Hero of Legend
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Why isn't anyone making a thread about the new info in this issue yet?
Okami Wii info, NOW!
Okami Wii info, NOW!
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Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood in new NP
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Zilch said:
You want to know the best part? Like the moron I can be sometimes (as you already know) I put "8 characters" and I listed Amy twice... counting Amy twice in my head as I wrote it... and that typo has spilled out along with the info. Hahahaha. That actually makes it kind of better, even though it makes me look like a fool. :lol :lol
gregor7777
Banned
sykoex said:
they do indeed.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
I realize that by this point the tower of cynicism propping up anything with Sonic the Hedgehog stamped on it is very tall - and with /good/ reason. However, I'm actually excited here. Why? One, and only one reason.
For the first time in years, Sega is handing a Sonic game to a developer who is more than a B+, /at best/, studio / team.
I'm not even the world's biggest Bioware fanboy... but they're worlds better than almost anyone else who's touched Sonic IP lately, including, tragically, the farce that Sonic Team has become.
For the first time in years, Sega is handing a Sonic game to a developer who is more than a B+, /at best/, studio / team.
I'm not even the world's biggest Bioware fanboy... but they're worlds better than almost anyone else who's touched Sonic IP lately, including, tragically, the farce that Sonic Team has become.
Penguin said:
Actually, there's a rather awesome Okami preview in there. It's not so much a preview as it is pages of the upcoming Okami artbook. There is basically 6 pages of straight up design work from the game with a small interview with someone at RAD. He does say that they would love to put progressive scan and widescreen in the game.
Just a small preview on Star Wars. The most interesting thing is that waggle for the lightsaber, it should know swinging from right to left, left to right, up, down, and thrusting forward. There's also an "exclusive" Duel mode for the Wii version that's a one on one waggle-fest. Only two in game shots, I think the rest is art/renders.
There's also a preview of Alone in the Dark. Haven't read it yet, but there's a bunch of screens. It looks decent for what it is I guess.
Other than that, haven't read much from the issue.
Big the Cat works well as a comedy character. In SA1 he was just plain annoying in SA2 (Dreamcast version) I thought Sonic Team realised this hence his cameos. His appearance in Heroes was just to fill the line up roster and again he is back to being a comedy cameo character in The Secret Rings. I'll be interested to see what Bioware have in mind for him.
Xav said:
I personally wouldn't have had a problem with it if their gameplay ideas meshed well with the ideals of Sonic. BioWare could have really done something different by having a simple, speed-based action RPG. But instead it sounds like they're trying to make something like Crono Trigger with a stylus. Which woulda been fine by me if Sonic wasn't involved.
artful_dodger
Member
This game is going to be 100% pure awesome. A good developer does a game make.
TreIII said:
They said "With a completely real time system that uses a party, you become limited in terms of what the player can keep track of. If you have Sonic moving superfast and three other characters all doing their thing, it overwhelms the player."
Oh yeah I just read this in the back of the issue. Could be another huge goodie next month:
"Next month's cover story is an RPG so fantastic, so engrossing, so epic, and so hush-hush that we'd have to erase your memories if we told you what it is. In fact, maybe we already did. Role-playing fans, get ready for a big one."
Monolith Megaton Confirmed?!?
Father_Brain
Banned
A few scans of art and screenshots are up on a certain "evil" forum.
There's no way that that mystery game could live up to that kind of hype. At least this is NP, not ONM UK, so it'll probably actually make it into the magazine.
There's no way that that mystery game could live up to that kind of hype. At least this is NP, not ONM UK, so it'll probably actually make it into the magazine.
Sonic Chronicles looks really great.
'Fraid not.
I don't think it's average. I think it's above average, actually. It is, however, nowhere near the level of quality that the hypeline there describes. And the general consensus is, frankly, pretty much a handful of Nintendo fans plus Dragona.
HK-47 said:
'Fraid not.
ivysaur12 said:
I don't think it's average. I think it's above average, actually. It is, however, nowhere near the level of quality that the hypeline there describes. And the general consensus is, frankly, pretty much a handful of Nintendo fans plus Dragona.
ivysaur12 said:
I didn't say it was shitty, I just pointed out that it can't be general consensus if most people never played the game. It's a simple fact. I don't throw niche games I like around as games that FACTUALLY are fucking amazing by popular opinion because... they aren't popular to begin with!
duckroll said:
I was going by GAF opinion, nothing else. And most people who've played it on GAF agree on its quality. That's all.
ethelred said:I don't think it's average. I think it's above average, actually. It is, however, nowhere near the level of quality that the hypeline there describes. And the general consensus is, frankly, pretty much a handful of Nintendo fans plus Dragona.
Oh boo. I don't think Eternal Rice has played it
Mr. Pointy
Member
Holy shit that's a nice looking game. I think Bioware genuinely know what they're doing.
Pureauthor
Member
Hmm... sounds interesting.
Mr. Pointy
Member
Final Fantasy VI remake.B.K. said:
Spirit Icana
Member
Golden Sun PLEASE!!!!
The fact that Big the Cat is in it should hopefully mean they're not taking it too seriously, which is why I like SRA quite a bit.
Though the fact that at the very beginning they mention "years" is usually a poor decision, because then you fuck everything up for those who take the story half-seriously [not me].
Paper Marios sort of went a bit dark at the end there with the Dark Princess. Hell even Mario Galaxy was dark at it was Awesome!
PS. Zav, you're crazy. Sonic Advance 3 was a pile of shit. The team stuff was absolute garbage and plain didn't work, and they added more shit in the road and more death pits. It was garbage all around.
Meanwhile Sonic Rush games are the best since Sonic 3&K.
Though the fact that at the very beginning they mention "years" is usually a poor decision, because then you fuck everything up for those who take the story half-seriously [not me
].Paper Marios sort of went a bit dark at the end there with the Dark Princess. Hell even Mario Galaxy was dark at it was Awesome!
PS. Zav, you're crazy. Sonic Advance 3 was a pile of shit. The team stuff was absolute garbage and plain didn't work, and they added more shit in the road and more death pits. It was garbage all around.
Meanwhile Sonic Rush games are the best since Sonic 3&K.
Guybrush Threepwood
Banned
Hey, I just realized something.
This is the first time NP has exclusive news that we actually care about in a very, very long time.
I think I'll buy the magazine if I see it in a store.
This is the first time NP has exclusive news that we actually care about in a very, very long time.
I think I'll buy the magazine if I see it in a store.