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Post by narugami on Apr 13, 2011 3:38:07 GMT -5
how is it posible to order it on amazon.cn? we can preorder it right now but i think they don't ship international. Your best bet is probably to find a proxy service that will buy it off Amazon and ship it to you. |
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Post by yangxu on Jun 7, 2011 10:14:34 GMT -5
Just so people know, the Chinese version, at least the mainland version, will use a disgusting DRM as an anti-piracy measure. Basically you'll need to be connected to the internet 24/7 if you wanna play the game. It'll constantly contact the server to authenticate the game. Theoretically, it's not a problem, since I've played a few games that use this technology, but it's still a chore and a pain in the butt. The Taiwan version might be slightly lenient, but you won't know if they decide to add StarForce to the game (like they did for FC and Felghana), which is also a nasty DRM.
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Post by Kimimi on Jun 7, 2011 11:39:40 GMT -5
I'm sure someone will have come out with a helpful patch by the time it hits my doormat  |
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Post by yangxu on Jun 7, 2011 14:50:18 GMT -5
I'm sure someone will have come out with a helpful patch by the time it hits my doormat True. It's known that official patches were released a few years after the game went gold which removed the DRM. |
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Post by yotaka on Jun 7, 2011 22:57:24 GMT -5
I give it three weeks tops before someone figures out how to either strip the DRM out completely or trick it into thinking it's talking to the authentication program even when it's not connected to the internet.
Now to figure out how I'm going to get a copy of the game...
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Post by Kimimi on Jun 9, 2011 22:54:52 GMT -5
I'm certain Yesasia will be stocking the Taiwanese version, and I'd be surprised if Play-Asia don't as well.
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Post by Nalacakes on Jun 10, 2011 8:13:44 GMT -5
I've been keeping a beady eye on YesAsia for weeks now myself. :'D
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Post by Kimimi on Jun 18, 2011 12:02:02 GMT -5
Official (mainland) website! link! |
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Post by Red Hairdo on Jul 1, 2011 13:50:20 GMT -5
I need Ys SEVEN's release date... @_@
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Post by Aveyn Knight on Jul 19, 2011 10:47:49 GMT -5
For anyone who's interested, the Traditional Chinese version can be preordered from YesAsia. Just search "Falcom" and you should see it. The regular edition is going for 32 USD, while the limited edition is a pricier 77 USD.
The limited edition appears to be similar to the mainland Chinese one. It contains:
The game DVD
Instruction manual
One A2 poster
6 disc game soundtrack
Guidebook
Illustrations book
54 playing cards (based off the in-game casino)
One figurine of Ellie or Tio (I don't think they're the same as the Ao no Kiseki ones, there are some photos of them, as well as the Lloyd and Randy figurines, somewhere)
One eco-friendly bag
Presumably the regular edition only has the first 2 items.
EDIT
Oh yeah, the expected release date is 31st August. I think the mainland Chinese version is coming out on 28th August.
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Post by Kimimi on Jul 19, 2011 11:41:39 GMT -5
I'm tempted by the figurine and the bag, but not so much by the price!  At least it's available for preorder now - here's hoping Ys Seven comes along soon too! |
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Post by Mutagene on Jul 19, 2011 19:29:04 GMT -5
$77 for all that is really cheap! I might have to see about grabbing it sometime.
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Post by yotaka on Jul 19, 2011 22:56:25 GMT -5
Yeah, for that price (less than we're paying for Ao + Drama CD + 2 Nenpuchis) and all those goodies I'd consider picking it up. I'm getting the game anyways and even if the guidebook is a wash (since I've already got the Japanese one) the artbook, poster and playing cards are a pretty good incentive to splurge.
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Post by Aveyn Knight on Jul 20, 2011 7:38:45 GMT -5
BTW, here are some photos of the Chinese version figurines. Not sure if they're the finished versions or not. I'm kind of amused about how the Tio figurine looks very similar to the Ao no Kiseki one. As for the playing cards, I haven't seen photos of them, but I have seen some preliminary designs of them here. I think they should look great if done right. Kind of related, mainland China has a new special edition that contains a KeA figurine. I bet Chinese fans are going crazy now. Before this, there were already four special editions with a figurine each, which seems to have caused a lot of headaches. Similarly, the Taiwanese special edition with 1 of 4 figurines sold out before its official announcement... Oh yeah, I sent an e-mail to YesAsia asking if we could choose the figurine. They said they can't give an answer yet or along those lines. |
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Post by Kimimi on Jul 20, 2011 9:08:30 GMT -5
Do you have a link to this new mainland China special edition? I only had a quick look on Amazon but they still just had the regular edition and the LE that they've had up for a while  |
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Post by Aveyn Knight on Jul 20, 2011 9:51:20 GMT -5
Sure, it should be here. There's going to be a limited run of 5000, but only 2000 of those will have KeA. Ahh... I kind of want KeA, but I'm happy I managed to snag any figurine at all. |
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Post by Kimimi on Jul 20, 2011 10:10:44 GMT -5
You're an angel and a saint! Thank you ^^~
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Post by Kimimi on Jul 20, 2011 23:08:45 GMT -5
Hmmm, I kinda torn between the two - the normal special edition has way more stuff I'll actually use, but the special special edition (err...) looks lovely!
I'm leaning towards the wooden box special edition just because the other one's more likely to be around for me to pick up later, but then that basically doubles the money I spend just to get all the fancy bits and pieces... :S
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Post by Aveyn Knight on Jul 21, 2011 9:36:40 GMT -5
It does sound like a tough decision.
I can't really comment about the wooden box since there isn't a really clear image of it right now. Being a coin collector of sorts, I'm interested in the coins, not so much about the postcards (these are always nice to have, but not deciding factors) and same with the keyrings.
I would like the set for the rarity and the KeA figurine though : P
Anyway, that's before considering the regular special edition... yikes. Fortunately(?) for me, I'll just grab whatever YesAsia (and maybe other international sites like PlayAsia) throw at me, so easy decisions ^^;;;
Also, I just realised, the "6 disk soundtrack" in YesAsia's listing might be referring to the Mini Soundtracks. Looking through the mainland Chinese special version, I noticed there are 6 Mini Soundtracks and I heard both Interwise (the Taiwanese publisher) and the mainland Chinese publisher apparently had licensing issues preventing them from including the full OST in their special versions.
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Post by Kimimi on Jul 30, 2011 8:02:37 GMT -5
It seems like every time I look a new and slightly different LE pops up -_-;
I've seen four different Nendoroids, all bundled individually with different LEs; a lighter, some list the six mini CD OSTs and some list the full official OST as included; at least two different eco bags, two different clear files - oh and don't forget that wooden box version too! *head explodes*
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