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Infinite Space (DS) |OT| of Portable Space Opera Epicness
- Thread starter duckroll
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Shouta said:
I thought about running with
two battleships, but I believe you actually net more damage output with a battleship + destroyer since the battle gauge is that much faster. I'm going with a battleship + carrier on these attempts so that I can use the fighters (essentially a damage over time effect) while running away to keep my ships safe. It hasn't worked so far, but I'm gonna keep trying.
WreckTheLaw
Giant Bomb Japanimation Correspondent
Gerald said:
I think the skills he's talking about are the ones that crew members have (Like Kira's Medic or Amateur Chef ones.) What specific bonuses do those give? I didn't see it listed in Help anywhere...
WreckTheLaw
Giant Bomb Japanimation Correspondent
Just ran into
for the first time. Holy crap.
Valentin
Idly walked into a GameStop today because it's beautiful out and I didn't feel like sticking around the office during my lunch hour, as I usually do; when I saw this on the wall of the DS section. Man, did I ever want to just buy it right then and there. I REALLY hope that my copy from Amazon arrives today.
Edit - Nevermind. Tracking confirms that delivery was made a few hours ago. YES.
Edit - Nevermind. Tracking confirms that delivery was made a few hours ago. YES.
Alright, so all the impressions (specifically the spoiler text that shows combat isn't completely repetitive) convinced me to go pick up this game, even though yesterday was the first I'd heard of it. Of course, every Gamestop in town was out/never had it, so on a whim I went to Wal-mart. No sign of it there, either, but they did had FE:SD for $10, so all in all it was a worthwhile trip. TRU.com is offering free shipping, so I'll just go that route.
I picked it up pretty much blind based on Duckroll's impressions and a few early previews and I'm glad I did. It's like nothing else on the DS and it scratches several nerdy itches all at once (space opera story, spaceship combat, strategic battles, ship building and tweaking) for a modest price.
I'm going on vacation in early April and this game and Strange Journey will be coming with me for some quality time.
I'm going on vacation in early April and this game and Strange Journey will be coming with me for some quality time.
WreckTheLaw
Giant Bomb Japanimation Correspondent
midway through chapter 2 spoilers:
I'm in the middle of chapter three, trying to save up for my first battleship. Man that thing is expensive. Currently the Anaximander (DD) and Empedocles (CG) are pulling their weight (and are just now reaching fully-modded status.) The Daisy on the other hand...
I'm satisfied with the tone of the narrative so far. It isn't as hot-blooded as I thought (secretly feared) it would be, but it also hasn't traded in all of the charm of the hopeful youth scenario. I like the Firefly, Gundam, and Cowboy Bebop comparisons because, especially this early own, we're dealing with a small (but growing) character list, incompetent/corrupt authorities, mysterious motivations, and this neat b-plot that seems to be setting up
I suspect that as the game continues it will become more and more like Suikoden, though. Small requests completed to add more members to the massive force before a final conclusion. Oh Man, Oh Man. I just considered Luca Blight with a spaceship. I want that game.
I really wish Yuri would've perma-lost that eye. It would've suited him. That said I'm fairly sure that it will pay off later - someone, probably Valentin, will lose his own eye.
I'm in the middle of chapter three, trying to save up for my first battleship. Man that thing is expensive. Currently the Anaximander (DD) and Empedocles (CG) are pulling their weight (and are just now reaching fully-modded status.) The Daisy on the other hand...
I'm satisfied with the tone of the narrative so far. It isn't as hot-blooded as I thought (secretly feared) it would be, but it also hasn't traded in all of the charm of the hopeful youth scenario. I like the Firefly, Gundam, and Cowboy Bebop comparisons because, especially this early own, we're dealing with a small (but growing) character list, incompetent/corrupt authorities, mysterious motivations, and this neat b-plot that seems to be setting up
outside influence as the cause of Yuri & Kira's placement and skills, a la Outlaw Star, actually.
I suspect that as the game continues it will become more and more like Suikoden, though. Small requests completed to add more members to the massive force before a final conclusion. Oh Man, Oh Man. I just considered Luca Blight with a spaceship. I want that game.
ScrabbleDude
Member
Saw this on the shelf in Walmart tonight. $34. Hesitant to pick it up with Strange Journey right around the corner.dream said:
Bel Marduk
Banned
How would you rate the overall story, ducky? Are there a bunch of twists and stuff?
Can't wait to get this
Can't wait to get this
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Freyjadour said:Between XIII and SJ, I have no time to start playing this right now
AND Might & Magic X Anime. There's been alot of DS RPGs of the last year, but only recently has it ones that I MUST have rather than wanna test drive. When it rains it pours, I guess.
GAWD DAMMIT SEGA GIMMEH MAH 7TH DRAGON GUDNESS IF AH BUY THIS ASDFASDFASDF
duckroll said:Man, there are way more people here playing this game in English than I ever expected...
Glad I made this thread!
I'm annoyed because play asia seem to have put a hold on preorders and I want to be able to buy the damn thing!!!! ><
Oh well, out locally next week.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
My god Sega... at least have someone run spell check on your (Canadian) box art:
"A S Yuri, interact with over 100 characters..."
Good job.
"A S Yuri, interact with over 100 characters..."
Good job.
Nibelung Valesti
Member
Next week we Europeans will join the party tooduckroll said:Man, there are way more people here playing this game in English than I ever expected...
Glad I made this thread!
I should be doing hw
Member
Found a game store in Melbourne that had this, I said "wtf" out loud and bought it immediately. Pretty awesome considering I pretty much never go to game stores any more.
Slowish start but now I'm hooked, lack of quest-log is frustrating though because I have no idea what to do now.
Help! Stuck on Ch. 2, Capt. Vald...whatever saved me from the Space Pirates and says I he wants to talk to me at the base, I go there and they say he's gone. I've gone back and forth to every planet and tavern in that sector and nothing is triggering. Where do I go? I got that bar chick to join me to see the Capt. guy but he still isn't there.
Slowish start but now I'm hooked, lack of quest-log is frustrating though because I have no idea what to do now.
Help! Stuck on Ch. 2, Capt. Vald...whatever saved me from the Space Pirates and says I he wants to talk to me at the base, I go there and they say he's gone. I've gone back and forth to every planet and tavern in that sector and nothing is triggering. Where do I go? I got that bar chick to join me to see the Capt. guy but he still isn't there.
Woo-Fu
Banned
Having a lot of fun with this one. While the mechanics of combat are fairly simple figuring out when to use each one keeps it interesting. Feels like a game of poker.
I don't suppose there is a way to rotate ship modules? Next time I'll pay attention to ship height when buying. My current destroyers are flat as a pancake, makes it hard to fit in all the vertical modules.
I don't suppose there is a way to rotate ship modules? Next time I'll pay attention to ship height when buying. My current destroyers are flat as a pancake, makes it hard to fit in all the vertical modules.
WreckTheLaw
Giant Bomb Japanimation Correspondent
Really digging this still. The thing I'm currently impressed by is how well they can convey scale. Yuri and his crew run into a massive ship in chapter two, but they make it seem so exceptional that I sort of disregarded it. When you go up against your first battleship towards the end of chapter three, it just dwarfs everything. It really makes me want to grind out the dough to buy my own ASAP. (Plus, the Daisy is really not pulling her weight in that third slot anymore.)
I'm curious what people chose at the end of chapter three, re:
.
Also, man, I can not say enough about how important it is to have good security people for melee battles. It turns it from a luckfest into a slaughter...fest.
I'm curious what people chose at the end of chapter three, re:
Argun
Also, man, I can not say enough about how important it is to have good security people for melee battles. It turns it from a luckfest into a slaughter...fest.
GeekyDad
Member
Great game; lots of little nagging issues. After playing through for a few hours, I can see some of IGN's frustration with the game. Considering the way the maps are made up, a log of objectives really should be present. I don't mind being left to my own devices to figure certain things out for myself, but yeah, leave the game for a bit and come back, and it's easy to forget what you should be doing or where you should be going.
Probably my main issue with the game is the amount of experience and gold the game doles out versus the difficulty of battles. Sure seems to take forever to level crew members up. Of course, considering the number of crew members you'll eventually have on hand and how they all stack up to power your fleet, it seems like it could balance itself out -- haven't played enough of the game yet to really judge that.
Otherwise, though, I'm really digging this game. I wasn't really expecting so much depth in terms of crew assignments. I was thinking you would have a bridge party that would basically equate to a battle party in a typical JRPG, but man, they take it way further than that. The module system kind of plays out similarly to the system in Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, which I really like. Lots of reading, though, in order to get up to speed on all of the game's mechanics. Definitely not an RPG for the impatient (of which I can often be guilty of being). Presentation-wise, wow, this game has some epic moments.
Probably my main issue with the game is the amount of experience and gold the game doles out versus the difficulty of battles. Sure seems to take forever to level crew members up. Of course, considering the number of crew members you'll eventually have on hand and how they all stack up to power your fleet, it seems like it could balance itself out -- haven't played enough of the game yet to really judge that.
Otherwise, though, I'm really digging this game. I wasn't really expecting so much depth in terms of crew assignments. I was thinking you would have a bridge party that would basically equate to a battle party in a typical JRPG, but man, they take it way further than that. The module system kind of plays out similarly to the system in Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, which I really like. Lots of reading, though, in order to get up to speed on all of the game's mechanics. Definitely not an RPG for the impatient (of which I can often be guilty of being). Presentation-wise, wow, this game has some epic moments.
Only put about 20 minutes into it last night, but some of the early cutscenes confused me, in that they seemed to convey similar events in totally different lights.
I haven't really opened up full exploration or customization yet, but the few battles I've engaged in so far are quite promising. The real time elements definitely make it.
I'm halfway through Lunar 2 at the moment, so I'll probably be setting this aside for at least another week or so, but so far so awesome! (I think I used the word 'so' way too many times in that last sentence. Oh well.)
I haven't really opened up full exploration or customization yet, but the few battles I've engaged in so far are quite promising. The real time elements definitely make it.
I'm halfway through Lunar 2 at the moment, so I'll probably be setting this aside for at least another week or so, but so far so awesome! (I think I used the word 'so' way too many times in that last sentence. Oh well.)
I've played a few hours on the plane and otherwise - took me till Chapter 2 to start paying attention to battles and figure out how to plan for/predict attacks, though I'm still finding lots of problems with Normal attacks kicking my ass when I'm anticipating a barrage. Hopefully coasting around getting some fame will help me recruit some new people - and get a few more dollars for a second ship that has weapons.
Well, that's troubling. I'll test things out tonight with a bit of Spirit Tracks. Maybe I was just too tired. I actually missed a few opportunities to fire last night because the game thought I took too long (from presses not registering). It annoyed me.