Compile Heart x Dengeki x PlayStation. Compile Heart developed DRPG for the PlayStation Vita.
Official announcement trailer.
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Compile Heart x Dengeki x PlayStation. Compile Heart developed DRPG for the PlayStation Vita.
Official announcement trailer.
Dengeki Bunko x Dengeki Playstation seems a little redundant.
What does it say here?
https://youtu.be/6_gspIv4YlY?t=1m10s
What does it say here?
https://youtu.be/6_gspIv4YlY?t=1m10s
E_Darkness
Member
A DRPG? My interest is peaked.
But its Compile Heart so fuck
Banned Game #2 was a decent DRPG and this doesn't seem to have fanservice, so the sky is the limit.
Deleted my upload, official one is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_gspIv4YlY
Thanks, updated the OP!
CielTynave
Member
One of these days I'd like to give DRPGs another shot, here's hoping this or the one NIS is doing now is good for beginners.
Have you tried Demon Gaze? That's my go-to suggestion for DRPG beginners.
Pellegri Testament
Member
They know most of their fanbase well enough to know that gameplay isn't high on the list of what sells their games. Show the girls and show what you can do to the girls (if it's a heavy fanservice game) and that's just about it for catching peoples attention.
Pretty much one of the most beginner friendly drpgs out there, even if it's not the greatest in terms of actual mechanics.
flatearthpandas
Member
Piqued.
Don't do this unless you have no other options. Fuck, do Persona 1 before this.
Persona Q is actually great for beginners now that I think about. Difficulty options and dungeons with good atmosphere that are worth half a fuck.
Why is that? Did you think the game was too difficult?
StereoVsn
Member
He was probably referring to fan service. It was a bit over the top but the game itself was fairly good for DRPG beginners and had some decent and interesting mechanics without being overly difficult.
Sweet, since it's compile heart we'll most likely get this in the west right?
Art style isn't that bad and the music seemed pretty good, definitely interested.
You mean Stranger of Sword City? I recall people saying it's a challenging game and probably Experience Inc's hardest game to date.
Aside from Demon Gaze Etrian Odyssey IV is a very good choice if you have a 3DS.
Art style isn't that bad and the music seemed pretty good, definitely interested.
You mean Stranger of Sword City? I recall people saying it's a challenging game and probably Experience Inc's hardest game to date.
Aside from Demon Gaze Etrian Odyssey IV is a very good choice if you have a 3DS.
Persona 1 isn't a good representation of a dungeon crawler though.
Maybe he's talking about Coven and the Labyrinth of Refrain, that's a NIS DRPG.
CielTynave
Member
I've only tried persona q, demos for a few of the EO games and a little bit of a certain game banned on GAF. The pacing of PQ/EO and the inventory management killed it for me. I did enjoy the other one foe a bit but it definitely didn't seem very beginner friendly.
flatearthpandas
Member
No, I thought both the combat and dungeon design was incredibly lacking compared to every other DRPG I've played. Not a vast number or anything, I'm sure there's worse out there since there always is, but there are just so many better options even if someone feels intimidated by anticipated or supposed difficulty of others. I edited in PQ as one I think would actually be excellent for beginners. Put combat on easy and experience actual DRPG puzzles that the game will still help you out with if you get stumped.
LifeBrandRobot
Member
Always down for more DRPGs.
I think Demon Gaze might be your best bet, if you have already tried the EO games.
As much as I liked PQ, I don't think it's beginner-friendly. It's not a hard, but the dungeon design gets a little too complex for someone not used to first-person navigation.
flatearthpandas
Member
How so? I think it's a much better representation than Demon Gaze tbqh.
By all means, it sounds like Demon Gaze may actually be your thing though.
LifeBrandRobot
Member
I'm guessing this is the Trillion team according to the art style.
DG might not be the deepest DRPG out there but that's what makes it so beginner friendly. It's definitely the DRPG that made me a fan of the genre.
DG might not be the deepest DRPG out there but that's what makes it so beginner friendly. It's definitely the DRPG that made me a fan of the genre.
Oh I remember getting excited for that game, can't believe I completely forgot about it.
The battle system.
Gematsu reported that it's a "3d active dungeon RPG", whatever that means. Probably "not first person drpg" .
That sounds more like Tokyo Xanadu. It has dungeons, it's in full 3D and the combat is real time action. I'd be all over this if that's the case.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Watch this turn out to be another mystical dungeon type of design.
The n00b Avenger
Member
Eh, looks kind of neat and I like the atmosphere. The idea of naming all the characters after fairy tale characters tickles the chuu2 inside.
Then again, it's Compile Heart so can't expect too much.
Then again, it's Compile Heart so can't expect too much.
A Huge Battleship
Member
More games need characters with giant scissors. Designs + atmosphere + Kei Nanameda = I'm really feeling it.
YianGaruga
Banned
this looks great, love the design and the colors
but the fanservice shot already makes me worry that we won't get it :/
but the fanservice shot already makes me worry that we won't get it :/
YianGaruga
Banned
Details from gematsu
I think "Marchen" is supposed to be "Märchen", the German word for fairytale. Would fit with the theme.
I think "dungeon RPG" is a very specific term in Japanese, and the active part seems to be that movement isn't turn based but that enemies chase you in real time.
I think "Marchen" is supposed to be "Märchen", the German word for fairytale. Would fit with the theme.
I think "dungeon RPG" is a very specific term in Japanese, and the active part seems to be that movement isn't turn based but that enemies chase you in real time.
Pellegri Testament
Member
You know, those 2 things don't really seem like something that should be in the same game together. I mean that first thing is literal nightmare fuel, the fanservice almost takes away from that. I understand they like the fanservice and so does their fanbase, but at some point it gets to be a little too much when it's in literally everything, even if it doesn't seem like it would fit the game they're creating.
I say this as a fan of their games. There are times where it's not a bad thing to do just one or the other, this is one of those times. Either keep the horror theme or do yet another fanservice game, you don't need to do both lol.
LifeBrandRobot
Member
Kresnik258
Member
DRPG? Uff. C'mon Japan, give me some third-person stuff!
YianGaruga
Banned
The game obviously isn't a full horror game. Creepy monsters and cute girls together in a game isn't really anything new.
I'm not saying everybody has to like the fanservice part, but the combination doesn't seem that strange to me.
A Huge Battleship
Member
Just seen them and yeah, the game's now officially entered 'hook it to my veins' territory. Really liking the character designs as well.
It might have the best 3D environments in a DRPG yet. Maybe.
It's not amazing but it doesn't look like a psp game like most DRPGs either.