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Surge Concerto To Have Paid Monthly Download Chapters

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Hop2089	Post #1 Posted 07 February 2012 - 04:20 PM
Cute>Hot Group: Members Posts: 3,298 Member No.: 115,343 Joined: 31-January 08	Quote I'm not totally sure if this is a legit source, but a retailer is claiming that Gust's original PlayStation Vita title Surge Concerto is being designed with paid monthly downloads in mind. Buy the game's main release (which will be offered in package and download form), and you'll get just the first chapter. Additional chapters will be distributed monthly, priced ¥500 each. This may not be as bad as it sounds, as the first chapter is said to offer over one month play time. The retailer is not sure about the length of the subsequent chapters. Gust apparently intends to build up the game in this fashion for over one year. There are also apparently some plans for a possible PlayStation 3 version, and for the two versions to link up. This information was apparently distributed to retailers by Gust. We'll hopefully get some form of confirmation with this week's Dengeki or Famitsu. Surge Concerto is a simulation game where you interact with Ion, a girl who's lost her memory. She exists in a world on the other side of your PlayStation Vita screen. A retail leak from Amazon last week revealed that Ion exists in her own twenty-four hour time cycle. Depending on when you access the game, you'll see her eating, sleeping, or taking a bath. She may not respond to you when you call out to her. However, as your relationship deepens, Ion will come to match your lifestyle rhythm. Outside of the downloadable chapters, it seems that Gust is leaving open the possibility of download items. The game's first print run will include a serial code for downloading customize clothing and accessories for Ion. Source http://andriasang.co...certo_paid_dlc/ This is bad and it will only get worse, that makes 3 Vita games that are incomplete (Ridge Racer and Samurai and Dragons are the other two), a month of gameplay is no excuse, when you make a game, make it complete in the cart or digital download, none of this stuff. No game is safe from this unethical and greedy practice anymore. Your favorite game will be next and it's not a question of how it will be implemented but when.
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chrisrlink	Post #2 Posted 07 February 2012 - 04:41 PM
GBAtemp Fan Group: Members Posts: 494 Member No.: 195,371 Joined: 27-August 09 Location: near Norfolk	my god no way in hell im getting a vita now Sony sorry to say but.....
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Maikel Steneker	Post #3 Posted 07 February 2012 - 04:47 PM
M3 Fanboy Group: Members Posts: 3,351 Member No.: 80,319 Joined: 16-May 07	chrisrlink, on 07 February 2012 - 04:41 PM, said: my god no way in hell im getting a vita now Sony sorry to say but..... What has Sony got to do with this? I'm actually not completely against this, as long as I know from the beginning what I'm paying. Telltale games release in parts too, and you can just download a new episode every month. In that case, you pay up front though.
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Paarish	Post #4 Posted 07 February 2012 - 04:50 PM
The Nublet (Dubbed by ZC) Group: Members Posts: 1,472 Member No.: 195,249 Joined: 26-August 09 Location: Katz Village	What's the retail price of this game?
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Hop2089	Post #5 Posted 07 February 2012 - 04:57 PM
Cute>Hot Group: Members Posts: 3,298 Member No.: 115,343 Joined: 31-January 08	Paarish, on 07 February 2012 - 04:50 PM, said: What's the retail price of this game? Hasn't been anounced yet, but chances are it's 3980 yen ($52), the other two are also 3980 yen for the carts (However Samurai and Dragons is free via Digital Download and avaliable one month earlier than retail).
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Ultymoo	Post #6 Posted 07 February 2012 - 05:25 PM
GBAtemp Regular Group: Members Posts: 103 Member No.: 204,527 Joined: 13-September 09	I do not like this one bit. Just because it claims to offer a month of gameplay time does not mean that chunk will deliver. In fact, that may be an estimate for the people who only play their Vita a few hours per day. How about people who can happily plow through the average game with a free Saturday/Weekend?
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Hop2089	Post #7 Posted 07 February 2012 - 05:38 PM
Cute>Hot Group: Members Posts: 3,298 Member No.: 115,343 Joined: 31-January 08	Ultymoo, on 07 February 2012 - 05:25 PM, said: I do not like this one bit. Just because it claims to offer a month of gameplay time does not mean that chunk will deliver. In fact, that may be an estimate for the people who only play their Vita a few hours per day. How about people who can happily plow through the average game with a free Saturday/Weekend? I doubt they'll be able to complete this in less than a month unless they are an expert visual novel player and even then they'll have their hands full because it sems to be a very complex game, but you have a valid point when it comes to future games, as not all games will have this magnetude of gameplay.
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Ultymoo	Post #8 Posted 07 February 2012 - 07:54 PM
GBAtemp Regular Group: Members Posts: 103 Member No.: 204,527 Joined: 13-September 09	Hop2089, on 07 February 2012 - 05:38 PM, said: I doubt they'll be able to complete this in less than a month unless they are an expert visual novel player and even then they'll have their hands full because it sems to be a very complex game, but you have a valid point when it comes to future games, as not all games will have this magnetude of gameplay. That is a good point to consider as well. It just tends to feel like game companies are trying to milk every cent they can from consumers while delivering half-done games or pure crap.
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TehSkull	Post #9 Posted 07 February 2012 - 08:42 PM
Indecisive about avatars Group: Members Posts: 2,185 Member No.: 231,664 Joined: 30-November 09 Location: Louisiana	So, $50 for a full game's worth of content, and ~$6 for (what could possibly be another full game's worth of) DLC every month. All things considered, I'd be very okay with that. I'd be much more okay with waiting for the GotY edition, like I do most games that I know will have lots of DLC.
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Foxi4	Post #10 Posted 07 February 2012 - 08:43 PM
GBAtemp Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,389 Member No.: 203,855 Joined: 13-September 09	Half Life 2: Episode 3 Mode.
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Hop2089	Post #11 Posted 07 February 2012 - 10:56 PM
Cute>Hot Group: Members Posts: 3,298 Member No.: 115,343 Joined: 31-January 08	TehSkull, on 07 February 2012 - 08:42 PM, said: So, $50 for a full game's worth of content, and ~$6 for (what could possibly be another full game's worth of) DLC every month. All things considered, I'd be very okay with that. I'd be much more okay with waiting for the GotY edition, like I do most games that I know will have lots of DLC. I doubt the localized version will have everything in it on the cart or DD, it'll be the same most likely that's if it ever gets localized as it's more of an adventure game.
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Valwin	Post #12 Posted 07 February 2012 - 11:01 PM
O GOD MAH DRILLS Group: Banned! Posts: 1,575 Member No.: 278,824 Joined: 11-May 11 Location: Puertorico	damn what will alll this bad vita news
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xist	Post #13 Posted 07 February 2012 - 11:04 PM
Little Ray of Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 4,632 Member No.: 130,714 Joined: 14-July 08	It's a Gust game...can't say that many people will be that bothered once it gets reviewed. Atelier Iris and Ar Tonelico were "ok" but Gust aren't exactly the bleeding edge of great game design. I'm guessing this will do more damage to Gust's fortunes than the Vita's.
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Hop2089	Post #14 Posted 07 February 2012 - 11:07 PM
Cute>Hot Group: Members Posts: 3,298 Member No.: 115,343 Joined: 31-January 08	Valwin, on 07 February 2012 - 11:01 PM, said: damn what will alll this bad vita news Sony is failing + developers are getting too greedy and are marketing half done games to the public and forcing us to pay to beat the game.
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Issac	Post #15 Posted 07 February 2012 - 11:14 PM
Over the Distance ♥ Group: Members Posts: 2,934 Member No.: 22,068 Joined: 10-April 04 Location: Sweden	This won't affect my oppinion on buying the Vita or not... not at all! However, this does indeed suck hard!
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