US, September 20, 2007 - One of the most impressive showings from last year's Tokyo Game Show was White Knight Story. The Level 5 PS3 debut RPG was a surprise announcement, and it instantly became one of the PS3's most promising titles, primarily due to its smooth animation system. The game looked quite far along compared to most other PS3 games of the time, but IGN weren't too surprised given the magic Level 5 has worked in the past.
Apparently, the trailer shown last year was target footage. It certainly wasn't footage of the game running in real time. In its current playable form at this year's Tokyo Game Show, White Knight has quite a few technical issues, including an unrefined frame rate, little bits of pop-in here, some ugly shadow effects, and occasional stuttering. The game's camera system also isn't as smooth as the initial footage had suggested.
So that's the bad news. Everything else is good. Look at White Knight from afar, and it does really look close to that trailer. With some extra time, IGN wouldn't be surprised if Level 5 can fix everything and deliver a polished product for next year.
Castle walls crumble in the flaming night sky- there is chaos, panic, and murder. A black horned knight stalks the princess and all that stands in his way is a young man who works at a winery and his generic customizable friend who happened to get hired on the wrong day… White Knight Chronicles has finally arrived!
The much anticipated White Knight Chronicles has finally been released- not with a bang, but with a whimper. I previously commented on various aspects of the game that deserved note- things that could have been different, but made no such bold statements as "biggest disappointment of 2010" like some reviewers have. I personally believe White Knight Chronicles to be a decent JRPG with a fun and intuitive online system and great potential for future titles. Without further adieu- into the gritty details!
Tayler Bell at Tawkn writes:
"The Power Rangers have finally landed on the PS3 in their brand new, super amazing, fun time, RPG!"
Russ tells of recent RPG releases and those to look for in February.
"With some extra time, IGN wouldn't be surprised if Level 5 can fix everything and deliver a polished product for next year."
According to Podcast Beyond, this is what they hoped for Lair.
Look at how that turned out T_T
***EDIT***
Alright, clearly, I mixed up Level 5 with Factor 5.
My apologies.
Having said that, I hope IGN's right on the money with this one.
Am I the only one not liking the battle system (shown in the gameplay video from TGS)?
and hopefully boost sagging sales for the console.
oh opps lol i did the same thing ^ u guys did ... this isnt the ppl who did Lair (Factor 5) its Level 5 .. did Level 5 make any other games cuz i dont think ive heard of them? unless their new
** EDIT **
Oh they did Rogue Galaxy .. no way!! i FVKING LOVE THAT GAME... its one of the best RPG games i have ever played besides some Final Fantasy games and Grandia 2 etc