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N.R.
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They both DID get interesting sequels. Whether these sequels are good or not is a subjective matter. @Todd: You're assumption that the .hack franchise wasn't a big success is incorrect. .hack is hugely successful in Japan. Namco Bandai is not "reviving it every few years" - .hack has never died and new manga, new novels and new series come out every year. Namco Bandai will be announcing a new .hack PS3 game in a couple of months (as you probably already know but forgot to mention when you trashed the entire franchise.) |
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sainta
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They were good games in my opinion, but they lacked several things that made the first games very entertaining. |
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ConanSan
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But highly likely. I mean this IS a Tales game after all. |
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Sarukah
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Oh okay, thanks for the links to the posts. As for the news being pushed back, I don't think thats what they're saying. Although I can't find or verify where I saw the end of the month thing so I'm gonna rescind that. At the very least, I don't think they're saying that whatever date they had in mind in the first place has been pushed back. And the TOIR hinting is plausible as well with the way they replied! Thanks again for your verifying these to me :> |
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RestLessone
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I totally want Tokyo Jungle. I love animals and survival games; it's perfect!
Or hopefully will be. I mean, it could suck. |
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Chagen46
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Dear god you are so right about this. |
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belvadeer
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FFVII: What made VII so enjoyable was the amount of content and the level of entertainment it provided to RPG seekers back in the day. The game had its own charm. Other FFs didn't need to completely copy that, they just needed their own charm. Problem is, what defines that one element that makes gamers want to start up a new game on any RPG is a tricky beast. Take it from me, I've played tons of them and they each grab attention in their own ways.
Tales of Xillia 2: Mark my words, we'll be getting something. For our Namco branch to pull a Namco at this stage would be a colossal load of fail they really can't afford to announce. .hack//VS: .hack is still going strong in Japan. They eat that franchise up, though I can't say my interest in it is as high as before. I kind of tapered off after watching Roots. Atelier Ayesha: Bizarre commentary about the naming structure aside, Ayesha is already shaping up to be even stronger than the Arland trilogy, judging from all the videos. It's nice that NISA's keeping up with Atelier too. I know we'll never get to see the other games unless they decide to remodel Marie into a PS3 with tons of redone content or something, but it's nice that we're getting what we're getting. Theatrhythm: You have a copy of Kefka's Domain? Dude, sweet, that's a piece of history you got! As for this game, I've already said my piece on it. |
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Emerje
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Considering Bandai has no real interest in serving .hack outside of Japan I have my doubts about the BD set getting released in NA. They passed on .hack//link (still sour about that, it was one of my primary reasons for buying a PSP) and are out of the anime business so things look pretty grim for it. .hack//The Movie will likely get a release on its own through FUNimation, and I'll be happy to buy it, but I'm not expecting .hack//Versus to make its way over here.
As for FFVII, it's funny, back when they were started shooting down the idea of remaking FFVII the reason they gave for not doing it was because it would take 5 years to do it right. That was nearly 5 years ago... But Wada didn't just say he wanted to focus on making a game better than FFVII, but that they wouldn't remake FFVII until they did so. But how do you assess quality? This past week they also announced that FFXI was the most profitable FF game of all time and that the total play time among active users is over 200,000 YEARS. Sooo... mission accomplished? Hopefully Atelier Ayesha (really fighting the urge of calling her Ayeshasha thanks the Arland naming convention) will see release in the US about this time next years since Atelier Meruru was released in less than a year after its Japanese release. Emerje |
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UltimaShadowfax
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"Cross Double Raid Linear Motion Battle System"
Try saying that three times fast. |
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TitanXL
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It's called PR speak. In other words, he wants people to shut up about it. |
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UltimaShadowfax
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Oh and as for the FFVII remake comments, I pretty much agree with OpRain's take on it:
http://operationrainfall.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-wont-happening-at-least-anytime-soon/ |
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Emerje
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Oh, I know, I just think it's funny when they basically contradict themselves. Surely they've figured out by now that people hang on every word they say regarding the FFVII remake. They're better off just not talking about it at all. Why even bring it up in the meeting in the first place? Emerje |
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kazume
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Can't wait for an american announcement for Ayesha, already got the arland trilogy, Totori and Meruru both LE sets
This is what JRPG's are about, FF has slowly been removed out of my life these past few years and companies like Gust NIS and Xseed have taken over. Good for me, I as a consumer am happy and I don't feel sorry at all for SE because they're clearly losing touch with their player base and not delivering the goods. I recently saw ff13 new for 29 bucks and 19 dollars new for 13-2... yeah the sequel new is cheaper than the original new... sure it's just one retailer, but when one starts, others follow, and it says a lot about the quality of your games. Ayesha's OP theme sounds incredible, I want an MP3 of it already so badly :') |
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gatotsu911
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No report on the moe-moe childrearing sim, Todd?? I am deeply disappoint.
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TitanXL
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...No.. it doesn't say anything about the quality of their games. You realize those two games sold more than any Gust, NIS, or Xseed game, right? If you want to go by your logic, that's undeniable proof Xseed, NIS and Gust's stuff pale in comparison to Square-Enix. Games do tend to price drop over time, after all. |
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