Topic: New Akumajo Dracula Game: Grimoire of Souls (TGS 2019 Showcase)

[AlexCalvo]

It's getting kind of bothersome that this is still not out in the U.S... I mean what exactly could be holding them up?  Need to take out a bunch of "eh's" from the dialogue or what?

[Shiroi Koumori]

Maybe they'd rather have the complete story ready before U.S. launch?

[X]

The game could also be tied up due to the current political climate. It's a bit of a stretch but it wouldn't surprise me in the least.

[Foffy]

Usually mobile games "soft launch" in regions to test servers and audience engagement. They can last for a month or two. Pokemon Masters did something similar.

I will say I'm kinda shocked they didn't release it worldwide in October. You'd figure the month where people dress up as vampires and zombies at the end of it would have a Castlevania release too.

[AlexCalvo]

So like... What's the record for length of time between a soft and full launch?

[Foffy]

So like... What's the record for length of time between a soft and full launch?

Usually for games, one to two months.

GoS obviously missed that, but I supposed Konami wants the game to be feature rich before a worldwide launch. If their metric is finding a way to get whales with the way the game is now, I doubt that will be happening soon.