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Policenaut posted:Nintendo's kinda pissed that Japanese 3DS games are taking so long to come overseas, plans to start helping Japanese devs this year in getting them over. My special magical dreams for things that will never happen is Nintendo picking up publishing Shin Megami Tensei games on 3DS so that they are actually released in poor old Europe and Australia... Nintendo are partnering with Atlus for Fire Emblem x Shin Megami Tensei so I can dream... I'm probably going to have to import a 3DS from USA if there isn't news of Soul Hackers and Shin Megami Tensei 4 being released in the Nintendo of Europe regions. Sire Oblivion posted:I wouldn't consider it an RPG since there's no character progression. Monster Hunter has more detailed character customisation than a lot of JRPGs, it just doesn't have a character experience and levelling system outside of quest unlocking. I do agree it isn't really an RPG, though. It is an action game with a very heavy lean towards character customisation and gathering of materials to create new items to further customise your character with.
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PonchAxis posted:Did ex troopers turn out to be any good? From what I've been told by people who bought the PS3 version, it's a functionally competent anime action shooter game that plays it completely by the numbers. Nothing special. I tried the PS3 demo and it was neat enough that I'd consider importing it soon, as it's only like $60 on eBay. The game bombed super hard though saleswise and according to Capcom is almost impossible to localize due to how they created all the art assets.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Maybe they should be encouraging more western devs to make 3DS games for the international market, instead of just bringing over more Japanese stuff? That's not to say I can think of a whole lot of western-developed games I'd actually want on 3DS but I can't imagine more JRPGs are really gonna make much difference. Look at the Vita to see how well "western" games do on handhelds.
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We are not getting Ex Troopers, but maybe this means Layton x Wright and Terry's Wonderland. Maybe. Hopefully.Katana Gomai posted:Look at the Vita to see how well "western" games do on handhelds. Ignorance of the situation does not excuse this. All third-party "Western" games on the Vita have been rushed, cheap cash-ins so far since the high development costs do not justify otherwise when considering the system's sales figures. That may change in the future. Most Sony games like Uncharted, Wipeout, or the upcoming Killzone are easily more "Western" than Japanese, and they are turning out to be rather good. The Vita just came out at the wrong time, with the wrong price point, and the worst handicap in those memory cards. Also, if your definition of handheld games include iOS, you should note that all the big titles there are made in the US and Europe. Saoshyant fucked around with this message at 12:23 on Jan 31, 2013 |
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Katana Gomai posted:Look at the Vita to see how well "western" games do on handhelds. Is anything doing well on Vita? Like, at all? People talk about how nice the hardware is and how much free crap they get through Playstation Plus but no-one seems particularly enthused by any of the games and there doesn't seem to be anything in the pipeline.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Is anything doing well on Vita? Like, at all? People talk about how nice the hardware is and how much free crap they get through Playstation Plus but no-one seems particularly enthused by any of the games and there doesn't seem to be anything in the pipeline. There's no real way to measure sales numbers because they seem to be very heavily biased towards Digital sales and PSN doesn't release those numbers/they're not counted in traditional games shipped stuff. The game most people talk about is Persona 4 Golden, which is my favorite Vita game but it's also a port of a PS2 game  I buy way more games for my Vita than for my 3DS but I'm not most people, but I don't think you'll find anything that's approaching sales numbers like a Mario Kart game.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Is anything doing well on Vita? Like, at all? People talk about how nice the hardware is and how much free crap they get through Playstation Plus but no-one seems particularly enthused by any of the games and there doesn't seem to be anything in the pipeline. People seem to be excited about some Killzone trailer just released in the vita thread... Personally I am burnt out on FPS games and I don't want to play one on a handheld, and the trailer had some emphasis on touch controls which also turned me off. Also apparently it's still 8 months away. I read an article, too lazy to look for it, a few days ago that said the Vita is back to being outsold by the PSP after the holiday sales. It's a shame because it looks like a fantastic piece of hardware but there's zero games that look interesting to me for it. I was going to buy one for Monster Hunter but don't need to anymore with it coming to the Wii U and all. Little King Story apparently got it's sequel on the vita which I was interested in, but not enough to pay the price for the handheld. The vita thread is overly positive though and people seem to be happy with it and rarely do I see complaints.
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katkillad2 posted:Little King Story apparently got it's sequel on the vita which I was interested in, but not enough to pay the price for the handheld. Eh, not really a sequel. Re-imagining with less endearing art.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Is anything doing well on Vita? Like, at all? I can't speak to sales numbers, but Persona 4 Golden got a lot of positive press. That said, I don't think the sales for Vita software are that great. Two studios closed last year after releasing a Vita title to mediocre sales. One was Psygnosis, I forget the other. Probably just a coincidence, but no one seems terribly interested in arguing otherwise.
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Stoked, my 3DS XL arrived! But - is it meant to click so loudly when opening/closing the device? Much more of a sharp click between positions than the DS Lite or DSi XL... EDIT: Really impressed by it, even though I have the 3D effect down to about 25% on the slider. Too much and I keep seeing 'ghosts' of the stuff on the screen. Do you find it better if the 3DS is held a little further away from you? I've only tried Zelda and Mario, but I can see what a huge step up from the DS this is. Also what has me excited is how relatively early this still is in the 3DS' lifespan, and there must be an incredible range of titles still on the way. Keen for Tales of the Abyss, Fire Emblem and Dragon Quest 7 - and who knows what else will be out/announced later this year. I only got a DSi XL in late 2010, and there were not too many releases after that which really got me excited. This is the first time in ages I have had a portable gaming device early, and can watch the technology and quality of games evolve. --- vvv I meant 3DS XL 
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Jan 31, 2013 12:42
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My 3DS XL has a pretty clear click. I don't remember specifically on the 3DS, but I think it did too.
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Sarchasm posted:That said, I don't think the sales for Vita software are that great. Two studios closed last year after releasing a Vita title to mediocre sales. One was Psygnosis, I forget the other. Probably just a coincidence, but no one seems terribly interested in arguing otherwise. The other one was that mercenary group Sony Europe or whoever contracted to make that god awful tech demo launch game they bundled with early edition sales.
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Oh and hey, here's some news. Rune Factory 4 is coming to North America this Summer. Get hype for farming and beating up monsters!
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Policenaut posted:Oh and hey, here's some news. Rune Factory 4 is coming to North America this Summer. Get hype for farming and beating up monsters! A European release date announcement would be really nice! I'm not that interested in the series myself, but I do know someone who is. Sultan Tarquin posted:Etrian Odyssey 4 doesn't even have an EU release date. I'm not holding out any hope for this either Well, the Etrian Odyssey games that got localized over here did kinda flop, so it's no surprise that we don't have one for EO4 really. Kinda sucks. 
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Some very cool old classics in the eShop but I am a little put off by the prices. I think £3.59 and upward is a little much for some of these old Gameboy titles (Link's Awakening is £5.39... come on, really?). Good to see Metroid II and Super Mario Land II: 6 Golden Coins in there. Wish that the Ambassador titles would become open to the rest of us. 
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Sultan Tarquin posted:Etrian Odyssey 4 doesn't even have an EU release date. I'm not holding out any hope for this either If this keeps up, I think I'm just gonna import a US 3DSXL. No way I'm missing out on two Shin Megami Tensei games due to region locking  . Plus the other various games that don't get an EU release, I guess. Did anything ever come of Time Travellers getting localized? Was it even good?
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BadAstronaut posted:EDIT: Really impressed by it, even though I have the 3D effect down to about 25% on the slider. Too much and I keep seeing 'ghosts' of the stuff on the screen. Do you find it better if the 3DS is held a little further away from you? I just got mine yesterday and after playing around with the 3D, I've found that I prefer it completely off. It really bothers my eyes with it on. I've only tried it with the Fire Emblem demo and Crimson Shroud, so I am going to keep messing with it as I get more games this year. Of all the settings, I found it the best when the 3D slider was at the very bottom with the 3DS pulled away far from my face. I still need to mess around with it until I completely make up my mind. Either way, I don't mind playing with the 3D off. As some posters who had eye problems mentioned earlier, at least I can conserve the battery with it off!
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Did anything ever come of Time Travellers getting localized? Was it even good? As far as I've heard none of the big localization groups are thinking about Time Travelers, and I have no idea if Level-5 will actually do it themselves after it bombed in Japan. Maybe it might be one of the games Nintendo's looking into help bringing overseas? Heavy Rain crossbred with a visual novel could have some appeal.
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Policenaut posted:From what I've been told by people who bought the PS3 version, it's a functionally competent anime action shooter game that plays it completely by the numbers. Nothing special. I tried the PS3 demo and it was neat enough that I'd consider importing it soon, as it's only like $60 on eBay. The game bombed super hard though saleswise and according to Capcom is almost impossible to localize due to how they created all the art assets. The PS3 one has some nice looking visuals that really makes it feel like a 'manga' game. I bought a copy as my way of supporting the franchise. Why can't we just get a Lost Planet 2 again? (I know there's LP3 coming, but it seems to be getting rid of a lot of stuff that made LP2 good)
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Sultan Tarquin posted:Speaking of the 3D. What do the different 3D settings in mario 3D land actually do? IIRC, it gives you the choice between things looking like they're deep "inside" the screen like a shoebox diorama, or popping up out of the screen.
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Ah alright, I just whacked the slider all the way up and left it on the first option so the other one just looks weird to me now.
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Folt The Bolt posted:Well, the Etrian Odyssey games that got localized over here did kinda flop, so it's no surprise that we don't have one for EO4 really. Kinda sucks. It's a pity then that the region lock has locked us out of this series for now. And translating the game to four additional languages doesn't exactly entice publishers to risk it. But one can hope for a miracle of some sort.
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Folt The Bolt posted:Well, the Etrian Odyssey games that got localized over here did kinda flop, so it's no surprise that we don't have one for EO4 really. Kinda sucks. Harvest Moon/Rune Factory stuff is released by Rising Star Games in PAL-land but it takes 'em forever to do... I wouldn't expect RF4 until the holiday season at the absolute earliest.
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Policenaut posted:Oh and hey, here's some news. Rune Factory 4 is coming to North America this Summer. Get hype for farming and beating up monsters! That's loving awesome. But... it looks like an NDS game.
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Super Mario 3D Land is insanely fun, but it's a constant reminder that I will never get to experience anything in 3D because I don't have stereoscopic vision and permanently play in 2D mode .
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Neddy Seagoon posted:iNiS, why did you have to reduce yourselves to only making Lips games? You used to spin wonderful magic from sound Oh, they've branched out in recent years. They did The Black Eyed Peas Experience and the Xbox karaoke app! Make of that what you will.
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Zeph posted:Super Mario 3D Land is insanely fun, but it's a constant reminder that I will never get to experience anything in 3D because I don't have stereoscopic vision and permanently play in 2D mode I've said it before in this thread, and I'll say it again: Super Mario 3D Land is one of the best Mario games I have ever played. I'd say my top three favorite Mario (platformers) are World, 64 and 3DL. Probably in that order.
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Zeph posted:Super Mario 3D Land is insanely fun, but it's a constant reminder that I will never get to experience anything in 3D because I don't have stereoscopic vision and permanently play in 2D mode Eh, you're not missing much imo. For almost every 3DS game I've played I turned on the 3D, played for 10 minutes, went "well that was nifty!" then turned it off for the rest of my time with the game. But yeah 3D Land is terrific. The 3D Mario team are really talented, and they put whoever is doing the NSMB series to shame. It's kind of sad that the 2D stuff sells so much better.
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Chaltab posted:Wait, I thought Lost Planet 2 was the lovely sequel that failed to recapture the magic of the original Must be some other game you're thinking of. Lost Planet 1 was an average by the numbers shooty videogame set on an alien cold planet. Lost Planet 2 took the cold environments, added jungles, underwater and more environments, 4 PLAYER drop in and out co-op, Transforming and combining robots, giant boss fights, and even an exp and random loot system with over 100+ guns to choose from, and customization of characters. And FIESTA TIME. One of the bosses was a giant monster attacking a train, while you have 4 people scrambling around on a train either loading the big rear end cannon, reloading the big rear end cannon by carrying shells bigger than they are, on turrents shooting down minor enemies, or running around the train, repairing it. And Lost Planet 3 will likely go back to how Lost Planet 1 was, with a focus on the story, and made by the developers of Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (a bad game)
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As far as missing out on the 3D effect... this is the game that has executed the effect the best. You can tell the games that don't put too much thought into it. The 3D Land team pretty much mastered it. It's a shame that you can't experience it, but yeah, it still isn't central to the gameplay beyond a few bonus rooms. It's still a must-buy if you are a Mario fan, regardless of functioning eyes.
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Crowbear posted:Eh, you're not missing much imo. For almost every 3DS game I've played I turned on the 3D, played for 10 minutes, went "well that was nifty!" then turned it off for the rest of my time with the game. The 3D thing goes further than the 3DS though. 3D tv's, 3D movies, 3D IMAX, anything at all - present and future media - that uses stereoscopy is lost on me because of my dumb broken eyesight . I've had to decline going to 3D movies with friends because of it.
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Zeph posted:Eh, I got NSMB2 as well and it's fun for what it is. I just wanted Mario platformer, and that's what I got. But the first time I fired up 3D Land...it reminded me of the first time I played 64 and immediately justified my purchase. That feeling only comes up with a handful of truly great games. You won't have to decline seeing those movies any more! You could buy a pair of 2D Glasses.... I think.
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BadAstronaut posted:EDIT: Really impressed by it, even though I have the 3D effect down to about 25% on the slider. Too much and I keep seeing 'ghosts' of the stuff on the screen. Do you find it better if the 3DS is held a little further away from you? Yeah it's best to keep it a little less than arms length away. You'll always forget and find yourself like nose to screen at it but the 3D looks the best if it's about that distance. Also if Zelda and SM3DL wow you wait till you take a gander at Kid Icarus.
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