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“We released [Jake Hunter:] Memories of the Past, an update with an all new localization and an extra three stories included in the original Japanese version plus an extra three chibi stories. Again, it’s more of a test to see if that genre is viable. We thought we would give it another shot to see if people would pick up on it.” – Gail Salamanca, Director of Marketing
“If it catches on like how Phoenix Wright does then we’ll consider building up. We know Jake Hunter has a really long slew of games. They’re legacy is long, but we’re not sure if American’s are going to accept visual novels. Even Phoenix Wright looks like a visual novel, it isn’t. There’s more gameplay than you think.” – Harry Chang, Brand Manager
I think it’s great that Aksys is really trying to push the visual novel here in the states. They could really be opening up the door to other titles in the visual novel genre, which is something I’d like to see explode in popularity.
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This is not a full list of localization changes, but instead, a work-in-progress.
CASSHAN
* Denkou punch causes stagger on hit
* Electricity effect added to his electrical attacks (visual)
KARAS
* 236A sword spin special is slightly slower
* [4]6B > 236A > 6B is now a 3 hit combo on an airborn opponent. The 6B comes out with no delay.
* Can no longer combo level 3 super from throws
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A portion of a GameSpot review…
The Good
* Lengthy main quest with plenty of side missions
* Challenging, satisfying boss fights.
The Bad
* Recycled audio and visuals from the GBA era
* Cliched plot and stereotypical characters
* Adds almost nothing new to a tired formula.
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A portion of a Nintendo Life interview with Romain Streichemberger, Production Director at Exkee…
NL: Do you know when we can expect a release of ColorZ in the various regions?
Spiraling out of control!
RS: In Europe, the game is approved by Nintendo, so we hope for a release really soon. As for North America, we are currently doing certification with Nintendo. As for Japan, we’d love to release it if a publisher is interested.
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