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Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (3DS) Impressions Thread

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nynt9

Member
On that day, humanity received a (hopefully not grim) game...

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My first OT attempt, be gentle please.

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Developed by Spike Chunsoft for Nintendo 3DS

Hype material

Official Trailer
Japanese Nintendo Direct Presentation about the game
Theme song: Linked Horizon - Guren no Yumiya

The first official game of the popular anime adaptation of Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) developed by Spike Chunsoft (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity; Zero Escape 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors; Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc / Danganronpa 1-2 Reload). Right now the game is only releasing in Japan on the 3DS, with no worldwide release announced. Note that the 3DS is region locked.

The action game follows Eren Jaeger and the Survey Corps as they defeat Titans. The 3D Manuever Gear aims to replicate the freedom and high-speed movement shown in the anime. Getting eaten by a Titan will result in a mission failure, and if a companion is in trouble, you can save them by cutting of the Titan’s arm. In Story Mode, you can select to play as Eren Jaeger, Mikasa Ackerman, or Armin Arlert. There is also a multiplayer mode, where up to four players can play with customized characters.
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- Gematsu


So, the game came out in Japan (it's the 5th of December there) and my copy has shipped and is on the way. In the meantime, GAFfers who live in Japan, have you played this? What are your thoughts?

My copy will arrive in a few days so I'll try to post videos and impressions when I get mine.

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As per the Gematsu description, the game features a story mode where you get to play as Eren, Armin or Mikasa. There's also a 4 player co-op mode where you can create and customize your own character. Here's a shot I nabbed from the Nintendo Direct showing the character creator:
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The game will also feature DLC that lets you play as Levi.
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Reviews:

Famitsu 8/8/7/7 - 30/40

Fan-recorded Gameplay videos

Playlist of all game including Levi DLC



NOTE: The game will probably be based on the anime, so if you want to talk manga stuff please use the spoiler tag so the people who haven't read the manga don't get spoiled.
 
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belushy

Banned
Neoxon said:
OH MY GOD, THIS LOOKS SO FUCKING COOL, HOLY SHIEEEEET!!!!!
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Perfect first post.

Dorygrant said:
My friend just introduced me to this comic a week or so ago, so I am interested to see if this is good!
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If you're interested in it's anime, you can always watch it for free on Crunchyroll. It is pretty good. Only if you like reading subtitles though. I don't think a dub is coming until next year.
 
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nick380

Neo Member
Wow. This is cool. The anime was already one of my favorites and now this? nice! Hoping for a North American release! Will be buying instantly! :)
 
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Mrbob

Member
I actually haven't watched anime in years, but off a recommendation I viewed Attack on Titan and loved it. The concept of maneuver gear seems awesome for a game. Hopefully this doesn't suck.
 
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Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
Please no Totobeni saying this is N64-like shit, I'd like to follow this thread

:p
 
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Roland

Member
Mrbob said:
I actually haven't watched anime in years, but off a recommendation I viewed Attack on Titan...
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Me too, the concept sounds pretty interesting. Then I realized that even after a decade, these teenage anime characters are still the same. Maybe it's a Japanese thing, but it's repeatedly seeing the same character archetypes that really turned me off anime.
 
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bonercop

Member
They should have gone with some kind of cellshading. animu artstyles never look good in regular 3d

Roland said:
Me too, the concept sounds pretty interesting. Then I realized that even after a decade, these teenage anime characters are still the same. Maybe it's a Japanese thing, but it's repeatedly seeing the same character archetypes that really turned me off anime.
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the characters in AoT are mostly there to get their faces eaten off, so it's all good.
 
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thewhitehawk

Member
Roland said:
Me too, the concept sounds pretty interesting. Then I realized that even after a decade, these teenage anime characters are still the same. Maybe it's a Japanese thing, but it's repeatedly seeing the same character archetypes that really turned me off anime.
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Perhaps that's because you only see the most popular ones? Within the anime culture there are plenty of diverse and immensely creative anime works that outshine and outclass any other animation being presented at this point.

If you want some recommendations, send me a PM and I'll give you a list of them depending on your tastes.
 
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Kenai

Member
Roland said:
Me too, the concept sounds pretty interesting. Then I realized that even after a decade, these teenage anime characters are still the same. Maybe it's a Japanese thing, but it's repeatedly seeing the same character archetypes that really turned me off anime.
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I'm not really sure this anime is a particularly good example of goofy anime teens in their high school golden years :p
 
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cosmicblizzard

Banned
Roland said:
Me too, the concept sounds pretty interesting. Then I realized that even after a decade, these teenage anime characters are still the same. Maybe it's a Japanese thing, but it's repeatedly seeing the same character archetypes that really turned me off anime.
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Stop watching shounen then.
 
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RMI

Banned
Roland said:
Me too, the concept sounds pretty interesting. Then I realized that even after a decade, these teenage anime characters are still the same. Maybe it's a Japanese thing, but it's repeatedly seeing the same character archetypes that really turned me off anime.
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This is true of almost every television show, movie, book, game etc. since the beginning of time.

Screens look nice. Would be interested in the impressions. I love the show.
 
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Dragon1893

Member
Mrbob said:
I actually haven't watched anime in years, but off a recommendation I viewed Attack on Titan and loved it. The concept of maneuver gear seems awesome for a game. Hopefully this doesn't suck.
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Actually pulling it off in a game without using QTEs left and right is the hard part though.
 
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Ogawa-san

Member
I kinda liked the anime even though it's a stupid infinite pile of unsolved cliffhangers. But I don't think I can enjoy a game based on it.

I mean, the game will be about going around killing titans, but anyone that watched the anime would expect to kill one, maybe two, and then get eaten or end up smeared on a wall.
 
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nynt9

Member
Kysen said:
Yea I have a Japanese 3DS, will wait to see if this is on rails(QTE fest) before making the purchase.
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I am taking one for the team and we'll see how it goes.

hokagespit said:
subscribed to post. please stream or upload vids OP. so curious
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I don't have one of those fancy 3DS's with capture abilities but I might try streaming with a camera.

Nibel said:
Please no manga spoilers, I want to follow this thread
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Updated OP with a request asking people to spoiler tag manga stuff.
 
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DCharlie

Banned
GAFfers who live in Japan, have you played this? What are your thoughts?
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will be getting it tomorrow morning - not seen the anime, but reading the manga - my wife really enjoyed the manga - i thought the last issue (12) is out on 9th dec? I assume it's not ending though given the popularity.
 
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nynt9

Member
DCharlie said:
will be getting it tomorrow morning - not seen the anime, but reading the manga - my wife really enjoyed the manga - i thought the last issue (12) is out on 9th dec? I assume it's not ending though given the popularity.
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The series is very popular and about halfway through the plot with a definite ending as announced by the creator.

Raphael said:
I wonder where the story will end? Will it go further than the anime?
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It is traditional for games like this to end where the anime ends, perhaps with minor hints towards the next events in the manga.
 
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Koppai

Member
I have only watched the first episode of this anime and it was so gruesome, I guess I am just weak at gore stuff...even Blood C bothered me. However, the graphics for this game look really amazing and I have not imported a JP 3DS game since Taiko. Going to watch this to see what happens.
 
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nynt9

Member
ZoddGutts said:
Famitsu Score: Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (3DS) – 8/8/7/7 [30/40]


Yeah it's a Famitsu score but it did have the lowest score last week.

http://gematsu.com/2013/11/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1304
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Updated OP with Famitsu score, not that it means anything to me (I don't really trust review scores anymore, especially not Famitsu). Thanks.

Kysen said:
Seen some footage on YT and it looks free running so far.
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Can you link me so I can add to OP?
 
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GraveHorizon

poop meter feature creep
nynt9 said:
Theme song: Linked Horizon - Guren no Yumiya
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You really should have just used the actual opening of the show. The full song is a little weird in comparison to the TV size version, and doesn't really carry the same amount of impact due to lack of associated imagery and the use of
some silly kind of organ
in the middle of the song. Also, the
guy speaking German throughout the song
is a little awkward to listen to.

And I don't know what happened here.
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weevles

weevles

Member
This is pretty ambitious for a handheld title. Even though the initial previews looked promising some months ago, I was hoping this would get made for a console.

Too bad it's Japan only for now. As popular as it is, I dunno if there's still enough buzz in the West to warrant a port.
 
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Cimarron

Member
My post had nothing to do with console manufacturer and everything to do with computational power. Like I said it looks good. But a game based on the AOT world would benefit greatly from being a system that would be able to push a massive open world destructible environment. The best scenes in the show imo happened to be when they are zipping around square miles of area being mashed to bits by titans and the heroes using that environment as it gets smashed to bits!

I hope this game captures the feel of the show. But I can't but help feel disappointed by the hardware choice. Not the manufacturer choice.
 
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Salex_

Member
I forgot about this game, hopefully there's some gameplay videos out by tonight.
Cimarron said:
A pity. Looks good but it should have been Next-Gen.

Xbone, PS4, and PC. Not Wiiu
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While this post is terrible for this thread, I really want to see how a big budget AAA AoT game could be like. Spider-Man 2 like controls and online co-op 32-64 players, tons of titans, big maps, etc.

Let me dream.
 
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Noi

Member
Eren seems to be actually be doing something in those screenshots, so I doubt this is based on the anime.

lol
 
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