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Freedom Wars Demo Impressions
- Thread starter Hasemo
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Sword Familiar
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Judging by the demo impressions video from niconico, this looks very promising. I didn't know what to expect at first, but getting a good look at what it's about made me realize I want this game.
@Hasemo Is this the dragon boss video that you mentioned?
Dragon Boss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMV7XbYJRSg
The second video (technically the 1st part of the two) have one player using the green thorn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBkD4YGm8A
Dragon Boss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMV7XbYJRSg
The second video (technically the 1st part of the two) have one player using the green thorn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBkD4YGm8A
warningjab
Member
Seems like the demo is out for the rest of Japan now.
What PT did you guys choose when making your character?
What PT did you guys choose when making your character?
Guess I'll go for that since I'm most probably on the plane that very same day xD
Anyway, the demo is pretty fun. Plays a bit like God Eater 2 but the framerate is not as stable. I think the game is a bit slow. The shooting is a bit hard and I have tried all button configurations(I am not a shooter person so that has to be it).
I really like the way they made you shave away years from your sentence as your score. And buy the "rights" to go 5m inside your cell
Ok I have played the demo little bit...fought about 6 stages so far.
brief thoughts:
-the visuals are amazing. I didn't expect it to be this good to be honest. It is very clean and crisp(pretty sure it's native resolution) and AA helps it look like bullshots. Probably the best looking Vita game I have played if I include both technical side and artistic side (Toukiden was also really good but I like this one bit better because of the art style).
-the game is surprising different from Monster Hunter clone style. I expected this to be very similar to God Eater but this is rather TPS/action game.
-the gunplay seemed pretty good, while melee play was disappointing. I still have to get used to the control and using the Ibara(whip) to the gameplay to make proper judgement on battle.
Well I will try out the demo more but I think this game has some potential. I will probably buy it day-1.
brief thoughts:
-the visuals are amazing. I didn't expect it to be this good to be honest. It is very clean and crisp(pretty sure it's native resolution) and AA helps it look like bullshots. Probably the best looking Vita game I have played if I include both technical side and artistic side (Toukiden was also really good but I like this one bit better because of the art style).
-the game is surprising different from Monster Hunter clone style. I expected this to be very similar to God Eater but this is rather TPS/action game.
-the gunplay seemed pretty good, while melee play was disappointing. I still have to get used to the control and using the Ibara(whip) to the gameplay to make proper judgement on battle.
Well I will try out the demo more but I think this game has some potential. I will probably buy it day-1.
Demo alone is already more fun than all of GE2 imo. The mobility options that grappling provides is just a blast.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Okey. I'm in.
Pre Ordered.
The second control scheme places the thorns on circle and run on R, which I found more confortable (especially after being used to run with R in Toukiden).
Some other actions change too - like, to use an item it's R+circle instead of just circle. Maybe more things changed, but I can't japanese. Shooting on aim mode is still done with R, of course.
It's a pity we only have access to one melee weapon, but melee seems fine. Gunplay is great.
I wonder if we'll be able to make bigger customizations on the characters. Only one of the male presets have a beard, but then you can't change the nose, face shape and such (or I missed something).
And can we change our names in the demo? I started with a male character (with a male name) and then changed to a lass, so the name feels wrong now.
Some other actions change too - like, to use an item it's R+circle instead of just circle. Maybe more things changed, but I can't japanese. Shooting on aim mode is still done with R, of course.
It's a pity we only have access to one melee weapon, but melee seems fine. Gunplay is great.
I wonder if we'll be able to make bigger customizations on the characters. Only one of the male presets have a beard, but then you can't change the nose, face shape and such (or I missed something).
And can we change our names in the demo? I started with a male character (with a male name) and then changed to a lass, so the name feels wrong now.
Kaisersalsek
Member
So psyched for this game - great to read impressions from the demo! Hope the full release is awesome
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
By name alone I thought this was a game set in the Advance Wars universe. Damn it lol
Ok I might have to try changing the control scheme. Running with X was annoying since it's hard to change the camera while running.
I also hope the final version has more variety in customization. It has great potentials but lacks options like hairstyles or face sets.
zeopower6
Member
By name alone I thought this was a game set in the Advance Wars universe. Damn it lol
It really should have been called Panopticon, lol.
The Mad Draklor
Member
Sounds really interesting. I'm now very interested in buying this game for my Vita.
warningjab
Member
I like the 2nd control scheme, but between the first and second scheme its pretty much either you get to move the camera while sprinting or move the camera while being able to aim shoot the Ibara with R.
I would rather prefer to be able to aim and shoot the Ibara with R, though I also like sprinting with R. I can't choose !
Running with X is super confusing, because I've been playing a lot of MH4 lately, so I was pressing wrong buttons all the time while playing the demo.
On the other hand, being able to quickly aim the Thorn might be a key to winning high level battles, so I guess I'll just stick with the first control scheme and try my best to get used to it.
warningjab
Member
You can get the Sword and the Spear from Mission 1-1 and 1-2 as a Special Achievement Reward.
You have to get all the Field Resources (Blue thingys) that appear on the field in every mission. Some of them are hard to find sometimes.
For 1-1, theres 4 in total. One where you first walk into it, the next one is in the room with 3 Targets on top of the left pillar, and the last 2 are in the final room, one at the top of the ledge where one target is behind cover, and under the stairs leading up to that ledge.
For 1-2, there's another 4 in total. Two in the first big room, climb up and look to your left. There's one in the corner. Drop down to the right side from there, it's in the corner. Second Room is one on ledge above the door you came in. Last room is behind the civilian pod. Drop the civilian and get it before you put her in there.
Enjoy your sword and spear ! They're awesome weapons.
Yeah. It's much faster to aim at the floor and Ibara away !
Hmm, I got the 4 orbs on each mission (and a special message after picking up the 4th) and they're not on my list of melee weapons to equip. Am I missing something?
edit: alright, just got them from my accessory. Thanks chap!
And now that you mentioned, while I felt no need to aim and thorn at the same time in the air, for ground ibara'ing it's really not practical to have it on circle. Hmmm.
I have tried rocket launcher + great sword combination and it's quite satisfying. The great sword feels better than the knives you start with but it is slow so I need to get used to it. And with Great Sword it seems you can't ibara on the abductor and mash the parts to break them?
Rocket launcher is awesome but the limited ammo is bad for taking care of smaller mobs when they appear. Kinda wish we could have secondary firearm like a pistol or something..
Rocket launcher is awesome but the limited ammo is bad for taking care of smaller mobs when they appear. Kinda wish we could have secondary firearm like a pistol or something..
So we're not even limited only to SMGs on the demo? I feel deceived (I did read somewhere it was only the kukri and the smg).
Tell me your secrets on getting more weapons, guys~
warningjab
Member
The abductors in 1-4 and 1-5, shoot off the rocket pods and chop off the shields respectively and collect them.
The weapons in the trial you can get are:
Normal smg
3 burst assault rifle with scope
Rocket launcher
Rocket pods
Mini gun
Auto shotgun
All these weapons come with random stats and levels. I find the minigun destroys the rocket pods and civilian shields super fast and is good for killing abductors.
I feel its much better than most of the weapons provided, while the other weapons would be good for pvp.
names2hard4you
Member
Great impressions from everyone, definitely a day 1 buy. Hope that we get this demo too.
Either that or a demo that allows you to carry over your data to the full game.
warningjab
Member
I assume we should be able to, since God Eater 2 had the same thing. I don't want my 10000 years shaved off to go to waste.
The data for this demo won't carry over, tho.
edit: also, thanks for the weapons tips, you're my hero!
At first time I preferred the "run type" (second one) control set, because it allows you to run and move camera at the same time. However as I progress I started to feel like this game isn't designed around running. Instead shooting the sling (or "thorn") is more important. Now I'm trying to get used to the "technical type" (last one) control set...
ATXAlchemy
Member
Freedom Wars confirmed to sell 37373 billion copies.
Sinners in each Panopticon.
Data was from a half an hour ago or something.
About 60% of them are in the top 10 prefectures (GDP)
Sinners in each Panopticon.
Code:
4987 Tokyo
2822 Kannagawa
2531 Osaka
2102 Aichi
2176 Saitama
1935 Chiba
1790 Hokkado
1445 Hyougo
1229 Fukuoka
1121 Shizuoka
622 Nagano
955 Kyoto
761 Gunma
805 Miyagi
748 Hiroshima
727 Ibaraki
554 Tochigi
703 Niigata
553 Gifu
630 Fukushima
430 Okinawa
189 Tottori
383 Mie
478 Okayama
417 Aomori
393 Kumamoto
323 Ishikawa
171 Saga
337 Yamagata
335 Iwate
268 Toyama
343 Shiga
317 Akita
390 Kagoshima
289 Nagasaki
337 Ehime
366 Nara
227 Kouchi
240 Kagawa
322 Yamaguchi
240 Yamanashi
213 Tokushima
258 Ooita
211 Shimane
225 Miyazaki
248 Wakayama
227 Fukui
37373 TotalData was from a half an hour ago or something.
About 60% of them are in the top 10 prefectures (GDP)
I bet at least 50% of Hokkaido people are foreigners who didn't bother and just chose the first option on the prefecture list
Ok, 50% was hyperbolic
Also, Japan saved!
The demo of Freedom Wars is really, really good. Graphics are amazing, the story mode is the real deal (not lore text like SS), and I was amused doing shit and saw more years of prision added to my sentence. Characters more a little slow for my taste, but the action is fast and furious like SS, and there isn't the boredom slow like molasses of MH and Toukiden. Verticality with the Ibara is a much needed twist to the MH formula.
All those small details (like the surprising accurate name speech) and great customization helped the presentation. Could be one of the best vita games if there is enough content.
Only lacks right now is the online multiplayer test (one of the SS best features), but I think that the demo hasn't one or I didn't find it.
All those small details (like the surprising accurate name speech) and great customization helped the presentation. Could be one of the best vita games if there is enough content.
Only lacks right now is the online multiplayer test (one of the SS best features), but I think that the demo hasn't one or I didn't find it.
Demo doesn't have any kond of multiplayer and the retail version will ship with local mp - online mp will be added in the first big patch.
CamHostage
Member
Sounds cool, but would somebody explain how the teamwork works as a single-player game?
If the game is designed to move slowly and methodically to stress teamwork (one player is escorting the civilians while others are trying to trap the monster before it can re-trap its quarry,) that works great as a multiplayer game. But AI teammates in teamwork scenarios are usually not reliable, so that play style feels like it could be punishing when you're not playing with friends? The game does have (or will have) online play, but I'm assuming that's not supposed to be the only way to play.
So is there an assignment system where your mates have stats or skills that you try to coordinate for best tactics? Or do they lock into jobs (this one's free-safety distance, this one's melee, this one's doing the thorn bombs)? Do you get used to your AI partners' general choices in battle and have a clear idea of what needs doing when depending on how your team is working at a given time? Or can you switch between characters in SP? How's it all balance out?
(EDIT - thanks, raven777!)
If the game is designed to move slowly and methodically to stress teamwork (one player is escorting the civilians while others are trying to trap the monster before it can re-trap its quarry,) that works great as a multiplayer game. But AI teammates in teamwork scenarios are usually not reliable, so that play style feels like it could be punishing when you're not playing with friends? The game does have (or will have) online play, but I'm assuming that's not supposed to be the only way to play.
So is there an assignment system where your mates have stats or skills that you try to coordinate for best tactics? Or do they lock into jobs (this one's free-safety distance, this one's melee, this one's doing the thorn bombs)? Do you get used to your AI partners' general choices in battle and have a clear idea of what needs doing when depending on how your team is working at a given time? Or can you switch between characters in SP? How's it all balance out?
(EDIT - thanks, raven777!)
It's really hard to tell from the demo experiences. Basically it's 4 member team like other hunting game, but the difference is each character have what is called "Accessory" which is basically your CPU buddy. You can customize your Accessory just like your main character.
In the story mode you have story NPCs who fight with you and they also carry Accessory. So when you fill 4 NPCs you have 8 characters in the game.
When you fight with many story NPCs the fight is way too easy in the demo to make any judgement. There is the MMO holy trinity icon of DPS, Tank, Heal but I didn't really notice how they tank or heal in the game, since the fight was too easy and ended quickly.
When I fight alone with my Accessory, it can help with aggro and do some damage as well. When I die it comes to save me and stuff like that. You can touch the screen to give specific orders to the Accessory but I haven't tried them out yet. Also I don't know if you can give instructions to your story NPCs or not.
Here's something new - 12 min long trailer.
Only 1,5 week to go!
Only 1,5 week to go!
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Really do dig this game and cant wait for it to come out! Having time to play or not on the other hand... D:
FW is looking better with each trailer, but I really hope that the mp patch is going to be released soon after the game.
Since most of its features rely on mp/coordination and so on, it would be sad if it ended like GE2, where people without a chance to play locally cleared the story and sold/stopped caring for the game, because the mp patch came half a year after its release.
Since most of its features rely on mp/coordination and so on, it would be sad if it ended like GE2, where people without a chance to play locally cleared the story and sold/stopped caring for the game, because the mp patch came half a year after its release.
rockman zx
Member
Hasemo, how is this game compared to Toukiden when it comes to graphics?.
warningjab
Member
Apparently it should be coming within the first update, along with pvp.
That being said, 11 days to go ! Super hyped !
PirateKing
Junior Member
I was already Day 1 with this but I'm glad impressions are good so far.
Toukiden is pretty the way that older games look on emulators - higher resolution, but it still feels empty because of PSP limitations.
Freedom Wars looks way better, both from the design and purely graphical perspective.
Yeah, I know that it's supposed to be the 1st update, but I hope that means "within 1 month", not "within half a year".