FolksSoul demo coming this Friday
by Nick Doerr 
{ May 29th 2007 at 3:00PM }
Make a Japanese PSN account. Now. If you haven't, you're going to continue missing out on all the free demos the Japanese gamer crowd get. It's not tough -- sign up for one in your own language, make notes about what information goes on each page, then make a Japanese one. Why are we insisting you do this? So you can test drive FolksSoul along with us this Friday when a demo hits the Japanese PS Store.Also known as Folklore in the US, the game had kept a very low key until Gamer's Day, when a new trailer and multiple screens made an entrance and blew a lot of people away. Sure, it's absolutely a Japanese game -- lacking muscular men with big shiny guns, but it does look incredibly fun to play. So that's why we're telling you about the demo. It's rumored to be over an entire gigabyte, so make sure you've got something else to do. Try it out, then decide if it's for you or not!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Reesimo @ May 29th 2007 3:21PM
I am sooo ready to try this game out. I've got 4 different international accounts--one of which is Japanese. I hope it's in English, most of their demos are.
fetcher.nwah @ May 29th 2007 3:25PM
I started up a Hong Kong account, hearing early rumors that it was the same content as Japan (with the exception being that you can set the HK store to English).
I guess I'll know this week the content issue, if/when Folkssoul/Folklore shows up in the HK store.
In fact, I hear rumblings that there is a trailer up in the J-store, so maybe when I get home I can see if the content is the same in the HK-store.
mccomber @ May 29th 2007 3:30PM
This wasn't even on my radar for some reason. I'll have to check it out later this week, a demo is always welcome... hopefully in enough english that I can figure out what's going on. Time to continue the quest to learn japanese.
WhackMushroom @ May 29th 2007 3:38PM
i got 10 bucks on that the demo will be in the US store as well. anyone game.
thatpspkid @ May 29th 2007 3:41PM
@ 4
If I am not mistaken, thus far this is a japan only game. no us release info has been announced. so you best take back your bet.
pherstothelee @ May 29th 2007 3:49PM
Why else would they assign a different name in the US if it weren't going to release there?
seedaripper1973 @ May 29th 2007 3:52PM
@ nick....shhhsssshhhh man (we dont want sony to cotton on to this mate)
;)
James @ May 29th 2007 4:34PM
I´ll bet €20 we won´t see it in the Europe store for 2 weeks.!
OrganicShadow @ May 29th 2007 4:33PM
@5: Might want to actually look on the net first. US release has already been announced for October, as there was a lot of coverage for this game at Gamers Day, which is a US event.
There was plenty in the demonstration that was in English, so im sure they are capable of putting together an English demo. The only thing missing might be voice-overs if they aren't finished with them yet.
ToXicDecree @ May 29th 2007 5:23PM
If it comes out this Friday in Japan isn't that this Thursday in the US since they are one day ahead.
bootsielon @ May 29th 2007 6:54PM
Uh, FolksSoul is a role playing strategy game... being a role playing strategy game, you can do some new awesome things like real-time magic change. It's also based on real history that took... actually took place in the medieval times.
So here's this GIANT, ENEMY DRAGON, and you... attack its weak point, for MASSIVE damage.
;) I kid, I kid XD
Tim Parsons @ May 29th 2007 7:12PM
huh,.(dumbfounded) how do I create an account outside of my area??
Tim Parsons @ May 29th 2007 7:14PM
was'nt SONY banning this and or the master account?? Just wondering not that I have a clue how to do this ,. but will it affect my master account if I got busted,. just wondering
massive_98 @ May 29th 2007 8:14PM
You have to create a new user (the offline acount;its on the far left)
Then make a new user (Andy2) and create a new Hong Kong account. Does anyone know if HotShots Golf 5 has an English mode?
Tim Parsons @ May 29th 2007 8:26PM
14. You have to create a new user (the offline acount;its on the far left)
,. I knew that much lol,. But I didn't realize there was an option to choose a region or anything
andyscout @ May 29th 2007 10:41PM
Figures, after my PS3 was stolen from my dorm room is when something like this comes.
Yeah, making a new account is pretty easy. I had a japanese one for Hot Shots Golf 5.
Tim Parsons @ May 29th 2007 10:45PM
anyone wanan help me here trying to make a Japan PSN account but i'm stuck on the screen wanting a valid address ,..
EvoAnubis @ Jun 1st 2007 1:00AM
Okay. Here we are, and the demo ain't there. What gives?
djSyndrome @ Jun 1st 2007 2:52AM
It's there, downloading it now.
Mark McLaughlin @ Jun 1st 2007 3:48AM
Yep, it's definitely on the Japan store now. (And it's downloading a reasonable speed too, here in the UK.)
Mark McLaughlin @ Jun 1st 2007 4:37AM
Looks lovely - first in-game sections look very much like a rural, rugged Irish coastal scene - but I don't think you'll get anywhere fast without reading Japanese (you can probably muddle your way as far as a pub, but then it seems to require getting some information out of the weird and wonderful inhabitants to progress any further). Never mind!