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PS Vita/3DS Kissy JRPG Exstetra Gets Its First Lovely Teaser Trailer

FuRyu’s Exstetra has piqued the interest of many, not only for its lovely anime-style graphics, but also for the peculiar theme based on kisses to unleash the powers of the main character’s companions and save the world.

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Arai3960d ago

I wonder why they don't slap a subtitle on these games, release them as DD and call it a day.

Instead of not releasing them at all in the west...such a waste because I like these types of games more than FPS/western stuff.

TongkatAli3960d ago

I bought Guilty Gear on the Vita and its just like you said. I don't need American voices just subtitles and i'm good.

TheGrimReaper00113959d ago

Does the vita have region locking?

Odoylerules0003959d ago

@TheGrimReaper0011:

No, I don't believe it does. I have friends with American bought vitas that have Japanese PSN accounts so they can play Phantasy Star Online 2.

Abriael3960d ago

I agree, that would make so many people happy and woyld be almost 100% net gain for the developer.

3-4-53960d ago

a PART of the reason Vita doesn't have games is that games like these stay in Japan.

This or any other could be the game that hooks people on Vita.

RPG's sell consoles/handhelds.....always been that way.

Arai3960d ago

Looks like there might be a way after all, I just saw this: https://twitter.com/shahidk...

Let your voices be heard JRPG fans...!

tarbis3960d ago

Japanese subs yes. English subs, rarely. Most small Japanese publishers and game developers are only looking at the their local market. Many Japanese also believe that only a few from the west care or don't care about Japanese games like thos.
And the Japanese are not really that good with the English language to translate the whole game. It's up to companies like Xseed, NIS and many others to bring this to us.

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Red_Devilz3960d ago

Can someone please make a Non-Japanese game for vita. Really tired of "J"RPGs (or for that matter ANY Japanese title for vita)

TongkatAli3960d ago

Hotline Miami is coming next week.

Abriael3960d ago

There are plenty western games for the vita.

We should be thankful that for once there's a platform showing some cultural diversity, as opposed to the westfests we see on most platforms nowadays.

NihonjinChick3960d ago

I don't know why you're complaining. You won't even see the majority of these JRPGs.

NihonjinChick3960d ago

I'll probably get this imported. The whole kissing thing reminds me of sekirei.

ONESHOTV23960d ago

i see its Red_Devilz that disliking people comments about just wanting English subs lol.......... any way im agreeing with the top comments i don't need English voice over in a Japanese game i just need it to come to the west with subs that all... like the YAKUZA series

Abriael3960d ago

Too bad Sega is too cheap to do even just subtitles for Yakuza 5 and Valkyria Chronicles 3... *sighs*

NihonjinChick3960d ago (Edited 3960d ago )

Yakuza 5 is an awesome game. It was the first one I played. I hope SEGA does release it in the west with subtitles for those who can't speak Japanese. Everybody should get a chance to play it.

ONESHOTV23960d ago

yeah man i don't know why they are taking so long to bring the game to north america or even Europe
i have play most of the yakuza games from 1 to 4 never got to play yakuza 2 though but i will one day and dead souls had a few jokes in the Goro Majima part of the story

Inception3960d ago

I already discussed this case with some N4G members and it's not as simple as "Sega too cheap / lazy to put jpn language and english subs on Y5 / VC3 and call it a day". There's too many factor that sega stop localizing Yakuza or VC:

1) Yakuza 4 & Dead Souls with Valkyria Chronicles 2 sold like crap.

2) Japanese dubs are expensive, especially with very popular seiyuu. So it's like buying a license if some company want to use this seiyuu voices outside of japan. You can read Xseed detailed explanation about japanese dubs on their games:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

KittyEmperor3960d ago

Will be importing this. I hate translating stuff though.

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A Giant Monster Underneath Akiba Is Waiting To Administer The Kiss Of Death In 'Exstetra'

Siliconera: In the next walkthrough video so far for Exstetra’s gameplay, we’re treated to a boss fight against the beast that dwells underneath Akihabara. The strange green… djinni? Thingy? Takes a good while to wear down, during which time we’re treated to how the kissing sections will work within the game.

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Go West Fifty-Eight: I Hate Everything

Edition 58 of a [sometimes] weekly column about Japanese game releases in... well, Japan. This week the focus is on Akiba's Trip 2 for the PS3/Vita, and a handful of other games.

Basically the column functions to highlight imports and give brief impressions/synopsis' for releases that are otherwise ignored by the rest of the media.

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New Exstetra Trailer is Full of Kisses, but Still Avoids Showing Guys Kissing Guys

The PS Vita/3DS JRPG Extetra has been released yesterday in Japan, and today developer FuRyu published a new trailer featuring the opening of the game and quite a lot of gameplay. It also features a lot of kisses, but the scenes including male-on-male kissing, that are indeed confirmed in the game, are again carefully avoided.

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Klonoa-dreamtraveler3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

check out the scared homophobes disagreeing with you lol

(edit) you got something to say then say it dont be scared and just disagree coward.

Tony-Red-Grave3819d ago

Most of the people who play these games tend to be men. So it's not tht their "homophobes" for not wanting to see something their not into >_>.

That aside it makes sense that they don't show guys kissing guys. Because if guys are your target audience and they want female ecchi why would you give them yaoi?

ritsuka6663819d ago

Around here in N4G, homophobes are the norm...which is sickening to me.

Darrius Cole3819d ago

I don't want to see it.

And for the people who would answer, "if you don't want to see, don't buy the game." That is exactly what the developer and publisher are afraid that people will do. That is why they deliberately left those scenes out of the trailer.

thehobbyist3819d ago

No it is simply the publisher. Because if the developer was worried it would hurt sales; It wouldn't be included at all.

Blastoise3819d ago

Weird kissing storyline aside, it actually doesn't look like a bad JRPG

phantomexe3819d ago

Being there are fewer gay men then stright men it makes sense not to show dudes kissing dudes which i wouldn't want to see to start with. I got the gay ending for dragons dogma because like alot of rpg players i do all side quest i can but some how without telling you it was a romance i did a quest i should of passed on and there it was 2 guys at the beach at the end. I deleted the save file and never picked up the game again.

Blastoise3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

You deleted a save file just because you got a gay ending?

Really?

I didn't even know Dragons Dogma had romance options

phantomexe3819d ago

yes it does man and it don't go into it much so watch what quest you do. I think i picked up the quest that lead to that when i returned to the start town later in the game to pick up the quest that apeared there. If a guy is standing at the final dragon fight at the end of the game....brace yourself. 2 dudes kiss before the credits and well. Just watch your quest.

forevercloud30003819d ago

I think the real issue here is that NOT showing the guys kissing is deceitful because it is GOING to be apart of every person's game.

If you think it won't fly with the straight main fanbase, don't put it in their period. But it is in there and those who think like you will pick it up and be shocked that they have to kiss guys.

I just think it should embrace what it is.If they want to make it how it is there is nothing wrong with that, just don't try to make it what it isn't.

I personally want this game to come stateside, without the marketing trickery.

Dan503819d ago

The US south will EAT this game up now. :P

Klonoa-dreamtraveler3819d ago

@Tony-Red-Grave i dont care if guys dont want to see it if they dont thats fine but to down Carheadbutt cause he would want to are just scared homophobes being douchebags about it.

sense when it was targeting only guys? im pretty sure girls play these games too. gaming is for everyone not for one targeted gender and for them to even have yaoi would show its not targeted to one sexual preference.

i dont have a problem with people not wanting to see it i have a problem with people that have to be ignorant about it.

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