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New Little King's Story |OT| My little king can't possibly be this cute
- Thread starter Schobeleth
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Oh man, I forgot all about this game! Loved the Wii version, even though I couldnt finish it due to other obligations getting in the way. Got damn near the end though.
Girls are definitely looking more sexualized. What happened to Fatty Princess? (There was a chunky princess, right?)
Girls are definitely looking more sexualized. What happened to Fatty Princess? (There was a chunky princess, right?)
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
The review refers to the game as a sequel. Isn't this essentially a remake?
Yeah, the games are region free, but the DLC is region locked, if I remember right.
Sure, it's hardly original but it had great charm and a fantastic sense of humour. This Vita version...doesn't. In this version the complaints about the depiction of a polygamist, bloodthirsty child king might have some merit.
Haha, that's what I loved about the Wii version. Such a cute little king is essentially a tyrannical barbarian, commuting regicide all across the land and stealing women.
The story in the games is the same, but yet you're still falling all over yourself to say that the cover picture and the images in the story/dialog scenes makes that much of a difference.
Please. My criticism was that they took Kipling's story and made it creepier by sticking a little kid in it and not about being true to the original story.
2009:
2012:
She looks like 2012 in the Wii version, you just can tell with the shitty resolution. Play in Dolphin and watch her transform!
Most of the game is spent in battles as each area outside of town contains monsters. Your kingdom expands as you defeat the local regions' bosses. There's some amount of town management, but most of this is cosmetic, adding buildings in areas you conquer (which allows you to get more residents and job roles), or managing your troop. It's not really much of a town sim if that's what your impression is. The game is more like a variant of Pikmin.
Your post is more offensive than anything Japan can produce.
Callibretto
Member
I never play pikmin so I still don't know what this game is like when people say it's like pikmin...
Goldenroad
Member
I'm glad a game worth playing is coming out on Oct 2. I could never get into the Wii version of this game, but I've been hooked on my Vita lately, so I'll definitely be picking this one up. I just hope they fix the beginning of this game. My problem with the Wii version is that there was very little in the way of a tutorial. It just kind of throws you into the game and says "figure it out", but there are so many systems in place it just became tedious. If they fixed that, I'm really excited for this.
Vyse The Legend
Member
It was cosmetic junk:
Costume packs for the princesses... and more costumes and two more packs of costumes. No new content.
Man, if I owned a Vita I would probably impulse purchase the shit out of this just to see how much of a train wreck it is. The original Little King's Story is one of my favorite games of all time. The overall message and the themes presented in the game were brilliant. The roles each person/boss played were handled incredibly well too. It was a game about growing up and the life/adult experiences that most people encounter. The art style/graphics only emphasized these messages/themes. Now the game looks like every other Natsume-like dating-sim product. You could mistake these characters for a Rune Factory game (no offense to the fans of those games) and that's just not right. The original vision is gone, dead. Anyone who says otherwise completely missed the point of the game.
I believe I said all of this when the Vita version was first announced, but since it's out now I figured I would chime in again. I'm sure the game will still be fun to play because it appears to have improved in the controls/navigation/UI department, etc. but the most IMPORTANT stuff is not there (or at least from what I can tell).
So, any veteran LKS Wii fans going to give this a go? I'd be really curious to hear those impressions!
I believe I said all of this when the Vita version was first announced, but since it's out now I figured I would chime in again. I'm sure the game will still be fun to play because it appears to have improved in the controls/navigation/UI department, etc. but the most IMPORTANT stuff is not there (or at least from what I can tell).
So, any veteran LKS Wii fans going to give this a go? I'd be really curious to hear those impressions!
BomberMouse
Member
So for you, being fun is not the most important part of a game, got it.
OK, I think we need clarification on this from those who have played it. I just read both reviews properly and some impressions on gamefaqs and it seems like this is in fact more of a sequel than a remake.
The events in this game occur after the first game. So it's a brand new story.
Can we get a confirmation?
It's an RTS game where you directly control a single main character and your troops follow you around. Instead of selecting a troop and then clicking a target like you would in a PC RTS game, you "throw" a troop from your queue at the target and it will start doing whatever it's supposed to do.
It depends, dude. This is a special case because it's a spiritual successor/remake/whatever. The original team isn't involved so the original message (which was an incredibly STRONG and MEANINGFUL message) is absent. Sure, the game could be "a fun game to play", but at the end of the day, for me anyway, I would come off of it unfulfilled and disappointed. Now, if the original Wii version never existed I would probably not have any issues with this game because there's nothing (better) to base it off of.
Thanks. Nothing lost.
Schobeleth
Member
Their website actually has new quests listed as DLC though. Can anyone confirm if that is true? There's several on the site too..
http://www.konami.jp/products/little-Kings-Story_vita/download.html
leatherhat
Member
So why are people mad? Show me your rage because I'm thinking about buying this game.
Ultimadrago
Member
(As far as the first game goes)
No time-based restrictions/deadlines.
You can take your time and explore, gain money, advance and build your kingdom as you please.
I apologize. My previous post was typed in a fashion that might have made people believe this was a remake. The trailer calls the old man "FORMER Advisor Howser", he was your "official" Advisor in the first title. Therefore, this game is likely a sequel of the events from the Wii title.
chertipros
Member
Who's mad?
Slightly more generic artstyle is understating it, I'll just link to this cuz I don't want to ruin the thread further and it feels so spiritually gross haha.
http://blogocio.net/imagenes/imagenes/new-little-kings-story-ps-vita_118243_post.jpg
The original Wii version is still my game of the generation so obviously I wasn't going to approve of the new styling and messaging. Even taking the game on its own terms, the new stuff is still really repellent, but I will probably bite at $20 just to see for myself. Newcomers without any baggage or aesthetic preferences oughtta snap this up instantly though if the core game remains as masterful. Ignore those of us who are depressed about it and just enjoy the mechanics, which look like they're still great fun.
http://blogocio.net/imagenes/imagenes/new-little-kings-story-ps-vita_118243_post.jpg
The original Wii version is still my game of the generation so obviously I wasn't going to approve of the new styling and messaging. Even taking the game on its own terms, the new stuff is still really repellent, but I will probably bite at $20 just to see for myself. Newcomers without any baggage or aesthetic preferences oughtta snap this up instantly though if the core game remains as masterful. Ignore those of us who are depressed about it and just enjoy the mechanics, which look like they're still great fun.
leatherhat
Member
Some people seem mad. About the art and stuff.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I'm upset this is digital only.
Schobeleth
Member
If you looked at the whole OT, I actually have that screen in the OT haha. Another review! Spanish website Meristation gave it an 8.5!
http://www.meristation.com/es/playstation-vita/new-little-kings-story/analisis-juego/1535851
Hahaha I always keep images turned off so didn't catch it. Honest advertising is always good!
The Hermit
Member
I wonder what the creators think of this version...
The ending of the first game was amazing, really though provoking.
This is my biggest sleeper-hit I've ever played, I think I played it for over 100 hours... And loved it every minute.
The ending of the first game was amazing, really though provoking.
This is my biggest sleeper-hit I've ever played, I think I played it for over 100 hours... And loved it every minute.
Ultimadrago
Member
Wow 100 hours is quite a bit! Hah, I think my file is around 70.
They're not mad at you.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Yeah, I think that's where I am as well. It'll have no effect on anything but all I can do as a consumer is speak with my wallet, so I choose to do just that.
Schobeleth
Member
I'm just thankful we're getting this sequel, at all, and especially that we're getting it in the West. The Vita isn't region locked and ebay prices were around 40-50$ with taxes and shipping included, play-asia was about the same too right? You have the option of getting the cart, us Americans are only getting the download though. I'm going download for now.
There are people who would have much preferred a straight port of the original or based off of that.
leatherhat
Member
I didn't think they were...
idlethreats
Member
I'm planning to get this. I started the Wii version years ago but I much prefer to game on handhelds these days. I don't really mind the change in art direction, though the sexualization of the princesses is very unfortunate, to say the least. I just hope it's not 39.99 or something like that.
I'm tempted to import the European version, but I *think* I'll just stick with the digital North American version. I hate cart swapping on the Vita and w/Ragnarok Odyssey, Zero Escape: VLR and Persona 4 coming out in the next two months, I suspect NLKS won't get a lot of play from me for quite some time unless it's permanently on my memory card. Plus, if NLKS doesn't sell very well in North America, the chances of us getting even a digital release for future games like this becomes even slimmer. :-(
I'm tempted to import the European version, but I *think* I'll just stick with the digital North American version. I hate cart swapping on the Vita and w/Ragnarok Odyssey, Zero Escape: VLR and Persona 4 coming out in the next two months, I suspect NLKS won't get a lot of play from me for quite some time unless it's permanently on my memory card. Plus, if NLKS doesn't sell very well in North America, the chances of us getting even a digital release for future games like this becomes even slimmer. :-(
21st century cowboy
Member
Is anyone else unable to find this on the vita store. I've got everything else showing up from today's update but not this. I'm away for 4 days from Saturday and would love to have this and LBPVITA
I'm mad at you. How dare you pick this monstrosity up?! I'm coming at you!
No retail is disappointing. I may pick this up, depending on the impressions from folks in this thread. It'll be good to see the differences in opinion between those who played the original, and those who haven't.