The Vita technically already have the 8 bit Megaman games as psone classics, albeit the Japanese versions of them.
It's stuff like this that sets Gran Turismo apart from all the other simulations out there. The high regard & recognition the game has gained over the years for automotive companies to take their time in their busy schedules to create a unique vehicle for the game.
So excited to see what Kaz & his team will bring us with the next installment.
I have always loved the art of Gust games & this is another quality title from them. It's nice to see them move away from the Atelier series for a change & if things go well Gust may have another franchise to grow along side Atelier.
Interesting the direction the title is going, Gust isn't that well known for action oriented style combat in their games. They may be influenced by Tecmo Koei & their knowledge of the genre.
Final Fantasy 4 was the first FF game i played. When i got to Zeromus and heard that kick ass theme of his/hers/its/whatever it was, it was the boss fight i remember the most.
Sure Kefka or Sephiroth may be more bad ass in their own way but Zeromus was the first actually difficult boss. Who in their right mind would know that you have to steal the 'dark matter' from it/him/her to have a chance to win. Also 'Big Bang' was a nightmare to deal with.
Well it was the same with the PS3, it got some 'questionable' themes as well that were overpriced. I'm not sure why we are so surprised by this. It's just that some of these 3rd party theme makers are trying to get their 'work' out there to the public. They may be great or they may be horrible (like the ones above) but like they say 'You don't have to buy them'.
In either case why do we need any other theme than the 20th anniversary theme. ...
Almost everyone at Polygon think they are some kind of 'white knight' upholding everything deemed sexist. Like last week with Phil Kollar's rubbish article about To Heart Dungeon Defenders, & we all know about that pathetic attempt with Dragon's Crown. I am a huge fan of the Japanese interpretation of 'fan service', it's all innocent fun. Some people take these way to seriously.
To be honest i don't think anyone there is a serious gamer at ...
The game is good if you are a fan of the Ar Tonelico series. The music is definitely the high point of the game as well as the 'diving' into the heroines to upgrade them.
Played the PS3 version, halfway through the game. I intend to finish it & will probably get the Vita version. Thanks NISA for bringing the retail version over.
Sony has been a huge presence at Gamescom since it first started in 2009, so them missing it for the first time shouldn't be that big a deal.
The Playstation is already in the mind share of the majority of Europe especially this year cause of the PS4.
I can understand Sony's thinking in skipping at least the conference. Gamescom & E3 being so close to one another this year gave them a reason to spread their showings. They won't have a confere...
Finally a true 'Metroidvania' game will be made hopefully cause it has been way too long since we had one in that vain.
People think that with the cancellation of Silent Hills, the 'firing' of Kojima, and them delisting from the NYSE that Konami is finished. They are so wrong.
In Japan they are still a huge corporation dealing with other things like slot machines, fitness centers, energy drinks, etc. They have many other investments that will keep them around for a long time.
However as a game company they will likely cut back on it. Konami looks as they are abandoning...
I don't think it will matter even if they hire Kojima, Japan just isn't interested in the Xbox brand. Remember when the 360 launched & Microsoft had the 'creator of Final Fantasy' Hironbu Sakaguchi making games for them. Look how that turned out.
Look at the sales of the HD re-releases of Metal Gear games on the Xbox, they are pretty much non-existent in the US so what makes people think that it will be any better in Japan.
Kojima will pro...
This is just my personal opinion but Castlevania died when Iga was demoted to making Kinect games & loli shooters (Otomodius).
Sure Lords of Shadow may appeal to the newer fans of Castlevania but for someone who grew up with the Metroidvania style it was underwhelming & very badly written story wise. Some people liked it & that is fine, for me it wasn't Castlevania.
It really looks like Konami is moving away from AAA game development with high costs & long dev times. Even though MGS is one of their 3 highest selling series, the cost to make them does not justify the gain in their eyes it seems.
I read that the CEO of Konami is trying very hard to legalize gambling in Japan, & since pachinko/slots are one of Konami's sectors i can see why the quick cash is their priority from now on.
Do i agree with what Konam...
Actually DarkOcelet the article chose titles that weren't the obvious choices like FF & Kingdom Hearts. It lists the other 'lesser' known franchises that Square has in its library.
I totally agree with their list actually. Valkyrie Profile, Xenogears, Chrono Trigger, all deserve to be on the list.
I agree that Parasite Eve should be on the list. Other games i would add would be Einhander, Drakengard, Star Ocean, to name a few.
Kinda funny is that i still own this game on the PS2. It was a very unique experience with its 'dating sim' elements but underneath that aspect of the game lies an extremely top notch tactical JRPG.
I have to check my memory card but i think i spent over 70 hours on this game primarily due to the high replaybility of it. There is so many choices you can make like which girl to court, dialogue choices, endings & numerous other stuffs to keep u interested.
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Cool this game is getting pretty good scores so far. Nice to see that the 'subject matter' that has always plagued Compile Heart games hasn't been a big factor so far.
Reviewers are judging the game on its gameplay.
I don't get why some get so worked up about Cloud's state of mind. He was going through depression really having lost a close friend where he couldn't do anything to prevent it. I think it was normal behaviour not being emo. As someone who has gone through depression it isn't easy to rid yourself of it.
Granted by the end of advent children he recovered his confidence and became the great hero he is. Which I think is what SE is thinking when changing his mood,...
The only thing that irks people about SO3 is the plot twist (which for me i didn't mind that much,it was interesting it went that direction) , other than that the characters & combat were very good.
SO4 is in my opinion a poorly designed game from character & story, the only thing that saves it is the upgraded battle system. The amount of back tracking you do in SO4 is irritating especially near end game.
The upgraded SO1 on the PSP was actually p...
The 1st and 2nd games were updated for the psp. If u still have the original psone version of the second game u can play it on the PS3 though you'll have to start from scratch cause I don't think the PS3 has a memory card adapter.
As for the 3rd game if you still don't own a ps2 than u r out of luck cause that is the only way to play that game other than emulation.
The 4th game u can still pick up though they may be hard to find.
If this is true it will probably include the Alicia DLC that was such poorly handled by Namco Bandai for the PS3 version. The game looks really good for a Tales game & the added touches the PS4 version will have will be nice.
Other than the DLC fiasco Zestria i here is a pretty good game. Though many prefer Xillia & Graces over it, the game is still a worthy title baring the Tales name.