly"; there have been complaints about how women look in AAA games. Now, the argument is pretty vague on its face, which is how some people like it. Still, realistically, this is a case of people being angry at Horizon: Zero Dawn, Spider-Man 2, and the upcoming Star Wars: Outlaws for how they've portrayed their lead actresses and how the results are allegedly "ugly." It boils down to their weirdly pronounced jaws or a woman who grew up in a post-apocalyptic setting with peach fuzz and no makeup.

This is a common sentiment I see out of creators in the East as well. Kim Hyung Tae was asked how he felt about western journalists and critics who complained Stellar Blade was too sexy and he gave a bit of a nuanced take where he understands western developers value realism and diversity over aesthetics but his priority is to make fun entertainment that reflects Eastern culture rather than American culture.

Mamoru Oshii said similar things of how he feels only Eastern studios can make games with cute girls anymore.

I don't play many western games myself but I'm sure there's still indie games out there that don't follow the focus of the AAA industry like Kim alluded to but I'm not too familiar with a lot of them. I tried to see if Double Dragon Gaiden was made by a western studio or not since that was the last indie I played and apparently Raymond Teo is from Singapore so I suppose it's Eastern as well.

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To be fair, Eiyuuden wasn't even supposed to come out on the Switch, I remember when the Kickstarter was announced the developers said they were hoping to release the game on Nintendo's next console

I just call it what it is: stupidity. By the time Eiyuden was on Kickstarter the Switch was in one of its best years ever, so not aiming for it makes no sense. Even if they were predicting that the successor would be out by 2023 (which looks funnier and funnier as a prediction as time goes on) there would be too many Switches to ignore. And even then, considering how buggy the other versions are it doesn't seem to be a power issue so much as a competency issue (especially when they were using Unity)

I do agree that games in America value realism to a fault, but the idea that this means games don't make attractive characters anymore feels like one big grift.

I call shenanigans on all of that, in the wake of AAA games outside of Japan giving the world characters like the cast of Baldur's Gate 3, Isabella from Dragon Age, Liara from Mass Effect, Bloodrayne, Shantae, Patricia Wagon from Mighty Switch Force... like, Karlach had people howling in feral thirst. Still does, even. I do agree that games in America value realism to a fault, but the idea that this means games don't make attractive characters anymore feels like one big grift. I'm remembering Ryoko Kukui's big page of elves from American RPGs where she is breathlessly swooning over how Shadowheart calls her "you" or apologizing to some Dragon Age elf for making them commit cannibalism so much, or the likes of Toshiro Chiba or Butcha-U being thirsty for American superheroes like She-Hulk or Power Girl.

This is a very touchy subject (I'm asking for folks to please not set my comments on fire), but I feel like I'm being had. An American studio didn't make Stellar Blade, but an American studio did give the world Alexstrasza. I don't think we can claim there aren't charming characters in American games in the wake of Cortana's continued fame.

I just call it what it is: stupidity. By the time Eiyuden was on Kickstarter the Switch was in one of its best years ever, so not aiming for it makes no sense. Even if they were predicting that the successor would be out by 2023 (which looks funnier and funnier as a prediction as time goes on) there would be too many Switches to ignore. And even then, considering how buggy the other versions are it doesn't seem to be a power issue so much as a competency issue (especially when they were using Unity)