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[AgentOtaku]

hay guys, can we get some user reviews going on in here?

read through the previous pages friend

....and keep in mind alotta US buyers still have yet to get the game

 

[Rummy Bunnz]

you have a link on how to create an asian account, forgot how. thanks btw.

Make a new Hotmail account and change your country to Hong Kong SAR. Then create a new account on your 360 and enter the new Hotmail info when it asks for your Live ID. I entered nonsense when it asked for address and phone #.

 

[typhonsentra]

I haven't gotten far yet but I love this Shu kid.

"I won't give up! I won't give up! I won't give up!" :lol

Tons of anime cliches but I've never minded that sort of thing.

 

[Mr Killemgood]

I bought it yesterday at EB/GS from my preorder. I haven't got much time to play it yet - I'm just about 20 minutes in (according to my game timer).

If the first 30 minutes start slow (according to others), then I'm in for the ride of my life. I can't wait to get home and play this gem.

 

[AgentOtaku]

still don't know if I wanna play this in english or japanese.....

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I haven't gotten far yet but I love this Shu kid.

"I won't give up! I won't give up! I won't give up!" :lol

I love that one bit when the thing happens (no spoilers). I actually LOLed. In an RPG.

still don't know if I wanna play this in english or japanese.....

I've been playing in Japanese and it's been a joy.

 

[dark10x]

I haven't gotten far yet but I love this Shu kid.

"I won't give up! I won't give up! I won't give up!" :lol

Tons of anime cliches but I've never minded that sort of thing.

Yeah, the game uses cliches to the point that it actually becomes rather charming.

 

[cleveridea]

I have put in a couple hours so far, and I really find the experience soulless and bland, despite some great graphics and a decent job system. Is it worth putting in more time - do things change, or is that a sign for me to dump it?

DQVIII I found boring to begin with but ended up loving it...

 

[Blimblim]

I have put in a couple hours so far, and I really find the experience soulless and bland, despite some great graphics and a decent job system. Is it worth putting in more time - do things change, or is that a sign for me to dump it?

DQVIII I found boring to begin with but ended up loving it...

Keep playing until the end of disc 1. If by then you are still not hooked up, I doubt you'll get to love the rest.

 

[jakershaker]

Keep playing until the end of disc 1. If by then you are still not hooked up, I doubt you'll get to love the rest.

Except the last few hours of the game which is omgwtf

 

[Blimblim]

Except the last few hours of the game which is omgwtf

Well Disc 3 > Disc 2 > Disc 1. Of course I already liked Disc 1 a lot (especially the end).
But yeah, the last few hours of Blue Dragon are really awesome
The most boring parts of the game imho are

Spoiler

the old hospital, the caves with the monster that make everything white and the dead forest

.

 

[typhonsentra]

Holy shit, I didn't see that Gamespot review. :gasp

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

The most boring parts of the game imho are

Spoiler

the old hospital,

.

UGH seriously I was just like

Spoiler

GIT ME MY MARU MARO ALRIDDY!!! CAHMAHHHN!!!!

Now I can say, though, that it's one of the more fun paths to getting a new party member I've seen in an RPG.

 

[djtiesto]

Finally! Game bought. The game still wasn't on the store shelves when I went to pick it up at the store though. I had to ask them to get it out of the back.

Seriously, wtf. This is Seattle. You'd think there'd be MS ninjas all over the place making sure this shit was out already.

I had a bit of trouble finding the game last nite, too... checked 4 different stores (3 GSes and a CC, till I finally found a copy at a GS). The guys at the GS where I found the copy said that a lot of people didn't even bother picking up their preorders, and the game hasn't really been selling... this sucks

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I had a bit of trouble finding the game last nite, too... checked 4 different stores (3 GSes and a CC, till I finally found a copy at a GS). The guys at the GS where I found the copy said that a lot of people didn't even bother picking up their preorders, and the game hasn't really been selling... this sucks

BioShock. It'll hold up well over the next few weeks.

 

[PhatSaqs]

I had a bit of trouble finding the game last nite, too... checked 4 different stores (3 GSes and a CC, till I finally found a copy at a GS). The guys at the GS where I found the copy said that a lot of people didn't even bother picking up their preorders, and the game hasn't really been selling... this sucks

Local tru had a stack of em seemingly untouched. Think I bought the first one :lol

 

[djtiesto]

BioShock. It'll hold up well over the next few weeks.

For me, this weekend is all about playing BD and partying in the Hamptons...

I'll get around to Bioshock... eventually...

 

[xBigDanx]

Put about an hour into it last night.. holy shit I love this game.

Am I able to change the language from English to Japanese once I've already started? I couldn't find it anywhere in the options.

 

[painey]

Put about an hour into it last night.. holy shit I love this game.

Am I able to change the language from English to Japanese once I've already started? I couldn't find it anywhere in the options.

yes, when you go to load your save game it gives you the option to change v.o.

 

[xBigDanx]

yes, when you go to load your save game it gives you the option to change v.o.

Fantastic.. cuz the English v/o is dreadful

 

[Nolan.]

Well Disc 3 > Disc 2 > Disc 1. Of course I already liked Disc 1 a lot (especially the end).
But yeah, the last few hours of Blue Dragon are really awesome
The most boring parts of the game imho are

Spoiler

the old hospital, the caves with the monster that make everything white and the dead forest

.

I actually liked the last one you mentioned maybe it's due to what they came out of when they went in that made me like it. Though they could have done a lot more with it though. Thats probably why I like this game so much so far. I see so many things that i'm sure if they got a sequel they'd perfect. Im now on the last disc and I love the Nene character. He's such a tricky bastard you actually have to laugh at his genius. Also I find Shu really annoying now. I mean you can only take this ''I'll never give up'' shreaking in that voice for so long. They should vary the way he goes on about it. Apart from that though still waiting to hate this game.

Also favourite moment so far is

Spoiler

Shu getting his dragon back and seeing it in its out of body form

UGH seriously I was just like

Spoiler

GIT ME MY MARU MARO ALRIDDY!!! CAHMAHHHN!!!!

Now I can say, though, that it's one of the more fun paths to getting a new party member I've seen in an RPG.

Apart from Zola I can actualy see why everyone would want to be part of the group. Their reasons seem legitimate. And a lot of times in rpg's iv'e looked at characters and thought ''why would such and such want to be in this group''.

 

[Sysgen]

I had a bit of trouble finding the game last nite, too... checked 4 different stores (3 GSes and a CC, till I finally found a copy at a GS). The guys at the GS where I found the copy said that a lot of people didn't even bother picking up their preorders, and the game hasn't really been selling... this sucks

I got mine at Bestbuy and at first I couldn't find it. It wasn't prominiently displayed. It didn't have tag. It was buried behind Bomberman of all games.

 

[xBigDanx]

OK, since I'm a completionist (in that if i know something is there, I need to complete it, if I'm not aware of it, I'm ok) I've got a question. Since this is the very beginning I don't know if i should spoiler text it but I will

Spoiler

At the beginning when you end up falling into the place (cant rememeber what its name is) with the land shark and you fight the poo, there are chests all around and some up on higher levels. when the chest appeared in the middle, I went and opened it before I was finished exploring the area. Did I miss anything special? I doubt it since it's the very beginning... but I'm close enough to the beginning where if I did, I'll just start over.

 

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Holy shit, I didn't see that Gamespot review. :gasp

I still can't get over that they complained about the "bland graphics". Just does not compute. Of all things to fault Blue Dragon for, the graphics shouldn't be one of them. It's an absolutely AMAZING looking game and one of the most impressive I've seen on the system.

Bland graphics? *mind boggles*

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Apart from Zola I can actualy see why everyone would want to be part of the group. Their reasons seem legitimate. And a lot of times in rpg's iv'e looked at characters and thought ''why would such and such want to be in this group''.

Absolutely! People drop trou on the storyline but I appreciate a simple "What have we gotten ourselves into" story alot more than "You are the clone of the most powerful whatever bullshit nonsense." And The double M was introduced as real genuine hero, bless his heart. Yeah, this is just a simple, charming story, which I appreciate when you're dealing with these sorts of character designs. I never really bought that FFVII idea that this moppet was somehow an angst ridden goth avatar.

The one two punch of this and BioShock has been really strange but really nice. You can't beat playing this game for a few hours, and then going to the dashboard and seeing a big daddy hand reaching for a little sister one. It's like..."Well, there's goes my Cute Buzz."

 

[AgentOtaku]

Gametrailers review is up...

Spoiler

7.5

 

[Natsume]

My copy arrived this morning and I'm 4 hours in and loving it. I'm in

Spoiler

the old hospital and I've just beaten the icefirewolf and planted the warp key

I'm really glad I decided to go for this despite what some people were saying.

 

[PhatSaqs]

I still can't get over that they complained about the "bland graphics". Just does not compute. Of all things to fault Blue Dragon for, the graphics shouldn't be one of them. It's an absolutely AMAZING looking game and one of the most impressive I've seen on the system.

Bland graphics? *mind boggles*

.

 

[Kai Ozu]

Omfg at the water. @_@

 

[clashfan]

I've only played about 2 hours but I see alot of chest with blue or green barrier. How do I get past those barriers?

 

[Blimblim]

I've only played about 2 hours but I see alot of chest with blue or green barrier. How do I get past those barriers?

Later

 

[yukoner]

Make a new Hotmail account and change your country to Hong Kong SAR. Then create a new account on your 360 and enter the new Hotmail info when it asks for your Live ID. I entered nonsense when it asked for address and phone #.

You donb't even need to do this.

Just sign-out in the dashboard, and select create a new Windows Live account.

Select Hong Kong as your location and enter bogus info for everything else 'aaaa' works.

Takes about 3 minutes.

 

[SuperPac]

I still can't get over that they complained about the "bland graphics". Just does not compute. Of all things to fault Blue Dragon for, the graphics shouldn't be one of them. It's an absolutely AMAZING looking game and one of the most impressive I've seen on the system.

Bland graphics? *mind boggles*

I can see how they might think that because environments are most of the time not terribly detailed or interesting. But it's not Gears of War, it's a different style. I think Toriyama's ubiquitous associations with Dragon Ball Z may keep some away from the game which is sad. And Final Fantasy sells because it's Final Fantasy, not because it has/doesn't have Sakaguchi or Uematsu.

 

[Imperial Hot]

Later

I'm picking up a copy tonight.

 

[dark10x]

Just got my copy!

Unfortunately, it seems as if they haven't sold any additional copies over the last couple days. The game is going to bomb hard in the US. Reviews are slamming the game unfairly, it's tossed between lots of other releases, and the sales coming out of the gate are already slow.

 

[Spruchy]

I really want this game but I can't afford it right now ;[

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Just got my copy!

Unfortunately, it seems as if they haven't sold any additional copies over the last couple days. The game is going to bomb hard in the US. Reviews are slamming the game unfairly, it's tossed between lots of other releases, and the sales coming out of the gate are already slow.

Viva Blue Dragon.

 

[Blimblim]

Just got my copy!

Unfortunately, it seems as if they haven't sold any additional copies over the last couple days. The game is going to bomb hard in the US. Reviews are slamming the game unfairly, it's tossed between lots of other releases, and the sales coming out of the gate are already slow.

Aren't you going to hang yourself over the framerate though?

 

[PhatSaqs]

Just got my copy!

Unfortunately, it seems as if they haven't sold any additional copies over the last couple days. The game is going to bomb hard in the US. Reviews are slamming the game unfairly, it's tossed between lots of other releases, and the sales coming out of the gate are already slow.

Doesnt help that MS isnt throwing much marketing behind the game for the US release. You'd think for a game they obviously invested heavily in they'd maybe try a little harder to get some of that back. :lol at the thought of the game selling more in Japan than in the states.

Oh, and fuck reviews forever. But in this day and age of $60-$70 games people are gonna pay even more attention to them.

Also, bad MS for such a lousy excuse for a demo. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot...

 

[virtuafightermaster]

From the first glance I knew this game sucks, I have been saying this since then. Stupid JRPG

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Doesnt help that MS isnt throwing much marketing behind the game for the US release. You'd think for a game they obviously invested heavily in they'd maybe try a little harder to get some of that back. :lol at the thought of the game selling more in Japan than in the states.

Auuuughhahahahahhahaaaaaauuuggghh.

Man. That would be something. Let's hope that a price drop lifts all ships somewhat and that it beats...Tenchu Z. How much did Viva Pinata end up selling all told? 100,000?

From the first glance I knew this game sucks, I have been saying this since then. Stupid JRPG

:lol

You owe me a new keyboard, buster. I poured all the Sprite out of it and it's 5t1ll n0t w0rk1ng r1ght.

 

[LJ11]

Aren't you going to hang yourself over the framerate though?

:lol

I'll pick it up after I put some more time into Persona 3. That shitty demo left a bad taste in my mouth but I'm willing to still give it a shot.

 

[djtiesto]

Doesnt help that MS isnt throwing much marketing behind the game for the US release. You'd think for a game they obviously invested heavily in they'd maybe try a little harder to get some of that back. :lol at the thought of the game selling more in Japan than in the states.

Oh, and fuck reviews forever. But in this day and age of $60-$70 games people are gonna pay even more attention to them.

Also, bad MS for such a lousy excuse for a demo. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot...

MS has *REALLY* dropped the ball with the advertising for this game... many people still have the whole "Xbox = WWII/space marine shooter" mindset, pimping this game would show that the 360 has a much more well-rounded library than what people think. Maybe Lost Odyssey will get a bigger push, as, stylistically, that looks more in line to the most successful RPGs in the west (i.e. Sony-era FF games)?

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

MS has *REALLY* dropped the ball with the advertising for this game... many people still have the whole "Xbox = WWII/space marine shooter" mindset, pimping this game would show that the 360 has a much more well-rounded library than what people think. Maybe Lost Odyssey will get a bigger push, as, stylistically, that looks more in line to the most successful RPGs in the west (i.e. Sony-era FF games)?

To be fair, they've given it the exact same Marketplace and print marketing as BioShock has had, save the TV campaign. Personally, I think a nice FFVII style TV ad would do wonders, but they certainly haven't thrown it under the bus. And Blim made it sound like it was the Gooch who decided on what kind demo to release.

 

[purg3]

From the first glance I knew this game sucks, I have been saying this since then. Stupid JRPG

Thanks for sharing. More impressions please...

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Thanks for sharing. More impressions please...

"Maru Maro? Total douche chatacter and I hate him."

 

[Haklong]

I still can't get over that they complained about the "bland graphics". Just does not compute. Of all things to fault Blue Dragon for, the graphics shouldn't be one of them. It's an absolutely AMAZING looking game and one of the most impressive I've seen on the system.

Bland graphics? *mind boggles*

Seriously.

I like it a lot. Great graphics, nice music, and I like the class and battle system. I'm not far enough to judge the story, all I know is I have played worst.

 

[goldenpp72]

viva pinata actually managed to break 200k or so in the US, it just had its price dropped a lot. It actually sold over half of its sold to date copies in the first 2 months. Xmas helped it a lot.

 

[Haklong]

MS has *REALLY* dropped the ball with the advertising for this game... many people still have the whole "Xbox = WWII/space marine shooter" mindset, pimping this game would show that the 360 has a much more well-rounded library than what people think. Maybe Lost Odyssey will get a bigger push, as, stylistically, that looks more in line to the most successful RPGs in the west (i.e. Sony-era FF games)?

I'm surprised that they didn't even make a theme or some gamerpics for it. It's pretty sad actually.

 

[clashfan]

Been playing alot more and I'm really getting into the game, it's kind of addicting. There is some framerate issues but not nearly as bad as some people was making it out to be...