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You should play Suikoden Rhapsodia/Suikoden Tactics next if you want the full Suikoden IV experience/story :) Suikoden IV is essentially "part 1" of a two part game which includes Suikoden Rhapsodia/Suikoden Tactics haha

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Moving this post over to the proper Suikoden OT thread for proper placement :) All the mainline Suikoden games are great! With all the flack Suikoden IV gets, it's not a bad game, and story wise, it becomes much better when paired with Suikoden Rhapsodia as a full experience, since it's essentially "half" a game haha. The Suikoden I, II, and III trilogy is also bolstered in its amazingness when played together back to back. And Suikoden V was definitely a return to form and is neck and neck as my favorite Suikoden when compared to II. There are also the Suikogaiden games, which delve into Nash and Sierra's story and are pretty great if you don't mind the visual novel format. And Suikoden Card Stories is cute haha However, the unifying factor is all the art is amazing! The Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, which was around 1100+ pages, was sold on the Konami Japan store years ago and is a bible of all things Suikoden :) It contained special key art illustrations by both Junko Kawano (Suikoden I, IV, and Rhapsodia artist) and Fumi Ishikawa (Suikoden 2 and 3 artist) Here are some samples of the illustrations that I scanned from my copy ;) And one last spoilery image! (years later post game spoilers) A very heart warming illustration :)

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I still want to know who Hugo's father is and who Lucia picked haha

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Junko Kawano was the artist for Suikoden 1, 4, and Rhapsodia. She also did the key art/cover art for Suikoden Centennial Tapestry on PSP (only released in Japan) Fumi Ishikawa was the artist for Suikoden 2 and 3. Kaori Fujita is the artist that sadly passed away that did some of the art for Suikoden V along with the art director "King" (Hideki Tanaka). Also, super stoked for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and will be throwing all the money at the Kickstarter :D

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The Spirit Hunter: NG Killer Peach novella/short story is now up :)(spoilers for Spirit Hunter: NG the game) This is the full story release with all 5 chapters (see page selection at the bottom of the page) This story delves into Killer Peach's back story and how she came to be. Hope you enjoy!

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Oh, both the Killer Peach short story and the previously released Urashima Woman short story were originally released on Famitsu's website when Spirit Hunter: NG came out in Japan. The only way to read it currently is via website, but would have been neat if it was on Kindle :)

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My dad was big on Counter Strike and now he plays Division 2 lol

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Megaman X9 in a sprite based PS1 aesthetic a'la X4/X5/X6 would be cool :) Otherwise either something more akin to X8 or a new style entirely would be nice to see. Or do a Megaman X Command Mission 2, because the first was great!

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You know what's up ;) Speaking my language haha

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PS1 :D My first game was Beyond The Beyond, expecting it to be similar to Shining Force due to its aesthetic, but realizing it was its own thing :) haha

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, the final chapter of the Spirit Hunter: NG Urashima Woman novella/short story is now up :) Now the full back story of the Urashima Woman is revealed! We hoped you enjoyed learning about her struggle and that it gives greater meaning to experiencing her story in the game! :D And here are all the previous chapters in case you missed them:Thanks, Takoyaki! Once again, really amazing art all around! :)

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of the Spirit Hunter: NG Urashima Woman novella/short story is now up :) Only the last chapter remaining to unveil the full backstory of the Urashima Woman ;) And here are the other chapters so far in case you missed them:

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of the Spirit Hunter: NG Urashima Woman novella/short story is now up :) Just 2 more chapters remaining to unveil the full backstory of the Urashima Woman ;) And here are the other chapters so far in case you missed them: Loving all the fan art! Thanks for the links, Takoyaki! :)

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of the Spirit Hunter: NG Urashima Woman novella/short story is now up :) Just 3 more chapters remaining to unveil the full backstory of the Urashima Woman ;) And here are the other chapters so far in case you missed them:That's all really awesome fanart! Hope to see more :D!

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Chapter 1 of the Spirit Hunter: NG Urashima Woman novella/short story is now up :) The remaining chapters (ends at chapter 5) will be released daily from here on. Hope you enjoy! And here's the Prologue Chapter from yesterday in case you missed it:

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Noisy Pixel has put up the Spirit Hunter: NG Urashima Woman novella/short story Prologue Chapter up for everyone to read here: It contains spoilers for the Urashima Woman and details their past and what happened to them. It was a short story that Famitsu posted the Japanese version for around when Spirit Hunter: NG came out in Japan. Altogether it consists of the Prologue chapter and 5 standard chapters as well, which should be posted each day forward via Noisy Pixel. Take a read... If you dare... ;)

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Final Fantasy VI's Kefka :D

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The review has been updated to 7/10 and the issues he was experiencing were resolved after he downloaded the day 1 patch :)

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- Far East of Eden Tengai Makyou III on PC-FX - Xenosaga's 2nd story arc - Megaman Legends 3 - Zone of the Enders 3 Just to name a few haha

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Hopefully we can work on more EXPERIENCE games in the future! The staff there are good people and the games are great! :D

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It'll add more scary/spooky stuff throughout the game as you play, depending on your setting.

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Safe travels, friend! ;)Haha, your resilience is to be admired! Regardless, playing it in optimal spooky conditions just adds to the mood and overall immersion while playing :D

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More glowing reviews courtesy of RPGFan and The Switch Effect :D Also, for those that haven't played the first game in the series, Spirit Hunter: Death Mark, it's currently on sale for 50% off on Steam to cross promote with Spirit Hunter: NG's 20% off launch week discount! Spirit Hunter: Death Mark (Steam)

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Spirit Hunter: NG releases today on PS4/Switch/VITA (digital)/Steam, to scare all who dare to play ;) Here are all the North American buy links for those that haven't seen them yet :) Buy it physically on PS4/Switch PS4/VITA (Digital) & PSN Avatars Steam And Switch (Digital) Hope everyone enjoys! Curious if anyone will play in the dark with the highest scare settings...

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Spirit Hunter: NG is now available to purchase on Steam :D Happy release day! Hope you guys enjoy! :)

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Currently the Switch/PS4/VITA (digital) versions of Spirit Hunter: NG aren't on sale. However, our webstore is offering the physical PS4/Switch versions for 20% off as well until midnight PST, if you pre-order on the webstore before then. Pre-orders will also come with an exclusive set of 5 character cards too!

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Yup! Spirit Hunter: NG will be released around midnight PST tonight on Steam with a 20% off launch week discount :) Spirit Hunter: Death Mark on Steam will also be put on sale for the same launch week duration for 50% off around 9 am PST as well.

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There will also be a 50% off discount on the Steam version of Spirit Hunter: Death Mark to coincide with Spirit Hunter: NG's Steam launch week 20% off sale, for those who haven't picked up Spirit Hunter: Death Mark and want to check out one or the other or both :)

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Really great OT! Nice job, Takoyaki! :D Excited to see everyone enjoy the game when it comes out this Thurs! Also, the Spirit Hunter series portal site can be checked out here, for those that are curious :)

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Yeah, no CE this time around unfortunately >.< However, if you order off our Aksys webstore, we are offering a set of Spirit Hunter: NG character cards as seen here: (You also get 20% off the game if you pre-order before Oct 10th) And we're happy we're able to release the PS4/Switch version physically in Europe around the same time as the US :) Just to note, the game will be releasing physically/digitally on PS4/Switch, and digitally only on VITA and Steam. The Japanese version of the game was only PS4/VITA.

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There's no review embargo, so reviews should be popping up soon :) Thanks for working on an OT as well to help spread the word on Spirit Hunter: NG! :D

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Just one more week! :) Also, the game will be released on VITA digitally only as well, so four platforms altogether :D

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Spirit Hunter: NG is a great choice! It comes out a week from Thursday on October 10th for PS4/Switch/VITA (digital only)/Steam :) Should also try checking out Spirit Hunter: Death Mark as well, the 1st game in the Spirit Hunter series: (also on Steam/PS4/Switch/VITA) Although I may be slightly biased towards both haha But they're great horror game choices :D

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Just in case...

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I'll believe it when I see Castlevania, Suikoden, Goemon, or the vault of sealed away Hudson IPs unlocked ;)

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Some more nice Japanese horror choices are also the previously released Spirit Hunter: Death Mark, and the upcoming Spirit Hunter: NG :) Website:

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Dragon Quest V, VIII, and XI in no particular order :)

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Alien Wily, last boss of Megaman 2 haha

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Great work all around! Excited to see your portrayal of the three wisemen of course ;)

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Kaneko's style is just so unique and distinctive and mood invoking and the essence of MegTen. Doi's art I really enjoyed in the Trauma Center/Trauma Team games, but unfortunately his work as the main artist for the MegaTen titles just comes off as Kaneko-lite anime. Not saying Doi is a bad artist by any means, I actually like his work :) But for MegaTen, Kaneko's aesthetic has always been a part of its soul.

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Adol x Feena is the only pairing ;) Really curious how the story plays out though with all the Monstrum :)

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I whole heartedly agree with this post! The Super Chinese games were fantastic as was Magic of Scheherazade :D I miss Culture Brain ;-;

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Approaching my 13th year in the industry and I agree with this wholeheartedly :)

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Death Mark on Steam (or PS4/Switch/VITA) is pretty great if you're a ghost/horror fan :D

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Great to hear! Since playing it with a controller on the big screen is a great alternative too :)

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Hmm, it should be? Considering that's how I played it and the DLC from beginning to end :) Unless something changed Vita firmware wise since the game came out.

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Great interview! And definitely the best Final Fantasy! A timeless classic! :)

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Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne Maniacs no questions asked :)

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My favorite and the best Final Fantasy! :D And Phantom Train is the best ;)

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The cover art is alright, but is it bad that I miss Yuji Natsume's art? haha

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Wished these got proper English localizations when they originally came out, but games that I'd love to see in English include: Shin Megami Tensei If... Super Robot Wars Original Generation Endless Frontier Exceed Sigma Harmonics Xenosaga I&II The Great Ace Attorney 1 & 2 Princess Crown Samurai Shodown RPG Growlanser 1 Little Princess 2 Devil Summoner 1 (and/or the Saturn ver) Story of Marl Kingdom: Angel's Present Tales of Destiny 1 Director's Cut Tales of Destiny 2 Tales of Rebirth Xenosaga Freaks Princess Antiphona's Hymn: Time Travelers Xenosaga Pied Piper (playable ver) Also the remaining unlocalized Sakura Taisen games, Far East of Eden Tengai Makyou games, Goemon games, and Langrisser games.

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My favorites include: Probably my favorite X game, with X4 or X8 as a third. Also love all the story beats/lore as well ;) This was one of my dream games when I was younger of having a Megaman X game combined into an RPG format, so I was super stoked when it was announced and when I got to play it :) (gotta love X's beam scarf!) Would love to see another game like it in the future. (c'mon sequel! haha) The first time an X game came to PlayStation with anime cutscenes and playable X & Zero :) The English voice acting wasn't the greatest, but still charming in its own way. Fun game to boot! Megaman's first foray into the 32 bit era. With anime cut scenes, the introduction of Duo and Dr. Wily discovering and using the "Evil Energy", and the new robot masters and gameplay, it was a joy to play and left a lasting impression :) Can't wait to see what a new X game could possibly entail! With all the "X-posure" ramping up thanks to the 25th anniversary, hoping we'll see a brand new game in the series sooner than later :D

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Yeah, that's the highest direct feed image of it online unfortunately :( But as part of my backer rewards, I did get a lithograph of it which I framed and took a picture of haha

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I would LOVE a MMX9 or Command Mission 2! Command Mission on PS2 is awesome :D Here's all of Keisuke Mizuno's art in the "Ver.Ke" style so far (scans courtesy of me) Will be curious to see where the X series goes from here and if any of the story beats above get incorporated :)

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Can click on them a view image to see them larger. Though I do have them in twice that resolution, just scaled them down for posting purposes haha (just in regards to the "scans" that is)

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My Xenogears and Xenosaga gallery :)

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Here is my MegaTen Kazuma Kaneko key art section of my personal custom framed museum gallery :)

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Here is my Castlevania Ayami Kojima key art section of my personal custom framed museum gallery :)

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What I wouldn't give to play Baten Kaitos III! Or at the very least to see all the awesome art that's been sealed away in the Bandai Namco vault :)

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Agreed 100%! And for everyone that's already beaten the game, you should check out this 1994 interview with a bunch of the FFVI staff :) Really great stuff!

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The best Final Fantasy :) Truly a classic!

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The La Pucelle Ragnarok PS4 theme :D

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Xenosaga Episode IV Suikoden VI Wild Arms VI Breath of Fire VI (BoF6 doesn't count :P) New Tengai Makyou New Darkstalkers New Chrono game New Marl series game Raidou Kuzunoha 3 with Kaneko doing all the art Baten Kaitos III Lunar III Snatcher 2 New Castlevania with Igarashi Valkyrie Profile 3: Hrist Megaman X9 Megaman Legends 3 Zone of the Enders 3 Growlanser VII Shining Force IV

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Hmm, as far as I know, while his demon designs were contributed to all future MegaTen titles, he hasn't drawn any new demon art either in quite a while. (hence main demon designer) Any new demon designs for SMTIV were handled by outside artists or Doi himself. As for Persona 5, it'd be Soejima I'd imagine.

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Yeah, my concern with a remake over a port would be it possibly losing its original aesthetic and overall vibe. The other concern of course is going from glorious Kazuma Kaneko art as seen here: To Masayuki Doi art (anime Kaneko) as so~ Morale of the story is...

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I might be slightly biased, but here are a few good ones :)

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Just finished and fully completed Shin Megami Tensei Synchronicity Prologue, which was awesome. Currently playing Far East of Eden Tengai Makyou Zero and Terranigma :) Bringing it back old school ;)

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Super stoked that Ayami Kojima stopped by too :)! Can't wait to see what she draws for the game!

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The devs are currently working on things in full force, since they were taking care of the Japanese implementation first for Steam, which is now released. Trying to have things up on GOG by the end of the month hopefully! :) Apologies for the wait!

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We're still finalizing some things with our developer, but hopefully soon! Apologies again for the wait!

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Yup! The 2nd patch was released on PS4 yesterday :) Also, PS Blog has put up all the publisher 2017 Holiday cards~ Here's ours, which is Tokyo Xanadu eX+ themed ;) Those "snowflakes" look oddly familiar...

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It just launched on Humble Bundle now along with a 1 week launch discount of 10% off :) Hope everyone on Humble Bundle enjoys! :D

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I'll follow up with them and see :)

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Yeah, they got back to us today and said they've been swamped due to the holidays, but should hopefully have things up by the end of the week.

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Yeah, we're just waiting on the 2nd PS4 patch from the devs and then it should address the issues above to have parity with the PC version :) Will hopefully be later this week~

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There's a 2nd patch coming to address that formatting issue. We're just waiting for the devs to send us things and should be able to release it ASAP right after.

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GOG we're currently setting up and just waiting on the build to submit with from the developer, but things will hopefully be up and ready to go by the end of the year or early January at the latest. Sorry for the wait!

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We followed up with Humble Bundle about things yesterday and just waiting for them to respond, but will let you know once things are up :) Apologies for the delay!

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We just provided the codes to Humble Bundle and they're setting up the store page now, so hopefully very very soon things will be up and ready to go :)! GOG is still pending as well. Sorry for the delay!

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Still currently getting more details from our EU distributor, but as of right now it's currently up physically at bazaar-bazaar as well as Amazon UK. Apologies for the inconvenience!

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No worries :) I know that for me, I hadn't updated the firmware on my PS4 yet, so the patch didn't download until after I did, but you may want to check your download queue on your PS4 to see if it's there :)

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Thanks for the heads up! Did you already download the patch on PS4? Most of those should be already fixed. Also, for the courage, wisdom, virtue thing, that's correct. The status page is showing "Kind, Brave, and Bright" due to

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We're still trying to get more information from the distributor but as of right now the only two links are from bazaar-bazaar and Amazon UK unfortunately >.< Yup! That's the DLC stuff from the VITA version and will be free for two weeks from launch and then will disappear and possibly reappear for special occasions ;) So get it while you can!

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The DLC packs on Steam mirror those individual ones from PS4 PSN, just bundled together for a reduced price. Any VITA specific (Complete DLC Collection) as well as any free DLC are all already available in the Steam ver from the get go :)

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It is up on Amazon UK here: Just to note, the graphic does show the US cover, but that's a hiccup in their system they're currently resolving. It'll be the EU version that's shipped out though according to our distributor. Will let you know if any more links pop up as well :)

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Humble Bundle if we can. Just waiting on feedback from them :)

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We're planning on implementation of the original Japanese version (text/graphics/movies/etc) early next year (possibly beginning of Jan). Apologies for the wait!

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We're planning to release on GOG, it just may happen a little after the Steam release as we get all our ducks in order along with approvals since this would be our first potential release on GOG :) It should unlock around midnight PST tonight so that it releases on Dec 8th alongside the PS4 version.