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[duckroll]

You say 6 konami games of ps3 canned. Coded Arms , Pawa Pro, Gadius VI, unannounced rpg, unannounced action and...?

Sorry, I just can't count.

More info:

Dragon Quest IX

This is considered an evolution of the direction DQ8 took, except on the DS. It seems that the game might not be just an action RPG after all?

FFVII Crisis Core

Development is at 65% (slooooow!)

No More Heroes

Apparently a Fire Pro Wrestling character (or characters?) will be used in the game.

Lost Odyssey

Still in development using Unreal Engine 3.0. Hope it turns out well...

ASH

This is a mysterious genre that combines RPG and Tactical elements. Development is being handled by ラストスパート (Last Sport?). [or maybe they mean the development is at the last spot... which just makes it really bad language usage! T_T]

Gyakuten 4

This game is going to be really packed with content.

Monster Hunter 3

Yup, still exists. Actually in development now...

 

[Lady Bird]

Found two different translations:

Final Fantasy XIII

-The male's name is related to weather, but not related to Lightning, he is 33cm.
-The summons have greatly changed, as Shiva is now able to turn into a bike, and supports more then one element.
-There seems to be a hard time with the battle system when you are with the bike however, but it is possible to use the bike while in battle.
-The Crystals in the game have the power to "Invent" something.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII
-The Game play is similar to that of Kingdom Hearts, but it is still being worked on.
-The Hero does have his limits, he is able to teleport for a short while to where he throws his weapons.

Final Fantasy Agito XIII
-This game will be brought to the cellphone at the end of 2007
-Besides the picture, the entire game will be in 3D
-The Hero is suppose to be protecting a crystal.

Source: FF7AC Reunion and Nekogagotoku Blog.

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Final Fantasy XIII

1. There is a floating Cocoon that is protected by a Machine, this Cocoon is known to be created by the Crystal, and it prospered there.

2. Residents of the City began to fear the Crystal, due to it's "Foreign" state.

3. The Cocoon, awakened, while someone was in the City, people began to suspect the person alot, and thought of him/her as an "Invader" soon that suspect began to turn into hate.

4. In order to stabilize the cocoon, emergency treatment was done.

5. A large amount of residents were restrained, and moved to the pulse of this World. Although in reality it was just a Virtual Banishment.

6. The Crystal chose that person, giving them fate to lead the World. "She" was chosen and became an enemy of the Human Race, and was believed to lead the world into ruin.

7. The Name of the mysterious blond male indeed represents the weather, however has no relationship towards Lightning.



Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Originally there was no good or evil, however soon it was divided into good, and evil. It was the last Kingdom where the crystal was held. The Kingdom is very modern, it is so advanced, that civilization there itself, is isolated from the Outside World. This City is protected by the Magic Order. A group from the Outside World, began to invade the city, and there the fight for the last crystal begins, this however is the start of a new generation.

Action: The gameplay is said to have similar Qualities to that of Kingdom Hearts, however more things have been added. One of the abilities you can use is that of the Main Character can warp to wherever his weapons are thrown.

Source: ff-xiii.net and Nekogagotoku Blog

 

[S. L.]

The male's name is related to weather, but not related to Lightning, he is 33cm.

what?!

 

[Jonnyram]

duckroll, I think it's "last spurt", i.e. the final stages.

33cm is his shoe size, as I said earlier in the thread.

 

[sprsk]

There seems to be some orcish looking skull in that musou scan. The style is something I think I've seen before. It looks almost like something a biker would don on his helmet or jacket or something.

 

[nelsonroyale]

snip

now thats some interesting info....interest back up...seems like they are trying to do some in new stuff with the battle system.... shiva turn into a nike though is pretty hilarious. Both games featuring an anti-hero this time...sounds fair to me.

Damn these two games are what Ill buy the ps3 for, as I pretty much bought the ps2 for ff games...with every new installment my hype gets higher!

peace

 

[Lady Bird]

Active Time System = turn based. FFXII was using the Active Dimension System.

Active Dimension System = Active Time System Plus Movement. FFXIII will probably be as Active Time as FFXII was, just in a different way (less MMORPG-ish, more Advent Children-ish).

Since when was a active battle system, turn-based? Isn't that a contradiction?

 

[Magicpaint]

Sorry, I just can't count.

More info:

Dragon Quest IX

This is considered an evolution of the direction DQ8 took, except on the DS. It seems that the game might not be just an action RPG after all?

Weird, videos seemed to suggest it played like an action RPG, either way, an evolution of the DQVIII direction sounds right up my alley!

FFVII Crisis Core

Development is at 65% (slooooow!)

Nice. So it's coming out afterall and progress is being made.

ASH

This is a mysterious genre that combines RPG and Tactical elements. Development is being handled by ラストスパート (Last Sport?). [or maybe they mean the development is at the last spot... which just makes it really bad language usage! T_T]

Reads like last spurt... to me.

Gyakuten 4

This game is going to be really packed with content.

Sweet.

 

[Acosta]

There seems to be some orcish looking skull in that musou scan. The style is something I think I've seen before. It looks almost like something a biker would don on his helmet or jacket or something.

Harley Davison Mosou?

 

[u_neek]

duckroll, I think it's "last spurt", i.e. the final stages.

33cm is his shoe size, as I said earlier in the thread.

OMG, I just HAVE to know what his favorite soda is or Ill kill myself!

 

[solarplexus]

Found two different translations:

Final Fantasy XIII

-The male's name is related to weather, but not related to Lightning, he is 33cm.

33 cm?? :lol :lol

 

[Kafel]

Still no release date for ASH ? Any new pics ?

 

[jett]

Why won't Squeenix release the new trailers of FF13 and Versus to us poor interweb bottom-dwellers?

33cm is his shoe size, as I said earlier in the thread.

33cm shoe size would make him a midget. That can't be right either.

 

[Mau ®]

WOW seems like Famitsu enjoyed GoW. It will be interesting if it gets embraced by the Japanese since it is not eactly an FPS. It could go over quite decently.

 

[S. L.]

33cm shoe size would make him a midget. That can't be right either.

33cm = 13inch... rather huge

 

[radios shipping overview]

Baroque remake!

I picked up the Saturn version relatively recently, and it's pretty interesting (especially for a King's Field and roguelike fan like me), but the all-kanji item names are a killer. I might as well be playing in Chinese. >_< Maybe Atlus will take a chance?

 

[jett]

33cm = 13inch... rather huge

Oh duh, I confused the number with the european shoe size.

 

[Fady K]

So far:

Brand new Musou game from Koei.

- PS2
- Who is the enemy? A Musou you didn't know about, coming this Spring.
- Developed by Omega Force

Looks to be fantasy, there's only 1 illustration.

Another PS2 killer app confirmed

Gundam Musou

- Confirmed 1st March.

First killer app for Japanese PS3s?

Shining Force Ikusa - 9/9/8/9
.hackGU3 - 8/7/8/8
Dragon Shadow Spell - 8/8/8/8
Gears of War - 10/9/9/9
Yggdrasil Labyrinth - 8/8/8/8

35 for Shining Force 37 for GOW Great scores!

Wario - 8/7/7/7

Gundam Musou apparently has a slightly different structure from Dynasty Warriors. In each area you have to keep defeating enemies until a mid-boss shows up and after defeating it you complete the area. At the end of the entire stage is a main boss.

Interesting...

Yup. "New Action Adventure" and "Role Playing". Both from Konami. That makes EIGHT Konami games that were planned that got canned between last and this week.

Damn...whats up with Konami?

Some good news after all!

Baroque - PS2 - 2007

Sting is remaking their Saturn/PS game into a brand new title for the PS2. The director is &#21407;&#30000;&#22823;&#36896; and the character designer is &#37428;&#26408;&#20581;&#20108;&#37070;.

Deltora Quest - DS - Spring

This anime adaptation from Bandai Namco has a scenario written by Nojima and music from Sakimoto! Development is by &#12450;&#12454;&#12487;&#12451;&#12458; and planning is by Bec. It is an action rpg.

Baroque sounds interesting. SAKIMOTO on Deltora Quest?!! Please, someone tell me this has a chance of hitting US shores! Duck, Ethelred?? Jonnyram???

- FFXIII still uses a command-based Active Time System, just modified for speed and coolness.
- FFVersusXIII is going to be action packed and play much like KH.
- They're planning to have a realtime trailer of FFVersusXIII by mid-2007.
- FFAgitoXIII is going to be a full 3D cellphone game on DoCoMo services.

Yaaaaaaaaay

Dengeki review scores:
Shining Force EXA: 85/90/90/85

Woooooooot

http://gmstar.com/ps2/roguegalaxydc.html

Rogue Galaxy Director's Cut - PS2 - 21st March

- Low rerelease price of 3980yen!
- Brand new planet to explore
- New "Burning Strike" combat system
- Over 1,000 new conversation lines and patterns for the Live Talk system
- New weapons, items, improved alchemy system and additional costumes
- Improvements/additions in the Insectoid minigame
- FMVs in high-resolution on a dual layer disc
- Game balance is readjusted


So 2 months after the US release of RG, I guess they're cashing in on the Japanese market with a re-release with all the US content... at least it's not fullprice like someother re-releases....

Very very generous price! Thats almost 6000 yen cheaper than Persona 3 fes

Do Square's cellphone games do well? Too bad Agito isn't on DS.

Yeah, id rather have it on my DS or PSP rather than a cellphone :/

Dragon Quest IX

This is considered an evolution of the direction DQ8 took, except on the DS. It seems that the game might not be just an action RPG after all?

Intriguing...

FFVII Crisis Core

Development is at 65% (slooooow!)

At least its actually coming

No More Heroes

Apparently a Fire Pro Wrestling character (or characters?) will be used in the game.

CANT WAIT FOR THIS GAME. MOST WANTED WII GAME

Lost Odyssey

Still in development using Unreal Engine 3.0. Hope it turns out well...

At least i dont think this'll get canceled like the other Jap UE3.0 games.

ASH

This is a mysterious genre that combines RPG and Tactical elements. Development is being handled by &#12521;&#12473;&#12488;&#12473;&#12497;&#12540;&#12488; (Last Sport?). [or maybe they mean the development is at the last spot... which just makes it really bad language usage! T_T]

Never heard of Last Sport :/ Maybe its bad language usage after all?

Gyakuten 4

This game is going to be really packed with content.

Monster Hunter 3

Yup, still exists. Actually in development now...

Woooooo

THANKS FOR THE NEWS DUCKROLL! AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FFXIII/VeXIII scans <3 <3 <3

 

[Y2Kev]

Konami news is making me very scared...

What is the status of Silent Hill?

 

[Magicpaint]

Konami news is making me very scared...

What is the status of Silent Hill?

Silent Hill origins.

 

[Y2Kev]

Silent Hill origins.

Other than that. I'm barely considering that SH based on the videos I've seen.

 

[Magicpaint]

Other than that. I'm barely considering that SH based on the videos I've seen.

Trust me, it's barely on my radar too. :lol

But I think that's the only Silent Hill game we'll be getting for a few years.

 

[Totalriot]

This is what Gamefront says about ASH:

Ash: Archaic Sealed Heat verbindet RPG und Taktik

10.01.07 - Mistwalker (Blue Dragon) hat sich in der Famitsu etwas zu Ash: Archaic Sealed Heat geäußert. Demnach soll das Genre jeweils zur Hälfte aus Rollenspiel und Taktik bestehen und beide Elemente miteinander verbinden. In der Entwicklung setzen die Macher jetzt nach eigener Aussage zum Endspurt an. Release: 2007 (Japan)

Bolded part means that the developers prepare for final spurt. So maybe that's the translation?

 

[solarplexus]

Bolded part means that the developers prepare for final spurt. So maybe that's the translation?

Yes, as Jonnyram said

Maybe they'll release it in Spring'07.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Deltora Quest - DS - Spring

This anime adaptation from Bandai Namco has a scenario written by Nojima and music from Sakimoto! Development is by &#12450;&#12454;&#12487;&#12451;&#12458; and planning is by Bec. It is an action rpg.

Well, Sakimoto is almost as good as Kow Otani, so the music won't suck. If the Contact / Shining Soul (2) team are behind this, then this might be the least shitty anime license game ever.

 

[reminder]

January 10, 2007 - Konami's support for both the PS3 and Wii appears to have taken a major hit. The release list in the latest issue of Famitsu reveals reveals that a number of next generation titles previously announced by the company are no longer in development.

Here's the full list of cancelled titles.

# Gradius Series (PS3)
# Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (PS3)
# New Action Game (PS3)
# New Role Playing Game (PS3)
# New Action Adventure Game 2 (Wii)
# Role Playing Game (Wii)

With those titles gone, Konami's Wii and PS3 lineup reads as follows:

# Pro Baseball Spirits Series (PS3)
# Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
# World Soccer Winning Eleven Series (PS3)
# Music Simulation Game (Wii)
# New Action Adventure Game (Wii)
# Sports Game -- Soccer (Wii)
# Sports Game -- Baseball (Wii)

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/754/754307p1.html


Did IGN forget to put Coded Arms: Assault in one of these lists?

 

[jj984jj]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/754/754307p1.html


Did IGN forget to put Coded Arms: Assault in one of these lists?

Coded Arms is part of a different rumor started on the 30th.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

duckroll, I think it's "last spurt", i.e. the final stages.

33cm is his shoe size, as I said earlier in the thread.

Well, you know what they say about one's shoe size...

 

[Defuser]

Well, you know what they say about one's shoe size...

 

[Mashing]

So ASH is just about finished, yet we've seen less than nothing from it. What's up with that?

 

[Kafel]

This is what Gamefront says about ASH

Thank you. I think this game may surprise a lot of people by its gameplay. I'm intrigued.

 

[reminder]

Coded Arms is part of a different rumor started on the 30th.

Ah i see, thx.

Well, i hope this is not true. Coded Arms looked very interesting imo...

 

[RevenantKioku]

Dragon Quest IX
This is considered an evolution of the direction DQ8 took, except on the DS. It seems that the game might not be just an action RPG after all?

Do not tease me ;_; Uso!Jump is not allowed to cover DQ games!

 

[Dascu]

This was posted before, but could anyone translate or summarize what is said in this Kojima interview?
http://p.pita.st/?m=icmx0lrg

Also, lots of thanks for all those FFXIII scans, duckroll.

 

[u_neek]

"Come on, come ooooon"

 

[Amir0x]

-The summons have greatly changed, as Shiva is now able to turn into a bike, and supports more then one element.

A bike... The hell?

 

[TreIII]

So ASH is just about finished, yet we've seen less than nothing from it. What's up with that?

Good question...but then again, I've been honestly wondering what's been up with ASH for quite a while now. I mean really...we've at least seen Blue Dragon stuff off and on for the last period of time up until its release. Why was ASH practically so mum, considering that it's arguably a more high-profile title (at least, in light of how it's on a system that more people own in Japan)?

Plus, you'd think they'd want to get it out in a timely fashion, before Square Enix's onslaught of DS goods for this year stand to overwhelm it in sheer numbers alone...

 

[John Harker]

Whose exactly doing development on ASH?

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Whose exactly doing development on ASH?

Mistwalker. I hope Nintendo are planning some kind of marketing blitz for it.

 

[ethelred]

Whose exactly doing development on ASH?

It's being published by Nintendo, creative development is being done by Mistwalker (Sakaguchi is supposed to be directing the game himself, character designs and art are by Hideo Minaba, and I believe the music is being done by Hitoshi Sakimoto)... it was never said who's doing the actual programming side of the development, though (as Artoon did on Blue Dragon).

I am absolutely elated to hear that the game is coming along and its development is nearing completion. Can't wait till we get to see more on it.

Plus, you'd think they'd want to get it out in a timely fashion, before Square Enix's onslaught of DS goods for this year stand to overwhelm it in sheer numbers alone...

Well, the Square Enix titles also help to further establish a stronger and stronger RPG fanbase on the system... if you think about it, pretty much everyone who played RPGs on the PS2 in Japan will be getting a DS (if they haven't already) for DQIX.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Intelligent Systems?

 

[Chris Michael]

This thread needs more scans.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

VF5 - PS3 - 8th Feb - 8190yen

The game will include an original "Quest Mode" where you take part in a big tournament and you can buy items and emblems from a shop. There will also be a "VF TV Mode" which mimicks the Arcade VF TV.

Glad to see that's back

Konami arcade collection? Talk about a boring line-up.
Would love to see Baroque PS2 get a US release. Maybe Atlus could consider it...haha

 

[RaijinFY]

A bike... The hell?

Yeah... wtf?

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

nvm I suck
FF13 sounds stupid btw

 

[nelsonroyale]

A bike... The hell?

yeah haha...didnt see this one coming from a thousand miles off

peace

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

A multi-elemental bike!

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Yeah... wtf?

Huffy's are making a comeback!

 

[nelsonroyale]

nvm I suck
FF13 sounds stupid btw

I take the pic is a symbolic image of you and sakaguchi...no?

Spoiler

okay that was childish, but this guy is always on mistwalkers nut sacks.

peace

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Spoiler

okay that was childish, but this guy is always on mistwalkers nut sacks.

peace

What gave you that silly idea?
Sorry but I happen to draw the line at summoned monsters turning into vehicles.
Storyline is just plain wtf as well.