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[Teknoman]

Man...NA better get Star Soldier R. That is just awesome. Nice soundtrack too. It's even got cool stage intro sequences

It's a full game, the point isn't playing a straight shooter, its honing your skills to get the most points out of that 5 minutes.

So...would it be possible to actually "beat" the game since it's supposed to still be a full game?

EDIT: Never mind, read the impressions. Man now im kinda iffy about the game. Would be nice if they have periodic free stage packs to add different point challenges to the game. They would be on to something with that.

 

[marvelharvey]

Shit, I hardly have any blocks left... and no SD card handy.

If I delete games from my Wii, can I redownload them without having to pay again?

 

[Windu]

Shit, I hardly have any blocks left... and no SD card handy.

If I delete games from my Wii, can I redownload them without having to pay again?

yep.

 

[swerve]

Yeah, in the end I got bored of moving things around to the SD card, and just decided to delete and re-download when I want to.

This would be totally acceptable to me, too (seeing as I recently moved house and my new connection is way quicker) if there were a place on the wii menu where I could browse a list of all the games I've got on my account, and choose to link straight to the download from there (rather than having to go into the shop to see that).

I accidentally bought ping pong when checking out the required space :/ but it's quite sweet. I used my FFCC points to get it though. Heh.

 

[Gagaman]

Yeah, in the end I got bored of moving things around to the SD card, and just decided to delete and re-download when I want to.

This would be totally acceptable to me, too (seeing as I recently moved house and my new connection is way quicker) if there were a place on the wii menu where I could browse a list of all the games I've got on my account, and choose to link straight to the download from there (rather than having to go into the shop to see that).

I beleive there is a "titles I have downloaded" page that you can do excatly that from.

 

[marvelharvey]

yep.

Cool. Actually, I freed up a whole bunch of blocks by just deleting pointless Wii Channel stuff.

Oh, and in answer to your earlier question, Star Soldier R is 800 block.

 

[jj984jj]

I knew S-E was the main reason they announced Pay-to-Play, so anybody try FF:CC yet?

 

[marvelharvey]

i would like to thank anyone to bought Saku Saku Animal Panic or planning to.

I hope you guys enjoy it as we enjoyed making it. I cant say yet what the official title for US release because Konami is still in process of finalizing the name... so just wait until then.
I think we are the only american indie developer to launch in japan
yes we are indie even tho we are under Konami.

I think I might pick this up. I hope you all enjoy the Ferrais you'll be buying from your royalty cheques.

 

[solid2snake]

I knew S-E was the main reason they announced Pay-to-Play, so anybody try FF:CC yet?

"you encouter a new enemy, plz buy the DLC. thanks!"

 

[batbeg]

"you encouter a new enemy, plz buy the DLC. thanks!"

Except you don't encounter enemies in the game

I'm probably on my own, but I think DLC for this type of game could be really good, so long as it's appropriately priced (cheap). Have the ability to send your townspeople out on new missions to new locations, or have new classes, etc.

 

[Phife Dawg]

Uh, SSR only being time attack suddenly makes the price point not that appealing anymore.

I beleive there is a "titles I have downloaded" page that you can do excatly that from.

But that requires you to go to the shop channel, which is clunky and slow. I think that was his point, it would be easier if there was a channel on the dashboard. And I agree with him, if Nintendo requires us to rearrange the fridge, at least give us direct access to it.

 

[Hunahan]

Wow. Star Solider looks like a serious fucking hose-down of a rip off.

I've seriously played demos that are longer than that game. 8 bucks for 2 stages that don't even last 5 minutes combined? Can't believe people are actually looking forward to a localization on that deal.

Paging Mr. Barnum....

 

[pswii60]

Is Final Fantasy on the service yet? If it is, why the hell is nobody talking about it? It's FF ffs.

 

[WindyMan]

Is Final Fantasy on the service yet? If it is, why the hell is nobody talking about it? It's FF ffs.

And it's all in Japanese! I don't know Japanese very well.

 

[Psychotext]

So are any of these games good? Do any have demos?

 

[Model 500]

Wow. Star Solider looks like a serious fucking hose-down of a rip off.

I've seriously played demos that are longer than that game. 8 bucks for 2 stages that don't even last 5 minutes combined? Can't believe people are actually looking forward to a localization on that deal.

Paging Mr. Barnum....

Well, I've played the 6 minute mode of Zoo Keeper DS approximately 32 768 hours. SSR is a high score game and if the level design is open enough for serious score maximizing there's no problem at all.

 

[batbeg]

Wow. Star Solider looks like a serious fucking hose-down of a rip off.

I've seriously played demos that are longer than that game. 8 bucks for 2 stages that don't even last 5 minutes combined? Can't believe people are actually looking forward to a localization on that deal.

Paging Mr. Barnum....

Wow. There's a lot of stupid in this post.

There's a 2-minute mode and 5-minute mode (look, more than 5 minutes!) which you are encouraged to play multiple times, further increasing the length of the game - there's also that quick-shooting mood.

Look, SMB3 can be beaten in 8 minutes, it's now a ripoff!

 

[RevenantKioku]

Fuck.

Does Japan's Wii Store handle foreign CC's?

 

[marvelharvey]

Fuck.

Does Japan's Wii Store handle foreign CC's?

Yes, my UK CC works fine. You don't even have to enter an address... or any kind of security details for that matter.

 

[RevenantKioku]

That's encouraging!

I really don't want to use my CC but I can't find point cards anywhere.

 

[Hunahan]

Well, I've played the 6 minute mode of Zoo Keeper DS approximately 32 768 hours. SSR is a high score game and if the level design is open enough for serious score maximizing there's no problem at all.

Every shmup is a high score game. Only difference here is that you get way, waaaay less of it.

I call a spade a spade.

 

[sprsk]

Any electronics store should have point cards, just ask.

 

[RevenantKioku]

Any electronics store should have point cards, just ask.

Not my local SATY!

 

[Wrestlemania]

Wow. Star Solider looks like a serious fucking hose-down of a rip off.

I've seriously played demos that are longer than that game. 8 bucks for 2 stages that don't even last 5 minutes combined? Can't believe people are actually looking forward to a localization on that deal.

Paging Mr. Barnum....

Not a fan of Pac Man CE then?

 

[Hunahan]

Wow. There's a lot of stupid in this post.

There's a 2-minute mode and 5-minute mode (look, more than 5 minutes!) which you are encouraged to play multiple times, further increasing the length of the game - there's also that quick-shooting mood.

Look, SMB3 can be beaten in 8 minutes, it's now a ripoff!

Look, man.

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade. You think that's worth 8 bucks, feel free to indulge yourself. I'm certainly not going to stand in your way. Whatever blows your hair back.

I'm just saying that to me, as someone who has, and continues, to consume digitally downloaded shmups, that sure seems to be a pretty piss-poor effort to hide the fact that they only made two stages of a game.

So don't try and tell me that there's something new or different about this particular two stages of a fairly standard and straight-forward shmup runthrough that makes this an exception to the standard value equation, because there really isn't. It is what it is.

Now you can try to morph my argument into something it isn't, call me stupid, bring up warp zones in old Mario games, or whatever makes you feel better about this situation, but it ain't going to change the facts of the matter. It's two short stages from a shmup that they're trying to charge full price for. If you're ok with that, have fun. Me? Like I said, I call a spade a spade. And apparently so does Kohler, if you can be bothered to cool down long enough to read his write up on the subject.

I get that people are excited about the launch, but there's absolutely no reason to completely throw objectivity out the window because of that.

Hopefully some of the other games turn out a bit better. Cheers.

 

[RevenantKioku]

Yes, the full, horrid price of $8.

 

[sprsk]

Go to a conbini, they have em too.

 

[soul]

So wait, I'm at work and can't use my Wii: Does 'My Life has a King' have paid additions? that sucks. Can anyone provide more details about wihhc parts cost money, etc?

 

[jj984jj]

So wait, I'm at work and can't use my Wii: Does 'My Life has a King' have paid additions? that sucks. Can anyone provide more details about wihhc parts cost money, etc?

S-E seems to have put up a section on the website about it:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/littleking/add_contents.html

 

[soul]

S-E seems to have put up a section on the website about it:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/littleking/add_contents.html

Thanks

 

[Cedille]

It seems the soundtrack of the new FFCC no longer features early music. Maybe sampling of early instruments is, if sequenced as the predecessor did, virtually impossible because the size of the games is limited to less than 40MB.

 

[Phife Dawg]

Well, I've played the 6 minute mode of Zoo Keeper DS approximately 32 768 hours. SSR is a high score game and if the level design is open enough for serious score maximizing there's no problem at all.

I don't have problems with a "true" single player mode lacking. But at 800 points with just two levels there's not enough value for me to really justify a purchase.

 

[pn18]

WAIT.

J...J...Just give me a break.

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10 freakn € for Dr. Mario???! WTF

 

[jj984jj]

WAIT.

J...J...Just give me a break.

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10 freakn € for Dr. Mario???! WTF

:O

That's an awesome avatar!

 

[Lyte Edge]

Go to a conbini, they have em too.

Yeah RK, there should be a either an electronic kiosk with a touch screen you can use to buy tickets or point cards, or a section at any of your conbinis for point cards. All the ones around me sell Wii, Xbox Live, and PSN points.

 

[Teasel]

S-E seems to have put up a section on the website about it:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/littleking/add_contents.html

so 1$-3$ for a pirate outfit?
i expect lot of "LOLZ HORSE ARMOUR" comment

 

[Epiphyte]

so 1$-3$ for a pirate outfit?
i expect lot of "LOLZ HORSE ARMOUR" comment

I think LOLZ IDOLMASTER would be more appropriate in this context

 

[legend166]

So the DLC is just crap that no one in their right mind will pay for? It's not essential stuff?

 

[Mr Killemgood]

Any other information for memory requirements of FF:CC and the other games?

How many blocks does the internal SD card come with, anyways?

 

[drohne]

the star soldier games have always included the two and five minute score attacks, but it's pretty lame that star soldier r is nothing else -- i've never spent much time in those modes. if it weren't for my congenital inability not to buy shooters, i wouldn't buy this

is it reasonable to expect a full-featured original shooter for $8? well -- omega five is $10.

 

[batbeg]

So the FFCC is literally just DLC in the form of costumes? Lame. Hopefully there's something more interesting.

Look, man.

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade. You think that's worth 8 bucks, feel free to indulge yourself. I'm certainly not going to stand in your way. Whatever blows your hair back.

I'm just saying that to me, as someone who has, and continues, to consume digitally downloaded shmups, that sure seems to be a pretty piss-poor effort to hide the fact that they only made two stages of a game.

So don't try and tell me that there's something new or different about this particular two stages of a fairly standard and straight-forward shmup runthrough that makes this an exception to the standard value equation, because there really isn't. It is what it is.

Now you can try to morph my argument into something it isn't, call me stupid, bring up warp zones in old Mario games, or whatever makes you feel better about this situation, but it ain't going to change the facts of the matter. It's two short stages from a shmup that they're trying to charge full price for. If you're ok with that, have fun. Me? Like I said, I call a spade a spade. And apparently so does Kohler, if you can be bothered to cool down long enough to read his write up on the subject.

I get that people are excited about the launch, but there's absolutely no reason to completely throw objectivity out the window because of that.

Hopefully some of the other games turn out a bit better. Cheers.

Try again, I don't give a damn about the game (although I did read Kohler's post and know enough about it to point out you were factually wrong on both accounts of the number of modes and amount of time).

Furthermore, if $8 is to you a full-price game, when Nintendo consider it the equal to a ROM dump of 15-year old games... :lol Hell, that's so cheap that if it comes to the UK I'll probably buy it anyway as it looks like a quality product, though I don't really play shmups.

Fact is, it isn't the equivalent of 5 minutes or under gameplay, no matter how you try to spin it, and people are really looking forward to a mode they enjoyed where they will be able to measure their e-peens with their high-scores.

 

[soul]

So the FFCC is literally just DLC in the form of costumes? Lame. Hopefully there's something more interesting.

Square Enix has revealed that extra features for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King will be sold for up to 300 Wii Points. These features include extra skins for the king, new dungeons, buildings and even a new race. The company didn't give an official release date for these additions, but said they will announce one soon.

 

[batbeg]

Square Enix has revealed that extra features for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King will be sold for up to 300 Wii Points. These features include extra skins for the king, new dungeons, buildings and even a new race. The company didn't give an official release date for these additions, but said they will announce one soon.

Okay, I'm pretty turned on now.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

So, can somebody explain what the point of FFCC is? Dungeons? I thought there was no combat?

 

[Neo Child]

Square Enix has revealed that extra features for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King will be sold for up to 300 Wii Points. These features include extra skins for the king, new dungeons, buildings and even a new race. The company didn't give an official release date for these additions, but said they will announce one soon.

~200 Wii Points for a new race is pretty hot.

I would have loved, however a FFCC: Ring of Fates style game for WiiWare - with downloadable races and dungeons. That'd be well worth my WiiPoints if they did that.

 

[batbeg]

There are still dungeons, you just don't go to them, you get reports of your heroes having gone to them, basically. There's also a map with the locations planned out and stuff.

The point of the game is the city-building aspects, really, training up people to send to dungeons and building the city.

 

[Psychotext]

So are any of these games good? Do any have demos?

Anyone?

 

[webrunner]

So, can somebody explain what the point of FFCC is? Dungeons? I thought there was no combat?

I assume it's dungeons for your citizens to explore.

Also, 5 minutes plus 2 minutes = 7 minutes. Star Soldier is more than a dollar per minute!

 

[funkmastergeneral]

There are still dungeons, you just don't go to them, you get reports of your heroes having gone to them, basically. There's also a map with the locations planned out and stuff.

The point of the game is the city-building aspects, really, training up people to send to dungeons and building the city.

sooo it's not like Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles at all then? Sounds great...

 

[later]

Demos, subscriptions, rentals.