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NEWS: JAST USA Adds Girlish Grimoire Littlewitch Romanesque to Steam Greenlight




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configspace



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 10:04 pm Reply with quote
The Jast links are broken btw. The adult version is: http://www.jlist.com/product/jast006
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This is the "Editio Perfecta" (perfect edition) of the game, which includes all additional game scenarios from the game's fandisc plus one all-new game route created for this edition.


and the all-ages version is presumably (? or at least the SFW landing page): http://www.jastusa.com/catalog/product/view/id/351
From their Steam greenlight page:
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This is the Editio Acturi edition. All explicit adult content has been removed.


Also: https://twitter.com/jastusa/status/545472900480774144
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If we are successful in getting Littlewitch all ages on Steam, everyone who bought the 18+ will get a free Steam key.


Interesting, it's the opposite of what Sekai Project is doing
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:59 pm Reply with quote
While I don't know why anyone would be interested in the all ages version if it's lets them get more sales and lets a bigger market maybe get interested in VNs. It's a very good thing.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:49 am Reply with quote
configspace wrote:
The Jast links are broken btw. The adult version is: http://www.jlist.com/product/jast006
Quote:
This is the "Editio Perfecta" (perfect edition) of the game, which includes all additional game scenarios from the game's fandisc plus one all-new game route created for this edition.


and the all-ages version is presumably (? or at least the SFW landing page): http://www.jastusa.com/catalog/product/view/id/351
From their Steam greenlight page:
Quote:
This is the Editio Acturi edition. All explicit adult content has been removed.


Also: https://twitter.com/jastusa/status/545472900480774144
Quote:
If we are successful in getting Littlewitch all ages on Steam, everyone who bought the 18+ will get a free Steam key.


Interesting, it's the opposite of what Sekai Project is doing


Both companies are coming from different positions really, whereas JAST entered the 18+ market as their primary bread-and-butter since their inception a long time ago now, Sekai Project is more working around the "Steam" and thus "All Ages" model of distribution that companies like Hirameki International had originally tried to be a part of (except without doing all the DVD/BD-Game aspect that Japan still continues to partake in). It really is interesting to see that there are different, valid ways to tackle a market like this.

It's off-topic, but it's also interesting to see all of the lessons that Sekai Project (may have unintentionally?) learned from how Hirameki ran their business.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:11 am Reply with quote
configspace wrote:
Also: https://twitter.com/jastusa/status/545472900480774144
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If we are successful in getting Littlewitch all ages on Steam, everyone who bought the 18+ will get a free Steam key.


Interesting, it's the opposite of what Sekai Project is doing

MangaGamer was doing it already for some time though.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:42 am Reply with quote
Escaflowne2001 wrote:
While I don't know why anyone would be interested in the all ages version if it's lets them get more sales and lets a bigger market maybe get interested in VNs. It's a very good thing.
I see it as more in the interests of Steam itself wanting to maintain an image of being a family-friendly provider of entertainment. Even for some adults, Steam may be many gamers' only gateway to even discovering this game.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:02 am Reply with quote
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I see it as more in the interests of Steam itself wanting to maintain an image of being a family-friendly provider of entertainment. Even for some adults, Steam may be many gamers' only gateway to even discovering this game.


Steam is mainstream business, so they don't want no controversy that could result on them being shunned in establishments.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:07 am Reply with quote
I do find it interesting that a company might market a dating sim as more family-friendly when a parent might found out it was a porno game.
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