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Recettear: Capitalism HNNNNNGH

Also known as Loliconomics: The Game; where profit margins are inversely proportionated to the protagonist's chest size. Yayifications!

Do not be fooled by Recettear's kawaii uguu anime designs, as its back story has a rather serious and grim tone to it that goes like this; You play as Tear, one of the many fairies whose sanctuaries have been desecrated by humans in the name of progress. Unlike most subjugated indigenous societies, fairies are kept around as aides, as they are known for their administrative and management prowess, hence why they are kept around. Most of your kind have come to terms with their fate, but you are disgruntled by this form of enslavement, and so you decide to get back at your oppressors by playing their game.

Abusing your position as a hedge fund manager, you scam all of your clients into investing in a Ponzi scheme. As the investment eventually goes bust, they are driven to suicide due to bankruptcy, save for one person. Going by the name of Lemongrass, this particular client of yours somehow foresaw you acting in ill faith, and managed to bail out at the eleventh hour, disappearing without a trace.

While he may have escaped, there is still a way to make him pay. Tear manages to track Lemongrass' daughter, Recette, down, and hatches a devious plan to have some fun while making money in the process. Posing as a debt collector, Tear approaches Recette and spins a tale about how her father had incurred a large debt which has to, for some reason, be paid within the span of one month. Subjecting an innocent little girl to a life of hardship for the sake of revenge and her own wicked euphoria, is there a line Tear would not cross?

As she herself famously puts it; "The line most people say they won't cross: it's usually something they've already done when they thought no one was watching."

In the real world, Recette would have been sold into prostitution, but because this is after all a wholesome, family-oriented game, Tear suggests that Recette start her own business by converting the family house into an item store. Legally, Recette is not allowed to do so due to age restrictions, but Tear exploits a loophole within the system, in which the guild master is a paedophile. Go figure. In no time at all, you manage to set up shop, with Recette becoming your front person in your little profiteering scheme. Not only do you get to settle the score and earn some cash on the side, you get to also run every other store in town out of business, since you seem to be able to hawk  a plethora of merchandise well beyond the usual item shop inventory for some reason.

Failing which, you get to repossess Recette's house, and send her rotting in the streets for the rest of her life:

Knowing all this, you as the player now take the role of Recette, as you manage the store under the watchful eye of the winged Machiavellist. While you pretty much have a monopoly of all the merchandise within the town, there is still the human factor left unaccounted for － People not actually being able to afford what you have to offer:

Meet Anne Frank. She is twelve years of age and already, she knows how to drive a hard bargain. Must be a Jewish trait. The bane of first time players, this loli's sole purpose is to induce frustration, as she would show up with what little pocket money she has, seeking to purchase items outside her budget. Normally, you would just turn customers like her away, but the downside to doing so is ruining your combo streak.

>my face when poor people enter my store

While the core idea of the game, as you would expect, is to buy low and sell high, the game does not emphasis enough on the importance of keeping a rapport with customers, as gaining their loyalty at the initial stages would allow you access to better wares and other perks, such as store expansions, with the aforementioned combo chains from successful transactions essential to building to your reputation as a merchant quickly.

Capitalism is when little boys are able to spend their money on the things they love most.

For a little change of pace, one can hire adventurers do crawl dungeons for phat lewt, and it is always amusing to see them do your bidding with the equipment they acquired from you. Unfortunately these mercenaries do not always make the wisest spending decisions, and will more often than not, buy stupid shit, like the shota mage blowing all his dough on broad swords when you have that +5 magic wand specially reserved for him by the window :evil: Either way, I stopped caring when I realised I could make a lot more money manipulating the market than dungeon diving for paltry drops.

With dialogue like that, I am pretty certain that the two guys who translated this took a lot liberties in attempts to keep the conversations fresh and witty. For the most part, I appreciate what they have done with localising Recettear, but then again, this is coming from a person who thinks Ayako and Coalguys are decent fansubbers, so what do I know?

Unless you are a jobless NEET who just returned from Australia, having completed his degree and have no money, do yourself (and the guys who translated this) a favour and pay for this game, as it is well worth the twenty quid, as the money says that that success of this title spells more of its ilk in the future.

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  2. Valence AUSTRALIA
    September 16th, 2010 - 09:36

    FUCK. I MUST GET THIS, BY HOOK OR BY CROOK. Probably by crook.

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  3. EvilDevil UNITED STATES
    September 16th, 2010 - 09:48

    Capitalism is when little boys are able to spend their money on the things they love most.

    man, those sailor suits are very popular: http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af169/mutopis/storeoldmensailor.png?t=1284584393

    Even loli girls are buying them for their brothers: http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/174/brotherv.jpg

    I believe Tear may have created a monster as it is clear that Recette will establish another Big Store chain that will bankrupt those family own small item stores, causing massive unemployment: http://i.imgur.com/Xzwj0.png

    Dark Lord/Evil Boss ruling the world doesnt seem so bad after all, but then again having a Rich Loli ruling over us plebs could be interesting…

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  4. joe UNITED STATES
    September 16th, 2010 - 09:59

    What happened to your post with you in a bath towel, i liked my comments on that one and now i can’t bask in self admiration of the only witty post I ever made.

    I’m sad.

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  5. joe UNITED STATES
    September 16th, 2010 - 10:01

    you know the look at your oni-chan now back at me post with mechanical unicorn undertones…briing that post back!

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  6. SnooSnoo SINGAPORE
    September 16th, 2010 - 11:14

    I’m about to tear my hair out hunting snow bunnies for fur balls and nut mix with goddamn low drop rates. And Shin, I saw you selling Honey in your loli trap shop. Honey is bloody rare don’t sell it.

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  7. Kyonpachi UNITED STATES
    September 16th, 2010 - 12:00

    looks interesting
    Have to try the demo ver first..

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  8. Chenoan AUSTRALIA
    September 16th, 2010 - 17:04

    been seeing this everywhere, must find time to be screwed.

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  9. Seinarukana INDONESIA
    September 16th, 2010 - 19:57

    I find the brown fairy to be more annoying than the jewloli. Bitches only buy up to 103% at max.

    The jewloli only doing her best for her onii-chan sake. ;_;

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  11. zzeroparticle UNITED STATES
    September 17th, 2010 - 01:03

    I’m going to use this game as the basis for my business school essays. With luck, I shall be able to explain the concept of loliconomics so that they can see the potential I have for succeeding in the business world.

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  13. cryskolt SINGAPORE
    September 17th, 2010 - 02:28

    Just the first sentence in this post is enough to make me lol till the end. :lol: DFCs truly sell! :mrgreen: Sad that this ground-breaking fact isn’t mentioned in any award-winning sales book.

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  14. Setsuna-san PHILIPPINES
    September 17th, 2010 - 09:36

    BITCHES DON’T KNOW BOUT MAH CAPITALISM. :roll:

    Dungeon diving gets more profitable in the later stages though as the items that are dropped are worth quite a lot.

    Show ▼

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  15. chikorita157 UNITED STATES
    September 17th, 2010 - 11:02

    This game surely comes in handy in one of my business classes… this game simply proves that capitalism has a lot of flaws…

    I wouldn’t think it would do any better if the game promoted socialism… Then again, prices wouldn’t be as high since they would be regulated by the government.

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  16. SnooSnoo SINGAPORE
    September 17th, 2010 - 11:23

    @Setsuna-san –
    Euria does occasionally sell awesome stuff. Like drops that only appear in dungeon chests or exclusively sold by customers.

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  17. Kherubim SINGAPORE
    September 17th, 2010 - 20:59

    Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.

    Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures, the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

    Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed, you mark my words, will not only save Recettear Inc., but that other malfunctioning corporation called the Kingdom of Fantasy-Not-France.

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  18. Lectro Volpi MEXICO
    September 18th, 2010 - 16:34

    I’ll go bankrupt… that little girl deserves love!

    Ah! you little sly capitalist pig! I laughed at your self-picture

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  19. Shin MALAYSIA
    September 18th, 2010 - 22:22

    @Scypher – Needs more H

    @Valence – Piracy ho!

    @SnooSnoo – I made sure I kept a few spare items to fuse, but other than that, I usually just get rid of spares.

    @Kyonpachi – Or play a better game, like Big Bang Age

    @Chenoan – Don’t worry about it, it’s just a flavour of the month game.

    @Seinarukana – She’s never bothered me much, I always manage to get her Near Pin bonus for some reason.

    @Shance – I am a socialist.

    @zzeroparticle – Wall Street needs a reform.

    @Hangmen – Okay you got me, I am a Recettear developer.

    @cryskolt – I will write that book.

    @Setsuna-san – This is true only after you pay off your debt, though in the first month it’s best just to sit around and sell, sell, sell.

    @chikorita157 – Much better than that business simulation game software that I had to pay to use back when I did my degree too.

    @Lectro Volpi – If she paid with her body, I wouldn’t have mind so much

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  20. Lectro Volpi MEXICO
    September 19th, 2010 - 07:55

    Ah! you can sink even lower!

    My brother played the demo… ah, he went bankrupt. He lacked $7000 bucks. He was too soft!

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  21. Yaku UNITED STATES
    September 19th, 2010 - 09:26

    I can accept anything if it’s in loli form.

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  22. Valence SINGAPORE
    September 19th, 2010 - 23:05

    I just downloaded it, and indeed, piracy ho.

    The old men are easiest to bargain with, for some reason. Probably because all of them are pedophiles.

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  23. A Concerned Child UNITED KINGDOM
    September 21st, 2010 - 01:04

    I want to play this now XD

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  24. Nanao-kun UNITED STATES
    September 21st, 2010 - 08:51

    FUCK YEAH.

    CAPITALISM, HO!

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  25. Yi UNITED STATES
    September 22nd, 2010 - 15:33

    Surprisingly dark the way you described the game. I guess at least rape, abuse, and training weren’t involved… right?

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  26. Psyco INDONESIA
    October 10th, 2010 - 20:12

    Clear all debt with 9:15 gameplay, 2 loop. Get Arma around 40 hr gameplay and 6000.000 pix. Looking at Arma level 1. Suddenly bored, I don’t want leveling using Arma. I thought she is already lv >50 when I got her. Crystal dungeon is not enough reason to make play this game again.

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  27. Quazacolt MALAYSIA
    October 12th, 2010 - 13:53

    i paid for it. because i can :roll:

    seriously though, just felt like supporting, and i can share the game with my sis which… she finished it quicker than i di :swt:

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