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Site Feedback / Re: Finished List Bug

« on: November 22, 2025, 10:57:58 am »

I've confirmed that this bug has been resolved as of yesterday.

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General / Re: VGCollect 2025 Secret Santa!

« on: November 22, 2025, 10:55:19 am »

Since I last updated, I've confirmed three gift parcels having been delivered, with now six in total having been mailed. Things look to be going without any issues, which is great!

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: November 22, 2025, 09:26:47 am »

https://vgcollect.com/item/287680
Publisher: White Owls

Regarding 287680, the physical item was published by Nighthawk Interactive, whereas the digital game was published by Cult Games. Nighthawk Interactive's website confirms this (it is not uncommon for the terms publish and distribute being used interchangeably which is incorrect) that is corroborated by the physical item itself from the back cover text block above the ESRB rating information.

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Site Feedback / Re: Remove item from database

« on: November 21, 2025, 09:57:37 am »

In instances like these, it is best to report them to the Error Listings topic. Unreleased (not upcoming) and canceled games now nor ever were types of items that the database has tracked, which is why they're not Release Type field options to select. 2 members may have this specific item as part of their collection, but that is irrelevant since we know the item does not exist and that members use the site's features in all sorts of ways that may only make sense to them personally. However, I will also mention that this is the main reason why submitting new entries for currently unreleased items is more problematic than not, as release information may change and presumed details are often proven wrong later on.

Nevertheless, 285798 has been removed.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings and Rejected Edits 2025

« on: November 17, 2025, 02:05:11 pm »

So could this information be fully transcribed? It could in certain situations such as variants that directly relate to the specific information question, though neither this item nor the one you're introducing are or are presumed to be.

So, in this kind of cases (noticeable on ESRB Latin American releases) only the region license text block should be put in, right?

If you're wanting to for this entry, I think information such as what's found in the first paragraph only is worth transcribing to the Box text field.

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General / Re: VGCollect 2025 Secret Santa!

« on: November 17, 2025, 02:01:33 pm »

I've confirmed three parcels having been mailed, one of which confirmed to have been delivered (though likely two have.)

For myself, all my gifts to send have arrived. I should have them mailed out by the week's end!

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings and Rejected Edits 2025

« on: November 16, 2025, 01:53:36 pm »

https://vgcollect.com/item/287924

I see that dhaabi edited the entry I made earlier.

Related to that, the legalese was moved from the description (was put there as referential) to the box text section, and we have the requirements from the guide

Copyright and Legal Text
In most cases, copyright or legal text portions on products should not be entered into box text. The only exceptions would be when a variation is present and this type of text is part of the variation. If this is the case, trade symbols may be used in this portion only.

In that case, since the legal text is incomplete, shouldn't it be replaced by the whole block, especially since the reference is in the middle of it?

Since this type of text information is generally elective to add, I don't think it matters either way whether the full text block is present or not, but there needs to be good reason for everything to be added. It's not often, but I sometimes add this sort of information to the Box Text field, and I don't think I've ever found it worthwhile to transcribe everything. In those instances, I usually only transcribe information that myself or others may find useful to know.

For example, just recently I added box text information for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. If you compare the information I provided to the full box text that's actually present, you'll notice it's abbreviated. For someone who may want information about this game, I think this kind of text specifically is valuable since it outlines stipulations and barriers those will face when wanting to use the item.

So could this information be fully transcribed? It could in certain situations such as variants that directly relate to the specific information question, though neither this item nor the one you're introducing are or are presumed to be.

I suppose it's also worth mentioning that certain symbols, the PlayStation and PS5 logos, in the full back text for 287924 cannot be transcribed.

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General / Re: VGCollect 2025 Secret Santa!

« on: November 09, 2025, 05:30:10 pm »

More than one Santa's gifts have already been mailed! Let's try to have parcels reach their final destination by Friday, December 12.

When tracking information becomes available, please be sure to forward it to me privately. Thanks!

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Site Feedback / Re: Search by barcode

« on: November 07, 2025, 05:11:42 pm »

Currently, the Advanced Search tool does work, but its implementation is very poor and almost certainly doesn't function as it was designed or, at the very least, as one would presume for it to operate. Queries can be searched specifically by any field, but information to the Name field must also be submitted for results to load. For instance, here is the result for searching 4541964000058 and pocket. With that said, this specific issue is on the internal dev task list, though I can't attest to whether it or any other dev work is currently being done.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: November 03, 2025, 04:47:04 pm »

For me, I knew it was going to be a big disadvantage for f. That's not to say that I don't think it's a good game. I do, but that was my biggest reservation regarding the new direction that this game took from previous entries. I think a similar story/idea could definitely be done in an American setting but obviously the game would have to have been completely different and I don't think that's the story the developers wanted to tell.

Do you think that they had an original idea for a horror game and just made it Silent Hill for IP recognition?

Your question wasn't directed toward me, but I'd like to answer as well by saying no. For anyone who's played the previous original game in the series The Short Message, f's scenario is not surprising, as it largely exists to explain how and why f's events transpire instead of it being fitted into f's story itself.

Or, perhaps the answer is yes. I don't think it matters either way, though, really. Whether or not this is the direction Konami wishes to take the franchise in—that is to say, having the narrative be independent from the eponymous town itself—I'm not sure, but it certainly seems that way. Although, it is worth pointing out that f is regarded as a spin-off entry.

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: November 03, 2025, 01:07:57 pm »

In 2023 and 2024, I watched a horror movie each night in October. I wasn't sure if I'd be feeling up for that again this year, but I'll see if I can manage it for 2025.

I figured I'd mention that I did manage to watch 31 horror movies for October again this year. I try to maintain variety, so what I watched was released across nine decades, from eight different countries, and among thirteen different sub-genres I've categorized. Ultimately, it was a good month.

MadS - This really surprised me.  I barely knew anything about it going in, so I spent a lot of the first act just trying to figure out what kind of movie it is, and once it shows it's hand it really takes off and becomes one of the most refreshing takes on zombies I've seen in ages.

I decided to check out Mads after seeing your post about it. I'm glad I decided to look into it more and gave it a chance, because I almost certainly wouldn't have watched it on my own otherwise.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: November 03, 2025, 09:27:34 am »

Developer:  François-Yves Bertrand
Developer:  João Pedro F.Olioni

Because of the ongoing Developer and Publisher field encoding errors, the above options currently appear as the following: João Pedro F. Olioni and François-Yves Bertrand.

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General / Re: November 2025 - Recently added to collection/recently purchased

« on: November 02, 2025, 09:18:19 am »

Oddly... the game I expected to buy Q4 this year was Instinction, which was said to be a Dino Crisis spiritual successor, similar to that of Code Violet. It was supposed to release in 2021 and then they had millions poured into the project which the dev then delayed to 2025. At the start of the year, Hashbane (dev) stated they would release the game in Q4 2025. There's been no updates for months. I expect the game has become vaporware.

Just last week, Instinction's developers quietly confirmed that the game is still in development.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: November 02, 2025, 09:13:55 am »

Game 25 - Silent Hill f - 13 Hours

but the simple fact is that this game is not set in America, least of all Silent Hill the town, which to me is a MASSIVE problem.

Could there have been anything done differently to have remedied this problem, even if it was a non-negotiable decision to alter its 1960s Japan setting? Would you say that it was an experience that, because of its non-American and non-Silent Hill setting, it meant that, to you, this game never could have captured certain specific traits that defined the franchise early on with the initial numbered titles? Or was f always going to be at a disadvantage?

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: dhaabi's VGC Database Work

« on: November 01, 2025, 11:35:49 am »

Amiibo Figures [NA] has been thoroughly cleaned.

- added or corrected barcodes and various item numbers
- updated or removed incorrect art
- updated variant entry names
- removed invalid use of "None" Rating field option
- submitted 41 new variant entries, though there are still many more not yet added