The super long-named Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What did I do to deserve this? was originally going to be a PSP release, but now it seems that NIS America has made the decision to make the title a PlayStation Network download only. We heard rumors about this yesterday, but now NIS has confirmed its PSN exclusivity.
They say the decision to go all-digital came after seeing the response from gamers to the downloadable demo. They hope that the game's small size and ease of access help in easing the pain of not getting a physical copy. Look at it this way: if Sony gets what they want with the PSPgo, this will be the case for many more games in the future. Might as well get used to it, right?
So if you're into thie crazy retro-looking strategy game, you'll now have to hop on the PlayStation Network on July 16th, where it will be sold for $19.99.
So it begins. Are you ready for $20 of download-only games?
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6:40 PM on 06.24.2009
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@Jayge. GEE IT SHORE IS FUN ASSUMING A GAME'S DEPTH BASED ON THE DEMO HUH?
if you didn't see, there's alot of stuff to uncover, and NIS is notorious for having a fair chunk of content in their games.
Even though I'd be a lot more comfortable with this at $15 I'll definitely be picking it up day one. The demo was great and is possibly the most effective one I've ever played. I've never had a game go from mild curiosity to must have after playing the demo. I hope it does well, but maybe not that well if that would help push the price a little bit lower for PSP downloadable games.
For $20 why not get Final Fantasy 7? I'm not even sure what the price of it is but I guarantee it's worth $20.
Oh dammit, didn't even think about that. Oh well, PSP is good too.
I rate games based on demos all the time. If I play a game demo more than trice (is that a word?), it's mostly a buy
It's got plenty of levels and creatures, and numerous RPG stereotypes to do battle with, also, all the units can be upgraded, but whether or not it's just how it was in the demo or if the ycan be put further is yet to be seen.
I was interested in the game for $30; at $20, it's a no-brainer.
@cbunn: The word you're looking for is thrice.
give me a hammer, i want to drive that nail myself.
I don't know if this has been discussed before, but this is a real, huge problem for ALL the PSP owners in my country, Mexico. Why? Because our version of PSN doesn't carry half of the content that can be found in the US. So now, as a PSP owner, I have to wait and wait to see if we are even going to have a release of this game this year. With no UMD, this becomes a deal-braker. Don't believe me? Just check this page full of complaints of people from my country:
http://www.sony.com.mx/sonypsblog/
And you know what is the worst of this? Nintentdo VC and Wiiware releases have been ON THE SAME DAY for the US and Mexico! Seriously Sony, why can't you do this for Mexico if Nintento can?
/end of rant
you're the reason I hate NIS fanboys.
There's actually a few games I'd love to play on the handheld, but I made my choice with the DS, and don't even play that enough to warrant getting another!
Reading comprehension goes a long way. I didn't label it a flash game- I said it plays like a pretty good flash game. Regardless of whatever depth of content is offered, nothing about it presents itself as a game that someone would pay 20 dollars for, especially as a download-only title. And, for future reference, "deep" game mechanics and "good" games do not have any demonstrable correlation, it's just a buzzword.
I'm in the UK, so we probably can't even if the yanks have it already.
Fingers crossed for some more HIOPBWDIDTDT!? Action when i get home.