Comments on: Welcome To Japan Home’s Neon Downtown

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:21:01 +0000

Some potentially bad news relative to the Neon Downtown space in Japan. Neon Downtown closing at least temporarily according to this info posted yesterday in Japan. One can only wonder why.

http://granzella.co.jp/gz_info/20120124.html

Video of the Space.
http://granzella.co.jp/contents/4koma/images/comic_image/2012_1/Hankagai_Ending.mp4

By: Jayson619

Jayson619 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:20:47 +0000

Can’t wait to see it come to Asia!

By: julie_love

julie_love — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:35:49 +0000

Very nice overview of the space and it is nicely detailed. I look forward to seeing it in North America.

One thing I noticed about the rewards there is that it’s one of those places that people spend more time working to obtain the virtual rewards than they would working in the real world to earn enough money to purchase the items. Just another one of those Home quirks.

By: Godzprototype

Godzprototype — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:48:42 +0000

I think I would enjoy region hopping. This sounds like fun.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:19 +0000

Very nice. It is always good to hear that they are changing things in any new space. I had a good time with you as well and I guess I will have to go back and check out the new goodies.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:56:10 +0000

I totally agree with you Norse about the Sportswalk, I said the same thing to my friends when I first saw it, that bar is begging for a mini game.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:54:53 +0000

Granzella also updated the space this week. They added another food serving/customer area – an indoor one – and a number of new rewards including bathing suits and some jewelry.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:54:42 +0000

Very nice Burbie! You do a wonderful job! I enjoyed your company in Japan and it was fun showing you around. Such an awesome space.

Some images of a couple of the costumes for the ladies are here on my Flickr. Men have a very nice gold suit as well but the women certainly have more rewards.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joanna_dark_/sets/72157628798590283/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joanna_dark_/sets/72157628904294505/

By: NorseGamer

NorseGamer — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:09:16 +0000

I don’t region hop, so I have to rely on reports like this one for details, but it sounds like Granzella is fulfilling the PR tagline of “making Home itself a game” with this space. This is something that Lockwood has done exceptionally well with the Sodium Hub (and, to a lesser extent, nDreams with Aurora), and it’s good to see other third-party developers picking up on this idea.

Personal opinion: the Hub Sportswalk would greatly benefit from a bartending game (similar to Scorpio’s) in which the participants earned poker chips. Just throwing it out there.

By: Yaheard2008ep

Yaheard2008ep — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:55:46 +0000

Omg awesome review I can’t wait to go check this out come on maintenance update.

By: Aeternitas33

Aeternitas33 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:40:42 +0000

Very nice review, Burbie. Hopefully this too will make its way to the NA Home.