Hey, it's Naramura. It's been awhile.
For Japan, the console release date has been set and preorders for the package version have begun, but we're still in talks regarding what to do for regions outside of Japan.
This is due to the fact that this physical version release is a really huge thing for us, and we've decided that it would be nigh impossible for us to handle both Japan and non-Japan versions simultaneously on our own.
There are no Japanese indie publishers with their very own distribution line, and our domestic Japanese distributor, KONAMI (yeah, that KONAMI. That's right - La-Mulana is getting released by KONAMI.) is technically a separate company from KONAMI overseas.
So while I can't promise anything, if and when we do go for an overseas release, we hope to do something kinda special to commemorate it.
Anyways. The porting work that we ended up being fully involved in is almost totally finished.
Now, I'm going to start working on the production of rewards.
On a related note, today I'd like to ask for everyone's opinion on the t-shirts.
The staff t-shirts we wore when showing off the finished title at the 2018 Tokyo Game Show have undergone a renewal.
However, I don't think there will be any more opportunities for us to show off the game at events here in Japan. Therefore, we've only made several of these t-shirts.
This is the design we've been using ever since we started up the Kickstarter campaign.
There are several of these out in the wild here in Japan, mainly in the hands of super passionate fans and people who've helped us out a lot. I think we may have even given a couple to some indie devs from overseas as well.
I feel like this design - with Lumisa looking all bad-ass - is the way to go for the reward t-shirts. I dig this design. But I can't make up my mind on which design to go with.
Personally, I feel like the second one - the older design - is more symbolic of Kickstarter, but what do you think?
I guess the colors would be the same, but it also depends on the colors available at the t-shirt printing company we use.
As for text, should we stick "Kickstarter" or "LA-MULANA Project" or something like that on it, or something like "I'm a Backer!" in big, in-your-face text?
NIGORO
Takumi Naramura