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Tokyo Xanadu (Falcom) announced for PS Vita [Up: direct-feed screens]
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AcademicSaucer
Member
Xseed please ?
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Any translations up for the "World" pages on the site? I wish I had better text-capture software on me,
Sparrowhawk
Member
Good, I need a reason to take it out of its case again.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
No confirmation on if its F2P or not?
This is modern Falcom. There's a 100% chance that this game is verbose as hell as the Kiseki school of writing pervades their entire catalog these days.
threelights
Member
duckroll was just trolling. Nothing is pointing towards this being F2P to begin with...
It will be compatible with PSTV. Even Ys Celceta is compatible with VitaTV in Japan. It's just XSEED who can't get the patch out.
That's a very serious accusation. If you have no evidence to back that up, I suggest you retract that claim or the Bureau of F2P Services will send Nirolak as a representative to have a word with your parents!
twentytwo22
Member
Screens look really nice. Glad to hear that a lot of their young staff have more responsibility this time around. Will be interested to see how different it is from the recent 3D Ys games (I mean, it's gotta be, right?) Definitely doesn't sound like it will play anything like other Xanadu entries, though.
Well im hoping with this new game they can localize it and get it right the first time.
I think i have a VITA TV on the way and im looking to make it just another console
Links_fantasy
Junior Member
Falcoms become one of my favourite developers and its good to see them supporting the Vita. I'm hopeful of a western release.
Even if it's looking derivative and isn't much like previous games in the series I hope it gets localized, it still looks like it could be a good game and Falcom keeps me interested.
Bring us this and Xanadu Next XSEED!
Bring us this and Xanadu Next XSEED!
Though I imagine the latter will be easier if this is text heavy.
I Dont see a problem with that line, other than the lame amnesia storyline?
Falcom really needs to open up an western branch as their game releases are becoming more frequent than Atlus' or Nippon Ichi's. XSEED is fully owned my Marvelous and they would prioritize their own games. Plus, most Falcom games are also released on PC/Steam, so they won't have any worries about game sales. PC games do sell.
This game looks really cool. I'm currently playing Memories of Celceta, which has been sitting in my backlog since launch.
I love JRPGs set in modern day Hapan, so I'm on board of this hits the US. I hope it does.
Also, the premise seems very Persona, which is great in my book. I'm also playing Persona Q and loving it. This has been a good few days for the Vita.
I love JRPGs set in modern day Hapan, so I'm on board of this hits the US. I hope it does.
Also, the premise seems very Persona, which is great in my book. I'm also playing Persona Q and loving it. This has been a good few days for the Vita.
threelights
Member
It doesn't look like it plays much like Ys (not that it would be bad if it did), but it certainly seems closer to that then to Xanadu Next.
I wonder if they have a good reason to call this Xanadu if it's so different, or if they'll give the typical PR stuff (I have no idea how interviews with Falcom tends to go).
I wonder if they have a good reason to call this Xanadu if it's so different, or if they'll give the typical PR stuff (I have no idea how interviews with Falcom tends to go).
duckroll pls...
flatearthpandas
Member
Screens look nice.
Is it true the dungeons are randomly generated?
Is it true the dungeons are randomly generated?
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Superficially it looks different, but Xanadu installments reflect the state of the company's products and internal composition on a by-decade basis. I wouldn't say there's an overarching visual style for the series, as it started as one man's project and has become a banner Falcom's teams return to periodically between games. Besides, Xanadu Next played much different from its predecessors, though not entirely (structure allows for players to retreat from dungeons when necessary)...so why is this a break in sequence?
Bassmastergeneral
Member
Those screenshots look so good! Xanadu Next is my favorite Falcom title and among my favorite games of all time. I don't really get the sense that this is at all related but I am so interested in them doing anything other than Ys and Kiseki. Can't wait for this.
zenosparadox
Member
This is true. I just finished Celceta a few days ago, and I was unpleasantly surprised with how poor the writing is. Almost all of the protagonists are different flavors of the same character. Pretty rote, uninspired writing overall.
threelights
Member
I don't know (nor have played) the entire Xanadu series, so I talk mostly about the stuff I see (pictures, videos, reading, etc). Xanadu Next from what I could tell still kept a very similar setting to previous games, very medieval. The biggest difference was how you played the game.
This one is very modern, putting a very clear distinction (or at least is what it seems) between town and dungeon, with high school students (and maybe some adventure/sim stuff similar to Persona?) instead of adults.
Xanadu Next played differently, but it adhered to many of the systems created in the first game (particularly the level and experience systems, as well as the puzzles). It's not as different as it seems, it's a very clear evolution from Xanadu up through Xanadu 2 all the way to Xanadu Next. Xanadu Next is also very different tonally from most of the other games Falcom has released, and especially from the ones released around it, so I don't really see how it can be a reflection of the company's other products. I mean, the game was preceeded by Gurumin and proceeded by Ys Origin and ED6 SC.
I've been with this series since it began, so it's actually kind of a personal thing for me. I realize that I'm unique on an English speaking forum about this situation, and I've gotten unfairly emotional when people dismiss my concerns but it seems to be a theme when people jump on a franchise with a very different entry and then decry the old fans for being a bit unhappy or concerned (see: Persona 3 discussions where fans of the earlier games were yelled down similarly).
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
I apologize if I've unintentionally been escalating this with a contrary opinion. We can disagree now or later, but I'm concerned about TX myself, just in a different way based on how I've tried to interpret Xanadu and the patterns of development between games. Let's wait and see how similar the systems in this game are to Next.
Sounds like 10 different light novels.
Orniletter
Banned
Man, I'm in.
Art is kinda generic (...sadly...as usual for modern Falcom games), but the premise sounds interesting.
Art is kinda generic (...sadly...as usual for modern Falcom games), but the premise sounds interesting.
immortal-joe
Member
Sooooo very much in.
All the scans from Famitsu and Dengeki are out there somewhere now. I had a glance at the actual articles and interviews. There is actually no direct mention of random dungeons other than the suggestion that each time you enter a dungeon it's going to be different, and that dungeons have different themes so there are all sorts of different interiors (factories, castles, etc).
The more I see and read about the game, the more it reminds me of modern Persona. The dungeons are called "Eclipses" and the gates that lead into them can only be seen by special people. The adventure portion of the game is about going around the school and town, finding out about problems, advancing the character stories, etc. While the dungeon portions are generally finding exit gates to get deeper in and eventually fight a boss, etc.
The combat does sound like a departure from the usual modern Falcom stuff though. Kondo talks a lot about how this time it's not just 3D graphics but a full 3D game. You only see and control one character at a time, there are two attack buttons - one for range magic and one for melee attacks, and targeting will be a big part of the combat. Most of the enemies look like mid-sized foes so it feels more like 1 on 1 stuff, and there'll be evasion, jumping, air-dashing, etc. You build up meters to unleash special attacks and so on. It definitely sounds closer to the sort of gameplay we see in a 3D action game like DMC, or a full 3D action RPG like Souls. Knowing Falcom, it's probably not as technical (maybe on Nightmare) and in-depth as those games, but will probably have a good sense of speed and satisfaction.
Kondo was actually asked about DLC, and he mentions that they are considering costumes, but probably not additional story content since they make content rich games anyway. That should also put to rest some of the F2P concerns, since the way he talks about the game is definitely a full retail product.
The more I see and read about the game, the more it reminds me of modern Persona. The dungeons are called "Eclipses" and the gates that lead into them can only be seen by special people. The adventure portion of the game is about going around the school and town, finding out about problems, advancing the character stories, etc. While the dungeon portions are generally finding exit gates to get deeper in and eventually fight a boss, etc.
The combat does sound like a departure from the usual modern Falcom stuff though. Kondo talks a lot about how this time it's not just 3D graphics but a full 3D game. You only see and control one character at a time, there are two attack buttons - one for range magic and one for melee attacks, and targeting will be a big part of the combat. Most of the enemies look like mid-sized foes so it feels more like 1 on 1 stuff, and there'll be evasion, jumping, air-dashing, etc. You build up meters to unleash special attacks and so on. It definitely sounds closer to the sort of gameplay we see in a 3D action game like DMC, or a full 3D action RPG like Souls. Knowing Falcom, it's probably not as technical (maybe on Nightmare) and in-depth as those games, but will probably have a good sense of speed and satisfaction.
Kondo was actually asked about DLC, and he mentions that they are considering costumes, but probably not additional story content since they make content rich games anyway. That should also put to rest some of the F2P concerns, since the way he talks about the game is definitely a full retail product.
michaelius
Banned
That sounds really nice and those screens look great
BlazingDarkness
Member
Pretty blatant Persona rip off. Only here we have trite anime character archetypes, eh.
It looks and sound really good and unlike Kiseki games it's a new ip, it means that it doesn't have links to other games so it could be localized relatively soon.
So it's exactly like Persona
So it's exactly like Persona
threelights
Member
Hmmm. Still sounds like random dungeons to me (I hope there are puzzles though) =P
But the different stuff should be fun.
I wonder if the battles will be similar to Ys 8 but with a different party system (although we haven't seem much of that game either to begin with).
Also, focusing more on 1v1 battles is awesome and the best way to go imo.
But the different stuff should be fun.
I wonder if the battles will be similar to Ys 8 but with a different party system (although we haven't seem much of that game either to begin with).
Also, focusing more on 1v1 battles is awesome and the best way to go imo.
So did Xseed stop trying? My Ys Celceta copy is still on shrinkwrap, waiting for the patch.
Tizoc
Member
It seems the OK word needs to be given from Falcom themselves and so far they haven't, which is a shame :/
Say what's XSEED's next release gonna be? Brandish is already out and I wanna get hype for an upcoming game that isn't TiTS 2nd Chapter.
Story of Seasons is the next one, I think.
Kresnik258
Member
XSEED posting in Tokyo Xanadu thread. I know what this means...
OT: Looks beautiful, at least from the screenshots. Really interested to see how this turns out. Concept wise it certainly seems a lot different from all the Falcom stuff I've played up until now.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Really cool to hear it's that action-oriented. Hopefully the indirect mention of dungeons feeling different between expeditions means layouts are static but enemy placements would cycle, or some other variable changes.