This needs to happen. There’s no reason it shouldn’t–it wastes human resources on JAST’s end and makes the customer wait.
Even if I was interested in this game, this would be a big problem for me. The desktops I build for myself have a small drive for the OS and such, and a large drive where I install games and such. So I have a similar situation to RocK_M (my laptop is another matter).
It was actually brought up in the JAST USA shop feedback thread and they are working on an instant download process
In case anybody want’s to play the game in full screen mode there is a way http://www.jastusa.com/raidy-2-full-screen-solution
I tried it myself and it dose work
Do we have any idea what’s holding up the download release? This has now been basically a 2 week gap. I don’t think I’ve known anything like this before.
I believe most of the download releases have had quite late releases to the actual game, it’s annoying but I’ve become used to it… Personally I can’t say that I find it appealing to have a ton of hard-copies of eroge, stacked up in a box collecting dust somewhere, as it’s honestly not something I wish to announce to the world that I’m using some of my evenings on.
But well, maybe it’ll improve at some point, meanwhile I’m just thinking to myself… if I wasn’t supporting this industry I would probably be sitting here playing a torrent version of the game… but what can you do. :?
Unlike most Western games, Peach Princess/Jast/GC has to get the Japanese developers to do things like apply engine changes. I’m not sure exactly how downloadable versions are created, but I assume it’s something like “make these changes in your build process, hook this DLL, use this makefile, then recompile the game”.
This is something they have to go back to the Japanese side to get done, which always takes time. And yeah, this has been a pretty consistent pattern: they didn’t even have downloadable versions available for a long time, but ever since they’ve had them, it’s taken a few weeks or so to get the downloadable version of a title out.
(And depending where exactly the holdup is, it could also be true that they’re being delayed because they’re trying to get Demonbane out ASAP.)
Are they usually punctual with the DL Editions (i.e., always 14 days later, always 8 days later, etc), or does it vary from game to game?
The last few times, it’s been a week’s gap. Maybe a day or two more. But the gap this time is pretty ridiculous.
I wonder if it’s a digital rights issue. Does JAST usually get digital download rights at the same time they license a title for a physical release, or do they get it at a different date? Does ZyX even exist anymore? If they did go down, might be a major problem if JAST intended to get the digital download rights sometime after they got the rights to a physical release.
The people at ZyX are still alive, the rights are still alive, don’t worry about that. I doubt they’d have any problems considering Raidy II went up for DL sales a while ago itself (NSFW).
What I’m curious about is whether the delayed digital release is incidental or intentional. Perhaps they want to get the game to those who pre-order first? Perhaps the digital release is more easily pirated, and thus they want to leave a window for physical sales first?
In the past, the Software Defender protection they used for physical releases was cracked within minutes. Unless SD has been significantly upgraded, I’d guess that it offers no real protection.
Cracked versions of Downhill Night 2 and Lightning Warrior Raidy II haven’t circulated yet. However, no one’s really asking for them either (probably, the viability of low echelon games has come to an end), so I’d say that it’s a matter of low demand instead of effective security.
Off-topic, but this was the 66666th post in the “English Bishoujo Game Discussions” forum. =P
No physical bill is sent; just the e-mail receipt. I’ve got an order in on the download version (placed approximately 12 hours ago). No activation code as yet, but I know from previous games that this normally takes around 1 full working day to arrive.
It’s on the same floor. It’s the Cross Blade and you can find it by walking through an invisible wall near the top of the map and going south to the hidden room at the bottom. Amura is in there (I dunno if you have to have saved her to get there yet.) and will give it to you if you talk to her.
:shock:
i recommend getting a pre-paid one
Is this scenes or cgs? I’m going to assume you mean scenes.
It shouldn’t surprise you that the three scenes you’ve mentioned are all connected. This assumes that you’ve witnessed page 3 row 1 column 3. Go into the inn. Try everything until you get the scene. It may not appear if you are not far enough into the game. The following two cgs should follow this scene (keep doing the following); go talk to Rose in the Item Shop. Eventually you will get your two missing scenes.
does that help at all?
How far into the game are you on the save? There might be a particular window needed to be open. Did you talk to rose at all after seeing the scene with her setia? You might need to talk to her or something first and then try the inn…while your at it though I’d be safe and talk to everyone in all four of the buildings. But it’s probably just that you did not talk to Rose after seeing the event…I think. Try talking to Rose a few times, maybe buy something as well? Once done then try the inn again. It might happen while you are asleep or it happens automatically upon entering. If that does not work try talking to everyone else in the town and then repeat the previous actions. If that doesn’t work then you might not be far enough along, maybe you skipped setia’s first scene, or something else is missing.
Let me know if that works…if it doesn’t hopefully someone else on here will be able to figure out what piece I am missing.
Did you accept Setia’s “offer” (I think it happens right after you reach the second dungeon), or did you refuse it?