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john tv · 01:54 PM

Videos up:

http://gamevideos.com/video/id/7275

http://gamevideos.com/video/id/7276

EDIT: Third, longer video (actually the first, chronologically): http://gamevideos.com/video/id/7257

EDIT: Fourth video -- battle with the boss on the "Hard" difficulty demo: http://gamevideos.com/video/id/7277

We were literally the first people in the entire convention to play the game. Played all the way through both demos, too! (Most people after us were only allowed to choose one.)

And some quick impressions:

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3154897

Enjoy!

Amir0x · (11-03-2006, 12:44 PM)

Quote:

Much like the standalone Kenshin Dragon Quest game that was sold in Japan a few years back (a standalone game system using a sword that would plug in to a TV set), DQS is essentially an on-rails first-person slasher. You move forward by pressing the A or B buttons and you interact with objects by shaking the pointer at them (for example, pointing at a bush and shaking the Wiimote might result in an item popping out). No turning or strafing -- if you come to a fork in the road, arrows pop up showing you the available paths you can take, which you then choose by pointing and pressing A. It's a bit disappointing that DQS doesn't allow for more freedom of movement, but the beautiful graphics and charming atmosphere definitely help to lessen the pain.

Well, there it goes fluttering away. Ah well. Good impressions, btw.

TekunoRobby · (11-03-2006, 12:44 PM)

Wow, gameplay looks awful.

The Black Brad Pitt · (11-03-2006, 12:45 PM)

on rails slasher?

Yuck.

Magicpaint · (11-03-2006, 12:45 PM)

:(

Thanks for the impressions though, but I'm a lot less interested now.

Amir0x · (11-03-2006, 12:46 PM)

Originally Posted by The Black Brad Pitt:

on rails slasher?

Yuck.

Well, it's based on the Kenshin Dragon Quest plug&play game which is also a on-rails slasher type thing. I expected a LITTLE more besides better graphics and waggle implementation, of course, but I imagine this is very early.

Vyse The Legend · (11-03-2006, 12:46 PM)

Woo, Hype Train officially derailed.

Adagio · (11-03-2006, 12:48 PM)

Huh...

I'm not too excited about what I'm seeing...

Oldschoolgamer · (11-03-2006, 12:48 PM)

I'm still getting it! XD

Looks like it might be kinda fun.

loosus · (11-03-2006, 12:48 PM)

Originally Posted by TekunoRobby:

Wow, gameplay looks awful.

Really. Which is a damned shame because this is one of the better-looking Wii games, in my opinion.

rhino4evr · (11-03-2006, 12:49 PM)

linear movement FTL

flipping_heck · (11-03-2006, 12:50 PM)

hmm.. looks like fun for the first minute or so, then it got boring.. underwhelmington.

BobTheFork · (11-03-2006, 12:50 PM)

yeah.. thats not gonna cut it : ( too bad. I didn't really know enough about this game and I was kind of looking forward to it. But a rail slasher I can do without.

Mr. TV Goggles · (11-03-2006, 12:50 PM)

Impressions are pretty good. I thought this wasn't going to be very good because the only screens we have of this games are 'meh'.

Edit: I just watched the videos, this looks incredibly fun. :D

Error · (11-03-2006, 12:51 PM)

uh... did any of you watch how DQkenshin played? this is exactly the same just with better graphics, probably longer game. I dont know what you people were expecting here.

Borys · (11-03-2006, 12:52 PM)

Bah, where's DQ9 announcement?

Mick Z · (11-03-2006, 12:52 PM)

RaijinFY · (11-03-2006, 12:52 PM)

Looks pretty good though.

Mr. TV Goggles · (11-03-2006, 12:55 PM)

Is there anymore info on this game? Is this just one big long on-rail thing where the only thing you can do is kill stuff with your sword? Are there towns you can visit and get equipment and do some fun stuff? Does this have a story? If so I'm definately getting this. This looks really awesome. And it's a one-hand game, to boot.

Error · (11-03-2006, 12:57 PM)

crap

I can never watch the vids a this site.

MarkMacD · (11-03-2006, 12:57 PM)

Even better DQ:S vids coming, one really long one. Not a huge DQ nut, but this one looks fun to me, esp. if it has some more RPG aspects to it....

BTW, Nintendo World channel where all vids will be showing up in the next few hours:
http://gamevideos.com/video/channel/...20World%202006

Baron Aloha · (11-03-2006, 12:58 PM)

The on rails aspect and the fact that you can interact with some objects makes it sound a bit like Pokemon snap. I'll remain cautiously optimistic.

I have't seen the vids yet though and I won't be able to until I get home.

Vyse The Legend · (11-03-2006, 12:58 PM)

Originally Posted by Error2k4:

crap

I can never watch the vids a this site.

Same here. This and 1up never load for me. =(

Mr. TV Goggles · (11-03-2006, 12:58 PM)

Originally Posted by Error2k4:

crap

I can never watch the vids a this site.

You can download them (on the right, small letters saying 'mov' or 'wmv', whichever format).

Luna104 · 12:22 AM

nm

Saoh · (11-03-2006, 12:59 PM)

The Black Brad Pitt · (11-03-2006, 12:59 PM)

Originally Posted by Amir0x:

Well, it's based on the Kenshin Dragon Quest plug&play game which is also a on-rails slasher type thing. I expected a LITTLE more besides better graphics and waggle implementation, of course, but I imagine this is very early.

I suppose the devs think this is type of thing waggle fans will eat up for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Illuminati · (11-03-2006, 01:00 PM)

I didn't watch the video, but is it on rails like Killer7? I had no problem with that. Or is it House of the Dead type of rails?

thegodsend · (11-03-2006, 01:02 PM)

gamevideos isn't working for me, neither is 1up :(

:Motorbass · (11-03-2006, 01:02 PM)

Uh well, that was just what I was expecting. Quite okay. There may be some tactics once you have different Moves/Magic/Blocks etc.

"Relaxing RPG" eh? :]

Error · (11-03-2006, 01:03 PM)

Originally Posted by Benadryl Hitman:

I didn't watch the video, but is it on rails like Killer7? I had no problem with that. Or is it House of the Dead type of rails?

like house of the dead.

Kurosaki Ichigo · (11-03-2006, 01:03 PM)

Well, not bad, I don't like on-rails but it looks good and should keep interest for 10h or so that I expect it to last.

Interesting DQ spinoff, good SE decision to try to build some success from DQ Kenshin and Wii.

Smiles and Cries · (11-03-2006, 01:03 PM)

But the Japan Crew delivered yet again! :)

Stormbringer · (11-03-2006, 01:04 PM)

Well that's certainly not a hyping preview...I have never been particularly excited for this game anyway, so nothing changes for me.

Rlan · (11-03-2006, 01:08 PM)

Originally Posted by MarkMacD:

Even better DQ:S vids coming, one really long one. Not a huge DQ nut, but this one looks fun to me, esp. if it has some more RPG aspects to it....

BTW, Nintendo World channel where all vids will be showing up in the next few hours:
http://gamevideos.com/video/channel/...20World%202006

Do you just upload all the video you have all at once? I've noticed the RSS feed always shows everything to be uploaded at the same time, always "12:00AM". It's probably just something you didn't configure :)

AndoCalrissian · (11-03-2006, 01:16 PM)

I dunno, looks pretty fun to me. SOLD!

Kintaro · (11-03-2006, 01:19 PM)

*crosses this off the hyped game list*

What a waste. Next. (Thanks for impressions though).

Lo-Volt · (11-03-2006, 01:22 PM)

1. john tv delivers total!

2. Derailed.

Tim the Wiz · (11-03-2006, 01:22 PM)

It seems at least somewhat fun, but my hype has definitely fallen down a couple notches.

warcrow · (11-03-2006, 01:23 PM)

Crap. Blocked here at work. :(

john tv · (11-03-2006, 01:26 PM)

Just stuck a third video up there in the original post (actually the first chronologically): http://gamevideos.com/video/id/7257

John Harker · (11-03-2006, 01:28 PM)

:lol I laugh, because... hell, even I think it looks pretty fun.

:Motorbass · (11-03-2006, 01:33 PM)

Originally Posted by john tv:

Just stuck a third video up there in the original post (actually the first chronologically): http://gamevideos.com/video/id/7257

WOW! That's the video to watch!
See, it really looks like fun with the blocking, magic, waggling bushes and all :]

Luna104 · (11-03-2006, 01:39 PM)

Do they expect this game to be fun for more than 15 minutes?

Still, thanks for the vids.

Tempy · (11-03-2006, 01:45 PM)

The battle with the brick golem looks more interesting, with the blocking and all. I can imagine this getting very repetitive though. Plus there's no exploration. I suppose it's more of an arcade-like game, and would last just a couple of hours no? Are there any other modes? Multiplayer?

Pureauthor · 01:53 PM

Alright then, this boils down to the combat. How good is it?

Edit: Just watched the vids. Combat seems pretty simple. Reminds me of that 'Mazan' arcade game i used to love a while ago.

Probably will get it in the end.

john tv · (11-03-2006, 01:53 PM)

Another boss battle: http://gamevideos.com/video/id/7277

Matix · (11-03-2006, 01:54 PM)

Oh, this again...

Pureauthor · (11-03-2006, 01:59 PM)

In my attempt to watch the boss video, I stumbled upon a PS3 ad featuring a baby doll.

My reaction was: o_0

What on earth is Sony's marketing team smoking?

That aside, the boss fight looked great, if, once again, rather simplistic.

LevelNth · (11-03-2006, 02:10 PM)

Damn, that combat looks crazy repetitive. The fight against the Golem was kinda cool, though even that dragged too long, and the player just had to keep doing the same block then attack combo over and over and over. Even that super move attack looks like it'll get to be a chore to do repeatedly. The forward/backward movement only seriously sucks too, and will really limit this game. I thought someone mentioned in that other thread that it was going to be free roaming? And was that a scorecard at the end of that level? Is the game a cohesive world (not necessarily streamed or anything), or just schmup-esque level chunks with a boss at the end of each?

Anyways, I'm going to have to agree with most in this threa, anticipation has really died on this one. It's much more similar to Kenshin than I thought it would be, especially after all those comments in that Famitsu scan thread.