Anarchy Reigns get release date and price

Retr0gamer

Sega have changed the date of Anarchy Reigns Western release from a July release to TBC in the West. This is despite the game being completed and fully localised in English since the Japanese version includes an English language option. Sega are being very coy about it but no doubt it's because of their new restructuring plans. They even went so far as to mention that the game is available in English from Japan, which sounds to me like a hint to import it. Not looking good for a Western release and I can't really afford the 80-90 euro price of a new japanese game.

megaten

It never looked that interesting to be honest.

johnny_ultimate

I must try the demo on the Japan PSN (or ****ing SEN or whatever - I refuse to refer to anything other than Spirited Away's protagonist as Sen). I agree that the publicity material and central - heavily online - concept never entirely convinced me.

That said, it is Platinum, and I'd play it at least out of curiosity. It could, should be great, even if it has a few things going against it. I can kind of understand Sega's reluctance to bring it over here - it's a hard sell, no doubt about it, especially given the financial woes. Still, since it is importable (perhaps on purpose?) it's not quite the end of the world, expense aside. Wait see what the feedback is like, I guess. If it's great it will be worth it. If it's only decent or bad, then no big loss.

Orim

I agree that it didn't look overly brilliant but I'd damn well give Platinum the benefit of the doubt.

This is why I try not to pay attention to publicity information, I just end up getting hurt.

penev10

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I can't really afford the 80-90 euro price of a new japanese game.

Importing from Japan this generation is a joke. Most new releases are about 6500YEN in Japan which is about €59, where the importers are getting extra €20 from I don't know.

I imported a lot of GC, PS2, DS, GBA etc. games back in the day and usually got them cheaper than here.

hooradiation

penev10 wrote: »

Importing from Japan this generation is a joke. Most new releases are about 6500YEN in Japan which is about €59, where the importers are getting extra €20 from I don't know.

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penev10

hooradiation wrote: »

prof·it/ˈpräfit/
Noun:
A financial gain, esp. the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.

That would suggest they are buying their stock for RRP, no?

Although the gap between Cost Price and RRP is almost nil in Ireland so maybe JAP retailers are the same.

johnny_ultimate

In fairness, Japanese games are a rip-off in physical stores too. You'd be lucky to get a new release for less than 7000-8000 yen anywhere (portable games are a smidge cheaper). Bargain bins tend to be limited, and you'll get only the most minor of price differences from store to store. If you want bargain hunting, you'll have to stick to the used and retro shops. New games are almost all the same price everywhere you go.

penev10

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

In fairness, Japanese games are a rip-off in physical stores too. You'd be lucky to get a new release for less than 7000-8000 yen anywhere (portable games are a smidge cheaper). Bargain bins tend to be limited, and you'll get only the most minor of price differences from store to store. If you want bargain hunting, you'll have to stick to the used and retro shops. New games are almost all the same price everywhere you go.

I was in Japan in April and most of the games I saw were around 6500. Portable games were about 5500. I got Gundam Unicorn UC for the PS3 for around 5000 and it only came out in March!

richymcdermott

The demo is solid no doubt bout that, i played loads of games yesterday and its great fun , the game is still coming out this year , no need to worry bout that , only thing im cautious about is bayonetta is japan only if you pre order, i know for a fact bayonetta not making it to the store as dlc in the west and thats going to suck balls hard .that all being said i reckon it be out september to october this year

johnny_ultimate

penev10 wrote: »

I was in Japan in April and most of the games I saw were around 6500. Portable games were about 5500. I got Gundam Unicorn UC for the PS3 for around 5000 and it only came out in March!

It's been a year or so since I was over, but I seem to recall a lot were in the 7000s. Especially the Cave stuff. Portables were 4500-5500 alright. They do tend to have fairly sudden discounts on one or two big games (I recall FFXIII was available for peanuts soon after release - and with good cause) but I always found bargain hunting a very, very frustrating experience. You'd never make more than a few hundred yen saving. Online is definitely more expensive again.

One way or the other, they are crazy expensive :P

johnny_ultimate

Just spent the last hour and a half getting to grips with the demo for this an I'm impressed

Combat, as it damn well should be given the Platinum logo, is weighty and visceral. Every hit packs a discernible reaction, which sadly cannot be said of most games these days. Against grunts, you're brilliantly overpowered, carving them to (blue, for some reason) shreds. Larger enemies are frantic battles as you utilise your tool set to get silly combos. Initial impressions suggest notable differences between each of the characters' playstyles, with unique strengths and weaknesses.

Overall, it's like a mashup between Smash Bros., Mad World, Bayonetta and Yakuza: all through a team deathmatch arena structure. Even a bit of Tekken and Street Fighter in there. Good company to be keeping, and it's certainly the most unique and unusual TDM experience I've had in a while. Best bit are regular 'gamechangers' that occur during any given boss battle or online match. Whether this is the arrival of stealth bombers, hijackable blackhawk helicopters, black (actually purple) holes, poisoned air or a countdown to a catastrophic WMD (you sure as hell don't want to be outside when that goes off).

Only problem is I had no idea what the **** was going on for a few matches in TDM :pac: The tutorial is easy to make out despite the kanji, and most of it is self-explanatory, but actually inflicting damage against human opponents is a challenge. I look forward to more practice, and the temptation to import is high.

richymcdermott

http://segabits.com/blog/2012/06/18/anarchy-reigns-coming-to-europe-and-america-in-early-2013/

told ya so retr0 :pac:

Nerdkiller1991

It's a shame that we have to wait so long, especially since the game is already localised in English, but hey...plenty of room to give the game the hype it deserves.

richymcdermott

Cause sega of america dont know what they are doing , thats why mike hayes Is leaving sega soon , unfortunately sega europe have to go with sega america , word from platnium is that sega reckon pushing 2013 be good for the game though from i can think of nothing coming out this year other than hitman that would trouble anarchy sales.. Platnium have a right to be upset they want everyone playing together but SOA says otherwise ...
:mad:

richymcdermott

http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/anarchy_reigns/news/anarchy_reigns_flops_in_japan.html

Ouch , anarchy regins is selling really poor in japan , what does that say over here

I suppose japan are all playing pokemon so hopefully this game bounces back on its feet

richymcdermott

http://segabits.com/blog/2012/10/19/anarchy-reigns-finally-has-a-western-release-date-and-gets-a-low-price/

price will be at 30 euros and be out january 11th


better get bayonetta with it

Retr0gamer

Would have bought it at full price. At 30 euros it's a bargain. Definitely makes up for the delay.

Nerdkiller1991

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M

Gunmonkey

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Would have bought it at full price. At 30 euros it's a bargain. Definitely makes up for the delay.

Oh dont worry, Im sure Gamestop and the usual crowd will be guaranteeing your paying full price :rolleyes:

Also out 2 days before my birthday, hrm interesting

Retr0gamer

Pfft, you think I bother buying from bricks and mortar stores?

YouSavedMyLife

Totally forgot about this! This will give me a reason to play my PS3 again

Nerdkiller1991

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Pfft, you think I bother buying from bricks and mortar stores?

At least I'll actually own the game and not just some glorified rental.

Retr0gamer

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

At least I'll actually own the game and not just some glorified rental.

Ever hear of Amazon? I buy online to save money, buying digital is even worse than buying bricks and mortar.

Nerdkiller1991

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Ever hear of Amazon? I buy online to save money, buying digital is even worse than buying bricks and mortar.

Ahhh. Never mind. Move along.

richymcdermott

Ya know how much i love sega

This much

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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/377533/anarchy-reigns-day-one-edition-announced/

Limited edition , bayonetta and two extra mulitplayer modes

sega number 1

deathrider

Aw, I thought Bayonetta was in it regardless.

calex71

posted in the gaming bargains thread but worth reposting here, gamestop.ie are selling preorderes of limited ed for 24.95 http://www.gamestop.ie/SearchResult/QuickSearch?q=anarchy+reigns

YouSavedMyLife

calex71 wrote: »

posted in the gaming bargains thread but worth reposting here, gamestop.ie are selling preorderes of limited ed for 24.95 http://www.gamestop.ie/SearchResult/QuickSearch?q=anarchy+reigns

Wow very nice. The game is 40 odd euro on amazon. Ill take that thank you very much

calex71

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Wow very nice. The game is 40 odd euro on amazon. Ill take that thank you very much

Yup I snapped it up, listed as £37.99 on amazon , not a mistake either on gamestops part as it was on their facebook page.

gizmo

Shopto have it for both platforms for £17.86.

Can't ****ing wait for this game :pac:

erkifino

http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/xbox-360/anarchy-reigns-limited-edition/10650903.html

€19.29 on zavvi xbox360

CastorTroy

Quick question. I'm not complaining about it, but anyone know why Anarchy Reigns is so cheap? I know it's convinced me to buy it.

Retr0gamer

Sega have no confidence it will sell so are releasing it at a budget price.

Seems tobe working with the very reasonably priced sonic racing.

CastorTroy

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Sega have no confidence it will sell so are releasing it at a budget price.

Seems tobe working with the very reasonably priced sonic racing.

Yep it worked for me. Will preorder this along with Hyrule Historia

johnny_ultimate

The game has already had a fairly middling reception from reviewers and Japanese gamers, too, which will only further damage its commercial viability. Going by the demo there's a lot of interesting ideas at play and should be worthy of some attention, but it's also evident this is not on the same quality level as Bayonetta.

CastorTroy

Was just reading the Inbox over at Metro's site
http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/04/games-inbox-metal-gear-rising-hopes-anarchy-reigns-opponents-and-mass-effect-trilogy-3338641/

And it seems some people have their copy of the game already.

gizmo

9/10 from Eurogamer.

Looks like one of the higher reviews but still pretty stoked for this.

CastorTroy

I ordered it with Hyrule Historia so will be waiting until the end of January for it since they'll be shipped together and Historia isn't out til then.

deathrider

Sh1te, I didn't relise it was out this soon. Really wanted to pre-order this and get Bayonetta.

gizmo

deathrider wrote: »

Sh1te, I didn't relise it was out this soon. Really wanted to pre-order this and get Bayonetta.

So do?

There are still pre-order / Limited Edition copies available from most online retailers.

deathrider

gizmo wrote: »

So do?

There are still pre-order / Limited Edition copies available from most online retailers.

True as this may be, I won't have the cash for it that soon, unfortunately. I thought it was out in the later half of the month.

CastorTroy

I'd say the limited edition will be easily available anyway like a lot of Limited editions. Like with Alice Madness Returns, I think the included copy of the original game was meant as limited.

I'd say it'd be a different story if the extra content was just limited to a specific retailer.

deathrider

CastorTroy wrote: »

I'd say the limited edition will be easily available anyway like a lot of Limited editions. Like with Alice Madness Returns, I think the included copy of the original game was meant as limited.

I'd say it'd be a different story if the extra content was just limited to a specific retailer.

Madness Returns had a code for the original as long as you bought it first hand. It wasn't a special or limited edition though. Bit of a cop out on that one, however, as there were achievements linked to the original.

Aaaaaaaaaaaanyways, hopefully I'll still be able to get a copy of this after release.

CastorTroy

deathrider wrote: »

Madness Returns had a code for the original as long as you bought it first hand. It wasn't a special or limited edition though. Bit of a cop out on that one, however, as there were achievements linked to the original.

Aaaaaaaaaaaanyways, hopefully I'll still be able to get a copy of this after release.

Okay, maybe Dead Space 2 Limited edition is a better example which had the code for Extraction. Advertised as Limited Edition but I got it long after it came out.

Actually, do we know if Bayonetta is a code or if comes on the disc without unlocking?

gizmo

CastorTroy wrote: »

Okay, maybe Dead Space 2 Limited edition is a better example which had the code for Extraction. Advertised as Limited Edition but I got it long after it came out.

Actually, do we know if Bayonetta is a code or if comes on the disc without unlocking?

It'll be a code...which the guys in US have already had trouble with.

CastorTroy

Well got a mail from Amazon last night to say my copy had been dispatched. So may have it on Monday.

Anyone picking it up today?

philemon

I'll defo grab it after work. So stoked for this ever since I've watched the devs duking it out on a large map.

Gigantic buzzsaws, krakens and tornados threatening you during visceral combat on huge maps ? Yes please!

YouSavedMyLife

Game arrived today from Gamestop this morning.....yeah. Have yet to play it

johnny_ultimate

As expected the limited edition isn't so limited after all. Picked up a copy in Smyths just there for 24.99, and GameStop were offering it too (at a five euro premium, because they're GameStop). I think like Sonic Racing recently you'd struggle to find a copy that isn't limited... At least during its first print run!

I look forward to giving it a whirl promptly.

philemon

Gamestop in Stephen's Green/Dublin got 6 copies total, 3 for each platform (including preorders). Six. Sega's putting so much faith in this game that it's touching. :pac: