Today is April 16, the original release date of Gensokyo Odyssey. At the exact hour this announcement goes live, the game will have released two years ago.
Last time I made an announcement was back in November, where I mentioned updates with the game and knee surgery. Now, through the surgery and months of hard work, it's my pleasure to commemorate this anniversary by formally announcing Kakkoi's Laundromat, and it's release date!
"Kakkoi went and gambled all her money on blackjack. Idiot. What better way to get her money back than to "take back" what's rightfully hers, in the form of a daring robbery? Or two? Or ten? Or as many as it takes to get it all back? With a little style, a little cunning, and a lot of adrenaline, Kakkoi... wait, if people see her robbing again they might remember her, and the police most certainly will if she gets caught! That's right, we're gonna let Okuu, Kakkoi's trusty right-hand and muscle, do the robbing. After all, she likes blowing people up.But with all that new hard-earned moola, you can't just go around town with bags of cash! Luckily, Kakkoi has the perfect solution: money laundering! Clean that money through laundry, set up a few front businesses, and voila - clean, legitimate money. Upgrade Okuu's skills by coaching her through heists, persuade other characters and their businesses to join you via charisma or blackmail, pimp out your 14 dollar broke ass apartment, and watch your fortune grow!"
This update is a very different kind of experience from the base game, while still retaining the spirit of Gensokyo Odyssey, and I think it really bumps the game up another tier and adds a lot of what people like and wanted.
Regarding the price and status of Kakkoi's Laundromat, we went back and forth on this quite a bit. Whether Kakkoi's Laundromat should be paid DLC; what price would reflect the effort put into it; and how to keep things affordable without underselling the base game or the Laundromat itself. In the end, we decided to bundle Laundromat and it's value into the base game rather than sell it separately.
If you already own the game, you get the full update for free. This price change only affects new buyers going forward.
Given the scope of Laundromat, which rivals the scale of the base game, a price point of ~$10.99 would be easy to justify. But keeping things affordable has always been important to us, and $6.99 felt like a fair compromise.
We'll also be running a launch discount during release week. However, due to Steam's 30-day restriction on discounts after a price change, the new price will go into effect next Saturday, April 25. If you've been on the fence about picking up the game, now is a great time to grab it at the current price.
While the Laundromat will be part of the base game, there will be a separate Steam page for the Laundromat's Soundtrack. As with the base game's soundtrack, this one is quite nice and in many ways is even better than the base game OST! In fact, the main theme of Kakkoi's Laundromat (which I've kept secret!!) is the largest project file in all of Gensokyo Odyssey!
We've also added nice updates to the base game, like an improved save system, motions, performance fixes, and even a bit of new dialogue! Additionally, we've used advanced file compression methods and optimization for each asset ingame meticulously, to the point where even including the new Laundromat content, the file size of the game will be much smaller with no visual changes!
A lot of people worked hard on this, and I want to sincerely thank everyone who helped make it happen, and everyone who’s supported the game over these past two years. Whether you bought the game, left a review, told a friend, made fan content, or just followed along with the crazy shit, thank you. I'm excited for everyone to see the Kakkoi's Laundromat!
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