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Uh, I guess this is the official EGM thread now. Or something.
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The Square Enix DS SRPG rumor is almost certainly true. As Ami pointed it, it's incredibly specific and goes so far as to date itself for the not-so-distant future -- you're not going to say, "Hey, something's going to be announced in only a couple of months" unless you've got some solid foundations for believing that.
It's also a no-brainer. FFTA was a huge seller, so why not a new FF SRPG for the DS? Plus, Matsuno said he was working on a DS game back in 2004 and there have consistently been rumors from multiple sources saying that there was an Ogre game in development for the DS... Square Enix probably just took that after his departure, retrofitted it a bit to make it FF instead of Ogre, and finished up / polished off the game.
It's also a no-brainer. FFTA was a huge seller, so why not a new FF SRPG for the DS? Plus, Matsuno said he was working on a DS game back in 2004 and there have consistently been rumors from multiple sources saying that there was an Ogre game in development for the DS... Square Enix probably just took that after his departure, retrofitted it a bit to make it FF instead of Ogre, and finished up / polished off the game.
BrodiemanTTR
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Himuro said:
:lol
Error2k4 said:
Well, I agree. If they're going to take a formerly-Ogre game and refit it into something else, I'd rather they give it a new name, make it a new franchise. But I'm not really going to get worked up about it being brought into the Fabula Nova Crystallis umbrella, either.
Zombie James
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Amir0x said:
It's the main characters lady twirling her gun-sword thing.
All the rumors sound plausible at least... the Capcom one too, though I'd expect any "exclusive" talk with Sony likely happened before DR's stunning western sales perfromance... and has likely been torpedoed as a result.
More likely I see all Capcom exclusives (DMC4, MH3, DR, LP) going multi rather than set mulitplatform games (RE5) going exclusive.
FFXIII Tactics would make some sense too... it's likely what Division 4's been up to following the FFXII debacle (ie: low risk, low budget handheld R&D). The prospect of REZ 2 is rather exciting too, rail shooters were almost made for waggle.
More likely I see all Capcom exclusives (DMC4, MH3, DR, LP) going multi rather than set mulitplatform games (RE5) going exclusive.
FFXIII Tactics would make some sense too... it's likely what Division 4's been up to following the FFXII debacle (ie: low risk, low budget handheld R&D). The prospect of REZ 2 is rather exciting too, rail shooters were almost made for waggle.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Gigglepoo said:
storybook77
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Foil said:
This is what I'm leaning towards. Kush is really dropping the ball on their next-gen games by just basically porting over the current-gen games. I'm still trying to figure out why in the hell Kush is doing the MLB games and not the main VC group.
It's NHL 07 and NBA 2k7 this year for me.
Agreed.DarienA said:
Maybe... Capcom USA's really pushing for DMC4 360 though (day and date with PS3). I also just can't see Lost Planet and Dead Rising not hitting PS3 in some form (probably in nominally upgraded, Tecmo syled "Hardcore" releases) and Monster Hunter's premise and design seem like a perfect fit with Xbox... while I do think we'll see exclusives (JP specific PS3 games mainly), all these titles just make more sense as multiplatform I think.DarienA said:
At one time, EGM had class. They had style and substance. Ever since dear 'ol Ed left...the mag has slowly slid further and further down the diagnal shit slide. Their review scores are never realistic.
Two reviewers score a game a 7, and then the third one gives it a 4 or a 3.... WTF is THAT. How can anyone trust a review like that? Obviously the lowest score is from someone who didn't "get" the game; didn't want to review it; or just plain doesn't like the genre it is?
I feel bad for anyone that pays for EGM. All it can be effectively used for is asswipe. Glossy, colorful asswipe. You can sit down to take a shit while reading what little meat it has, and when you're done you can just wipe up with it.
Also I thought of a really good story for the EA Survival horror game. Why not design something around a small group of employees trying to escape from the evil incarnate that is EA? One of them could find out a horrible secret, share it with a few others and boom! bam! All hell breaks loose.
They could even have Probst as the main evil, with Shappy bringing up the rear. Toss in a few rooms with bloody barrels, meat hooks, employee names written in blood on the walls and booom bam! Instant success.
...if anything it'd be balls-y. And you never know, with something that hardcore...it just might be a hit! ...or a shit. LOL
Two reviewers score a game a 7, and then the third one gives it a 4 or a 3.... WTF is THAT. How can anyone trust a review like that? Obviously the lowest score is from someone who didn't "get" the game; didn't want to review it; or just plain doesn't like the genre it is?
I feel bad for anyone that pays for EGM. All it can be effectively used for is asswipe. Glossy, colorful asswipe. You can sit down to take a shit while reading what little meat it has, and when you're done you can just wipe up with it.
Also I thought of a really good story for the EA Survival horror game. Why not design something around a small group of employees trying to escape from the evil incarnate that is EA? One of them could find out a horrible secret, share it with a few others and boom! bam! All hell breaks loose.
They could even have Probst as the main evil, with Shappy bringing up the rear. Toss in a few rooms with bloody barrels, meat hooks, employee names written in blood on the walls and booom bam! Instant success.
...if anything it'd be balls-y. And you never know, with something that hardcore...it just might be a hit! ...or a shit. LOL
Error2k4 said:
The FFXIII games aren't spin-offs. They take place in the same world with different plots. By this model, each game should add another piece to the mythos.Error2k4 said:
This makes sense, because after every FF release, people clamour for a sequel. The FF worlds are so intriguing that one jaunt through isn't enough. Hopefully the universe they have created with Fabula Nova Crystallis is to that standard.
BuddyC said:
Well, either way, I'm glad to hear that the quality is sustained beyond the limited E3 demo, at least. Because that was seriously impressive and made me think that if they could keep that up, we'd be looking at one of Square Enix's best translations in a really long while.
Man, this game's going to be great.
Baryn said:
Each Fabula Nova Crystallis game takes place in a different world, though!
Himuro said:
Right you are.
Symytry said:
I actually like it when reviews are really different. Usually if I'm looking to buy a game, I find really bad reviews and really good reviews to get both sides. The problem here is that there isn't nearly enough room for them to go into much detail. Honestly NO mag is really worth paying for, but I'd say EGM is still one of the better ones, it just has it's problems like all the others. More than anything I miss how ****ing small issues now compared to how they used to be.