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Dragon Quest Swords Wii LARGE scans (<3 <3 <3 neo <3 <3 <3)
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Not that I knew of... does it?Jonnyram said:
Wikipedia is wrong. Yamana is merely a suit. And he was not responsible for anything beyond programming for the DQ games he was involved with (most notable of which is DQVII, easily the ugliest, most poorly-programmed game in the entire DQ series), and he most certainly was not responsible for the quality of the game design (that was entirely Armor Project). There's a reason Enix dumped Heartbeat (Yamana's previous company) -- it's because they sucked.Terrell said:
And again, the Pokemon Colosseum games were ugly as sin (and the single-player modes sucked). This is why I am skeptical about DQS.
Again though, the screens look nice, so I'm still hopeful.
DQV Credits, Yamana credited as Directorjohn tv said:Wikipedia is wrong. Yamana is merely a suit. And he was not responsible for anything beyond programming for the DQ games he was involved with (most notable of which is DQVII, easily the ugliest, most poorly-programmed game in the entire DQ series), and he most certainly was not responsible for the quality of the game design (that was entirely Armor Project). There's a reason Enix dumped Heartbeat (Yamana's previous company) -- it's because they sucked.
And again, the Pokemon Colosseum games were ugly as sin (and the single-player modes sucked). This is why I am skeptical about DQS.
Again though, the screens look nice, so I'm still hopeful.
DQVI Credits, Yamana credited as Director and Main Programmer
But off the point... forget the Pokemon games on GCN, look at Pokemon Battle Revolution, dude! That's hot **** right there!!
Mr. Pointy
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Chances of DQS not sucking went up by 30%duckroll said:
Is PBR nice? I haven't seen anything on it yet.Terrell said:
Re: Yamana -- it's the same as with Akihiro Hino being credited as director of DQ8. It's basically a programming director's role (almost more of a producer). The brains behind the game design and the scenario are mainly Yuji Horii. Although I admit I don't know much about how involved Hino was with VIII. I just know there are a few bitter people in Japan who aren't too fond of Yamana getting all the credit with DQ games.
He worked on DQ3, DQ4 and DQ7, too, BTW. He started out with Chun Soft, I think, and then left to make his own company (Heartbeat), and then Genius Sonority.
Oh well, I hope it turns out well. Kenshin Dragon Quest was a lot of fun.
_Alkaline_
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Thanks for the bigger scans.
I must admit, it looks nice visually and looks fun to play.
However, I am concerned about how linear it may be. Can you move your character around, or is it like a light-gun game?
I must admit, it looks nice visually and looks fun to play.
However, I am concerned about how linear it may be. Can you move your character around, or is it like a light-gun game?
_Alkaline_
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Maxrpg said:
So it's not on-rails?
Smiles and Cries
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I love that S W O R D S music...
john tv said:
i haven't played it myself, but Kenshin DQ sure seems to be on rails
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUXqtSHaNU
Dragona Akehi
Retired
I'm positive 8ing is going to be doing graphics. You can say alot about 8ing, but they sure do purty graphics.
Genius Sonority, we'll have to see. Unlike other people, Yuji Horii has yet to let me down, and he's personally involved.
Genius Sonority, we'll have to see. Unlike other people, Yuji Horii has yet to let me down, and he's personally involved.
Mr. Pointy
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I'm sure Yuji Horii will slap Genius Sorority with a trout if they try to do something stupid. At least it'll look pretty. How big is 8ing's staff? They seem to be taking on about a billion jobs.
Ah, you're right actually. I was referring to the fact that you can control when your character moves (i.e. it's not automatic movement). But I mean, that setup was very limited -- I would certainly hope they'll allow for completely free movement in the Wii version. Otherwise that's gonna be really lame...KurowaSan said:
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john tv said:
I was under the impression it was goin to use the chuck as well. In which case, you would freeroam with the chuck, and attack with the wiimote. How would you do the shield? Tilt the wiimote, like you do in Kenshin Dragon Quest?
john tv said:Is PBR nice? I haven't seen anything on it yet.
Re: Yamana -- it's the same as with Akihiro Hino being credited as director of DQ8. It's basically a programming director's role (almost more of a producer). The brains behind the game design and the scenario are mainly Yuji Horii. Although I admit I don't know much about how involved Hino was with VIII. I just know there are a few bitter people in Japan who aren't too fond of Yamana getting all the credit with DQ games.
Well, that's exactly what I'm saying, John. I'm not giving Yamana credit for DQ5 or DQ6 -- I'm saying he was the director on them, he was responsible for programming the games... and he and his team did fine at that. Now they're (along with 8ing) responsible for programming DQS. Nothing more. They're not in charge in any creative capacity. Horii is -- just like DQ5 or any of the numbered installments.
Blue Dragon gets Artoon, DQS gets Genius Sonority -- it doesn't matter who the programming team is when all the creative control is being held by someone who it's easy to trust in.
Also, can anyone rehost the scans?
Amen to that.john tv said:
As for Yamana, I'm pretty sure you're right John. I don't know specifically what he did, but I do know that Hino was more involved with VIII than any previous director had been, though this was mainly due to the more advanced technical aspects of the game in comparison to previous installments, and the fact that it was the first full 3D DQ. Hino acted somewhat as a sub-director. Everything passed through and was approved by him, and subsequently went to Horii for final approval, etc.
Dude, Heartbeat was shit, and did a complete disservice to DQ. Enix rightfully booted them out the door. I may not be the biggest Horii fan (his penchant for stagnation is somewhat frustrating, but I still admit he's a great developer), and as much as I feel he should've done more for the series after the NES, for VI and VII, Heartbeat were the main offenders for my disappointment with them.ethelred said:
I'm not so sure GS is doing any programming though. There'd be no need for two companies to do it, especially since Eighting is so large. Since they are listed as in charge of Planning, I'm thinking that Fujisawa, Narita, Kamimura and Nakadera from Armor Project aren't involved at all (probably tied up with IX), and GS is doing all the scenerio work those guys usually do, with Horii contributing and approving on top of that.ethelred said:
Dragona Akehi
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Not to mention that 8ing is also incredibly familiar with GC architecture so I'm positive DQ Swords is going to be one of the best looking games for the system.
Chris Remo
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In all likelihood, they are DVD-ROM discs with a proprietary storage method. The royalties you have to pay for DVD movie playing are for the movie decoder, not for the actual DVD laser or drive or anything like that.Scrow said:
Dragona Akehi said:
Yeah. Well, we can already tell just by looking at the pictures and the previously released videos that it looks great. Either on par with or slightly superior to DQ8 (depending upon how much one wishes to quibble)... I don't see how anyone can have any complaints on that.
LevelNth said:
Yeah, yeah, you've stated that before. And despite that, most people consider DQ6 to be a far superior game to DQ8. I love DQ6 and have no complaints with the game at all.
Dragona Akehi
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ethelred said:
Dude, we should just bait him and say level 5 is sorely overrated. His schtick is as bad as mrbob who claims level 5 "revolutionized DQ for Western gamers". Which is total bull.
Mr. Pointy
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That does look really nice. Dare I say better than DQ8 even.
Dragona Akehi
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In neo we trust.
Magicpaint
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Dragona Akehi said:
Amen to that.
Game looks super hot.
Dragona Akehi
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jett said:
With Yuji Horii directing, which NEVER ****ING HAPPENS FOR SIDE GAMES?
Wha? Who are these 'most' people? People who like to be wrong? Certainly not any significant amount of general DQ fans in Japan, as VI rated the lowest out of all the DQ's on Famitsu's Top 100 reader poll. But I digress. We disagree, nothing more can be said.ethelred said:
You can if you like, but you have to be ok with being wrong. =PDragona Akehi said:
New scans look pretty good.