All things (not the anime) Idolm@ster Official Topic

[SaturnineTenshi]

One day I'll happen upon this game for a sensible price . . .

[suttonmitchell]

One day I'll happen upon this game for a sensible price . . .

Same here, it looks good, but not 89 bucks good. I could get like 4 reasonably priced JRPGs that I want for that kind of cash.

[kotakoni]

This is why America should get iDOLM@STER 2 PS3 (Sure, they're not songs from the game, but they're still really good songs that fit the idols' voices perfectly): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WpTS1tF ... ure=g-vrec

For those of you complaining about the price; The reason it's so expensive is because of the amount of work put into the game.
They had to pay each individual idol to sing AND voice act, not to mention the price of producing a song these days (Demos can get really expensive sometimes). Not to mention the price of the engine PLUS the physics engine (If you haven't noticed, the physics are really realistic and have no/close-to-no clipping). Not to mention the amount of work the modeler put into the models, so model quality also puts a dent in their budget. They also have to pay to have their DLC go public (Don't act like it's a one-sided problem, DLC puts a dent in both the buyer and the supplier's wallets, and if you haven't noticed, iM@S has a LOT of DLC). Then you have to pay every single person who contributed to the game. As you have probably already guessed, iDOLM@STER is a REALLY EXPENSIVE SERIES. Its budget probably exceeds that of Naruto (I didn't compare it to an American game because they usually don't have as much work put into them, usually low quality and all-engine and no work).

In my opinion, iDOLM@STER 2 is a great game that deserves your quality buck for their quality product. But you should probably save your money, at the rate this thread is going, iDOLM@STER 2 has a high chance of being localized. Keep up the good work and get more supporters for this game!

[vampko]

I'd say it's definitely worth it. And if you're only paying 80 something for a new japanese PS3 game, then you're getting yourself quite the deal actually. I had to pay about a hundred for my copy.

[kotakoni]

I just remembered why I love Eri brb getting the DLC

[Daverost]

For those of you complaining about the price; The reason it's so expensive is because of the amount of work put into the game.

Actually, it's the same price as any JP game. They're just complaining about the high cost of those in general.

[suttonmitchell]

I wasn't trying to complain, just don't see why I can't drop 60 bucks and have it be fair to get the game.

[AmyF]

I would be willing to pay over a hundred if it was localized...
You guys have no idea how much I want this game in English

[Daverost]

I wasn't trying to complain, just don't see why I can't drop 60 bucks and have it be fair to get the game.

Just keep an eye/ear out for info on a The Best (budget) version or something. I dunno how well its selling, but I think it did pretty well. If that happens, you'll see the price down to about $45-50.

[suttonmitchell]

I wasn't trying to complain, just don't see why I can't drop 60 bucks and have it be fair to get the game.

Just keep an eye/ear out for info on a The Best (budget) version or something. I dunno how well its selling, but I think it did pretty well. If that happens, you'll see the price down to about $45-50.

Awesome, because then I would pick it up in a second. I doubt we are going to see this localized, but I really want to play. The guide you guys posted will help a lot once I get it, thanks.

[Poison Frost]

As Daverost said, The Best versions are usually the ones that are cheaper versions of the original, but if you're wanting a Japanese game for only $60 then you're going to have to look into the PSP/3DS/DS section for those because most of the PS3/360 games are really expensive if they have "NEW" tagged on them. Even ones that have been out for a while are still quite expensive.

Speaking of buying japanese games though, pre-ordered Lollipop Chainsaw for $115 TT^TT Wallet is now empty

[raspberrylicious]

Iori reminds me of Pringles. :3

[Naryoril]

i already own the japanese version, all G4U volumes up to 7, all 3 Im@s PSP games, Im@s DS and i restarted my japanese classes (caused by playing Im@s 2). And i'd definitely buy it once more if it were localized. But please, no english voice over, or at least include the originals.

[AmyF]

Have you completed it yet Vamp? Was it you that was stuck?

[vampko]

Have you completed it yet Vamp? Was it you that was stuck?

I got past the part I was stuck on, but i've been really busy lately so I haven't beat it yet.