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428: Shibuya Scramble |OT| Today Was A Good Day

cj_iwakura

cj_iwakura

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Oct 25, 2017
10,195
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  • Developer/Publisher - Spike Chunsoft
  • Platform(s) - PS4, PC
  • Release Date: September 4 (US / EU [Steam] ) / September 21 (EU [PS4] )
  • Genre: Adventure / Visual Novel
  • Director: Jiro Ishii
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A kidnapping on the mean streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume.

This is a story of the Shibuya Scramble, and a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.

Can they--or the city itself--make it through the day?

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Alienhated

Alienhated

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Oct 25, 2017
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I don't know... like, it looks really interesting but yeah, all this live action stuff looks super cheesy!
 
darkside

darkside

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Oct 26, 2017
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Honestly way more excited for this than spiderman and dragon quest. The demo was rad
 
FriendlyNPC

FriendlyNPC

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Oct 27, 2017
1,601
Wait what, for some reason I thought this was coming out Q1 2019. Any limited edition I need to preorder D:?
 
Gene

Gene

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Oct 25, 2017
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Just started this, I'm in 11:00, really enjoying it so far!
Hoping that all of the bananas aren't actually relevant to the story and it's just a visual gag they thought was funny.
 

ashen

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Oct 27, 2017
50
Although the date given for EU is September 21st, the date displayed on Steam is September 4th - presumably it's just the EU PS4 version on the 21st.
 
Hieroph

Hieroph

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Oct 28, 2017
8,995
Guess I gotta buy this when I'm done with Dragon Quest 11, Valkyria Chronicles 4 and Mega Man 11. This year is just batshit insane.
 
ara

ara

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Oct 26, 2017
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I'm still a bit unclear as to what sort of a story this is. Like is it mostly a comedy or is it a twisty, convoluted story with a wacky tone or is it actually a serious drama with the occasional lighthearted moment?
 
RecRoulette

RecRoulette

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Oct 25, 2017
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Won't be able to pick this up until Friday, but goddamn I'm so ready for this.
 
Sumio Mondo

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Oct 25, 2017
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Sucks in a way that I'll be in Canada on holiday/vacation when this arrives but will devour it when I get back in October. Looking forward to it anyway, always was one of those few visual novels that appeals to me.
 
ara

ara

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Oct 26, 2017
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cj_iwakura said:
What starts out as a light-hearted action/adventure gradually gets dead serious.
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Gotcha, sounds interesting. Most of my gaming time this month will probably be spent with DQ XI and the XB2 dlc, but I'll stay subscribed to this thread, read y'all impressions. Definitely curious!
 
ramoisdead

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Oct 25, 2017
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Forget Spider-Man, I really hyped to finally play this game in English this week. I hope at the very least it was worth the risk for Spike to localize this.
 
Saphirax

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Oct 25, 2017
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Have to wait until the end of September to get this, but the demo was brilliant so I'm eager to give it a go!
 
Zen Hero

Zen Hero

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Oct 25, 2017
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I have no idea what this game is about, really. But based on some recommendations from people I've been heavily anticipating it. Can't wait to play it soon.
 
StereoVSN

StereoVSN

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Nov 1, 2017
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I liked the demo more then I thought I would. The hopping between "timelines" was well done and characters were great.

Game is definitely on the wishlist but right now between backlog, DQXI, Spider-Man and NBA game(s) plus AC Odyssey, it's going to be a while till I get to it. Too many good games :(.
 
Knurek

Knurek

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Oct 26, 2017
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I was very excited for the game, but then I read it being compared to Time Travelers, and now I'm not that excited.
(Or is that another case of Level 5 taking a great idea and churning out a disappointing take on that?)
 
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cj_iwakura

cj_iwakura

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
10,195
Coral Springs, FL
Knurek said:
I was very excited for the game, but then I read it being compared to Time Travelers, and now I'm not that excited.
(Or is that another case of Level 5 taking a great idea and churning out a disappointing take on that?)
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That had disappointing reviews, this doesn't. And this has an all-star localization team behind it(Alexander O Smith's crew).
 
Matcha

Matcha

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Oct 29, 2017
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Knurek said:
I was very excited for the game, but then I read it being compared to Time Travelers, and now I'm not that excited.
(Or is that another case of Level 5 taking a great idea and churning out a disappointing take on that?)
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As someone who played Time Travelers before 428, 428 is way, way better.
 
Capra

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Oct 25, 2017
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I actually only just now played the demo... Welp, I'm sold. Dunno if I'll pick it up this week but I loved what I played.

The occasional Twin Peaks references make me very interested to see how the plot plays out.
 
Gene

Gene

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Oct 25, 2017
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This game feels weirdly high budget - I'm used to other VNs using the same backgrounds and portraits over and over, but almost every scene in 428 has unique props and sets, along with image effects and animations that don't seem to get reused.
The story is also so well constructed. I feel like I'm playing Ghost Trick for the first time again.
 
ara

ara

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Oct 26, 2017
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Gene said:
This game feels weirdly high budget - I'm used to other VNs using the same backgrounds and portraits over and over, but almost every scene in 428 has unique props and sets, along with image effects and animations that don't seem to get reused.
The story is also so well constructed. I feel like I'm playing Ghost Trick for the first time again.
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Ghost Trick, eh.. High praise
 
Saphirax

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Gene said:
This game feels weirdly high budget - I'm used to other VNs using the same backgrounds and portraits over and over, but almost every scene in 428 has unique props and sets, along with image effects and animations that don't seem to get reused.
The story is also so well constructed. I feel like I'm playing Ghost Trick for the first time again.
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It's not really a VN. It's more of a sound novel.
 
Gene

Gene

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ara said:
Ghost Trick, eh.. High praise
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I mean this in the sense that the reveals are really well paced. You aren't just building up to a big surprise at the end, you're getting new information all the time. Some of that information is relevant to characters other than the one you're following, which makes each character's story tie together with the others really nicely. The story is so well told that I'm less worried about where it's going as opposed to how it unfolds as it gets there.
 

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Oct 25, 2017
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If anyone remotely has an interest in this game, download the PS4 demo. It's about an hour long and your progress transfers over to the final game.

Amazing game, really excited to play it on Tuesday.
 
Lylo

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Oct 25, 2017
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In case some people are not aware, this game was released on Wii 10 years ago and got a 40/40 from Famitsu.
 
Fancolours

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm very interested in finally getting to play this, but I'm not sure if I will have the time. How long does it take to beat it on average?
 
AHA-Lambda

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Oct 25, 2017
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Really interested in this, but sadly it'll simply need to wait amongst the glut of other September releases =/
 
tiebreaker

tiebreaker

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Oct 25, 2017
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Wish it isn't delayed in Europe!!!

I know September is jam packed, but seriously, no review?
 
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