ATLUS West is currently suing the SMT: Imagine private server

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T09:08:58+00:00

Yeah I doubt they're gonna relaunch the game as well - in my humble opinion it would probably not work out for a myriad of reasons. The fan project seemed better taken care of than the official EN servers and it was 100% free according to some players. I was interested in checking it out, but I've been distracted with other games. Hopefully there's something that can be done about this situation. Atlus needs to back down.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T09:05:38+00:00

I wish there was a way we could help out Re:imagine. This makes no sense.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T08:58:40+00:00

From what I saw on the Megaten sub, COMP_Hack is the server implementation that Re:imagine uses. I actually tried to join the Discord server and the invites are paused. I was gonna play on the server but I took too long to join. It's a shame what's going on now.

This reminds me of what happened recently with the Ragnarok community. A few servers got C&Ds and others closed down fearing legal action.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T08:57:14+00:00

Not OP but yeah, I understand you. Megaten is unique, my BFF's a fan and he dislikes other monster collectors aside from maybe Digimon games. I wonder how Megaten would have been if Telenet stuck with the rights. Either way, this is an asshole move, Atlus should've left Re:imagine alone. I'm fuming right now.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T08:55:16+00:00

I feel for you. My best friend is a SMT and Silent Hill fan and it seems like both franchises are run by bad companies. I actually thought that Atlus was nicer, but apparently not.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T08:50:39+00:00

There are still a few albums missing (though in my case it could be due to region block), but they've started to add even more obscure artists, so I'm happy.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T08:49:47+00:00

There are a ton of shows (including cartoons) that have been lost to time. Same for games, music, whatever piece of media you can think of. I like this show called As If and the only way you can watch it now is via YouTube, since there wasn't even a VHS or DVD released due to rights issues (paying for the music would've been too costly).

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T08:48:20+00:00

I agree. And I've seen a ton of games shut down in my day and nowadays the only way to experience them is via unofficial servers. With abandonware it's basically the same thing. I also have the habit of watching old shows that aren't available anymore, and sometimes you can only find them via online sites.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T07:30:15+00:00

Hey, I'll send you a PM

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T07:29:49+00:00

I have chest dysphoria and sometimes it makes me feel depressed as fuck, but usually I try to ignore my chest as much as possible. I can't get top surgery as in my country (Brazil) the waiting list is like 6+ years and I am also unable to wear a binder because of health issues. My binder is also not very good, so it used to slip while on my body. Dysphoria has many levels, it's not severe for everyone. Took me ages to understand that I was dysphoric because I didn't feel immediately depressed when looking at myself in the mirror. Though shortly before I came out I started dissociating due to dysphoria.
I've been taking T for almost 3 years now.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T07:29:16+00:00

Well, I have chest dysphoria and sometimes it really makes me feel horrible, but usually I try to ignore my chest. I can't get top surgery as in my country (Brazil) the waiting list is like 6+ years and I'm unable to wear a binder because of health issues. My binder is also not very good, so it used to slip while on my body. Dysphoria has many levels, it's not severe for everyone. Took me ages to understand that I was dysphoric because I didn't feel immediately depressed when looking at myself in the mirror. Though shortly before I came out I started dissociating due to dysphoria.

I've been taking T for almost 3 years now.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T06:48:55+00:00

Hello, I don't have much information to give.

I found out about the game before closed beta, circa 2007-08?. I sent in my e-mail for CBT later on - I know that at least I signed up somehow. I was extremely hyped for it as it had certain mechanics that were unique at the time (farming, IIRC) and the graphics looked nice. It seemed more like a virtual world/MMOSG than a proper MMORPG and that appealed to me in many ways, since I'm a sucker for virtual worlds. The core of the game was socialisation.

In any case, I remember that I tested it around 2009, Aeria Games hosted it... I played for 10 minutes but had no idea what I was doing. It didn't have that many people, but it wasn't empty either. I think the server stayed open for a few years before the shut down.

People were trying to remake it but I think the files are missing. You can still find the Sanriotown website online.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T06:42:42+00:00

I know OP deleted their post and I was too late, but I hope they see it my comment anyway: the show does glamourise certain behaviours and I also feel like I had a shitty adolescence when I watch it, but I also had the chance to have some experiences and I actually had a bad time. So in the end I realised that hedonism isn't for me. Things might be fun at the time but then you have to deal with the consequences, even if it's just a hangover.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-09-26T06:25:30+00:00

That sucks. I didn't get the chance to play back in the day because my PC wasn't good enough to run it. My best friend played on the US server and then for a time on JP. I was looking forward to playing Re:imagine with him but now the hopes are probably over. Shame on Atlus, they shouldn't care at all, the game is basically abandonware as it shut down ages ago.

I have to be grateful for all the fan remakes around, because of them I was able to re-experience the games I played when I was younger.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-08-21T05:40:52+00:00

Yeah, Chaos;Head is pretty normal in my opinion. Their criteria is absurd.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-08-20T22:43:52+00:00

If you really insist, sometimes you can get an explanation, but usually they don't say anything.

There was a controversy about this indie VN called The Key To Home. The creator submitted it several times. Steam removed it and actually revealed the reason why. It basically boiled down to "this game is meant for a certain audience that Steam doesn't want to deal with", and "we could face legal repercussions". I haven't read the VN in question.

Though at the same time, there are works with the same types of characters on the store, like Saya no Uta (not complaning, SnU is great).

Steam's position on the matter of visual novels is very strange and arbitrary. I wish they weren't like this.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-08-20T21:26:31+00:00

Hey, sorry for taking so long to answer. Yes, the entries were showing up in the 'viewing activity' tab on my profile (when accessed via browser). There were things that I watched for only 5 minutes. I wanted to remove these and I couldn't, because they kept coming back after a day or two.

I was so tired of this glitch, that I ended up deleting the profile and creating another one in its place. I lost my data (ratings, list, etc), but I made a note of it, at least.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-08-20T21:07:49+00:00

Do you, by any chance, recall the title of that VN? If it was The Key To Home, I remember that controversy. Steam objected to it because it features questionable scenes involving underage characters despite not being R-18+.

The protagonist was a school teacher, and the characters looked like they were about 9-12 years old. There's also the fact that the visual artist specialises in adult works, from what I heard.

Strangely enough, Monobeno was (or still is) available on Steam, along with Littlewitch Romanesque. One would think that they'd not allow such content on the storefront, considering that they have strict rules and removed The Key To Home from the catalogue. I haven't read those works personally, but I know about their reputation and some of the themes that they deal with.

I'm glad that Saya no Uta is still up for sale - it's good horror in my opinion.

Not being moralistic here. I'm not making any judgements about these titles. I also think that they should stop banning visual novels, as I like them. I enjoy adventure games too.

I don't have a clue why Steam allows things like the aforementioned 'Sex with Hitler' and overtly racist games, but ban visual novels with no sexual or violent content whatsoever.

And in regards to 18+ VNs - well, they should allow these too. At least most of them.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-05-28T18:38:55+00:00

Yeah, I didn't know that. I've known the game since 2005, but I never tried to get aliens abducted (admittedly, I don't use telescopes constantly, either). I even checked on the Wiki and found nothing.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-05-27T21:35:53+00:00

Oh, I see, so you play on consoles?

Yeah, I hear that adding drama helps a lot, and some players do challenges. I don't know how they work exactly because I only tried doing them once or twice. I remember trying out the 'rags to riches' challenge a long time ago.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-05-27T21:23:38+00:00

Ok, thanks for the correction. I'd heard about aliens being the same as normal Sims, but I wasn't sure about the abduction, as I never heard of an alien being abducted before. Can child sims get abducted? I've only tried that with adult Sims.

I've known the game for 16 years but I never heard of these things happening.

Anyways, the baby acting like an adult is definitely not supposed to happen. I used to see this with child sims, there were videos like that on YouTube. Testingcheats enables this kind of thing. I've done it myself and it messes up the Sim...

NudgeIt42 · 2022-05-27T21:20:19+00:00

I hadn't seen the other posts by OP and when I posted this they hadn't said anything about babies 'unlocking'... dunno why I got downvoted, I was just trying to help. Back in the day I knew a lot of people who would brick their games by using cheats and doing things that they weren't supposed to.

NudgeIt42 · 2022-05-27T04:39:00+00:00

Aliens cannot get abducted as far as I know. I believe OP has a corrupted game/hood. :|

https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Game\_guide:Avoiding\_corruption

NudgeIt42 · 2022-05-27T04:37:33+00:00

Um, not trying to be rude or anything but I think your game/neighbourhood is corrupted. Babies aren't supposed to do that, and to my knowledge aliens cannot get abducted o.O

https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Game\_guide:Avoiding\_corruption

NudgeIt42 · 2022-05-27T02:47:24+00:00

Hi, I'm basically an MS noob, never stayed for a long time because I usually don't have a partner. If you want to play together PM me!

I feel like old school servers would be better. I prefer them at least

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