Operation HiddenHand

A fan movement supporting the release of Science Adventure (SciADV) visual novels in English. With everyone's help, we've run two successful initiatives so far!

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

VICTORY!

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH will be releasing on Steam! Just as Spike Chunsoft says, this is due to the passion of the fans. Thank you all so much!

However, there's a couple more things to talk about—regarding NOAH, plus the future of visual novels on Steam. 🧵

#SaveChaosHead

[Kiri Kiri Basara @kiri_basara]

Chaos;Head NoAH reinstated on Steam, announces publisher
https://t.co/1AdxSjwry2

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

We couldn't be any more grateful to the nearly *5000 people* that signed this petition! We're so glad it seems to have made a difference.

Thank you once again.

We hope you all will keep standing up for the freedom of visual novels!

This is Operation HiddenHand, signing off.

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

VICTORY!

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH will be releasing on Steam! Just as Spike Chunsoft says, this is due to the passion of the fans. Thank you all so much!

However, there's a couple more things to talk about—regarding NOAH, plus the future of visual novels on Steam. 🧵

#SaveChaosHead

[Kiri Kiri Basara @kiri_basara]

Chaos;Head NoAH reinstated on Steam, announces publisher
https://t.co/1AdxSjwry2

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

On a brighter note, let's draw attention to this passage.

It appears that Valve has re-evaluated the way it handles game approvals to avoid similar situations to NOAH's in the future.

As NOAH is only the latest in a series of unjust bans, this is a great victory!

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

@Fuwan0vel @kittytamasings CHAOS;HEAD NOAH, as a matter of fact.
Ironic, since you *can't* buy it on Steam.
https://t.co/ujw9v7M9gF
(But yeah, most of Spike Chunsoft's physical games get retail releases in the US, SciADV included.)
#SaveSciADV
#SaveChaosHead

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

@SC7639 @jastusa No reason to limit it! We just think it isn't very fair that it was banned from Steam.
If it also releases on other PC storefronts, that'd be great!

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

@AggarwalLuvya Well, now you rember, right?

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

We're approaching the big 5000 signature mark on the petition soon!

However, don't forget Phase 2 of the plan—the email campaign!

We're curious, so we'd like to ask you all (and please be honest): Have you emailed someone at Valve yet?

#SaveSciADV #SaveChaosHead

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

For more details on the email campaign, here's the thread explaining it:
https://t.co/vHvD5QprFc

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

#SaveChaosHead OPERATION: EMAIL NEWELL!

Hello all! First, thank you all for your unbelievable support so far. We'd like to carry this momentum into our plan's second phase: contacting Valve directly. Primarily, we'll be emailing the president, Gabe Newell.

(thread) #SaveSciADV

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

@NewNoob1920 And while you're at it, join in on the email campaign—it might just be the most important part!

https://t.co/vHvD5QprFc

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

#SaveChaosHead OPERATION: EMAIL NEWELL!

Hello all! First, thank you all for your unbelievable support so far. We'd like to carry this momentum into our plan's second phase: contacting Valve directly. Primarily, we'll be emailing the president, Gabe Newell.

(thread) #SaveSciADV

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

For all those with hacked Switches, we highly recommend you use the patch once it comes out. Trust us—it'll be worth it.

BUT, having NOAH on PC will make the patch way easier to install and use! To ensure everyone gets the best experience, let's keep it up until that happens!

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

Spectacular!

In less than 1.5 days, #SaveChaosHead has surpassed the signatures on our ROBOTICS;NOTES petition!

To all veteran SciADV fans: Isn't it amazing how far we've come?

And to those who found SciADV through all this: Welcome! We hope you stick around!

#SaveSciADV

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

PRO TIP—The English releases of SciADV games sadly don't usually have the best translations, so the ideal way to experience them is on Steam w/ the patches from @Committeeof0.

They're also working on a translation/censored content restoration patch for the Switch port of NOAH!

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

( And here's another link to the thread about the Valve email campaign, for those who may have missed it: )
https://t.co/vHvD5QpZuK

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

#SaveChaosHead OPERATION: EMAIL NEWELL!

Hello all! First, thank you all for your unbelievable support so far. We'd like to carry this momentum into our plan's second phase: contacting Valve directly. Primarily, we'll be emailing the president, Gabe Newell.

(thread) #SaveSciADV

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

Regarding OPERATION: Email Newell, we received this tip from a user on Discord about who at Valve to contact and when! Please take a look! #SaveSciADV #SaveChaosHead

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

Here's the thread explaining the email campaign, in case you missed it:
https://t.co/vHvD5QH2wK

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

#SaveChaosHead OPERATION: EMAIL NEWELL!

Hello all! First, thank you all for your unbelievable support so far. We'd like to carry this momentum into our plan's second phase: contacting Valve directly. Primarily, we'll be emailing the president, Gabe Newell.

(thread) #SaveSciADV

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

Within less than 24 hours after #SaveChaosHead first went live, we obtained over 3,000 signatures!

This is outrageous—it took our last petition over half a year to get this far!

Let's keep pushing with the petition and the email campaign so we can make a difference! #SaveSciADV

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

@serikaonoe that's phase 3

/j

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

#SaveChaosHead OPERATION: EMAIL NEWELL!

Hello all! First, thank you all for your unbelievable support so far. We'd like to carry this momentum into our plan's second phase: contacting Valve directly. Primarily, we'll be emailing the president, Gabe Newell.

(thread) #SaveSciADV

[Operation HiddenHand @ophiddenhand]

@RyanB12 Right. Seems that only some folks choose to keep their contact info up.