The Current Controversy With Project KV Overworked Salaryman 2024-09-07 | Needless to say there's still a lot of ambiguity in the air surrounding the Project but at the same time, there's quite a lot of information that seems to be getting more and more solidified with time.As a game dev that used to work in live ops, I believe that we all have a moral obligation to do all utmost for the project we're assigned to even if we do not agree with the company running it. If the company's demands are too different from what we want to do, then we as the people working on the project should have the right to leave but we should do it without messing up the project. This is because the company won't feel any loss from this, they'll just look for the next bag to squeeze. But the people who genuinely care and put their time and money into the product would be hurt and it's our responsibility to not let that happen.---Sources---The big compiled document in question:docs.google.com/document/d/1zn9tKVOfPgAmFKtbCDNwpNcVxSlZ47cxfVY0wCJ5QmE/editEN Article on Producer's goal:automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archives-producer-wants-players-to-have-a-stress-free-time-indulging-in-the-characters-which-is-why-endgame-content-updates-will-be-kept-moderateKR Government registration number website:https://www.data.go.kr/data/15083277/fileData.do(You have to download the csv for the data in question)-----------------------------------Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro03:46 Why there is a controversy05:26 The "Poor Compensation" Walkout Attempt 08:38 BA content degredation by the ex-devs in Project KV now10:37 Unrealistically short span of Project KV's prep14:16 How valid is the Halo = Copy argument even?15:51 Weird Comiket Circle Name Choice20:02 Ramifications of this controversy so far22:52 Wrapping Up
Why Big Visual Novel Companies Started Producing Live Service Games - A Gamedev in Japans View Overworked Salaryman 2025-10-05 | Over the past decade it feels like more and more visual novel and eroge companies had begun to make their own forays into the live service game space in their own different ways.While some failed horribly in the process, some managed to find some level of success and from this success, we have started to see a shift in trends. Some companies have begun to shift more and more out of the visual novel space altogether with their focus shifting entirely to the live service titles that they are running to this day.Today, we're going to take a slightly deeper look into the space and what has resulted in this shift in trends beyond just the desire to squeeze money out of their fanbase as even when it comes to talk of money, there's a lot more going on than might meet the eye on the surface.Sources:gamerbraves.com/visual-novel-pioneer-says-genre-has-hit-a-dead-end-but-sees-hope-in-new-subgenresnoisypixel.net/holy-undead-delisted-from-steam-week-before-releaseAsashi Shinbun November Archive for 1991Push! Magazine 2009 - 2011Ty to the people and companies who were willing to speak about some of this data and information as wellSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro05:00 On the topic of money - They're costly to make14:03 Sales aren't super high to begin with17:46 A more competitive global market21:20 Technology the genre may already have peaked31:00 Ease of Production37:14 Targeting a different segment of the live service market42:18 I don't believe that they are doing this out of greed46:49 Wrap up
This week in Ikebukuro Overworked Salaryman 2025-09-28 | Headed down to Ikebukuro instead this week as there was some stuff I was looking to check out for a very old series that is close to my heart.This time we look at that while also exploring what else was happening in Akihabara at the time.
Exploring Blue Archives Kobe Stamp Rally & Other Cool Weeb Spots In The Area Overworked Salaryman 2025-09-21 | I know the video is one year late. Er, my bad, hopefully the next two events won't be this late too lol. That said, hope you all enjoy this look into the BA Kobe stamp rally that took place late in 2024!Special Thanks to PoeTheWondercat for making the thumbnailMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Opening03:33 Point 1: Habourland Sofmap09:27 Point 2: Kobe Port Tower12:50 Point 3: AQUARIUM × ART átoa15:44 Point 4: Kobe Chinatown19:18 Point 5: Marui OIOI Kobe23:34 Postcards from the popup store26:29 Point 6: Kobe Train Station27:36 Point 7: Rhine House29:46 Point 8 & 9: Arima38:44 Bonus: Sunplaza weeb building why wasn't this part of the stamp rally42:17 Wrap-Up
This week in Akihabara P.5 Overworked Salaryman 2025-09-20 | Back in Akiba AFTER finally getting back from Fukuoka. Unfortunately I got there fairly late as I was asked to help out with stuff up till about 8pm after work so quite a lot of stuff was already close.That said, still managed to slip in some amount of stuff so I hope this week's is still interesting nonetheless?
Bushiroads Botched Attempt At Releasing Weiss Schwarz TCG For Adults Overworked Salaryman 2025-09-06 | In 2024, Bushiroad announced a new version of the trading card game Weiss Schwarz which was finally released around the end of April 2025 called Weiss Schwarz Rose. However, within the span of just 4 months, they have managed to cause the game to dwindle to the point that it can barely manage to reach even a moderately sized community in even the biggest city in Japan.Today we explore what they've been doing the past few months and the state of the game now as WGP, the biggest competitive tournament of the year draws close.Sources:Bushinavi Appws-rose.comSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro02:40 The Timeline of Events08:38 A severe lack of LGS support even in Tokyo13:14 Very questionable shop tourney/event timings22:48 Poor turnout even for a 88,000 yen prize pool shop tourney25:25 Heavy meta creep 29:20 Situation in August during Obon31:21 Summary of the points34:33 Does it even matter to Bushiroad though?39:50 Closing Off
This week in Akihabara P.4 Overworked Salaryman 2025-09-05 | Back in Akihabara this week before I head off to Fukuoka for a few days. Was a lot more new popups going on so was up and about exploring all of it and basking in the nostalgia for some of the old series I really loved.
This week in Akihabara P.3 Overworked Salaryman 2025-08-30 | A whole bunch of stuff has rotated since the end of Comiket and today we go through exploring everything from the Heaven Burns Red popup store to the Dragon Maid stuff that was going on.
Interesting Stuff I Saw From Comiket 106 Overworked Salaryman 2025-08-24 | C106 happened on 8/16 and 8/17 this year, keeping up the trend of it being two days each time since the first time it was held after the pandemic. This time around, it was held at the end of the standard Obon holiday period which made the week after certainly feel a little rough being a work day and all. Even then, it was fun nonethelss.Join us in this quick look through at some of the interesting(?) things that happened this time around as well as some of the stuff I found at the event that I thought was quite interesting as well that made me feel both nostalgia and old at the same time.Circles Mentioned:Custom fightstick builderhttps://x.com/NUMB41Makeheroine Holy site visitinghttps://x.com/112233aabbccddeBazookaman is old and has no social media I checked with himUmamusumehttps://x.com/KaitoJW5660https://x.com/balladelucehttps://x.com/yubashiri0503https://x.com/M_simacherhttps://x.com/Kazuki_Aozakihttps://x.com/shimane_noukihttps://x.com/Blanchimont_ryohttps://x.com/TF_CAF3https://x.com/ank_ambassadorhttps://x.com/0umi_tigerhttps://x.com/urotamahttps://x.com/nSB36046https://x.com/abekobenandahttps://x.com/threepitzhttps://x.com/YanparapOther NewsC105 & C106 genre seperated circle numberhttps://x.com/GenreCodeLovers/status/1930915223797665959https://x.com/GenreCodeLovers/status/1854812139330191395AI allmighthttps://x.com/erisGG2525/status/1957040639872475284Guy faking the morning queue videohttps://x.com/sayakanurse/status/1956555754548453407Total number of Comiket Goerscomiket.co.jp/archives/Chronology.htmlNumber is the bottom right one of the section for that specific comiketMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro00:18 Series with Most Circles & Total Circle Count02:36 Feels emptier even though it wasn't05:00 Circle layout for bigger series07:42 No crazy people this time08:08 People spreading funny fake news online14:05 Corporate Area21:34 Stuff I bought36:06 Wrap-up
What I Bought At Comiket 106 Overworked Salaryman 2025-08-23 | A quick glance at all the stuff I bought at Comiket for those interested in more or less the full set. Will go through some of it in the Comiket video itself but I hope you enjoy!
This week in Akihabara P.2 Overworked Salaryman 2025-08-15 | Week 2 of trying out shorts for the old community post format.Since this is the week of Comiket, not much stuff going on specifically in Akihabara but I did visit some new stuff both in and out of Akiba as I went about preparing before Comiket.
Visiting One Of Tokyos New Indie Game Events Overworked Salaryman 2025-08-10 | Today we visit one of Japan's new indie game events. As a country where the indie games scene had been extremely on an small scale for a very long time, it's interesting to see the growth of such events. While not as massive as Osaka's Bitsummit, today we look at one of the bigger and newer events that Tokyo has to offer.Thank you to Hayden the Historian for helping to edit the video, check them out over at:youtube.com/@HaydenTheHistorianGames Mentioned:One turn Killstore.steampowered.com/app/3151270Devil Connectionstore.steampowered.com/app/3054820Yashastore.steampowered.com/app/2169950Spell Tonaerustore.steampowered.com/app/3107590/_Minami Lanestore.steampowered.com/app/2678990/Minami_LaneMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:15 What is the Tokyo Indie Games Summit05:55 REI Hotel09:25 Musashino Public Hall16:02 Train Station Area & Other small locations19:16 Games showcased at the event27:14 Wrapping Up
This week in Akihabara P.1 Overworked Salaryman 2025-08-09 | Decided to turn the usual community post of me walking around Akihabara (and other places when that arises) into a short since it feels like it gives a better perspective than just 4 -5 pictures.Lemme know what you guys think and if you find it to be a nicer format instead.
Why Regional Game Delays Happen - Explained By A Gamedev in Japan Overworked Salaryman 2025-07-26 | Deciding to release your game globally while it might seem like a given in this day and age is still a lot more difficult than many people give it credit for. With the ever increasing number of big companies around the world and massive publishers as well, it feels like it has become a lot more common to have the resources to do so.Within this changing space, why do some companies still choose not to? Is it even a choice that they can make in the first place? Let's talk about that more in today's video as well especially with the release of Uma Musume, the long time FGO took and the very unlikely possibility that Gakumas will ever get an EN release.Sources:https://welcon.kocca.kr/en/support/content-news/421https://www.kocca.kr/knowledge/publication/indu/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/10/30/BW3rWbGbtuvJ.pdfweb.archive.org/web/20190201083700/http://biz.163.com/06/0315/11/2C8JR5LK00021GLI.htmlautomaton-media.com/en/news/steam-saw-chinese-users-spike-and-exceed-50-of-worldwide-playerbase-in-february-2025https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/8af13e88-6540-436c-b137-9853e7fe866a_en?filename=Key%20principles%20on%20in-game%20virtual%20currencies.pdfgamesbeat.com/chinese-government-official-urges-countrys-developers-to-expand-worldwideGame sales data sourced from multiple sources includingSensortowerDatabrainSteamdbSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro04:03 Reason 1: Development Culture Differences08:36 Reason 2: Licensing Issues13:41 Reason 3: Lack of Internal Competencies17:52 Reason 4: Legal Differences Between Countries20:28 It's not just a Japanese issue when you look at the big picture23:53 Why some companies are so successful at this29:56 Wrap-up
Steams Publishing Guideline Change Could Affect Everyone (A Gamedev in Japans View) Overworked Salaryman 2025-07-20 | Been awhile since we did a video of this sort on recent news.Steam recently announced changes to their guidelines which allows them to take down games they deem as violating the rules and standards of their payment processors and their networks all the way down the line to the internet service providers.Frankly this has the potential for a lot more consequences down the road not just for people who enjoy sussy games but for everyone across the board who enjoys games due to how vague the policy is. Today we go through this in a short video before I go back to editing the other video for next week.---Sources---Steam Onboarding page:partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettingstarted/onboarding?language=englishSteam game removal among other activity page:steamdb.info/history/eventsStream Chinese User Spike:automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-saw-chinese-users-spike-and-exceed-50-of-worldwide-playerbase-in-february-2025-----------------------------------Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalaryman
Anime & Doujin Events I visited in Spring Overworked Salaryman 2025-07-13 | We're finally into summer, the hottest season of the year and what better way to forget the heat than to remember the better days where it wasn't a thing. Today we're looking at some of the events I went to both official and doujin in the period of spring from major events to smaller series specific ones as we explore what Tokyo has to offer in its usual abundance.Thank you to Hayden the Historian for helping to edit the video, check them out over at:youtube.com/@HaydenTheHistorianCircles Mentioned:https://x.com/kuragemodokihttps://x.com/oremake_Okotapixiv.net/users/19224431https://x.com/pikotuinhttps://x.com/ko9m02Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:18 Super Heroine Time - Now with MahoAko11:55 SenAka - Getting bigger than ever18:18 I actually went to anime Japan again 25:07 Gakumas & Wuwa Stamp Rally38:56 Wrapping Up
Japans Worst Game of 2010 Published By Nippon Ichi Overworked Salaryman 2025-06-29 | As someone who really loves Nippon Ichi Software's games, the period of time where they chose to go into publishing the games of other companies certainly felt like a strange one, especially with how poorly some of those titles ended up doing at the time, particularly with today's game Lost Rebellion.In a way it's interesting to see how it ended up in part because Image Epoch who we talked about before had been hoping to go into publishing precisely because they felt that it was more financially sound than being fully in development, only for us to get a good example here of what could happen if it were handled badly and therefore it does give a good example of how difficult the path may have been compared to what Image Epoch had predicted at the time as well.Either way, this game was pretty strange and horrible, maybe more so for the Japanese audience since the amount of English in the game likely made it less accessible for the people here instead but it's interesting to see how systems wise so many things just felt so off as well.-----------------------------------Resources:dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/601/601245siliconera.com/nis-americas-president-on-anime-crossovers-sakura-wars-and-ps3-developmentmobygames.com/company/11714/hit-maker-incfukeiki.com/2014/11/hitmaker.htmlMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Opening02:37 Background of the game (They spelt its name wrong)08:58 Opening Theme was really good11:16 Part 1: The voice acting15:52 Part 2: The Battle System is questionable34:50 Part 3: The Overworld movement is frustrating45:18 Part 4: I hope you like backtracking51:10 Part 5: The plot is very mid01:08:29 Conclusion01:11:37 Closing Off
Enzan - Looking Into Tokyos Eroguro Doujin Event Overworked Salaryman 2025-06-08 | Enzan is a bi-annual event in Tokyo focused around a very specific art-style. In spite of the genre's name, the genre actually spans a much wider range of content than is commonly understood in popular culture due to the fact that some things that were once within the genre have become so normalised in certain parts of fiction (i.e in dark fantasy or horror and the like) that people just consider it part and parcel of those genres instead rather than a part of the sub-genre that inspired a lot of it.Today we're looking at one such event for the sub-genre and how much it actually ends up encompassing as, for me as someone who went there without knowing what to expect, it ended up being very different than what I was initially expecting to see.Thank you to Hayden the Historian for helping to edit the video, check them out over at:youtube.com/@HaydenTheHistorianMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalaryman
How Live Service Game Data Management Works & Other Common Practices Overworked Salaryman 2025-05-25 | Managing live ops games is a difficult process of endless design for those involved as the need to ensure profitability for continued operation while diversifying into other titles means that companies need to find ways to keep people engaged over a long period of time.Today we look at some interesting(?) facts surrounding live service game development especially within Japan and why these things are done the way they are. Maybe you'll find out how your favorite game like Fate Grand Order could try to use excel in the management of the in-game data or maybe it'll be why Genshin never made a mario-kart esqe spin-off within genshin itself. Today we're gonna be looking at stuff in general on a lighter level than usual.Sources:news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/240917j_jphttps://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=240671koreaherald.com/article/1977657japanonlinegame.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/JOGA120815-1.pdflegal-leon.jp/column/844Support Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:16 Fact 1: Most games manage data using tsv files05:03 Fact 2: Grounds level devs typically don't do the live service27:04 Fact 3: That said, upper management tends not to change30:15 Fact 4: Somtimes don't have full control of what goes in the game34:19 Wrap Up
The Popups, The Exhibits, The Figures - Weeb Events In Tokyo Winter 2025 Overworked Salaryman 2025-05-11 | Edit: For those wondering about the spares for the blue archive post-cards and atre cards you can find further information in the discord belowWe're already more than halfway through spring toward the season of heats but that doesn't mean we can't look back at the events in winter 2025 as there were certainly a buncha interesting ones that I wanted to talk about but that didn't make a cut for a video of their own.Between revisiting wonderfes and all the different popup stores of different scale there was certainly a buncha things but if you're wondering why there wasn't anything large scale for this video, it's because all the big stuff like Comiket and Blue Archive fes already had their own video so check those out if you're interested in that as well!Thank you to Hayden the Historian for helping to edit the video, check them out over at:youtube.com/@HaydenTheHistorianMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:28 Onimai Popup02:31 Shimeji Simulation Popup05:22 Inkya Ojou-sama Popup 08:54 Lyrical Nanoha Popup/New Series Exhibit13:45 Blue Archive Atre19:37 Blue Archive Animate Popup26:53 Wonderfes Spring 202534:48 Wrapping Up
Rozen Maidens Biggest Kusoge isnt THAT Bad Overworked Salaryman 2025-04-27 | Rozen Maiden Duellwalzer was in Japan considered one of the worst games ever produced for the IP and a kusoge at that which conversely piqued my interest in this game that I likely would otherwise have ignored as a cashgrab IP game.Actually playing through it, I found that it was indeed a kusoge but not as bad as it had been made out to be on the internet in Japan. Join me in this journey as we look at this kusoge visual novel from the Rozen Maiden series and explore how bad it actually is.Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanIf you find the content interesting, feel free to support me atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro03:54 What is Rozen Maiden?06:07 What is Rozen Maiden Duellwalzer07:43 First Impressions: The main menu09:30 The visual novel segment: How to both mess up and do well20:27 Animated cutscenes? In this economy?24:55 IP based VNs aren't necessarily bad26:24 In defence of this game41:09 Poor use of story branching system45:41 Questionable additional systems49:55 2who segment58:40 Conclusion01:02:06 Wrap up
Tokyos Sega Doujin Event Is Small But Interesting Overworked Salaryman 2025-04-13 | This time I visit a Sega exclusive doujin event in Tokyo.It's a small event with 50+ circles but the amount of stuff to see there outside of just the doujin content was pretty interesting as well.That coupled with the fact that doujin events celebrating a company and all its games are rare and that it was also sfw content only made it stand out as something very niche and wondering what I'd be able to find there I decided to drop by.Suffice to say it was quite an interesting experience although I made sure not to ask them what they felt about the BOI lawsuit so they don't lynch me in the venue.Support Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanCircles Mentioned:Sega Console Doujinhttps://x.com/fuyunotori1Speed Runneryoutube.com/@y.y.ychannel3577Timestamp00:00 Intro02:17 What the event is like - Overall05:25 The retro games segment06:43 Model Kit display & other display areas08:45 Some interesting(?) stuff I found12:53 Conclusion16:23 Final Words
Korea & Chinas Rising Game Industry & Is Japan Being Outpaced - Unpacking Japans Game Industry P3 Overworked Salaryman 2025-03-30 | Welcome to the third part in what is still a series of an undetermined number of parts where I go through the Japanese game industry as well as what has made it the way it is.Today, we're taking a more macro look at the picture however as we look at where Japan stands among the other nations that are start to catch a lot more attention than ever before.Has Japan's industry been surpassed by the rest now and if so to what capacity? Find out next week on Dragonball Salaryman with this video. Part 1 & 2youtube.com/watch?v=QZ21siA4Dlc&t=588syoutube.com/watch?v=CkZuwEECBs4&t=4sMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro02:41 Is the Japanese Game Industry Declining31:25 Korea's Long History in the Game Industry46:10 Has Korea's Game Industry Overtaken Japan's & Other Future Outlooks55:27 The Rapid Growth of China's Game Industry01:29:18 Does All This Even Matter01:36:50 Wrap-upOnline Sources- Japan's Game Industrygamebiz.jp/news/39704647news.jp/11897705.htmltoyokeizai.net/articles/-/847089?page=2nikkei.com/article/DGXZRST0575408U5A210C2000000twistedvoxel.com/platinumgames-losing-major-developers-after-failed-projectstechnode.com/2024/12/26/netease-shuts-down-chinese-japanese-gaming-spin-off-ouka-studios-developer-of-visions-of-manahd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/13q4earnings.pdfnoisypixel.net/atelier-ryza-saved-franchise-junzo-hosoi-interviewen.bushiroad.com/hyper-casual-mobile-games-icy-drift-sharkslam- Korea's Game Industryhttp://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/part2/games-other7.htmsteamcharts.com/app/568220steamcharts.com/app/1256670steamcharts.com/app/960170steamcharts.com/app/1627720steamcharts.com/app/1868140steamcharts.com/app/1562700reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/qb9gy3/new_article_how_to_use_review_to_sales_ratio_tokoreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-01-18/business/industry/Game-publishers-cancel-titles-cut-employees-as-economy-struggles/1961701cdn.neowiz.com/neowiz-site/assets/ir-library/4Q24_NWZ_PPT_EN-d47zqlqz.pdfprankster101.com/articles/interview-with-choi-ji-won-of-lies-of-pcdn.neowiz.com/neowiz/files/investors/206128722580.4Q23_NWZ_PPT_EN.pdf- China's Game IndustryS. X. Zhuo. Tencent overseas mergers andacquisitions Riot games Acase study ofperformance Evaluation (Master's thesis, SouthChinaUniversity of Technologyhttp://biz.163.com/06/0315/11/2C8JR5LK00021GLI.htmlventurebeat.com/games/chinese-government-official-urges-countrys-developers-to-expand-worldwidehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/938961.stmhttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-plans-to-expand-incubator-for-chinese-gamescrpgbook.wordpress.com/articles/before-genshin-impact-a-brief-history-of-chinese-rpgs
5,000 Subscriber Special Room Tour & QnA Overworked Salaryman 2025-03-16 | Thank you all once again for helping getting the channel to this point so quickly m(_ _)mTo be honest, I didn't expect it'd be at this point so quickly so I'm happy to see that enough of you enjoy these videos for the channel to have been able to already grown to this point.That said, as you all have asked for, I've tried to provide a tour of my room small as it may be as well as trying to answer the questions you all posed to me as far as I could so I hope the video ends up being interesting and I hope the future videos continue to remain interesting to all of you.Thank you all once again and here's hoping the channel continues to remain interesting to you all.Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Thanks and intro04:34 The room12:47 The setup24:56 Below the setup31:27 QnA Opening32:07 Qn1 - bornanime325539:03 Qn 2 - Finest Rakuyo40:00 Qn 3 - Stevenalexander530043:38 Qn 4 - nodis756244:43 Qn 5 - kakkocho46:47 Qn 6 - 1ruko50:25 Qn 7 - Hayden54:12 Qn 8 - Eluko-chan55:50 Wrap-up
Current Facts on the Police Raid of Dynamis One Overworked Salaryman 2025-03-02 | To be honest I didn't think that we'd see any more news on this subject for a while to come but it seems like Nexon not only requested a raid of Dynamis One but they believe that they have found evidence of both the leaking of confidential information as well as of premeditated intent to sabotage the title they were working on at the time under Nexon.Today we look at what information is currently available about the raid on the Korean Game Development Firm Dynamis One by the Police Force there over the evidence that Nexon has discovered and used to request said raid.---Sources---The big compiled document in question:docs.google.com/document/d/1zn9tKVOfPgAmFKtbCDNwpNcVxSlZ47cxfVY0wCJ5QmE/editTwitter account of document compiler:https://x.com/StellaSolaris01Unfair Competition prevent and trade secret protection act:https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_service/lawTwoView.do?hseq=5800Korean Articles on Subject:https://gamefocus.co.kr/detail.php?number=163579https://www.gameple.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=211885English Articles on Subject:biz.chosun.com/en/en-it/2025/02/26/IHEHBR5SAJADPM4S62EXRXJD6Y-----------------------------------Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:16 The current situation03:23 Correction of some 04:47 Looking at points brought up by the news reports10:17 What could happen if Nexon finds evidence12:30 Perceptions of the case right now14:46 Wrapping Up
Bushiroads History of Dead, Dying & Decent TCGs Overworked Salaryman 2025-02-23 | Bushiroad has been in the market of TCG games for almost 20 years at this point but in spite of that, they just don't seem to have a hit TCG that has an active playerbase the way most companies with hit games do.Today, we'll begin to dive into all the games they've made from the past till today over the course of a few videos and see if we can get a better understanding of why this is the case.Support Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanInfo Sources:Jewelpetaniradi.com/mcn/20090301jewel.phphttp://card.g1.xrea.com/t1/tbu05jpt.htmldekoco.net/blog/28165tocage.jp/pages/1248872641.htmlAlice Crosstocage.jp/pages/1229278102.htmlhttp://card.g1.xrea.com/t1/tbu03alx.html5qrossgame.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/616397.html#07_s.pngsupersolenoid.jp/blog-entry-7598.html?spapp.famitsu.com/20131120_267360King of Pro wrestlingnjpw.co.jp/90416youtube.com/watch?v=ZCXhH5M-Wc0youtube.com/watch?v=u63J2opQsJoTimestamp00:00 Intro07:05 Jewelpets - Bushiroad's first TCG18:27 Alice Cross - The FujoWotaku TCG44:59 Bushiroad's Online "TCGs"55:14 Wrapping Up
Weeb Cafes & Popups Everywhere in Autumn 2024 Overworked Salaryman 2025-02-16 | We're finally at the end of winter so what better way to look back then at all the stuff I went through during Autumn of 2024. There's an old saying 食欲の秋 which means something along the lines of Autumn being the period of eating plenty and this is no exception as unlike in February now where there are barely any eateries there were plenty of popup cafes around in Autumn at this time.Join me of this journey of food, Junji Ito Sanrio(?) and 2whos.Thank you to Hayden the Historian for helping to edit the video, check them out over at:youtube.com/@HaydenTheHistorianCircles Mentioned:https://x.com/accessoriesqueMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:32 Junji Ito x Sanrio Popup06:40 Quick Announcement07:44 Reitaisai 12:41 Gakumas Cafe16:51 Mermaid Melody & Twin Princess Cafes & Popups21:45 Blue Archive Animax Cafe Summer (But in Autumn)27:18 Smile Base Blue Archive Cafe34:14 Wrapping Up
Blue Archives 4th Anniversary Fes Was Better Than Expected Overworked Salaryman 2025-01-26 | Last weekend 1/17 - 1/19 was the Blue Archive 4th Anniversary Fes. Prior to it while we were looking at the details it looked like it had the chance of ending up going either way compared to the 3rd anniversary so it was pretty nice to see it ended up doing better instead.That said there were some things that it was unfortunate that they had to cut as the venue was smaller but overall it felt like a better experience nonetheless! Looking forward to what they do next year if they do it.Support Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:30 Differences From 3rd Anniv 07:10 Goods Area - Angel 2410:08 Pamphlet & My initial Plan12:18 The Food16:06 Food corner17:24 Commemorative Picture Area20:06 Quiz-Puzzle Stamp Rally24:26 Gachapon Area28:33 Memorial Area30:26 Mini-game activities35:15 KazuVR38:16 Giant Kurokage & Other displays42:18 Other Stuff & Final thoughts44:40 Day 3 Stuff47:19 Wrap-up
How Live Service Game Collabs Work - Gamedev in Japan Explains Overworked Salaryman 2025-01-19 | When it comes to collabs in live service games, people sometimes ask why there are so many or why they choose the IPs that they do.Today we are going to be looking more into that as well as how companies go about deciding to do one and some of the methods of decision making they have.Data shown comes from the following sources:sensortower.comdata.ai (formerly app annie)game-i.daa.jpapptweak.comSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:17 Why Run A Collab06:23 Why Collabs aren't cost efficient for pure profits goals14:14 How companies decide who to collab with26:49 What collab terms comprise of32:32 The difficulty of international collabs42:23 Wrap Up
Interesting Stuff That Happened At Comiket 105 Overworked Salaryman 2025-01-05 | C105 happened on 12/29 and 12/30 this year, the two days before New Year's Eve which is a rarity that has only ever really happened once a decade or more so far with the last time being in 2014.Join us in this quick look through at some of the interesting(?) things that happened this time around as well as some of the stuff I found at the event that I thought was quite interesting as well that made me feel both nostalgia and old at the same time.Circles Mentioned:Izunahttps://x.com/moe_chiffonKaIzunahttps://x.com/kikkuk222Disgaea artisthttps://x.com/HARATAKERecettear circlehttps://x.com/muracha_egsChristmas cake keycaphttps://x.com/keycapfkOil painting artistyoutube.com/@FinoueChBandai Namco Idolmaster part tweetshttps://x.com/i/bookmarks?post_id=1873280841897656711https://x.com/ILR_Rimu/status/1873554559018443179Fake Friren reenactor?https://x.com/double_loss/status/1873292214652248171Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:06 Series/Genres With Most Doujins06:12 First non-New Year Eve Comiket in 10 Years09:11 Makeheroine Man15:16 Corporate Booths Look20:12 Stay Healthy PSA21:50 Stuff I bought there - Izuna24:29 Kaizuna25:28 Harada Takehito the Disgaea Man27:18 Physical Recettear29:21 Oil Painting Circle32:27 Keyboard Caps34:12 Wrapping Up
The Full Rise & Fall of ImageEpoch And Where The Staff Are Now Overworked Salaryman 2024-12-29 | Imageepoch was a small development company with a focus on RPG games which in its early few years saw an impressive level of success for their scale but seemed to run itself into a corner within a few years.Today we look into what caused their rise and fall as well as where the big players in the company are now.Apologies for the length of the video, I did think of splitting it into two parts for the Rise/Fall and having the where are they now seperate but wasn't sure if that'd work better. Lemme know what you think down in the comments!Support Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanInfo shown comes from the following sources:cedec.cesa.or.jp/2009/contents/prg/pg_2055.html4gamer.net/games/124/G012455/20101216053web.archive.org/web/20090731181348/http://www.edge-online.com/features/interview-yasuhiro-wadaweb.archive.org/web/20130930171634/http://geimin.net/da/db/2009_ne_mc/index.php4gamer.net/games/276/G027601/20150324050hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/13q4earnings.pdfhd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/20130527_01en.pdfnlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1504/03/news116.htmlyaruki-lab.jp/niinou-kazuyanews.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/210422a#i-2gamestalk.net/post-1302644gamer.net/games/239/G023996/20131128090higopage.com/wp/2018/01/earthwarsswitchsoku.com/soft/171524gamer.net/games/000/G000000/20141219102/index_5.html4gamer.net/games/406/G040698/20180113003games.dmm.com/detail/clansenki4gamer.net/games/099/G009987/20200117060web.archive.org/web/20130930164523/http://geimin.net/da/db/2007_ne_fa/index.phpweb.archive.org/web/20130930175524/http://geimin.net/da/07/rank_mc.phpweb.archive.org/web/20130930171634/http://geimin.net/da/db/2009_ne_mc/index.phpascii.jp/elem/000/000/427/427022http://gcompass.sp.land.to/rank/2009_hard.htmlameblo.jp/sousetsu/entry-10278641781.htmlTimestamp00:00 Opening01:21 Who are Image Epoch - The Rise07:33 Beginning of the end08:24 The Final Trigger29:39 My analysis of their failure as a gamedev in Japan43:46 Where are they now44:53 Niinou Kazuya48:06 Komura Issei01:01:53 Kuroki Takashi01:03:52 Mikage Ryohei01:21:04 Wrap Up
Japans Arcade Game Expo Is Still Pretty Fun In 2024 Overworked Salaryman 2024-12-22 | Amusement Expo is the Japanese Arcade Game exclusive event which features everything from retro arcade tables to more recent release trials and announcements all the way to crane games and the prizes companies are prepping for them.For those who are interested in Japan's arcade culture and what new stuff still comes out for it, I feel like this event will make for an interesting visit to see all that arcades had and will have to offer.Event's Official Website:amusementexpo.jpLawsuits referenced for those interested:cygames.co.jp/news/id-23172https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-sues-memento-mori-developer-over-alleged-patent-infringementsMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Opening03:55 What is Amusement Expo05:42 How it's like this year08:39 New Idolmaster game11:31 Queues were really long14:20 Prize Figure & Goods Displays18:54 Machine Displays25:38 Retro Arcade Games27:57 Snacks & Live Performances30:50 Wrap-Up
The Time Namco Made One of Japans Worst Games - Ennichi no Tatsujin Overworked Salaryman 2024-12-01 | Prior to 2007, the Kusoge of the Year list was a very different beast. More so perhaps a cute pet if anything as the games were more mainstream and arguably, not really on the level of being a Kusoge of the Year; a worst of the worst on the level of Death Crimson or Ougon no Kizuna.Instead it felt at times like a nerd on the internet picking the games he didn't like and putting them on a list instead. Today we look at a game from back in those days, one that I feel like actually deserves to be on the list and if not for Sega's massive debacle with PSOU, would've been on course for Bandai Namco to have one of the worst games of the year. Welcome, to Ennichi no TatsujinSources on the game:youtube.com/watch?v=g2wfcoIZo4I&t=73sfamitsu.com/games/t/10373/reviews-----------------------------------Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Opening05:43 Intro to the Game12:25 First Impressions - Main Menu14:24 Mini-game 1: Hoop Toss21:36 Mini-game 2: Takoyaki Making29:15 Mini-game 3: Darts33:31 Mini-game 4: Yo-yo Fishing 39:37 Mini-game 5: Balloon Art-Making 45:42 Mini-game 6: Goldfish Scooping 49:38 Mini-game 7: Crepe Making 53:54 Mini-game 8: Fortune Telling 57:01 Mini-game 9: Shooting Range01:03:17 Mini-game 10: Haunted House 01:06:14 Mini-game Tier List & Wrap Up01:10:42 Closing Off
Nintendo v Palworld Case Updates Explained Overworked Salaryman 2024-11-17 | Patent lawsuits have always been this very strange part of the Japanese game industry in that it's a war fought mostly by the big game companies as they are the only ones with the ability to do so.For the longest of times they have left smaller companies out of the line of fire but it seems that starting with the Nintendo Lawsuit we're seeing more cases of big companies going after medium to small firms in what may be a slippery slope towards smaller devs getting pushed into a corner by the sheer number of patents and the size of the legal departments in large firms.Today we're looking at an interesting case in the industry where the contents of the lawsuit are actually out day 1 unlike the previous cases that have made the news as it gives us a better insight as to how patent lawsuits actually go.Info shown comes from the following sources:j-platpat.inpit.go.jppocketpair.jp/news/20241108?lang=jatokkyo-lab.com/co/info-lawsuitnintendoautomaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/sega-boi-20241021-315258animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-17/konami-sues-cygames-over-uma-musume-pretty-derby-game/.198157law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cafc/20-2125/20-2125-2021-05-10.htmlnintendo.co.jp/ir/en/index.htmlcapcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/html/result/2023/full/1.htmlkoeitecmo.co.jp/e/ir/docs/ir3_20240430_e.pdfcyberagent.co.jp/en/ir/library/resultsimg.konami.com/ir/en/ir-data/statements/2024/en0509_z6adh3.pdfboi.jp/ir/financial/performanceSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Opening01:01 What patents were revealed in the update03:24 What this means for the case06:56 Why the small amount Nintendo sued for08:28 What the lawsuits could lead to13:03 Opinions of the case in Japan18:46 Wrap Up
Weeb Cafes, Events & Popups I Went To In Summer Overworked Salaryman 2024-11-10 | We're almost into winter but here we are, all the events I visited in Summer that were fairly on the larger side. With this we've finally caught up with all the events up till Autumn so the event videos will finally be more up to date look forward to that!That said, it was surprising how much content there was going on for Maho Ako and how much more there still is for Needy Girl as well so it was a nice surprise for me at least.Thank you to Hayden the Historian for helping to edit the video, check them out over at:youtube.com/@HaydenTheHistorianCircles Mentioned:https://x.com/accessoriesqueMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro00:58 MahoAko Tokyo Tower Red11:08 MahoAko Collab Cafe15:40 Needy Girl Popup Store 17:49 Blue Archive Chichibu Onsen Collab23:18 Blue Archive 3.5 Anniversary Popup Store28:07 Wrapping Up
Sega Sues Memento Mori Devs - The Worsening Patent Lawsuit Trend In Japan Overworked Salaryman 2024-11-03 | Patent lawsuits have always been this very strange part of the Japanese game industry in that it's a war fought mostly by the big game companies as they are the only ones with the ability to do so.For the longest of times they have left smaller companies out of the line of fire but it seems that starting with the Nintendo Lawsuit we're seeing more cases of big companies going after medium to small firms in what may be a slippery slope towards smaller devs getting pushed into a corner by the sheer number of patents and the size of the legal departments in large firms.Today we're looking at an interesting case in the industry where the contents of the lawsuit are actually out day 1 unlike the previous cases that have made the news as it gives us a better insight as to how patent lawsuits actually go.Data shown comes from the following sources:news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/378b5922a031015bb72347e9de676f7619735d83news.yahoo.co.jp/expert/articles/874182fa6b9a37edece6ef40176cf238e7636803nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC2243O0S4A021C2000000itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2410/22/news108.htmlj-platpat.inpit.go.jpSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Opening02:02 Who are the Memento Mori Devs03:17 What has happened so far06:56 How do game system patents work?11:03 The issues with recent lawsuits17:40 Wrapping Up
How Live Service Games Schedule Events Overworked Salaryman 2024-10-27 | Many time we hear of live service games talking about how they have content planned for far into the future but typically a roadmap would only provide about 6 months to a year in advance instead.Why is this the case and what do they actually mean when they say that they have a far further long-term plan. Today we shall go slightly deeper into that.Data shown comes from the following sources:sensortower.comdata.ai (formerly app annie)game-i.daa.jpapptweak.comSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Opening Skit00:57 Intro06:42 Schedule Planning Prior to Release29:55 Schedule Planning Post Release39:43 My monkey brain is tired so here's a summary41:01 Wrap Up
Love Live & Idolm@sters Exclusive Doujin Events Were Pretty Lively Overworked Salaryman 2024-10-13 | In September just two weeks apart were the exclusive Idolm@ster and Love Live doujin events, Utahime no Niwa En and Bokura no Love Live so I figured I'd go down and give both a visit.Tbh it was quite interesting to see the Love Live one grow even bigger than it was all those years back and to see Idolm@ster going as strong as it still is to be able to run exclusive events like this too.Thank you to Hayden the Historian for helping to edit the video, check them out over at:youtube.com/@HaydenTheHistorianCircles Mentioned:---Love Live---Art Boardhttps://x.com/mahounekomii2To Love-Ru Crossover bookhttps://x.com/CSR_1874Thttps://x.com/merucyanshttps://x.com/myn_Meihttps://x.com/765imohttps://x.com/horissohttps://x.com/sasaitukihttps://x.com/theatreduflammehttps://x.com/taka_tuki_arthttps://x.com/Niant9nhttps://x.com/akiranakayama05https://x.com/MvV4z999qxL4lfChttps://x.com/sumiremi2https://x.com/Seele0907https://x.com/mp4_13c_nobuhttps://x.com/evildaddy12https://x.com/takenokodomo2https://x.com/fuziiro_mattyahttps://x.com/suouLLakahttps://x.com/Genxx12https://x.com/ririn_501https://x.com/akatsuki_usagi2https://x.com/Ohkanda0804https://x.com/R_nsnmhttps://x.com/yoshinone_1117https://x.com/U_atabe16https://x.com/obor0r0r0r0r0r0https://x.com/litecolors_radihttps://x.com/1026syoma2https://x.com/msp_gclovehttps://x.com/yorunoudonyahttps://x.com/Mei_Hinamatsuhttps://x.com/osora_daohttps://x.com/kashinoshishihttps://x.com/same_hukahttps://x.com/operator_ikkihttps://x.com/zad_oreinhttps://x.com/utbmtbmhttps://x.com/j_mc_whttps://x.com/7se_yumenohttps://x.com/rurumesia0314https://x.com/Yamashigo5https://x.com/nekomaruniseihttps://x.com/caramell0501https://x.com/Mag_315https://x.com/makotama777https://x.com/itsuka_000https://x.com/yamanadephttps://x.com/ootato470https://x.com/barona21742085https://x.com/waikuni11https://x.com/to_yoshiyoshihttps://x.com/Ixianim_illusthttps://x.com/straight440https://x.com/kam_tuki__https://x.com/pulu_cakrahttps://x.com/do9_do9https://x.com/tinedesu_https://x.com/AikawaRyou_12https://x.com/Dvermayohttps://x.com/Haruno_riku_https://x.com/koNnhB0nx7LYdBDhttps://x.com/huressyuhttps://x.com/zasikiwwwhttps://x.com/narcissus1ohttps://x.com/HotaruAyakasehttps://x.com/Natsuya841https://x.com/kinkikids753https://x.com/nbnbmanaminhttps://x.com/sennkyo_tokoyohttps://x.com/after0217https://x.com/taiyakiPpassionhttps://x.com/hachi7515https://x.com/nabunabu16https://x.com/isome_infohttps://x.com/me_ga_ne_manhttps://x.com/sacchan_db417https://x.com/Otae_140https://x.com/Chrono_0205https://x.com/akira_hjkhttps://x.com/tsimivan159https://x.com/mineralupokkahttps://x.com/Ucrp91fJg9zV0ZQhttps://x.com/foureyed_crowhttps://t.co/xgG8xo6bt0https://x.com/mochigome2020https://x.com/hono_rfhttps://x.com/atsuikutsushitahttps://x.com/AkiyamaSheephttps://x.com/WhiteSkrhttps://x.com/daiz1213https://x.com/Ren_0080https://x.com/nonakakokorohttps://x.com/Huug_illusthttps://x.com/nglhonnhttps://x.com/Whin_05Doll Photographyhttps://x.com/yoshi_t2yaMusichttps://x.com/suzuha00---Imas---Shikishihttps://x.com/Blunt_ClawKeychains from right to left (my left hand then my right hand)https://x.com/yamanekoboxhttps://x.com/ykmksmfln?lang=enComedy Parody Bookhttps://x.com/tsunamayoneezKotone Bookhttps://x.com/yamanekoboxHiro Bookhttps://x.com/_kanohara_?lang=enKaraoke one I mentioned in passinghttps://x.com/TN01_TN03/status/1531619154306154497Support Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro05:07 Love Live09:28 What I found at the Love Live Event17:17 Idolmaster21:23 What I found at the Imas Event27:57 Wrap up
Japans 2nd Worst Game of 2012 Feels Like A Giant Meme - Time & Eternity Overworked Salaryman 2024-09-29 | Time & Eternity also known in Japanese as Toki Towa is a game that is beloved in Japan for being one of the most bizzare bad games in Japan of 2012. In my opinion it's not THAT bad of a game but I can see why it was rated as poorly as it was at the time especially considering the level of the personnel behind it as well as the fact that Bandai Namco seemed to publish games like this every once in a while.That said, the backstory behind the company that made this game is really interesting and I might make a video on that if more information can be found about everything that went on in the background on them. That said, I do hope you guys enjoyed this video on this mess with a very strangely good production value to it.Souces on the workings within the company prior to its bankruptcy:news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/210422a#i-44gamer.net/games/406/G040698/20180113003cyzo.com/2018/06/post_164399_entry.html-----------------------------------Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Opening02:02 Intro to the Game11:08 Understanding the Company that made this15:51 Part 1: Travelling Around the Game World33:02 Part 2: The Battle System51:15 Part 3: The Plot is Whack01:31:12 Fighting a final boss that can't move (Sounds familiar...)01:31:35 Back to the Plot01:37:58 CGs are cool but DLCs are not01:39:31 Wrapping Up01:42:57 Closing Off
Understanding Project KVs Cancellation & Aftermath Overworked Salaryman 2024-09-22 | 2 Weeks have passed since Project KV got cancelled as well as the big debacle in Korea as even mainstream new sources picked up on the issue. Now that the dust has settled I figured it would be a good time to go through what rumors were spreading, what is actually true and what has happened in the period since then.Needless to say, please do not go harassing anyone mentioned in this video.---Sources---The big compiled document in question:docs.google.com/document/d/1zn9tKVOfPgAmFKtbCDNwpNcVxSlZ47cxfVY0wCJ5QmE/editEN Article on Producer's goal:automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archives-producer-wants-players-to-have-a-stress-free-time-indulging-in-the-characters-which-is-why-endgame-content-updates-will-be-kept-moderateKR Government registration number website:https://www.data.go.kr/data/15083277/fileData.do(You have to download the csv for the data in question)-----------------------------------Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro00:49 Debunking some rumors05:32 Why anonymous sources are more trusted in some Eastern Countries08:48 Things that DID happen after cancellation16:15 Inferences we can make20:03 My perspective25:16 Lightening then mood - What's Project VK?28:13 Wrapping Up
Weeb Cafes, Karaokes & Doujin Events I Went To In Spring Overworked Salaryman 2024-09-15 | The final video in the trilogy of videos that goes through all of the weeb events I went to in Spring. This forms a threesome with the one on Blue Archive Kyoto and the Golden Week Event Rush Video hence why it's a lil lighter on content than usual but even then, I hope you enjoy.Thank you to Hayden the Historian for helping to edit the video, check them out over at:youtube.com/@HaydenTheHistorianCircles Mentioned:https://x.com/accessoriesqueMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:03 Honkai 3rd Cafe07:26 Round1 Blue Archive Collab19:47 Heroine Mix Tokyo24:49 Comitia Got Bigger29:30 Wrapping Up
What Happens During A Game Maintenance? Explained By A Gamedev in Japan Overworked Salaryman 2024-09-01 | Game maintenances - the bane of all live service game players.If you've played an mmo or a mobile game I'm sure you'd have experience maintenances before. Today we look at these maintenances, why they happen and what happens during them in a more simple form.Data used for Arknights is from AppAnnie (Now known as Data.ai) & SensortowerMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: twitch.tv/overworkedsalarymanTwitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro02:46 Types of maintenances04:33 Branching in software development explained simply07:53 Planned Maintenances - What happens during one24:51 How Maintenances Help & Hurt A Game29:49 Unplanned Maintenances - What happens & Why45:19 Wrapping Up
Some Wild Happenings & Cool Stuff At Comiket 104 Overworked Salaryman 2024-08-18 | Testing out something different with the thumbnail & title this time. Not sure if it works any better but this feels like a good time to try it.Anyway, C014 started last weekend on Sunday and ended on on Monday, a lil bit of an unusual timing for Comiket but one that worked out well nonetheless. That said, it was still pretty fun amid the high heat and the people getting all weird during the heat so it was still a pretty fun experience.Thank you to Hayden the Historian for helping to edit the video, check them out over at:youtube.com/@HaydenTheHistorianCircles Mentioned:Camera Studio Circleinstagram.com/reo.m_studioLove Live City Hunter Circleshttps://x.com/pso2_kiraabanyhttps://x.com/mwelt1390https://x.com/3nu_mhttps://x.com/hidakahanshttps://x.com/8739chapezhttps://x.com/longhorn_hhttps://x.com/bori12081208?Emma's Armamentsstore.steampowered.com/app/2073050/Emmas_ArmamentsVisual Novel With Tanaka Riestore.steampowered.com/app/1519630/Lost_paradise_of_Karuta/?beta=0Based Photographer who caught the weirdo attackhttps://x.com/xymng4891893251Asuka Cosplayerhttps://x.com/keekihimedesuBlue Sechiyoutube.com/@BlueSechiMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro01:18 Series/Genres With Most Doujins07:18 Hottest Comiket on Record09:52 Frieren Man14:00 Weirdo Stalker Pervert Man17:03 Corporate Booths Bustling20:44 Blue Sechi Was At Comiket23:14 Oldschool Photography Circle26:23 Love Live City Hunter29:34 Emma's Armaments32:51 Big Seiyuu In Doujin Visual Novel35:24 Wrapping Up
VN Locale Problems Explained By A Gamedev in Japan (Especially for VNs like OG FSN) Overworked Salaryman 2024-08-11 | I'm sure for most people outside of Japan at some point if you tried to play an older visual novel without a global release you'd have run into the issue of being told to change your locale to Japanese to get the game to work.Today we'll be looking into that and go a little more indept as to why these problems exist at all and are still somewhat around in 2024.An article explaining the unicode issue with Japanese:heistak.github.io/your-code-displays-japanese-wrongMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro03:31 The Tech Side Answer07:45 The Human Side Issues09:38 The Han Unification Issue - A tech & nationalistic issue14:33 Converting Unicode to SJIS & back is hard16:03 Game Size Issues (Back in the boomer days especially)18:27 The two-fold issue23:20 Wrapping Up
A Very Late Golden Week Weeb Event Report for 2024 - Nico Nico Choukaigi, Rikukaikuma, M3 & Comic 1 Overworked Salaryman 2024-07-28 | Golden week is the 1week period starting from the last Monday of April where Japan goes on an extended holiday and being a country known for its love for festivals, this extends well beyond just cultural ones to events for weeb content in general.In this video we go over some of the ones I visited during the period and briefly talk about the ones that I didn't have time to attend as wellEvents mentioned:comic1.jpm3net.jphttps://x.com/chokaigi_prrikukaikuma.tumblr.comHonorable Mentions I couldn't attend:kowa-uta.comreitaisai.comgamemarket.jpakaboo.jpLast one is for comic city which is part of all the diff events this company organisesMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanCircles mentioned in video:Banchou Doujinhttps://x.com/romani_ko_ryu?lang=enComic 1 Music Circlehttps://x.com/KaguraMea_VoV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorDr Ardvarkhttps://x.com/78cloud_66Jazz Blue Archive - Kanmiyoutube.com/watch?v=p6rPRHOrFAkKayoko Shirthttps://x.com/k0da_chanBocchi Flip Bookhttps://x.com/kanata_mako?lang=enBA Noa Circle w/ Pass casehttps://x.com/3k14r0Timestamp00:00 Intro02:40 Comic109:15 M314:30 Nico Nico Choukaigi: The Japanese Youtube-like site's event22:19 Rikukaikumagoudouenshuufurenzu - Wtf is this long as isekai title31:32 Honorable Mention Events I missed31:58 Wrap-up
An Overworked Salarymans Guide to Prepping for Comiket - How to Plan And What To Bring Overworked Salaryman 2024-07-14 | For the many weebs who want to go outside and touch grass once in a while, Comiket might've been an event that you might've considered for if you ever wanna tour in Japan. That said, the event can get quite strenuous as it is quite physically demanding, both in terms of how much you'd need to walk and how much time you'd need to spend enduring the weather itself.In this video I'll try my best to point out all the basic things you'd want to take note of when going to the event so that hopefully it would be a more enjoyable and less stressful experience as there are many things that you might want to watch out for both when preparing before and on the day itselfComiket Catalogue Sitehttps://webcatalog.circle.ms/Comiket Official SiteJPcomiket.co.jpENcomiket.co.jp/info-a/TAFO/C104TAFO/cmkfor.htmlComiket Ticketing Infocomiket.co.jp/info-a/TAFO/C104TAFO/cmkfor_ticket.htmlMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro02:23 Preplanning: What do you want to do there?03:42 Casually going - Just vibing the day04:20 Understanding the Ticket Types & Which To Buy09:06 Casually Tryharding - When you want to get some stuff but not too hard10:11 The Importance of Planning & Mapping Your Route14:58 Casual Tryhards - What time to get there16:41 The True Tryhards - If you want to gun for all goods you can but not to the extreme19:04 Malders - If you want to get your goods & not browse at all22:11 What to bring on the day itself30:51 Queue movement on the day itself33:01 Rules & Etiquette To Take Note Of37:46 Wrapping Up
How Japans Work Culture Affects Its Game Industry - Unpacking Japans Game Industry P2 Overworked Salaryman 2024-06-30 | Welcome to the second part in a idk how many part series going deeper into how the Japanese Game Industry works as explained by a guy working in the industry. This is an industry that has through the games it has produced brought much joy to many people.Recently however, it is an industry that people have begun to wonder if it's starting to lag behind, why so many big companies simply aren't earning enough and why they end up making so many bad games.With the premise of the work conditions built up in the previous video, this time we will be looking into the different ways it affects the game industry for better or worse. I do hope you enjoy.Quiet Quiting Sourcejapantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/12/japan-quiet-quittersGame Industry High Attrition Sourcesgame-matching.jp/g-job-agent/news_articles/26feynman.co.jp/unityforest/game-work/get-jobs-gaming-industry/gameindustry-stopgame-jobchange.com/game-job-change/1910Japan Labor Laws/Statisticsshigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/Occupation/Detail/330japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/ja/laws/view/3567mhlw.go.jp/content/000350327.pdfmhlw.go.jp/toukei/itiran/roudou/jikan/syurou/23/dl/gaikyou.pdfMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Intro06:33 Industry Ease of Access & Its Impacts43:23 How the work conditions & its image affects the industry01:06:40 Patents, Copyright & How they hamper innovation01:18:44 The Cultural & Language Divide01:35:46 Wrapping Up
2,000 Sub Video - Talking About Life & Answering Some Questions Overworked Salaryman 2024-06-09 | A fairly chill video where I answer some questions from those who put them in the community post while also talking about life after making this channel. Still pretty crazy that it has gotten past 2k subs at this point so I'm quite grateful. Thank you to everyone who stuck with it till now! I don't know what the channel is going to be going forward since I don't plan the content too far forward but I hope that either way, I hope it continues to be interesting for you all.Nasu Mihoyo Interviewnews.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/240322tChinese Game Industry regulationshttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-chinas-gaming-regulations-affect-its-market-and-the-rest-of-the-global-industryMe SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 More Companies Have Been Hit08:44 View on how the west looks at Kusoge ala AVGN & Irate Gamer 16:41 Motivation to work in Japan, the game industry & why I sound Singaporean18:19 BTS on the eroge industry & culture24:30 John Smith's 3 part question32:48 bok_bok's 4 part question37:48 Games I consider Kamige or Like41:44 Favorite Anime
Mastercard & Visa Cutting Usage On Even More Japanese Sites Is Harming Content Creation Overworked Salaryman 2024-06-02 | Since the last video we made on the topic, mastercard and visa's crusade against adult content in Japan has brought them to the point of harming sites that support sfw content creation as well. At this rate it does seem like things are only going to get worse as the number of affected companies has gone above 10 at this point. Hopefully there is a way to put a stop to this but as for now all we can really do is just talk about this.Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 More Companies Have Been Hit07:16 Why This Is Important16:41 Wrapping Up
Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clashs Problems Ran Much Deeper - A Kusoge Connoisseur Gamedevs Perspective Overworked Salaryman 2024-05-26 | While not as bad as The Day Before or Skulls & Bones at being a game in and of itself, Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash did ignite quite a bit of hate within the community of people who really loved the original anime and this led to it seeing quite a slide in its rating on steam initially.Today, we look to give this game a fair shot and look at this game from the lens of: If the Kusoge of the Year award were still around, would this game have been bad enough to end up a candidate on that list. While also debunking some of the misconceptions that exist around the game itself. I do hope you enjoy.Me SocialsDiscord: discord.gg/xh3PYdkz4TTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/overworkedsalar...Twitter: twitter.com/OSalarymanSupport Me Atpatreon.com/TheOverworkedSalarymanpaypal.com/paypalme/OSalarymanTimestamp00:00 Opening06:51 Clearing Misconceptions on the Refunds & Devs17:53 The game's main menu20:21 Story Mode26:04 Combat32:50 Match-making, Ranking & the lack of local Multiplay37:11 Balance Issues when outnumbered38:03 Awakening to beat the broken balance41:21 Freeplay mode46:02 Graphics & Animations51:02 Tutorial Implementation52:14 Translation Issues57:01 Corporate Bloat58:17 Conclusion01:02:48 Wrap Up
