2008-09-17 15:51:06

Yea kind of like a hack and slash RPG, I find them quite boring and slow paced though, basically you are given a mission from a hub village and have to go out and complete it, go back get another... etc etc

It's all about killing monsters and equipment customisation.

I'm guessing the Wii version will be a meatier experience, hopefully online co-op will be there also.

Graphics are deffinately looking nice, I would have liked to see this series on PS3 and 360 though, maybe 4

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2008-09-17 23:25:39

I see Jolli. Gamekyo slides in on their bare knees with some info, probably derived from whence the pics came; Famitsu.

Online play (4 player groups)
- City provides an area for chatting, meeting up other players. For single-player, the city turns into a village with new facilities and access routes for the island over time.
- Kaname Fujioka (director) wants to restart Monster Hunter with news ideas - One reason why the game will be on the Wii
- Set on an unexplored island - forests, caves, deep underwater environments
- Complete swimming controls available in underwater environments
- Hunt submerged beasts, hunt fish (can be used as ingredients)
- Most weapons available on land can also be used in water
- Air gauge when you're underwater, stamina gauge when running on land
- Light torches in caves to see the surrounding area in caves
- Old and new monsters - old monsters will have a “freshness” quality as well
- Huge underwater dragon serves as main monster, can fight him while swimming or walking

Sounds just like PSO to me. Make it free aswell and I'll certainly give it a whirl!

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Also, new scans of loads of DS rpgs have flooded the web, and I'm sure you guys have looked at most of them already but I wanna direct attention to these in particular

http://www.gamekyo.com/news29014_suikoden-tierkrei...

Suikoden Tierkreis. I think it looks FANTASTIC. Right up there with World Destruction.

I am such a sucker for these semi top down/isometric PSX era, sprite/3D styled RPGs and these two are really feeling me up in all the right, non-intrusive places.

2008-09-18 01:31:47

It is certainly starting to sound like PSO.

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Marumaro for the WIN !!

2008-09-19 22:28:15

Mega Man 9 release dates: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54836

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Demigod

2008-09-22 12:16:40

2008-09-22 16:06:17

This why I hate this gen. That should be bonus for beating the game or something. I will get the game but not that rip off DLC. I mean come on 160 points? WTF the game is 800 so one extra dude is almost 1/4 of the full game. Next they will release all the other characters...

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Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2
War, war never changes...
Demigod

2008-09-22 16:28:53

pfft
Mega Ripoff, Man!

2008-09-22 18:53:41

More like Mega...sucks....Man. He likes to suck, man. Men...with the, Mega sucking...You know the..Mega Man 69...

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2008-09-23 20:45:30

Phantasy Star Zero is starting to look kinda endearing!

Too bad the limited communication options will mess the social aspects of it up. Still, if it actually packs PSO's levels of content I can certainly think of worse things to force your DS wielding friends to buy for co-op fun.

Details and (enlarged and kinda roughed up yet delicious) screens of GTA: Chinatown Wars. I was sort of hoping that they'd do a GTA artwork themed GTA for Wii, but I suppose this is a safer route to begin on. At any rate, this could potentially be awesome, so I'm keeping my styluses crossed.

2008-09-26 13:43:57

Arc Rise Fantasia is starting to look surprisingly tasteful. Marvellous are really becoming quite the DS/Wii RPG kings.

2008-09-26 14:14:37

Yea that looks quite interesting.

Looks like a turn based kingdom hearts.

More pics and info here http://www.nintendic.com/news/2598

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Marumaro for the WIN !!

2008-10-02 18:36:30

Wii games;

Sin & Punishment 2
new Punch Out
Prope's debut game Let's Tap
Endless Ocean 2
Klonoa: Door to Pantomime
and Another Code

...are just a few of the great things announced in the last 24 hours. :D

2008-10-02 20:54:19

Vanillaware's spiritual Wii successor to Odin Sphere has resurfaced. Screens here.

Sin & Punishment 2 (sequel to the CRIMINALLY overlooked N64 game) also struts its stuff on gamekyo.

2008-10-03 07:54:12

MH3 Trailer...they always have one of the best trailers for a franchise.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/2731...

I just hope that "new ideas" idea only consists of locations(underwater battle) and stuff like that. They better not touch the gameplay controls one bit. Don't you dare! The challenge is what makes it fun.

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2008-10-12 05:58:29

Dragon Quest 9 from TGS

What happened to it being real time ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q31il7zBPBg&fmt=18

Too bad it wasn't on the PS3/360 though it could have looked like those awesome cutscenes, or close :(

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2008-10-12 19:41:23

Yeah, it's taken so long to come out, the benefits of being a DS game (short dev cycle et all) have waned some. I'm sure the mandatory "next gen" version has been worked on simultaniously though. I'm not entirely sure DQ needs to be a 360/PS3 game considering its very traditional jRPG values and low tech visual style, but waiting yonks for a handheld version sort of takes the air out of it a bit.

2008-10-15 16:18:23

Okay so Toshinden was a horrible game, absolutely and utterly pants, and it's coming back, and I can't help but smile.

Think is, I have fond memories of it regardless. It was plasticky, plain sticky, and had the worst fighting engine since Rise of The Robots.. but the music was fucking ACE and the polygons were all.. transparent and.. that lass was actually kinda hot compared to triangular pyramid tit Sarah Bryant.

It's getting a revival on the Wii, and it can't possibly play worse than it did (with some kind of symphonic climax of unplayability with the through and through disgustingly awful Toshinden URA for Saturn) and if the music rides the train even halfway to Awesomenessville where the first soundtracks resided, it'll be worth it just for that.

Horray for low bars and gratis nostalgia points!

Oh and also horray for Gamekyo, their consistently excellent coverage of obscure titles, and their hawkeyed japanese scan-spotting people.

http://www.gamekyo.com/blog_article211605.html

2008-10-16 00:59:13

Absolutely stunning Fragile trailer!