Famitsu #989, reviews and utter lack of worthwhile news

[Mandoric]

Reviews first, as usual.
Harry Potter/Phoenix 5646
Ryusei no Rockman 2 8888
Wantame Music Channel 7776
DinoKing 7777
Jushin Enbu DS 6555
Dokapon Kingdom 7775
48 7676
Dragon Blade 7666
Mario & Sonic/Beijing 8778
Medal of Honor 8888
Gegege no Kitaro 6465
Winning Eleven (PS2) 9988 (PS3) 9999 (X360) 9999

Release Dates of games that don't matter
<NDS>
08/1/31 SIMPLE DS Chodanmaru! Custom Tank <D3>
08/1/31 SIMPLE DS Zombie Crisis <D3>
08/1 Everyone's DS Seminar: Music <TDK Core>
08/2 Akagawa Jiro's Mystery Nocturne <Marvelous>
08/Spring L the proLogue to DEATH NOTE: Spiral Trap <Konami>
08/Spring Gakken M Publisher: Famous Figures of the Edo Period <Global A>
08/Spring Vitamin X Evolution <D3>
08 Culdcept DS <Sega>

<PSP>
12/27 XYANIDE <Artin>
08/1/24 Winning Eleven 2008 Ubiquitous <Konami>
08/3/13 Monster Hunter P2ndG <Capcom>

<Wii>
08/2/28 Home Angling! Sega Bass Fishing <Sega>
08/Spring Family Jockey (working) <Bandai Namco>
08/Spring Pro Baseball Family Stadium (working) <Bandai Namco>
08 Fragile~Farewell, Moon Ruins~ <Bandai Namco>

<PS3>
08&#12288;Fatal Inertia <Koei>

<Xbox360>
08/2/28&#12288;Idolm@ster Live For You! <Bandai Namco>
08/2/28&#12288;Idolm@ster Live For You! Limited Edition w/ Animation DVD <Bandai Namco>
08&#12288;Gundam Operation Troy <Bandai Namco>

<PS2>
08/2/14&#12288;KimiKiss (EbiColle+) <EnterBrain>
08/2/28&#12288;Torinohoshi Aerial Planet <N1>

News that at least might matter:
Sengoku BASARA 2: Braves' Side Story (PS2 & Wii; Capcom; 11/29)
* Three additions to combo system:
Fever Drive: Takes effect for 10 seconds after a particular combo length, works the same as Sengoku Drive
* Seal System: Hit an enemy with a "sealing" attack, and their life bar will glow gold. Hit them with a normal attack after and you get the opportunity for extra attack.
* Combo count during co-op keeps going up as long as at least one player is kicking ass at any one time

Idolm@ster Live For You! (Xbox360; Bandai Namco; 08/2/28) icecream in [url="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8597311&postcount=13]#13[/url]
-The player is a special type of Producer: chosen from among the fans, he gets a 1 day shot at being Producer.
-Kotori Otonashi will be on hand to assist the Producer
-During the Live performance one has to choose between options such as 'Support' or 'Photograph' with 'support' options including cheering, or secondary instrumental A/B.

Monster Hunter Portable 2ndG (PSP; Capcom; 3/13)
* "All data that isn't gamebreaking will carry over"; you can change sex, at which point sex-specific gear will also change.
* While hunting, an otomoail can be brought along, limited to one in single-player. There are many different types, with different patterns and abilities. Ther can be trained in the Ail Kitchen.
* G-class quests are unlocked, and other upper-rank quests are added, including the top-rank "Village Chief" quest from Necote.
* New monsters "Lightning Dragon Nargagarga", "Soaring Dragon Yamatsukami". Nargagarga looks like Tigarex in the body, and has a black panther motif (including face). Palette swap of Daimyo Uzaza also appears.
* New field "Deep Forest" in addition to previously-seen Volcano, Dunes, Cliffs, Forbidden Woods.
* On sharpness gauge, purple is now above white
* Mail for paint added.
* Lightning-elemental gunlance added.
* New varieties of hunter's pipes added

Short News
Nothing on FFXI, oddly.
Fate/unlimited codes, ARC, Capcom, fighting, 08/Spring, based on the Type Moon franchise, has at least Saber, Emiya, Archer, Lancer, Tohsaka

White Knight Story, no text, but pictures of gear and a huge monster Greadeimos

Next Week
Choosing the Right Console For You (15 page thread confirmed if someone posts scans)
Super Mario Galaky submagazine
complete DQ4 walkthrough
Prof. Layton and the Devil's Box


Is it better to post news updates in new posts, where people think there's no news in the OP, or in the OP, where people don't see it for lack of bump?

 

[jj984jj]

I see they chose not to review DQIV, I hope we get new information this week.

 

[TreIII]

Is it better to post news updates in new posts, where people think there's no news in the OP, or in the OP, where people don't see it for lack of bump?

It'd probably be better to do both, really.

If you do both, so as to cover all your bases, and people still complain, then you'll have every right to tell 'em to kiss off.

On another note...I'm hoping for at least one more BASARA HEROES update. Game does come out in like another two weeks, so we should stand to get one more Fami-update before then.

And as always, any thing relating to Kunio-kun Dodge Ball DS would ALWAYS be welcome.

 

[Vinnk]

Is that the Wii or DS version of Sonic and Mario?

 

[Amir0x]

keep the news and reviews in here

 

[Defuser]

Ugh,what's with the past few weeks of crappy news?

 

[Streaks]

EDIT: putting it back up...taking a chance....

Winning Eleven (PS2) 9988 (PS3) 9999 (X360) 9999

Odd scores for the PS3 version considering it's been pretty negative from just about everything I've read of that version. I'll be honest, I haven't read much but from what I've read...nowhere near quad-9s

 

[Mandoric]

Release Dates of games that don't matter
<NDS>
08/1/31 SIMPLE DS Chodanmaru! Custom Tank <D3>
08/1/31 SIMPLE DS Zombie Crisis <D3>
08/1 Everyone's DS Seminar: Music <TDK Core>
08/2 Akagawa Jiro's Mystery Nocturne <Marvelous>
08/Spring L the proLogue to DEATH NOTE: Spiral Trap <Konami>
08/Spring Gakken M Publisher: Famous Figures of the Edo Period <Global A>
08/Spring Vitamin X Evolution <D3>
08 Culdcept DS <Sega>

<PSP>
12/27 XYANIDE <Artin>
08/1/24 Winning Eleven 2008 Ubiquitous <Konami>
08/3/13 Monster Hunter P2ndG <Capcom>

<Wii>
08/2/28 Home Angling! Sega Bass Fishing <Sega>
08/Spring Family Jockey (working) <Bandai Namco>
08/Spring Pro Baseball Family Stadium (working) <Bandai Namco>
08 Fragile~Farewell, Moon Ruins~ <Bandai Namco>

<PS3>
08&#12288;Fatal Inertia <Koei>

<Xbox360>
08/2/28&#12288;Idolm@ster Live For You! <Bandai Namco>
08/2/28&#12288;Idolm@ster Live For You! Limited Edition w/ Animation DVD <Bandai Namco>
08&#12288;Gundam Operation Troy <Bandai Namco>

<PS2>
08/2/14&#12288;KimiKiss (EbiColle+) <EnterBrain>
08/2/28&#12288;Torinohoshi Aerial Planet <N1>

 

[jman2050]

You forgot the Mass effect review silly.

 

[LiquidSwords]

Shockingly realistic scores for Sonic/Mario in Peking for Famitsu. Is it assumed that it will be criticproof there and sell like crazy? Didn't the prez of sega promise to sell 3 million?

Also, I just noticed that GI gave it a 4.0 -- Holy shit!

Culdcept DS? Are there pics of that? Is it a port?

 

[Rezbit]

Which Medal of Honor is it?

 

[duckroll]

My disciple is doing such a good job, I don't have to post shitty ass Famitsu news ever again! Woo!

 

[icecream]

IM@S Live for You! news:
-The player is a special type of Producer: chosen from among the fans, he gets a 1 day shot at being Producer.
-Kotori Otonashi will be on hand to assist the Producer
-During the Live performance one has to choose between options such as 'Support' or 'Photograph' with 'support' options including cheering, or secondary instrumental A/B.

 

[speedpop]

Winning Eleven (PS2) 9988 (PS3) 9999 (X360) 9999

*Famitsu receives money hat from IGN and proceeds to write down scores*

 

[Hcoregamer00]

IM@S Live for You! news:
-The player is a special type of Producer: chosen from among the fans, he gets a 1 day shot at being Producer.
-Kotori Otonashi will be on hand to assist the Producer
-During the Live performance one has to choose between options such as 'Support' or 'Photograph' with 'support' options including cheering, or secondary instrumental A/B.

Wait....what?

Does this mean that the game will be REALLY short?

 

[Amir0x]

08 Culdcept DS <Sega>

I didn't even know they were making this!

must buy!

 

[Ether_Snake]

Japan has become boring the boring side of gaming!

I want my RE5, FFXIII, MGS4 (well I got all I need already, now waiting on the game), and MOAR RPGS!!!!!!

 

[TriangularDuck]

games that don't matter

Culdcept DS

 

[Aeana]

I see they chose not to review DQIV again, I hope we get new information this week.

I don't know if they'll review it at all. Doesn't Famitsu not review ports?

 

[Adam Blade]

IM@S Live for You! news:
-The player is a special type of Producer: chosen from among the fans, he gets a 1 day shot at being Producer.
-Kotori Otonashi will be on hand to assist the Producer
-During the Live performance one has to choose between options such as 'Support' or 'Photograph' with 'support' options including cheering, or secondary instrumental A/B.

... hmm... I guess they're aiming to please.

 

[duckroll]

It's not even news. Announced ages ago. There was even a thread here and no one cared, so clearly it doesn't matter.

 

[Bebpo]

Ok, I think it's time to close up shop.

New game factory in Japan has gone out of business, and Famitsu has now become a weekly list of shovelware/ports that no one cares about.

 

[jj984jj]

I don't know if they'll review it at all. Doesn't Famitsu not review ports?

Oh that's what I meant, it doesn't look like they'll review it at this point. They don't always review ports and remakes but they've made exceptions before, sorry for not being clear.

BTW, it looks like a lot of people missed ethelred's Culdcept DS thread.

 

[ethelred]

Man, when Idolmaster news is the highlight of the week, you know things are really fucking grim.

 

[Troidal]

Ok, I think it's time to close up shop.

New game factory in Japan has gone out of business, and Famitsu has now become a weekly list of shovelware/ports that no one cares about.

There won't be much exciting news for a long time...maybe until the New Year is done.

Time to play games!!!

 

[jiggle]

There won't be much exciting news for a long time...maybe until the New Year is done.

Time to play games!!!

Nothing at Jump Festa? D:

 

[Mandoric]

News that at least might matter:
Sengoku BASARA 2: Braves' Side Story (PS2 & Wii; Capcom; 11/29)
* Three additions to combo system:
Fever Drive: Takes effect for 10 seconds after a particular combo length, works the same as Sengoku Drive
* Seal System: Hit an enemy with a "sealing" attack, and their life bar will glow gold. Hit them with a normal attack after and you get the opportunity for extra attack.
* Combo count during co-op keeps going up as long as at least one player is kicking ass at any one time

Idolm@ster Live For You! (Xbox360; Bandai Namco; 08/2/28) icecream in [url="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8597311&postcount=13]#13[/url]
-The player is a special type of Producer: chosen from among the fans, he gets a 1 day shot at being Producer.
-Kotori Otonashi will be on hand to assist the Producer
-During the Live performance one has to choose between options such as 'Support' or 'Photograph' with 'support' options including cheering, or secondary instrumental A/B.

Monster Hunter Portable 2ndG (PSP; Capcom; 3/13)
* "All data that isn't gamebreaking will carry over"; you can change sex, at which point sex-specific gear will also change.
* While hunting, an otomoail can be brought along, limited to one in single-player. There are many different types, with different patterns and abilities. Ther can be trained in the Ail Kitchen.
* G-class quests are unlocked, and other upper-rank quests are added, including the top-rank "Village Chief" quest from Necote.
* New monsters "Lightning Dragon Nargagarga", "Soaring Dragon Yamatsukami". Nargagarga looks like Tigarex in the body, and has a black panther motif (including face). Palette swap of Daimyo Uzaza also appears.
* New field "Deep Forest" in addition to previously-seen Volcano, Dunes, Cliffs, Forbidden Woods.
* On sharpness gauge, purple is now above white
* Mail for paint added.
* Lightning-elemental gunlance added.
* New varieties of hunter's pipes added

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Monster Hunter Portable 2ndG (PSP; Capcom; 3/13)
* "All data that isn't gamebreaking will carry over"; you can change sex, at which point sex-specific gear will also change.
* While hunting, an otomoail can be brought along, limited to one in single-player. There are many different types, with different patterns and abilities. Ther can be trained in the Ail Kitchen.
* G-class quests are unlocked, and other upper-rank quests are added, including the top-rank "Village Chief" quest from Necote.
* New monsters "Lightning Dragon Nargagarga", "Soaring Dragon Yamatsukami". Nargagarga looks like Tigarex in the body, and has a black panther motif (including face). Palette swap of Daimyo Uzaza also appears.
* New field "Deep Forest" in addition to previously-seen Volcano, Dines, Cliffs, Forbidden Woods.
* On sharpness gauge, purple is now above white
* Mail for paint added.
* Lightning-elemental gunlance added.
* New varieties of hunter's pipes added

Capcom breaks taboos.

Sex-change standard gaming feature CONFIRMED.

 

[icecream]

Ok, I think it's time to close up shop.

New game factory in Japan has gone out of business, and Famitsu has now become a weekly list of shovelware/ports that no one cares about.

But, but... Live 4 You!

 

[BrodiemanTTR]

Family Stadium for Wii? AHHHHHHHHH.

 

[sprsk]

News that at least might matter:
Sengoku BASARA 2: Braves' Side Story (PS2 & Wii; Capcom; 11/29)
* Three additions to combo system:
Fever Drive: Takes effect for 10 seconds after a particular combo length, works the same as Sengoku Drive
* Seal System: Hit an enemy with a "sealing" attack, and their life bar will glow gold. Hit them with a normal attack after and you get the opportunity for extra attack.
* Combo count during co-op keeps going up as long as at least one player is kicking ass at any one time

Koei pwned again

Monster Hunter Portable 2ndG (PSP; Capcom; 3/13)
* "All data that isn't gamebreaking will carry over"; you can change sex, at which point sex-specific gear will also change.
* While hunting, an otomoail can be brought along, limited to one in single-player. There are many different types, with different patterns and abilities. Ther can be trained in the Ail Kitchen.
* G-class quests are unlocked, and other upper-rank quests are added, including the top-rank "Village Chief" quest from Necote.
* New monsters "Lightning Dragon Nargagarga", "Soaring Dragon Yamatsukami". Nargagarga looks like Tigarex in the body, and has a black panther motif (including face). Palette swap of Daimyo Uzaza also appears.
* New field "Deep Forest" in addition to previously-seen Volcano, Dunes, Cliffs, Forbidden Woods.
* On sharpness gauge, purple is now above white
* Mail for paint added.
* Lightning-elemental gunlance added.
* New varieties of hunter's pipes added

This sounds like an upgrade for players that are really high level. Which I am not, sadness.

 

[Livin_Lovin]

So, no confirmation/denial of the Mass Effect 13/40 yet? Damn.

 

[Quazar]

So would people in Japan look at these Famitsu issues and get excited?

 

[ZealousD]

I'm actually kinda interested in BASARA 2. I hadn't played the original Devil Kings but it certainly looked like a better version of Mosou to me. Here's to hoping that Capcom localizes it.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

So would people in Japan look at these Famitsu issues and get excited?

The same way we get "excited" for game scores here.

Just look at all the damn score threads posted TODAY.

 

[Mandoric]

Short News
Nothing on FFXI, oddly.
Fate/unlimited codes, ARC, Capcom, fighting, 08/Spring, based on the Type Moon franchise, has at least Saber, Emiya, Archer, Lancer, Tohsaka

White Knight Story, no text, but pictures of gear and a huge monster Greadeimos

Next Week
Choosing the Right Console For You (15 page thread confirmed if someone posts scans)
Super Mario Galaky submagazine
complete DQ4 walkthrough
Prof. Layton and the Devil's Box

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Fate/unlimited codes, ARC, Capcom, fighting, 08/Spring, based on the Type Moon franchise, has at least Saber, Emiya, Archer, Lancer, Tohsaka

Oh shit, if this is remotely as good as melty blood, I am buying.

 

[icecream]

A bit hesitant after Tiger Colosseum, but if Capcom is making it themselves this time, and use normal sprites, I'm in.

 

[Quazar]

The same way we get "excited" for game scores here.

Just look at all the damn score threads posted TODAY.

Sure, but the content has been pretty much garbage for months now. Other than couple new pics of games people actually care about. It's like watching c-span.

 

[jiggle]

White Knight Story, no text, but pictures of gear and a huge monster Greadeimos

scans please D:

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Sure, but the content has been pretty much garbage for months now. Other than couple new pics of games people actually care about. It's like watching c-span.

What a coincidence, the same thing about the game reviews we get excited about.

That Fire Emblem Gamespot thread is not talking about the high quality of the review.

 

[Jirotrom]

fuckin CULDCEPT for DS ***air hump***

 

[Kintaro]

Short News
Nothing on FFXI, oddly.
Fate/unlimited codes, ARC, Capcom, fighting, 08/Spring, based on the Type Moon franchise, has at least Saber, Emiya, Archer, Lancer, Tohsaka

!!!

I will check this out!

 

[Bebpo]

It's going to be funny when 10 years in the professional fighting game developer Arc System Works get themselves owned by a doujin game maker.

The chances of an Arc game being better than Melty Blood is very low considering their output these days.

 

[Mandoric]

It's going to be funny when 10 years in the professional fighting game developer Arc System Works get themselves owned by a doujin game maker.

The chances of an Arc game being better than Melty Blood is very low considering their output these days.

ARCade. :lol

 

[Bebpo]

ARCade. :lol

Hmmm...

So Capcom has no fighting game team members left anymore. Basara X is done by Arc System Works. Yet suddenly they are making SFIV and what looks to be a 3d Melty Blood?

 

[AfunkyArcadeStick]

Operation troy in 08...Fuck!

Oh well at least it's not canceled..

 

[Defuser]

Monster Hunter Portable 2ndG (PSP; Capcom; 3/13)
* "All data that isn't gamebreaking will carry over"; you can change sex, at which point sex-specific gear will also change.
* While hunting, an otomoail can be brought along, limited to one in single-player. There are many different types, with different patterns and abilities. Ther can be trained in the Ail Kitchen.
* G-class quests are unlocked, and other upper-rank quests are added, including the top-rank "Village Chief" quest from Necote.
* New monsters "Lightning Dragon Nargagarga", "Soaring Dragon Yamatsukami". Nargagarga looks like Tigarex in the body, and has a black panther motif (including face). Palette swap of Daimyo Uzaza also appears.
* New field "Deep Forest" in addition to previously-seen Volcano, Dunes, Cliffs, Forbidden Woods.
* On sharpness gauge, purple is now above white
* Mail for paint added.
* Lightning-elemental gunlance added.
* New varieties of hunter's pipes added

OH HELL YES!!! Wow!! Another sharpness level above white,as if white sharpness doesn't deal enough damage.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Do we know the console?

Please be PSP, Please be PSP!!!

 

[jj984jj]

Do we know the console?

Please be PSP, Please be PSP!!!

Have people really forgotten what ARC means?