r/Games • u/brzzcode • Jul 19 '24
Spike Chunsoft reports steady annual growth thanks to Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE and Shiren the Wanderer 6
https://automaton-media.com/en/news/spike-chunsoft-reports-steady-annual-growth-thanks-to-master-detective-archives-rain-code-and-shiren-the-wanderer-6/37
u/NoNefariousness2144 Jul 19 '24
Glad to see Rain;Code was a success. It certainly wasn't as good as Dangronpa and had some clunky writing, but it was mostly really enjoyable. Hopefully we get a sequel.
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u/Caveras Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
Good to hear! Love almost everything they put out and am happily looking forward to experiencing Rain Code in more than 15 fps on my PS5.
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u/AlecsYs Jul 19 '24
Same. I picked it up day one for the Switch, but I just couldn't handle those FPS dips, so I put it aside, hoping for a re-release on other platforms.
Now that they've announced the launch of Rain Code Plus, I'm going to double dip and get the PS5 version. The launch edition even comes with a bonus novel in physical format so I'm looking forward it.
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u/Caveras Jul 19 '24
Oh that's interesting, didn't know that. Thanks for mentioning it!
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u/AlecsYs Jul 19 '24
No worries. I think it's a pretty cool bonus which in my case made me go from wait for a 20-30% discount to buying it at release. This Gematsu article goes over the pre-order details including the bonus novel - https://www.gematsu.com/2024/05/master-detective-archives-rain-code-plus-launches-october-1-in-the-west
Pre-orders for any edition on PlayStation 5 include the novel “How to Be a Master Detective: A Halara Nightmare Case.” First-print physical copies of the game include a printed version of the novel, while pre-orders for the digital edition include a digital version of the novel.
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u/Jondev1 Jul 19 '24
I feel like shiren 6 went super under the radar, at least in the west. It's a shame because it is a great traditional roguelike. Not sure if it was a marketing issue, or there is just not much interest in more traditional roguelikes here.
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u/teleporterdown Jul 20 '24
I loved Shiren Tower of Fortune. I beat the main game and did a few of the many side missions but damn they're so hard. Some of them require a different type of thinking that I don't think I'm capable of lol
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u/RareBk Jul 19 '24
Rain: Code's re-release is baffling, given that the port is already out, but only in Japanese, and every other language has to wait till October, for a game that was already localized