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Retr0gamer · 11-04-2018 9:30am

Deleted User wrote: »

Spotted Ys Origin on the Xbox store, worth a look? Not familiar with the series at all.

Meant to be one of the best in the series so go for it. Ys are some of the best action RPGs ever.

megaten · 16-04-2018 10:13am

Ended up buying Blue Reflection despite my initial reservations. At the start it seemed very tepid but once I accepted it was a gust games with a magical girl skin of paint instead of the magical girl game I wanted I've been enjoying it a good bit. Stuff like the soundtrack and crisp UI make it really relaxing. The characters are a bit stiff though which is disappointing since the last gust game I played was probably Atelier Rorona which had great characters.

super_furry · 16-04-2018 10:35am

Anyone playing Alliance Alive on 3DS? Keep hearing it mentioned in the same breath as Suikoden.

megaten · 16-04-2018 10:46am

super_furry wrote: »

Anyone playing Alliance Alive on 3DS? Keep hearing it mentioned in the same breath as Suikoden.

I wasn't paying attention to at all but it seems to be getting a lot of good buzz. (or as much as a late 3DS game can.)

Xenji · 16-04-2018 10:51am

super_furry wrote: »

Anyone playing Alliance Alive on 3DS? Keep hearing it mentioned in the same breath as Suikoden.

It is meant to be a small improvement over The Legend of Legacy which I found a bit mediocre, the story and characters seem very generic again.

Sieghardt · 16-04-2018 12:15pm

New Sakura Wars game announced, maybe it'll even be localized this time

Retr0gamer · 16-04-2018 12:35pm

megaten wrote: »

Ended up buying Blue Reflection despite my initial reservations. At the start it seemed very tepid but once I accepted it was a gust games with a magical girl skin of paint instead of the magical girl game I wanted I've been enjoying it a good bit. Stuff like the soundtrack and crisp UI make it really relaxing. The characters are a bit stiff though which is disappointing since the last gust game I played was probably Atelier Rorona which had great characters.

It's almost up there with Persona in terms of UI slickness but I haven't gone back to it in a long time. The girls just seem a bit one dimensional. Thought it would be more like Sailor Moon/Card capture with girls with loads if personality, crushes and loads of comedy but it takes itself way too seriously and it's like nothing happens outside of school. Also there's really only 4 dungeons in the game which kind of grated. There's a good game in there but it needed a bigger budget and more 90's anime than ****ty modern anime.

megaten · 16-04-2018 12:47pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's almost up there with Persona in terms of UI slickness but I haven't gone back to it in a long time. The girls just seem a bit one dimensional. Thought it would be more like Sailor Moon/Card capture with girls with loads if personality, crushes and loads of comedy but it takes itself way too seriously and it's like nothing happens outside of school. Also there's really only 4 dungeons in the game which kind of grated. There's a good game in there but it needed a bigger budget and more 90's anime than ****ty modern anime.

Magical Girls is defiantly an untapped theme for RPG but I don't know if well developed characters is exclusive to any decade. I think I was looking for something that leaned heavier on the melodrama than Blue Reflection which has a much more peaceful atmosphere even in dungeons. As you said I think the ideal magical girl RPG is probably both out of budget and beyond the skill level of any developer that would actually try to attempt it.

Retr0gamer · 16-04-2018 12:56pm

Well I wouldn't mind some Puella Madoka levels are insanity and darkness but what I really want is the mix that the best 90's magical girl animes had. They just had the perfect levels of fun, where the monster of the week was secondary to the girls personalities. I actually find Sailor Moon rather well written, the relationships between friends are quite realistic, in particular Rei.

As it stands Blue Reflection characters are kind of Sword Art Online levels of one dimensionality. I really wish Gust got the budget to expand the game more, it's obviously a labour of love as they lavished care and attention on what little assets they have in the game.

Sephiroth_dude · 16-04-2018 10:23pm

Ohhhh dear!

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/04/16/ys-fans-are-unhappy-with-the-ys-viii-pc-port.aspx

Sieghardt · 16-04-2018 10:48pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Well I wouldn't mind some Puella Madoka levels are insanity and darkness but what I really want is the mix that the best 90's magical girl animes had. They just had the perfect levels of fun, where the monster of the week was secondary to the girls personalities. I actually find Sailor Moon rather well written, the relationships between friends are quite realistic, in particular Rei.

As it stands Blue Reflection characters are kind of Sword Art Online levels of one dimensionality. I really wish Gust got the budget to expand the game more, it's obviously a labour of love as they lavished care and attention on what little assets they have in the game.

Mana Khemia does possibly the best gradual transition from cute fluffy anime to incredibly dark serious story ever, shame they couldnt replicate that here

Retr0gamer · 17-04-2018 12:36am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Ohhhh dear!

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/04/16/ys-fans-are-unhappy-with-the-ys-viii-pc-port.aspx

sniper_samurai · 17-04-2018 5:13pm

Preorders are now open for Little Witch Academia, you get a preorder mini game featuring the Grand Charion mecha from the anime.

Price is €50 on PSN and is out on May 15th.

Retr0gamer · 17-04-2018 5:36pm

My only worry is that the developer is Bandai Namco, the internal development team is well versed in pumping out licensed anime garbage.

megaten · 17-04-2018 5:41pm

I'm not expecting much. I haven't been impressed by anything LWA related except for the original OVA.

sniper_samurai · 17-04-2018 5:45pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

My only worry is that the developer is Bandai Namco, the internal development team is well versed in pumping out licensed anime garbage.

Could be worse could be their My Hero Academia game where similarly to the Koei Attack on Titan games, called A.O.T and A.O.T 2 here, they aren't allowed to use the actual name of the series. They are calling the game My Hero Ones Justice :pac:

Retr0gamer · 17-04-2018 5:46pm

megaten wrote: »

I'm not expecting much. I haven't been impressed by anything LWA related except for the original OVA.

So I'm not crazy!

Adored the original OVA and watched some of the TV show wondering why the hell I didn't love it as much.

Xenji · 17-04-2018 8:42pm

Sleeping Sucy was the only episode I really enjoyed, contentious but for me it topped the OVA.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 17-04-2018 8:50pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Preorders are now open for Little Witch Academia, you get a preorder mini game featuring the Grand Charion mecha from the anime.

Price is €50 on PSN and is out on May 15th.

Is it getting a physical release too?

Sephiroth_dude · 17-04-2018 8:52pm

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

Is it getting a physical release too?

Not in the west I don't think.

sniper_samurai · 17-04-2018 9:28pm

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

Is it getting a physical release too?

It is not.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 18-04-2018 9:13am

sniper_samurai wrote: »

It is not.

That's a pity, art book would have been cool for it as a pre ordee thing.

megaten · 18-04-2018 10:02am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

So I'm not crazy!

Adored the original OVA and watched some of the TV show wondering why the hell I didn't love it as much.

The TV show had some good themes but the pacing was very poor and a lot of the single episode stories were quite weak. I think they really struggled to expand on a premise that was only intended to be seen for 25~mins

Gunmonkey · 18-04-2018 12:10pm

More Octopath news, the Hunter and Thief.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x99ObqWLkYA

Also, 4 disc soundtrack releasing on same day in Japan. Have to say the music is one of the highlights of the game so far so might be a nice purchase.

Retr0gamer · 18-04-2018 12:19pm

I hope it's good. Demo was so full of dialogue I quit it in boredom before I did any combat.

Sephiroth_dude · 18-04-2018 1:18pm

Gunmonkey wrote: »

More Octopath news, the Hunter and Thief.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x99ObqWLkYA

Also, 4 disc soundtrack releasing on same day in Japan. Have to say the music is one of the highlights of the game so far so might be a nice purchase.

Can't wait!

ERG89 · 29-04-2018 5:08pm

Interesting video on when Eidos Montreal pitched their Final Fantasy idea to owners Square Enix.

Sephiroth_dude · 08-05-2018 9:20am

Playing xenoblade chronicles 2, must say I'm really loving it, any chance of chronicles x coming to switch do ye think? I'm dieing to play it but can't justify a wii u just for that.

Retr0gamer · 08-05-2018 8:10pm

There's been rumours. I'd put money on a release. X is a bit different. Very little story and what is there is crap but exploring the world is so much fun.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 13-05-2018 6:54pm

Is there no physical release for Strange Journey in the EU?

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