Persona 5: The Phantom X is a free-to-play mobile spin-off game announced by publisher Perfect World Games and developer Black Wings Game Studio.
No problem then because I was never going to play it anyway. 👌
But it does make me wonder what the workaround is for digital content region-locked or censored in localization.
With console games we bought imports
With anime and manga we usually just find fansubs and scanlations, but importing used to be common and often you still can. (just have to wait for the anime hardcopy release)
Of course we can sail the high seas to get digital games, but that is hindered with Steam/DRM or online requirements. Though I have successfully played Japan-only online games by using a VPN.
What about mobile games specifically? Are there groups distributing uncensored apks from the original region? Or applying fan translations? Can these even be played if they're online games? I believe it's totally impossible on iPhone.
What are our future (or current) prospects for acquiring foreign versions of digitally distributed and mobile games?
Making a few demons put on some pants is one thing. Getting to the aesthetics specific to P5, it appears that they also had to ditch the fluorescent brightly colored blood effects.
Check out Arai's awakening. Nevermind that they pretty much copied the circumstances of Ann's awakening (the character herself is straight up Ann and Ryuji mashed into one but with Chie's face because of course); when it gets to the actual Persona summoning, she grips her mask for all of two seconds before it just pops off. No struggle, can't do the blood. Just yoinks it off her face.
MC doesn't even have an unmasking, he reveals the Persona, THEN manifests the mask/Gurren Lagann sunglasses and puts it on (but still does a twirl and removes it in battle when casting magic). There could be an intentional reason for this, but my expectations aren't that high yet.
No problem then because I was never going to play it anyway. 👌
But it does make me wonder what the workaround is for digital content region-locked or censored in localization.
With console games we bought imports
With anime and manga we usually just find fansubs and scanlations, but importing used to be common and often you still can. (just have to wait for the anime hardcopy release)
Of course we can sail the high seas to get digital games, but that is hindered with Steam/DRM or online requirements. Though I have successfully played Japan-only online games by using a VPN.
What about mobile games specifically? Are there groups distributing uncensored apks from the original region? Or applying fan translations? Can these even be played if they're online games? I believe it's totally impossible on iPhone.
What are our future (or current) prospects for acquiring foreign versions of digitally distributed and mobile games?
Not surprised. Its being made in China.
I love being just like China.
Making a few demons put on some pants is one thing. Getting to the aesthetics specific to P5, it appears that they also had to ditch the fluorescent brightly colored blood effects.
Check out Arai's awakening. Nevermind that they pretty much copied the circumstances of Ann's awakening (the character herself is straight up Ann and Ryuji mashed into one but with Chie's face because of course); when it gets to the actual Persona summoning, she grips her mask for all of two seconds before it just pops off. No struggle, can't do the blood. Just yoinks it off her face.
MC doesn't even have an unmasking, he reveals the Persona, THEN manifests the mask/Gurren Lagann sunglasses and puts it on (but still does a twirl and removes it in battle when casting magic). There could be an intentional reason for this, but my expectations aren't that high yet.