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[LancerStaff]

Just some quick thoughts about Mighty no. 9 if anybody's interested...

Spoiler: Impressions

As a diehard Megaman fan... Mighty no. 9 looks alright from watching people play. Basic gameplay works and seems fun, music and designs are cool, and the actual voice acting is good. The only problem with the dialog is that it's "spammy" for a lack of a better word. Like Cryo and her PEWPEWPEWPEW the entire fight. Japan likes it cheesy and hot-blooded where every attack is called out, but overseas... Things like this are why we have localizations with tons of small changes. Myself I don't think it really hurts the game.

The 3D art style is good, almost like DKCR... In boss rooms and the first screen of most stages. The problem is that the middle of most stages have very basic and bland backgrounds. If that quality could of been consistent the entire game I wouldn't of had any complaints there. (Also there's some weird things like the larger explosions, no mouth flaps and such that could of used some polish.)

The stage and boss designs are nice. Personally I like this level of difficulty, but for most I'm sure would prefer something more forgiving. A game like this needs an easier difficulty with infinite lives nowadays, especially with the bosses. Something around where Shovel Knight is by default where you can tank hits but can't make it by tanking everything. Replay value seems to be there, wouldn't really know unless I got ahold of it.

If this was just some indie it probably would of made it through the development hell relatively unscathed by fans. But it isn't. It claimed to be the second coming of Megaman and fell short. Worth it if you're desperate for something like Megaman but it's definitely not on the level of other Kickstarted games such as Freedom Planet or Shovel Knight, or even self funded games like Gunvolt or Cave Story. It's Mighty no. just fine.

 

[Burruni]

Presumably 9 more challenges in RH:MM for just beating the game....

3 more Right Challenges, Remix - Right
And then the final set of 4 with Remix 10.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Presumably 9 more challenges in RH:MM for just beating the game....

3 more Right Challenges, Remix - Right
And then the final set of 4 with Remix 10.

That reminds me. There's no English version of Remix 10 online yet

 

[Burruni]

That reminds me. There's no English version of Remix 10 online yet

Yeah lemme go play that one handed while recording with my phone for ya.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Damn... FMA is REAL tearjerky. Especially with Teacher now

And Ultimate Spiderman is also tearjerky now

 

[Oasis Dealer]

RE: #FE

Great scores so far. Reviewers don't give a **** about localization changes so I'm guessing it's the minority that complains about this.

Unexpected 9.5 from Polygon though. But yeah, game is good.

The localization stuff not really having an impact on gameplay is the main reason (Except from one chapter I see being mentioned)I'd assume. The changes done are more personal reasons and don't impact the game in a negative way that makes it less enjoyable gameplay wise.

I understand people not liking the changes, but acting as if it would make the game less enjoyable is ridiculous. This game is still going to sell poorly anyway due to other reasons. Which is a shame since it seems the game is actually good. Wonder if the j-pop themes were removed the game would be slightly more well received.

 

[Burruni]

...Right Remix is evil...
But I got a 78...
I HAVE TO REDO IT TIL I SUPERB.

 

[PK_Wonder]

Does anyone else subscribe to Nintendo Force? Anyone know around what day of the (bi)month the issue usually comes out?

 

[Cutie Gwen]

The localization stuff not really having an impact on gameplay is the main reason (Except from one chapter I see being mentioned)I'd assume. The changes done are more personal reasons and don't impact the game in a negative way that makes it less enjoyable gameplay wise.

I understand people not liking the changes, but acting as if it would make the game less enjoyable is ridiculous. This game is still going to sell poorly anyway due to other reasons. Which is a shame since it seems the game is actually good. Wonder if the j-pop themes were removed the game would be slightly more well received.

It would have been more well-received if they removed the Jpop and if they added actual Fire Emblem stuff. It literally only says FE for brand recognition

 

[Burruni]

LOCK STEP'S BULLCRAP CAN NOT STOP ME FROM MY SUPERB!
FINAL WING, LET'S GO!

 

[Sir Gengar de Èctoplasma]

Remember?
Remember how hopeful we all felt?

If this comic gets a sequel, it will be a really sad one.

OMG I'm finally an Uncle now. My brother and his wife had their first child this morning

Congrats!

Does anyone else subscribe to Nintendo Force? Anyone know around what day of the (bi)month the issue usually comes out?

Nintendo Force? Is it a magazine?

If it is, then it's got a really original name. /sarcasm

 

[Starlight_Lily]

They mean it in the sense that it is a game for weeaboos. The game is concentrated J-pop, at any rate.

But the game was made with a Japanese audience in mind, so again how can this be a weeaboo game?

 

[Frostwraith]

They mean it in the sense that it is a game for weeaboos. The game is concentrated J-pop, at any rate.

A lot of people misuse the word "weeaboo" nowadays and it has become a buzzword for hating on people who like any kind of Japanese stuff. This said, I couldn't care less about #FE. I suppose critics do like it, but whatever critics say has no bearing on my game purchases.

You know, it actually makes me rage that some people think all they see in anime is Japanese culture when they've never visited Japan or read about the reality over there. Japan isn't the wonderland some anime fans (you know, the weeaboos) fool themselves into thinking it is. Then again, I've known people who think Brazil is a wonderful country by watching Brazilian soap operas...

This said, it doesn't mean some aspects of reality are absent from fiction, in fact you can learn a lot from fiction, but one has to tell apart what is fiction and what is reality. Unfortunately, not everyone seems capable of that...

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

Tokyo Mirage Sessions Reviews are coming in
http://opencritic.com/game/2399/tokyo-mirage-sessions-fe?tab=1&reviewId=52709
http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/tokyo-mirage-sessions-fe

An 82 on Opencritic and 85 on metacritic for a super niche game sounds pretty good to me Although I suppose i is still a bit early.


Although how it sells will be another question

Tfw this game got a better Polygon review than Fire Emblem Conquest

Congrats on the good scores that TMS has. If this doesn't prove that the game has that Shin Megami Tensei quality like other Atlus RPG's, then I don't know what will.

 

[Soul.]

The localization stuff not really having an impact on gameplay is the main reason (Except from one chapter I see being mentioned) I'd assume. The changes done are more personal reasons and don't impact the game in a negative way that makes it less enjoyable gameplay wise.

I understand people not liking the changes, but acting as if it would make the game less enjoyable is ridiculous. This game is still going to sell poorly anyway due to other reasons. Which is a shame since it seems the game is actually good. Wonder if the j-pop themes were removed the game would be slightly more well received.

Maybe. The gameplay is actually good though, so that's all that matters. Developers already expressed interest in continuing with the property, so I dunno if it's about sales here. Would have been nice to see it selling, but you know, niche JRPGs and all.

Also, one of the directors of the game commented on the changes and he thinks some of the western costumes look cute. Mind you, this was all on Twitter.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I've been called a weeaboo for being part Japanese and my family having some traditions from the Japanese side of the family

 

[Erureido]

Spoiler

Does Rev even explain why Corrin becomes king/queen? I mean, it does get explained in Hidden Truths but I just imagine Azura going all like:
"Hey Corrin, you should be king instead of me"
"What? Am I some kind of Valla royalty?"
"Well, uh, I can't talk about that, please buy the DLC"

I'd consider getting it, I keep hearing the gameplay is great but... it's just too weeby, even for me

Spoiler

As it was already explained, Corrin being Vallite royalty is explained in Chapter 24 after you defeat Mikoto. The part why he/she becomes king instead of her is moreso because Azura think he/she is more fit to be a king/queen than Azura is.

Spoiler

But Arete married the King and then became part of the royal family, or was it the other way around? Even then, it's mentioned him and Anankos were friends so I assume they knew each other for quite some time
I guess the game just doesn't acknowledge that, I don't even know why I'm questioning this game's plot in the first place
Maybe Arete and the King were siblings, after all, Shigure is said to look a lot like him and he also looks like his grandmother...
...
****, this is why Corrin can bang their siblings!

Spoiler

It's never explained if Arete married the King and then became part of the royal family, or it was the other way around. I'd guess the King was the royal one between him and Arete, at least Azura's dialogue about the events of what happened before Anankos gives the impression that her father did the ruling... which could make sense if he and Anankos were friends (a king befriending a sacred dragon gives this sense or some sort of royal friendship, not to mention the fact Anankos killing the King but not Arete implies that the King was more important between him and Arete).

 

[Deleted member]

I've been grinding up Mozu on her paralogue
Not because I'll use her but rather because I need her for Chapter 10 since I let Azura die and didn't get Nyx
This is supposed to be an Arthur solo but soloing chapter 10 just isn't possible

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Tfw this game got a better Polygon review than Fire Emblem Conquest

Congrats on the good scores that TMS has. If this doesn't prove that the game has that Shin Megami Tensei quality like other Atlus RPG's, then I don't know what will.

To be fair, this is a game that's objectively good. However, Polygon are scrubs so when they had heard about Conquest was harder they **** themselves

 

[Chrono.]

TMS is Atlus' first HD RPG.

That's kinda crazy to think about, especially since everyone thought Persona 5 would be the first.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Also, one of the directors of the game commented on the changes and he thinks some of the western costumes look cute. Mind you, this was all on Twitter.

I would like to see a source on this. Just to laugh at the hypocrisy of the vocal minority.

Someone else also implied that the Japanese fans wanted the hipster costume we've gotten as well.

 

[Burruni]

Remix Final Attempt 1:
51
It... didn't use a NUMBER of the games, actually.
BUT HAS TWO SEGMENTS OF THE FROG JAZZ THING THAT I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE

Edit: Attempt 2 - 71

 

[ChikoLad]

Wow the rampant amount misuse of the term weeaboo in this thread is ridiculous.

Just a simple reminder of what weeaboo means, a none native person to Japan seeing Japan as the best thing ever, and badly mixing in Japanese with their English.

So just a reminder to you all Tokyo Mirage Session is not a weeaboo game, since its actually set in Japan.

Weeaboo doesn't even have a meaning.

It's just a slang term at this point. People use it however.

Like how people will look at something they don't like and say "that's gay".

 

[Wolfie557]

When they first revealed that art of Link with his pose which immediately became my favorite one, I thought it would make a great boxart. However, I thought that the cream background wouldn't look nice.

Until I found this:

This is what the real boxart should be.

 

[ChikoLad]

When they first revealed that art of Link with his pose which imedatialy became my favourite one, I thought it would make a great boxart. However, I thought that the cream background wouldn't look nice.

Until I found this:

This is what the real boxart should be.

The real box art should use the artwork of him rock climbing with the landscape in the background. Because it actually conveys what the game is about.

HMK made a mock-up of it and I thought it looked cool.

 

[Soul.]

I would like to see a source on this. Just to laugh at the hypocrisy of the vocal minority.

Someone else also implied that the Japanese fans wanted the hipster costume we've gotten as well.

https://twitter.com/meme_look/status/744820901321945088
"For various reasons, we had to change some of the outfits, events, and parts of the vocals, and as a result I think some of the overseas outfits are pretty damn cute, so if you're a Wii U (owner) overseas, definitely check it out."

edit: Translation was from NeoGAF

 

[ChikoLad]

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Kinda saw it coming but cool nonetheless.

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

https://twitter.com/meme_look/status/744820901321945088
"For various reasons, we had to change some of the outfits, events, and parts of the vocals, and as a result I think some of the overseas outfits are pretty damn cute, so if you're a Wii U (owner) overseas, definitely check it out."

edit: Translation was from NeoGAF

This is one of the first times I've heard a Japanese director being alright with the censorship of their creation. I like the way he thinks.

Too bad the same protestors would hate him for defending the "SJW's" that ruined the game for them.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I really don't care either way because I don't want the game

 

[ChikoLad]

There's also a Sonic Comic Hundle Bundle on alongside the game one.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/...=Link&utm_campaign=Humble_Sonic_Comics_Bundle

 

[Wolfie557]

I tried getting into Sonic games numerous times.

I couldn't.

 

[ChikoLad]

And in case there was any doubt, Sonic Team have confirmed flat out that they are indeed developing a full, "completely new" (i.e probably not a remake) game.

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[PsychoIncarnate]

And in case there was any doubt, Sonic Team have confirmed flat out that they are indeed developing a full, "completely new" (i.e probably not a remake) game.

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Is it based on Sonnic Boom though?

 

[Cutie Gwen]

After reading more and more Spidey comics that have X-men, I have to say...People are assholes against mutants

 

[True Blue Warrior]

A lot of people misuse the word "weeaboo" nowadays and it has become a buzzword for hating on people who like any kind of Japanese stuff. This said, I couldn't care less about #FE. I suppose critics do like it, but whatever critics say has no bearing on my game purchases.

What can I say, hating on anime and its fans is what's cool!

 

[Wolfie557]

Is it based on Sonnic Boom though?

Sonic Boom Sports.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

And in case there was any doubt, Sonic Team have confirmed flat out that they are indeed developing a full, "completely new" (i.e probably not a remake) game.

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Hopefully we'll get some news on the movie, just a quick teaser of what Sonic will look like would be enough.

Is it based on Sonnic Boom though?

Aaron Webber clarified the movie is not based off Boom.

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[Burruni]

Gonna be honest.

Remix 10 for Megamix.... is a step down from Fever's. FEVER'S WAS SO GOOD.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Hopefully we'll get some news on the movie, just a quick teaser of what Sonic will look like would be enough.

Aaron Webber clarified the movie is not based off Boom.

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It was the game I was wondering about. They can make movies of whatever they want

 

[Deleted member]

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