RPGCrazied
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Big One said:
Dunno. Technically it doesn't come out until tomorrow.
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Dunno. Technically it doesn't come out until tomorrow.
SecretMoblin
Member
ruxtpin said:
Yeah, Gecko OS should be enough for you to pop the disc in and have it work on an NTSC Wii.
MidnightScott
Banned
I wish whoever made localization decisions at NoA was fired in favor of the person who makes those decisions for NoE.
365games emailed me and said that it hasn't been canceled.
365games emailed me and said that it hasn't been canceled.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I preordered my CE from GAME last night and they've already dispatched my copy! *ecstatic*
*eagerly waits at the door while studying for psych exam*
*eagerly waits at the door while studying for psych exam*
I hope it sells well. If it does come to NA, I'll double-dip and support it (even if Reggie's statement regarding EU sales may have been PR bullshit).weeaboo said:
GasProblem
Member
Most of the cutscenes are really good.
Still confused about the breaking the vision thing, need to study the instruction manual. Btw, getting 100% in the Collectapedia page of a zone nets you some nice items.
Still confused about the breaking the vision thing, need to study the instruction manual. Btw, getting 100% in the Collectapedia page of a zone nets you some nice items.
slaughterking
Member
It's optional. I would say there is probably stuff exclusive to the crafting/trading, but it hasn't been absolutely game changing so far.Chesskid1 said:
I also don't understand the crafting. lol
I had absolutely no idea what was going on between one being a shooter and one being the engineer. Looked like a pretty cheerful activity, though.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
You are a bad person if you don't buy two or three copies of this game.
CruxisMana
Member
Chesskid1 said:
It's optional, although I imagine it does help.
It's a very easy and basic gem crafting system to get your head around.
^beaten.
RPGCrazied
Member
Hiltz said:
Sadly no, and I think this question should be added to the OP!
CruxisMana
Member
Hiltz said:
Unfortunately no and it's probably the games most glaring oversight.
Dead Prince
Banned
best thing about it from the video i watched lol.Reknoc said:
Chesskid1 said:
I crafted a few times, but had no interest in it myself. I got enough gems from from quests or otherwise finding them around. Trading is so easy though you wouldn't think of it as a hassle. Just find any item laying about on the ground that is equal value to what you want and bam, new stuff. It can come in handy during quests where you need to find specific items and don't want to have to hope and pray an enemy drops it.
You almost never have to buy stuff though. That's one problem, shopping is near useless. Except for skill books.
CruxisMana
Member
kiryogi said:
I'm still early in the game, but the easiest method seems to be to active the Monado's shield art.
I imagine you have to be more pragmatic later in the game though.
how's the armor variety? i know from the past posts that you can see the armor you wear, but is there a wide variety?
if DQ9 taught me anything, it's that i absolutely love upgrading and seeing how my new armor looks like. i liked it so much id go out of my way to hunt armor.
if DQ9 taught me anything, it's that i absolutely love upgrading and seeing how my new armor looks like. i liked it so much id go out of my way to hunt armor.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
kiryogi said:
I'm quadrupledipping, JPN x 1, EUR x 2, AU x 1. I must have it all.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
"How dare you waste the jRPG on your plate when millions of kids in America are STARVING!! (for jRPGs)"Manaka said:
Received the game this morning and have played a few hours so far:
When I first started the game I felt overwhelmed; the world is huge, but an arrow points you to your main goal (you can freely explore/ take quests whenever). There are many items, abilities, character building possibilities (Although this is typical with a new RPG, you have to get used to what items and materials are useful). Also the battle scenes at first seemed chaotic, with too much information at once. I couldn't see where my enemy is or which direction it is facing (This is important for certain attacks).
But after about an hour of play, I was a bit more used to things. You can't really go challenging monsters a few levels higher than you (I discovered this the hard way). Also Items (at least so far) aren't used in battles, you automatically heal at the end of a battle, with takes some of the fun away, in my opinion.
However, after spending a few more hours, I find this game has many surprises that I won't spoil here. The story picked up quickly and I'm enjoying it quite a lot. Battles do get better, more complex with strategy needed.
So many of my previous complaints can be ignored.
Music is very nice but I wish there was an option to lower voices/ sound effects, and increase background music.
If I had to pick one main complaint it would be battles, I'm very traditional when it comes to JRPGs and I like turn based combat. So, at least for me, I would have preferred some pause option (similar to Dragon Age or FF12) so I can sort out positioning and what attacks to use. I find everything moves too quick for my old, slow mind.
When I first started the game I felt overwhelmed; the world is huge, but an arrow points you to your main goal (you can freely explore/ take quests whenever). There are many items, abilities, character building possibilities (Although this is typical with a new RPG, you have to get used to what items and materials are useful). Also the battle scenes at first seemed chaotic, with too much information at once. I couldn't see where my enemy is or which direction it is facing (This is important for certain attacks).
But after about an hour of play, I was a bit more used to things. You can't really go challenging monsters a few levels higher than you (I discovered this the hard way). Also Items (at least so far) aren't used in battles, you automatically heal at the end of a battle, with takes some of the fun away, in my opinion.
However, after spending a few more hours, I find this game has many surprises that I won't spoil here. The story picked up quickly and I'm enjoying it quite a lot. Battles do get better, more complex with strategy needed.
So many of my previous complaints can be ignored.
Music is very nice but I wish there was an option to lower voices/ sound effects, and increase background music.
If I had to pick one main complaint it would be battles, I'm very traditional when it comes to JRPGs and I like turn based combat. So, at least for me, I would have preferred some pause option (similar to Dragon Age or FF12) so I can sort out positioning and what attacks to use. I find everything moves too quick for my old, slow mind.
chris121580
Member
So the game was shipped out today from GAME. Is there any way for me to track it? or will GAME update it once it's been delivered? Right now it just says "Your order has been dispatched." There's a delivery tracking option below that for both royal mail and special but when I choose royal, it asks me for a 13 character reference code and I don't think I ever received that. I'm in North America by the way.
FreeMufasa
Junior Member
Amazon have sent it! Kicking myself for not going with first class. Oh well, should be getting it around the time Americans do.
Starwolf_UK
Member
First impressions. As noticed earlier, game is 16:9 "only" like erm NSMBW, Kirby's Epic Yarn and DKC R. It was quite funny booting it up and getting a mega letterboxed screen (I run Wii in 4:3 on a 16:9 monitor...well, not for this game I don't).
I've put a couple of hours into it so I've barely even began really. Its been good so far though. Though I'm not sure if the AI orders tutorial has occurred yet or not, I just thought about it and that is making battles a bit more of a close call than the should be.
I've put a couple of hours into it so I've barely even began really. Its been good so far though. Though I'm not sure if the AI orders tutorial has occurred yet or not, I just thought about it and that is making battles a bit more of a close call than the should be.
I'm at that part tooSadist said:
I decided to walk past them...shame after I fought some enemies further away I tapped the R button and my party members fan towards those Caterpiles...so I ended up with my ass kicked too...
Lord Ghirahim
Member
Reknoc said:
nintendo.fr here, it stops at 48MB.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Hmm Club Nintendo...guess I'll do it tomorrow morning..not that matters since all I'll get is 250(+50) stars and the soundtrack sample due to not being French.
I only saw the title screen but its a 16:9 window in the 4:3 screen (so expect black to be 12.5% of the top and bottom). BocoDragon (did I get the wrong user?) was saying a relative was having trouble reading text, so you might have to sit close to the screen.Alextended said:
AndyMoogle
Member
Wait, you can download the soundtrack from NoE? I can't seem to find it on their page.
EDIT: It's Club Nintendo? Guess I won't be able to get it then.
EDIT: It's Club Nintendo? Guess I won't be able to get it then.
CruxisMana
Member
I presume Club Nintendo UK will update at midnight to allow me to get the stars bonus and the soundtrack?