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[My Arms Your Hearse]

WHERE THE **** IS NEXT-GEN DARK CLOUD

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[jj984jj]

MINUS 1,000,000,000 INTEREST POINTS

Okay people, this game can't brew interest anymore.

I was hoping for Dragon Quest IX

So, let's see, now there's four RPG's they're making? (If you include the add-on stuff to Rogue Galaxy).

Hopefully it all stays good....AND HOPEFULLY ANOTHER TITLE IS DRAGON QUEST IX

We still haven't seen a new title being directed by Hino, maybe he's doing that.

 

[duckroll]

I don't know what this talk of a Sony break or lack of it is even doing here.
They are not part of Sony.

Remember TFLO and DQ8?
Level 5 is an independent developer.

People have short memories. This is why there are so many brain training games, to help them improve! :lol

 

[demi]

I don't know what this talk of a Sony break or lack of it is even doing here.
They are not part of Sony.

Remember TFLO and DQ8?
Level 5 is an independent developer.

Yeah and TFLO GOT CANNED WHILE DQ8 MARCHED ONWARD

I see what you did there, RamJonny

 

[datruth29]

Um, this just sounds like an adventure game that may have some creative puzzles in it. Because, you know, we always bitch about the lack of adventure games on these boards, so this should be considered a good thing. Why are some of you guys disappointed again???

 

[Clever Pun]

this has tons of potential - and really, where is the non-game stuff coming from? Are people seriously thinking this will be a non-game, or did my sarcasm meter bust again?

 

[jax (old)]

well, if devs love money, ds is a good place to go...

 

[Sallokin]

I'll wait to see some screens before I write it off. It at least sounds interesting. I always hoped their DS efforts would be more SRPGish though.

 

[sugarhigh4242]

WHICH GAME WILL SELL MORE

JEENAN DUH ARC OR MAGICAL PUZZLE BRAIN TEASER

My bets on the PSP.

do you really care which sells more?

will it make you enjoy the games more?

 

[Karma Kramer]

The game itself is an adventure game where an english gentleman named Professor Reiton (Leyton?) and his young assistant Luke solve puzzles together in a heart-warming atmosphere.

Dear lord... Oscar nominee confirmed?

 

[Clever Pun]

do you really care which sells more?

will it make you enjoy the games more?

of course

 

[mckmas8808]

I don't know what this talk of a Sony break or lack of it is even doing here.
They are not part of Sony.

Remember TFLO and DQ8?
Level 5 is an independent developer.

Got to hate on Sony some way.

 

[duckroll]

It's not a non-game, it's an adventure game. Level 5 invited a third party to supervise the puzzles in the game simply because as someone else pointed out, they have no experience in it. However, whether the game is actually story based or completely involving random puzzle solving is unknown at this point.

 

[Karma Kramer]

Got to hate on Sony some way.

mckmas8808
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[ethelred]

Um, this just sounds like an adventure game that may have some creative puzzles in it. Because, you know, we always bitch about the lack of adventure games on these boards, so this should be considered a good thing. Why are some of you guys disappointed again???

I know, I'm baffled.

this has tons of potential - and really, where is the non-game stuff coming from? Are people seriously thinking this will be a non-game, or did my sarcasm meter bust again?

Nope. Your sarcasm meter's working just fine. Apparently now even the word "puzzle" and "adventure" is enough to evoke "non-game" -- never mind Zelda, Monkey Island, Myst...

 

[drohne]

the nintendo ds really brings the best out of developers. could kojima productions have experienced a creative apotheosis like their stock market...thing on any other platform? and now level 5 brings us "brain teasers" with professor cretin and his catamite!

 

[Sallokin]

I don't know what this talk of a Sony break or lack of it is even doing here.
They are not part of Sony.

Remember TFLO and DQ8?
Level 5 is an independent developer.

What was the official reason for the TFLO cancellation? I wasn't really following XBOX stuff back then.

Also, what's this extra Rogue Galaxy stuff that was mentioned?

 

[jj984jj]

It's not a non-game, it's an adventure game. Level 5 invited a third party to supervise the puzzles in the game simply because as someone else pointed out, they have no experience in it. However, whether the game is actually story based or completely involving random puzzle solving is unknown at this point.

But you made Amir0x uninterested in the game, all threads about it in the future will be a debate about what this really is and if it will be good now.

 

[castle007]

Dear lord... Oscar nominee confirmed?

Brokeback Training DS!!!!

 

[Amir0x]

But you made Amir0x uninterested in the game, all threads about it in the future will be a debate about what this really is and if it will be good now.

I didn't ever say it was a non-game! That's other people.

 

[Illuminati]

Um, this just sounds like an adventure game that may have some creative puzzles in it. Because, you know, we always bitch about the lack of adventure games on these boards, so this should be considered a good thing. Why are some of you guys disappointed again???

I don't think it is the adventure game part that people have a beef with, it is the "heart-warming" part that makes me throw up in my mouth.

 

[Karma Kramer]

Brokeback Training DS!!!!

:lol

 

[Mrbob]

the nintendo ds really brings the best out of developers. could kojima productions have experienced a creative apotheosis like their stock market...thing on any other platform? and now level 5 brings us "brain teasers" with professor crouton and his catamite!

Seriously. What the hell is going on.

 

[drohne]

i think "author of popular brain teasers" is what suggests a brain training cash-in of debatable gameness

 

[demi]

do you really care which sells more?

will it make you enjoy the games more?

Sounds like someone is betting on the DS. Ha. Hope you love the taste of defeat, loser.

 

[sugarhigh4242]

Sounds like someone is betting on the DS. Ha. Hope you love the taste of defeat, loser.

uh...

i was banned recently for being "one of the biggest sony shills". Of course, i vigorously deny that catergorization...

 

[demi]

Now you are in denial? I'm onto you. You have been put on notice. Enjoy.

 

[ethelred]

I don't think it is the adventure game part that people have a beef with, it is the "heart-warming" part that makes me throw up in my mouth.

Because Dark Cloud, Dark Cloud 2, Dragon Quest VIII, Jeanne d'Arc, and Rogue Galaxy took place in such dark, twisted, tormented, and mature worlds?

Do you people even play Level 5 games?

 

[My Arms Your Hearse]

I didn't ever say it was a non-game! That's other people.

But it's not DC3 either, therefore a total waste.

I mean, how well did DC2 sell?

 

[Stormbringer]

So this is a kind of Brain Training like... Is this one of the DS games that is supposed to be revealed in Famitsu Wednesday ? Maybe...

 

[Amir0x]

But it's not DC3 either, therefore a total waste.

I mean, how well did DC2 sell?

Well I agree that Dark Cloud 3 needs to happen. DC2 sold not too well, at all...unfortunately.

 

[jj984jj]

Because Dark Cloud, Dark Cloud 2, Dragon Quest VIII, Jeanne d'Arc, and Rogue Galaxy took place in such dark, twisted, tormented, and mature worlds?

DQVIII is as dark, twisted, and mature as DQ gets man.

 

[Illuminati]

Because Dark Cloud, Dark Cloud 2, Dragon Quest VIII, Jeanne d'Arc, and Rogue Galaxy took place in such dark, twisted, tormented, and mature worlds?

I wouldn't consider those games to have heart-warming worlds either...

 

[ethelred]

DQVIII is as dark, twisted, and mature as DQ gets man.

That's like saying the Oscar the Grouch segments are as adult as Sesame Street gets.

I wouldn't consider those games to have heart-warming worlds either...

Oh, okay. Maybe I was confused in Dark Cloud 2; there was such a dark tinge to the happy-go-lucky overall-clad mechanic who valiantly fights off monsters with a smile and a wrench.

 

[Mrbob]

Well I agree that Dark Cloud 3 needs to happen. DC2 sold not too well, at all...unfortunately.

In Japan the game exceeded expectations, but yeah it sold like crap in the USA. :/

 

[duckroll]

DQVIII is as dark, twisted, and mature as DQ gets man.

But you don't fight god at the end! :lol

 

[Jonnyram]

What was the official reason for the TFLO cancellation? I wasn't really following XBOX stuff back then.

Official reason: the game wasn't up to quality so both sides decided to cancel it rather than wasting more money.

The real reason: the network code was broken and unfixable.

I'm still waiting for L5 to make a network game.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

so Level 5 has done only sony games til now?

which games?

 

[Wollan]

I'm still waiting for L5 to make a network game.

White Knight is your savior.

 

[GauntletPhantom]

What was the official reason for the TFLO cancellation? I wasn't really following XBOX stuff back then.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4511593&postcount=28

official? hmm. well, LevelNth recently summed up the events nicely in the recent Akihiro Hino/White Knight thread.

edit: beaten by Jonnyram with the short and sweet version. see LevelNth's post for tons of details.

 

[Mrbob]

Official reason: the game wasn't up to quality so both sides decided to cancel it rather than wasting more money.

The real reason: the network code was broken and unfixable.

I'm still waiting for L5 to make a network game.

No need for a network game. Plenty of them out there. Level 5 should concentrate on continuing to be the prominent Japan RPG developer to lead on another generation. White Knight Story sounds like a great start.

 

[castle007]

this reminds me, the new famitsu info usually is revealed wednesday night, right??

 

[DCharlie]

we are seeing a backlash against a game with minimal details!? AWESOME!

I thought Level 5 were , you know, good?

 

[ethelred]

we are seeing a backlash against a game with minimal details!? AWESOME!

I thought Level 5 were , you know, good?

They were... until they became associated with the DS in the form of a single game.

 

[DCharlie]

until they became associated with the DS in the form of a single game.

yeah, HEART WARMING STORY? PUZZLES? ADVENTURE? DS!!?? sounds like shit!

Whats this , a game about a guy who can transform into a Knight?! They're ****ing geniuses!

 

[neo2046]

news for N-fans

Nintendo conference has just started in Japan
Miyamoto has just announced "Health Pack" (code name) for Wii
and a new cooking guide (similar to cooking Navi) for DS also announced

 

[Amir0x]

we are seeing a backlash against a game with minimal details!? AWESOME!

I thought Level 5 were , you know, good?

It's not an RPG, and they brought in some brain teasing guy to direct. That's already two strikes! It may be good, but it's not so interesting yet... maybe more details will make it better.

Miyamoto has just announced "Health Pack" (code name) for Wii

Is this...that... Wii Aerobics?

 

[dili]

WHERE THE **** IS NEXT-GEN DARK CLOUD

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

YES. Where the hell is my DC3 Level 5!

I imagine A next-gen DC on PS3 would be equal to Rouge Galaxy's animated cinemas or better. Just thinking about it makes me want to pull an isamu

 

[duckroll]

They were... until they became associated with the DS in the form of a single game.

No no, it's until they became associated with a DS non-game cash-in which is so heart-warming it makes Care Bears look like Evangelion. And all that without even the need for a press release or single screenshot! THE POWER OF GAF!

 

[Jonnyram]

White Knight is your savior.

Yeah, what's the online portion?
So far it looks like you can download quests, but I haven't seen anything else.