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ethelred said:
I was hoping you'd name some games.
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This week's Famitsu news [Sept 26, 2007] (Kingdom Hearts and more?)
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I was hoping you'd name some games.
Jesus christ, Bebpo. If Crisis Core, aka press O button until game ends, is the definition of quality, then fuck Square Enix. KH was awesome, but I'm not at all enamored by the stuff Nomura is doing recently. I semi-dread FFXIII even though I've been a massive FF whore since VII. Thank christ there are more level-headed people like Tanaka at that company, or they'd be in the shit heap quicker than you can say Fabula Nova Crystalis.
ethelred said:
KH2 was fantastic despite flaws.
Jupiter was a shitty dev team and working with Nomura suddenly they churn out a portable GoTY-worthy title.
Tabata and crew really hadn't done much and working with Nomura suddenly they churn out a portable GoTY-worthy title
Those are the latest involvements of Nomura, and guess what they all have the pattern of being great. Nomura has a strong hands-on approach these days with the games he's working on and I'm pretty sure he's the one coming up with the experimental and stylish battle systems + cutscenes we saw in IAWW & CC. Something I expect to see in all the KH games as well.
Jonnyram said:
As opposed to FFXII where you don't even have to hit O until the game ends, am I right? Or FFX by Kitase where it's called FF"X" because "all you have to do is hit X until the end" (quoting sho'nuff).
People always give FF games shit for being too simple and easy. CC's upper 50% quests are harder than anything in FFX/X-2/XII and require tons of planning and execution.
Bebpo said:
I couldn't agree more.
I hope BBS takes away the Triangle "Reaction" commands, because they required no timing. The drive system was also really cool, but ultimately pretty useless since I didn't use it once when I beat the game. The abilities that you gained though were nice but I'm sure Nomura can come up with a better way to get them. Also the Magic in KH2 was useless, the only one I ever used on a regular basis was Reflect.
nelsonroyale
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so you feel bitter that they relocated the definitive button from X to O ?Jonnyram said:
It's not a good thing that FFXIII is a multi-game franchise from the design phase. Anyway, I'm sure this subject has been done to death already, and there's no need to keep repeating it until the game comes out. FFVII's sequels and prequels have done nothing positive for the original game at all, unfortunately.Ceb said:
nelsonroyale, the button was always O in the Japanese versions, and I'm sure it will be X in the US version of Crisis Core. Don't panic.
Jonnyram said:
D:
I guess you hate the game Jonny? :/
I'm tired of overly complicated RPG systems. These days, I look at games that are just fun and entertaining, and Crisis Core is definitely doing exactly that for me.
...but...this is coming from the guy who got bored of Dead Rising, Lost Planet, Gears of War, Bioshock, God of War II, et al :lol As Shane Bettenhausen told me once, "I have no soul". :/
Jonnyram said:
Oh, sorry. I thought you were talking about FFXIII as in the game, not FNC. You're right that the discussion's been had, but I feel I have to point out the main difference between FNC and the Compilation of FFVII:
FFXIII, Versus and Agito = not connected.
FFVII, AC, DoC and CC = connected.
Thanks for the scans. The games are looking great..
Update: some info from kh-2.net:
The thorns and castle from "Sleeping Beauty". (Which ultimately means Maleficient has a greater role than what we thought, aye?)
Ven, who looks pretty much like Roxas, is seen a few times here.
Where Terra's head is. It looks more like Destiny Islands than Twilight Town?
Third image only further confirms Terra of being the playable character.
Ven in the Olympus Coliseum in the second image.
The 14th Org. member is seen in the fifth image.
Character profiling on the sixth page. Yesh.
It's the little Sora and Riku scene! Awww!
The image with Terra putting his hand on Ven's shoulder is the "thank you, Ven" scene.
On the sixth page which features Mickey holding his Starseeker, and you see Ven behind him. Yes, that's the "Mickey protects fallen Ven" scene.
Update: some info from kh-2.net:
The thorns and castle from "Sleeping Beauty". (Which ultimately means Maleficient has a greater role than what we thought, aye?)
Ven, who looks pretty much like Roxas, is seen a few times here.
Where Terra's head is. It looks more like Destiny Islands than Twilight Town?
Third image only further confirms Terra of being the playable character.
Ven in the Olympus Coliseum in the second image.
The 14th Org. member is seen in the fifth image.
Character profiling on the sixth page. Yesh.
It's the little Sora and Riku scene! Awww!
The image with Terra putting his hand on Ven's shoulder is the "thank you, Ven" scene.
On the sixth page which features Mickey holding his Starseeker, and you see Ven behind him. Yes, that's the "Mickey protects fallen Ven" scene.
nelsonroyale
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Jonnyram said:
or does it change from game to game...I cant remember....just a rubbish cheap, joke...
Personally Im more excited than ever for FFXIII, given that it should incorporate elements from FFX and FFXII...
donkey show
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O_O
When's the release date on this? I thought it was due at the end of the year! I loved me some Battle Royale and considering this game is in the same vein... *fanboy splooge*
creamsugar
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Assassin's Creed
Lady Bird
Matsuno's Goebbels
Nomura has great ideas for story concepts, but he sucks at directing stories IMO. The only game directed by him where the story was decently directed was the original KH, and even then it was far from perfect. When it comes to story directing, the best one still working for SE at the moment is probably Toriyama, although I might be forgetting someone else.Bebpo said:
IMO, Toriyama + Kitase + Nojima = great combination. Although Nomura + Tabata + Nojima worked very well on CC as well.
BoilersFan23
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Agreed. Nomura is a big reason I like many Square Enix games (that he's involved with). I'm excited to see how Kingdom Hearts on PSP and DS turn out (KHII rocked IMO).Bebpo said:
Magicpaint
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Yes. Please.
I want to see more of DQIV and IX. Thanks.
I want to see more of DQIV and IX. Thanks.
I'm going with digicam pics at a bit of a lower resolution than previous weeks. I received my scanner from the U.S. today and will use it for future threads, so please bear with me this week. 
Dragon Quest IV
Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest IV
Dragon Quest IX
cvxfreak said:I'm going with digicam pics at a bit of a lower resolution than previous weeks. I received my scanner from the U.S. today and will use it for future threads, so please bear with me this week.
Dragon Quest IV
Dragon Quest IX
Well, thanks. They're kind of hard to read, but I'll manage.
It's nice to see that the background on the top screen changes with the time of day, in DQ4.
Ace Combat 6
Final Fantasy XI Wings of the Goddess
I agree - will reupload higher res ones once I'm done with the rest. Sorry!
Final Fantasy XI Wings of the Goddess
Aeana said:
I agree - will reupload higher res ones once I'm done with the rest. Sorry!
Magicpaint
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Thanks!
DQIV looks so awesome. The interface and the 2D monsters look great. The DQIX scans show nothing really new screenwise, but nice as well.
DQIV looks so awesome. The interface and the 2D monsters look great. The DQIX scans show nothing really new screenwise, but nice as well.
Yeah, I don't see anything new in the DQ9 one, which is a shame... but expected. I really like the upper screen background changing with the battle scenes in DQ4, though, and also how the portrait comes down to the bottom screen when selecting commands for that character. And also the DQ5r-style monster nameplates!
Magicpaint
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I like that touch too. It gives the battles a bit more of a dynamic feel without (hopefully) slowing anything down.Aeana said:
Magicpaint
Member
Aeana said:Thanks a bunch.
The focus on the network play aspect of DQ9 is still quite worrisome. :\
I think it's to be expected since that's the big new thing. Horii already said that the single player should be standard Dragon Quest, so for me, I'm not worried.