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Looks good but like Setsuna, I'll wait for it to hit $20 on PSN.
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Lost Sphear announced (Square Enix/Tokyo RPG Factory, PC/PS4/Switch, $50, 2018)
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The visuals couldn't possibly be any blander, like I'm sure it has some really nice art but the end result is so... boring. Not that it means it's a bad game but I wish they had more budget to make it look a bit more appealing at least.
But given this is only coming in 2018 maybe there's hope? idk
But given this is only coming in 2018 maybe there's hope? idk
OuterLimits
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$50 is a bit too much in my opinion. About as ridiculous as a Kemco RPG selling for $15 on PS4. I bought Setsuna in a sale and still wish I had waited a bit longer.
Buddy Mcpuddy
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After Dragon Quest VII I can not restore another generic JRPG world suffering from another generic curse.
I hope there's more to it than that though.
I hope there's more to it than that though.
I'm a graphic designer who loves RPGs Square - light up my inbox
Seriously they look like bad phone game menus
ScientificPizza
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DQVII? Generic? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
RPGCrazied
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Looks kinda cool, but not $50 cool. This looks like a $20 download title.
FlashbladeGAF
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Edge_Maverick
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Sorry if old, but looking at Tokyo RPG Factory's website they refer to Lost Sphere as the 2nd title from the "Project Setsuna."
Source: http://www.tokyorpgfactory.com/news.php
Source: http://www.tokyorpgfactory.com/news.php
Edge_Maverick
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Fishing confirmed?
MagnaderAlpha
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Remember, Chrono Trigger started off with a young man being awakened by his mother and heading off to the town fair for fun and festivities. Yes, there was serious moments, but there was also a nice balance between lighter moments.
So it IS a part of the Setsuna series. Makes sense seeing that it looks like those penguin enemies return.
This is a nitpick, but one is based on an irk of mine. It is regarding final bosses, so I'm going to spoiler tag it, but I'm going to talk about the bosses from Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light, Bravely Default and I Am Setsuna, but...
why do the final bosses look so stupid. All share this "big upper body, floating thing with cartoonishly massive hands and no lower body". Maybe that sorta look is easy for those types of games, but man, those final bosses just look stupid.
enough with the use of Chaos and Bahamut being major final boss-ish villains. There should be a rule instated that says "No more Chaos-something or Bahamut form being a final boss in the series from here on out!". I mean, hell, even Vayne's final form in FFXII was inspired by Bahamut.
They want $8,99 for the cheapest shipping option. Comes out to $64.14 for me. Really Square?
encephalon
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When Chrono Trigger was released, it wasn't a budget title that lacked in the presentation department. It was a sophisticated title and perhaps even a precursor to the presentation focused, FMV filled PS1 titles that followed. These games are nothing like Chrono Trigger.
I think it looks interesting. I'll probably preorder it eventually on Square Enix's site for the physical version. I'm surprised they announced it now and not during E3. Even though it's multi-platform, it would have been a decent announcement for Nintendo's Switch E3 Direct. They need as many third party announcements as possible.
SavoyPrime
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Not too sure about that price. But I did enjoy I Am Setsuna and this trailer has me ready to go play it NOWAH!!!
Lord of Ostia
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Preordered a Switch physical copy, I enjoyed Setsuna a lot even if I don't think it's anywhere near as good as the big classic JRPGs, it was a short and sweet dose of nostalgia with beautiful music. I'm happy to support any Tokyo RPG Factory projects
Ugh, as soon as I read "Exclusive to S-E Store" I died a little inside as well. I'm also in Canada and gave up with them after a few times attempting to shop on their store way back for some great deals and checking out shipping, taking into account duties (which will surely be charged) decided against it. I feel your pain!
I'm a sucker for Physical copies, but not that much of a sucker. Here's to hoping VGP may carry it somehow. Doubtful, but I see all these GameStop exclusives there constantly.
DangerMouse
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Yep, I'm glad to see their next game.
ArchedThunder
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I hope this can grab me, I dropped Setsuna after a few hours.
That price is way too high though.
That price is way too high though.
DiipuSurotu
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Maybe it's referring to the development team? I think the Japanese sometimes call their teams "projects" in a kind of Engrish way. For example the Japanese commercial for Chrono Trigger started with the words "DREAM PROJECT PRESENTS":
Then again the codename for Chrono Cross was "PROJECT KID" and that seemed to refer to the game rather than the team...
Edge_Maverick
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Maybe it's referring to the development team? I think the Japanese sometimes call their teams "projects" in a kind of Engrish way. For example the Japanese commercial for Chrono Trigger started with the words "DREAM PROJECT PRESENTS":
Then again the codename for Chrono Cross was "PROJECT KID" and that seemed to refer to the game rather than the team...
Since the footage indicates they are maintaining elements from "I am Setsuna" in the new title (being those enemies, the Moment System, etc) it feels more like the continuation of a series. At least that's what I understood
IIRC, Hashimoto intended to indeed start a new series comencing with Setsuna. It was unclear if he was talking about developing direct sequels at the time though. Perhaps the idea here is creating similar games that share some sort of connection, but each one is its own thing in terms of story, characters and setting (kinda like FNC, I guess?).
Does it mentions that's it's a physical release anywhere? I can't see that and I just won't pre-order it if that's to have a code in the end.
nvm, it's in the OP.
EDIT: Holy shit I can only choose Priority (33.99$) to ship to Canada?!?!?! What the fuck is this stupid shit?! This is like, high-level tier thievery.
I just sent an email to their customer service because this is absolutely unacceptable to not offer any other options.
Good luck, it's what's stopping me from pre-ordering as well. Insane.
Also, expect at least $25 in brokerage charges, if my FFXIV CE's/Nier Automata CE are anything to go by, so it ends up being even more expensive. I calculated the cost earlier, and the way it is, I'd have to spend just under $140 CDN to import the physical copy to Canada. I'm definitely not doing that.
Is it known if this is going to be exclusive to the SE store in Japan as well? Hopefully I can just order a copy from Amazon like I did for setsuna, because damn that shipping from the states is prohibitive for no good reason.
It is unknown, as no place including SE e-STORE has started preorders for it. I suspect that it will be a regular nationwide release in Japan.
sixteen-bit
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Is it supposed to have a larger scope and consequently larger budget? That could be used to justify the price increase.
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