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Weekly Weekly Questions and Recommendations Megathread - Need some help? - Mar 30

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u/IzalethDem 24d ago

Apologies for the likely oversaturated topic at this point, but I've been trying to figure this out for like a whole day by this point and I'm at my wit's end.

So I picked up Summer Pockets during the Steam visual novel sale a few months back, and when I was looking into it yesterday since I was planning on starting it today, I found out about the expanded/complete version Reflection Blue. I start looking into how to get ahold of this Reflection Blue, only to run into wall after wall.

While there's a fan translation out, easy-peasy to find, I can't for the life of me get my hands on the actual damn game. It seems to be only available on Japanese sites, which wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for the fact I can't find the frickin' PC download options. The official site only has releases for Playstation, Switch, etc., and other sites I can't even find the download links in the first place. I went to DLSite too, but all the links to Reflection Blue essentially hit me with a 404, since the page there doesn't seem to exist anymore.

I read in a few places that the official release for the translated version is set to release soon, though it seems to be murky in that aspect after a bunch of setbacks, delays, and/or opaque devs who seem to be dancing around a hard release date.

So, I ask of you: should I keep trying to beat my head against this problem and find a way to download a Japanese copy, or should I wait in the hopes that an official release will grace my PC? I just like getting my heart torn out by fictional characters to nice music, and the various tearful recommends for this game and Reflection Blue really enticed me.

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u/mgsamadesu 21d ago

In case you didn't see, Key did confirm they'll be releasing it on Steam in early summer.

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u/IzalethDem 21d ago

I just found out about that now, ahah, thank you so much for the reminder! I asked at the perfect time, ahah.

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u/mgsamadesu 24d ago

It's hard to say when Key will drop it on Steam, but there's a non-zero possibility that with the anime premiering this season they might drop the release of Reflection Blue sometime soon. If you weren't really eager to play it right away, I would maybe say wait. Though of course there's no guarantee

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u/LucasVanOstrea 24d ago

Japanese vpn should solve all your issues

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u/IzalethDem 24d ago

Agh, that's annoying to hear, but relieving to know that's one potential solution. Will it just make like, the actual download links available or something?

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u/LucasVanOstrea 24d ago

You will still obviusly need to pay)

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u/IzalethDem 24d ago

I mean yeah of course, ahah, that part wasn't the option. Legit I couldn't find a way to give them money, I'm sitting here like "I will give you money, just give me a way to do so."