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Freedom Wars Release Date (US 10/28 & EU 10/31) + Pre Order bonuses
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Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Comes out on my birthday? That's pretty cool, I'll probably pre-order it on PSN. The 29.99 price point also helps.
Why not just wait for western review sites?
kuroneko0509
Member
I guess this is the 1st game I'll preorder on PSN. Really want that suit dlc lol
Pretty much lol.
I second waiting for Western review sites. This game is going to get torn to pieces.
Kresnik258
Member
Hmm. A little early, my October is busy. I'd like to play this while the multi-player is still active.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
I wish I could be excited but the disappointing remarks coupled with a packed holiday season will probably make me forget about picking this game up.
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Day one
I haven't really agreed with major reviews in awhile. Especially when it comes to Vita titles. Not going to let that pay a part in my decision.
Much like Toukiden, I'm guessing I'll find the game lacking in content but at least the price reflects that.
I played around 17hours of the game when it first came out. If you're looking for great stories/characters/RPG elements then you will be disappointed.
The combat on the other-hand was very fun. Never played any PVP since I stopped playing after about a week.
Edit: Graphics are also one of the best looking I've seen on Vita. Has terrible clipping issues, though.
GuitarAtomik
Member
For Real! Looking forward to this one.
j0hnny_385
Member
Day one!
Sooooo hyped about this game.
Sooooo hyped about this game.
What for?
Can't say I trust any of them after SS/D and Toukiden got mediocre reviews when they're both fantastic hunting games.
Dragon1893
Member
Should I be concerned about the lack of a european price in that announcement? I guess we're supposed to assume it translates to 29.99€. Surprise me, SCEE.
Fake edit:
It's £23 at shop to, so I'd say that's a yes.
Fuck...
That's almost 29€/$38. So it's pretty much a straight $=€. Not saying the game isn't worth the price but that's definitely not a case of currency being converted properly.
A warning for those getting the game, get online and farm as many as possible high level materials as you can. Or get cockblocked at around level 7 on upgrading a weapon as you wait for the set of special missions to change. I have one trophy left for the platinum (level 10 weapon) but it's out of my hands till a certain mission gets issued. Pure bs.
Single play gets you around 30hrs with some minor grinding and story completion. If you're looking for MH or even GE levels of content you will be disappointed. All said and done GE2 is the far better game.
Single play gets you around 30hrs with some minor grinding and story completion. If you're looking for MH or even GE levels of content you will be disappointed. All said and done GE2 is the far better game.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Right in the middle of everything else :/
-Awful hub world: I brought this up in the official thread, and somebody's defense was more-or-less that all hunting games are like this. That really isn't a good enough excuse for me...The visual design is incredibly boring--it's small, yet at the same time, is full of a ton of empty space. There's a pub, your bedroom, a shop, and nothing else of real note. Getting anywhere is a major hassle. Eventually you get quick travel, but at that point I wondered: why even bother having a hub world when you can just quick travel to the only 2 locations in the hub world worth going to? Adding to this, all the NPC's pretty much just line up along the walls and don't move--the hub just felt so lifeless. It's sad, because the game had such a cool concept, yet they were not able to implement AT ALL when it came to designing the hub world.
-Technical problems: This wasn't a huge issue for me, but there are a number of technical problems. Characters all of a sudden pop up in front of you in the hub (which in turn causes slowdown). Characters mouths still move after all their dialogue has been said--synched incorrectly. Animations are super stiff and robot-like. As a whole, the game feels unfinished.
-Poor pacing: After I played the first couple (?) missions I was still enjoying the game quite a bit...Then all of a sudden, I had to go do a bunch of stupid fetch-quests across the hub world. Totally killed the pace of the game.
-Tries to add a ton of different gameplay elements and fails: For example, they add stealth missions in the early game...Why? They are horrible. They also add a labyrinth in the hub world that you can explore to collect resources. It just isn't fun and feels so half-baked, like everything in the game.
-Very repetitive: Enjoy fighting the same abductors on the same stages over and over again. The game shipped missing a ton of modes (which to be fair, were promised as free updates), yet still had very limited variety in stages/enemy types.
Story and characters: To put it bluntly, the story and characters suck. I didn't finish the game, but from what I experienced the story wasn't really going anywhere. The characters are generic and unmemorable. The NPC's in the hub world have no personality and have nothing interesting to say at all.
Difficulty spike: I quit when the difficulty spike kicked in. I don't mind challenging games, but your A.I. teammates are idiots. Being able to micromanage them correctly is so frustrating, as they will randomly do dumb shit. I'll give them a command, and they will do the opposite. Even better, they will be getting killed by enemy troops or an abductor and just stand there. No evasion or anything. I think some of the recent patches have started to address the teammate A.I. and difficulty spike, but I can't say for sure, as I haven't touched the game since.
It's by far my least favourite game I played on my Vita.
It's £23 at shop to, so I'd say that's a yes.
Hot damn hello physical preorder!
Edit: Seeing a bit of doom and gloom in this thread, so quick question: if all I'm looking for is good gameplay, co-op and a cool character creator, will I get that with Freedom Wars? Couldn't care less about story and characters and my favourite games to play are MMOs, JRPG's and online shooters. Repetitiveness isn't an issue.
Agent Matt
Member
Wow. Same release date as Sunset Overdrive, AC Unity, and Lords of the Fallen. My wallet will be hurting that day.
ATXAlchemy
Member
Both SS/D and Toukiden were well-received by their audiences in Japan.
Freedom Wars? Not-so-much.
It doesn't need to be by "professional" reviewers, in fact, I'd argue it's better to hear out a fellow gamers' opinions on it since you can ask them specific questions that matters to you.
Orniletter
Banned
I don´t know what your up to, but 30 € for a brand new handheld game on a retail card is as good as your going to get.
I was expecting 40 € .
Edit: I have to admit that the negative impressions are disappointing.
TheKingOfPain
Member
I agree. 29,99 would be a bit unfair, but still a very good price.
Speaking of which, DR and DR2 are 40.
Vita is almost dead on Amazon.it, just look at the "next 90 days section" and be disappointed. I pre-ordered DR2 on Amazon.co.uk and I'm getting the art-book as a bonus, I'll definitely buy Freedom Wars from them as well.
That1BlackGuy
Member
Day 1 if I can help it.
Hey it's the best we can hope for at this point.
Of course the US release doesn't include tax and such, but they could have just as well tried to sell it for 45, like I'm sure most of the local stores in my country will do even if the normal price is 30.
Have mine preordered for about a month now.
Was going to pick up the Japanese retail version until they announced we were getting a physical release as well.
I've seen a couple of impression videos from people who buy lots of Japanese only titles and the game looks fun as hell.
I wouldn't worry.
Dragon1893
Member
What I'm up to? lol.
I wasn't seeing a european price in the announcement so I was wondering how much it would be. Never said it isn't a good price, just wondering if they'd go straight $= or not. It's fine either way, it's the negative impressions I've been reading in the game's thread and here that have me worried.
Infinite Xero
Member
It would be nice if $30 is the new Vita game price but I'm guessing Freedom Wars is cheaper since there is no English voiceover.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Get ready to use the exact same weapon for most of the game!
Hmmm? I didn't know there was backlash... not so sure about my pre-order now. But it was for only $20... eh whatever. How bad could it be :lol
welp
zerokoolpsx
Member
Ouch, that's disappointing.
Aren't there upgrades?Get ready to use the exact same weapon for most of the game!
I though the story was supposed to be better than a regular hunting game?
Hero Prinny
Member
Pre ordered it when I was able to get it for $5 less through that amazon extension. Should've come out in September though, all the big boys come out in Oct & Nov, this game will just sell even worse than it originally would have cause of that. Hope it does well though, how I desperately want Sony to start making some 1st party games for the vita
Yeah, from what I've seen of it it looks like awesome fun, I'm just worrying a little that people are saying it wasn't that well received.
Oh well, regardless, I'm gonna buy it anyway. I made such a fuss about it being download only I'd never live it down if I skipped on it! I have a feeling I'm going to enjoy it no matter what, anyway.
Awesome that we've finally got a date.
Now to wait on the Australian retail listings and price confirmation so I can pre-order a copy.
Now to wait on the Australian retail listings and price confirmation so I can pre-order a copy.
After a bunch of people expressing outrage on the blog, a few thousand people signing petition, and other places venting about it SCEE reversed the decision and announced they'd be doing one afterall.