It’s also worth mentioning that a new company called Otomate World recently launched a website, Facebook, and Twitter account. With new games coming out from Otomate nearly every other month, it’s noteworthy that these are the only two Japan-only PS Vita otome games listed on their site. If nothing else, however, it shows that Idea Factory International has some interest in informing English-speaking fans about their otome games, though they haven’t kept their site up to date with every single release.Looking at the game section of Idea Factory International’s website, it’s interesting to note that there are two listings for Japan-only PS Vita otome games, Hakuouki SSL ~sweet school life~ and AMNESIA World, both spinoff titles for their respective series. I contacted Idea Factory International regarding the inclusion of certain Japanese games on the site, but was told by Marketing Coordinator David Alonzo that it did not indicate an intent to localize said games. Hakuouki SSL ~sweet school life~ takes place in an alternate reality where all the characters are normal high school students. Idea Factory International has already published a number of games from one of its subsidiaries, Compile Heart, so it’s not a stretch to assume that it could just as conceivably work with its otome game subsidiary, Otomate, to bring one or more PS Vita games to an English-speaking audience. Of course, there’s also the argument that series such as Hyperdimension Neptunia already have an established audience in English, whereas many otome games do not, but Idea Factory International has already had relatively good success with a number of games in their Hakuouki otome game series on various platforms (most recently smartphones). To learn all about the localization, listen to episode 18 of Chic Pixel Plus featuring localization editor Ben Bateman!īut why haven’t they? Comments from publishers in the past have alluded to the immense amount of money and work that goes into localizing the book’s worth of text in the usual otome game, but dialogue-heavy RPGs such as Idea Factory International’s Hyperdimension Neptunia must be a similarly text-heavy affairs. Hakuouki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom for PSP. It’s been a little over a year since they first commenced operations on September 30th, 2013, and despite a wealth of otome games in the Otomate line at their disposal, they have yet to release, let alone announce, a single title. Happy 1st Birthday to Sweet & Spicy Otome Game Reviews! In our fourth Quarterly Review, we look back on the past 12 months to remember where we started, and compare it to where we are now…Īsmodeus is flirty, narcissistic, and completely confident in his ability to charm anyone.Idea Factory International is scheduled to have their first ever press event sometime next month, and I’m crossing everything that can be crossed in hopes that they announce an otome game localization for the PS Vita. Our 1st Birthday! | Sweet & Spicy Quarterly Review #4 | Jan – March 2022.He’s the kind of man whose larger-than-life presence fills the room, and those around him can’t help but fall prey to his effortless charisma… Leon Dompteur | Character Review | Ikémen Prince.
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