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PS3 and Wii RPG Scans 10/30/09

Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope International (PS3), Ar Tonelico III (PS3), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crysal Bearers (Wii), 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3), and Trinity Universe (PS3).

sakura20095302d ago

really lookin forward to those games. they all look fun to play. specially 3d hero

SpoonyRedMage5302d ago

Crystal Bearers FTW! Looks like they're introducing some new moogles. Stiltzkin and Artemicion are still the stars though.;)

mastiffchild5302d ago

I know you've followed this even more avidly than I have Spoons. Thing is, has ANY game ever changed so much and so often as this has? Sure we started with a completely different concept(all the supposed co-op and diff art)but even since then ebery time I see a story or a scan something else has been added or changed.

No wonder it took so long! Someone needs to learn how to make up their minds! Still, after all the toing and froing it still looks cool so maybe they have more of a clue than it sometimes looks from the outside. Maybe it's just me but surely we could have been playing this a LONG time ago.

Interested n just what 3D Dot Heroes ends up playing like as well as I reckon that very few people understand exctly what they're after just yet. Obviously Ar Tonelico is a rather open book for those of us who saw previous games, SO4 will need a big push to make me want to play it again(S'okay but gets dull at times)and Trinity Universe I dunno that much about so far but at least there's some jrpgs heading to PS3 finally so we'll see just how ravenous the PS3 market has grown since falling out of love with SE(and them seemingly with PS3!)at E32008!

CC:CB, on the other hand looks to be a great way into FF for newcomers and a good stop gap for frustrated Zelda fans on the Wii with it's gameplay seeming much closer to Ninty's beloved franchise with every passing change. At least the jrpg love is now finding it's way to places that AREN'T found in your pockets or, to a lesser exten, the 360!

Anyone ese hear that rumour about a PS3 or Wii follow up/prequel to TWEWY? The game was one of my favourite ever handheld games(regardless of genre)and was so well built for and suited to the two screen gameplay of DS that I strugle to see how it would work on the bigger single screens at home. Hope it's still true mind-even if I'm not so sure it is! Honestly, I heard it a couple of times in the summer and nada since then so if anyone does hear something could they give me a shout? I felt it was a really refreshing new direvtion for SE in many ways and was criminally underrated and undersold too.

SpoonyRedMage5302d ago

Yer, I can see the "too much variety" thing coming up with Crystal Bearers, there's lot and lots of different stuff in there, even stealth gameplay. I think it took so long because of the amount of polish and also because in the development time they've also made Ring of Fates, My Life as a King, My Life as a Darklord and Echoes of Time, as well key people working on the Chocobo series.

About the others you mentioned, I personally feel 3D Dot Heroes has kind of overshot the homage thing, but I haven't really been following it. Star Ocean is kind of dull, a good game though. I agree with the last point too, the Wii is even getting some good JRPG love now.

Yer, Crystal Bearers could appeal to both Zelda fans and also FFIX fan(the CC series are basically FFIX sequels, even sharing characters).

Hmm, about TWEWY, I remember an interview with one of the directors(or possibly a producer) of the game discussing the possibility of a Wii sequel. A PS3 could happen but I don't think it will happen personally, especially considering Jupiter seem to only work on Nintendo platforms. I think it will most likely stay on the DS though.

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From games that digitaltrends DeAngelo Epps has always wanted to play but missed out on, like Odin Sphere, to newer titles that he'd love to re-experience like Yakuza: Like a Dragon, there was enough there to justify diving back in. And those titles aren’t even a small percent of what’s available here. Vanillaware titles, Square Enix games, NIS franchises he’d never even heard of — there’s a whole lot to dig into.

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Eonjay160d ago

PSPlus is Amazing for RPGs and NIS America, Square Enix and Vanillaware games are perfect for PSPortal.

LG_Fox_Brazil160d ago

Not really a 'secret' but a paradise indeed, I just finished Soul Hackers 2, pretty good, and started Labyrinth of Galleria and I am having a blast. Tons of great RPGs in the PS4/PS5 family

Mr_cheese160d ago

Secret is the click buzzword. Can't have a title without bait these days.

anast160d ago

secret, shadow, hidden

OtterX160d ago

Perfect for playing on the Portal, since rpgs can be such timesinks. For those people who can't stay glued to the TV, it's good to give some freedom around the house, out on the porch or whatever. I haven't picked up a Portal yet, bc of life priorities, but I definitely anticipate picking one up asap and playing more rpgs!

ziggyzinfirion160d ago

I'm currently playing Final Fantasy VII:Remake for the first time on PS5 and I am freaking blown away by this game so far. I don't know why I waited this long or due to my huge backlog but had to be honest, this game exceeded my expectations.

OtterX160d ago

Yea, story pacing aside, the combat system is pretty killer, especially if you slow it down to play it more like a tactical turned based jrpg!

I actually wish FF16 had gone this route, instead of the DMC route. The FF7:R system gave enough action for those who wanted to play that way, while still appeasing us old school turn based jrpg fans.

Glad you're enjoying!

crazyCoconuts160d ago

Some of the best in game HDR I've ever seen in that game. I liked it a lot too. My first final fantasy game believe it or not

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CDbiggen970d ago

There's a reason I didn't buy most of these when they came out.

MadLad970d ago

After a game's multiple generations old, and can't be had new at a reasonable price, that's when I see nothing wrong with emulation.

What's the point of paying someone scalper prices when the dev/publisher isn't even benefiting from it?

mkis007969d ago

Emulation doesn't stop a games physical box from becoming collectible.

Knightofelemia970d ago

I paid $30 for SH Downpour on PS3 now it's around $70-$85 Canadian Lolipop Chainsaw I paid $15 and it has really gone up in price. I wonder if Transformers War and Fall of Cybertron will go up in price two of the best Transformers games every made.

neutralgamer1992970d ago

In 5 years time all those games will be worth at least $150 to $200 that you listed

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neutralgamer1992970d ago

Ever since Sony announced that they would shut down PS3 store these prices have skyrocketed and even though Sony backtracked now most gamers realize that it's a matter of time before the PlayStation 3 store is shut down. If you want these games get them while you can even if digital because once that story shut down the physical prices will just go crazy high we saw that already

And many of these games did not sell like crazy amounts so they are limited number of copies available for sale at any given time

MadLad970d ago

Folklore is a game I've always really wanted to play, but I got a PS3 late in the generation, and it was already really expensive to find, being it didn't exactly sell well, therefore was already kind of a collector's item.

Kept hoping I'd find a cheap copy randomly at stores and flea markets, but never happened.

franwex970d ago

I got mine for $5 at Walmart like 10 years ago. I have yet to play it.

neutralgamer1992970d ago

It was available at GameStop for a while for under $20. Don't know har happened but GameStop started to sell their used games based on ebay prices it seems

You can still find it for around $60-70 and which in my opinion is a good price for a game that will be worth double if not triple that in next 5 years

Mr Logic970d ago

Have you considered modding your PS3? Neither Sony or the dev would be getting money from that Folklore purchase. Kind of a victimless crime at that point.

MadLad969d ago (Edited 969d ago )

@neutral

Honestly, I just want to actually give the experience a try. I'm not someone who would buy it at a premium just to potentially rip someone off down the road.
I mean, there are collectors out there and if paying a couple hundred dollars is worth it to them then more power to them, but I'm not one to be on either end of that exchange.

I know it's taboo, but I might dig in and see the state of PS3 emulation on PC. I have a good PC, so it might be able to power through the often times poor performance, being PS3 is known to be hard to emulate.

I've never emulated anything past the PS2/Dreamcast but, as I said in my first post, I don't see anything wrong with emulation if the game you want to play can only be had used, with no money going to the creators.

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