charlequin
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Eteric Rice said:
Uh, what about the statement about how the FF XIII-PS2 team stopped what they were working on to do that demo, then changed their target platform for the game in response?
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Weekly Japanese Magazine Dirty News (Squeenix loves PSP, EGM was right!)
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Uh, what about the statement about how the FF XIII-PS2 team stopped what they were working on to do that demo, then changed their target platform for the game in response?
TheJollyCorner
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cw_sasuke said:
it has nothing to do with your writing skills.
For one thing you said "back then nobody could could see what will happen in 07". Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we are only two and a half weeks into '07 and we still don't have a clue "what will happen in 07."
Another bit of breaking news is that FFXIII isn't on the PS2, as you previously mentioned. It's on PS3. Yes it is... and either way I don't see how it's "a financial risk" at all. The PS3, after two months on the market, has sold faster than PS1, PS2, and 360. Why people get the crazy ****ing notion that because Sony magically got plenty of units out to retail (and it's actually the first console system to have an abundance readily available since probably the SNES) it's automatically some monumental disaster is beyond me. Wait... never-mind... no it's not. A ton of people want to see Sony fail more than they'd rather see the second coming of Jesus.
But FFXIII is considered by many PS3's most promising, most phenomenal looking game. It will sell systems... and the good news is by the time it releases (mid-late '08 maybe?), PS3 should be more price-friendly for those holding out for price drops.
I know you probably want to believe that Square-Enix should move each and every one of their projects to the DS and Wii, but it's not going to happen. Sorry.
TheJollyCorner
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Eteric Rice said:
You are confusing that with Killzone.
FFVII PS3 tech demo was created by Kitase's Division 1 on the new, fandangled White Engine. It's been stated many, many times.
Chris Michael
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Zefah said:
Ugh damnit... I hate it when companies say shit like "oh hell yeah, we have a ZOMGWTFMEGATON announcement to make, but you have to wait for like 4 months lolz". It only builds up hype, which I guess is a good thing for them but if the announcement is lackluster than it's nothing but broken dreams. :<
Oh well. Plz be for DS, more SE DS support is always good.
charlequin
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TheJollyCorner said:
That is at very best a hideously misleading statistic.
charlequin
Banned
Fady K said:
That's the goofiest thing I've seen you post yet, and you've got some whoppers under your belt. "That's fine that it's misleading!" :lol
It's technically true in the US, though by only about 100k units, and ignoring the fact that the PS2 (by virtue of launching a month earlier) went on to sell 600k+ in its third month, a feat that there is no possible way the PS3 will duplicate with Christmas over.
It's dramatically not true in Japan, where the PS3 still hasn't caught up to the PS2's first week, and the difference in Japan is bigger than that 100k margin in the US, so it's not true worldwide either.
(It's also technically true in terms of units shipped, but that's BS because (a) PS2 didn't launch in US and Japan at the same time and (b) shipped units are essentially meaningless for software publishers, who want to see sold through units that they can sell software to.)
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Fady K said:
Weekly Japanese Magazine Dirty News (Squeenix loves PSP, EGM was right!)
charlequin said:
:lol So what if its the Japanese thread? I was talking about what Jolly Corner was talking about - US PS3s - which you responded to saying that its misleading statistics. And i said its true that it sold better than PSX, PS2, 360 at the same time in the US. Thats all. I didnt say anything about how much PS3 will sell later, and whether it sells that 600,000 or not in its third month is not close to my point. Of course it wont, when its at least 200 bucks more, and when there are two other new consoles that are considerably cheaper. This is all too obvious, unless - Sony does sell 600k.
charlequin said:
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Peace
Etrian Odyssey and Professor Layton both look incredibly hot. Thanks much, Neo, as usual! 
Yes. Prof. Layton is a graphic adventure game. It has brain teasers as puzzles, designed by a guy who's written numerous books of those.
It's for the stuff being added in the US edition.
Y2Kevbug11 said:
Yes. Prof. Layton is a graphic adventure game. It has brain teasers as puzzles, designed by a guy who's written numerous books of those.
DarienA said:
It's for the stuff being added in the US edition.
Magicpaint
Member
Y2Kevbug11 said:
Yes, this is rather common knowledge
Harvest moon wii looks awesome btw.
Mr. Pointy
Member
Draglade is a RPG fighting game? AWESOME.
I've checked that topic a few times in the last days. However, I can't make up my mind whether the game could be good for someone that doesn't particulary like levelling up (just done in a few Castlevania games and maybe some other).ethelred said:
It looks so cool that is tempting to no end >_<
I'm personally hoping, after last week's lil expose on how Mistwalker's ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat, is supposedly in the last spurt of development, that they may actually have pictures, a release date...SOMETHING MORE on the game that we've otherwise heard nothing about since October 2005!
Avalon said:
Sorry, I just noticed replies to my old post.
I could have sworn that I heard it didn't do THAT well in JP. But obviously, almost a mil is plenty good. But didn't people expect it to do better?
On a side note, I've talked to lots of Japanese people that prefer the old 2D style when playing older games like DQ and the older FF games (I know, anecdotal evidence FTL). I showed some non-hardcore people vids for DQVIII and they were like "it should be in 2D"...
I played FF3 a little bit and found it fun but a little grating. I didn't like the pace of the battles. One of the joys of playing FF6 on GBA is that even though there are a lot of random battles, they are usually over in less than 10 seconds. When you hit 'attack' the attack comes out nice and quickly.
Magicpaint
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KTallguy said:
Who gives a shit about what people expected? It did better than what Square-Enix expected and that's what truly matters.
Magicpaint
Member
KTallguy said:
Square-Enix didn't expect it do "poorly", they just didn't expect it to do as well as it did.
Selling close to a million copies of an old FF remake is simply amazing. Stop trying to downplay its success.
Magicpaint
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KTallguy said:
I'm relaxed
Level 5 is publishing it.KTallguy said:
Magicpaint
Member
KTallguy said:
I'm not sure if this has been announced for a US release.
I could see Nintendo picking up Layton... Trace Memory was a small hit for them and Hotel Dusk is getting a pretty positive early reception critically. If not Nintendo though, I'm sure there's other interested parties (ie: Atlus).
Arika's involved in it's development though, so maybe it'd interest Capcom (whose Pheonix Wright games are doing pretty well themselves).
Arika's involved in it's development though, so maybe it'd interest Capcom (whose Pheonix Wright games are doing pretty well themselves).
PepsimanVsJoe
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Question: Who the hell is that kid in Gyakuten Saiban 4 DS?
The Unknown Musou game makes me really curious. I'd love to see them branch out and try new eras/themes/whatever. I'm guessing Medieval era as that would seem an easy choice(King Arthur, The Knights of the Round, etc).
Oh and DS news is always nice.
As far as the PSP is concerned however. Balthier in FFT and remakes of FF1 & FF2 really make me wonder what the hell Square is thinking.
Don't tell me Phoenix Wright is getting replaced.
The Unknown Musou game makes me really curious. I'd love to see them branch out and try new eras/themes/whatever. I'm guessing Medieval era as that would seem an easy choice(King Arthur, The Knights of the Round, etc).
Oh and DS news is always nice.
As far as the PSP is concerned however. Balthier in FFT and remakes of FF1 & FF2 really make me wonder what the hell Square is thinking.
PepsimanVsJoe said:Question: Who the hell is that kid in Gyakuten Saiban 4 DS?
Don't tell me Phoenix Wright is getting replaced.
The Unknown Musou game makes me really curious. I'd love to see them branch out and try new eras/themes/whatever. I'm guessing Medieval era as that would seem an easy choice(King Arthur, The Knights of the Round, etc).
Oh and DS news is always nice.
As far as the PSP is concerned however. Balthier in FFT and remakes of FF1 & FF2 really make me wonder what the hell Square is thinking.
you forgot Blade Storm for PS3.. right..? its basically a mousou game in medieval europe (100 war.. France Vs. England)
PepsimanVsJoe
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farnham said:
All I remember from that is that it looked ugly as hell...must have been an early 5% complete beta or something.
The new Musou will probably be based in some sort of Eastern mythology I imagine, one I'm not at all familiar with. Really wondering about the scythe though, I imagine it's held by some LuBu-esque monster.
pancakesandsex
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just thought of something, what if the new musou game is like a gothic musou, like, castlevania zombies vampires, and werewolves and knights and shit, only musou-ized
noirebanana
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GreenNight said:
What Final Fantasy VII Nintendo 64 technical demonstration?