Introduction
Jon Jordan (00:03.502)
Hiya and welcome to the Cellular Video games Playbook. Thanks for tuning in for one more episode. It is a podcast all about what makes a fantastic cellular recreation, what’s and isn’t working for cellular recreation designers and the entire newest developments. I’m your host, John Jordan and becoming a member of me right this moment, we’ve got two consultants. So we’ve got Teemu Palomäki, a senior video games analyst at Sport Refinery by Liftoff. How’s it going, Teemu?
Teemu Palomäki (00:23.732)
Doing nice, nice to be right here.
Jon Jordan (00:27.309)
Good, good. Additionally becoming a member of us, we’ve got Sonja Skoglund, who’s a recreation analyst at Sport Refunded by Liftoff. How’s it going, Sonja?
Sonja Skoglund (00:34.503)
Very excited to be right here. Thanks for having me.
Jon Jordan (00:37.453)
Good good. The rationale we’ve got you two specifically is you’re consultants on the Japanese video games market, which is beneficial as a result of that’s precisely what we’re speaking about right this moment. So I assume Japanese cellular video games usually seem in podcasts. I don’t suppose we’ve carried out an episode on it for some time. I assume it’s fascinating as a result of it is without doubt one of the bigger form of video games markets when it comes to form of economics and in addition, numerous innovation has clearly occurred there, it was really one of many first form of huge cellular video games markets. And likewise, culturally, it’s fairly fascinating as a result of there are some issues that basically enchantment to the Japanese market, which clearly enchantment globally, and a few issues which enchantment to the Japanese market, which don’t enchantment wherever else on this planet. So fairly fascinating from numerous factors of view, which we’ll talk about. Teemu, are you going to kick us off with a form of high-level strategy? What are the precise issues that Japanese cellular players form of actually like? What characterizes that market?
Japanese cellular gaming preferences
Teemu Palomäki (01:35.668)
Effectively, if we take a look at genres, for instance, one factor that we’ve lately talked rather a lot about is how there’s the location-based development, which is on a very totally different degree than in Western markets, particularly in comparison with the U.S. So, like in Japan, we’ve got extra selection in location-based gaming. There’s clearly Pokemon Go, which is the, form of final model there. However additionally they have Dragon Quest Stroll for individuals who like turn-based RPGs or older legacy RPG manufacturers. Pikmin Bloom for informal audiences really made its first look within the high 50 this month as we’re recording it. In order that’s additionally going up there. They even have like 4X location-based recreation with Nobunaga’s Ambition and Monster Hunter Now that we’ve got right here, an motion RPG. And there’s additionally like Eki Memo, you possibly can acquire these women who’re additionally like based mostly on prepare designs. So there’s numerous selection, and I believe there’s innovation developing with Kingdom Hearts Lacking Hyperlink coming there. I believe it’s going to have some form of location-based gaming, however they’re hinting that you can additionally transfer all over the world from the consolation of your property. It’s so fascinating to see how that seems. In order that’s one that’s massively totally different from the U.S., but additionally, like RPGs, the recognition of RPGs. It’s like nearly half of the highest video games out there are RPGs. And also you see form of they’ve numerous anime-based or game-based RPGs there. And if not the like model really being from an anime, they’ve numerous collaborations with totally different manufacturers to buff off the RPGs. However then we see additionally sports activities. Way more of these sports activities titles popping up in high 200 in comparison with the West. Sports activities based mostly on animes or like cartoony strategy, form of this arcade strategy. They’ll go actually loopy. When you’ve ever seen Captain Tsubasa, the best way they play soccer is de facto over-the-top strikes. Similar with form of Prince of Tennis or Haikyuu!! for volleyball. So we’ve in all probability talked about a few instances Uma Musume, a recreation the place women are racing horses they usually’re competing, operating across the observe. So it’s actually… These genres, for instance, are actually in style. And I believe Sonja can possibly elaborate extra about like idols and rhythm video games as properly.
Rhythm and idol video games in Japan
Sonja Skoglund (04:58.087)
Yeah, these are, you talked about, rhythm video games and idol video games, so-called. These are two different genres that basically do rather a lot higher or exist in a a lot bigger area within the Japanese market than within the Western markets. And properly, I believe it’s fairly frequent data that rhythm video games are on a really totally different degree, the recognition in East Asia usually, however particularly in Japan, there’s an extended historical past of rhythm video games within the recreation arcades. And there’s additionally, they’ve come a great distance from simply these Dance Dance Revolution, small arrows, and there’s numerous innovation within the core gameplay there. After which there’s these so-called idol video games. There are literally form of two varieties, and one is that this idol administration form of recreation the place you acquire a gaggle of, properly, idols, that are like celebrities who’re very purposefully produced for enterprise functions, and folks create large fan bases for these idol teams. So there are idol administration video games the place you acquire these idols after which prepare them in these coaching applications inside the sport. After which there are normally some interactive story components embedded additionally. In order that’s one sort. Then, the opposite one is definitely rhythm video games and idol video games mixed, the place you get to take pleasure in being a fan of those idol teams whereas really taking part in a rhythm recreation. That’s the place the music is taken from the idols’ real-life produced music. After which there are some video games which have a complete group of idols, that are fully fictional and never based mostly on any real-life celebrities. So, only for the sport sequence, they created these fully fictional idols and produced music only for the sport, after which you possibly can play it inside the sport. And this really apparently ties again to the sports activities class slightly bit with Uma Musume. And I do know we’ve talked about Uma Musume, but it surely’s a really fascinating, very Japanese mixture of numerous issues as a result of it’s an idol recreation in a way, the place you handle these women which can be horses however are mainly idols. After which there’s the sports activities facet. And so they even have these live shows. So it additionally ties again to music video games. In order that’s a extremely fascinating recreation to spotlight.
Cultural influences in Japanese video games and Japanese cellular gaming tradition
Jon Jordan (08:12.237)
Yeah, I’m unsure find out how to unpick all that stuff there. One factor I’ll say is is one thing’s getting complicated if you’re saying idol video games. It’s that’s I D O L as in an idol recreation, one thing of a personality you worship somewhat than somewhat than usually we discuss idle video games. I D L E, that are video games the place you simply let the sport occur, that are fairly in style within the West. However I assume you can have an idle recreation about idol characters. That may possibly be a lot an excessive amount of. However yeah, good. So it’s introduction. And I assume what you stated there exhibits, you already know, on a number of ranges simply how totally different, even when it comes to genres, the Japanese form of market is and so many issues to unpick. It’s actually fascinating that location-based video games, so many location-based video games have been tried with the largest manufacturers within the West, Harry Potter [Wizards Unite], I assume being instance. They simply haven’t labored. Whereas in Japan, for numerous causes that we will form of talk about, you’ve got already talked about half a dozen thereof I assume they’re not Pokemon Go success tales, however they’re, you already know, they’re profitable form of video games. Did you suppose that the truth that, you already know, Japanese society is so based mostly on form of manga and anime, and it’s, and the bulk, so the vast majority of the video games will form of be considered via that lens. I imply, are there any video games, profitable video games that form of come to thoughts that aren’t form of an anime sort recreation? I imply, are there, have they got the Name of Responsibility’s or, you already know, these types of issues? Or does that simply actually not enchantment to the Japanese viewers?
Teemu Palomäki (09:45.428)
I believe there’s room for these video games as properly. We see video games which can be in style within the West even be in style in Japan. However I believe it’s fairly protected to say that if individuals are making a recreation with the Japanese market in thoughts, it’s going to be manga, anime, at the very least form of influenced by it closely. So form of having that cartoony strategy and even like, you already know, if you watch an anime you possibly can inform these character archetypes which can be there. There are huge followers for particular kinds of characters, so that you need to have these archetypes regardless that they appear like a cliche. Persons are actually trying ahead to particular kinds of characters. Some individuals are actually into these tsundere characters who form of appear to be they don’t such as you in any respect, they hate you, however then type of like if you get to know them, they is perhaps slightly bit shy about it and type of such as you. And so you’ve got these several types of characters and archetypes that individuals actually love, and it exhibits.
Jon Jordan (11:15.245)
And I assume it’s form of arduous for… I imply, I’m not an knowledgeable in any respect on Japanese tradition, however clearly, I haven’t been in video games for some time. However I believe it’s in all probability arduous to over-emphasize simply how the entire of Japanese tradition is pushed by manga and anime as basic to the entire society, regardless of whether or not you’re a child or an grownup in Japan. Even when you’d in all probability… I’m positive there are many folks in Japan who don’t like… who don’t learn anime books. Nevertheless it’s simply a part of the tradition in a method that we simply don’t have within the West, whereas it’s far more, you watch cartoons if you’re a child, and then you definately develop as much as watch, you already know, Marvel movies or one thing. It’s simply actually not like that in Japan, in a method. It’s nearly like, yeah, there’s a complete, it’s not a subculture. It’s just about tradition is considered in that respect. In order that’s form of one thing to attempt to get your head round.
Sonja Skoglund (12:03.847)
Yeah, that’s level. Such as you stated, it’s not solely youngsters’ cartoons; there’s numerous anime and manga particularly written and filmed for adults. And it penetrates via the entire tradition. And clearly, we additionally see that within the gaming market. Even when it’s not based mostly on an current anime or manga sequence, the artwork type of anime or manga may be very prevalent.
Jon Jordan (12:42.573)
And I assume, as you say, even some video games that aren’t based mostly round that, if they’re profitable, they do find yourself then having anime made about them as a result of that’s how folks devour that. Any profitable tradition can be consumed in that method. So it turns into self-fulfilling.
Teemu Palomäki (12:56.724)
Yeah, they even have like, I keep in mind there was additionally a film a few cellular recreation. So there was this, I believe it was when within the West was referred to as The Alchemist Goat. I do not forget that cellular recreation, they marketed that that they had like a film theatre run of like a movie manufactured from the world of that recreation. So, even cellular video games can flip into like these big-screen anime films.
Jon Jordan (13:29.741)
It’s fascinating that I hadn’t actually thought concerning the sports activities stuff you have been speaking about earlier than. So, was it proper that you simply stated there was Haikyuu!! for volleyball?
Teemu Palomäki (13:40.532)
Yeah, Haikyuu!! is the title of the anime sequence. So it’s a volleyball anime model, they usually’ve launched a extremely profitable cellular recreation for that model.
Jon Jordan (13:58.157)
And even in that small stuff, would you see? I assume there can be, say, lifelike soccer video games and baseball video games as properly, however there would nonetheless be fairly a giant proportion that will be cartoon, anime form of stuff.
Teemu Palomäki (14:12.372)
Yeah, yeah, and when it’s lifelike, it’s form of, properly, aimed toward a extra mature viewers, possibly. And, you already know, I believe the lifelike sports activities that we see are primarily soccer and baseball, that are the massive ones in Japan. In fact, these are additionally in style on the cartoony facet.
Jon Jordan (14:38.189)
Good. Okay, so we’ve got… Go forward.
Sonja Skoglund (14:39.943)
After which this… Yeah, sorry. It’s additionally fascinating on this one cartoony, like an arcade sports activities recreation about baseball that I performed. They’ve collaborated with real-life baseball gamers. So additionally this overlap or mixing of those anime and imaginary worlds with the true world can also be one thing in what we see extra in collaborations, I believe, in Japan than within the West.
Jon Jordan (15:22.509)
So once more, form of collaborations are one thing that we, after we’ve spoken in earlier podcasts about form of reside ops and that form of stuff. Clearly, collaborations are a large factor typically for any cellular recreation. However once more, appropriate my restricted data, I suppose, however the anime scene usually has numerous, you’ve got collaborative, you already know, the worlds between these anime issues are form of mashed up collectively in numerous, you already know, in each form of scenario. And none of these items are form of, you already know, walled gardens that form of right here’s my anime characters, they usually by no means work together. I imply, it looks like there are a great deal of them; mainly, the entire thing is it’s like a mashup.
Teemu Palomäki (15:55.732)
Yeah, you possibly can go loopy with the collaborations. It’s just like the video games can have so many alternative characters simply interacting there. However I believe it’s all the time like one collaboration at a time. So, it’s not essentially like a number of manufacturers clashing without delay or something. However in fact, the collaboration stuff stays within the recreation and is on the market. So, I’ve constructed numerous my RPG groups round collaboration characters. So no authentic cellular recreation characters, however all collaboration stuff. As a result of these might be actually sturdy for some time, in fact. Once they form of fall out, they fall out quick. You don’t essentially launch new upgrades for these characters. In order that they’re actually highly effective for some time.
Jon Jordan (16:57.453)
In order that’s form of some concept of the tradition and the genres. And I assume the opposite necessary factor that underpins that is that the Japanese market is without doubt one of the form of most extremely monetized from an ARPU foundation. So for particular person gamers, the typical that they’re going to spend goes to be, if not the best, one of many highest form of territories on this planet. And I assume that the mixture of these issues, having its personal tradition and having folks which can be going to spend tons of, hundreds of {dollars} a 12 months taking part in these video games form of combines the truth that you possibly can have these form of what to us may appear bizarre niches since you don’t want so many gamers to make them worthwhile as a result of you’ve got this form of fairly excessive monetization. So, do you need to discuss a bit about monetization and the way the Japanese market finally ends up at these very excessive ranges?
Monetization methods in Japan
Teemu Palomäki (17:47.924)
Effectively, it comes with the gacha mechanics. They’re extra diverse in there. And I believe it’s additionally not simply the monetization mechanics however total recreation design. So, to make the gachas interesting, it’s good to have one thing fascinating to tug. So I believe the best way that the Japanese market is so character-centric additionally performs into that. And the characters themselves, one factor that’s fascinating to notice is that within the West, the characters discuss concerning the world of the sport, whereas in Japanese cellular video games, the characters usually communicate to you, the participant. They’re form of interacting with you, so you’re forming this relationship with the characters. In addition they have the techniques to assist that. However characters are in all places when you’ve got that type of relationship with the characters. They’re relatable content material. Then, if you go to the gacha and pull for them, you’re extra desirous to get them, and also you construct that relationship. And, you already know, gacha animations. If I end my thought with this, gacha animations are a type of artwork in Japan. So my favourite one is from Fullmetal Alchemist Cellular, the place you’ve got this form of rotary cellphone that’s ringing or rotary cellphone that you simply spin a three-digit quantity on. And that’s the best way you pull the gacha. So you set the digits in, it calls, after which a prepare arrives, and from the prepare come the characters that you simply obtained via that gacha. So it’s extra interactive, artistic, and memorable, and it feels slightly bit like you possibly can have an effect on the charges. To at the present time, I believe it doesn’t have an effect on the charges in any respect, but it surely form of provides that aspect. Like when you’re going to a slot machine, you would possibly put that coin to your palms and blow a kiss or one thing like I’m gonna do that now and also you place it, you set that, you’ve got form of perception that you simply, that is bettering your odds. So when you put your fortunate quantity in that rotary cellphone, it appears like you will get higher props or one thing. So it’s a type of artwork, whereas within the West, it might simply press the button, and then you definately pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, you get the couple of shards that you simply acquire from the gacha. So, the thrill ranges are completely totally different.
Sonja Skoglund (20:46.279)
And likewise going again to monetization and this character-centric recreation worldview. One factor that got here to thoughts is that this, particularly in video games the place you acquire these stunning, attractive girls as your characters, like Teemu talked about, from all of those totally different character archetypes like tsundere or cute or harmless or no matter. Particularly in these video games, we see these participant polls the place the sport organizes a ballot for the gamers the place they will vote for his or her favourite character. Then they promise that within the subsequent huge occasion, they’re going to convey content material associated to the character that’s hottest. So clearly, that’s an effective way of securing your positive aspects upfront and actually catering to the viewers.
Jon Jordan (21:54.605)
And I assume for, simply to elucidate, I assume most individuals know what it’s all gacha system is but it surely’s but it surely’s mainly a form of random drop system, which is definitely, so far as I do know, the Japanese recreation firms invented it might have been like form of 20 years in the past within the first cellular video games got here out it was a form of random and it was form of I assume impressed by Pachinko machines, I believe that was the form of authentic concept at the very least and if you’re saying that it’s very character based mostly, would it not be then that the majority gachas can be then creating, you’d be getting a personality out of that somewhat than like within the West you would possibly get form of gear or form of costumes or say shards or one thing like that. However would it not be the case usually that the majority Japanese video games would really be about characters somewhat than form of equipment round characters?
Teemu Palomäki (22:45.556)
Yeah, I believe that’s the most secure technique to go as a result of folks kind one of the best bonds with characters. The folks I believe subsequent have been some animal mascots, these sorts. And the extra inanimate the factor turns into, the much less attracted you’re to it, the much less you’re typically in it. So characters are the most secure technique to go.
Jon Jordan (23:18.445)
Hmm. And I assume that’s form of, I assume, we’ll go on to localization or culturalization. You recognize, that’s form of fairly basic to how these Japanese video games are. Whereas within the West, simply the sport designer would see issues in that’s, yeah, you’ll have characters as a part of your gacha possibly, however you’d have a complete bunch of different stuff. You might suppose, I believe all these different cool issues I can put in my gacha system, which you suppose can be far more interesting, but it surely’s a really deep degree. It’s simply what individuals are interested in, you already know, but it surely’s simply very totally different.
Teemu Palomäki (23:45.94)
Mm—mm. Yeah, after which additionally the best way you promote the gacha. Sonja had instance of this, like how the gachas might be totally different within the West and Japan, with Legend of Mushroom, I believe.
Sonja Skoglund (24:05.415)
Yeah, that’s an fascinating case. So, really, Legend of Mushroom was first launched in Japan after which slightly bit later within the U.S. And I’ve been taking part in each of these variations. It’s fascinating to see the variations and clear localizations between them. One is that the entire recreation, a giant a part of the entire recreation, is consistently pulling this gacha, which is a magic lamp that seems in the primary UI, and you retain consistently pulling it. On this case, it’s an tools gacha, and the main target is extra on the fixed small dopamine hit that you simply get from the gacha pulling. The gear can also be quirky and slightly bit humorous, mixing fantasy and fashionable components. So possibly that’s like an Asian tackle it. I’m unsure. However the fascinating half was that with regards to variations between the 2 variations, within the Japanese model, once more, characters, it’s not simply the lamp, however there’s this goddess of the lamp that’s all the time standing beside the lamp, and she or he’s very attractive and delightful and she or he talks to the participant. After which, within the Western model, there’s solely a really minor tutorial character who solely seems once they introduce new options to the participant. However within the Japanese model, the woman is all the time there. And it was simply such a transparent technique to implement characters but once more. And once they have been promoting for the sport, they really employed this actress to cosplay as the woman of the lamp. And she or he was singing and dancing or at the very least taking part in the sport. And she or he was a really enticing girl. And in order that’s additionally like one factor, like cosplaying because the characters is in fact, initially a Japanese factor from the conventions and though we’ve got numerous it within the West now and all types of anime conventions and stuff however…
Jon Jordan (26:39.245)
Hmm. It’s fascinating that you simply’re having this breaking of the fourth wall. So the characters speaking to the participant, which once more can be, I can’t even suppose. I’m positive it has occurred, however I can’t actually consider that as one thing that I see rather a lot in cellular video games. Whereas, as you say, that could possibly be one thing that’s form of how gamers, you already know, it’s a really refined, however very important change in how a participant would work together with the sport world the place, you already know, I’m in command of the sport, and I’m getting. I’m simply telling folks what to do within the recreation or getting my characters to do these items, whereas the characters speaking again to you, it appears refined, however equally, when you anticipate that, then video games that didn’t have that, you’d really feel form of such as you weren’t very engaged with them as a result of the characters weren’t doing what you have been anticipating them to do, which is form of, in any chilly method, discuss again to you.
Teemu Palomäki (27:35.06)
Yeah.
Jon Jordan (27:38.509)
So, there have clearly been some Japanese video games which were massively profitable within the West, and a few Western video games have been profitable in Japan. Are there any developments we’re seeing there? Is there roughly of that form of stuff occurring? There are actually numerous good localization, culturalization, and outsourcing firms that deal with these types of issues, so we’re far more technically conscious of what we have to do. However is there something you possibly can discuss there when it comes to stuff you’ve seen lately of video games doing both properly or badly?
Content material and occasions in Japanese Video games
Teemu Palomäki (28:17.268)
I imagine localization is all the time necessary. So, it doesn’t matter what type of recreation you’re making, if you would like it to achieve Japan, it’s good to localize it properly. The way in which that you simply translate these things, nowadays it’s in style to simply throw stuff via Google Translate or ChatGPT or no matter. However having precise folks translate it, verify it, that it really works. We’ve seen some localization examples the place phrases are damaged within the center. And it might look very low-cost. So doing the localization correctly, in fact, we talked about the best way you possibly can assist the enchantment is thru the characters, bringing characters to the entrance. Additionally, like recognizing Japanese cultural occasions, seasonal occasions. We have now Golden Week beginning very quickly. So that’s one thing that’s usually acknowledged in Japan. So it’s like every week of holidays in Japan the place everyone seems to be off and it’s on the change of April to Could. So not a lot is occurring throughout that point. I discover it principally within the mangas that I observe weekly. These are on breaks throughout that point.
Teemu Palomäki (30:10.612)
so forth. So recognizing these occasions which can be important in there.
Sonja Skoglund (30:20.487)
And likewise really Golden Week is form of the alternative. Like Teemu talked about that the mangas go on break, however taking a look at video games, that’s when individuals are on vacation, so that they have numerous time to play. In order that’s a extremely good alternative to interact gamers. And truly, there’s one other instance of Legend of Mushroom and variations between the localizations, as a result of proper now there’s precisely a Golden Week occasion within the Japanese model, however clearly not within the Western model.
Teemu Palomäki (30:58.836)
Yeah, however you don’t have to restrict it. I believe Supercell with Pearl Stars, that they had form of Golden Week occasion happening within the world model as properly. It doesn’t actually matter. Prefer it’s cool skins and there are Japan followers exterior Japan who take pleasure in something Japanese-y. So seeing these Golden Week skins with like these Japanese cats, I believe it appeals to sure audiences and funky pores and skin is a cool pores and skin, doesn’t matter what it’s impressed from.
Jon Jordan (31:37.133)
Yeah. After which, have there been any form of Japanese video games that you simply suppose have carried out job of being very Japanese and interesting to that native market, but additionally form of doing properly globally? As a result of I assume it’s a bit dated now, however form of traditionally stuff like form of Puzzles and Dragons massively profitable recreation, one of the vital profitable video games ever, simply in Japan. You recognize, Monster Strike once more, one other enormously profitable recreation managed and didn’t actually work exterior of Japan, regardless that it’s made a billion {dollars}. Do you suppose the Japanese builders are getting higher now, form of interesting to each form of audiences?
The worldwide enchantment of Japanese video games
Teemu Palomäki (32:16.276)
Hmm. Effectively, I’d say, properly, first, the primary one which involves thoughts, Pokemon, however that’s, that’s Pokemon Go, it’s, it’s developed by Niantic. So it’s form of Western in that sense, but it surely’s, it’s a Japanese model. And, and considering of extra, extra Pokemon video games, I believe the, the Pokemon Masters X that, that’s, a recreation that’s having respectable spikes. And if the IPs are in style sufficient, I believe Closing Fantasy VII Ever Disaster did okay for some time on the market. However I believe principally if it’s these anime type video games which can be doing properly within the West, it usually comes from China, you already know, Genshin Influence and Honkai Star Rail. So these are form of devouring the area from just like the video games of anime followers. However…
Sonja Skoglund (33:29.415)
Effectively, there are additionally the Dragon Ball video games, that are… Effectively, Dragon Ball clearly is a big IP, additionally within the West, like one of many few animes that everyone is aware of, and they’re very outdated video games, in order that in all probability has an impact within the equation.
Jon Jordan (33:53.197)
And simply to return to Pokemon Go, clearly, you already know, it’s a Japanese-originated IP developed by an American firm. In Japan, was that, you already know, would there have been any apparent form of a Japanese individual taking part in that, realise a Japanese firm, that exact recreation, didn’t develop it? Or does that truly form of present that, you already know, for one of the best video games it doesn’t actually matter the place you’re on this planet there’s sufficient data now that these items might be form of world regardless that Japan is a considerably separate marketplace for one thing.
Teemu Palomäki (34:31.06)
Yeah, I believe they in all probability observed that it’s not like a Japanese recreation as a result of they’ve sure form of habits when making UI and I might see there being possibly slightly bit extra gacha components or stuff there. However like, you already know, cellular video games they’ve these Western video games as properly. So I believe it’s additionally very, excellent for them. Clearly, they’ve loved it very a lot.
Jon Jordan (35:12.877)
Yeah, yeah. Cool. Beautiful. Let’s give everybody listening a little bit of homework. So I assume Legend of Mushroom is one. However when you have been going to encourage somebody to obtain one form of attribute Japanese cellular recreation to take a style of what we’ve form of been speaking about. Sonia, what recreation would you counsel folks obtain?
Sonja Skoglund (35:38.343)
I’ve to say that is my private favourite but it surely’s Heaven Burns Pink and it’s one thing that I might not anticipate to see within the West. It’s anime type and it’s from Proper Flyers Studios and they’re recognized for a really elegant and glossy design and really deep focus within the story components. So I actually benefit from the story and there’s numerous dialogue and numerous selections and also you get to play as a feminine character interacting with different females and creating these significant relationships and naturally take pleasure in a turn-based RPG.
Jon Jordan (36:34.029)
Good. Teemu, what would you advocate?
Teemu Palomäki (36:37.78)
Effectively, one factor that involves thoughts is Memento Mori. I believe that was actually fantastically skilled. It’s extra profitable in Japan, not doing so properly within the West, regardless that there’s localized model. Nevertheless it has this actually stunning watercolor artwork type. Like actually it exhibits which you can make actually these stunning experiences and that is an idle RPG, this time I D L E. In order that type of idle RPG, however actually stunning music, actually like form of it’s a fantastic expertise and it’s displaying that these several types of video games might be actually in style. It has stunning soundtrack, every character has their very own track. In order that’s one thing to take a look at if you wish to see one thing extra fascinating from Japan.
Jon Jordan (37:45.005)
Mm -hmm. Cool. Beautiful. Effectively, thanks very a lot to your suggestions, and thanks very a lot to your experience within the podcast. Thanks, Sonja and Timo.
Teemu Palomäki (37:56.244)
Thanks very a lot.
Sonja Skoglund (37:56.455)
Thanks.
Jon Jordan (37:57.997)
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