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[Hero of Legend]

It reveals who the producer of the game is.
clicky

Director you mean?

 

[Boney]

Hype!!

 

[JordanLMiller]

There's an Iwata asks now!? What's the release date!!?

Don't these usually start appearing when a release is getting close?

 

[cooljeanius]

Iwata ask: The Last Story vol.1
hope there is a brief summary translation later

社長が訊く『ラストストーリー』
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/slsj/vol1/

Using Google Translate on it is funny, as always. Seems like they mostly talk about Final Fantasy more so than The Last Story, though.

 

[RurouniZel]

I'm even more hyped than I was before!! This is gonna be goooooood!!

 

[thefro]

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/17/sakaguchi_directs_last_story/

First game Sakaguchi has directed since FFV.

Which leaves open the question of who the producer is.

edit: Anoop translated more of the column
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/17/last_story_iwata_asks/

 

[Krev]

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/17/sakaguchi_directs_last_story/

First game Sakaguchi has directed since FFV.

Which leaves open the question of who the producer is.

edit: Anoop translated more of the column
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/17/last_story_iwata_asks/

Oh wow, big news.
Very exciting. Hopefully he's still got it.

 

[thefro]

Iwata Asks: Sakamoto x Sakaguchi
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/slsjr3oj/vol1/index.html

 

[Boney]

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/slsjr3oj/vol1/img/mainvisual1.jpg

Iwata Asks: Sakamoto x Sakaguchi
[url]http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/slsjr3oj/vol1/index.html[/url][/QUOTE]
:O

anyone got a transcript?

 

[Cow Mengde]

:O

anyone got a transcript?

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/26/iwata_asks_sakaguchi_sakamoto/

 

[thefro]

:O

anyone got a transcript?

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/26/iwata_asks_sakaguchi_sakamoto/

- Mainly talking about an old text adventure game Sakaguchi & Sakamoto worked on together for Nintendo (Tokimeki High School)
- Sakaguchi says The Last Story is the 3rd game in his career where he focused on gameplay first. The other 2 are FF & FF7.
- Says game's strongest point is its gameplay, but game has solid story and strong cinematic components. Think of it as a game that has a story in it.
- Used Nintendo's Mario Club to test gameplay
- Characters in your party will converse as you run around the fields which will give you a better feel of the relationship with your ally characters.

 

[farnham]

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/26/iwata_asks_sakaguchi_sakamoto/

- Mainly talking about an old text adventure game Sakaguchi & Sakamoto worked on together for Nintendo (Tokimeki High School)
- Sakaguchi says The Last Story is the 3rd game in his career where he focused on gameplay first. The other 2 are FF & FF7.
- Says game's strongest point is its gameplay, but game has solid story and strong cinematic components. Think of it as a game that has a story in it.
- Used Nintendo's Mario Club to test gameplay
- Characters in your party will converse as you run around the fields which will give you a better feel of the relationship with your ally characters.

wut

 

[Poyunch]

Woah Sakamoto?

 

[Boney]

Thanks that was pretty interesting.. pretty good idea on characters conversing on the field.

 

[thefro]

Okay, with the screenshots on the official site and them revealing the names of 5 of the 7 characters in this illustration, I think I can fill in the rest.

Row 1 you have Elza, Quark, and Manamia (girl with flower in her hair)
Row 2 you have Kanan, Yuris, and Jackal (blonde-haired Cloud-looking guy)
Row 3 is Seiren

Jackal and Manamia are also shown in the trailer (it shows Quark, Seiren, Yuris, Jackal, and Manamia in order)

There are also generic "Knight, Mage, Healer" characters shown fighting with you in the trailer.

 

[thefro]

I normalized the colors of the background art in the "world" section on the website for a couple pics we haven't seen in color before. Gorgeous artwork.

Click on the thumbnails above for *MUCH* bigger images.

 

[Sagitario]

Love the characters designs, thanks thefro...

 

[D-Pad]

Thank you, thefro. If Samus wasn't currently occupying my desktop these would be. *saves them for later*

 

[abstract alien]

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/26/iwata_asks_sakaguchi_sakamoto/

- Mainly talking about an old text adventure game Sakaguchi & Sakamoto worked on together for Nintendo (Tokimeki High School)
- Sakaguchi says The Last Story is the 3rd game in his career where he focused on gameplay first. The other 2 are FF & FF7.
- Says game's strongest point is its gameplay, but game has solid story and strong cinematic components. Think of it as a game that has a story in it.
- Used Nintendo's Mario Club to test gameplay
- Characters in your party will converse as you run around the fields which will give you a better feel of the relationship with your ally characters.

...well that was unexpected. This can only mean good things.

 

[thefro]

New Jump scan is out talking about Jackal and Manamia.

They can both use magic as well... Jackal's speciality is Ice magic (he is a well rounded character who is skilled with swords as well) while Manamia is a healer with forest magic.

 

[thefro]

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/09/08/new_last_story_characters/
Anoop translation of the Jump Info:

Jackal
"The intelligent, flirtatious mage." Jackal is a mage who has the ability to control ice. While he behaves in a flirtatious and easy-going manner, he's actually a thinker and cares for his allies. In battle, he's an all rounder who can use both magic and swords.
Manamia
"The user of recovery magic who loves the forest." Manamia is capable of using recovery magic. She has a mysterious air about her. There appears to be a secret surrounding her birth.

This seems to be the origin of the character looks for these two
http://www.mistwalkercorp.com/enold/column_eng/pg95.html

 

[thefro]

New info in Famitsu this week about the magic system. 2ch seems pretty excited about it.

Seems like you can combine spells for different effects.

 

[AceBandage]

Seems this will have a pretty deep combat system.

 

[Effect]

...well that was unexpected. This can only mean good things.

Mario Club is suppose to be the best play testing, bug finding, etc group in the industry right?

 

[John Harker]

They need to hurry up and get this out before people just stop buying non-casual Wii games altogether. It's already pretty grim, there doesn't seem a way for this to profit. It better come to N.A. soon!

Now that Other M is out, is there even any other core Wii games?

 

[farnham]

They need to hurry up and get this out before people just stop buying non-casual Wii games altogether. It's already pretty grim, there doesn't seem a way for this to profit. It better come to N.A. soon!

Now that Other M is out, is there even any other core Wii games?

this will not sell at all. i think everyone agrees on that. its already too late.

also NA release wont give them any sales either. wii as gone down the shitter in NA and Europe too.