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Wii Fanboy : Fragile is 30 hours long,no expense spared on development

Chris Greenhough writes "Three senior members of the Fragile development team have chaired a panel in Japan to answer questions about the RPG.

Between them, producer Kentarou Kawashima, art director Keiko Harada, and head programmer Munehito Yasui revealed that Fragile would take a meaty 30 hours to beat, that developing the game has taken two years, and that the entire process (including advertising) will cost "quite a bit of money" (NeoGAF's translation). Apparently, they also toyed with the idea of basing the game on exploration, with no combat at all -- a daring design choice that didn't come to fruition."

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Product5603d ago

I really hope all this money into the game pays off in the end......this game looks to have the polish most wii users want in a wii game.30 hours?is that the most for a wii game right now?

TheColbertinator5603d ago

Longer than most Wii games and it looks like the developers actually took time with it.Sounds like a gem to me

ButterToast5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

ya the game looks great, might consider buying a wii if this comes to the US.

Also i kinda like the idea of no combat too bad it didn't happen, i'm guessing it wasn't commercially feasible.

Smacktard5603d ago

So uh... did any of the development money go towards developing a secret good combat system? Cause from what I've seen of the combat system so far, it's really turning me off from the game.

AWBrawler5603d ago

In a game like this, the combat takes a backseat to the presentation, and adventure. Can't be worse than Mass Effects blue laser for every weapon combat. (I love Mass Effects Story, mind you)

ChickeyCantor5602d ago

I agree with smacktard, i was kinda looking forward untill i saw how the battle system works...
=(...

thewho5603d ago

Still looks the same as a N64 game.

ChickeyCantor5602d ago

I brought food for troll.
Now eat.

Come see Come see people I'm feeding the troll.

PS360WII5602d ago

Well like the developers said they wanted to make a game with no combat but now there is sooo that's the kind of combat you get from devs who didn't want it in there in the first place ;)

Fragile looks like a great game and 30 hours is a nice number. Now hopefully they bring it to the states!

ChickeyCantor5602d ago (Edited 5602d ago )

But even then, don't force an element in there...
If they didn't want one why the hell did they proceed to put one in there?

From a designers point, it's bad.

edit:
I wonder if people did notice the difference between the CGI and Gameplay xD
The game looks good but nothing special imo. I have a strange feeling people basically whent beserk when they saw the CGI....thinking it was gameplay.

PS360WII5602d ago

"I have a strange feeling people basically whent beserk when they saw the CGI....thinking it was gameplay"

lol like every other game preview no worries that happens with PS3/360/PSP/DS/and yes even Wii games.

It still looks fun even with the combat. PoP doesn't have the best battle system either but it's still a grand game to play

ChickeyCantor5602d ago

But at least PoP looked fluid xD
This however doesn't...it's like if he has no range at all.

Mahr5602d ago

"But even then, don't force an element in there...
If they didn't want one why the hell did they proceed to put one in there?"

From the sounds of it, because of the usual reasons: game producers/publishers/etc have ideas about the game that conflict with those of the game designers. And given that the former are usually the ones handling the money, what they want tends to get precedence.

It's all too easy to imagine a publisher looking over the game and then saying, 'Oh, what you have is interesting, but how about you add in some combat to help make the game appealing to people who like action-oriented games.'

We'll honestly be lucky if Fragile doesn't end up sporting Quick Time Events and vehicle sections, too. :/

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AWBrawler5602d ago

Its all about the story for me. again, combat system can't be worse than Mass effect. It reminds me of Trace Memory (which had no fighting) and Spirited Away. So I'm interested. If you miss out, its your loss, but I understand that maybe its not your type of game. As long as we can hit Brawl and Conduit up online together, we cool.

ChickeyCantor5601d ago

ya well happy new year to you too >=D

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10 Spooky Games to Play for Halloween

MonsterVine: "October is the month of Halloween, so what better time to sit down and play some spooky games? Here are a few of my top picks (in no particular order) for spooky games–which are not necessarily all horror games–to play this month. "

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metabolicfrolic1287d ago

Visage should be on this list. The full release is Oct. 30th.

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The Gamesmen, Episode 27 – Sensative Internet Innuendo Association

Join Amras89, Hardlydan, and Djleeroy85 for game talk and fun! This time, The Gamesmen make three word associations for many of the games that have come out in the first half of 2014. Games discussed are Assassin’s Creed 2, Abe’s Oddysee, The Wolf Among Us, Planetary Annihilationy, Cards Against Humanity, Yoshi’s New Island, Call of Juarez Gunslinger, Shovel Knight, Guild Wars 2, Pacman and the Ghostly Adventures, Fragile Dreams, Minecraft, Star Citizen, GRID Autosport, Lego Lord of the Rings, Fable – The Lost Chapters, Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Crash Time II, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Iron Sky Invasion, and Dust: An Elysian Tail.

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oprainfall Games of the Past Review: Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

oprainfall writes:

“If I had to describe Fragile Dreams in one word – and you can probably guess it – it would be ‘subtle.’ The all-around design of the game is subtle and it is an incredible experience because of it. It has its flaws, but they shouldn’t detract from your overall enjoyment of the game.

“If you’re someone who prefers their games to be action packed with quick pacing, this is not a game for you. However, if you are someone who loves to soak in the atmosphere of a game, I cannot recommend Fragile Dreams enough.”

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akaihana86plus4003d ago

Amazing game, one of the best Wii games ever, the mood and the story were a bit too sad but i really enjoyed every minute of it

stragomccloud4003d ago

One of my favorite games of all time.

Venoxn4g4002d ago

a really amazing game, story, characters and most of all music...I still listen time to time music and I will finish game again one day..it was like playing anime movie, amazing, I really highly recommend a game, though gameplay was simple I still enjoyed it very much..oh, did I mention that game has amazing graphics? :)

tiffac0084002d ago

Definitely one of the games I truly enjoyed playing~

Its not perfect but its definitely different on the positive side.