NIS America is bringing quirky (and low budget) JRPG Cross Edge to the States. While it was expected to release this March, the game has been quietly delayed. The reason? Nippon Ichi is spending a bit more time on the game, adding a feature missing from the original Japanese release of the game: Trophies.
Ai-Phuong and Haven are back in 2013 with a stack of RPG goodness to discuss. Trinity Universe, Cross Edge, Hyperdimension Neptunia are just some of titles mentioned on this show.
- Trinity Universe
- Cross Edge
- Hyperdimension Neptunia
- Pokemon
- Final Fantasy
- Reckoning
- Skyrim
- …and more!
BT: "We’ve all been there. You’re playing a game, having a great time, and then all of a sudden you’re hit with that one thing that will absolutely kill your enthusiasm. You think to yourself, this particular quirk of the game won’t show up too often, and when it does, you’ll be able to power through it. But no! It turns out that particular quirk is one of the main gameplay mechanics!
I have so many games sitting on my shelf that I haven’t finished. Games that I was just unable to get through because there was something about the gameplay, some annoying hitch in the game’s design that just completely killed my will to go on and made me shelf the game. Of course, there is a scale to such annoyances and some of us are willing to endure one more than others. Even though tolerances may differ, I think most of us can agree there are some common threads that run through these games.
There won’t be any special rules for this list, but instead I’m going to include a brief list of some common offenders of the things that I list. Bear in mind, this does not mean these are bad games. Even the best games sometimes suffer from something that really causes your enthusiasm to take a hit. So let’s take a look at what we all love to hate!"
“Save the Princess” Syndrome, is in almost every game. It can be saving the world or a person.
I just hate things that don't fit. The planet scanning in Mass Effect 2 for example.
i don't understand how there can be bad AI in any game these days. surely, unlike graphics, it should have matured but instead seems to just be rewritten for every new game from the ground up. is there not a couple of AI middleware players out there waiting to clean up?
how can a game today have the same AI problems as a 10 year old game?
good article BTW
Devil May Cry's camera makes navigation more interesting...and not a chore like many other games. I love DMC!
TGT: Girls that look like Melissa Fahn never gave me the time of day in high school. They discovered I watched anime, played video games and practiced my own amateurish voice acting in my spare time and immediately turned their noses up at me. Nerd. Geek. Dweeb. Freak.
So to come across such a stone cold stunner sharing my exact interests and providing the voices behind some of my favorite anime and video game characters, I’m a little taken aback. Beautiful, funny, smart, nerdy. It’s a geekified grandslam. But sorry, Melissa. I’m married, you’re married. We’d be doomed to failure. It would never work out between us.
I remember, I believe it was Insomniac games, who said that a trophy patch would not take longer than a week if the developer is dedicated to it. NIS America is taking 2 months to add the patch? What a lazy bunch.
However, the delay might have more to do with them getting their ass chewed by NIS HQ in Japan because of the last game that came out who's name always escapes my tongue. The translation was so horrible (not to mention bug infested), that they were scolded for it and experienced a few lay offs. Now they're re-reading each and every line they translate multiple times over and testing each game a load of times.....
I can't wait to play this game though. It looks like a lot of fun.
A sh!tty deals. Oh well, i guess it'll satisfy those that just have to get all the trophies. I was hoping to get it in March, but whatever. I'm importing the Asian version of Demon's Souls so that'll most likely keep me entertained until it comes out.
This is a "good" delay in my eyes. The original japanese version doesn't even have trophy support. So we shouldn't be mad about this one. In fact, we should be thankful they are including the support BEFORE releasing it to the U.S. and Europe