Some cool stuff for sure!! I used to own Saga Frontier 2. No idea where that game went. I remember liking it but getting stuck really early on and not continuing. Will definitely get the remaster.
My kids might like Tomodachi. They played the DS one a lot!
I feel confident enough to admit I have been pronouncing it wrong and would also like to put it on record that I have no intention whatsoever on rectifying my mistakes.
Now, when it comes to @-wc- , your little English lesson does put me, as a teacher of English as a second language, to shame a little, because you use such pretty words as vernacular and colloquialism, and my tired brain feels embarrassed to admit I had to look it up...
Well, I doubt I will forget again, so I can add it to my lexicon for good now.
Still think they should've gone with Super Switch.
I know, I know, you can't really shorten it like how we said Ness and Sness, and the acronym is a little unlucky, but the legacy of going from regular to super was just too good to pass up.
And this is why people shouldn't be ticked off or surprised that one sometimes need to take some liberties in localizations. Japanese isn't really known for its matter of factly way of speaking.
@Suikoden_1986 On the one hand I am hoping for a new sequel. On the other hand, that new mobile phone game (Star Trail?) doesn't look like it will capture the Suikoden magic, and the DS and PSP games were... well, they weren't Suikoden games, that's for sure...
Not saying that mobile game will be bad, and I am sure the devs have poursd their heart and soul in it... but from what I have seen so far, it seems more like an Eiyuden game than Suikoden, and that one failed to capture the magic as well...
I am scared a "true" sequel will miss the mark as well...
@Suikoden_1986 Suikoden is my absolute fave series. I love it to death. But FFVI introduced me to JRPGs and the impact it had was just more monumental than Suikoden was. As a series though, Suikoden all the way!!
I am not going to rank them, because they are vastly different games with different emotional value, but as a standalone release, I'd have to say FFVI is my number 1. Chrono Trigger stands at a joint number 2 spot with... well, all the Suikodens.
@Rhaoulos Back then, JRPGs just weren't (given the chance to be) popular in Europe. Heck, we didn't even get animé on TV. I think only France and Spain did. The rest of us were left with G.I Joe and Captain Planet on tv, and Super Soccer and Super Tennis on console, pretty much.
Final Fantasy VI had the biggest impact on me, but Chrono Trigger is a very close second. Both of them come with VERY fond memories of the import store I bought them from.
The best thing Square Enix can do is give us an HD-2D remake with the option of switchibg to original graphics. I'd support a full remake such as the FF7 one too. Dragonball Z and Dragon Quest have proven time and again that full 3D can look amazing.
Either way, I would love it.
@Mariotag You have to see it in the context of the time period. Gaming, and especially JRPG gaming, wasn't NEARLY as popular as it is today. So these lifetime sales are nothing to scoff at.
It is, of course, a very classical turn based RPG, so that should be taken into account, but it has a few fun sub-systems and sub-quests and such. Also, once the story goes, it goes! At least, I think so!
If anything, as you may be aware you can find up to 108 characters and finding them all triggers some things, but don't feel pressured to find them all the first time around. The games are short enough to do a chill playthrough first and a 100% run next.
@wollywoo it picks up after about an hour and a half, I guess, and Suikoden II is MILES better if you finish I first, as there are quite a few returning characters.
@JohnnyMind I am not going to advise you to try it, as I have been following your comments for a while and there are currently 53636 games you got but haven't had time to play yet and another 373627363736 that you are interested in trying at one point, and I don't want to be responsible for giving you the straw that breaks your back.
I am teasing you, obviously. I think Various Daylife can be played in short bursts, much like Denpa Men, but it can easily become a time sink. It's very much a sim first, RPG second, so it's not for everyone. But I enjoy it.
@JohnnyMind Wow, you still play New Denpa Men. Respect!! I kind of lost interest after too much FOMO.
Me? I bought Various Daylife on sale and have been enjoyibg it greatly. It's definitely not for everyone, but I personally like these low stakes slice of life sim RPGs.
So I finally bought it when it was on sale and I had a gift card. Yes, I know this review is ages old.
6/10 is right, but these days I am often more in the mood for 6/10 games. I also love Kairosoft games, so take that into consideration.
I love this game for what it is. It greatly reminds me of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King. It's more slice of life.
Reading about the action instead of performing it, if you view it more as reading a book, where you have to fill in a lot of blanks yourself as well... then you might understand the appeal a bit more.
Also, by not having to travel a (usually pretty empty) world to reach some ultimate demi-god final boss, the world starts to feel larger. At least for me. Because you are confined to just one place, it just shifts the perspective. I personally love these more "low stakes" RPGs.
So, for anyone reading this review and the comments; my two cents, which seems to be a very different currency to the comments above me. It's more a life sim than an RPG, but there are certainly people who enjoy this.
If you never bothered to create an ongoing storyline, instead just making whatever strikesnyour fancy, then don't hamfist it in 40 years later. Same goes for Zelda and Mario. There is no logical timeline. There isn't even a set world to speak of!!
Now that is a mode I can get behind. Makes it feel more realistic. Not sure if I will ever give this game a try, but this certainly sounds like a good way to enjoy it. As long as it can be combined with easy AI.
@Anti-Matter So people are not allowed to like what they like?
As if you only ever choose the best looking games. You love objectively worse games too, like that Ryan's Toy Review kart racer. Power to you, but don't dismiss other people's preferences. Just because Mario Kart is better doesn't mean you are not allowed to like that game.
I like Portal Knights, but Minecraft has a different reason why it pulls people in. It's far more of a sandbox than Portal Knights is.
Not seeing Various Daylife in this list, but it IS for sale, and let me tell you... I was pleasantly surprised!
For anyone who really liked Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King ; You are going to like this game as well.
Disclaimer: I really love low stakes fantasy stories. This game is almost more "slice of life" than it is adventure, but that's the way I like it. This game kind of made me hope they did a remaster of FF:CC-MLaaK, but this is also a really nice game to play.
I think it also has some similarities to Miitopia, at least gameplay-wise.
Funny, since Pokemon had had sets of "not-Lego" for years now. I think they're called Megabricks or something, but it could be a different brand name. Anyways, they weren't even that bad.
Ahh, @Ulysses beat me to it. Could be Mega Blocks indeed...
@boxyguy I don't think they forgot what the lawsuit was about in letter, but the lawsuit was about more than code and a ball being thrown. That was just the only thing that would legally stick.
We all know this was about blatant copying and riding the Pokemon popularity wave. It's just not what the lawsuit was about.
@Jeronan They named their company PocketPair. They knew what they were doing. And you can look at some of the other games they've released, and see it wasn't the first time they did some very blatant copying of homework. Has nothing to do with stifling creativity, when you also KNOW that there are plenty monster catching games on Nintendo platforms that they have no qualms about. Wonder why that is.
@B3RTAY That's it, I am never buying full price again!! No more FOMO for me.
Bought Unicorn Overlord full price after there were finally copies available again after the first batch sold out in record time, thinking it was a small window of opportunity, only to find it 20 quid off two weeks later everywhere.
It is worth 8 quid. Your mileage may vary... I was hoping for a worthy Suikoden successor and did not find what I was looking for, so this was unfortunately not for me, but it's not a bad game.
@jojobar Thanks for the reply. I won't try any of the others, because they are too time consuming anyways, and even if 2 is considered the weakest one, I am almost 100% sure that the other games will not have enough for me to enjoy. Also, with numbered series, I want the games to really be interconnected, and I don't see that with this series. I know they ham-fist elements into them, but from what I can gather, the games take place in very different worlds... So... They are just not for me, I guess.
@Unit_DTH Yeah, a few folks have mentioned that 2 as an intro isn't the best idea, but the battle system wasn't why I was put off. I knew what I would get into, in that sense. It's just a lot of things that I do not like in any game, and they were pretty much combined in this package. I am very happy so many people adore this series, but I do not. Same with the Trails series. It had some of the same issues I have with this one.
@Polvasti See, I was instantly put off by the very apparent fan service of 2. So I guess the other games don't have that AS much, but then they are also too big for me to bother. The setting isn't appealing enough for me to warrant a bona fide time sink.
@RadioDog Yeah, I felt that problem from the get-go. I don't do well with games having too much to do, especially not when there is a story that has its own time constraint (as in, the enemy is at the gates, but let me walk through half the country to find an ingredient for this dish for this side-quest-type of time constraint), though I did not get far enough into the game to know if there was any. Also, it was very obvious these games are huge time sinks, and I just don't have that time, nor energy, for such games.
But, am very happy that the series is so well loved for others.
Man I am probably the only person on EARTH who doesn't like these games, huh? Only played 2 and... well... blegh... I cannot get myself to like it, starting with those AWFUL pants... yeah, sorry... I am supposed to be a character who chooses to wear those pants?
Cool. Honestly, they could easily remakeall of them in the same manner, just make it look like Skyrim... That way, no need to write an entirely new story. I am willing to bet even most Skyrim fans haven't played Daggerfall for example, and while it has aged gracefully enough, if you are comparing it to Skyrim graphically... Well... most people will think "nahh".
@EarthboundBenjy Take my comment with a grain of salty salt, but if I may be a dissenting voice here...
I felt the original of this remake wasn't so much lore-heavy as it was text for text's sake heavy. I felt the script was insufferably long while saying very little. To me, it honestly felt like it was written by a very enthusiastic teenage fanfic writer, but not in a good way. I suspect it was due to poor localization.
Every other sentence started with a variation of "In other words", which you also often see in animé subtitles. At least they were variations, I guess... Seems like a Japanese mannerism, I've seen people speak like that in interviews, so no fault on the Japanese writersnthen, but as a Westerner it annoyed the crap out of me.
Perhaps you have played games with a similar take. If you loved them, you will love this one. If you felt they wasted your time, this series will to.
@Chlocean I was thinking the same thing when I heard about that.
I saw another blatant rip-off the other day. Extremely late to the party too. Can't remember the exact title but it was that Pool gane with the liminal spaces.
I guess these games are very EASY to copy? Like... the ideas in them make them hits, but the programming and assets may be pretty easy to match? Guess that is the downside of programs like Unreal or Unity...
@brakeman90 Well, the original aged far worse than 1, 2 AND 3, and was far weaker to begin with, so it will need a massive overhaul, but I am down for that. I kinda loved Tactics, though I remember rather little of it.
@Warioware I guess I was lucky that I found Total! Magazine and later Super Play on the Dutch shelves. Especially the latter brought me the news of games like FF6 and Chrono Trigger. And I cannot remember how I found out about the store that sold import... I guess pure dumb luck? Who can say, really... that knowledge is lost to the ages.
As for still a lot of JP only... well, I visited this JP import site a while back, and half the games were erotic visual novels... I don't think we're missing out on too much.
@EarthboundBenjy incongruous. You sir... or ma'am... are a poet. You are spot on about Suikoden. They steered too far into clean graphics with the background, especially in Suikoden I. I will hold my judgement on the second game, the screenshots looked like they were better than the first game... so we shall see... once I finish the first.
@Warioware We did not get the PSX one indeed, but I knew where to find imports, and my PSX was modded. I also got the SNES one on import, from a lovely lady who had an import store in a village nearby where I lived. Amazing times!
We did, however, get the DS one. It was released in very limited numbers, though, so you had to be on the lookout for it. I found a copy a few times, but never bit the bullet. Kind of regret that now. They go for a lot of money, but that's not even why I am bummed. I would've liked playing it again with the enhancements.
And boy is there a list of games we never got in Europe. But that didn't stop me, haha.
@Warioware Ah, that sucks to hear man. I think the 3DS version is the best version, even though I never played that one. I gave the PSX one a try, but I was annoyed enough by some of the changes that I didn't even bother with the amazing animation that was added. So for me, the SNES version is the only one I've played.
I should get back to it someday. It's installed on my SNES Mini.
@canaryfarmer To be talented requires a lot of time. Sure, it comes more naturally to some, but you can do whatever you want to do. The key is to enjoy the process, not want a perfect outcome from the get-go.
@N00BiSH If someone cannot see the difference between something made out of pure passion, or something made to make money, then I don't know what to tell them.
What is probably going to happen, if this movie starts raking in a lot of views, is Nintendo will lay claim to the material, which I am sure the creator will be happy to oblige to.
I once made a remix for an artist. I put the track on my own YouTube channel besides him posting it on his. I received a mail that the copyright and everything belonged to said artist, and that was that. So any money it WOULD generate, would go to his account. Which is absolutely fair.
The difference between this and the Zelda movie from a few weeks back is very clear. They were asking people for money. This person isn't. Now, sure... Neither has probably gotten express permission from Nintendo, but it's still clearly with a very different intent. Of course, that was also a passion project, I have no doubt about that, but they were asking people for money, and that is just the deal breaker.
@Warioware I am inclined to agree with you. BUT!!!
I don't think any of the Suikoden fans expected an animé to be released. And that was a very happy suprise. And there were a few other surprises in there as well, though most of those were Japan-exclusive. Can't have them all.
And sure, the mobile game was... well... not what anyone hoped for... I guess gacha... gatcha? games are profitable enough to keep being released. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be one of those games. And yes, that would suck. But it could very well be an animé. Or a manga. I would like that.
@Friendly Ooooh a legacy collection with various versions, including a new one, that would be great! One can dream. So far, I don't recall many devs going through the admittedly little trouble of packaging different versions, aside from some pre-SNES arcade games...
@Mariotag @Warioware Pachinko would be a Konami thing. And they didn't do that for the Suikoden release, so I am doubtful Square Enix will do it for this event.
Speaking of, if the Suikoden event is anything to go by, and Square Enix has taken good notes, we might see something fun. I am excited for one. Though the "30th anniversary" thing kind of stings... Am I already that old?
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Re: Nintendo Direct March 2025 - Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
Some cool stuff for sure!! I used to own Saga Frontier 2. No idea where that game went. I remember liking it but getting stuck really early on and not continuing. Will definitely get the remaster.
My kids might like Tomodachi. They played the DS one a lot!
Re: Random: Chances Are You've Been Pronouncing 'Balatro' Wrong
I feel confident enough to admit I have been pronouncing it wrong and would also like to put it on record that I have no intention whatsoever on rectifying my mistakes.
Now, when it comes to @-wc- , your little English lesson does put me, as a teacher of English as a second language, to shame a little, because you use such pretty words as vernacular and colloquialism, and my tired brain feels embarrassed to admit I had to look it up...
Well, I doubt I will forget again, so I can add it to my lexicon for good now.
Re: Nintendo Spotted Preparing For Switch 2 'Hands-On' Experience, Here's A First Look
@Flashlink99 Yeah, unlucky acronym, and... well... if I think about it... the whole Super thing is decidedly 90s... doesn't really fit any more...
But Switch 2 doesn't really roll of the tongue...
I think it a lose-lose situation. Switch U would just compel people to say "Bless you" every time someone mentions it.
Re: Nintendo Spotted Preparing For Switch 2 'Hands-On' Experience, Here's A First Look
Still think they should've gone with Super Switch.
I know, I know, you can't really shorten it like how we said Ness and Sness, and the acronym is a little unlucky, but the legacy of going from regular to super was just too good to pass up.
Re: Ex-Nintendo Duo Unsure Mario Kart 9 Will Be An Instant "Slam Dunk" For Switch 2
Not only will it sell well, it will sell well instantly. All of those fans who have kept playing MK8 did so because they love it so much.
In that sense, MK9 will almost be a sort of DLC for them that they cannot wait to get their hands on.
So I think they're wrong here.
Re: Random: Sakurai Sends Fans Into Meltdown Ahead Of Switch Direct
And this is why people shouldn't be ticked off or surprised that one sometimes need to take some liberties in localizations. Japanese isn't really known for its matter of factly way of speaking.
Re: Game Informer Revived By Blockchain Firm Gunzilla Games
@LordGlarc @KoopaTheGamer Thanks!! Apologies for my uninformed head.
Re: Game Informer Revived By Blockchain Firm Gunzilla Games
"after GameStop ended its 33-year run in 2024"
Did you mean Game Informer?
Edit: Clarified! Sorry people!
Re: Feature: "If The Game Does Not Sell Well, We May Be Done" - It's Do Or Die For Too Kyo Games & 'The Hundred Line'
I wish them well, but it looks like it is about as far removed from what I like as possibly can, so...
I wish them well!
Re: Chrono Trigger's Lifetime Sales Have Now Surpassed The Five Million Mark
@Suikoden_1986 On the one hand I am hoping for a new sequel. On the other hand, that new mobile phone game (Star Trail?) doesn't look like it will capture the Suikoden magic, and the DS and PSP games were... well, they weren't Suikoden games, that's for sure...
Not saying that mobile game will be bad, and I am sure the devs have poursd their heart and soul in it... but from what I have seen so far, it seems more like an Eiyuden game than Suikoden, and that one failed to capture the magic as well...
I am scared a "true" sequel will miss the mark as well...
Re: Chrono Trigger's Lifetime Sales Have Now Surpassed The Five Million Mark
@Yosher wait... how many times did I blink?!?!
Time goes by toooooooo quickly!!
@Suikoden_1986 Suikoden is my absolute fave series. I love it to death. But FFVI introduced me to JRPGs and the impact it had was just more monumental than Suikoden was. As a series though, Suikoden all the way!!
I am not going to rank them, because they are vastly different games with different emotional value, but as a standalone release, I'd have to say FFVI is my number 1. Chrono Trigger stands at a joint number 2 spot with... well, all the Suikodens.
Yes, including IV!
Re: Chrono Trigger's Lifetime Sales Have Now Surpassed The Five Million Mark
@Yosher Sorry, your math is off. This game is like 12 years old.
Re: Chrono Trigger's Lifetime Sales Have Now Surpassed The Five Million Mark
@Rhaoulos Back then, JRPGs just weren't (given the chance to be) popular in Europe. Heck, we didn't even get animé on TV. I think only France and Spain did. The rest of us were left with G.I Joe and Captain Planet on tv, and Super Soccer and Super Tennis on console, pretty much.
Well... we did get Terranigma...
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Nobunaga's Ambition (SNES)
Being European, the US box would be found among many other very exotic looking games in the local import shop, for which I have very fond memories.
Not sure if THIS box was among them, but it gives me warm fuzzy feelings.
So, sure... the JP one has more going for it, but those dark, foreboding black boxes of the US variety just do it for me!
Re: Minecraft Is Getting A Graphics Upgrade
As many devices as possible aka not the Switch.
Re: Chrono Trigger's Lifetime Sales Have Now Surpassed The Five Million Mark
Final Fantasy VI had the biggest impact on me, but Chrono Trigger is a very close second. Both of them come with VERY fond memories of the import store I bought them from.
The best thing Square Enix can do is give us an HD-2D remake with the option of switchibg to original graphics. I'd support a full remake such as the FF7 one too. Dragonball Z and Dragon Quest have proven time and again that full 3D can look amazing.
Either way, I would love it.
@Mariotag You have to see it in the context of the time period. Gaming, and especially JRPG gaming, wasn't NEARLY as popular as it is today. So these lifetime sales are nothing to scoff at.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (22nd March)
@wollywoo Do that.
It is, of course, a very classical turn based RPG, so that should be taken into account, but it has a few fun sub-systems and sub-quests and such. Also, once the story goes, it goes! At least, I think so!
If anything, as you may be aware you can find up to 108 characters and finding them all triggers some things, but don't feel pressured to find them all the first time around. The games are short enough to do a chill playthrough first and a 100% run next.
@JohnnyMind Cheers, mate!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (22nd March)
@wollywoo it picks up after about an hour and a half, I guess, and Suikoden II is MILES better if you finish I first, as there are quite a few returning characters.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (22nd March)
@JohnnyMind I am not going to advise you to try it, as I have been following your comments for a while and there are currently 53636 games you got but haven't had time to play yet and another 373627363736 that you are interested in trying at one point, and I don't want to be responsible for giving you the straw that breaks your back.
I am teasing you, obviously. I think Various Daylife can be played in short bursts, much like Denpa Men, but it can easily become a time sink. It's very much a sim first, RPG second, so it's not for everyone. But I enjoy it.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (22nd March)
@JohnnyMind Wow, you still play New Denpa Men. Respect!! I kind of lost interest after too much FOMO.
Me? I bought Various Daylife on sale and have been enjoyibg it greatly. It's definitely not for everyone, but I personally like these low stakes slice of life sim RPGs.
Re: Review: Various Daylife (Switch) - A Simple Yet Repetitive JRPG Best For Bite-Sized Sessions
So I finally bought it when it was on sale and I had a gift card. Yes, I know this review is ages old.
6/10 is right, but these days I am often more in the mood for 6/10 games. I also love Kairosoft games, so take that into consideration.
I love this game for what it is. It greatly reminds me of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King. It's more slice of life.
Reading about the action instead of performing it, if you view it more as reading a book, where you have to fill in a lot of blanks yourself as well... then you might understand the appeal a bit more.
Also, by not having to travel a (usually pretty empty) world to reach some ultimate demi-god final boss, the world starts to feel larger. At least for me. Because you are confined to just one place, it just shifts the perspective. I personally love these more "low stakes" RPGs.
So, for anyone reading this review and the comments; my two cents, which seems to be a very different currency to the comments above me. It's more a life sim than an RPG, but there are certainly people who enjoy this.
Re: Random: Sega Surprises Sonic The Hedgehog Fans With Official Timeline
Ughhhhhh
If you never bothered to create an ongoing storyline, instead just making whatever strikesnyour fancy, then don't hamfist it in 40 years later. Same goes for Zelda and Mario. There is no logical timeline. There isn't even a set world to speak of!!
Re: Lunar Remastered Collection Talks New Voice Acting And Classic Mode
Option to mute the VA would be great. I ruddy hate most VA's. That includes originals, mind you. I don't much care for original versus new.
Re: Onimusha 2's Switch Remaster Introduces New One-Hit 'Hell' Mode
Now that is a mode I can get behind. Makes it feel more realistic. Not sure if I will ever give this game a try, but this certainly sounds like a good way to enjoy it. As long as it can be combined with easy AI.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Four More Titles
This release actually makes it more worth my while to buy in.
I won't, because I have a plenty big enough backlog as is, but these are good releases.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Four More Titles
Never played any of the Romance or Ambition games, but I know they are good. Uncharted Waters is great!!
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Walkthrough
I was just watching an episode of NYPD Blue called "For whom the Skell rolls" and I was like... what?!?!
Spoiler alert: No big robots in that episode...
Re: Minecraft Movie Tries To Capture Some 'Peaches' Magic With New Jack Black Track
@Anti-Matter So people are not allowed to like what they like?
As if you only ever choose the best looking games. You love objectively worse games too, like that Ryan's Toy Review kart racer. Power to you, but don't dismiss other people's preferences. Just because Mario Kart is better doesn't mean you are not allowed to like that game.
I like Portal Knights, but Minecraft has a different reason why it pulls people in. It's far more of a sandbox than Portal Knights is.
Re: Square Enix Publisher Sale Brings Delightful Discounts To A Boatload Of RPGs
Not seeing Various Daylife in this list, but it IS for sale, and let me tell you... I was pleasantly surprised!
For anyone who really liked Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King ; You are going to like this game as well.
Disclaimer: I really love low stakes fantasy stories. This game is almost more "slice of life" than it is adventure, but that's the way I like it. This game kind of made me hope they did a remaster of FF:CC-MLaaK, but this is also a really nice game to play.
I think it also has some similarities to Miitopia, at least gameplay-wise.
Re: It's Official, LEGO Pokémon Sets Are Finally Coming Our Way Next Year
Funny, since Pokemon had had sets of "not-Lego" for years now. I think they're called Megabricks or something, but it could be a different brand name. Anyways, they weren't even that bad.
Ahh, @Ulysses beat me to it. Could be Mega Blocks indeed...
Re: Pocketpair Recalls "Depressing Day" Nintendo Announced Its Palworld Lawsuit
@boxyguy I don't think they forgot what the lawsuit was about in letter, but the lawsuit was about more than code and a ball being thrown. That was just the only thing that would legally stick.
We all know this was about blatant copying and riding the Pokemon popularity wave. It's just not what the lawsuit was about.
@Jeronan They named their company PocketPair. They knew what they were doing. And you can look at some of the other games they've released, and see it wasn't the first time they did some very blatant copying of homework. Has nothing to do with stifling creativity, when you also KNOW that there are plenty monster catching games on Nintendo platforms that they have no qualms about. Wonder why that is.
Re: Sakurai Says Japanese Developers Should Avoid Trying To Appeal To Western Tastes
He is right.
The localizers on the other hand... should do a little more than just translate.
I know, unpopular opinion. Will die on this hill.
Re: Review: Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist Of Memories & The Envisioned Land (Switch) - A Bold New Direction That Strains The Switch
@mlt Glad I am not the only one.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Mario's Picross
Tough one. EU#2 is best, except that crap blue thing saying whatever... which compmetlly ruins it.
Re: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Second Story Expansion DLC Now Available
@B3RTAY That's it, I am never buying full price again!! No more FOMO for me.
Bought Unicorn Overlord full price after there were finally copies available again after the first batch sold out in record time, thinking it was a small window of opportunity, only to find it 20 quid off two weeks later everywhere.
It is worth 8 quid. Your mileage may vary... I was hoping for a worthy Suikoden successor and did not find what I was looking for, so this was unfortunately not for me, but it's not a bad game.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Xenoblade Game? Rate Your Favourite For Our Upcoming Ranking
@jojobar Thanks for the reply. I won't try any of the others, because they are too time consuming anyways, and even if 2 is considered the weakest one, I am almost 100% sure that the other games will not have enough for me to enjoy. Also, with numbered series, I want the games to really be interconnected, and I don't see that with this series. I know they ham-fist elements into them, but from what I can gather, the games take place in very different worlds... So... They are just not for me, I guess.
@Unit_DTH Yeah, a few folks have mentioned that 2 as an intro isn't the best idea, but the battle system wasn't why I was put off. I knew what I would get into, in that sense. It's just a lot of things that I do not like in any game, and they were pretty much combined in this package. I am very happy so many people adore this series, but I do not. Same with the Trails series. It had some of the same issues I have with this one.
@Polvasti See, I was instantly put off by the very apparent fan service of 2. So I guess the other games don't have that AS much, but then they are also too big for me to bother. The setting isn't appealing enough for me to warrant a bona fide time sink.
@RadioDog Yeah, I felt that problem from the get-go. I don't do well with games having too much to do, especially not when there is a story that has its own time constraint (as in, the enemy is at the gates, but let me walk through half the country to find an ingredient for this dish for this side-quest-type of time constraint), though I did not get far enough into the game to know if there was any. Also, it was very obvious these games are huge time sinks, and I just don't have that time, nor energy, for such games.
But, am very happy that the series is so well loved for others.
Re: Japanese Charts: Suikoden's Admirable Debut Isn't Nearly Enough To Topple Monster Hunter
@Purgatorium They never clicked with me either. I had the Wii game, limited edition and all. Played it for maybe 2 hours before giving up.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Xenoblade Game? Rate Your Favourite For Our Upcoming Ranking
Man I am probably the only person on EARTH who doesn't like these games, huh? Only played 2 and... well... blegh... I cannot get myself to like it, starting with those AWFUL pants... yeah, sorry... I am supposed to be a character who chooses to wear those pants?
Oh well... I am glad others enjoy it so greatly.
Re: Random: The "Grail" Of Sonic Merch Pops Up On eBay With Insane Price Tag
@Bunkerneath traveling for six months in 2012 maybe. Nowadays it will last you six weeks, tops.
Re: Rumour: Bethesda's Elder Scrolls: Oblivion "Remake" Could Be Arriving Soon
Cool. Honestly, they could easily remakeall of them in the same manner, just make it look like Skyrim... That way, no need to write an entirely new story. I am willing to bet even most Skyrim fans haven't played Daggerfall for example, and while it has aged gracefully enough, if you are comparing it to Skyrim graphically... Well... most people will think "nahh".
Re: Meet The Stellar Cast Of Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter
@EarthboundBenjy Take my comment with a grain of salty salt, but if I may be a dissenting voice here...
I felt the original of this remake wasn't so much lore-heavy as it was text for text's sake heavy. I felt the script was insufferably long while saying very little. To me, it honestly felt like it was written by a very enthusiastic teenage fanfic writer, but not in a good way. I suspect it was due to poor localization.
Every other sentence started with a variation of "In other words", which you also often see in animé subtitles. At least they were variations, I guess... Seems like a Japanese mannerism, I've seen people speak like that in interviews, so no fault on the Japanese writersnthen, but as a Westerner it annoyed the crap out of me.
Perhaps you have played games with a similar take. If you loved them, you will love this one. If you felt they wasted your time, this series will to.
My two salty cents.
Re: PSA: Don't Be Fooled, This Blatant Rip-Off Isn't The 'Content Warning' You Want On Switch
@Chlocean I was thinking the same thing when I heard about that.
I saw another blatant rip-off the other day. Extremely late to the party too. Can't remember the exact title but it was that Pool gane with the liminal spaces.
I guess these games are very EASY to copy? Like... the ideas in them make them hits, but the programming and assets may be pretty easy to match? Guess that is the downside of programs like Unreal or Unity...
Re: Review: Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster (Switch) - Two Of The PS1's Best RPGs Beautifully Preserved, For The Most Part
@brakeman90 Well, the original aged far worse than 1, 2 AND 3, and was far weaker to begin with, so it will need a massive overhaul, but I am down for that. I kinda loved Tactics, though I remember rather little of it.
Re: Chrono Trigger To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With "Various Projects"
@Warioware I guess I was lucky that I found Total! Magazine and later Super Play on the Dutch shelves. Especially the latter brought me the news of games like FF6 and Chrono Trigger. And I cannot remember how I found out about the store that sold import... I guess pure dumb luck? Who can say, really... that knowledge is lost to the ages.
As for still a lot of JP only... well, I visited this JP import site a while back, and half the games were erotic visual novels... I don't think we're missing out on too much.
@EarthboundBenjy incongruous. You sir... or ma'am... are a poet. You are spot on about Suikoden. They steered too far into clean graphics with the background, especially in Suikoden I. I will hold my judgement on the second game, the screenshots looked like they were better than the first game... so we shall see... once I finish the first.
Re: Review: Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster (Switch) - Two Of The PS1's Best RPGs Beautifully Preserved, For The Most Part
@brakeman90 Awww man, you don't want 4? Sure, it's not the best, but paired with Suikoden Tactics, it was a pleasant enough... at least I think so.
Re: Chrono Trigger To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With "Various Projects"
@Warioware We did not get the PSX one indeed, but I knew where to find imports, and my PSX was modded. I also got the SNES one on import, from a lovely lady who had an import store in a village nearby where I lived. Amazing times!
We did, however, get the DS one. It was released in very limited numbers, though, so you had to be on the lookout for it. I found a copy a few times, but never bit the bullet. Kind of regret that now. They go for a lot of money, but that's not even why I am bummed. I would've liked playing it again with the enhancements.
And boy is there a list of games we never got in Europe. But that didn't stop me, haha.
Re: Chrono Trigger To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With "Various Projects"
@Warioware Ah, that sucks to hear man. I think the 3DS version is the best version, even though I never played that one. I gave the PSX one a try, but I was annoyed enough by some of the changes that I didn't even bother with the amazing animation that was added. So for me, the SNES version is the only one I've played.
I should get back to it someday. It's installed on my SNES Mini.
Re: Random: This Stunning Fan-Made Animation Is The Perfect Way To Celebrate MAR10 Day
@canaryfarmer To be talented requires a lot of time. Sure, it comes more naturally to some, but you can do whatever you want to do. The key is to enjoy the process, not want a perfect outcome from the get-go.
@N00BiSH If someone cannot see the difference between something made out of pure passion, or something made to make money, then I don't know what to tell them.
What is probably going to happen, if this movie starts raking in a lot of views, is Nintendo will lay claim to the material, which I am sure the creator will be happy to oblige to.
I once made a remix for an artist. I put the track on my own YouTube channel besides him posting it on his. I received a mail that the copyright and everything belonged to said artist, and that was that. So any money it WOULD generate, would go to his account. Which is absolutely fair.
The difference between this and the Zelda movie from a few weeks back is very clear. They were asking people for money. This person isn't. Now, sure... Neither has probably gotten express permission from Nintendo, but it's still clearly with a very different intent. Of course, that was also a passion project, I have no doubt about that, but they were asking people for money, and that is just the deal breaker.
Anyways, I loved this. It's really good.
Re: Chrono Trigger To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With "Various Projects"
@Warioware I am inclined to agree with you. BUT!!!
I don't think any of the Suikoden fans expected an animé to be released. And that was a very happy suprise. And there were a few other surprises in there as well, though most of those were Japan-exclusive. Can't have them all.
And sure, the mobile game was... well... not what anyone hoped for... I guess gacha... gatcha? games are profitable enough to keep being released. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be one of those games. And yes, that would suck. But it could very well be an animé. Or a manga. I would like that.
Re: Chrono Trigger To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With "Various Projects"
@Friendly Ooooh a legacy collection with various versions, including a new one, that would be great! One can dream. So far,
I don't recall many devs going through the admittedly little trouble of packaging different versions, aside from some pre-SNES arcade games...
@Mariotag @Warioware Pachinko would be a Konami thing. And they didn't do that for the Suikoden release, so I am doubtful Square Enix will do it for this event.
Speaking of, if the Suikoden event is anything to go by, and Square Enix has taken good notes, we might see something fun. I am excited for one. Though the "30th anniversary" thing kind of stings... Am I already that old?