Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "OVER REQUIEMZ TOPS THE JAPANESE CHARTS - SALES & REVIEW ROUND-UP"

Starting point is 00:00:03 Now, when talking about video games and the effect they have on the masses, specifically on the Nintendo platform, who would have thunk that a visual novel would top the charts? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, over recriums is what we're getting in today because it's a visual novel for the Nintendo Switch that initially came out April 17th of this year. But not only that, it debuted at number one on Japan's FitMitsu retail charts, basically showcasing how it has a captivated the masses out the gate, which is a phenomenal accomplishment because it outperformed titles like Super Mario Party Jamboree and Minecraft, who those particular IPs usually dominate the charts when it comes to Nintendo, which technically Mario still has two games in the top six as far as. as Super Mario Party Jamboree being number two and Mario Car 8 deluxe being the six most game,

Starting point is 00:01:10 most played game on the Nintendo platform. But when it comes to overrequemes being a visual novel and topping the charts out the gates is a humongous accomplishment, especially for Idea Factories Automate and Coagado, Kogado studio who were the makers of this dark fantasy visual novel now of course you're probably wondering well what's the game sense as far as a visual novel I'm glad you asked basically it has a lot of visual it has a lot of murder mystery elements so the main gameplay mechanic that you're going to be thrown into is the dialogue choices right I would think in lines of a tell tell game But without all of the combat mechanics, right?

Starting point is 00:02:00 You're basically doing a lot of dialogue choices and dependent on those choices. It impacts relationships. It impacts story progression. And of course, it has multiple endings. So your choices do impact the end. So with that being said, there's a lot of different pathways you could go down that ultimately elevates the level of replayability that you have for this particular game. as there's also a lot of puzzle solving elements in this game as far as light puzzles and evidence examination that's why i compared it to tell tell because of course with the batman version that tell tell put out there was a lot of light puzzle solving elements in that game as well so this is also the case with this particular visual novel as is light puzzles and evidence examination enhanced by touchscreen controls and handheld mode also when it comes to the multiplayer element it is actually implemented into this game and it's actually implemented into this game and

Starting point is 00:02:54 as this game does support voice chat via the Nintendo Switch online app for discussions, right? But the extent of the multiplayer is very limited, but you just know it is actually available for people who's wanting to hop into the multiplayer aspect of this game. Now, of course, the notorious mass effect, we get into the gaming and music industry, and of course we focus on things that impact the masses notoriously, pun intended, as when it comes to over-recrequem's top in the charts, right? It's not only that, but when it comes to the Nintendo Switch being one of the more popular and profitable consoles for Nintendo in quite some time, having a game like this topping the charts is only reflecting its strong debut. And of course, the community enthusiasm that it comes with having a visual novel topping the video game charts out of all charts.

Starting point is 00:03:48 It's very much a humongous accomplishment, especially for that specific fan base to the point. where the makers are having planned DOCs like forgotten memories that's set to come out August 2025. And of course, that's to sustain interest in this particular game. Now, do I predict that this will stay at the top of the charts for Nintendo? Of course not because the Nintendo Switch 2 is coming out. Mario and Donkey Kong is already the flagship games that they're promoting for that platform. But I'm not saying that people will stop playing this game.

Starting point is 00:04:20 I'm just basically highlighting how it topping the charts is really a lot. anomaly is really showcasing how whatever you're interested in whatever your passion is you never know when people are going to gravitate to your creative project and that is why you should always put your best foot forward because they could either go back like imagine if this game was released last year and didn't receive any light on a nintendo switch platform right it's always a case and there's always a time for everything and i think now is the time for over-recognition to shine the most and shine bright because of course the Nintendo Switch 2 is around the corner. So that being said, there's a lot of unique features about this particular game.

Starting point is 00:05:02 And of course, it comes in the sense of the setting as when you come into the Wizard of Oz type of setting into a god. It's more of a transformation from the Wizard of Oz into a gothic murder field narrative. And you already know, I mean, especially for what I do, I always recognize the field and true crimes and those type of platforms and podcasts always perform well because people are enamored by let's just say crimes right i was going to get more cynical with it but it's just it's a very interesting um as far as psychologically it's very interesting how true crimes is one of the most consumed formats for podcasting and just in general when it comes to entertainment and for me you know i love superheroes that's that's my main thing i'm a huge nerd when it comes to superhero uh superhero uh heroism

Starting point is 00:05:58 right that's all i was trying to say my fault so it comes to superhero lamb i'm not gonna say it's like a lot of roses and daisy but you know we're not really get into the crust of true crime i guess technically it is a crime happening in every superhero but you know it's not it's not as real life like a lot of these true crimes is like what oh we're gonna go over something that happened last year in your city right you're like i'm not trying to get into that i'm trying to get into fictional land as far as the crime aspect but a lot of people like the true crime aspect but here is over recrimin's another fictional take on on true crime and things of their nature as people really like the overall decision making how they can be encapsivated into the story and

Starting point is 00:06:39 not only that but they can choose what happens in the story to the point where now you've been putting an hours into the game uh which the main story for this game is approximately 10 to 15 hours but the full completion as far as doing all the explorative routes and endings can extend the playtime to 25 to 40 hours so you're going to get a good amount of play time out of this particular game now as far as how much it costs i really don't know how much it costs let me see how okay so for over requiems i'm trying to get this in us d because i believe it says like 7 000 yen or 7 800 yen i'm trying to see what that is in usd and then of course the special edition priced at 10,000, hopefully I'm saying that right. Am I saying their currency right? I think I, I think it's yen. Let me see. Let me see. In currency. Let's just type in the symbol, because it's just showing the symbol. I'm pretty sure that's yen. Yeah, that is yen. Okay. I have to make sure you know, I don't want people calling me ignorant, be like, hey, that is not our currency. So anyways, yeah, so the special edition has 10,000 yen that, of course, when you

Starting point is 00:07:53 converted to USD, comes to about $70. So, So that being said, it's around $51 for the base edition, $70 for the special edition. You're getting 10 to 15 hours for the main story. You're getting 25 to 40 hours as far as if you want to explore everything. So I would say as far as a graphic or visual novel video game that you're doing a lot of puzzles and having a lot of saying where the story goes based on your decision, I think that's a great value as far as the dollars that you put in forth. And then when it comes to companions, you have a group of convicted murderers. Oh, my goodness, what in the world? Likely four to six romansable characters.

Starting point is 00:08:35 So that's definitely in the Mass Effect realm as far as having romance being involved throughout the companions, right? A lot of options. Let's just say that. And then, you know, as a Massifix fan, I could understand how that can intrigue people, right? Also, when you have the supporting cast includes the King of Oz, four witches and other NPCs with additional characters introduced via DOC, like I said, that's set to come out August 24, 2025, based on the performance of this particular game. Because, you know, one thing that I noticed with the downfall of Hogwarts Legacy DOC is that if you support a game to a certain extent that makes it a chart topper, not even 2, 3, 4, it makes it the top, like Hogwarts Legacy was the top ceiling game for when it came out.

Starting point is 00:09:22 I think it was 2023. Let's see, Hogwarts Legacy release date. I think it came out in 2023. Yeah, so February 10th, 20203, Hogwarts Legacy came out. It was the bestselling game of 2023. Did DOC come out? Of course not. Did they want to reward?

Starting point is 00:09:40 Did the developers for this particular game as far as Avalanche software, did they want to reward the people for playing this game? Well, of course not. It's crazy how you can have such a success. successful video game and not reward the people who put it at the top of the charts, right? It's kind of crazy and it just incentivizes people to not play your next installment in that scenario because who will want to play a game? Support it so much so much to where it tops the charts and you don't even give DOC for the players. Like I mean, as far as avalanche, as far as the publisher, as far as a port key games, like I really want to know the thought process in cutting DLC.

Starting point is 00:10:23 for something that topped the charts in that particular year. So as far as this game over Requiems and everybody supporting it to the point where the owners and creators of this basically said that, came out and said that they're going to get DOC content for August 2025. I think that's a huge deal in just showcasing how they're really taking care of their fan base. And of course, they also said that free updates are planned to add costumes and improve usability based on feedback. And I think that's a huge accomplishment.

Starting point is 00:10:53 for for these particular creators of this game as when it comes to idea factories automate and co goddo studio the makers of this dark fantasy visual novel over requiems it just showcases how they're really taking care of the fan base and that's all you want to see from a great debut like over requiems it was and still is as far as still being at the top of the nintendo charts over titles like Super Mario Party, Jamboree, Minecraft, Animal Cross. I mean, it's top some IP dominant, yeah, some dominant IPs on the Nintendo platforms, and it's topping those. So it's great to see them rewarding that fan base because the Hogwarts Legacy

Starting point is 00:11:39 D.O.C. being cut was just beyond blasphemous. I ain't going to all out to you. And it was just egregious to the fan base that made it number one. So shout out to IdeaFactories, Automate. Shout out to Kogadu. Godo Studio and with that being said, click my link to you in my bio. Let me know on one of my social medias. What do you think about overrequemes topping the charts on the Nintendo platform? And will you get into the visual novel video game and will you dive into the Gothic world and the decaying version of Oz as Over Requirems is out now on the Nintendo Switch?

Starting point is 00:12:17 Will you be giving it a try?

Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "OVER REQUIEMZ TOPS THE JAPANESE CHARTS - SALES & REVIEW ROUND-UP"

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