Topic: La Mulana, re-ported from Wii and remade on PC...

[Nail_Bombed]

.... looks good. Pays tribute to MSX style games, and looks like a great Castlevania-type game.

Think I have the original free game somewhere on the hard drive but haven't pulled it out in ages as it was severely hard.

http://www.playism-games.com/games/lamulana/#

[PFG9000]

I was really hoping this would come out on the Wii.  Good to see it's still alive, but I don't see why they couldn't put it on the western WiiWare, since it's already out in Japan.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

What?! It's out in Japan!?
Damn, if the game has text then I cannot play it 'cuz I wanna know the story.
But if it's translated, just not out here yet, then I CAN play it on my AwesomeWii.

Those screenshot look great.

[Nail_Bombed]

This version is out now on PC... at the moment through Playism. Not sure about their site right now though.... I've somehow managed to screw up my purchase from them, paying for La Mulana twice... hope this gets fixed.

[Inccubus]

Sweet! I've been anticipating this one for a while.

[Maedhros]

Holy shit, this game is HARD!

[Ratty]

Released now on Gog.com with 33% off until October 11th 2012, so you can grab it for $10. Not bad for a 20+ hour game with beautiful art direction.
http://www.gog.com/news/release_la_mulana
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/la_mulana/

[Inccubus]

Normally I'd run straight to a bittorrent for this, but I'm gonna actually buy it since I appraciate the giant pain in the ass the developers had to go through to get this thing out in English. Whoever it was that decided to drop the localization of the Wii version... F*CK YOU, MAN!

[Lelygax]

 Since they did the disrespect of announcing a US Wiiware version and made various people wait almost a year only to cancel it I will enjoy downloading this game in torrent.

 Also I have a random question, they've already launched Phoenix Wright vs. Professor Layton for 3DS? I remembered that game now because I've seen both trailers in the same week lol

[uzo]

Normally I'd run straight to a bittorrent for this, but I'm gonna actually buy it since I appraciate the giant pain in the ass the developers had to go through to get this thing out in English. Whoever it was that decided to drop the localization of the Wii version... F*CK YOU, MAN!

Why the hell would you pirate an indie game?

Not that pirating software is ever really justified, however, I can kind of understand wanting to grab a pirate copy of say an EA or Ubisoft game, to get a copy without their ridiculous DRM for example, but why an indie game??

Indies work extra hard and put their lively-hoods on the line to make games like this. They have a passion and love for the craft that is nearly unrivaled in some cases, and aren't investors looking for the billion dollar profit margin to buy themselves a new house and yacht for all the seasons. They are filling genres the big companies don't care to, and providing the fans with the things they have longed for. They are gamers and fans as much as developers, and they deserve all the fair treatment they can get. They are your friends, more than any publisher ever will be.

Pirating an indie game is spitting in the face of retro gaming. It's like stealing from a damned charity. They don't ask much most of the time. $10, $15, $20 at most. They aren't charging you $60 and withholding half the game as DLC.

There is no excuse, seriously.

[Inccubus]

Since they did the disrespect of announcing a US Wiiware version and made various people wait almost a year only to cancel it I will enjoy downloading this game in torrent.

 Also I have a random question, they've already launched Phoenix Wright vs. Professor Layton for 3DS? I remembered that game now because I've seen both trailers in the same week lol

That wasn't the developers, it was the publisher that made the announcement and then backed out. If you want to retaliate against them find out who the publisher was going to be and download something they did put out.

Why the hell would you pirate an indie game?

Not that pirating software is ever really justified, however, I can kind of understand wanting to grab a pirate copy of say an EA or Ubisoft game, to get a copy without their ridiculous DRM for example, but why an indie game??

Indies work extra hard and put their lively-hoods on the line to make games like this. They have a passion and love for the craft that is nearly unrivaled in some cases, and aren't investors looking for the billion dollar profit margin to buy themselves a new house and yacht for all the seasons. They are filling genres the big companies don't care to, and providing the fans with the things they have longed for. They are gamers and fans as much as developers, and they deserve all the fair treatment they can get. They are your friends, more than any publisher ever will be.

Pirating an indie game is spitting in the face of retro gaming. It's like stealing from a damned charity. They don't ask much most of the time. $10, $15, $20 at most. They aren't charging you $60 and withholding half the game as DLC.

There is no excuse, seriously.

A) I'm a pirate and have the ren fair pics to prove it.
B) Pirating technically involves stealing someone's product and selling it as your own, so technically I'd be stealing it.
C) Only the windows version is indie as a technicality of the initial wiiware publisher bailing and the developers thinking they were not going to be able to get a NA/EU wiiware release. The wiiware version is not indie at all and the developers are reaping the advantages of having a publisher for it in all regions.
D) As far as I am aware Nigoro, the developer, does not normally produce games independently.

So, as far as I'm aware, Nigoro isn't an indie game developer and La-Mulana is only indie through technicality. Additionally, as an indie developer myself, I decided a long time ago not to copy protect anything I publish on my own. After all having been relatively poor growing up and discovering the internet I've gotten my hands on everything I ever wanted for free for many years.

[uzo]

Get the fuck off of my internet.

[Ratty]

Now now gentlemen let's not get mad.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Indeed.  This language demeans us all as a forum.
On a more light-hearted note, I JUST BOUGHT THIS!

[Inccubus]

Get the fuck off of my internet.

No.

Indeed.  This language demeans us all as a forum.
On a more light-hearted note, I JUST BOUGHT THIS!

Pretty freakin' sweet isn't it? The jump mechanics are a little wierd, but I like how it's different from pretty much anything I've ever played. The whole "laptop" interface is neat, too.