DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this podcast are the hosts own and do not represent the views and opinions of Operation Rainfall as a whole.

Time to recap the IFI Press Event with Benny and “Unofficial Steve”

Every year certain companies tend to hold a press event where they gather the gaming media to sit down, chat, and make a few announcements. Idea Factory International is one of these companies and they have in fact done this every year for the last four years. The annual Idea Factory International Press Event has become a staple for us as Operation Rainfall and this year was no different.

Visual Novel Manager Benny Carrillo attended the event this time and even managed to drag “Unofficial Steve” from the old Backlog Wednesday’s along for the ride. Join the pair as they recap their thoughts about the event, Hakuoki, Neptunia, and have an extensive discussion about Limited Editions.

Enjoy!

Additional Thoughts and Notes:

Since podcasts are of course an audio medium I wanted to provide a few images of the Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds & Cyberdimension Neptunia LEs to help you visualize some of what we’re talking about.

First up the Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds Limited Edition

The massive Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds Limited Edition Box

The included bento box, first with the lid on.

And now with the lid open.

Next here’s the Cyberdimension Neptunia Limited Edition:

The front of the box

Artwork depicted along the sides of the inside of the box

More artwork along the side of the box.

The artbook and a rather nice one at that.

The “Goddesses of Alsgard” Art Stand. This, in particular, is something I really think IFI should look into more. I’d love to buy something like this that had Nepgear or Vert on it.

And the Neptune USB figure, which we sadly forgot to talk about.

One thing we forgot to mention was the Neptune USB figure. Despite the fact I don’t use it as a USB drive (My front ports are horizontally arranged so it would cover two) I really like this. As a figure, it’s very detailed nice looking. Heck, I’d like to see the rest of the cast done like this, even if we had to take out the USB function.

Finally, one last thing.

Since we’ve recorded the podcast, I’ve actually picked up a PSVR. There’s actually a pretty good sale on a few bundles going on right now. So if you’re on the fence about grabbing one now may be the time. Check the link below for more information directly from PlayStation.com:

• PlayStation Holiday Deals

Hope you all have enjoyed this special edition podcast and thanks to the Corrupted Save team for assisting me in getting this up

Until next time!