Last Rebellion Thread

[Senku]

Just got NISA's email newsletter with a link to their new(?) PS3 game, Last Rebellion.

NISA's Official Last Rebellion website (http://nisamerica.com/games/lastr/)

This isn't old news right? Did I miss a press release where NISA said they had Last Rebellion? Well anyway, time to poke around the website.

[HitokiriShadow]

They announced it in their big press event this past May (http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q2-2009/050709a.html). But that's also the last time they said anything about it, so its easy to have forgotten. I had to go check and see because I couldn't remember if they or anyone else had announced they were bringing it over or not.

So yeah, its old news but you aren't the only one who couldn't remember. Edit: The really sad part is that I've had it preordered since October and I still forgot about it.

I don't know much about the game, but (after looking at the site) if nothing else it has some pretty nice character art.

[Fencedude]

Huh, never heard of this.

But well, NISA RPG, must buy, etc etc.

ANNOUNCE AT3 DAMMIT

(I don't care that its not even out in Japan yet!)

Edit: NISA, if your flash site takes 5 freaking minutes to load, don't use a flash site. Actually, just don't use flash sites at all.

[Draneor]

It looks more like an innovative RPG than a traditional one so I'll probably pass. The graphics don't really appeal to me either.

[Senku]

They announced it in their big press event this past May (http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q2-2009/050709a.html). But that's also the last time they said anything about it, so its easy to have forgotten.

Ah, I remember that now. I've actually seen the trailer that's on the website before. (probably from JP PSN)

I kinda like the art style. But I wonder if the whole game is just switching between the two main characters in battle.

[HitokiriShadow]

Rosenqueen has put their exclusive "Double+" edition (http://rosenqueen.com/product.php?productid=16335&cat=4) up for preorder.

The only extra is a double sided poster. The side they've revealed is kind of nice, but I I'm not going to spend the extra money for just that, especially if the shipping is what it was like for Sakura Wars. That's an extra $20 just for a poster.

[Fencedude]

Rosenqueen has put their exclusive "Double+" edition (http://rosenqueen.com/product.php?productid=16335&cat=4) up for preorder.

The only extra is a double sided poster. The side they've revealed is kind of nice, but I I'm not going to spend the extra money for just that, especially if the shipping is what it was like for Sakura Wars. That's an extra $20 just for a poster.

Yeah, unless the other side is Aisha completely naked, there's nothing there that could make it worth the extra money.

[Senku]

Man, it really is an extra $20 bucks for shipping. This makes the extra $10 for Sakura Wars V feasible.

They have to revel what the other side is before even thinking about preordering from them.

[Randall]

Man, it really is an extra $20 bucks for shipping. This makes the extra $10 for Sakura Wars V feasible.

They have to revel what the other side is before even thinking about preordering from them.

But that's just the thing they won't reveal it because it's just like when Rosen Queen did the same thing with those Cross Edge postcards where you get like 4 postcards and then the 5th is a secret postcard or something like that. But is it just me or if you look closely enough that you can kind of see a picture in that hidden one?

But i'm a sucker for Rosen Queen's special editions and so i'll most likely end up getting the poster.

[Fencedude]

Man, it really is an extra $20 bucks for shipping. This makes the extra $10 for Sakura Wars V feasible.

They have to revel what the other side is before even thinking about preordering from them.

But that's just the thing they won't reveal it because it's just like when Rosen Queen did the same thing with those Cross Edge postcards where you get like 4 postcards and then the 5th is a secret postcard or something like that. But is it just me or if you look closely enough that you can kind of see a picture in that hidden one?

But i'm a sucker for Rosen Queen's special editions and so i'll most likely end up getting the poster.

There are games where I'd pony up the extra money for almost anything (the $180 charge PlayAsia just hit me with proves that), but for a completely new IP? And just a poster I wouldn't put up anyway? Fat chance.

[Randall]

Man, it really is an extra $20 bucks for shipping. This makes the extra $10 for Sakura Wars V feasible.

They have to revel what the other side is before even thinking about preordering from them.

But that's just the thing they won't reveal it because it's just like when Rosen Queen did the same thing with those Cross Edge postcards where you get like 4 postcards and then the 5th is a secret postcard or something like that. But is it just me or if you look closely enough that you can kind of see a picture in that hidden one?

But i'm a sucker for Rosen Queen's special editions and so i'll most likely end up getting the poster.

There are games where I'd pony up the extra money for almost anything (the $180 charge PlayAsia just hit me with proves that), but for a completely new IP? And just a poster I wouldn't put up anyway? Fat chance.

I would agree if they were going to charge me the MSRP price on it which says like $65 but with the $50 it's kind of like i want to get this version with the poster but just wish it was just a tad cheaper. The only reason why I feel kind of iffy about it is because I know that Rosen Queen is going to charge me shipping and handling also not to mention 8.75% sales tax because they've done that to me before in the past and even now.

If the shipping and sales tax wasn't so much I would of already have it on pre-order.

[Senku]

Man, it really is an extra $20 bucks for shipping. This makes the extra $10 for Sakura Wars V feasible.

They have to revel what the other side is before even thinking about preordering from them.

But that's just the thing they won't reveal it because it's just like when Rosen Queen did the same thing with those Cross Edge postcards where you get like 4 postcards and then the 5th is a secret postcard or something like that.

I don't remember Cross Edge having any different pricing, or a big shipping charge for the postcards. In that case, it didn't really matter what the "secret" postcard was. But in this case, it has to be a damn good picture for my preorder. (as in something my wife would never let me put up on the wall :sweat:)

[Randall]

Man, it really is an extra $20 bucks for shipping. This makes the extra $10 for Sakura Wars V feasible.

They have to revel what the other side is before even thinking about preordering from them.

But that's just the thing they won't reveal it because it's just like when Rosen Queen did the same thing with those Cross Edge postcards where you get like 4 postcards and then the 5th is a secret postcard or something like that.

I don't remember Cross Edge having any different pricing, or a big shipping charge for the postcards. In that case, it didn't really matter what the "secret" postcard was. But in this case, it has to be a damn good picture for my preorder. (as in something my wife would never let me put up on the wall :sweat:)

Well this one might come in a box with game and poster rolled up or something like that and that might be why they are charging it extra. With Cross Edge the postcards were just sent to you in the same delivery box.

I also think it might have something to do with the fact that the email says there's only like 500 copies of these Last Rebellion and poster bundle sets that will be made.

[DiGiKerot]

Huh, never heard of this.

But well, NISA RPG, must buy, etc etc.

ANNOUNCE AT3 DAMMIT


Bare in mind this is a game from Hit Maker, though. Their last two games which NISA released weren't exactly good...

[Senku]

Last Rebellion at Amazon for $39.99 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002DC8GRC/ref=pe_5170_14137320_snp_dp)

For that price I'll probably get a copy.

And there's just no way the other side of that poster can justify $65+ now.

[Talyn]

Last Rebellion at Amazon for $39.99 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002DC8GRC/ref=pe_5170_14137320_snp_dp)

For that price I'll probably get a copy.

And there's just no way the other side of that poster can justify $65+ now.

I think that's a decent price to try it out.... :sweat:

[wgabriel]

I think that's a decent price to try it out.... :sweat:

I expect to be disappointed, but its coming out in the midst of so many other JRPGs it hopefully won't matter. Plus, you can save another $2 by checking your gold box deals every day until it shows up.

[Fencedude]

Last Rebellion at Amazon for $39.99 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002DC8GRC/ref=pe_5170_14137320_snp_dp)

For that price I'll probably get a copy.

And there's just no way the other side of that poster can justify $65+ now.

Eh what the heck, why not?

And I have a $5 coupon to burn anyway.

[Talyn]

I think that's a decent price to try it out.... :sweat:

I expect to be disappointed, but its coming out in the midst of so many other JRPGs it hopefully won't matter. Plus, you can save another $2 by checking your gold box deals every day until it shows up.

I'm not as crazy about RPG's I prefer my 3rd person action and platformer games. *waits for the next Ratchet and Clank* but I saw the trailer of the gameplay and it seems like something I might like.

[Legion]

Huh, never heard of this.

But well, NISA RPG, must buy, etc etc.

ANNOUNCE AT3 DAMMIT


Bare in mind this is a game from Hit Maker, though. Their last two games which NISA released weren't exactly good...

Famitsu's review gave it a 24/40 which may not be promising depending on how much you value Famitsu's opinion (29/40 for Demon's Souls, 38/40 for The Last Remnant...)

[broodwars]

Is there any actual gameplay footage available? The only trailer I can find on this game is pure concept art and the screenshots I've seen make this look like an upscaled PS2 game, which doesn't inspire me to think this game will actually be good.

[Randall]

Is there any actual gameplay footage available? The only trailer I can find on this game is pure concept art and the screenshots I've seen make this look like an upscaled PS2 game, which doesn't inspire me to think this game will actually be good.

I fail to see what graphics have anything to do with gameplay since those are 2 completely different things and besides there was a lot of great games in the 90's that had crappy graphics but turned out to be amazing, but here's some examples of Last Rebellion's battles
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/elgefe02/lastrebellion38.jpg
http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/last_rebellion.jpg
http://playstationlifestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/004.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1200/lrscreen1.jpg

Graphics making it look like a PS2 game upscaled is just because it's so low budget but has nothing to do with its gameplay. You should be more concerned that this is a game from Hitmaker which only makes just ok games but for $40 who's complaining?

[broodwars]

I mentioned the "upscaled PS2" look of the game as derogatory because when I can't find gameplay footage anywhere, all I have to work with is what I can see. When what I can see then looks like crap, that's the only judgement I can work with. I'll be happy to reverse that opinion once I see actual gameplay footage and can see how the game plays. Frankly, I find the reluctance to release gameplay footage in an official trailer rather damning.

[Senku]

Frankly, I find the reluctance to release gameplay footage in an official trailer rather damning.

I think Japan is still playing FFXIII :P Bet there's enough videos of that game online to tell you the whole story.

There's no new trailer probably because they figure that whoever is going to buy the game by this point have made their decision, and hope word of mouth will sell more copies.

I don't think making a new trailer would be too expensive though...

[ADC]

Where else should we look to in times such as these but Sankaku Complex (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/03/nippon-ichis-last-rebellion-worst-game-of-2010-candidate/) (most definitely NSFW) to instruct us that the game's awful? The article claims, near the end, "Players report poor acting, bad graphics, usability problems, bad map design, a substandard battle system and a lack of balance." They also mention that the English voice-acting, which is the only voice-acting, is "unnatural." I've been saying that for the past ten years.

[Mateo_home]

I was turned off once it stated "has already been awarded the dubious honour (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/01/19/the-worst-game-of-2009-according-to-2ch/) of “Worst Game of 2010” candidacy." Darn, I was really looking forward to this. Not to mention another game for PS3.

I won't make the same mistake I made with Cross Edge.

[distantmantra]

There is some gameplay footage on Justin.tv, I'll link to it when I get home from work. It's completely turn-based, but looks awful.

[broodwars]

Where else should we look to in times such as these but Sankaku Complex (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/03/nippon-ichis-last-rebellion-worst-game-of-2010-candidate/) (most definitely NSFW) to instruct us that the game's awful? The article claims, near the end, "Players report poor acting, bad graphics, usability problems, bad map design, a substandard battle system and a lack of balance." They also mention that the English voice-acting, which is the only voice-acting, is "unnatural." I've been saying that for the past ten years.

Given the Japanese love for the shrill harpies they routinely hire to voice teenage girls/children in their anime (as well as the seeming near-xenophobia), I'll take the complaints against the English Voice Acting with a grain of salt. As for the rest, yeah that's about what I figured. -_-'

[Fencedude]

Where else should we look to in times such as these but Sankaku Complex (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/03/nippon-ichis-last-rebellion-worst-game-of-2010-candidate/) (most definitely NSFW) to instruct us that the game's awful? The article claims, near the end, "Players report poor acting, bad graphics, usability problems, bad map design, a substandard battle system and a lack of balance." They also mention that the English voice-acting, which is the only voice-acting, is "unnatural." I've been saying that for the past ten years.

Sankaku hates everything.

[broodwars]

Where else should we look to in times such as these but Sankaku Complex (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/03/nippon-ichis-last-rebellion-worst-game-of-2010-candidate/) (most definitely NSFW) to instruct us that the game's awful? The article claims, near the end, "Players report poor acting, bad graphics, usability problems, bad map design, a substandard battle system and a lack of balance." They also mention that the English voice-acting, which is the only voice-acting, is "unnatural." I've been saying that for the past ten years.

Sankaku hates everything.

When I clicked on that link for the "worst game of 2009", I saw that that was apparently decided by the users of 2ch. From what I believe I've heard of that place, they are (more than) a little "out there" so I suppose they could be exaggerating some of those complaints a bit.

[Fencedude]

Where else should we look to in times such as these but Sankaku Complex (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/03/nippon-ichis-last-rebellion-worst-game-of-2010-candidate/) (most definitely NSFW) to instruct us that the game's awful? The article claims, near the end, "Players report poor acting, bad graphics, usability problems, bad map design, a substandard battle system and a lack of balance." They also mention that the English voice-acting, which is the only voice-acting, is "unnatural." I've been saying that for the past ten years.

Sankaku hates everything.

When I clicked on that link for the "worst game of 2009", I saw that that was apparently decided by the users of 2ch. From what I believe I've heard of that place, they are (more than) a little "out there" so I suppose they could be exaggerating some of those complaints a bit.

Thats putting it very mildly.

They actively subscribe to the "Endless 8 only sold well because Otaku each bought a thousand copies" theory.

[Senku]

Where else should we look to in times such as these but Sankaku Complex (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/03/nippon-ichis-last-rebellion-worst-game-of-2010-candidate/) (most definitely NSFW) to instruct us that the game's awful? The article claims, near the end, "Players report poor acting, bad graphics, usability problems, bad map design, a substandard battle system and a lack of balance." They also mention that the English voice-acting, which is the only voice-acting, is "unnatural." I've been saying that for the past ten years.

Sankaku hates everything.

When I clicked on that link for the "worst game of 2009", I saw that that was apparently decided by the users of 2ch. From what I believe I've heard of that place, they are (more than) a little "out there" so I suppose they could be exaggerating some of those complaints a bit.

Thats putting it very mildly.

They actively subscribe to the "Endless 8 only sold well because Otaku each bought a thousand copies" theory.

So it basically comes down to, "Try it out yourself and see what you think".

Just like every other game.

[broodwars]

Well, I asked for it and would you know it? The Official Playstation Blog comes to the rescue with a gameplay footage video: http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/762/32.487

Hmm...well, first things first: the music kicks ass, and my rule of thumb with games is that if the developers cared enough to make the music (probably the one most overlooked feature in gaming) awesome then they probably cared enough to make the rest of the game good as well. That said, although I have the basic idea of what the battle system is I'm still a bit bewildered by it watching it in action. Battles seem to drag a bit as well from all the menu surfing and command issue-ing, but that could just be the trailer. Hmm...well, I have a better opinion of it now than I did before, though I still think the game needs that extra layer of graphical polish. Personas 3-4 look better than it.

[Fencedude]

That is some very nice music.

Anyway, it doesn't look too bad. Not the greatest looking game ever, but so what?

(and for some of us, menu overload is a feature, not a bug!)

[Legion]

Watched the gameplay vid as well. Combat seems a little old school but that doesn't bother me so much. It's not so old school that it has randomly generated battles, at least. The music is good but, and this may seem silly, I couldn't help but notice the sound effects were almost non-existent. When you hit an enemy, it's basically just a swishing sound. When an enemy dies, they fall silently without so much as a *thud* or a groan. The character(s) didn't make a peep either. It struck me as a little hollow because of that.

[broodwars]

Watched the gameplay vid as well. Combat seems a little old school but that doesn't bother me so much. It's not so old school that it has randomly generated battles, at least. The music is good but, and this may seem silly, I couldn't help but notice the sound effects were almost non-existent. When you hit an enemy, it's basically just a swishing sound. When an enemy dies, they fall silently without so much as a *thud* or a groan. The character(s) didn't make a peep either. It struck me as a little hollow because of that.

It could just be a video where someone took gameplay footage and then just slapped a track from the OST over it, muting the sound effects from the gameplay track in the process. That would explain to me why the music stays the same before, during, and after battle.

[HitokiriShadow]

Well, I asked for it and would you know it? The Official Playstation Blog comes to the rescue with a gameplay footage video: http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/762/32.487


I like the fact that the game allows the targetting of specific body parts. Visually, the game isn't outstanding but it looks good enough. Hard to say much more than that based just on the video.

I'm going to have to wait and see on this game. It certainly has some potential, but I'm probably going to wait and see what other people think of the game before I decide to buy it. Normally I'd buy it blind and if I don't like it, then fine, but I have too many other things to buy at the moment and I'm not sure how tight money is going to be.

[Draneor]

Well, it sold 3,300 units in the first week compared to Ar Tonelico III's 85,700. It definitely looks like a RPG targeted towards the Western gamer so I wish NISA luck.

[Fencedude]

Well, it sold 3,300 units in the first week compared to Ar Tonelico III's 85,700. It definitely looks like a RPG targeted towards the Western gamer so I wish NISA luck.

AHAHAHAHHA

I remember some talk on the GameFAQs AT3 board worried about how AT3 was coming out the same day as this and...something else, I forget.

I'm unsurprised to see that such worries (for AT3 at least) were unfounded.

Of course, if Last Rebellion involved gratuitous stripping in battle...

[ADC]

Of course, if Last Rebellion involved gratuitous stripping in battle...
It might not make it a better game, but it might make it sell more than 3300 units. That's pathetic.

[broodwars]

Of course, if Last Rebellion involved gratuitous stripping in battle...
It might not make it a better game, but it might make it sell more than 3300 units. That's pathetic.

That the game sold 3300 following FF XIII's massive Japanese launch makes me wonder how badly the game's going to sell coming out just prior to FFXIII's massive North American launch.

[Senku]

Of course, if Last Rebellion involved gratuitous stripping in battle...
It might not make it a better game, but it might make it sell more than 3300 units. That's pathetic.

That the game sold 3300 following FF XIII's massive Japanese launch makes me wonder how badly the game's going to sell coming out just prior to FFXIII's massive North American launch.

If it breaks 1500 units over here, I would be surprised...

[ADC]

Of course, if Last Rebellion involved gratuitous stripping in battle...
It might not make it a better game, but it might make it sell more than 3300 units. That's pathetic.
That the game sold 3300 following FF XIII's massive Japanese launch makes me wonder how badly the game's going to sell coming out just prior to FFXIII's massive North American launch.
If it breaks 1500 units over here, I would be surprised...
I wouldn't, but only because there are enough NISA fanboys out there that 3300 seems more likely than 1500. Still, if FF13 hasn't sold 2 million in the States by year's end, that would shock me.

[Fencedude]

Of course, if Last Rebellion involved gratuitous stripping in battle...
It might not make it a better game, but it might make it sell more than 3300 units. That's pathetic.

That the game sold 3300 following FF XIII's massive Japanese launch makes me wonder how badly the game's going to sell coming out just prior to FFXIII's massive North American launch.

Well, at least its title isn't "First Rebellion"

[Rhodes]

Hope anyone interested in this pre-ordered it back when they could at $39.99... NIS has the price now set to 49.99 retail (amazon has it on sale for 46.99). Guess their financial situation forced em to rise the price to generate some more revenue. I could of ordered this back when it was cheaper but the reviews didnt make it seem worthwhile... crappy graphics and game play on the PS3 didnt seem like it was worth $40... let alone $50 for a PS"2" game.

[Randall]

Hope anyone interested in this pre-ordered it back when they could at $39.99... NIS has the price now set to 49.99 retail (amazon has it on sale for 46.99). Guess their financial situation forced em to rise the price to generate some more revenue. I could of ordered this back when it was cheaper but the reviews didnt make it seem worthwhile... crappy graphics and game play on the PS3 didnt seem like it was worth $40... let alone $50 for a PS"2" game.

Last Rebellion is very low budget like most JRPGs on PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, and portable game systems. The only reason why it wasn't released on PS2 is because PS2 is practically on it's final stage of living. If PS2 was more alive and more people buying PS2 games then sure it would of been released for PS2. Plus making a portable version was out of the question so next best thing is just go with PS3 and make it HD. Like Final Fantasy XIII was really meant for PS2 but that quickly changed, Disgaea 3 which has even worse graphics(but is quite an excellent game) was originally meant for PS2 but it wasn't able to work so next best option was put it on PS3.

If you just judge a game by it's graphics and what reviewers say that takes the whole fun out of it. Sometimes you just got to see for yourself because like White Knight Chronicles is getting a lot of criticism by reviewers in America like getting scores like 3 out of 5, 5 out of 10, 6 out of 10 but JRPG fans love it.

[wgabriel]

Hope anyone interested in this pre-ordered it back when they could at $39.99... NIS has the price now set to 49.99 retail (amazon has it on sale for 46.99). Guess their financial situation forced em to rise the price to generate some more revenue. I could of ordered this back when it was cheaper but the reviews didnt make it seem worthwhile... crappy graphics and game play on the PS3 didnt seem like it was worth $40... let alone $50 for a PS"2" game.

I suspect its more likely Amazon had the incorrect price for this and finally got around to correcting it. When NISA put Last Rebellion up on Rosenqueen for preorders, it was $49.99 there (much like Cross Edge, their last "budget" PS3 title). To be honest, I probably wouldn't have preordered it at 49.99.

[Randall]

Hope anyone interested in this pre-ordered it back when they could at $39.99... NIS has the price now set to 49.99 retail (amazon has it on sale for 46.99). Guess their financial situation forced em to rise the price to generate some more revenue. I could of ordered this back when it was cheaper but the reviews didnt make it seem worthwhile... crappy graphics and game play on the PS3 didnt seem like it was worth $40... let alone $50 for a PS"2" game.

I suspect its more likely Amazon had the incorrect price for this and finally got around to correcting it. When NISA put Last Rebellion up on Rosenqueen for preorders, it was $49.99 there (much like Cross Edge, their last "budget" PS3 title). To be honest, I probably wouldn't have preordered it at 49.99.

Yeah Amazon put that $40 price tag on it way before NIS finalized the MSRP price on it so basically if you ordered from Amazon early you get it for $40 or do it now for almost $50.

[Randall]

There's something about that 2nd image on that poster that kind of reminds me of Magna Carta. The only difference is the chest isn't big enough to be in Magna Carta so I guess that's why that girl is a Last Rebellion character and not a Magna Carta character. But the guy sure looks like he might have been in Magna Carta.

[superdry]

The main male character from the game looks like an exact copy of Richter from Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.

I'll probably pick the game up to continue my trend of owning every NISA released title even though it looks like it'll suck.

[Legion]

Well, I asked for it and would you know it? The Official Playstation Blog comes to the rescue with a gameplay footage video: http://www.viddler.com/explore/sceablog/videos/762/32.487

Here's another video showing the first 9 minutes of the game (http://www.justpushstart.com/2010/02/05/last-rebellion-first-9-minutes/).

To quote a certain Lenny, "They're not exactly winning me over with these lousy production values." Cut scenes told with portraits? And the main character likes food, does he? Mm-hm. At least the voice acting sounded decent. The combat sure has a lot of options to choose, but ultimately looked slow and unsatisfying. The sound effect issues I noted before are still present in this video.

Maybe I'm jumping the gun but I personally feel safe in taking a pass on this one.

[Fencedude]

While I haven't had a chance to actually play the game yet (hopefully I'll have a chance between when I'm able to finish SO4 and when FFXIII arrives...) but according to the back of the box, it runs in 1080p.

Reading through the instructions, it seems there are no hotels or anything of the like in the game, apparently health and MP gradually regenerate on their own. MP Regenerates while Nine is the active character, HP Regenerates while Aisha is.

[superdry]

I've started to play it as there has been multiple confirmations the game is short (around 15 or so hours).

The game so far is okay (not worth $50. The game should have been a budget $30 title). Voice acting is not terrible even though Nine's voice totally doesn't match his image (is it me or does he speak with a slight lisp?). Controlling the camera is a little wonky as it seems to be a little too sensitive. I guess the game does run in 1080p...looks like a nice high-res PS2 title though (I don't really care and the game looks fine to me. The characters models aren't bad though). I don't mind that the cut-scenes are done through static character portraits (the artwork is nice too and it's fully voiced).

Battle is rather interesting, but get's tedious really fast. This is the shortened version: Essentially you have to target the various body parts of the enemy first (if you hit them in the correct order, you'll get some bonuses during battle). After you attack and "stamp" you can now cast magic. That's great, but figuring out the correct order to hit the body parts boils down to trial and error and that can get mighty annoying when you are fighting three of the same enemies and it has 10 body parts you can attack (depending on the enemy, it'll have different number of body parts you can target). Another thing, once an enemy spots you...they'll chase you forever unless you are able to leave an area.

HP and MP heal as you mentioned Fencedude, but you can also regain HP and MP from battle. And, so far there are no towns (I read there are NO towns at all). So, pretty much the game just boils down to the fact that is a turn-based combat dungeon crawler...nothing more, nothing less.

[Fencedude]

God Nine's a dick. Why would anyone want to put up with him?

I feel so sorry for Aisha.

[superdry]

I am somehow still slogging through this game. 7 hours in, finished the first 3 dungeons. I don't know how many more to go. I assume I'll be done with the game in 16-18hours. I just want to finish it, put it back on my shelf and never touch it again.

I agree Fencedude - Nine is a total dick, whiny bastard too. At least he's not a emo-whiny bastard.

There's really nothing new to talk about the game besides I just finished Forseti Cathedral and now I have to head to some ruins. My previous statement still stands...this game is just a dungeon crawler.

At least some kind people put up a wiki for the game so now I don't have to spend all my time in battle figuring the correct order to hit enemy body parts in (that was getting mighty tedious...especially when enemies stun you).

[superdry]

Finished this game last week. It's probably the shortest console RPG I have played in a long time...14hours or so to complete the main quest (didn't bother fighting the optional bosses). The wiki on the game helped a lot so I didn't have to spend inordinate amount of time in battle. The battle system was cool, but got tedious fast.

Anywho...ending was pretty silly. It's a big WTF? after you defeat the second to last boss and find out who the last boss is that you have to defeat.

All in all...a very, very mediocre game. I feel robbed of my money playing the game..then again I took the plunge to buy it considering the reviews out there.

[distantmantra]

Gamefly has used copies for $19.99 with free shipping, if anyone is still interested.

[Legion]

Honestly I don't think I'd want it for half that. It's just not an acceptable game for the system it was released for. Maybe as a PSP game (and for goodness sake I hope it was originally conceived as one) it would have been passable.