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Crimson Shroud |OT| Matsuno fails saving throw, relegated to eShop release
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Relaxed Muscle
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Playing I must be over an 1 hour and I think this game is a very pleasure surprise. The game has quite a charming presentation even thought is clearly a very low budget production. Music is very good and the writting is top notch.
Although I consider this game not for everyone even RPG lovers, is quite slow and quite old school. The underlying mechanics makes for some very interesting battles (like the combo) and I can see the game becoming quite hard in later battles.
But if you like Matsuno games or tabletop RPG this game should be a must.
Although I consider this game not for everyone even RPG lovers, is quite slow and quite old school. The underlying mechanics makes for some very interesting battles (like the combo) and I can see the game becoming quite hard in later battles.
But if you like Matsuno games or tabletop RPG this game should be a must.
Relaxed Muscle
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Seems that is quite short (around 5-6 hours going by some of the reviews) but there's a New Game+ option.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Keep this thread bumped to page one a a reminder when I get home tonight, and the game is mine 
One of my biggest gaming regrets is neglecting Tactics Ogre PSP after like 45 hours in, loving it, and never beating it. Not making that mistake again.
One of my biggest gaming regrets is neglecting Tactics Ogre PSP after like 45 hours in, loving it, and never beating it. Not making that mistake again.
Space Runaway
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I think I may snag this. I need new software for my 3ds and this looks/sounds pretty decent.
HamPster PamPster
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Can't wait to play this
Any word on what Matsuno has been up to since leaving Level 5?
Any word on what Matsuno has been up to since leaving Level 5?
Reluctant-Hero
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Good lord, this music. You guys definitely need to play this with headphones!
Any word on how long this game is? Trying to prioritise what to play next
To answer my own question - Under 10 hours
Reluctant-Hero
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Just finished the first battle. Love what little I've played. This is a straight up Dungeon & Dragons adventure module on my 3DS.
thetrin
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This is exactly what I was hoping for. Going to download in a bit.
SatelliteOfLove
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Oh god, it's like I'm dipping into a huge ocean of mechanics goodness like every one of his other games, I can feel it.
Sorry, VLR, but the King is here, back to the box with you.
Sorry, VLR, but the King is here, back to the box with you.
Yes, everything feels so right. There are so few games he makes like this too.
It was part of Guild-01 in Japan.
Was Guild-01 planned for release outside Japan? If it is, I might just wait for the physical copy.
They're just selling each of the parts of the collection individually on the eShop in other territories as opposed to a physical release containing them all.
All the games from Guild-01 are on the eShop. Not likely we'll see a retail release outside of Japan.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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6 hours huh? Amazing that I've reached a stage of life where something in the ballpark of 10> hours is appealing to me :/
If you want to try other games, just buy them on the eShop--it's still cheaper than if you buy Guild01 physically. Unless you want to try the 4th game, which means we're out of luck.
I've never touched tabletop but am still interested because of Matsuno. Read 1up's review and saw the eShop trailer so I'll probably get it when I have time. Pleasantly surprised they got O. Smith on for translation along with Sakimoto and Yoshida. I really hope they can all get together again and make another big game.
No, there's one that's not been released and, understandably, probably never will. It was a shop-running simulator headlined by a Japanese celebrity, not a game maker with some degree of international repute like the other three games.
robotzombie
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b-but this is a downloadable title, why does VLR have to go back to the box?
I want this so bad. He should go back and work on an FF all the way through, so we can have a good FF again..
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Deleted member 20920
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Is the character art by Yoshida? I think its Minaba who is also part of the Matsuno gang.
EDIT: Yup the OP also says its Minaba.
I find it hard to think of another game which would be worse suited for a demo than this one.
VLR and 999 and most other point and click games also fall into this category.
Flower Sun and Rain?
Fimbulvetr
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Just got past the Palace Grounds and, what do you know, the very first room of The Depths has a prophetic name, heh.
Good to see CTB used in a party-based non-SRPG other than FFX(I'm sure there are others, but really can't think of any). I initially thought that presenting upcoming character turns through an ATB like meter instead of icons(like in FFX or the remakes of FFT and Tactics Ogre), was a step back, but I think I get what they were going for.
Also, really getting into the elemental combo system; once I got the hang of it, there wasn't a battle afterwards where I didn't spend almost every turn putting it into consideration.
Even with little in the way of animation, I'm really enjoying the aesthetic; it actually makes the fourthwall breaking tutorials(which are written to feel less like you're reading an instructional booklet and more like someone just talking you through the games systems) feel like they fit, whereas they'd just feel out of place in most games.
Good to see CTB used in a party-based non-SRPG other than FFX(I'm sure there are others, but really can't think of any). I initially thought that presenting upcoming character turns through an ATB like meter instead of icons(like in FFX or the remakes of FFT and Tactics Ogre), was a step back, but I think I get what they were going for.
Also, really getting into the elemental combo system; once I got the hang of it, there wasn't a battle afterwards where I didn't spend almost every turn putting it into consideration.
Even with little in the way of animation, I'm really enjoying the aesthetic; it actually makes the fourthwall breaking tutorials(which are written to feel less like you're reading an instructional booklet and more like someone just talking you through the games systems) feel like they fit, whereas they'd just feel out of place in most games.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Bought it because it's from Matsuno. Didn't even read the title nor do I know about the game.
It's a Matsuno game. That's all I need to know!
It's a Matsuno game. That's all I need to know!
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
BOUGHT. Thanks for the thread.
Excited to try it this weekend!
Excited to try it this weekend!
It'd possibly work OK, if you didn't need to give away a whole fifth of the game to give enough gameplay to judge it anyway.
It's $8, console yourself with the fact Blockbuster rentals costed as much (if not more) at their end.
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