Why does the game cost 50 bucks in my country?

[XxFeMboi_L0vEr69Xx]

that seems incredibly excessive for a visual novel

[Kamen Z]

This is a licensed Visual Novel of a fairly popular anime. What did you expect.

[ꉔꏂ꒐꒒ꇙ]

Originally posted by Rock Paper Scissors King:

This is a licensed Visual Novel of a fairly popular anime. What did you expect.

So? it doesn't mean the Dev needs to overcharge for it. There are a lot of cheaper licensed things on Steam.

Originally posted by XxFeMboi_L0vEr69Xx:

that seems incredibly excessive for a visual novel

It is. These Devs/Companies think they can overcharge something just because of a license/name brand etc

Look here. Cheap Popular Anime VNs

https://store.steampowered.com/app/412830/STEINSGATE/

and the other Stein games are cheap as well (all under $50 (+tax))

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1961950/CHAOSHEAD_NOAH/

another one.

So, yeah. Much better/cheaper options out there. Also, wait for sales (better sales than just 10% off)

[Chika Ogiue]

Your examples are old games. Noah is from 2008, Stein's Gate from 2009.

However, if we compare to a newer Mages. game like this:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291020/ANONYMOUSCODE/

You'll see similar higher pricing.

[XxFeMboi_L0vEr69Xx]

Originally posted by Rock Paper Scissors King:

This is a licensed Visual Novel of a fairly popular anime. What did you expect.

50 bucks for a visual novel is robbery

[Funky Wellington]

haggle

[mega_bahamut86]

I got the key for 18 Euro.

[Trew Domko]

Ya i love Konosuba but the price for this game is absurd. Simply will find the game elsewhere and then grab it on sale on steam on a later date

[asdbanz]

Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:

Your examples are old games. Noah is from 2008, Stein's Gate from 2009.

However, if we compare to a newer Mages. game like this:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291020/ANONYMOUSCODE/

You'll see similar higher pricing.

Invalid argument about release date. Newer VNs aren't more complicated than old ones.
It's all about higher ups disconection from reality. No wonder if game will be pirated (if it's even worth your time)

[Chika Ogiue]

Originally posted by asdbanz:

Invalid argument about release date. Newer VNs aren't more complicated than old ones.
It's all about higher ups disconection from reality. No wonder if game will be pirated (if it's even worth your time)

Uh, no, very valid argument. When Steins Gate, etc., first released near 15/16 years ago they had equivalently high RRPs.

Steins Gate's RRP at it's original Xbox 360 release was 7140 JPY. Both this and ANONYMOUS;CODE are priced today at 7000 JPY. So as you can see, pricing is in fact on par for Japanese VNs.

https://www.4gamer.net/games/098/G009802/

[エリスの胸はパッド入]

They rather sell 100 copies for 50 than 1000 copies for 20 and then wonder why "people dont like games/franchise anymore".

[Sciencemile]

Originally posted by エリスの胸はパッド入:

They rather sell 100 copies for 50 than 1000 copies for 20 and then wonder why "people dont like games/franchise anymore".

Well the way pricing works nowadays with games, they sell the 100 copies for 50 to the 50 people that will buy it for 100...then they lower the price to 20 and sell it to the remaining 950 people.