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Yosumin DS - Your next puzzle addiction (complete flash demo inside)

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GDJustin

stuck my tongue deep inside Atlus' cookies
Our top story at Mo tonight is going to be our first look at S-E's upcoming portable puzzler Yosumin:

http://www.modojo.com/previews/ds/yosumin/20071004/225/

If you approach Yosumin the first time in its native Japanese and can't speak the language, you might be perplexed. I stared at the screen for minutes wondering why nothing was clearing, as the timer perilously clicked down on the side. The batch of cute symbols mocked me, and I persisted. After a while of random clicking, something finally disappeared. It didn't take long after to realize that in Yosumin, the goal is to find four of the same type symbols in a perimeter that form the corners of a rectangle or square. Once you do that, everything inside that perimeter is automatically converted to that symbol and is removed from the symbol quota you must meet on each stage.

This may sound complicated, but it's merely difficult to explain without accompanying images. Rest assured, if you have any interest in puzzlers at all, this concept will swiftly consume your soul, until eventually you are dreaming of blue teardrops and yellow diamonds. In the DS version, you obviously use the touch screen now to drag out perimeters, as well as climb a tower which presumably represents your progress in the game. But the main goal is completely unchanged, which is a great example of "not messing with perfection." Yosumin is a game of such immense draw that it nearly represents a black hole on Earth. It comes out on the Nintendo DS this November 8 in Japan, and I can only hope that it similarly receives a North American release.
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It wasn't going to be our lead story originally, but I ended up losing like half my afternoon to the free flash version that's available on the web, and decided I was going to do what I could to raise the game's profile and increase its chances of coming stateside.

This image explains better than all the text how to eliminate blocks:

YosuminWin.jpg


Like the preview suggests, blocks are eliminated when you click four that make up the four corners of a square. It was SUPER hard to see these patterns at first, but after a few rounds I couldn't NOT see the squares, and was repeatedly clearly half or more of the board.

The flash version is available here:

http://game.nifty.com/cs/catalog/game_title/free2/catalog_sp00563_1.htm

My high score? 3,022,107. Booya.
 
hahaha there's two reasons why this is funny

one, because i made the original topic
two, because i made this article

:lol

I won't lock it because YOSUMIN IS THAT GREAT
 
Hey guys, I picked up Yosumin DS last night (waited until I could finish ME and DQIV before doing so). The game is truly awesome, and actually adds things to the game that aren't in the Flash version.

1) The game two modes: Hitori de Yosumin (1 player) and Futari de Yosumin (2 player...which I haven't tried yet). The 1 player has a little yosumin piece traveling up a giant RPG style tower. Each star on the way is a mission of sorts, You can have missions like "20 green, 20 blue, 20 red" or even "get 100 squares of anything". As you travel up the tower, your missions get harder, but the game actually saves every 5 levels, so you can continue not far from where you stopped if you do die. Also, getting small squares can actually be better than big squares depending on what your mission is. One mission I was stuck on until about 15 min ago required that I get 20 small squares before time ran out.

2) The game has achievements! You unlock trophies for doing different things in the game. I haven't checked the details of what I've unlocked so far, but I have 9 trophies, I believe.

3) I'm pretty sure chaining wasn't in the flash demo, but I could be wrong. Chaining is basically where you get multiple squares in rapid succession. Chains refill your time bar quickly even if you get small squares, and can be really really helpful. My highest chain so far is 19.

4) Switch pieces. Pieces with wings can be permanently dragged and switched with another piece, so you can create a square, or a combo.

5) Control is fantastic. You can either touch pieces like in the demo, or you can drag a square around what you want. It's really up to what you find easier. I use touch, but both work really well.

The game doesn't require that much japanese knowledge, but some of the missions ask that you do specific things like だれでも (any piece type, literally means "anyone"), or a specific square size, which has a specific name in the game. Also, all the mode descriptions are in hiragana with a light sprinkle of kanji, so if you have basic japanese knowledge, you will have ZERO problems with the import. My japanese is utter trash, and I understand about 95% of the instructions and writing.

I'm on level 26 right now, sooo....I'm going to get back to it. :)
 
Here's a list of trophies I've gotten:

ましかく好き (I like Squares): Got a perfect square border 100 times.
ひみつまにあ (Secret Mania): Got a secret bonus 50 times. It's a secret, so I guess I don't know what the bonus is. :P
れんさーまん (Chain Man?): Got a chain 5 times. I don't know if it's a chain of at least five, or actually did a chain of any size 5 times. I'm guessing the latter.

The following trophies are named based on the yosumin piece on the trophy.

つくったえがお (Fake Smiler): Captured 500 fake smiling yellow pieces.
かなしみブルー (Sad Blue): Captured 1000 sad blue pieces.
いかりのあか (Angry Red): Captured 2000 angry red pieces.
こころ洗いしもの (Cleanse the soul?): Captured 10000 pieces.

That's all the ones I have right now. If anyone that has the game gets others, be sure to post them in here.
 
OH MY GOD. That sounds incredible Trin. I'm importing, fuck it.

(I understand no Japanese at all... so when I get it I'm totally PMing you to get instructions on knowing what the basic things mean)
 
Amir0x said:
OH MY GOD. That sounds incredible Trin. I'm importing, fuck it.

(I understand no Japanese at all... so when I get it I'm totally PMing you to get instructions on knowing what the basic things mean)
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Ain't no thang. You can IM me if you want. I'll PM you my screen name.

OH! I totally forgot: The gold piece that can be used with any border is called the かみよすみん, or the "god" yosumin. Now that's what I call deus ex machina!
 
thetrin said:
Ain't no thang. You can IM me if you want. I'll PM you my screen name.

OH! I totally forgot: The gold piece that can be used with any border is called the かみよすみん, or the "god" yosumin. Now that's what I call deus ex machina!
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Yeah the gold piece was in the flash game too. It's a very helpful Yosumin piece. Didn't know it was called "God" Yosumin though :D
 
Amir0x said:
Yeah the gold piece was in the flash game too. It's a very helpful Yosumin piece.
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Oh, yea. I just never knew its name until I picked up the DS version.
 
Unlocked 2 new trophies:

はいすこあらー (High Scorer): Total score of over 100 million. I'm assuming that's cumulative over all games, because none of my games have had that kind of score.

しとのみどり (Jealous Green): Captured 1500 jealous green pieces.
 
It's remind me of a flash game on ebaumsworld.com that i used to play day and night... I must not fall again in the addiction !
DO.NOT.BUY.

*ctrl+t & play-asia.com :'(*
 
superbank said:
3877408

The song is addicting.
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GET THE DS VERSION NOW!! (trust me, it's much much better, and you can play it anywhere!)
 
thetrin said:
GET THE DS VERSION NOW!! (trust me, it's much much better, and you can play it anywhere!)
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I'm kinda tight on money. I'm considering it though. Maybe I'll ask for it as a Christmas present.

edit: 4757509
 
10,183,913 on my first attempt. Didn't die, closed the window because I thought it got less fun as the stages went on and the pace dropped.
 
aku:jiki said:
10,183,913 on my first attempt. Didn't die, closed the window because I thought it got less fun as the stages went on and the pace dropped.
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the pacing and difficulty of the DS version is entirely different. Each set of 5 stages works in phases, with increasing difficulty.

The flash demo is just that...a demo. It's fun, but it's no replacement for the DS version.
 
thetrin said:
Here's a list of trophies I've gotten:

ましかく好き (I like Squares): Got a perfect square border 100 times.
ひみつまにあ (Secret Mania): Got a secret bonus 50 times. It's a secret, so I guess I don't know what the bonus is. :P
れんさーまん (Chain Man?): Got a chain 5 times. I don't know if it's a chain of at least five, or actually did a chain of any size 5 times. I'm guessing the latter.

The following trophies are named based on the yosumin piece on the trophy.

つくったえがお (Fake Smiler): Captured 500 fake smiling yellow pieces.
かなしみブルー (Sad Blue): Captured 1000 sad blue pieces.
いかりのあか (Angry Red): Captured 2000 angry red pieces.
こころ洗いしもの (Cleanse the soul?): Captured 10000 pieces.

That's all the ones I have right now. If anyone that has the game gets others, be sure to post them in here.
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awesome, awesome game!

by the way, what are you supposed to do in stages like the 31? Thanks thetrin!
 
Mdk7 said:
awesome, awesome game!

by the way, what are you supposed to do in stages like the 31? Thanks thetrin!
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Uuhh...do you mean 31 of the flash demo, or the DS version? The stage missions are different between them.

Is the mission in japanese with no pieces listed?
 
What does the ちょい part in ちょい消し mean?

edit: As I understand, there are different types of clearing, but I can't really tell the difference between them, or more precisely how to achieve them. :(
 
fushi said:
What does the ちょい part in ちょい消し mean?
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ちょい means a little. the 消し means to remove or cancel.

That's why you have different levels:

ちょい (chyoi) "a little"
やや (yaya) "somewhat"
スゴ (sugo) "amazing"
よすみん　"Four Corners" (full board clear)

Those are the different sizes of borders. In levels that ask that you create 20 ちょい消し, they want you to make 20 small borders (between 4 and 16 pieces I think) before time runs out. Large ones do not count towards the mission requirements.
 
fushi said:
Ahh, I just figured it out myself. Thanks anyway!
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Unicode took too much time to switch over. If I was at work still, I could've done that faster. T_T

Anyway, glad you got it figured out. Btw, if you get gargantuan pieces on the board, you cannot use them in a border unless they're completely inside the borders, but you CAN split them into different pieces my creating a border that bisects them.
 
Oh no I have some kind of black yosumin on my board :(:(:( What does he do?

edit: blocking out spaces, I assume, so all the other good yosumin can't use it.
 
fushi said:
Oh no I have some kind of black yosumin on my board :(:(:( What does he do?

edit: blocking out spaces, I assume, so all the other good yosumin can't use it.
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Black yosumin pieces ワルよすみん (evil yosumin) are basically the asshole pieces. To get rid of them, you have to capture them inside a border, and clear them.
 
thetrin said:
Uuhh...do you mean 31 of the flash demo, or the DS version? The stage missions are different between them.

Is the mission in japanese with no pieces listed?
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yes, i think so...
DS anyway! :D

Thanks!

I read the post above, i guess i figured that out...
One more thing... could you please translate the icon menu? THANKS!!
 
thetrin said:
Black yosumin pieces ワルよすみん (evil yosumin) are basically the asshole pieces. To get rid of them, you have to capture them inside a border, and clear them.
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If they are localized, I hope they are localized as "Asshole Yosumin".
 
Mdk7 said:
yes, i think so...
DS anyway! :D

Thanks!

I read the post above, i guess i figured that out...
One more thing... could you please translate the icon menu? THANKS!!
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Icon menu? I'm not sure I understand what you mean. If you can give me a little more description, I'm glad to help out.
 
Glad to hear the DS version is more fleshed out than the internet demo.

I loved it up till the point where you get the circle shaped orange yosumin's. After that I had the feeling that I could play it forever, which is something I dislike in my puzzle games.
Single games should never last too long.
So if they build up the difficulty nicely and add some stuff, I'll probably get addicted to it like I did with ZooKeeper on DS. :)

Now the only question remains, will it eventually come out in Europe or do I import...
 
meppi said:
Glad to hear the DS version is more fleshed out than the internet demo.

I loved it up till the point where you get the circle shaped orange yosumin's. After that I had the feeling that I could play it forever, which is something I dislike in my puzzle games.
Single games should never last too long.
So if they build up the difficulty nicely and add some stuff, I'll probably get addicted to it like I did with ZooKeeper on DS. :)

Now the only question remains, will it eventually come out in Europe or do I import...
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The tower single player mode is really cool. It's broken up by 5 level increments, and each "phase" has a natural progression:

1) Get some amount of each piece type.
2) Get some amount of each piece type (more than last level)
3) Get some amount of each piece type (more than last level)
4) Get a certain border type 3/10/20 times.
5) Get a certain amount of a single piece type (usually the newly introduced piece for that phase)
 
thetrin said:
Icon menu? I'm not sure I understand what you mean. If you can give me a little more description, I'm glad to help out.
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Just the Menu... you know where you can select Tower, multy and so on...
thanks!
 
Mdk7 said:
Just the Menu... you know where you can select Tower, multy and so on...
thanks!
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OH! Okay!

ひとりでよすみん - Yosumin for one. This is the single player mode.

ふたりでよすみん - Yosumin for two. This is multiplayer.

ぷれせんとキャンペーン - Present Campaign. This is to receive presents from DS stations or other players. I haven't tried this, so I don't know the whole story.

よすみん。けんきゅうじょ - Yosumin Laboratory. This is where you can read the rules, check out your trophies, etc.

よすみんガーデン - Yosumin Garden. This is where you can do special challenges that you unlock via trophies (I THINK)
 
Hey guys, finished the Hitori De Yosumin story mode last night. The entire tower is 45 levels (9 phases, basically). The last 10 levels were pretty awesome.

The last 3 missions were:
43: どれでもx300 (300 pieces of any color)
44: どれでもx600 (600 pieces of any color)
45: かみよすみん、よすみん (a border consisting of a gold god piece, and one full board yosumin clear...easier than it sounds)
 
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