Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) Soundtrack on youtube. Composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki & Tsutomu Narita Edited January 30, 2011 by Dante Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 31, 2011 The general wandering around is less of an issue - it was during the combat that my concerns over it's suitability were raised. The guy was rolling but you can't actually see what he's rolling into until the camera is forced to snap to the back of him. In a way, watching reminded me of the combat in No More Heroes, art style aside of course, and that could have done with a better camera too. From how it seemed to me the camera problems were mainly as a result of the player constantly rolling about, I think if he'd stayed on his feet a bit more we'd have gotten a better idea as to how the camera works... but it does seem like it could do with some fine tuning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2011 Gamers Impressions: The way the game is paced and structured, with carefully planned encounters and no randomness at all, the designers pretty much knew how strong you'd be at each encounter and balanced them accordingly. Also, with the way the levels and EXP scale, a party member ten or fifteen levels below the main character will be up to snuff after one or two encounters, and always in time for boss battles. It seems there are points in the game when you have several missions available and are free to choose which one to tackle first, but those are balanced accordingly as well from what I've seen. You're free to grind if you wish to do so, by using summoning points or visiting the arena, but that hardly has any effect on the difficulty of main story missions. In that regard, Last Story is pretty much perfect. It feels really, really similar to Mass Effect 2 in many ways I think - except it has much more loot, and much cooler weapons and armor. I still very much prefer Xenoblade for the great environments, exploration and overall design, but I think many people, even those who normally wouldn't enjoy JRPGs for more or less valid reasons, would have a lot of fun with Last Story. Those two games are pretty much polar opposites in any way (except for the loot, and the fact that they are two of the most competent Wii titles), yet they both differ from JRPG cliche very much. One is basically a single player MMO, while the other is very streamlined - like I wrote, a Japanese Mass Effect. And both rank at the very top of this gens JRPGs, in my humble opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2011 When I watched the town gameplay, I started thinking of it kind of like a Japanese Mass Effect and I'm glad to see that isn't entirely off the track. Really hope this is localised. Funny how it's compared to Xenoblade in that preview...and both games have a very small chance of ever coming near here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2011 It's funny because for some reason, Mass Effect was the game that sprang to mind when I watched the lovely intro aswell! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2011 Japan Sales : Jan 24 - Jan 30 01. / 00. [WII] The Last Story (Nintendo) (27.01.2011) - 114.722 / NEW 02. / 00. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 3 (Sega) (27.01.2011) - 102.779 / NEW 03. / 00. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 88.493 / NEW 04. / 00. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood (Spike) (27.01.2011) - 58.977 / NEW 05. / 00. [PSP] Magical Index Term (ASCII Media Works) (27.01.2011) - 56.017 / NEW 06. / 00. [PS3] Dragon Age: Origins (Spike) (27.01.2011) - 42.854 / NEW 07. / 02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) (12.01.2011) - 33.338 / 4.128.278 (-23%) 08. / 00. [360] Dream Club Zero (D3 Publisher) (27.01.2011) - 21.734 / NEW 09. / 01. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix (Square Enix) (20.01.2011) - 20.528 / 97.846 (-73%) 10. / 03. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) (09.01.2011) - 19.214 / 773.893 (-6%) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2011 Just as a heads up about the sales, from what i've seen/read it was a 90% sell through and wasn't enough copies in the initial shipment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2011 It makes me happy to see this Valkyria Chronicles 3 and Dragon Age Origins all selling well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) Japan Sales : Jan 24 - Jan 3001. / 00. [WII] The Last Story (Nintendo) (27.01.2011) - 114.722 / NEW 02. / 00. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 3 (Sega) (27.01.2011) - 102.779 / NEW 03. / 00. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 88.493 / NEW 04. / 00. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood (Spike) (27.01.2011) - 58.977 / NEW 05. / 00. [PSP] Magical Index Term (ASCII Media Works) (27.01.2011) - 56.017 / NEW 06. / 00. [PS3] Dragon Age: Origins (Spike) (27.01.2011) - 42.854 / NEW 07. / 02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) (12.01.2011) - 33.338 / 4.128.278 (-23%) 08. / 00. [360] Dream Club Zero (D3 Publisher) (27.01.2011) - 21.734 / NEW 09. / 01. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix (Square Enix) (20.01.2011) - 20.528 / 97.846 (-73%) 10. / 03. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) (09.01.2011) - 19.214 / 773.893 (-6%) Wait, what. Edited February 3, 2011 by LostOverThere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 3, 2011 Wow, a 360 game in the Japanese top 10? What heresy is this?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) Wow, a 360 game in the Japanese top 10? What heresy is this?! Its a dating sim. O_o Wait, what. Online gameplay: Edited February 3, 2011 by Dante Automerged Doublepost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 4, 2011 *watches the clips* *has no idea wtf's going on in those videos* ...okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 8, 2011 Heard a rumour week 2 sales were way down (something more like 20,000). Not sure if it's true. Not surprised if it is. I'd actually be interested in seeing how much the drop in sales this week compares respectively to the drops of the other new games out the same week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 9, 2011 Heard a rumour week 2 sales were way down (something more like 20,000). Not sure if it's true. Not surprised if it is. I'd actually be interested in seeing how much the drop in sales this week compares respectively to the drops of the other new games out the same week. This is one area which is killing Japanese markets big time. Japanese players play them straight through and then trade them in before the next shipment comes in, being cheaper, and cover/disk all in excellent condition and price cheaper then a brand new copy. It's hitting a lot of franchises hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 9, 2011 Well after reading those rumoured sales, I had to search a little because I just found that hard to believe, a game completely sold out with only a few days on sale, could go from that to 20k or so. Turns out this is from a VGCharts preview that posted it's sold around 20k. I'll just wait and see till tomorrow and how it's turned out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 9, 2011 Screw you Japan. Really, screw you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 10, 2011 Isn't it more likely that 20k is the remainder of the firSt shipment? I don't think Nintendo have shipped the second batch yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 10, 2011 Isn't it more likely that 20k is the remainder of the firSt shipment? I don't think Nintendo have shipped the second batch yet. The second shipment has been in for a while, yeah, it sucks. Japanese gaming in general is declining rapidly. Only ones that are safe for the moment are New Mario Bros, Monster Hunter, Pokemon and Dragon Quest. Everything else is basically on the decline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 12, 2011 01. / 00. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 (Capcom) {2011.02.03} - 132.266 / NEW 02. / 00. [PSP] Macross: Triangle Frontier (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.03} - 55.513 / NEW 03. / 00. [PSP] White Knight Chronicles Episode Portable: Dogma Wars (SCE) {2011.02.03} - 40.603 / NEW 04. / 00. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butouden (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.03} - 31.108 / NEW 05. / 04. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood (Spike) {2011.01.27} - 28.000 / 86.978 (-53%) 06. / 07. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 27.861 / 4.156.138 (-16%) 07. / 01. [WII] The Last Story (Nintendo) {2011.01.27} - 19.178 / 133.900 (-83%) 08. / 02. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 3 (Sega) {2011.01.27} - 17.927 / 120.705 (-83%) 09. / 10. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} - 16.493 / 790.386 (-14%) 10. / 03. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 11.721 / 100.214 (-87%) Disappointing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 13, 2011 How is that disappointing though? From what i've read this is a full on RPG; it's not really aiming at the Wii audience. Glad Miles Edgeworth 2 is at the top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 13, 2011 ^You can't honestly believe that's all the hardcore gamers that own a Wii that would play RPG's. It's the same scenario as the DS. If, on the DS, something like a port of an old hardcore RPG like Dragon Quest comes out, it sells a shitton. If a new RPG IP comes out that's high quality with great staff and a good concept, it sells like shit. The hardcore gamers on both systems are there, they just have a massive apathy towards new IP's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 14, 2011 01. / 00. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 (Capcom) {2011.02.03} - 132.266 / NEW02. / 00. [PSP] Macross: Triangle Frontier (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.03} - 55.513 / NEW 03. / 00. [PSP] White Knight Chronicles Episode Portable: Dogma Wars (SCE) {2011.02.03} - 40.603 / NEW 04. / 00. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butouden (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.03} - 31.108 / NEW 05. / 04. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood (Spike) {2011.01.27} - 28.000 / 86.978 (-53%) 06. / 07. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 27.861 / 4.156.138 (-16%) 07. / 01. [WII] The Last Story (Nintendo) {2011.01.27} - 19.178 / 133.900 (-83%) 08. / 02. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 3 (Sega) {2011.01.27} - 17.927 / 120.705 (-83%) 09. / 10. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} - 16.493 / 790.386 (-14%) 10. / 03. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 11.721 / 100.214 (-87%) Disappointing. This is very disappointing, and not just for The Last Story. Valkyria Chronicles 3 has dropped 83% as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 14, 2011 I don't know, from what I heard you can't sell what doesn't exist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 14, 2011 I don't know, from what I heard you can't sell what doesn't exist. There have already been more shipments and people need to stop making excuses like this every time any game doesn't sell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 14, 2011 Indeed, the second shipment was there. They just didn't buy it. I expected 40-50k this week. I'm still surprised by the big drop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
