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Project X Zone 2 : Brave New World unveiled [trailer]
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Jawmuncher
Member
Hope it's not a long wait for Western Shores. It's a day 1 buy regardless of when it hits though. Hoping there's some more big names and not just repeats to show in the future.
Seems to be Fall for all regions. Hoping that means it'll be close to the same day, or at the very least the same month.
It'll be nowhere near the wait compared to the first game coming to the US, that's for sure.
astrogamer
Member
That's a From Software character. Bandai Namco only distributes it outside Japan
this was leaked in an italian press release actually so start believing or something
The silhouettes from the end of the trailer
SoulUnison
Banned
Needs Sonic and Klonoa.
Honestly, it's kind of embarrassing for SEGA to go into a "dream crossover" style game without including Sonic.
Honestly, it's kind of embarrassing for SEGA to go into a "dream crossover" style game without including Sonic.
cj_iwakura
Member
Don't crush my dreams.
"In the name of Astora! [Solaire Cut-In] PRAISE THE SUN!"
[999999 damage]
Eolz
Member
https://www.bandainamcoent.eu/news/...d-for-europe-middle-east-and-australasia/5038
Dozens of characters!
Dozens of characters!
King Gilga
Member
Majima, Dante, Kiryuu and Virgil being in one game is absolutely cream worthy.
Shame the game will probably be just as bad as the 1st one though.
Shame the game will probably be just as bad as the 1st one though.
Yeeaaaah, I was really looking forward to the first one but that game wasn't even passable. Quit about a third through the game not bfcause I was stuck but because I ended up being so bored.
It's quite the accomplishment since I did finish Endless Frontier and that game was also waaay too long for its own good.
It's quite the accomplishment since I did finish Endless Frontier and that game was also waaay too long for its own good.
sixteen-bit
Member
it would be too good
cj_iwakura
Member
No surprise since they were in the last game, but God Eater confirmed to return.
I would prefer this team =D
Definitely. God Eater 2 got an expansion, an anime adaptation, and is likely to have its PS4 version localized. English trademarks for Rage Burst are already out I think.
cj_iwakura
Member
For PXZ? Ya it came with the limited edition of the game in all regions.
http://vgmdb.net/album/33865
http://vgmdb.net/album/40203
Sadly as always we got a cutdown version 25 tracks vs 44, no vocal themes~
C'mon Bamco! Don't stiff us on the full OST this time 'round!
Well, it was more of a sampler. It was in the first print copies along with a mini art book & poster in the US. As mentioned, it doesn't have all the music on it.
........yet the one Japan got DID have all the themes....
Edit: Yeah, what Lindsay said.
cj_iwakura
Member
Yeah, I meant a full one. But at least the one we got was more than an Atlus pack-in OST.
(Sad times.)
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Western release already announced? Nice! Not surprising, but awesome to get confirmation already.
CommandThrower
Member
Hmmm. Guess I've gotta go and beat the first Project X Zone.
Regarding this new sequel, just give me Ulala and you've got a deal.
Regarding this new sequel, just give me Ulala and you've got a deal.
Sammy Samusu
Member
"created by MONOLITH SOFTWARE INC"
Always nice to have a confirmation!
Always nice to have a confirmation!
SoldnerKei
Member
Leon is a support unit? :c
aww damn
I suppose we won't get a Leon x Ada team, and nice to see a Soul Calibur character, not the one I hoped for thou lol but it's something
aww damn
I suppose we won't get a Leon x Ada team, and nice to see a Soul Calibur character, not the one I hoped for thou lol but it's something
Oh man. This is all happening really fast.
And I don't think that's necessarily a GOOD thing.
Now if you look at my avatar, it should be plainly obvious that I'm more than biased on the whole thing. I heard about PXZ first and then found out it was attached to Endless Frontier, which I then played to get hyped for PXZ. In the end I enjoyed both games but enjoyed EF WAY more than PXZ.
PXZ nailed the quality of interactions between characters, but Kogoro and Mii were super-lacking. I loved their style but they lacked the substance to keep up. Maybe PXZ2 will do something like what happened with the R Team in SRW Shin to Alpha, where these characters sucked and then another game came around featuring them and made them, if not the best then significantly better.
The gameplay needed several changes, and not just in the pacing. The entire "maps are too big" thing is valid, but also:
-Even when limited in quantity, items that had could heal everyone on the map regardless of where they were located were super broken. The consumable item system needs to either be reworked or cut entirely. Healing needs to not be so goddamned free in an SRPG. (hint: Spirits. SP Points. Please.)
-The X (or Cross) System for combos is actually kinda garbage. It felt way too simple and there was no reason to not just let your attacks play all the way through each time. EF had a cancelling system that boosted what was essentially your overdrive meter by a significant amount if you cancelled one attack early into another attack. That made a simple dynamic between fighting for damage vs. fighting for meter. PXZ was basically "use the support/solo unit for meter or don't for damage".
-If enemies are less numerous, they should hit for way more damage in the greater picture. I want my positioning and spacing of units to actually matter.
-This isn't really a mechanical gripe, but if you look at the title screen when PXZ is boosted it looks like all the worlds have been violently mashed together to the point where walking from one environment to the other is literally a couple of steps. It'd be really fucking cool if the maps in PXZ2 were mish-mashes of places that you had to navigate. At the very least, it'd be smarter than going back to previous maps in PXZ later on with little to no environmental change in-between.
The reason I'm saying all this is because I'm afraid that this sequel is getting rushed out the door in order to further cash in on the relative success the first one had. I don't want this to be the DMC2 of SRPGs. Oh dear god please.
Also I'll be... upset if Haken doesn't make it back in. Suzuka would be cool as either a solo unit or paired with Aschen.
On a final note, what's this about EF being too long? I play my JRPGs slow as hell and that game clocked in at 45 hours for me. That's nothing.
And I don't think that's necessarily a GOOD thing.
Now if you look at my avatar, it should be plainly obvious that I'm more than biased on the whole thing. I heard about PXZ first and then found out it was attached to Endless Frontier, which I then played to get hyped for PXZ. In the end I enjoyed both games but enjoyed EF WAY more than PXZ.
PXZ nailed the quality of interactions between characters, but Kogoro and Mii were super-lacking. I loved their style but they lacked the substance to keep up. Maybe PXZ2 will do something like what happened with the R Team in SRW Shin to Alpha, where these characters sucked and then another game came around featuring them and made them, if not the best then significantly better.
The gameplay needed several changes, and not just in the pacing. The entire "maps are too big" thing is valid, but also:
-Even when limited in quantity, items that had could heal everyone on the map regardless of where they were located were super broken. The consumable item system needs to either be reworked or cut entirely. Healing needs to not be so goddamned free in an SRPG. (hint: Spirits. SP Points. Please.)
-The X (or Cross) System for combos is actually kinda garbage. It felt way too simple and there was no reason to not just let your attacks play all the way through each time. EF had a cancelling system that boosted what was essentially your overdrive meter by a significant amount if you cancelled one attack early into another attack. That made a simple dynamic between fighting for damage vs. fighting for meter. PXZ was basically "use the support/solo unit for meter or don't for damage".
-If enemies are less numerous, they should hit for way more damage in the greater picture. I want my positioning and spacing of units to actually matter.
-This isn't really a mechanical gripe, but if you look at the title screen when PXZ is boosted it looks like all the worlds have been violently mashed together to the point where walking from one environment to the other is literally a couple of steps. It'd be really fucking cool if the maps in PXZ2 were mish-mashes of places that you had to navigate. At the very least, it'd be smarter than going back to previous maps in PXZ later on with little to no environmental change in-between.
The reason I'm saying all this is because I'm afraid that this sequel is getting rushed out the door in order to further cash in on the relative success the first one had. I don't want this to be the DMC2 of SRPGs. Oh dear god please.
Also I'll be... upset if Haken doesn't make it back in. Suzuka would be cool as either a solo unit or paired with Aschen.
On a final note, what's this about EF being too long? I play my JRPGs slow as hell and that game clocked in at 45 hours for me. That's nothing.
AdaWong
Junior Member
Orochinagis
Member
Reiji and Xiamou pretty much confirms Saya will be there too.
Didnt she was dead in their timeline?
Didnt she was dead in their timeline?
I liked the characters all interacting with each other, and older characters getting some cool recognition, and the xenogears style death blow animation style, but honestly, the game was just too long, and more importantly nowhere near engaging enough, I just left out of boredom about half way through.
Orochinagis
Member
First half was really interesting then the second half is just unnecesary go reach that point x 20 times
I dun think this can be called a rushjob seeing as its coming out 3 years after the first one dropped (in japan anyway, fall 2012). If they wanted ta cash-in they woulda had this out much quicker. Also hoping they dun change to much including the difficulty. Some may call it easy for a srpg but who would expect a game like ta be hardcore? Its all about seeing your fave characters kicking the heck outta baddies from series unrelated to their own cause they're just that cool!
AdaWong
Junior Member
Repent.
Chris may be better than Leon actually, but Jill? No way in hell. That cardboard-like character can descend to the pits of the RE characters. The only reason she has fans is due to nostalgia.
cj_iwakura
Member
Not that I know of, she's always been more of an anti-hero.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Kiryuu and Majima are in this? This is very tempting to buy.
cj_iwakura
Member
It at once pleases and saddens me that niche games get mad hype here but crickets at other MBs I frequent.
Mention Reiji and Xiaomu anywhere else, and it'd be like 'who?'.
Mention Reiji and Xiaomu anywhere else, and it'd be like 'who?'.
The reason I'm worried it's rushed is because the announcement of the game's existence is also the announcement of its release window. Which is a mere two quarters away. The ambition involved in pulling all these franchises together and having a near-simultaneous release means that having a bad or lukewarm product indirectly hurts everything involved. PXZ was fun for me personally, but the reception puts this sequel on thin ice, leaving less room for error.
I'm not necessarily saying that an easy game is a bad game, but it'd be really nice, in my opinion, for there to be a harder difficulty that requires involvement for the people who want it. Technically PXZ tried that with unlocking a NG+ exclusive hard mode, but due to the equipment available that ended up easier than the original game. Not to mention outside of introducing brand-new equipment all the difficulty did was increase the levels of enemies a bit and reduce EXP gain. Which is kinda lazy.
They need to improve on this because if this gets a bad reception then not only does that shut down further Namco X Capcom X Whatever games but it will extinguish the smoldering hope I have that one day, SRW OG games previously unlocalized will finally get their due.
Guys I really want EXCEED, OGs, and 2nd OG. OG Gaiden is fine too.
SpikedGunner
Member
Cross posting this from the other thread:
Dimitri LH
Member
Pfft, give it time. No way in hell is Capcom is gonna let SEGA (Vitua Fighter) and Namco (Tekken) have their big fighting game reps in without Streetfighter someone in there.
cj_iwakura
Member
I'm sure Phoenix will be in somehow, too. Probably a support.
Troubled Bat
Member
Horizon pls
It was the only thing that kept me going through all ~50 hours of the last game Bat :3c
First teased via site, revealed in famitsu in May, released in October seems about the same deal here just a month earlier!wikipedia said:
I'm with ya on this if those games play relatively close to PXZ. Some of those OG/Frontier whatever characters did get me interested in those games! As did well, alot of the characters I wasn't familiar with overall!