Chifuyu-chan Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 This shall be my first time buying a physical copy of a localized visual novel. Quote
Jibril Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Oh my God.... the power of fans... they're too strong.... Quote
lshimabuko Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 OMG, 3 people actually pledged the 7k reward. Quote
Pentinor Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 On 11/11/2014 at 10:02 AM, Decay said: They said on twitter it's not grisaia related. My dreams have been shattered. Quote
SilverLi Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Poor wallet, Clannad. WAS and Grisaia (probably) on my funding list 1 month before Christmas. This isn't even funny. But I am waiting a bit longer before I give something. I am reluctant to kickstarters. But I guess that's what they have to do. I don't really see where they would get sponsors or founders for a game of this quality. Quote
vinnces Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 All the physical edition is getting upgraded for free. Doesn't it make the $60 tier moot? Quote
Flutterz Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 On 11/12/2014 at 7:06 PM, vinnces said: All the physical edition is getting upgraded for free. Doesn't it make the $60 tier moot? Seems like it, unless you want digital instead of physical. The $50 tier also has an additional $10 shipping cost (at least for Canada) so both are $60 in the end. Quote
vinnces Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 On 11/12/2014 at 9:35 PM, MetalUpa1014 said: I messaged Sekai and they said that shipping is already included if you live in the US. Which is quite a steal at $40 if you got into the Early Bird. Quote
cloudy12 Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 Stupid question how much do VN's usually cost? Price range is fine. I want to pledge for the physical copy but I'm not sure if its worth it since I never bought a VN before. Since I live in Canada as well, it would cost 60 altogether for me (50 + 10 shipping) Quote
Decay Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 Mangagamer routinely charges $45 or $50 for digital versions of medium to long VNs. Deardrops and DC2 are $45, Harukoi Otome is $50. Deardrops isn't even very long, so that price point is pretty annoying. ef - the first tale is $30, ef - the latter tale is $35, making it $65 for the full story, which is probably half the total word count of Clannad. MG only sells limited physical copies, and when they do they're pretty expensive. Although ef's current limited edition hard copy is $60, cheaper than the sum total of both parts, that's not really common for them. VNs are pretty expensive in Japan and MG seems to be keeping to the Japanese price standards, while Sekai Project seems to be trying to cut people deals because 1) the games they're releasing are already fan translated and not new and 2) they probably realize that the games can't reach the level of success they want with the prices MG charges. Quote
Satsuki Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 On 11/13/2014 at 10:18 PM, cloudy12 said: Stupid question how much do VN's usually cost? Price range is fine. I want to pledge for the physical copy but I'm not sure if its worth it since I never bought a VN before. Since I live in Canada as well, it would cost 60 altogether for me (50 + 10 shipping) Quote
vinnces Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 The price point is all about what your use to. IMO $60 for the physical that will have an artbook and OST is quite a good deal, especially for ppl who have imported VNs and R2 DVDs and have payed $100+. Quote
kingdomcome Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 Ahhh... I didn't get an update that it went live and I missed the early bird pledges. Quote
SilverLi Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 Yesterday I decided to back this project. But I am still arguing with myself if I should go for a digital version or the physical copy. Quote
OriginalRen Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 The physical copy of Clannad costs $4.80. 480 yen my friends, and it includes a trading card, an OST CD and some other thing I don't know how to read in Japanese. Quote
solidbatman Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 On 11/14/2014 at 2:49 PM, OriginalRen said: The physical copy of Clannad costs $4.80. 480 yen my friends, and it includes a trading card, an OST CD and some other thing I don't know how to read in Japanese. But thats in that weird language no one can read, and because no one can read it, Fuwanovel exists. Still, I'd pay $60 for a physical edition of Clannad that already was translated if I had a disc drive on my PC. Quote
Pabloc Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 On 11/14/2014 at 2:49 PM, OriginalRen said: The physical copy of Clannad costs $4.80. 480 yen my friends, and it includes a trading card, an OST CD and some other thing I don't know how to read in Japanese. Witch edition? Pre-owned or brand new? In what condition? Because depending on those factors, the price can range from a few hundred yen to over 20000 (from a quick look at Amazon.jp, the most expensive version I found was 22.800￥ = almost 200$). Generally, I'd say ~80$ is a decent price for a brand new physical copy of a medium-long VN. In other words, all official English releases so far are actually cheap. Quote
OriginalRen Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 On 11/14/2014 at 6:50 PM, Pabloc said: Witch edition? Pre-owned or brand new? In what condition? Because depending on those factors, the price can range from a few hundred yen to over 20000 (from a quick look at Amazon.jp, the most expensive version I found was 22.800￥ = almost 200$). Generally, I'd say ~80$ is a decent price for a brand new physical copy of a medium-long VN. In other words, all official English releases so far are actually cheap. Brand new. Literally fresh out of Sofmap. Quote
Pabloc Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 On 11/15/2014 at 1:01 AM, OriginalRen said: Brand new. Literally fresh out of Sofmap. Any links? The only brand new edition of Clannad (for PC) I found available on Sofmap was for 5,702¥ (link), but I'm not familiar with that shop so maybe I missed something. Quote
Down Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 On 11/15/2014 at 11:08 AM, Pabloc said: Any links? The only brand new edition of Clannad (for PC) I found available on Sofmap was for 5,702¥ (link), but I'm not familiar with that shop so maybe I missed something. He probably saw it in the shop itself in Japan, but I suspect it was second-hand - even though second-hand games are often in a really good state in Japan. Quote
Pabloc Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 ^ Ah, if that's the case, the price is wouldn't be that surprising. You can get second-hand stuff in great condition really cheaply. Though from what I heard, getting new copies for ridiculously low prices is also quite possible, when you are in Japan in person and know where to look for them. Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 Still no word on those stretch goals. Apparently the ETA for those is "a day or two" but I remember reading the same thing a few days ago ... I wouldn't mind a console port, my sister loves Clannad but staring at a computer screen for long periods sets off her migraines. She could play it on console though :3 Quote
GetterEmperor Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Looks like the stretch goals are up. You can check them out here. Quote
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