Famichip Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 $475,254 with 4,347 backers, the KS finally ends. Now time to start waiting for that 18+ version info... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Over $100 per backer. Impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 They better not let down all those backers. I can imagine the riot that's going to happen once they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanahtlig Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Kickstarter never disapproved of having 18+ Grisaia be a part of the campaign. They've allowed other eroge to be kickstarted, even stuff with no all-ages versions. I don't know how you can say it's more KS's fault than Frontwing's. Kickstarter wouldn't even let Sekai Project have nude dakimakura as an addon, if I recall correctly. Grisaia 18+ version has hardcore pornography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Kickstarter wouldn't even let Sekai Project have nude dakimakura as an addon, if I recall correctly. Grisaia 18+ version has hardcore pornography. Yeah...that's mostly why everyone was so pissed about it. I've seen 18+ stuff get funded there; granted, it doesn't happen every day, but it seems like it mostly goes under the radar. Several other VN projects had nude dakimakura addons as well, and even showed them directly on Kickstarter, yet they too slipped under the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidShu Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Well I ended up not backing as money will be tight for some time. I really wanted the Michiru wallscroll but oh well. I will just buy them when I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roanstalker Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Anyone know if the OST will be sold separately later on? Didn't have the funds to go any higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzu Fanatic Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Anyone know if the OST will be sold separately later on? Didn't have the funds to go any higher. They might add it to the backerkits as an option, otherwise might luck out and see it as a Steam purchase way down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erogamer Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Well, when they release the 18 + physical copies, I am buying them for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosebleed Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm afraid of Denpasoft only selling physical copies like they did with Nekopara. It would really suck for me, I don't want to pay absurd shipping fees.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzu Fanatic Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'm afraid of Denpasoft only selling physical copies like they did with Nekopara. It would really suck for me, I don't want to pay absurd shipping fees.. Oh no... :X i wasen't aware of that. That's pretty cringe worthy... Maybe I should have backed the physical copy with the "extra slip" in the collectors box... Dont want to, but I may have to rely on yarharfiddledeedee if it's physical only. (where I live, import and exports are "very" strict when it comes to adult content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decay Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 With Nekopara, it's an issue of Neko Works wanting to get all of the money from 18+ digital sales. Buying it from their site will still get you a version with an english translation. This won't be an issue with Grisaia and I see no reason why they won't offer a digital edition of the 18+ version. Suzu Fanatic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjm152 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Yeah...that's mostly why everyone was so pissed about it. I've seen 18+ stuff get funded there; granted, it doesn't happen every day, but it seems like it mostly goes under the radar. Several other VN projects had nude dakimakura addons as well, and even showed them directly on Kickstarter, yet they too slipped under the radar. In all seriousness, there has been a heightened sensitivity over this in the last couple of months because of two major reasons. Firstly, people falsely associate VN's with Video Games and secondly, there has been a renewed moral panic against video games on the internet spearheaded by a few notable individuals like Anita Sarkeesian. The gist of it is that the medium is evil and misogynistic and they are rallying against any sort of depiction of women that could be construed as "sexist" - which seems to include pretty much anything of a sexual nature (I live in Australia and they had an internet petition that got GTA V pulled from the shelves of 2 major retailers here) It's like everyone is on hyper vigilance alert because they are afraid of either having a petition launched at them, or being flamed on social media or having the press run stories about their services and damage their reputation. It's a weird form of internet slacktivism by the type of people who spend all day on Tumblr bitching about who has the least privilege and talking about how something on Twitter "triggered" them and gave then PTSD. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty old - almost 40, so I clearly remember when guys like Jack Thompson were going around complaining that rap music and video games caused violence. Now it seems we have people from the other side of the aisle going around saying that video games cause rape culture and sexism. Unfortunately people classify VN's as "video games" in their ignorance, so they are probably an easy target because of their usually adult nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzu Fanatic Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 In all seriousness, there has been a heightened sensitivity over this in the last couple of months because of two major reasons. Firstly, people falsely associate VN's with Video Games and secondly, there has been a renewed moral panic against video games on the internet spearheaded by a few notable individuals like Anita Sarkeesian. The gist of it is that the medium is evil and misogynistic and they are rallying against any sort of depiction of women that could be construed as "sexist" - which seems to include pretty much anything of a sexual nature (I live in Australia and they had an internet petition that got GTA V pulled from the shelves of 2 major retailers here) It's like everyone is on hyper vigilance alert because they are afraid of either having a petition launched at them, or being flamed on social media or having the press run stories about their services and damage their reputation. It's a weird form of internet slacktivism by the type of people who spend all day on Tumblr bitching about who has the least privilege and talking about how something on Twitter "triggered" them and gave then PTSD. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty old - almost 40, so I clearly remember when guys like Jack Thompson were going around complaining that rap music and video games caused violence. Now it seems we have people from the other side of the aisle going around saying that video games cause rape culture and sexism. Unfortunately people classify VN's as "video games" in their ignorance, so they are probably an easy target because of their usually adult nature. That's a pandoras box i've been carefully eyeing, hoping that the lid doesnt pop off. TIme will tell; esp. with the steady growth of VNs on Steam. Some people say VNs are niche enough it won't get noticed...I'm not so sure... It's hard to "not" notice it when big breasts are in your face right on Steams store front page as a new "popular" title (Sakura series, etc). As for Kickstarter and what they allow/don't allow, I dont think the above applies though, I suspect they just have 100 monkeys with keyboards working in a shed, and depending on the random keymashing - they approve/deny certain things in a project. I can list afew projects still ongoing that have racy posters and dakimakuras etc posted without hinderance.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Some people say VNs are niche enough it won't get noticed...I'm not so sure... It's hard to "not" notice it when big breasts are in your face right on Steams store front page as a new "popular" title (Sakura series, etc). This. Not to mention the fact that they're mostly cute girls, and your goal is to go flirt with them. Not that I have a problem with it. I think the thing here is that people should just learn to deal with it. Just like how there are different genres of games that different types of people enjoy, visual novels are things that other people enjoy as well. It makes no sense to protest about something you don't like when you're still getting what you actually like. It's like you're attacking it for no reason. It's just silly to go and make a movement to hurt a certain merchandise when it's not doing anything to you. I don't think zombies would protest to a game where you keep on killing them. Maybe because their brains are already rotten... I'd also prefer it if they did not loosely associate video games, or games in general, to different crimes happening in our society mainly because they feature some kind of 'violent' gameplay or whatnot. It's not a general thing. People are different. jjm152, Suzu Fanatic and BookwormOtaku 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I'm disappointed that there wasn't an announcement before the end of the kickstarter. Denpa had a tweet stating that there would be something before the end of the kickstarter. Makes me lose faith in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erogamer Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 It is a shame that countries want to take freedom of expression and enterprise away from businesses just because the media offends some group. There is a rating system for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjm152 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 It is a shame that countries want to take freedom of expression and enterprise away from businesses just because the media offends some group. There is a rating system for a reason. Suzu Fanatic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambda Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 -Snip I'm really just trying to get your attention here- Hey! This talk is reminding me of the 7th of Clephas' thread on the Rules of Forums! ...This is only marginally related to Grisaia anyway. Rather than getting into an argument because we appear to be on different sides of this issue, can you please possibly make a separate topic that I can safely ignore? Thanks. On a Grisaia-related note, I'm super excited it got funded~ Looking forward to receiving the games... when they finish translating/editing them... which will probably take a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Oh my. That snip. I guess I'll just buy it when it's out on Steam. But I'm not going to play that version. I don't go all-ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarah Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Hey! This talk is reminding me of the 7th of Clephas' thread on the Rules of Forums! ...This is only marginally related to Grisaia anyway. Rather than getting into an argument because we appear to be on different sides of this issue, can you please possibly make a separate topic that I can safely ignore? Thanks. On a Grisaia-related note, I'm super excited it got funded~ Looking forward to receiving the games... when they finish translating/editing them... which will probably take a while... Yes, it will take a while. http://ask.fm/koestl/answer/121488159541 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famichip Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Sekai earlier just posted the first weekly update for the Grisaia trilogy. No news on that 18+ version yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambda Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Yes, it will take a while. http://ask.fm/koestl/answer/121488159541 Ahhh... At least it sounds like I'll be able to play the entirety of Kajitsu while I wait, if they're planning on shipping them as they're completed.... Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbro Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I'm just glad that they finally got their PSN publisher status. Now I just wonder if there will be any chance of us receiving physical copies of the Vita versions of the VNs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzu Fanatic Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I'm just glad that they finally got their PSN publisher status. Now I just wonder if there will be any chance of us receiving physical copies of the Vita versions of the VNs. It would be really interesting to see if they could push for a surprise ps3/ps4 port if they put it out on the psn store. (than again, persona 4 golden is on the psn but "only" for vita, so just because it's on a central network doesn't mean it will be all-platforms, sadly) Which raises a question, I wonder why they restrict games to certain platforms when it can cross with minimal effort? *shrugs* Wakarimasen lol ┓(ﾟヘﾟ ┏ -Insem, Summer '14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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