PixyJunket

Yes, that's PE3, called "The 3rd Birthday."

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/...512/suba05.jpg

NINTENDO DS GAME OF THE YEAR! *MELTS*

PixyJunket

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DekuClZcW24

NINTENDO WII GAME OF THE YEAR? Maybe.

Supermallet

Holy shit, Parasite Eve 3? I've still got my old Parasite Eve games stashed around somewhere. That and FF IV are easily the most exciting things I'm seeing in this thread.

pinata242

Can't wait!

Direct feed footage - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAPniuI89TI

Noonan

Nice. That game looks great. The Wii control during battles looks like it'll be fun.

PixyJunket

Yup. DQS was one of the two reasons I bought my Wii.

PixyJunket

I don't really see that as a problem. It looks like it plays like the old arcade shooters like Time Crisis with some RPG elements added to the mix. Depending on the length of the game and the how the battle system plays out, it's likely to have far more replayability then some clunky play-once-and-shelf RPG. Not every game with a sword in it has to be exactly like Zelda.

Groucho

Man, if they slapped a Star Wars license on that DQ game and changed it from swords to lightsabers they'd sell a bazillion copies.

pinata242

That's not funny - that's his point. Star Wars would certainly sell over here, but I don't think it would trump DQ in Japan.

I really don't know what Lucasart's hold up is. Even if it is the same game as DQ:S with different textures and Force Pushes instead of a shield, I'd be happy as hell. Some side story as Vader during the Jedi Purge (Order 66) era.

Groucho

Cool. The tutorial level could have you plowing through all the Jedi children.

pinata242

Speak of the devil - http://www.pr-inside.com/square-enix...nd-r123032.htm

US announcements and release dates:
DQM: Joker (DS) - Q4 2007
DQ Swords (Wii) - TBA
FFT: Ivalice Alliance (PSP) - Oct 2007
FFXII: Revenant Wings (DS) - Winter 2007/2008

RichC2

So is Dragon Quest Swords basically a Wii version of Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken?

pinata242

Yes, but it looks much more actiony.

DodgingCars

Yeah.. The defense on the game actually sounded pretty cool. I guess you have a shield that you can use to block and you move the wii-mote to block attacks with the shield.... and it seemed that as time goes on you can get different size and shaped shields for better defense.

pinata242

The latest hands-on that I read seems to indicate that we'll be doing everything with the Wiimote - no nunchuck. You just toggle the shield aiming by holding the B (trigger) button. I'm fine with all that, but I think pushing up on the controller to walk might be uncomfortable unless I bring the left hand over for the walking sequences because my right thumb simply won't be able to reach it, iirc.

Chris_D

PE3 sounds cool, I liked the first. Never got to play the 2nd.

QuePaso

Call me underwhelmed. Im a square nut and adored dragon quest on ps2 as well as FFX. Played FF2/3 on SNES, finished FF7 3 times on PS1. There is nothing here for the "next gen" gamer who wants more of what hes loved so far. Why are portables all the rage? Dont these companys know there are older consumers who just want more of the same with prettier HD graphics and lossless sound? Get with it SE!!

pinata242

You do know where SE's core market is, right?

PixyJunket

Maybe you missed Final Fantasy XIII and The Last Remnant, both of which look to be very safe, by-the-numbers, nothing new games with extreme HD graphics for the "older audience" (whatever the hell that is supposed to mean). Portable games are popular right now because developers are finally getting the chance to go back to making games that are actually, you know, fun.

bee_01

So Parasite Eve 3....is a cell phone game? :O

PixyJunket

Yeah. That's not all bad for the Japanese market, but leaves us kind of screwed.