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Old speech bubbles are back!
Hello! I discovered that some players prefer old version only because of old school speech bubbles. So I added an option to turn it back in EX version. Enjoy! P.S. Please let me know if something went wrong after this u…
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Why do players still play the old version?
Hello! From time to time, when I check screenshots section (to hide the ending scenes) I see that some players still play pre-EX version (mostly Chinese players, but not only them). At first I thought that maybe there w…
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Thanks to the Dude and the players
Hello everyone! Some of my followers know that I deleted Twitter last summer, and this spring I got rid of YouTube, and generally decided (perhaps temporarily) to reduce my online socializing to a minimum and not promot…
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"The Concrete Sutra #1" My new game announcement!
Hello, fellas! I made a Steam page for my new game today, please, check it! The Concrete Sutra 1
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Cloud saves bug fixed
Hello! I've got a bug report via email that Cloud Saves doesn't work. I checked and it seems that the game uses before ex-update catalogue "the_friends_of_ringo_ishikawa" instead of "the_friends_of_ringo_ishikawa_ex". I…
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Physical edition of "Fading Afternoon" is opened for preorder
Physical edition by Tesura Games is opened for preorder: https://store.tesuragames.com/producto/fading-afternoon-uncensored-nsw/ It's the only full version on Switch (it matches the Steam version, digital Switch version…
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Brazilian Portuguese localization is live!
Hello, fellas! New Brazilian Portuguese localization is finally live. Done by Masamune (http://masamune.com.br/ ), who translated SoR4, TMNT, Yakuza like a Dragon, Fading Afternoon etc. So I hope you'll be satisfied wit…
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Solitaire mini-game
Hello. Now you can play solitaire mini-game on the roof (after Goro gets enough with it). There's also one new achievement. I know that you don't like new achievements but it's probably the last one. Maybe.
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Happy Chinese New Year!
Dear Chinese players! I fell in love with Chinese culture as soon as I watched an old (1961) animated movie about Sun Wukong "Havoc in Heaven" on Soviet TV, it was the mid 1980s and I was 6-7 years old. Hong Kong's 80-9…
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Juggling mini-game
You can now juggle a ball on the playground (100 times for an achievement). Player 2 will be able to do it in the next update.
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Old saves should work now
Hello. Thanks to grap3_day sending me an old save file I was able to fix the issue. Now you can use save files from original game. You have to manually relocate them from: C:\Users\YOUR_ACCOUNT\AppData\Local\the_friends…
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Player 2 can ride a bicycle solo, pet the cat etc.
Hello. After EX update I added: DONE: 8 new achievements Free roam mode after completing the story Player 2 can pet the cat Player 2 can use scales in the gym Player 2 can ride bicycles solo (he could just sit on Ringo…
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Looking for the author of the Br-Portuguese translation
Hello. It seems that the translation wasn't done by the author of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obkd_QkHNCg I found older videos with instructions for installation of this translation, for example: https:/…
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Free roam mode and new achievements
Hello, fellas! I added 7 new achievements (5 from XBox 2nd update and 2 brand new ones). And a long awaited "Free Roam Mode". You can pause/unpause the story any time on the "pause screen". To activate it you need to fi…
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EX update is live now!
Hello! EX update is live now. What's inside: Local 2 player coop Updated sprites for characters Bicycles New street with a bicycle store and a fish store New skills for Mechanic "dojo", new throw (suplex from FA), brand…
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Need help with Korean, French and Spanish GUI
Hello! I need a little help with Spanish and French GUI: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15us8fYVTrfnqgxLdnCQ7A0zCE2gzw3rFI9DwbJ5M8g0/edit?gid=0#gid=0 DONE! And more help with Korean GUI. I took names from dialog…
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