Best Buy just emailed me saying mines delayed and it should be here by February 18th. Like wat?
Is it up on the Eshop? I can't get to my 3ds =[
I second this question.
IGNAnd reviews?
You can tame, level, and fight with up to three monster companions. So as you long as you get some with DPS it should be fine.I wonder if you can play through the SP as a White Mage.
For NA it should be up at 12 ET/9 PT.
If monster pals had better AI maybe they could be used for something more than meat shields. I totally agree with the complain for sprinting requiring AP, though it's mostly a problem during harder fights as a magic user - you need to sprint to run away from attacks and stronger magic uses ton of AP. In the end the AP management makes fights really tedious.IGN
Gamespot
Destructoid
Games Radar
Nintendo Enthusiast
Venture Beat
My notes:
- Most common praise was for combat variety and customization, then monster pals
- Most common complaints were traveling/sprinting requiring AP, then shallowness/grind
-- Worth noting you can change the difficult with various handicaps (for greater rewards) to mitigate repetitiveness.
I'm still hyped.
You can tame, level, and fight with up to three monster companions. So as you long as you get some with DPS it should be fine.
They probably meant the handicap/bonus system which affects the rewards. Quests themselves are tiered like in MH/Phantasy Star games.Did they ever clarify what was meant by quest difficulty being able to be manually adjusted? Does this work like an adjustable difficulty level?
The focus on cooperative multiplayer is just one of many ways in which this isn't a regular Final Fantasy game at all. It's Final Fantasy because of the character designs, the skills and the classes; the gameplay, however, is something different than the series has ever done. Likewise, there's a mountain of grinding and repetition that you must be comfortable scaling if you ever hope to enjoy the game. It's a lot to overcome, but Final Fantasy Explorers' fast pace and deep skill and class customization systems carried the experience for me. It's no Monster Hunter replacement, but it's a strong start to a new direction for the esteemed RPG series.
Is there a reason why this wasn't in the eshop PR despite its imminent release? Seems like the eshop page isn't up either.
Any idea if we're getting the demo? UK here.
Any official word on whether Final Fantasy 1 3D is included in the retail version?
Wow some of these reviews have actually got me kind of excited surprisingly.
So, can you just play with randoms online easily enough on this? I'll be playing solo, but if I can hop into games with others it becomes a lot more appealing.
I'm curious about this too. I'm unlikely to do much MP, but when I do, I have no desire to try and add friend codes and coordinate times and shit.
You mostly depend on your skills (you can have 2 full 4 button sets, iirc). Like people said, it's supposed to be an mmo lite, so as a mage, aside from healing/dealing damage you're also buffing etc.Since Hasemo is the only one here that's played it (I think) I'm wondering if you can elaborate on the combat. My impression is that you have a simple 3-hit combo for regenerating AP and then actions from jobs. Is there any meaningful interaction between attacks and job actions? Are they all simply things you fire off without much thought or do they overlap and create interesting opportunities? I guess I just want to know if there is any thoughtful or engaging element to using attacks or if it's mostly about bursting down an enemy with single attacks that have no relationship to one another and waiting for them to recharge.
I havent seen much of a story yet, but then again i'm only into 2 rank missions. And i'm comparing this to toukiden in that regard.. I think if you want this for story you may want to rethink your options.The fact that there is online lobbies makes me way more excited. Hope the net code is alright.
Is there a main story to beat? Obviously there will
be lots of post game stuff to grind, but is there a point where credits roll? Not a big fan of games that don't end.. Got burnt out by mmos
Dash/Run is assigned to the ZR, It may also be the ZL but i've never actually used that button. Much better than holding B to run while holding the n3ds XLI know on n3DS the nub works as the CCP, but did they assign anything to the Z buttons?
- Most common praise was for combat variety and customization, then monster pals
First two hour impressions:
Production value is so far beneath MH4U it's laughable/sad. Definitely can see a few iterations from now this series being a legitimate peer to other "hunters" but this seems like a title that would have benefited from another full year of development. Some of the voice audio is unbearably cheap and environments are largely barren when compared to other similar titles. Perhaps it is unfair to directly compare FF:Explorers to MonHun but the game seemingly begs for the comparison and in doing so exposes many of its flaws. Again, I'm only about two hours in and these games are a slow burn most certainly but upfront the level of polish and production value is quite blatantly not on par with other games it aspires to match.
That's surprising. Usually SE games are heavy on production.
I sure wish Amazon would update my order status. Wonder what the deal is with this game. Low stock?
Let me put this in another light, this game feels like it may have been a FtP game at one point but SE scrapped that idea. It kinda feels like that. I only have this because my friend was hyped for it and they bought me a copy so i can play this with her. It feels super budget-y(?) But i'm enjoying it as a fun distraction at the moment.
Try no stock.
Some people on GameFAQs have contacted Amazon, and it seems like they haven't even received their shipment yet.
Let me put this in another light, this game feels like it may have been a FtP game at one point but SE scrapped that idea. It kinda feels like that. I only have this because my friend was hyped for it and they bought me a copy so i can play this with her. It feels super budget-y(?) But i'm enjoying it as a fun distraction at the moment.
My friends and I are looking for something to Co op with lately and January-February are pretty sparse so this should fit the bill in that role lol
Strange. Best Buy is showing stock in-store where I live, at least.
Try no stock.
Some people on GameFAQs have contacted Amazon, and it seems like they haven't even received their shipment yet.