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Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Sharp said:
I think it has to do with the fact that the DS game is close to completion compared to a game that wont be out for another year AT THE EARLIEST.
Hcoregamer00 said:
Spring 2008 is that far away? I didn't realize...
I also kinda doubt the game will look that much better by the time it does come out. And if you need to use the "early screens" excuse to justify why a Wii game looks worse than a ****ing DS game, something's pretty wrong.
Phife Dawg
Member
Then why the sad face?AltogetherAndrews said:Forever Blue sounds ****ing brilliant.
I hope we get some hands-on impressions by GAFers soon, Famitsu reviews mean next to nothing. For all we know it could outright suck or be even better than the scores suggest.
The accompanying text makes it sound absolutely awesome though.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
sphinx said:
What can I say, the game looks great but will it live up to the hype?
Famitsu scores say yes, but famitsu says a lot of crap.
ethelred said:
As I said, comparing a game near completion to a game that is mid production is not good. The games graphics look terrible, but hopefully they are improving it for the final release. At the very least it is on the level of Tales of the Abyss.
Tristam said:
Right, exactly. There's no excuse for it looking this much worse than Symphonia. Spinoff game or not, the game should at least look comparable to that. It wouldn't have been expensive, even, to just reuse massive amounts of what went into Tales of Symphonia -- reuse would be better than putting out software that looks drastically worse.
sphinx said:
Well, because this is the Famitsu News thread, not the Endless Ocean thread. No one here puts any stock in Famitsu's worthless reviews, so until some GAFers have the game in their hands and can deliver some impressions, there's nothing to discuss.
What we can discuss, and what the thread would lend itself to, is the news in the thread and the scans that get provided of the magazine. If that's not to your liking, oh well.
rollingstart
Banned
Jonnyram said:
makes me want it more.
Hcoregamer00 said:
famitsu does not give 10's easily.
and why would they give an "arika" game 9s or 10s? what interest can have famitsu in helping this game? Nintendogs was miyamoto's brand new creation back when it got a perfect 40 score, it was first party, and it was "THE" game that would crush the competition ( which ultimately did) money hats must have been rampant back then, but with " endless ocean" ?? what can endless ocean hope to achieve?
we all know this game was not going to get anything higher than 8 on the best case scenario, on ANY publication.
isn't that pretty telling?
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
sphinx said:
I don't know, Endless Ocean if marketed right could be a massive success. It also has a lot of casual appeal and could appeal to the Wii Sports and Wii Play market. In that instance I think they have a lot to gain from positive reviews.
ethelred said:
So you are telling me that because reviews are supposedly worthless, we should all refrain from commenting about them or getting hyped about them or anything, and devote ourselves to talk about a crappy piece of scans which MAY NOT reflect the actual appearance of the game in question?
I believe more in what jonnyram translated than in a scan.
sphinx said:
All Jonnyram translated was the Famitsu review. :lol And yes, I'm not going to go by that for anything.
Meanwhile, the Tales of Symphonia scan absolutely does reflect the actual appearance of the game in question, as we've seen direct screens and they're, what do you know, just as bad.
Tristam said:
I am well aware of famitsu's procedures in their reviews and I am not trying to make it seem like EO is game of the year material or something outrageous. I also know reviews are very subjective and depend on the kind of gamer playing the game in question but like I said before, the game shouldn't have gotten more than 8, on typical circumstances.
why it gets a 10 or a 9? nobody knows. It may turn out ot be a " Donahoe Hotel Dusk: 10 " fiasco or not but all I know is that the famitsu comments about blue ocean are very encouraging, regardless of famitsu's reputation as reviewers.
ethelred said:
Tristam said:
I am not arguing that the game looks bad. It's HORRID, I have eyes and they BLEED when they look at that scan. However, getting comments from a quartet of guys about a FINISHED game, that is about to go to retail interest me far more than a scan showing a game that is far from completion.
that's just me, I know GAF likes to concentrate on stuff worth whining and complaining for ( Too Human, Halo 3, NiGHTS, Lair, etc. )
HylianScribe
Member
Where's the additional info to Famitsu.com's report last week about this:
http://www.zentendo.com/news.php?newsId=128
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/07/18/103,1184760493,75448,0,0.html
I want more info about Team Nintendo versus Team Famitsu in Zelda.
http://www.zentendo.com/news.php?newsId=128
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/07/18/103,1184760493,75448,0,0.html
I want more info about Team Nintendo versus Team Famitsu in Zelda.
Kurosaki Ichigo
Member
Eh...can someone translate the ToS scan to know the developer (if they say it that is, which I doubt anyway)?
Then about its graphics, er..., I don't really see how they are to completely change it (looking at some posts) if its going to be released in spring (which probably means March so its inside this FY). Actually, these games usually don't improve at all, they will just show some other portions (towns, characters) in following scans, and scans usually help the games look better than they do, thanks to reduced resolution and free AA.
Towns look just like the ToS ones, sure they are the same but they even seem to use the same camera so its going to be nostalgia trip through them, I don't like point-and-click worldmaps but I don't like crappy worldmaps either, and thats what we get with Tales ones.
Now the battles doesn't really remind me of ToS, it looks like ToA (just lifeless, empty and zero effort in everything). Alfa System has been using ToA engine so maybe they are behind it. It doesn't really look like a main tales team could be behind this game, really.
Then about its graphics, er..., I don't really see how they are to completely change it (looking at some posts) if its going to be released in spring (which probably means March so its inside this FY). Actually, these games usually don't improve at all, they will just show some other portions (towns, characters) in following scans, and scans usually help the games look better than they do, thanks to reduced resolution and free AA.
Towns look just like the ToS ones, sure they are the same but they even seem to use the same camera so its going to be nostalgia trip through them, I don't like point-and-click worldmaps but I don't like crappy worldmaps either, and thats what we get with Tales ones.
Now the battles doesn't really remind me of ToS, it looks like ToA (just lifeless, empty and zero effort in everything). Alfa System has been using ToA engine so maybe they are behind it. It doesn't really look like a main tales team could be behind this game, really.
chinmonster
Member
:lol :lol :lolTerrell said:I think this should sum it up for ToS Wii:
Glad to see the golf scores where they are.
Has these been mentioned?
Minna no Golf 5 [Everybody's Golf 5] (PS3, Sony): 9 / 9 / 9 / 8 - (36/40)
J-League Winning Eleven 2007 Club Championship (PS2, Konami): 8 / 9 / 9 / 8 - (34/40)
Forever Blue [Endless Ocean] (Wii, Nintendo): 10 / 8 / 9 / 8 - (35/40)
Konchuu Wars (NDS, Success): 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 - (28/40)
Remy no Oishii Restaurant [Ratatouille] (NDS, THQ): 5 / 6 / 6 / 5 - (22/40)
Slide Adventure: Mag Kid (NDS, Nintendo): 7 / 7 / 7 / 8 - (29/40)
Zettai Onkan Master (NDS, Hudson): 8 / 7 / 8 / 8 - (31/40)
Remy no Oishii Restaurant [Ratatouille] (PS2, THQ): 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 - (23/40)
Harry Potter to Fushichou no Kishidan (Wii, EA): 4 / 6 / 5 / 5 - (20/40)
Minna no Golf 5 [Everybody's Golf 5] (PS3, Sony): 9 / 9 / 9 / 8 - (36/40)
J-League Winning Eleven 2007 Club Championship (PS2, Konami): 8 / 9 / 9 / 8 - (34/40)
Forever Blue [Endless Ocean] (Wii, Nintendo): 10 / 8 / 9 / 8 - (35/40)
Konchuu Wars (NDS, Success): 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 - (28/40)
Remy no Oishii Restaurant [Ratatouille] (NDS, THQ): 5 / 6 / 6 / 5 - (22/40)
Slide Adventure: Mag Kid (NDS, Nintendo): 7 / 7 / 7 / 8 - (29/40)
Zettai Onkan Master (NDS, Hudson): 8 / 7 / 8 / 8 - (31/40)
Remy no Oishii Restaurant [Ratatouille] (PS2, THQ): 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 - (23/40)
Harry Potter to Fushichou no Kishidan (Wii, EA): 4 / 6 / 5 / 5 - (20/40)
flipping_heck
Member
ruby_onix said:
DO NOT WANT. Give back ToS art please!!!
Oh, awesome score for Forever Blue
Moor-Angol
Banned
There is the 2007 first half top100 chart on last Famitsu issue, can some one make a big scan of the pages? I will translate by myself, it's not a problem.
If there is problem about host the pictures (due to big size), just send me a PM and i will give you my email.
Thanks in advance.
or if someone is really a good and generous guy and make a topic with all data i will not get angry
If there is problem about host the pictures (due to big size), just send me a PM and i will give you my email.
Thanks in advance.
or if someone is really a good and generous guy and make a topic with all data i will not get angry
Pureauthor
Member
Forever Blue's boxart is really nice.
For those of you putting up comparison shots, you should find shots of that town in the scans, as that town is also in Tales of Symphonia (Luin?).
I'm still waiting for a video of Tales of Symphonia 2 to confirm it, but the game really needs improvements to even be on par with the original Tales of Symphonia.
I'm still waiting for a video of Tales of Symphonia 2 to confirm it, but the game really needs improvements to even be on par with the original Tales of Symphonia.
Stealth Editor
Member
Farore said:
Magicpaint
Member
Where is this Tales of Symphonia 2 everyone is talking about?
