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Endless · (07-07-2008, 06:03 PM)

nelsonroyale · (07-07-2008, 06:06 PM)

ahhahahaha

Quazar · (07-07-2008, 06:07 PM)

Originally Posted by nelsonroyale:

ahhahahaha

Indeed. :lol :lol

ksamedi · (07-07-2008, 06:12 PM)

:lol

duckroll · (07-07-2008, 06:12 PM)

Oh and for JP importers, the Square Enix x Xbox360 Sound Collections disc that's coming with pre-orders will also include a Marketplace Code in the inside sleeve for special items. I assume these will be the same items as the US pre-order bonus.

Spawn99 · (07-07-2008, 06:14 PM)

This game has been on my radar for a while now, but after reading the OP, man the hype jumped from 40 to 100!

Himuro · (07-07-2008, 06:21 PM)

That is the cutest bear.

Spawn99 · (07-07-2008, 06:24 PM)

Originally Posted by Himuro:

That is the cutest bear.

Fluffy disagrees.

duckroll · (07-07-2008, 06:26 PM)

Originally Posted by Spawn99:

Fluffy disagrees.

Nah.

CowboyAstronaut · 06:50 PM

Okay, now I gotta hear that voice sample :lol

Oh and that new CG cutscene looks incredibly badass :o

The one that plays when you enter the site.

Also the music appears to be some of the best I'm hearing in a j-rpg in some time. They're really kicking ass with this one.

Haha the Bear's voice is pretty funny.

The bear sounds like Will Smith from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air :lol

djtiesto · (07-07-2008, 08:10 PM)

Originally Posted by CowboyAstronaut:

Flashy looking combat. I really see no reason this game shouldn't instantly start off in the high 80s review wise or low 90s review wise. Unless reviewers will deem that it should end up in the 77-80 range based on the graphics not being to their satisfaction or the most famous of all cop outs "generic, rpg cliches"

Replace the anime characters with bald space marines and give it some branching dialogue trees and a bunch of subquest areas with bland graphics and almost no interesting content, and it will get 90+ in the American press, guaranteed...

EDIT: Holy fucking shit at the bear, that's awesome!

Also, I think the biggest thing I'm worried about with this game is the camera, I hate manual camera controls (I want to play a video game not play cameraman) and dealing with that gets annoying, especially over a long 30+ hour game, one of the reasons why I haven't been able to enjoy many modern action RPGs.

Error · (07-08-2008, 06:23 AM)

http://blog.square-enix.com/undiscovery/

Blog updated, anyone feels like translating? icecream, duck?

Iaido Sword · (07-08-2008, 06:33 AM)

Originally Posted by duckroll:

Nah.

I'm expecting 4chan to turn this into furry hentai soon.

Cianalas · (07-08-2008, 06:51 AM)

I just noticed the bear has no molars, or really any teeth beyond it's canines. Now I can't unsee it.

Blackjack · (07-08-2008, 07:01 AM)

Originally Posted by Cianalas:

I just noticed the bear has no molars, or really any teeth beyond it's canines. Now I can't unsee it.

You don't need molars to eat monsters!

Unless it's a plant monster, I guess.

Rpgmonkey · (07-08-2008, 07:03 AM)

Originally Posted by Endless:

Well he packs a wallop! :lol

Gustav is so awesome.

Error · (07-08-2008, 07:05 AM)

that's over 5k of damage he did to that guy, Gustav be strong.

Blackjack · (07-08-2008, 07:16 AM)

He is buffed up in attack and doing a critical, so keep that in mind. But that is still some impressive damage. And almost twice as much HP as the other two on the same level, which is sweet.

nelsonroyale · (07-08-2008, 07:21 AM)

sadistic bastard, the grin while he pulverizes is terrifying

phez · (07-08-2008, 07:24 AM)

Originally Posted by Blackjack:

He is buffed up in attack and doing a critical, so keep that in mind. But that is still some impressive damage. And almost twice as much HP as the other two on the same level, which is sweet.

definitely smarter than the average bear

icecream · (07-08-2008, 08:58 AM)

Originally Posted by Error:

http://blog.square-enix.com/undiscovery/

Blog updated, anyone feels like translating? icecream, duck?

Already on it (until the 404...)

matmanx1 · (07-08-2008, 10:49 PM)

Havent really been paying much attention to this one until I saw this thread. Color me cautiously optimistic after watching the Gamersyde video linked earlier. I hope the battle system feels and reacts fluidly. That will make or break this game for me.

CowboyAstronaut · (07-08-2008, 11:18 PM)

Originally Posted by matmanx1:

Havent really been paying much attention to this one until I saw this thread. Color me cautiously optimistic after watching the Gamersyde video linked earlier. I hope the battle system feels and reacts fluidly. That will make or break this game for me.

It would be a disappoint if Tri-Ace didn't give us such.

SatelliteOfLove · (07-08-2008, 11:54 PM)

Bear teammate == purchase confirmed.

Error · (07-10-2008, 07:56 AM)

Pretty neat overview of all the characters announced so far, an interested read. The cast of this game actually seems pretty good.

http://swordmachine.blogspot.com/200...iscoverys.html

batbeg · (07-10-2008, 08:09 AM)

They do sound pretty interesting, though I so dearly wish it weren't the typical age-range found in most RPGs these days, with a bunch of teens and the token old guy (who even looks a lot like FFVII's Cid, the token old guy). Hopefully they don't fall into the same, typically horrible behaviors and interactions.

Every day without this in my hands hurts my heart :(

CowboyAstronaut · (07-10-2008, 08:18 AM)

Originally Posted by Error:

Pretty neat overview of all the characters announced so far, an interested read. The cast of this game actually seems pretty good.

http://swordmachine.blogspot.com/200...iscoverys.html

Cast sounds fantastic and nicely varied.

I'll definitely be keeping Eduardo around quite a bit. I look forward to some rather interesting things from him especially due to the fact that one of the developers admitted to him being his favorite character in the game, even above the main character.

Sigmund is just a must.

Will probably juggle around with the other characters quite a bit as well.

Interested in Eugene and what he has in that backpack. I can see Mirche being a great character as well.

We going to get to see some beautiful gameplay videos of this one from E3 :D

eXistor · (07-10-2008, 08:30 AM)

I have nothing to contribute to this thread, but I will say this: every jrpg should be like this. At least for a few years, then we'll get bored by the style and demand something new again. For now this looks amazingly amazing.

Nose Master · (07-10-2008, 08:38 AM)

Originally Posted by SatelliteOfLove:

Bear teammate == purchase confirmed.

This. Hahaha, god. Gustav is such a perfect character.

Blackjack · (07-10-2008, 08:48 AM)

Originally Posted by Error:

Pretty neat overview of all the characters announced so far, an interested read. The cast of this game actually seems pretty good.

http://swordmachine.blogspot.com/200...iscoverys.html

Pretty cool. I love finding out about the characters before playing the game.

I know it's a bit premature, since we don't know all the characters, but as of now I'm definitely going for a Capell, Aya/Mirche, Eugene team.

Error · (07-10-2008, 10:11 AM)

Originally Posted by CowboyAstronaut:

I'll definitely be keeping Eduardo around quite a bit. I look forward to some rather interesting things from him especially due to the fact that one of the developers admitted to him being his favorite character in the game, even above the main character.

I believe Ogawa was talking about Eugene.

Aurora · (07-10-2008, 10:32 AM)

Gustav is a ridiculous character :lol I find the name so fitting too!

CowboyAstronaut · (07-10-2008, 06:23 PM)

Originally Posted by Error:

I believe Ogawa was talking about Eugene.

Was he? If that's the case then I suppose it'll have to make sure to keep him around :)

Error · (07-10-2008, 09:10 PM)

Originally Posted by CowboyAstronaut:

Was he? If that's the case then I suppose it'll have to make sure to keep him around :)

Yeah he said his favorite was a character from "a high social standing". Eugene is the son of a merchant going by what that description said, so it's probably him.

ciaossu · (07-11-2008, 06:07 AM)

Jesus christ I just watched a video of this game and it went from 'don't care about' to ' possible day 1.'
Wow Square (or Tri-ace). I love the transition into battle, I get enough of a turn based fix playing old FF so it's great when newer games do something fresh.

Error · (07-11-2008, 06:10 AM)

what transition? there's no transition into battle. :)

tehbear · (07-11-2008, 06:15 AM)

Originally Posted by duckroll:

He is ULTRA STRONG, he is teh bear...

ciaossu · (07-11-2008, 09:43 PM)

Originally Posted by Error:

what transition? there's no transition into battle. :)

touche

Error · (07-14-2008, 04:59 AM)

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1...7.html?ref=rss

tons of pics, from the old article but still good to have direct feed pics.

Revelations · (07-14-2008, 05:22 AM)

anyone else having trouble opening that site with the character descriptions on it?

Error · (07-14-2008, 05:28 AM)

loads fine here.

Revelations · (07-14-2008, 05:28 AM)

Oh and can we get a translator for the latest blog community entry?

Hcoregamer00 · (07-14-2008, 05:30 AM)

This game is looking better all the time.

This game is getting bought along with Vesperia and a 360.

Cianalas · (07-14-2008, 05:32 AM)

Originally Posted by Revelations:

anyone else having trouble opening that site with the character descriptions on it?

If you're using firefox press enter in the address bar after you get the error page. It should load up properly when you do that.

Error · (07-14-2008, 05:34 AM)

Originally Posted by Revelations:

Oh and can we get a translator for the latest blog community entry?

icecream already did that.

Revelations · (07-14-2008, 05:38 AM)

Originally Posted by Error:

icecream already did that.

Yeah but where? It's not posted here in the thread? ???

Rpgmonkey · (07-14-2008, 05:39 AM)

Originally Posted by Revelations:

Yeah but where? It's not posted here in the thread? ???

http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=319525

Edit: Also, looking at that Famitsu article, this game is packed with so many features. Not to sound redundant, but this game is going to be so amazing. :D

Revelations · (07-14-2008, 05:41 AM)

Originally Posted by Rpgmonkey:

http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=319525

Hmm kinda weird. Why not conjoin that thread into this one. This is the Official all things IU thread right?

icecream · (07-14-2008, 06:11 AM)

Because it's not always about real news, and the fun of the blog might be drowned out by the excitement and anticipation in this thread. :D

Rpgmonkey · (07-14-2008, 06:23 AM)

Oh wow, the game over "system" is kinda cool.

The game doesn't instantly end when Capel dies (which was one of my main worries), it seems his eyelids slowly close (basically two black bars slowly go over the screen), and someone has to go and revive him before they completely close.

It also relates to other healing requests and stuff too.

Some of the tougher battles in this game are going to require a lot of multitasking it seems.