WTH! Border Break for iOS!!!
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don't do this to yourself.
Border Break social game with touch controls is not awesome arcade cabinet Border Break.
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Sega brings Rhythm Thief to iOS
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don't do this to yourself.
Border Break social game with touch controls is not awesome arcade cabinet Border Break.
electroplankton
Banned
The demo doesn't fully represent the game. There, you have just disjointed minigames. The game itself has a part which reminds Layton-games (exploration) + a really nice story well narrated through dialogues and cutscenes, and obviously rhythm games.
iLLmaticV3
Member
Perfect. Really didn't want to have to buy a 3DS to play this game.
It looks like the demo gave the impression that this is just a bundle of mini-games. The game has high production values; it has a nice story/beautiful cutscenes and there is some exploration aspect to it where you interact with objects/other characters. Definitely worth the $30, imo.
Afro Gunsou
Banned
Awesome! I will pick it up for my iPad with TWEWY and Ghost Trick once I have the time for it!
Glad that more people would get the opportunity to play it, but I do have a little worry that it might be a bit, well, *soon*. Assuming - as is likely - this'll be far cheaper than the 3DS version, that could leave 3DS owners feeling cheated that a complete port will be released so rapidly at such a knockdown price for a platform they may not even own... although add me to the list of people who felt it was worth full price.
This is something that's increasing, and the reasons for it do make sense, but it can serve to make people who do support titles on the dedicated handhelds feel that they're being exploited.
Of course, this is hinging on an assumption, and I guess there's a chance they're going for Square-esque pricing on it!
This is something that's increasing, and the reasons for it do make sense, but it can serve to make people who do support titles on the dedicated handhelds feel that they're being exploited.
Of course, this is hinging on an assumption, and I guess there's a chance they're going for Square-esque pricing on it!
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Agreed. If anything, Rhythm Thief places more emphasis on narrative than it did on its minigames, tbh. Lots of exploration, lots of finding new stuff, a few unlockable chapters, etc.
It looks like the demo gave the impression that this is just a bundle of mini-games. The game has high production values; it has a nice story/beautiful cutscenes and there is some exploration aspect to it where you interact with objects/other characters. Definitely worth the $30, imo.
Not to toot my or anyone else's own horn, but I wrote some impressions in the OT, and Nocturnowl's impressions are here even if they're filled with spoiler bars, lol.
It looks like the demo gave the impression that this is just a bundle of mini-games. The game has high production values; it has a nice story/beautiful cutscenes and there is some exploration aspect to it where you interact with objects/other characters. Definitely worth the $30, imo.
Completely agree
the demo did give that impression - final game is Layton with puzzles replaced by mini-games
loved it
electroplankton
Banned
Indeed. If you're willing to spend $40 on Layton games, $30 for this one should be acceptable. Obviously, as in Layton, there are puzzles that are better than others.
site is back up, anyone who knows japanese want to translate it? Google Translate is messy, but it sounds like the game is being altered to take advantage of smartphones and free to play gameplay
sounds good to me
http://tgs.sega.jp/2012/data/mlineup/rhythm_r
sounds good to me
http://tgs.sega.jp/2012/data/mlineup/rhythm_r
thankfully it's just an RPG spinoff...
but fuck i want the original game for console/PC
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Anime DVD mentality? Price things high to maximize profit from guaranteed sales, supply and demand be damned.
The production values in Rhythm Thief are WAYYYYY beyond anything you can find in any $10 downloadable game (excluding ports of older games that originally cost full price at retail). This mentality that certain types of games shouldn't cost more than $10 is going to cause the death of the industry.
Baconsammy
Banned
I'm not. I wait until they're 20 or less and then pick them up. But I appreciate the heads-up that the game is more than just a bunch of rhythm-based mini-games. Makes me want it more.
maybe i'm being paranoid, but i don't know if this is a wise decision in the long run.
if we do start to expect any rhythm game to be ported to smartphones 6 months within release people will stop buying the more expensive handheld version.
so the question is: can this kind of games substain themeselves without the highest margin coming from the retail handheld version?
if we do start to expect any rhythm game to be ported to smartphones 6 months within release people will stop buying the more expensive handheld version.
so the question is: can this kind of games substain themeselves without the highest margin coming from the retail handheld version?
electroplankton
Banned
Yes, I did not want to generalize, just wanting to add that the game is more Layton-esque with rhythm games, so if you liked Level-5 series, this can be a great purchase.
We still don't know its price on iOS but imo, a game with production values like Rhythm Thief cannot find its success on iOS in particular if you're not a big IP, or you don't want to advertise it.
Just out of curiosity, what makes you say this is a "simple" game?
Do you think the same of all rhythm games?
clay_ghost
Member
ios is taking over. now they don;t even wait long to port the games.......
Look like i am only going to spend $ on rpgs and Nintendo stuff if they are going to release the games cheaper in a short time on other places .
Look like i am only going to spend $ on rpgs and Nintendo stuff if they are going to release the games cheaper in a short time on other places .
Doesn't seem like it found success on the 3DS. At least they're getting a second bite at the cherry.
I can't even begin to imagine how much of a mess the Samba minigames will be with just the touch screen.
Honestly, having as many different ways of playing the minigames was a big part of why the game stayed fresh for as long as it does.
electroplankton
Banned
Sure, portings always existed, even in the Eighties. The fact that in the West Rhythm Thief didn't find success (it sold 80k in Japan which is good) is more with how the game was released and advertised (that is, never) rather than because of the platform, that's why I think it will not find a breakthrough success on iOS as well (even though it deserves to have).
Using the term "simple" was probably not the best way to say what I felt. Its more of a "is there any reason that this isn't an iOS game?" feeling. I don't really play rhythm games that much, but when I played this and Theatrhythm (which I bought), i didn't get the same feeling of value that I got from, say, Project Diva on PSP, EBA on DS, or Rock Band Blitz. It probably has something to do with the Music in the games- If a game has a licensed soundtrack, I am more understanding of a full priced release.
electroplankton
Banned
If Rhythm Thief had been on iOS from the beginning with no other versions, it wouldn't have had anime cutscenes and exploration parts, just minigames disjointed with each other, or maybe connected through dialogues, as in the demo.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Quadrangulum
Banned
I'll be happy to get it again on iOS.
F2P? Shit, they're going to nickel and dime for the minigames. Might even end up more expensive than the 3DS game!
Does the highest margin come from a retail version, especially considering Nintendo's licensing fee and expensive to produce cartridges? If they go for Square like premium pricing on mobile, I bet it will be a close call.
It's probably what will happen.
I think it's more likely that it's going to be like Ghost Trick iOS. With the first couple of chapters being free and the rest of the game costing money
Sammy Samusu
Member
http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2012/09/07/59549.html
https://twitter.com/SG_nakamura
Apparently it's not a direct port?
https://twitter.com/SG_nakamura
Apparently it's not a direct port?
IrishNinja
Member
yup. i wanted it on a best buy B2G1 but they didnt stock it till like a month later, was weird.
hoping they let it for for cheap around the holidays, they just dumped off Spirit Camera last month or so for $15, id be all over this one at that price.
ah, cool!
off topic but...
that's one badass cover!
it sure is! almost as cool as the yakuza 5 tissue box too
metsallica
Member
So what does that mean? Built from the ground up for mobile? Sequel? Or option 3... it's not a direct port because it includes only a small percentage of the 3DS content to start, with the rest hidden behind microtransactions. Yeah. Guess which one I'm betting on? Of course, I hope to be wrong as I'd love more Rhythm Thief in any way I can get it.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
It's actually been almost a year. The US got shafted.
Thomas_Daly
Banned
sorry for the bump but I loved this game to bad its Bombed
friskykillface
Banned
shame the 3DS version price is so high now, damn you limited run
was gonna say or i can download it on Ios but i guess it didnt come out here lol
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was gonna say or i can download it on Ios but i guess it didnt come out here lol
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*checks Amazon* I said dayum
I'm surprised it goes for that much when it's available on the eShop for $20. I guess there's still value in being a collector after all.