Comments on: Reader Response: Uncover the mysteries of Touch Detective 2 ½ http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrewhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-211269 Andrew Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:48:35 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-211269 My question is unrelated to Touch Detective, but semi-related to Atlus. I was wondering if they had any interest in publishing the PS2, currently Japanese-only, release of Baroque, a surreal first person RPG for the Sega Saturn. I think the game is just begging for a cult fanbase in North America. My question is unrelated to Touch Detective, but semi-related to Atlus. I was wondering if they had any interest in publishing the PS2, currently Japanese-only, release of Baroque, a surreal first person RPG for the Sega Saturn. I think the game is just begging for a cult fanbase in North America.

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-678426 Andrew Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:48:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-678426 My question is unrelated to Touch Detective, but semi-related to Atlus. I was wondering if they had any interest in publishing the PS2, currently Japanese-only, release of Baroque, a surreal first person RPG for the Sega Saturn. I think the game is just begging for a cult fanbase in North America. My question is unrelated to Touch Detective, but semi-related to Atlus. I was wondering if they had any interest in publishing the PS2, currently Japanese-only, release of Baroque, a surreal first person RPG for the Sega Saturn. I think the game is just begging for a cult fanbase in North America.

]]> By: Jameshttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-195361 James Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:45:20 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-195361 I really loved the first one. A few of the puzzles were a bit obscure, but I found that once I'd got into the mindset of the game they generally made sense (though admittedly sometimes only in retrospect, and let's forget the one with the air pump). What really made the game for me, though, was the game world and dialogue. It was genuninely funny in a way that most games aren't, and the strange characters and environments really worked for me. It vaguely reminded me of Grim Fandango, which can only be a good thing.If it's not too late for more questions, I'd be interested to know how they approach translation of something like this. Are there a lot of cultural elements to the humour that need to be reworked for an English release (as I think is the case with something like Phoenix Wright) or is the translation fairly literal?Also, is the new game any bigger than the first? The original got a lot of puzzles out of a fairly small number of rooms, but I did feel by the end that it could have done with being a touch bigger. Do any of the old environments return? Will we get to see any of the more elusive residents of Penelope's apartment block, for instance? I really loved the first one. A few of the puzzles were a bit obscure, but I found that once I’d got into the mindset of the game they generally made sense (though admittedly sometimes only in retrospect, and let’s forget the one with the air pump). What really made the game for me, though, was the game world and dialogue. It was genuninely funny in a way that most games aren’t, and the strange characters and environments really worked for me. It vaguely reminded me of Grim Fandango, which can only be a good thing.

If it’s not too late for more questions, I’d be interested to know how they approach translation of something like this. Are there a lot of cultural elements to the humour that need to be reworked for an English release (as I think is the case with something like Phoenix Wright) or is the translation fairly literal?

Also, is the new game any bigger than the first? The original got a lot of puzzles out of a fairly small number of rooms, but I did feel by the end that it could have done with being a touch bigger. Do any of the old environments return? Will we get to see any of the more elusive residents of Penelope’s apartment block, for instance?

]]> By: Jameshttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-678418 James Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-678418 I really loved the first one. A few of the puzzles were a bit obscure, but I found that once I'd got into the mindset of the game they generally made sense (though admittedly sometimes only in retrospect, and let's forget the one with the air pump). What really made the game for me, though, was the game world and dialogue. It was genuninely funny in a way that most games aren't, and the strange characters and environments really worked for me. It vaguely reminded me of Grim Fandango, which can only be a good thing.If it's not too late for more questions, I'd be interested to know how they approach translation of something like this. Are there a lot of cultural elements to the humour that need to be reworked for an English release (as I think is the case with something like Phoenix Wright) or is the translation fairly literal?Also, is the new game any bigger than the first? The original got a lot of puzzles out of a fairly small number of rooms, but I did feel by the end that it could have done with being a touch bigger. Do any of the old environments return? Will we get to see any of the more elusive residents of Penelope's apartment block, for instance? I really loved the first one. A few of the puzzles were a bit obscure, but I found that once I’d got into the mindset of the game they generally made sense (though admittedly sometimes only in retrospect, and let’s forget the one with the air pump). What really made the game for me, though, was the game world and dialogue. It was genuninely funny in a way that most games aren’t, and the strange characters and environments really worked for me. It vaguely reminded me of Grim Fandango, which can only be a good thing.

If it’s not too late for more questions, I’d be interested to know how they approach translation of something like this. Are there a lot of cultural elements to the humour that need to be reworked for an English release (as I think is the case with something like Phoenix Wright) or is the translation fairly literal?

Also, is the new game any bigger than the first? The original got a lot of puzzles out of a fairly small number of rooms, but I did feel by the end that it could have done with being a touch bigger. Do any of the old environments return? Will we get to see any of the more elusive residents of Penelope’s apartment block, for instance?

]]> By: Roryhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-191066 Rory Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:44:09 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-191066 Oh... and is there a reason for the "½" in the title? I just keep thinking of Frank Drebin, but I'm not sure if Naked Gun has a following in Japan. Oh… and is there a reason for the “½” in the title? I just keep thinking of Frank Drebin, but I’m not sure if Naked Gun has a following in Japan.

]]> By: Roryhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-678424 Rory Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:44:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-678424 Oh... and is there a reason for the "½" in the title? I just keep thinking of Frank Drebin, but I'm not sure if Naked Gun has a following in Japan. Oh… and is there a reason for the “½” in the title? I just keep thinking of Frank Drebin, but I’m not sure if Naked Gun has a following in Japan.

]]> By: Roryhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-191065 Rory Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:42:31 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-191065 What I am most curious about is: will it be possible to actually lose this time, to see any sort of game over screen? The first game was a little on the easy side to me, since there was no way to actually die, solving a puzzle, even if it was really obscure, was just a matter of time. I actually liked that. What I am most curious about is: will it be possible to actually lose this time, to see any sort of game over screen? The first game was a little on the easy side to me, since there was no way to actually die, solving a puzzle, even if it was really obscure, was just a matter of time. I actually liked that.

]]> By: Roryhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-678423 Rory Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-678423 What I am most curious about is: will it be possible to actually lose this time, to see any sort of game over screen? The first game was a little on the easy side to me, since there was no way to actually die, solving a puzzle, even if it was really obscure, was just a matter of time. I actually liked that. What I am most curious about is: will it be possible to actually lose this time, to see any sort of game over screen? The first game was a little on the easy side to me, since there was no way to actually die, solving a puzzle, even if it was really obscure, was just a matter of time. I actually liked that.

]]> By: SomeDudehttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-185555 SomeDude Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:59:30 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-185555 Ask if the same editor who did the first game is working on this one, since they were hilarious last game. Ask if the same editor who did the first game is working on this one, since they were hilarious last game.

]]> By: SomeDudehttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-678422 SomeDude Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-678422 Ask if the same editor who did the first game is working on this one, since they were hilarious last game. Ask if the same editor who did the first game is working on this one, since they were hilarious last game.

]]> By: BatAttackhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-182815 BatAttack Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:32:07 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-182815 Ask about whther this game has any 'villains' - I don't think the first one did. Also who is the red head with the pistol - is she a rival detective? or an ally? Ask about whther this game has any ‘villains’ – I don’t think the first one did.
Also who is the red head with the pistol – is she a rival detective? or an ally?

]]> By: BatAttackhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-678421 BatAttack Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:32:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-678421 Ask about whther this game has any 'villains' - I don't think the first one did. Also who is the red head with the pistol - is she a rival detective? or an ally? Ask about whther this game has any ‘villains’ – I don’t think the first one did.
Also who is the red head with the pistol – is she a rival detective? or an ally?

]]> By: mikaelhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-182110 mikael Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:55:23 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-182110 yeah i have some concerns about what aoshi mentioned, may you be able to ask how much the length game of the game is? :) and maybe a question about what other adventure game this game might remind players off... just so you get the picture over the gameplay.. (not speakign of style here) yeah i have some concerns about what aoshi mentioned,
may you be able to ask how much the length game of the game is? :)
and maybe a question about what other adventure game this game might remind players off… just so you get the picture over the gameplay.. (not speakign of style here)

]]> By: mikaelhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-678420 mikael Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:55:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-678420 yeah i have some concerns about what aoshi mentioned, may you be able to ask how much the length game of the game is? :) and maybe a question about what other adventure game this game might remind players off... just so you get the picture over the gameplay.. (not speakign of style here) yeah i have some concerns about what aoshi mentioned,
may you be able to ask how much the length game of the game is? :)
and maybe a question about what other adventure game this game might remind players off… just so you get the picture over the gameplay.. (not speakign of style here)

]]> By: Aoshi00http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/comment-page-1/#comment-181960 Aoshi00 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:44:27 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/09/08/reader-response-uncover-the-mysteries-of-touch-detective-2-%c2%bd/#comment-181960 I love the art style like that, w/ the characters looking all dazed and cute :)Now I haven't played the first game, but I've heard there are many occasions the clues are very obscure and really discourages players from enjoying the game, did they improve on that? Because I would really like to finally try this title. I love the art style like that, w/ the characters looking all dazed and cute :)

Now I haven’t played the first game, but I’ve heard there are many occasions the clues are very obscure and really discourages players from enjoying the game, did they improve on that? Because I would really like to finally try this title.

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