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Teaser for Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin (new Valkyrie Profile?)
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XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
That doesn't mean people should spam threads with that kind of shitposting either.
Necromanti
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Go on...
TBH it could very well be something like Kingdom Hearts Unchained with how that was the KH Origin story. Could be exciting, but the player avatars were D:
And VP1 and VP2 on PSN+Steam
We can forget about that altogether, there's no way SE will ever be able to justify the massive effort required to port that technical miracle/mess of VP2. Maybe there's some hope for VP1, but all tri-Ace games are overall a pain in the ass to port, remaster, or touch in general.
Alex_Mexico
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The fact there's no legal way whatsoever of playing VP1 and/or 2 digitally is the biggest sin of all. I've yet to play VP2 and if given the chance I'd buy it on a whim on PSN.
Alex_Mexico
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Technical mess? Care to elaborate? All I remember was VP2 being a very good looking late PS2 title that ran without any noticeable problems.
I'd assume that tri-Ace pushed the Emotion Engine to its limits, using undocumented/unorthodox routines to get those graphics to look so good, and emulating them/porting the game may be a hassle because of this.
Yes, it's beautiful and runs perfectly on PS2, because the code was optimized to work on that specific platform. The devs have used several rendering techniques and tricks that cannot easily be ported to other platforms.
Also, anyone from the old GameShark hacking scene can confirm that VP2 is probably the most difficult PS2 game out there to hack, due to encryption, arbitrary checksums, and a really volatile usage of memory, that happen to be all stuff that also legit coders should have to deal with when doing a port.
No, I'd say the potential for it to completely vanish within a year is the biggest issue. Square Enix's western branches have been universally terrible at getting out the company's service games, though.
Black Soma
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Wow, this came out of nowhere.
Wouldn't even fill a glass.
Anyway can't get excited for a mobile game, but who knows how it will turn out.
GKSilKamina
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Hrist will get her game someday.
I will never stop believing.
I will never stop believing.
Weltall Zero
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1) How in the hell is one supposed to know this game is for mobile without going into the thread? The title (and even OP!) had zero indication that this was the case.
2) Most people weren't whining about hating mobile in general, they were expressing disappointment after being led to think this was a non-mobile title (see 1).
3) Even if you like mobile games (and some of them are legitimate good titles), it's hard to ignore that SE has been pretty much on gacha mode for everything that isn't remakes. Granted, if you like gacha games more power to you, but a little understanding for those who were expecting an actual JRPG is surely not too much to ask? Or at the very least not outright insulting them?
What do you mean it doesn't need to be? The fuck it doesn't. Both VP1 and VP2 need to be on PSN. And its not a Square decision to make, its Enix, they are the controlling partners and they don't want to re-release these games in the west for some reason.
Shouta
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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius would be a good example of something closer to what folks want.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmlwTo0xTVA
GhostTrick
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It's true but that was more in answer to how people should adapt to changes. And let's be honest, duckroll had its fair share of fun with mobile thread troll titles
That looks pretty dope from a visual perspective. Is it a "premium" title or F2P? And is it possible to turn it widescreen?
Shouta
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F2P and no widescreen. They've been super generous with the game though. Tons of Lapis, their currency, and summon tickets if you've been playing since the start.
The game also has story sequences done overhead, towns, and exploration dungeons on top of the usual mobile game style dungeons. This week has an event with a recreation of the Crystal Tower from FF3. They did a Tower of Babel event last month which was a recreation of a decent chunk of that as well as the boss fights from FF4 in that section.
shadowstar
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If this is something like the new Breath of Fire, I don't think my heart can take it.
PhilipDoesMatter
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Nibelung Valesti!
Just wanted to say: I appreciate this post, even if no one else does.
They'll have her show up as a cameo in some bonus mode, and even saltier than ever.
While I'm cautiously optimistic that it will be good, I think too few people note that this game is not even called Profile. Even the non-profile VP based SRPG spin off was still called VP, so I fully expect some gatcha based mobile game with focus on the stories of the einherjars you collect again. Even before one notices the game will "launch" instead "release". And I'm not sarcastic nor do I think it's an inherently bad idea. (Fake edit, I see it's so obvious I'm not even alone with this.)
Nor about Soul Eater or Shinsei no Grand Union, whatever *that* was, if it ever actually came into being. Which is exactly my point. =PWe don't talk about Mindjack around here.
Sumio Mondo
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So then, I guess this sorta confirms that Exist Archive was probably a pitch for VP3 ("hey, what about making VP3 on a lower budget on 3DS" "No!") that failed so they just changed it around to make a new IP instead with a lot of the same mechanics?
And perhaps a successful mobile game entry will eventually lead to a console entry as well? Or maybe it will get made in preparation for VP3, since Square have a thing for making multipe projects for series in tandem; see "Ivalice Alliance")? Or just a mobile game and that's that? Could go any way.
And perhaps a successful mobile game entry will eventually lead to a console entry as well? Or maybe it will get made in preparation for VP3, since Square have a thing for making multipe projects for series in tandem; see "Ivalice Alliance")? Or just a mobile game and that's that? Could go any way.
TheSpoiler
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The OP had no idea that it was going to be possibly mobile. He just posted the news.
People still are whining about mobile existing, console gaming being dead, and how the IP is being treated. That detracts from the overall discussion. People could barely talk about the game without seven posts whining about it being on mobile. It's hard to actually have a conversation about the topic at hand when people post disinterest and leave. It's not even attempting to have a conversation, it's just shitposting and complaining.
At some level, it overrides the talk, and it's no longer about what this game could be, but isn't.
And are people really complaining about SE's output? Star Ocean 5 is about to be released stateside, they just had Exist Archive in Japan, FF15 is coming out this year, we are getting a sequel to Nier published by SE, and I Am Setsuna is coming stateside. None of those games are remakes.
So how about a little understanding for those who actually want to talk about the game? You can express disinterest in other topics and not derail the thread that way.
Has there been any news on localizing Exist Archive? I'm wondering why we haven't heard anything or is Spike Chunsoft a bit disappointed with the JPN sales of the game? Or are they re-tooling it (deflating the Xbox Avatar heads)?
Sumio Mondo
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I'd wait until E3 before getting worried about it. Aksys, XSEED, NIS America, Atlus USA (Now SEGA USA, I guess) any of them could have it for localization. My bet is on Aksys or NIS America due to their already good relationship with the co-developer/publisher Spike Chunsoft (Zero Escape/Danganronpa respectively).
Some political people don't like what's been happening with mobile recently. The wheels are turning all because of that one gacha game that pretty much scammed a person out of thousands of yen.
Counterpoint: Staunch refusal to get with the times is pretty fickle.
Things are gonna change, inevitably. You can open your mind to new experiences or just have less and less new options going forward. Up to you.
SolicitorPirate
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You. You are a good woman.
Well thank you
Seriously VP1? Maybe top of 5 games of all time so I would love a good new entry regardless of platform.
Well thank you
Seriously VP1? Maybe top of 5 games of all time so I would love a good new entry regardless of platform.
VP2 had an awesome unique battle system, very good platforming that incorporated a cool warp mechanic, a good soundtrack, good graphics (with progressive scan), and even a decent story for tri-Ace
Pure trash? Smh.
Alex_Mexico
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In the Internet there's no room for nuance. You haven't heard? It's either GOAT or pure trash.
Valkerionseven
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Really hope this is for PS4 just because of how lovely VP2 looked on PS2. Any VP news is good news I guess, mobile or not... though and sorry to say it, hope it's not a Vita - PS4 cross over. No matter how fun those games might be, they look terrible on PS4.
Chrono Helix
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Gacha for einherjar of course! It's a perfect fit.Cool, I wonder how the gacha works
If Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus, Mystery Chronicle and Grand Kingdom came over, Exist Archive will too.
As for sales, well, the producer of the game spoke about how it was hard to make new IPs in today's dedicated market shortly after release. Take from that what you will.
How did a 3DS game wind up on Vita and PS4? lol
Yeah, this forum lives on extremes. It's weird.
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