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Cheers King!

Sonic Rush is looking good but don't think I'll be playing it. ASH much better.

Hmmm... A Flaming Serpent is running rampant across the land, turning people into ash. Why is it doing this? Why are these people being revived as Ash Warriors? Interesting enough.

I like the part about how one team buffs up another in a way similar to an MMORPG. Seems there will be boss battles where you'll have to count on buffs from the support team while the melee team attacks too.

And for the Code Geass Anime fans like myself...

"Code Geass, Hangyaku no Lelouch", Adventure RPG.

The game is composed of 3 parts. An adventure part where you speak to characters to obtain information (expect scenes from the show), exploring a map and taking control of a Knightmare.

Story will be the same and you will be able to use the Geass by speaking into the DS. There are various commands that Lelouch can give out and one of them is "Jiketsu shiro! (Kill yourself!)" You'll need to plan out what commands to give out to the enemy. Your team members can also be moved via simple voice commands such as "Kita da! (Go north!)". Sometimes they will not obey your mysterious voice and you'll have to make them collect some items. You basically have to guide your characters to the end goal.

Knightmare battles take place when you encounter enemies. You give out commands from the touch screen and you can shout out a team member's name to ask for support.

Looks bad. Wanted a good game with an original story but oh well.

 

[Avalon]

Tears to Tiara, looks like a turn-based JRPG, right? I'm sure it's crap, though.

Nice to see some stuff new stuff on the PS3. It does look mind-blowingly generic though.

 

[Spirit Icana]

Meh, about ASH, looks like another heroine stripping for attention. There is way too much of 'em. I wish we got a female hero that is a bit more....covered.

Alicia from Valkyrie Profile 2 covered those basis well enough.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Meh, about ASH, looks like another herioine stripping for attention. There is way too much of 'em. I wish we got a female hero that is a bit more....covered.

Alicia from Valkyrie Profile 2 covered those basis well enough.

As much as I do like the idea of a female heroine, it would be nice if they could be sexy and wear clothes befitting of someone who will be on an epic adventure like Lenneth or Alicia.

 

[M3d10n]

I didn't even think 1gb carts were being made yet.

Thanks for all the info.

There's a lot DS games using 1Gbit carts. Resident Evil, Fell the Magic 2, Final Fantasy 3, Hotel Dusk, Lunar Knights, EBA/Ouendan, Dragon Quest Monster J, both Bleach games, etc, as well as an even larger amount of Japanese non-games and weird games.

There are actually many more 1Gbit DS games than 256Mbit GBA games (the largest cart size supported by the GBA). The different interface and memory technology makes 1Gbit DS carts pretty more affordable than 256Mbit GBA carts used to be. Larger DS carts can also become available as memory prices go down (like now), since they aren't limited by access interface like the GBA carts were.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

There's a lot DS games using 1Gbit carts. Resident Evil, Fell the Magic 2, Final Fantasy 3, Hotel Dusk, Lunar Knights, EBA/Ouendan, Dragon Quest Monster J, both Bleach games, etc, as well as an even larger amount of Japanese non-games and weird games.

There are actually many more 1Gbit DS games than 256Mbit GBA games (the largest cart size supported by the GBA). The different interface and memory technology makes 1Gbit DS carts pretty more affordable than 256Mbit GBA carts used to be. Larger DS carts can also become available as memory prices go down (like now), since they aren't limited by access interface like the GBA carts were.

Bingo, which is surprising since they said in their press release that 1 gigabit was the maximum storage capacity.

 

[Bizarro Sun Yat-sen]

- Mistwalker seems to actually be developing the entire game themselves this time. Release date is definitely within 2007 in Japan.

Is this in the same invisible text section that stated that Cavia was no longer doing Cry On?

 

[Bizarro Sun Yat-sen]

Could we have some infos on Tears to Tiara please? Is it confirmed that it's a port of the PC version? How is the combat system, turn based or realtime? And most importantly: was the PC version good or bad?

It's a turn-based simulation-RPG like Tactics Ogre/Fire Emblem/FFT etc etc. It's a remake of the PC version but with some drastic changes (the PC version was an RTS and had entirely 2D graphics and a different story and music).

 

[Charlatanized]

So I've been interested in A.S.H. from its dubious (haha, I said "doobie") beginnings, but now I'm officially hyped. Even though that girl is going to flop out fighting dragons or whatever she's fighting and there appears to be a klansman in scan four. But I guess I can deal with those things, because the game looks pretty.

In other news, E3 has enveloped NeoGAF in this dark cloud of Wii abandoning everything that resembles anything called a "video game," but I'm reminded of how much traditional gamers have to look forward to in Zak & Wiki and No More Heroes. They're both full-fledged adventures that I want to put in my Wii, and vice versa.

 

[Ether_Snake]

I like Mistwalker, it's like having two Square Enix, which means more choice and less "forcing myself to buy this new RPG cause it's all there is".

 

[Pistolero]

The PS3 J-RPG looks aweful...

 

[duckroll]

Is this in the same invisible text section that stated that Cavia was no longer doing Cry On?

Well, I guess. :lol

Sakaguchi actually says that he's the executive producer and that he's overseeing the entire development. Meanwhile Kensuke Tanaka (marketing producer for FFTA and Blue Dragon) is the producer for the game. For the main scenario they both sat down and discussed it, but it's mainly Sakaguchi's idea and story. At no point anywhere is another developer mentioned though, so who knows.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

The PS3 J-RPG looks aweful...

No it doesn't, it looks unique.

 

[Crow-kun]

Looks awesome, are we looking at the same scans?

I wish we were cause I want to see what you're seeing.

 

[mj1108]

No it doesn't, it looks unique.

That's one way to put it.

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

ASH is looking quite good. I'm not having my taste buds sated by the character art, though. In particular, the two girls, fairy wings and rabbit maid asdf or some shit, respectively. Expected though, perhaps. The rest are a mix.

However, most importantly the main heroine is settling well within my preferences. I get an Ashelia B'nargin elegance from her; aesthetically, that is, their similar setting aside.

The new RPG for PS3... Truth be blatant, I don't really care how it looks at this point; the platform simply needs RPGs of any kind asap.

 

[Avalon]

No it doesn't, it looks unique.

I don't think it looks bad, but unique? How? I looks exactly like every other SRPG with heavy anime aesthetics.

 

[callous]

I couldn't be more hyped for ASH even if it came with a bar of gold packed in.

GAME LET ME PLAY YOU.

No it doesn't, it looks unique.

Sarcasm, I hope.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

I couldn't be more hyped for ASH even if it came with a bar of gold packed in.

GAME LET ME PLAY YOU.

Why would you need that, the game is 10 levels of awesome without it.

I <3 Mistwalker, with Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey they are turning out to be one of my favorite developers.

 

[callous]

Why would you need that, the game is 10 levels of awesome without it.

And, uh, that's exactly why I pointed out that I didn't need it.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

And, uh, that's exactly why I pointed out that I didn't need it.

Reading comprehension FTL

My bad

 

[Bebpo]

ASH looks and sounds really cool. Can't wait!

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

I like Mistwalker, it's like having two Square Enix, which means more choice and less "forcing myself to buy this new RPG cause it's all there is".

Yeah, and one of the Square-Enixes is actually making RPGs that aren't Final Fantasy or FF spinoffs. It almost restores order to the universe.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Yeah, and one of the Square-Enixes is actually making RPGs that aren't Final Fantasy or FF spinoffs. It almost restores order to the universe.

Exactly, all is calm in the world.

Too bad they aren't doing PSP games.

 

[callous]

Yeah, and one of the Square-Enixes is actually making RPGs that aren't Final Fantasy or FF spinoffs.

Not in name, anyway.

 

[Avalon]

Not in name, anyway.

:lol

 

[P90]

Wow, ASH is looking hot. RPGs on the DS for the win.

ASH does look great. Rygar should be quite fun. DS is best.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

ASH looks ****ing mindblowing. Seriously, it looks better than some earlier PS2 games. Art direction > everything.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

ASH looks ****ing mindblowing. Seriously, it looks better than some earlier PS2 games. Art direction > everything.

I wouldn't go that far, but it looks leagues better than any other DS game.

 

[Thoren]

I hope Mistwalker can make games that represent some of Squaresoft's old glory. I haven't been satisfied with Final Fantasy games after the PSX era. Stupid Vaan and Tidus, lame characters to appeal to yaoi obsessed fangirls.

 

[callous]

I hope Mistwalker can make games that represent some of Squaresoft's old glory. I haven't been satisfied with Final Fantasy games after the PSX era. Stupid Vaan and Tidus, lame characters to appeal to yaoi obsessed fangirls.

My thoughts exactly, and I think they're going to deliver.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

I hope Mistwalker can make games that represent some of Squaresoft's old glory. I haven't been satisfied with Final Fantasy games after the PSX era. Stupid Vaan and Tidus, lame characters to appeal to yaoi obsessed fangirls.

Well, SquareEnix did do Valkyrie Profile 2 which was pure awesomeness for 4/5ths of the game until it fell apart at the end.

Aside from that it would be nice if they could do Xenogears and Chrono Cross level stuff. That may be asking for too much, but at least I am not asking for SNES level Square, that is just impossible for any RPG developer.

 

[Error]

VP2 was tri-ace.

 

[Thoren]

Well, SquareEnix did do Valkyrie Profile 2 which was pure awesomeness for 4/5ths of the game until it fell apart at the end.

That was Tri-Ace dude!

edit: Uwaa! Beaten ¯&#969;¯

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Well, SquareEnix did do Valkyrie Profile 2 which was pure awesomeness for 4/5ths of the game until it fell apart at the end.

Aside from that it would be nice if they could do Xenogears and Chrono Cross level stuff. That may be asking for too much, but at least I am not asking for SNES level Square, that is just impossible for any RPG developer.

Square can't do Xenogears and Chrono Cross level stuff any more because Nintendo bought the people who did that awesome shit.

Also, ASH is a million seller.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

That was Tri-Ace dude!

They published it

Square can't do Xenogears and Chrono Cross level stuff any more because Nintendo bought the people who did that awesome shit.

Also, ASH is a million seller.

So why isn't Nintendo making them do Xenogears and Chrono Cross level RPG's? That is one genre the Wii needs more than anything. Heck, in TGS the wii-domination should lead to some RPG announcements (Tales of the Abyss 2 please?) but I want to see Nintendo publish some mature stuff.

 

[Thoren]

They published it



So why isn't Nintendo making them do Xenogears and Chrono Cross level RPG's. That is one genre the Wii needs more than anything.

1. Square Enix published the Tri-Ace game, you have it backwards!

2. They could with the right pushing.. Xenosaga 3 wasn't that bad, Baten Kaitos rocked! They just had low production values.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

1. Square Enix published the Tri-Ace game, you have it backwards!

2. They could with the right pushing.. Xenosaga 3 wasn't that bad, Baten Kaitos rocked! They just had low production values.

Tsk tsk tsk, I said Square Enix published the Tri-Ace game. I don't have anything backwards.

 

[Thoren]

Tsk tsk tsk, I said Square Enix published the Tri-Ace game. I don't have anything backwards.

-_- short response is short.

 

[callous]

Generic anime avatar fight!

 

[reriel]

wait, on that famitsu cover I read a big Lost odyssey, this mean there are
scan about it ? and why nobody cared about it ?

 

[JDSN]

Anything interesting from those NMH scans?

 

[Lonesome_Raod]

I guess the ps3 could do with an rpg at this point. Tears looks generic but it's a start.

 

[Bizarro Sun Yat-sen]

Yeah, and one of the Square-Enixes is actually making RPGs that aren't Final Fantasy or FF spinoffs.

...and yet stick closer to the FF formula than the actual new FF games

 

[XSamu]

ASH looks nice, Tears of Tiara looks like a crap game, No More Heroes looks awesome.

 

[Barakov]

So why isn't Nintendo making them do Xenogears and Chrono Cross level RPG's? That is one genre the Wii needs more than anything. Heck, in TGS the wii-domination should lead to some RPG announcements (Tales of the Abyss 2 please?) but I want to see Nintendo publish some mature stuff.

Wasn't there a Tales of Symphonia 2 rumor floating around?

 

[manzo]

Tears of Tiara looks like a crap game

Of course it does. It's a port from a hentai game, when have they ever been decent?

Spoiler

Aquaplus' Tenerezza was actually a very nice action rpg on Xbox&PC.

 

[thetrin]

oh ASH, you look so sexcellent. I really wish there was some good video footage.

(stop getting excited for Tears of Tiara, it's a hentai game port)

 

[Sagitario]

Wasn't there a Tales of Symphonia 2 rumor floating around?

There is a ToS2 in the making according to Matt from IGN...

 

[speedpop]

ASH looks really good. Normal RPG or tactical RPG I could care less.. bought!