Jorge S Fernandez: "Before social media became a global link to the various voices and cultures throughout the world, it was harder for gamers to learn about the hidden gems that remained exclusive to their respective countries of origin. Printed magazines of the 90's would often talk about Japanese exclusive classics and the (typically expensive) ways to import them. but it wasn't until the online rise of fan translations and forum endorsements that we started to really get a sense of all the potentially great titles that failed to cross over to the West."
Umihara Kawase's release seemed to be happening sooner than expected, with its return to Steam dated for January 28. Of course that was yesterday and tragically Umihara Kawase remained nowhere to be found.
Sayonara Umihara Kawase Plus has been removed from both Steam and the PlayStation Store in certain regions.
Sayonara UmiharaKawase+ is the third (and possibly final) entry in a long-running series that first debuted in 1994 on the Super Famicom.