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There's a cool trailer for this on the Japanese PSN right now.

I've also heard that the Asian version will have an English option - if so, could be worth importing since a US PS3 release seems unlikely.

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No, from what I've heard on NTSC-uk.

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Considering that Heavy Rain in Japan was censored, what are the odds that the Asian release of Red Seeds Profile is going to be censored in some way, despite being in English?

Also, any word yet on a US/EU release for this on the PS3?

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Anyone know if the Asian version has English as rumoured?

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Not that I've heard, but a guy on NTSC-uk says the Asian PS3 version is like 92% in English, which is making me seriously tempted to import. I mean, are item descriptions that important?

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Yes Asia made a mistake with a listing, and a few blog sites took it as fact and then it kinda snowballed. Because I had been thinking/hoping the exact same thing. I'm currently trying to acquire it second-hand.

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For those who've completed it, to what degree did you rely on the text? As in, if it all the written text you read were in Japanese, would it ruin the game?

I'm seriously reaching the point where I'll just luck through it if it's not going to get localised for the PS3.

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Based on what I've heard (needing to eat, shave and refuel your car), and the youtube videos I've seen of the driving, it doesn't look terrible at all. In fact the mechanics look good.

I want to add that I thought the mechanics of the bike driving sections in Headhunter were at least half the fun in that game - few others thought so though, so they were removed from the sequel.

How does the driving compare to Headhunter's?

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It's £30 delivered for the Japanese PS3 version on eBay... And yet I'm still waiting, in case a US releases is announced.

Also, to what degree do you need to know Twin Peaks to appreciate this? I've only seen the pilot and a few episodes, and not much else.

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Keep us posted on how playing with Japanese text is - if you say you're not missing too much, I've got funds waiting to snag myself a copy.

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The US 360 version is region locked and I don't have a US 360.

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Thanks for the write up. My Japanese is basic, but I've forgotten a lot of kanji over the years through not using them. Is the game kata/hiragana heavy, with lots of furigana (small text above kanji), or is it like trying to read a daily newspaper?

What kinda draws me to this, oddly, is the mundanity of daily rituals. Buying gas for the car, eating lunch at the police station, going to a garage to get the car repaired, shaving and changing clothes. I don't want to struggle to upgrade my car because I couldn't recognise the kanji for kuruma anymore.

I used to play Japanese RPGs and FMV games in the past, but in recent years I've kinda moved away from playing anything not in my own language. Maybe it's time to man up, jump back in the pool and take the risk that a US release is around the corner.

Also, crossposting from DAIS via NeoGAF, regarding WAHP
http://radio.morningproject.com/

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Just bought it for $40 with free shipping! I reckon it's now or never. Thanks for the info.

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Well, the first half of the interview is spoiler free, and quite interesting. And then they state "SPOILERS AHEAD".

Anyway, my copy arrived this morning!

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I'd say that Katakana is essential to the enjoyment of this game in Japanese. You (seemingly) miss a lot of flavour otherwise.

I can only roughly translate the text dialogue, where York keeps talking to Zack about people and lamps and clocks and stuff. Is any of this relevant and interesting? - he seemed to say something about watching anime when you examine a TV. And some people have really long text dialogue trees.

And tough guy Jack at the gas station - I have no idea what the hell he was saying when I slipped him a Franklin!

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Also, here is a map:
http://rapidshare.com/files/380244779/GREENVALE.JPG

I actually like the in-game map though. Along with the limited petrol in cars (which is a bit too generous in my opinion), it forces you to appreciate the grand scale of the town and surrounding area. This isn't like a Bethesda game which is made to feel smaller due to fast travel and easy maps - everything here kinda just spits in your face and says: yeah, it's a fucking huge place. Deal with it.

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Hopefully hotlinking this works. Let me know if this version is too small.

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Is it my imagination, or are there very few images for this online?

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I just watched the last episode of Twin Peaks tonight. I've just wasted nearly 30 hours of my life watching this shit.

Christ on a bike - place me in the "I hate the series" category, that was the worst. ending. ever.

Deadly Premonition at least had some damned closure. If I knew what I know now, I would never have started watching.

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How is it moronic though?

The final episode is a serious departure from pretty much the entire series - sure it had its surreal moments in the red room before, but they were always surrounded by the rest of the story. The final episode, after the first 15 minutes, is basically some guys running around a bunch of red curtains, screaming at the camera, with the film footage looking as if it was shot on a camcorder.

Lynch and the crew surely knew there would be no third series, and the entire episode appeared to be Lynch's way of flipping the bird to those in charge. We never found out what happened to Leo, or the Donnah arc, or several other aspects. And as for the final scene with the toothpaste, what the hell was that? Some cryptic way of twisting the arms of those in charge into giving him a 3rd series? How anyone can say the last episode was the best is astounding. My DVDs went up to episode 29, and all episodes up to 27 were excellent. The whole mounty thing, with the drugs? Brilliant. The introduction of a love interest after that, and Wyndham's calculating, great as well. I loved the depth of the characters and the twisting story. The finale? Absolutely out of tune with everything the rest of the series did and acutely aware of this fact.

It's telling that Lynch abandoned the series then came back for the end. He was determined to ruin it, I can only assume to piss everyone off. Initially it starts with several key characters being killed, and I actually thought: "This is pretty damned cool". Because what better finale than elaborate deaths for several you cared about? But then it focused entirely on a few actors running around a bunch of red curtains - that is all that happened, to describe it plainly. It was something I'd expect from a first year film student.

Why the hell can I not expect closure from something I invested 30 hours in? Man, fuck your pseudo-intellectual hipster bullshit and David Milch quotes. I like what I like and balls to the rest of the godamned world who condemn me for it - I don't mind lack of closure in a 90 minute film because the investment is short, but I invest 30 hours in a series for a proper ending. Something which Deadly Premonition actually had and Twin Peaks did not.

To summarise, fuck you too Cuba and fuck you Parker.

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