Level-5 says White Knight Chronicles coming to North America, online region locking not decided yet

shadowghost752 - 354 days 11 hours ago

I managed to find a copy of Valkyria Chronicles, it is fantastic. If White Knight is the same in terms of quality it will be a first day buy.

This is coming from some one who has only played the following rpgs

- Oblivion

That is it, i might have found a new genre i like here

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Chris399 - 354 days 11 hours ago

Wow! Well, you need to play Folklore for sure. That is a really terrific game regardless of what the reviews say (they were mixed, but IGN seemed to like it). There's a demo on the PSN store for you to check out. Eternal Sonata is also worth a look, and it is a great port; has actually been upgraded - graphically, content-wise. Disgaea 3 is fun, but looks like a slightly higher res PS2 game (nice flashy effects though). Oh and X-Edge comes out in a bit (March, I think), which is a pretty slick 2d/3d JRPG.

If you're luck enough to have a backwards-compatible PS3, then there's a whole list of PS2 RPGs that you may or may not have touched as well.

Cheers,
-C

P.S. Steer clear of "Enchanted Arms", or you might taint your JRPG taste altogether :)

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shadowghost752 - 354 days 11 hours ago

I did enjoy the folklore demo, a lot and it is very cheap now so i may have to get it, i do have a backwards compatible ps3 but i wouldnt know were to start, i know that the ps2 has a huge backlog of quality games.

I am more of a driving game fan than any other genre. It may seem wierd but i love driving games and games with good stories ( an odd match), the rpg route may give me my fix of story games until Heavy Rain is released

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Chris399 - 354 days 10 hours ago

Off the top of my head, I'd recommend, two Level 5 works - Dragon Quest VIII and Rogue Galaxy. From Square-Enix (back when they seemed to be good, they have lost a bit of their edge this gen), there is FF XIII (mature, political story-line, some people didn't like it), and Valkyrie Profile 2 (amazing game). Oh, and Persona 4 is out now, which will suck up basically all of your free time.

A few of the aforementioned games support progressive scan too, so they scale really well on HD tvs.

Hope that helps! Happy Gaming!

Cheers,
- C

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TheTwelve - 354 days 9 hours ago

Agreed. Level 5 has always made me happy, even back in the day with Dark Cloud. They are a good group of developers with heart and talent and deserve some serious props. Day 1 for sure...the game I'm looking forward to the MOST in 2009 right now. Yes, even more than Killzone 2.

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VampHuntD - 354 days 6 hours ago

I have this game and haven't unwrapped it yet. I was actually considering returning it for a preorder on KZ2. Everytime I start to consider that option though, I hear yet more priase for the game. I really need to finish up Prince of Persia so I can get into the 4 or so otehr games I want to play (Still need to complete LAIR, Disgaea 3, Folklore, SOCOM needs more play time, World at War is almost platinumed), if 2009 is half as good as 2008 was for games I'll be happy, if it's better I will be broke. And it's shaping up to better with KZ2 and WKC already busting down some doors. I really need to get a better job or start selling drugs to support my gaming habit.

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Figboy - 354 days 2 hours ago

i'd highly recommend Dark Cloud 2, another Level 5 title. the first Dark Cloud isn't bad either, but it is a first gen PS2 game. it's more in line with a Zelda game than what Level 5 is currently known for, but don't expect the game to be as amazing as a Zelda. it's unique world building mechanics were a nice touch for a 2000 PS2 launch title.

i also highly suggest Rogue Galaxy, FFXII, the Shadow Hearts series, and the Persona series, to name just a few more. the Xenosaga series is good as well. Odin Sphere looks GREAT on a PS3 being upscaled to an HDTV, and is a fun, challenging RPG with unique gameplay.

for starters though, the Level 5 RPGs are great starting out points, as their RPGs tend to be more accessible and not as convoluted gameplay wise as other RPGs. Dragon Quest VIII is great, but it's REALLY hardcore, and was bit too difficult for my tastes.

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Fishy Fingers - 354 days 10 hours ago

16 player in lobby, chatting away and what not, 4 player co-op gameplay.

Hope they don't regiion lock it, but instead give us the choice of region we'd like (US/EU/ Asia) that way if you have friends abroad your still able to play with them and when playing with "unknowns" you can choose your region to make sure there is no language barrier.

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Sarcasm - 354 days 10 hours ago

Hour one.

:)

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thereapersson - 354 days 10 hours ago

If this were on the 360, it'd be more like "Zero-Day"... ;)

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ultimolu - 354 days 10 hours ago

Lol, you guys are silly. :P

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Ghoul - 354 days 9 hours ago

day 1 -3 days (my gamestore gets it early) YEAH

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Baliw - 354 days 9 hours ago

you all want Old School 2D RPGs to come back.

It will be a great addition to PSN and cheap to develop!

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meepmoopmeep - 354 days 1 hour ago

yeah mate,

i see no reason to region lock online games anymore.
the internet has given us all opportunities to make good friends abroad
and it would just suck to have this region lock.

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Graphics Whore - 354 days 2 hours ago

It looks like a PS2 game? I'm guessing you haven't watched any real game play videos of it have you?

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Figboy - 354 days 1 hour ago

the720p gameplay videos out?

gamersyde had some up, and i downloaded them and watched them on my HDTV via my PS3, and the graphics are not even anywhere in the same VICINITY as a PS2 game.

the texture work is very high quality.
the animations are fluid
the size and scale of the maps is beyond what the PS2 could do
the lighting is beautiful (the parts where they are fighting the monster in the forest at what appears to be sunset is gorgeous)

stop throwing out abject negativity just because the comments, up until this point have been all positive, and it makes you uncomfortable.

WKC is in line with every other Level 5 RPG, and that's a GOOD thing, as the visuals in their games like Dark Cloud 2, Dragon Quest VIII, Jeanne D'Arc, and Rogue Galaxy were wonderful.

here, let me help you put things in perspective:

Dark Cloud 2 (PS2)
http://www.ahmadhisyam.com/...
http://home.flash.net/~raye...
http://images.techtree.com/...

Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
http://ps2media.gamespy.com...
http://images.slashdot.org/...
http://www.kzone.com.ph/blo...

Rogue Galaxy (PS2)
http://www.trustedreviews.c...
http://www.trustedreviews.c...
http://img233.imageshack.us...

Jeanne D' Arc (PSP)
http://www.blastprocessing....
http://img171.imageshack.us...
http://img204.imageshack.us...

White Knight Chronicles (PS3)
http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...
http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...
http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...

you're right. it looks JUST like a PS2 game /sarcasm

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Sibs - 354 days 9 hours ago

Yep, 132 THOUSAND in the first day in Japan is definitely a flop... not to mention 203k the first week.

I know sales don't mean everything, but if people like pp can spew sales numbers like they mean something, why not me?

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