Game Informer - In this week's show we discuss the passing of THQ, plus Ni No Kuni and some Nintendo news.
Matt from We Game Daily writes: "Cross Worlds isn’t going away. It’s making a small fortune, particularly in Asian markets, so there’s no reason for Level-5 to pull the plug. That said, there’s no real reason why a full PC/console sequel can’t be developed alongside efforts to support Cross Worlds."
While Ni no Kuni 3 would be cool, if it was like the first game, where is Dark Cloud 3 and Rogue Galaxy 2?
They should've worked with Ghibli to put out a proper movie. Should've also made a Pokemon-esque spin-off rather than make Yokai Watch. If they do make a third game they gotta work with Ghibli!
Get ready to embark on a journey filled with monsters, magic, and overpowered haircuts, because this list features the best JRPGs on the PS3.
There wasn't that many. Thanks to the west's criticism. It was definitely lacking compared to every other ps system. Dont get me wrong there were a few good ones i know that.
Only gripe I have with Ar Tonelico 3 is that Saki is annoying as hell whether English or in Japanese. Then Saki's English voice actor became Ionasal on Ar Nosurge she was a little annoying but not as bad. Johnny Young Bosch voicing Tatsumi I thought he did a great job. And Akiko Shikata with her vocals and the music from the games just went hand and hand.
Twinfinite: "During the PS3’s tenure, plenty of huge games launched, but the interesting thing is, many of the system’s rarer titles are largely not amazing games. Sure, there are one or two exceptions to that rule (I’m looking at you Ni No Kuni!), but many of the more desirable and valuable games in the PS3’s library are usually rare for a reason."
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Sold my Painkiller for around £3 years ago and my Asuras Wrath for even less. Managed to pick up Lollipop Chainsaw and Splatterhouse again but they cost me a fair bit more than I initially paid on release when I first bought them.
Wish I bought Godzilla, the number of times I saw it in the game store for the price of a coffee and didn't bother.
i own nba, lolipop and nino kuni. never heard of the rest tbf xD surprised they are worth that much, for what they actually are.
Getting a valuable game is all luck.. I had three of these. Africa is one that people might have seen coming, but otherslike Ni No Kuni wouldn't have been.
My most valuable game I remember owning was Conkers Bad Fur Day. When the game was being re-released on Xbox (remake/ upgrade if you will), the price dropped dramatically. Once the game released and the changes were seen, the value went back up. Then it was released on Rare Replay and value dropped again. 2020 hit and all collectables shot up along with Conker. Before stopping around $110 which it currently is.
Games change all the time because their digital media that can be reproduced even in weird contract bindings (GoldenEye as an example). One day it can be worth $300 and the next $150. The shrink wrapped items in mint condition cannot be reproduced.. but that takes strength to spend, not open, and hope its worth something.
After listening to the reasons Kim Wallace didn't like Ni No Kuni, I'm even more 'stoked' for the game. She took 40 hours to complete the game and complained that some of the battles were too hard ... She also said she doesn't like grinding. That's what RPGs are all about. She then complains that you have to do some side quests to get perks! BRILLIANT! I've been wanting an RPG that makes side quests relevant again.
I think the review deadline is to blame here, but she hasn't realised that.
She then complains that she wanted the main protagonist to mourn for his mother throughout the game. That would have been a little OTT, wouldn't it, especially when the world is so beautiful. Immersion requires you to lose yourself, while the narrative gives you an understanding of the character. The balance is a very important thing, but the main objective of an 80+ hour game should be to ENTERTAIN. The young boy enters this world because he believes he can save his mother. That would give him an optimistic view of his mother's death and therefore grief would not figure in his mindset that often. Isn't that what a lot of people do in reality ... and isn't it particularly true of young boys or girls?
Everything she says is wrong is the reason I want this game. She just isn't an RPG player, it's clear as crystal.
Who buys a RPG to not Explore? You are not obligated to do the side quest and there is a spell you learn at some point in the game where you can avoid enemies because it blocks your scent from them. Also once you reach a certain level in the game and explore areas, enemies will run away from you and not come towards you, because you are stronger than them.
The ending of chapter 6 was amazing and the end of 7 was a great close. IMO. Also the characters do build a bond with each other, you just have to pay attention to it. After chapter 6 you can see that their bond grew more and more as the game went on.
Also how did she get 40+ hours and only did a few side quests. I believe I have gotten almost 50% of the side quest done before beating the game and I broke 42+ hours. I got all my Familiars that are in my party to level 45+ and they are at their third phase. With my main characters in my party at 60+.
I don't think see used the Tactics menu. I'm not going to lie, I had the same problem with the animation and getting hit mid potion use and it not taking affect or middle spell use. But I always had my teammates that helped with healing, so I didn't really complain about it. It was a deal breaker for me.
Later today and Monday I going to spend some much needed time to get back into the game and fight the Guardian of the World.