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Famitsu Info 8 Apr 2009
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Eteric Rice
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Keikoku said:
From what I understand, not bad... Just not anything amazing.
Pretty much this generation's JRPGs in general.
Wrong. Sega actually wants to make money, and they have no prior arrangements with MS, of course it would be a multiplatform game.Totobeni said:
It made sense for IU/SO4 when tri-Ace had only a 360 engine running, but now that they have a multiplatform base, they can go anywhere.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
What does the issue say about Made in Ore? (Wii Ware and DS)
Red Blaster
Member
Keikoku said:
Mediocre, not bad. Gameplay is good but everything surrounding it is more or less horrible.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
Keikoku said:
it's not good that's for sure
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
HOLLLY SHIT just saw the Bayonetta Scans
HYPE!!!
HYPE!!!
Mr. Wonderful
Member
More minuses than pluses, IMO.Keikoku said:
Vyse The Legend
Member
xfactor said:
Is the Valkyria Chronicles stuff just the anime then?
Hero of Legend
Member
king zell said:HQ scans are out
Yep, including of Tales of Graces!
What does the info say about it?
xfactor said:
:O
nice work Japanese PS3 owners ..but why you idiots didn't bought Folksoul and Valkyria Chronicles ?
also SCEJ plz just like Ape Escape 2 , Namaikida , Rule of Roses and other ..give the game to some "good " publisher , we need it here , screw SCEA .
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
cw_sasuke said:
Aww, no DSi enhancements. That's a bummer, the game could've really benefitted from the camera and the internal/SD Card storage
neojubei said:
Can't wait it's announced for PS3 then it will be a day one purchase for you amirite ?
This. I haven't played the game (Euroland here) and will probably skip it for TOV but the amount of hate is just ridiculous. I'm playing Valkyria Chronicles right now and I had an extraordinary amount of "facepalm moments" because of some embarassing dialogues and situations, is this a bad game because of that ? Clearly not. So quit the bitching about this, every game is not Vagrant Story.
Most of the SO4-bashing comes from people who haven't even played the game. And surprise surprise, it so happens that it's an exclusive game.
It - like any other game - has some issues, some big and some small. And there are certainly people who aren't completely enamored by it voicing their opinion in the official thread here and there, which really should be the place to check if you want good or bad impressions on the game.
It - like any other game - has some issues, some big and some small. And there are certainly people who aren't completely enamored by it voicing their opinion in the official thread here and there, which really should be the place to check if you want good or bad impressions on the game.
Llyranor said:
actually most of the SO4 bashing in this thread and the other new thread is by owners of the system that SO4 on exclusively and some random SE fans , of obvious and stupid reasons , the poor developers and their games by magic turn to shitty bad now .
must love internetz
Red Blaster
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Keikoku said:
Star Ocean 4 isn't mediocre only because it has dialogue and voice-acting that rivals the FFX laughing scene, it's because everything outside of the combat is generally awful. Shitty pacing, graphics, presentation, etc.
To be fair, Star Ocean 3 had many of the same problems. Perhaps it's my fault I expected something different.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Star Ocean 4's biggest stumbling block wasnt the X360....
It was Star Ocean 3. Man, that game dissapointed a lot of people.
I was one of them.
I have SO4, but I borrowed it from my brother. I'll get around to it, but people hearing saying its just like 3 scares me. Man, 2 was so good! (I even watched the anime)
As for Demon's Souls, glad we finally got confirmation its passed 100k! And it's still in the Top 50 Announce at E3 it's coming to N.A.!!!!!!!!!
It was Star Ocean 3. Man, that game dissapointed a lot of people.
I was one of them.
I have SO4, but I borrowed it from my brother. I'll get around to it, but people hearing saying its just like 3 scares me. Man, 2 was so good! (I even watched the anime)
As for Demon's Souls, glad we finally got confirmation its passed 100k! And it's still in the Top 50
Announce at E3 it's coming to N.A.!!!!!!!!!jeremy1456
Junior Member
SO4 is superior to SO3, and is easily one of the best RPGs this gen. This, coming from someone who hated SO3.
People don't like it because of it's story/characters, but you know what? Those people represent the epitomy of everything that is wrong with the genre today.
You heard me.
People don't like it because of it's story/characters, but you know what? Those people represent the epitomy of everything that is wrong with the genre today.
You heard me.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
alske said:
No, it's an abysmal story that's wrapped around a very fun game.
I can think of several large-'ish' RPGs that are not better than SO4.
I am pretty far in SO4 (not quite done, but almost) and I agree with Red Blaster's assessment except for the gameplay. I think the gameplay is really good. Really, really good. Has some big problems, but on the whole fun, addictive, fast, and enjoyable. But yeah, I skip almost all the cutscenes and the characters are atrocious. And, after tri-ace last gen, the technical proficiency is just not there.
I don't think there's anything in Valkyria half as bad (if you hate Hans, you're a dunce) as a character ending every sentence with "'kay." But I LOVE Lymle in gameplay, omg, she is such a beast.
But I don't hold it against people who expect a top-notch presentation (particularly in a series known for its presentation from a developer that was a master last generation), beautiful music, memorable characters, and an entertaining story in their RPGs. If I tried watching all these cutscenes, I would like the game way, way less.
I popped in SO4 when it came out and IMMEDIATELY hated it. I only came back to it two weeks later to get at the goodness at the core.
Also, if anyone cares, game bomba'd already and is $40 at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LGFPSY/?tag=neogaf0e-20 .
I don't think there's anything in Valkyria half as bad (if you hate Hans, you're a dunce) as a character ending every sentence with "'kay." But I LOVE Lymle in gameplay, omg, she is such a beast.
But I don't hold it against people who expect a top-notch presentation (particularly in a series known for its presentation from a developer that was a master last generation), beautiful music, memorable characters, and an entertaining story in their RPGs. If I tried watching all these cutscenes, I would like the game way, way less.
I popped in SO4 when it came out and IMMEDIATELY hated it. I only came back to it two weeks later to get at the goodness at the core.
Also, if anyone cares, game bomba'd already and is $40 at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LGFPSY/?tag=neogaf0e-20 .
jeremy1456 said:
I honestly don't know which you'd be referring to.
I also can't see where the "fun game" part of SO4 is. The dungeon exploring is tedious and unrewarding, the side-quests are boring, the skill system is shallow, the item creation takes a stupidly long amount of running around compared to 1 & 2, the battle AI is brokenly bad, and 99% of battles can be won by holding B and waiting for an enemy to walk up to you.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
alske said:
:lol
By played it, do you mean watched a few youtube videos?
I think it's time for me to leave.
I didn't think dungeon design was anything adventurous, but I only thought 1 dungeon was really atrocious, so that is a step up from IU (where every dungeon was atrocious).
I guess you can reduce it to a really simple formula, but I still think it's pretty addictive.
I guess you can reduce it to a really simple formula, but I still think it's pretty addictive.
Y2Kev said:I didn't think dungeon design was anything adventurous, but I only thought 1 dungeon was really atrocious, so that is a step up from IU (where every dungeon was atrocious).
I guess you can reduce it to a really simple formula, but I still think it's pretty addictive.
Are you at the last dungeon? I'd call that crap atrocious.
I don't think the game is terrible. It's just not anything above mediocre.
grandjedi6
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alske said:
jeremy1456 said:
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Kyoufu said:
-Great gameplay.
-Poorly written story/characters.
-Quality of the dungeons fluctuate, some are perfectly fine, others are pretty terrible.
Depends if this matters to you.
And while on the subject of dungeon design: honestly I always thought tri-Ace kinda sucked at it, SO4 unfortunately just continues this.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
You could wait for a price drop... or rent it like I did!Kyoufu said:
See, I disagree on a few of these. Pacing? I think SO4 has so far moved me along pretty briskly with pretty much zero backtracking. SO3 has a lot of that, and it is often not so clear where you need to go or what you need to be doing, so you can get bogged down.alske said:
And I think all the blood has been squeezed from the Sakuraba stone. He's gotta take some time off.
Allan Holdsworth
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Nuclear Muffin said:Aww, no DSi enhancements. That's a bummer, the game could've really benefitted from the camera and the internal/SD Card storage
Good, I don't plan to get a DSi for a while.
Y2Kev said:
I suppose that's true. What irritated me about SO4's pacing was how you would be in a dungeon for 2-3 hours with no chance to leave and then you'd have 1-2 hours of story. You did both things for far too long without a break to mix things up. At least give you more save points, shops, item creation stations, or something to break up the monotany of fight-fight-fight to cutscene-cutscene-cutscene.
rykomatsu
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Valkyria Chronicles was basically an interview with Nonaka Ryutaro (producer for VC).
Couldn't read the scans well (blurry) but it was something like...he was really pleased with the public acceptance of VC and because of that, he doesn't want to leave it at just one title. The anime is just one of multiple ways to develop the IP further.
Couldn't read the scans well (blurry) but it was something like...he was really pleased with the public acceptance of VC and because of that, he doesn't want to leave it at just one title. The anime is just one of multiple ways to develop the IP further.