gamingeek said:

edgecrusher said:

I think the Wii is definitely on its last legs software-wise. And like Robio said, they have likely exhausted most of the casual market at this point so they may as well see if they can get some sales out of the RPG crowd. Its much too late to try and compete in the shooter, racing, and action/adventure categories, but RPG's of this kind have been few and far between this generation. Really, there has been a serious lack of Japanese style RPG's over the past 5 years. Square has been busy making money off old games, The Persona team hasn't done shit since PS2 died out, The Shadow Hearts series is dead.....I mean WTF.

I do think Nintendo waited WAY too long to release these games though. I hope on their next machine they get off to a faster start with ALL kinds of software.

I really want them to either stake a claim to Wii's future with some amazing looking new games for this year and next, or tell us that they have a new console and start making games for it now.

I'd really love them to focus on a new machine at this point. Hopefully with sales slowing down they will. I find myself kind of hoping stuff like Pikmin 3 just gets made on the next machine at this point. That would be a great launch game.

Iga_Bobovic said:

edgecrusher said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

Also the trailer shows purple beast flesh. And the girl shows to be craving it.

Who DOESN'T crave purple beast flesh?

Aspro and Yoda, but that is because they are wussy vegans not awesome carnivores like you and me.

This is true.

Purple Beast Flesh FTW!

edgecrusher said:

I still need to play this add-on. So its not as deep as the Shadow Broker then.

BTW, I just read that thread in the Ring of Fire about Crysis 2, where all you guys pretty much dismissed it over the lame multi-player demo. Dude believe me this game crushes most other FPS out there as a campaign based game. And the graphics are not disappointing at all, it looks pretty damn impressive. Multi-player wise it seems they did borrow a lot of the stuff from COD and Halo, but I honestly didn't play much multi-player from the 1st game...this is thankfully a more campaign based series just as Far Cry was. As I said the other day, its not as good as Crysis 1, but still smokes the competition.

Shadow Broker takes a giant shit on it.

I'll get to Crysis 2 one day.

Archangel3371 said:

Word up is awesome. LaForge FTW!

Dvader said:

Nice to see a new Wii game being shown for Japan but I was thinking about NA, is the Wii basically a dead system? There has been nothing but shovelware this year and I look at the release list and i see nothig but shovelware. Not one Nintendo game. Not one big third party game (No one wants Conduit 2). Its just Zelda and who knows when that will come out. Of course at E3 they will show some games but the first half of the year exists too. It feels like its over, it honestly feels exactly like the Gamecube, no games and we are just waiting for that last Zelda game before moving on... and we all know how that story ended.

Also is the Wii Motion Plus the least used add-on in the history of add-ons?  Did we all really get it for 3 games? Wii Sports R, Red Steel 2 and Zelda. That is the full extent of its use. WTF.

Europe got Kirby Epic Yarn this year and De Blob 2 is out. Then Conduit 2...... I'll let someone else try that one first.

Yeah, just Zelda. But then Xenoblade is coming, to europe at least.

Dvader said:

There is zero chance that is new info right? Its just a BS article written cause they have nothing else to write. Why Link will triumph on Wii and 3DS, cause he triumphs on every system, its Zelda.

Probably. These magazine writers rewrite previews with a few new screens or something.

Agnates said:

Agnates said:

Famitsu information translated by andriasang.

Famitsu reveals the game's main character to be named "Ende," and the heroine "Ceres." Voice actor information is not provided.

As suggested by the trailer, the game is heavy on action. Its genre is action RPG. Your primary "weapon" is a chain, which you use to capture enemies and swing to grab items and trigger various gimmicks. The game makes use of a simple control scheme.

The story centers on a curse that's been placed on Ceres. The only way to clear that curse is with the flesh of beasts. Ende must gather beast flesh and take it back to Ceres.

Developed by Ganbarion (Jump Super Stars, One Piece Unlimited Cruise), Pandora's Tower is due for release on May 26, priced at ¥6,800. We'll likely get an official online look at the game later this week.

And some more.

The setting of the game is the Graecia continent, where in the kingdom of Elysium the harvest festival has begun. Ceres has been chosen to sing at the event, but as she takes the podium, beasts appear in the area.

In the ensuing confusion, Ende manages to find Ceres, but she's unconscious. She's about to be taken into custody by the army as a witness to the beast appearance. With the help of a merchant named Graiai, the two manage to escape to an isolated tower.

Ceres ends up being cursed following the beast attack. Ende learns that to clear the curse he must gather the flesh of beasts that live within the tower. He decides to try his hand at the tower.

The three principle characters introduced in the magazine are:

Ceres

15 years old. She was selected from a large number of girls to sing at the harvest festival. She's a devout believer of the Eos religion.

Ende

The game's 22-year-old main character. He was a former soldier of Athens during a war with Elysium. He's a man of few words.

Graiai

The merchant who helps Ceres and Ende. He appears to be of the dwarf race. He gives you the Orichalcum Chain, which lets its possessor know Ceres' state.

The Orichalcum Chain that Graiai gives you is the central gameplay element in the game. As mentioned above, it allows you to know Ceres' state. As you play, you'll see a timer in the lower left of the screen. This timer is an indication of how far Ceres' curse has progressed. When it reaches zero, the game ends.

You'll also use the chain to restrain the servant beasts you encounter in the towers and tear their flesh off for delivery to Ceres, and also to clear the various gimmicks that you encounter in the tower.

The tower is actually not just one tower -- there are twelve, of varying size. Each tower has a different theme. For example, there's the Red Flame Tower, which blocks your progress with fire.

If you reach the deepest point in each tower, Ende will encounter a boss. The flesh of the bosses of all the towers is required to completely clear Ceres of her curse. The flesh of the servant beasts can only temporarily halt the curse's progress.

The Uncharted comparison pics are great.  Elena sure has aged.