You want a game? We got your game right here, from titles that were already supposed to be out, to those featuring teeny, tiny ninja dudes. And ... what's this? It seems we barely heard a whisper of From the Abyss, both for its Japanese release and subsequent localization, and now here it is. That can't bode well for the ARPG, but we'll be keeping a few fingers crossed, just in case.- Commando: Steel Disaster
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8-25-2008 @ 2:57PM
Kimiko said...
Well, you didn't exactly hype From The Abyss, you know. I mean, three lukewarm posts isn't much for a game that looks very Mana-like.
Why not give it a proper review? I know IGN already did one, but they hardly ever do games justice there. DSF's reviews are much better IMO.
Are there more similarities to the Mana games than the art? Random dungeons, does that make it like Izuna? Is there a playable female main character?
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8-25-2008 @ 5:00PM
aj said...
From the IGN review, it sounds like a roguelike Mana game.
Which.....is.....awesome.
8-25-2008 @ 5:07PM
Coral said...
"Are there more similarities to the Mana games than the art? Random dungeons, does that make it like Izuna? Is there a playable female main character?"
- It plays/"feels" like a Mana Game oO
- Dunno oO . The Map of the Areas look "randomish", just look at the pics and you probably know what I mean, the map looks simple with squares, but the actual layout doesn't look random or much inferior to those of Mana (specially Children of Mana
8-25-2008 @ 5:11PM
Coral said...
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8-25-2008 @ 5:28PM
Kimiko said...
Children Of Mana isn't a good representation of the Mana series' awesomeness really.
But thanks for the info ^_^
8-25-2008 @ 7:08PM
rikki said...
@ everyone who thinks this is a roguelike:
It's not a roguelike. There's no item identification, deaths don't set you back to level 1 with no equipment, among other things.
It's more like Etrian Odyssey as an ARPG, with randomized dungeons instead of cartography (and probably even less story). You pick a player sprite, then their color scheme, then hack and slash your way through dungeons.
In the beginning the game asks you some questions that probably determine your base stats, but there are no classes.
8-25-2008 @ 3:08PM
Kimiko said...
Also, My Chinese Coach is out already? Does that mean My Japanese Coach is coming soon too?
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8-25-2008 @ 3:23PM
supa_s said...
September
8-25-2008 @ 3:17PM
Nigeria said...
Bangai is very hard. I don't know whether I'm built for these type of games anymore.
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8-25-2008 @ 4:17PM
Phil said...
Let's see...
-Harvest Moon
-From the Abyss
-N+
Today is a good week in gaming for me. Gotta finish one of my games soon so I can rent HM:IoH.
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8-25-2008 @ 5:37PM
Venom said...
I finished Jap version of "From The Abyss", nothing much to hype, really. Not saying it's bad, but it's nothing special, really.
I'm hyped that N+ is finally near, can't wait! :D
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8-25-2008 @ 9:15PM
GSR said...
Shame that Time Hollow got pushed back, or it really would be a stellar week for releases.
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8-25-2008 @ 9:44PM
Jake said...
N+ got a 9.0 at IGN. That's better than the 360 version (which was fantastic)! You should do a meta review on it, as it is looking to be a fantastic title.
http://ds.ign.com/articles/902/902456p1.html
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8-25-2008 @ 11:29PM
Zealot said...
From the Abyss looks interesting, but I've heard that it's overall sparse on content--story, depth, length. I would have expected it to only make it out of Japan as a budget title, and I'm going to wait until it becomes one. It shouldn't take too long, considering that the box art Aksys chose is retail suicide. No one in their right mind is going to risk the embarrassment of purchasing it in a store with that quasi-dominatrix chick on the cover.
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8-26-2008 @ 2:24AM
ggamdizzle said...
Air Traffic Chaos anyone?
i'm gonna check that one out =)
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8-26-2008 @ 2:50PM
Renji said...
This is a great week for me:
-Commando: Steel Disaster
-From the Abyss
-MLB Power Pros 2008
-N+
-PictoImage
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