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[Fritz]

Kizuna in May, Arc Rise in June. Hope they don't bomb.

*fingers crossed* What numbers do they expect from such titles anyway? 200k in Japan?

 

[Dascu]

*fingers crossed* What numbers do they expect from such titles anyway? 200k in Japan?

Heck, I'll be glad if they cross 100k. Maybe MHG in April can "mobilize some troops".

 

[kenji]

*fingers crossed* What numbers do they expect from such titles anyway? 200k in Japan?

if i remember well marvelous expect around 50k for arc rise

 

[Kenka]

Former release date was today right ?

 

[jj984jj]

Former release date was today right ?

No it always was the date for the announcement of the release date.

 

[AceBandage]

Kizuna in May, Arc Rise in June. Hope they don't bomb.

Depends on what you mean by bomb.
New IPs by small companies are certainly not going to light the sales charts on fire...

 

[Kenka]

No it always was the date for the announcement of the release date.

...


7th Dragon is still launching today I hope. No echoes about how good it's selling on shelves ?

 

[Metal Gear?!]

Overworld.

Now that just looks goofy

Gotta admit being a giant that towers over trees is pretty amusing though

 

[Tenbatsu]

Kizuna in May, Arc Rise in June. Hope they don't bomb.

MH3 in July or Aug!

 

[kenji]

there are 2 new videos in the gallery section of the official site, can someone youtube them?

i noticed two things
- the black dragon knight is another Bright's power. didn't expect that, i thought that knight was an evil guy's power opposed to the white knight..
- first time in a jrpg where the characters talk and see them talking while fighting? dunno, it's just a nice addition imho, hoping they won't say everytime the same phrases in a rogue galaxy style

 

[Volcynika]

there are 2 new videos in the gallery section of the official site, can someone youtube them?

i noticed two things
- the black dragon knight is another Bright's power. didn't expect that, i thought that knight was an evil guy's power opposed to the white knight..
- first time in a jrpg where the characters talk and see them talking while fighting? dunno, it's just a nice addition imho, hoping they won't say everytime the same phrases in a rogue galaxy style

Two new battle videos? I'm uploading them now if so.

 

[kenji]

Two new battle videos? I'm uploading them now if so.

yup, didn't see them before, so i think they came with these days' update

 

[Volcynika]

yup, didn't see them before, so i think they came with these days' update

YouTube is hating me and being slow, so I'll just post when I can.

 

[king zell]

you can see both here :

http://gamekyo.com/videoen14710_arc-rise-fantasia-a-long-gameplay-video.html

http://gamekyo.com/videoen14709_arc-rise-fantasia-dated-gameplay-video.html

 

[Azure J]

you can see both here :

http://gamekyo.com/videoen14710_arc-rise-fantasia-a-long-gameplay-video.html

http://gamekyo.com/videoen14709_arc-rise-fantasia-dated-gameplay-video.html

Ooooh, looks fun. :O

Can't wait for it to be localized now.

 

[dragonlife]

you can see both here :

http://gamekyo.com/videoen14710_arc-rise-fantasia-a-long-gameplay-video.html

http://gamekyo.com/videoen14709_arc-rise-fantasia-dated-gameplay-video.html

That looked so fun! Lots of menu maneuvering =P

Also, I especially liked the voice when he does those uber dragon attacks--so cool!

Please have a Hard mode!

 

[Volcynika]

Well I had started uploading them anyways, so here they are!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94QNPmZblZg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz-DuZZ8YWM

 

[kenji]

thanks for the links guys

 

[Taxman]

Woah, this looks nice.

 

[AceBandage]

Very nice.
I hope they do a good job with the English VA, though.

 

[Fritz]

- first time in a jrpg where the characters talk and see them talking while fighting? dunno, it's just a nice addition imho, hoping they won't say everytime the same phrases in a rogue galaxy style

this stroke me as well. very nice touch. the shared ap gauge seems to be a cool system. The grafics look better too.

 

[Vdragoon]

so, this is coming to NA? another game to get then

 

[AceBandage]

so, this is coming to NA? another game to get then

Yep, XSeed said they were going to bring it over this year, in fact.

 

[Volcynika]

Yep, XSeed said they were going to bring it over this year, in fact.

That and Muramasa means XSeed gets my monies.

 

[kenji]

i'm with you guys
considering rising star games delayed rune factory frontier from march to october, and muramasa from november to march 2010, i'd just have to hope to play arc rise before summer 2010 <.<
i'll get the NA version too =(

 

[Sagitario]

- first time in a jrpg where the characters talk and see them talking while fighting? dunno, it's just a nice addition imho, hoping they won't say everytime the same phrases in a rogue galaxy style

Both Tales of the Abyss and Tales of Vesperia have this 'addition' [I don't remember if Symphonia has it]... the dialogue is specially cool during story related bosses ...

 

[kenji]

Both Tales of the Abyss and Tales of Vesperia have this 'addition' [I don't remember if Symphonia has it]... the dialogue is specially cool during story related bosses ...

yeah but the characters don't change their expressions and move their mouth (at least not in abyss, dunno about vesperia), while here yes

 

[SilverLunar]

I hope i can turn off the voices during the battles..

 

[Ricker]

Yep, XSeed said they were going to bring it over this year, in fact.

Awesome,wasn't sure it was coming over to N.A.

 

[Sagitario]

yeah but the characters don't change their expressions and move their mouth (at least not in abyss, dunno about vesperia), while here yes

With the Tales games, the last thing you need to pay attention is the characters faces while battling [I see your point though]...

 

[Hero of Legend]

There are four High Quality scans out in the wild!

By the way, why on Earth would the game have gone gold (as duckroll said he read) when the game's not out until June? Couldn't imageepoch open the game back up to polish it further in the meantime? Seems like a total waste! :'( But I suppose they're too busy on other projects to do so. This is like Rare who had Pocket Paradise in the back burner, finished, for months for some odd reason before finally releasing it.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Double Post/Bump

As I spent the last hour or so, copying, pasting, saving, and uploading all the new images from the website, enjoy!

 

[AceBandage]

Wow, really nice.
Also, seems there will be an arena type thing in the game, and it also uses real time cutscenes but also the anime 2D ones.

 

[pgtl_10]

if i remember well marvelous expect around 50k for arc rise

Is that JPN only?

Edit: Are devolopers of SOA working on this game? The game reminds me of SOA.

 

[bdouble]

Wow, really nice.
Also, seems there will be an arena type thing in the game, and it also uses real time cutscenes but also the anime 2D ones.

Yeah thats the first thing I saw. This game keeps making good impressions on me. I'm sure it will be the standard fare turn based jrpg but I personally haven't had much experience with any thing from the past 2 generations like it.

 

[jeremy1456]

I'm not sure if it was confirmed yet but the screenshots show that you can have up to four characters in your party at once.

Yay.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Some of the images make the game look like it could be on the DS or something.

 

[kenji]

there are some famitsu scans out

elemental spirits? :lol :lol :lol :lol

Is that JPN only?

yup

 

[Mejilan]

Can't wait.

 

[bdouble]

Some of the images make the game look like it could be on the DS or something.

I hope your talking about the character portraits during dialog.

 

[Tathanen]

I'm not sure if it was confirmed yet but the screenshots show that you can have up to four characters in your party at once.

Yay.

Says who. Are you basing that on the space at the top of the screen that could fit another portrait? I highly doubt it based on that, since the menus and everything have to be designed to also fit on a 4:3 screen. That's probably just dead space.

Unless you're basing it on some of the moonspeak.

 

[Ricker]

Thanks for the screenshots Hero...it's Japan only for June but to release in Nort America by XSeed by the end of 2009...hopefully ;P

 

[Mejilan]

Says who. Are you basing that on the space at the top of the screen that could fit another portrait? I highly doubt it based on that, since the menus and everything have to be designed to also fit on a 4:3 screen. That's probably just dead space.

vs.

?

Here's hoping. 4>3 in my book!

 

[Boerseun]

I'm getting this Day One when it comes to PAL land.

Off topic: Poor show by Namco Bandai not releasing Tales of Symphonia 2 over here.

 

[Tathanen]

Oh well that would do it!

Doop derp dooby derp do.

 

[Mejilan]

:lol

 

[Tathanen]

THOUGH, it pretty clearly says "guest" next to the fourth character there. It'll probably be a 3-person party with occasional fourth guests that may or may not be controllable.

 

[bdouble]

THOUGH, it pretty clearly says "guest" next to the fourth character there. It'll probably be a 3-person party with occasional fourth guests that may or may not be controllable.

Yeah pretty sure its been stated a few times that its 3 character parties. So this is probably true.

 

[Mejilan]

 

[Dedication Through Light]

I hope your talking about the character portraits during dialog.

Yeah those character portraits look great...great for the DS.

I wonder if they will hopefully touch them up a bit.