Terra Battle is probably one of the best games I've seen on mobile, but it's still not what I'm looking for in a game experience. Conversely many of my best gaming memories involve playing Sakaguchi's console productions. I don't think it's unreasonable to want more of that, when that's the sort of experience you're missing.
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Sakaguchi shows concept art of new Mistwalker game, hopes to unveil in ~1 yr
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Terra Battle is probably one of the best games I've seen on mobile, but it's still not what I'm looking for in a game experience. Conversely many of my best gaming memories involve playing Sakaguchi's console productions. I don't think it's unreasonable to want more of that, when that's the sort of experience you're missing.
Hell, give me a 60 FPS HD remake of TLS 1 on PS4 and I'll be happy.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
Terra Battle is the only mobile game I've legitimately enjoyed that was specifically designed around a phone. There is an interesting amount of depth just positioning characters while bumping other characters into correct positions.
I'm excited to see what Mistwalkers has brewing, even if it's in the same world/universe as Terra Battle.
I'm excited to see what Mistwalkers has brewing, even if it's in the same world/universe as Terra Battle.
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Probably an NX game, hence the 'hope to unveil in one year' wording. It probably isn't for the bone because that would just be career suicide at this point, with that console struggling to sell triple digit units weekly in Japan which I'm assuming is a target market for him. If it were a PS4 game he would need a publisher and Mistwalker have yet to make a game with any third party for console.
Mistwalker has been around for about a decade now and have produced three console games. Two published by MS and the third published by Nintendo. But not one third party publisher have made a game with them, why is that? You would think a studio like Mistwalker, with Sakaguchi and that famous composer whose name escapes me, would have been able to secure a publishing deal with a Japanese publisher, especially after the praise for LO and LS. Is his reputation still tarnished by the spirits within, is it because of his history with MS, is he difficult to work with? It's baffling to me that someone who was behind some of the best games made during the golden years of the nineties is not regularly pumping out games with a Bandai Namco, a Tecmo Koei, or some other third party.
Or is the real reason that all those publishers would want a PS4 version of whatever he makes and Sakaguchi is still holding a grudge against Sony such that he would rather not make a game at all than make one on their platform... and thus we have him making games for MS and/or Ninty once every five years when they have an extra couple bucks to spare.
Mistwalker has been around for about a decade now and have produced three console games. Two published by MS and the third published by Nintendo. But not one third party publisher have made a game with them, why is that? You would think a studio like Mistwalker, with Sakaguchi and that famous composer whose name escapes me, would have been able to secure a publishing deal with a Japanese publisher, especially after the praise for LO and LS. Is his reputation still tarnished by the spirits within, is it because of his history with MS, is he difficult to work with? It's baffling to me that someone who was behind some of the best games made during the golden years of the nineties is not regularly pumping out games with a Bandai Namco, a Tecmo Koei, or some other third party.
Or is the real reason that all those publishers would want a PS4 version of whatever he makes and Sakaguchi is still holding a grudge against Sony such that he would rather not make a game at all than make one on their platform... and thus we have him making games for MS and/or Ninty once every five years when they have an extra couple bucks to spare.
I don't think he ever actually said that he wouldn't. He just wanted to focus on mobile and chill, and surf and travel and take pictures of clouds.
Green Card
Member
See art, die inside. Some more stuff like The Lost Odyssey would be great.
minus the kids
Wow! I would have been happy even if this was a mobile game, but judging from the fact that 3D is confirmed and they are doing some pretty complex stuff with the art style it looks like a console title! I'm soooooo excited - The Last Story was my favourite game (well, close second to FF9) and the artwork looks so much like it. The one with the kids and the huge friendly-looking creature in the background is especially beautiful and gives a feeling of intimacy just like The Last Story had. I loved that. And I love the description of the art style already - very Cry On-like.
Can. Not. Wait!
Can. Not. Wait!
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Please let it be cry on related in some fashion. Oh, and bring this to xbox one and follow it up with a beautiful followup to blue dragon, lost odyssey, or both.
solidsnakeiv
Banned
Please be ps4 or XBONE
The Giant
Banned
About that, Nintendo owns the ip. So a hd remake/remaster would be on NX.
The Last Story reminded me how good Sakaguchi games were and I kind of felt Xenoblade stole a lot of its thunder. I hope his new game can get a bigger release overall. I'm a console guy, but if coming out to PC gives it the attention it needs, like Valkyria Chronicles, then do it.
Worldshaker
Member
The Last Story was fantastic, and I enjoyed it more than Xenoblade. I can't wait to see what this ends up being.
theofficefan99
Junior Member
Not a fan. Bring back the artist of The Last Story please.
I want Sakaguchi to make a game with writing as good as Lost Odyssey's (except with a non-horrible antagonist), with gameplay and art as good as The Last Story's (minus the unnecessary overview of the terrain before every fight, and the extreme linearity).
I want Sakaguchi to make a game with writing as good as Lost Odyssey's (except with a non-horrible antagonist), with gameplay and art as good as The Last Story's (minus the unnecessary overview of the terrain before every fight, and the extreme linearity).
Pyrrhus
Member
I'm intensely interested in any Sakaguchi project. Really wished I'd seen this thread yesterday when the video was still up. His presence is something the industry and the RPG genre in particular both still badly need. It's a shame we've seen so relatively little of him in the last decade or so.
Agreed. I think Last Story was a more compact, much better paced experience that had fresher characterization and world design than XB. They were both pretty amazing titles, though.
Agreed. I think Last Story was a more compact, much better paced experience that had fresher characterization and world design than XB. They were both pretty amazing titles, though.
theofficefan99
Junior Member
Terra Battle is ok , the gameplay is a lot more fair than most gatcha games but it still has the gatcha jank to it.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
More likely he didn't have a choice (and still doesn't). Mobile games is all he could do without support from any console game publisher.
GhostTrick
Banned
Basically this. Some people just don't get how Mistwalker works. Unless a publisher comes in and say "We want you to make a game. Here's a team and money", we'll only get mobile efforts. Either that or kickstarter.
People in here are acting as though The Last Story sold three million copies to give Mistwalker the bankroll to just do whatever they wanted for a bit.
If that had been the case, Cry-On wouldn't have been canceled for "financial instability."
You know what would be funny? If more people played the Last Story sequel event in Terra Battle than people who played Last Story itself.
Goddamn, that would be hilarious. I didn't know there was a sequel event in it. That's cool, though.You know what would be funny? If more people played the Last Story sequel event in Terra Battle than people who played Last Story itself.
To be honest, It's really not out of the realm of possibility, either.
Crimson_Justice
Member
Great news. Mobile or console, I'll be there. Of course, I'd prefer console, but I love Sakaguchi's games and I love this art.
Hypereides
Member
Just speculating, but if its headed for a home console, its likely for NX.
I can't imagine the relation between Sony and Sakaguchi to have been rekindled. The probability for Microsoft being behind it doesn't seem very likely.
I can't imagine the relation between Sony and Sakaguchi to have been rekindled. The probability for Microsoft being behind it doesn't seem very likely.
I briefly thought of mistwalker when Iwata spoke of a "Nintendo-like solution" for having third party games at launch. Obviously this game could be for anything but this thread brought that thought back to my head.
I bought both Xenoblade and Last Story and while I preferred Xenoblade I appreciated TLS as well. It felt like a Sakaguchi game which was nice since the last one I played was FFIX.
I bought both Xenoblade and Last Story and while I preferred Xenoblade I appreciated TLS as well. It felt like a Sakaguchi game which was nice since the last one I played was FFIX.
NippleViking
Banned
OnionPowder
Member
Not at all worth the bump. It's not like they're at lunch or phil is at the studio. They're literally both at a press event for an announced game he's not working on.
nitekrawlwer
Member
*Raises flame shield*
I want it on mobile. I loved Terra Battle there despite some of the gacha jank as I have seen it called. If it's not on mobile I probably won't have the time to play it on another platform. Already too many battles for the tv in my household. I also commute via public transportation for hours of every day. 3 hours yesterday. So sorry for being "evil" but mobile is the best platform for my needs personally.
I want it on mobile. I loved Terra Battle there despite some of the gacha jank as I have seen it called. If it's not on mobile I probably won't have the time to play it on another platform. Already too many battles for the tv in my household. I also commute via public transportation for hours of every day. 3 hours yesterday. So sorry for being "evil" but mobile is the best platform for my needs personally.