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GoodOldGunman | Posted: Jan 2 2017, 04:43 AM |
IDW Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Member No.: 42,633 Joined: Dec 23rd 2013 Location: Update Profile | A new website relating to Shutokou Battle is live: http://www.sb-x.jp/ It even has a countdown timer for an announcement. 2 days to go guys! There is also an article at 4Gamer related to the game http://www.4gamer.net/games/367/G036746/20161227020/ The picture is of a red 2017 Nissan GT-R parked on the C1 loop with the Tokyo Tower in view. Hopefully if Shutokou Battle is revived, we might get it on PS4 and PC. Fingers crossed... This post has been edited by GoodOldGunman on Jan 2 2017, 04:44 AM |
Tessou | Posted: Jan 2 2017, 11:08 AM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | Nope, it'll be Import Tuner Challenge 2, only for Xbox One, and they'll maintain the currency bug because why not? |
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BOZZ | Posted: Jan 2 2017, 12:55 PM |
IDW Posts A Freaking LOT Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 28,412 Member No.: 1,414 Joined: Mar 9th 2004 Location: Update Profile | Man, it'd be nice if they do bring it over here, I haven't played much of it since they were on the PS2 and Dreamcast. |
MidnightViper88 | Posted: Jan 2 2017, 04:05 PM |
Ballistic heartbreak Group: Advanced Members Posts: 16,831 Member No.: 1,034 Joined: Nov 22nd 2003 Location: Richards Majestic, apartment 51 | Genki better be alive and actually doing something besides teasing. I hate it when dead devs bring back to life their social media impressions and yet have no game to show off. |
Phantom_R32 | Posted: Jan 2 2017, 04:51 PM |
Trust me, I'm a doctor. Group: Advanced Members Posts: 6,186 Member No.: 1,277 Joined: Feb 14th 2004 Location: Bay City, MI | If the visuals of the pic are anything to go by, it looks like it could be a smartphone game lol |
Tessou | Posted: Jan 2 2017, 05:06 PM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | Yeah it'll be either phone/portable, or a no frills budget title for current consoles, if that picture represents the product they're revealing. |
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GoodOldGunman | Posted: Jan 2 2017, 07:02 PM |
IDW Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Member No.: 42,633 Joined: Dec 23rd 2013 Location: Update Profile | But a countdown timer for a freaking mobile game seems too much, don't ya think? Genki was also seen in the list of devs supporting the PS4. It is a console game for sure! |
Phantom_R32 | Posted: Jan 2 2017, 08:38 PM |
Trust me, I'm a doctor. Group: Advanced Members Posts: 6,186 Member No.: 1,277 Joined: Feb 14th 2004 Location: Bay City, MI | Well, if it is a console game hopefully it makes it way west and sells for dirt cheap. I remember when the Kaido Battle games came to The US. They were like $19.99 brand new. [ Post made via Mobile Device ] |
Tessou | Posted: Jan 2 2017, 09:57 PM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | Buuuuuuudget title. Simple Series didn't not make money, after all. They could release it for $30 and it would be worth it they didn't fuck up the gameplay. |
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BOZZ | Posted: Jan 3 2017, 09:33 AM | ||||
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As much as I hate to admit it, that's probably going to be the case, especially in light of a recent update I read on this story on Gematsu:
Gematsu In the end it makes sense, if they're not exactly on the best financial standing, to develop a game for a mobile device which is far more cheaper to do than to develop a full-on console game. If it truly is a smartphone game, I do hope it's not a stupid free to play game (which it probably will end up being ), but a regular smartphone game that has a one time fee. This post has been edited by BOZZ on Jan 3 2017, 09:35 AM | ||||
GoodOldGunman | Posted: Jan 3 2017, 06:55 PM |
IDW Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Member No.: 42,633 Joined: Dec 23rd 2013 Location: Update Profile | But still, nobody has ever had a countdown timer for a mobile game |
BOZZ | Posted: Jan 3 2017, 07:08 PM | ||
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I think Square Enix does that ever so often, launching countdown timers for smartphone titles or ports. This post has been edited by BOZZ on Jan 3 2017, 07:08 PM | ||
Tessou | Posted: Jan 3 2017, 09:59 PM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | Get ready for Temple Run Except It's Cars, guys. No excitement in this house. |
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BOZZ | Posted: Jan 4 2017, 09:16 AM | ||||
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Sad, really sad that, that will probably be the case. I wish game developers would just release full new games at a reasonable price and ditch the free to play b.s. AND IT IS CONFIRMED... SHUTOKO BATTLE XTREME... for smartphones. DAMN IT! DAMN IT...
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Tessou | Posted: Jan 5 2017, 05:22 PM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | Ugh... VIP Coins. NO DEAL! |
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Phantom_R32 | Posted: Jan 5 2017, 05:58 PM |
Trust me, I'm a doctor. Group: Advanced Members Posts: 6,186 Member No.: 1,277 Joined: Feb 14th 2004 Location: Bay City, MI | I probably won't even bother trying it out. Not a fan of racing games on touch screens. Here's to hoping they make enough money off this game so they can make an actual TXR game for consoles. This post has been edited by Phantom_R32 on Jan 5 2017, 05:59 PM |
BOZZ | Posted: Jan 5 2017, 09:16 PM | ||
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That'd be great and I hope it happens. You have a good point about touch screen controls, to be honest I just grabbed Mega Man 1 for iOS and it's hard to play with the touch screen controls. I just wish there was an easy way to connect say a PS3 controller to an iPhone without jailbreaking the phone, that and I wish any of the old TXR games for PS2/XBOX360 were available on PSN or whatever the XBOX version of the PSN is called. This post has been edited by BOZZ on Jan 5 2017, 10:06 PM | ||
GoodOldGunman | Posted: Jan 6 2017, 06:16 AM |
IDW Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Member No.: 42,633 Joined: Dec 23rd 2013 Location: Update Profile | You can use an USB joystick on Android though. This whole F2P gig sucks, but it is still Shutokou I guess. And they got the cars to look like they are supposed to unlike Sega. 8 games and they still can't model the FD properly lol This post has been edited by GoodOldGunman on Jan 6 2017, 06:20 AM |
BOZZ | Posted: Jan 6 2017, 02:02 PM | ||
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Heh, I wish there was something like that for iPhones, but sadly they only support Bluetooth devices and even then it's limited to certain controllers (for example the Dualshock 3 controller uses Bluetooth, unless I am mistaken and doesn't work with the iPhone). Here's hoping Genki makes money off of this and they can develop a console game. At the end of the day F2P is great for companies since they can constantly earn money off of gamers rather than a single lump sum they get for a console game. It sucks that pretty much the only avenue of financial success for game development on smartphones, unless you are Square Enix and can get away with charging $15+ for a game, is pretty much F2P or bust; then again I am not sure what the best sort of model would be that would be satisfactory for both developers and gamers. Personally I am fond of some sort of a subscription service like this one app I use implemented after providing the app free for the first year with certain features locked (you could unlock them with a one-time purchase). The app ended up switching to providing the app for free with simple ads built-in and where if you subscribe to the app ($10 a year) you no longer get any ads and can get future features. This thing with Genki reminds me of Mistwalker, a studio founded by the Father of Final Fantasy Hironobu Sakaguchi, and how they stopped developing console titles over the past few years (mostly due to lack of a partner - initially Microsoft funded them and later Nintendo published some of their games) and have been developing smartphone games the last 3-4 years, much to the despair of JRPG fans. Initially they developed 2 super casual games for iOS - Blade Guardian (a tower defense game) and Party Wave (a surfing game), which cost maybe a dollar or two, but weren't wildly successful. Just over two years ago they launched a pretty decent F2P JRPG called Terra Battle, which is sort of card game-like, and since then they've announced they are developing a new console title, most likely thanks to the financial success of Terra Battle. This post has been edited by BOZZ on Jan 6 2017, 02:15 PM | ||
Tessou | Posted: Jan 6 2017, 10:15 PM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | "Racing ARPG" sounds exactly like the game I thought this would be. Count me out. |
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GoodOldGunman | Posted: Jan 7 2017, 05:46 AM | ||
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Hope so. Can't wait to see what a next gen SB would look like. Or Kaido Battle for that matter | ||
BOZZ | Posted: Jan 7 2017, 09:26 AM | ||
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I hope we don't have to wait long. | ||
MidnightViper88 | Posted: Jan 8 2017, 02:54 PM |
Ballistic heartbreak Group: Advanced Members Posts: 16,831 Member No.: 1,034 Joined: Nov 22nd 2003 Location: Richards Majestic, apartment 51 | It's a shame this is what the TXR franchise has (currently) devolved into. Ironic to how much I'm into pop culture and anime/manga/vidya, that it was actually TXR0 and the eclectic car culture I learned about afterwards that made me a Nipplelandophile. One of these days, I will drive Tokyo. |
GoodOldGunman | Posted: Jan 12 2017, 07:45 AM | ||
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Which car are you planning to drive? Send us some pics or vids if you make the trip. BTW, Genki added the Evo X, the Levorg, the new Civic Type R and the Copen Cero. The models and graphics are top notch for mobile standards. I'd say even comparable to WMMT 5DX. Comparing the BRZ/86 from the both games: I'll get this for my Shield Tablet to support them. This post has been edited by GoodOldGunman on Jan 12 2017, 07:50 AM | ||
BOZZ | Posted: Jan 12 2017, 08:36 AM |
IDW Posts A Freaking LOT Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 28,412 Member No.: 1,414 Joined: Mar 9th 2004 Location: Update Profile | Those models do look pretty nice. I doubt they'll localise it for outside of Japan, but I can't imagine it would be a lot of work to do it, since this type of game generally lacks dialogue completely. |
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