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Lost Sphear (SE, Tokyo RPG Factory) launches January 23, 2018 on the West
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Kenzodielocke
Banned
Wonder if this will feel as heartless as I am Setsuna.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I still need to play I Am Setsuna. I'll probably be busy with Ni no Kuni II over this but I'll keep it in mind.
Vincent Grayson
Member
You really don't. It's nothing special, sadly.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I still wouldn't mind playing it. I'm okay with it not being great. I just won't rush to play it since I'll prioritize other stuff.
tiebreaker
Member
I'll probably get the physical edition. But still undecided between the Switch and PS4 version.
sotojuan
Member
This is my thought as well. A lot of these callbacks to 90s JRPGs are great from a mechanical point of view but feel "empty" and lack "heart". Feels like they're just going through the motions of how to make a standard JRPG.
sixteen-bit
Member
If the game ends up being good (big if) I wouldn't mind grabbing a physical copy off SQEX's online store.
purseowner
Member
Was going to buy on Switch but I loved the Setsuna PS4 theme so damn much...
Hmmm
Hmmm
DangerMouse
Member
Nice! Just saw this in my e-mail too.
Edge_Maverick
Member
NinjaCoachZ
Member
Japanese release date is October 12, 2017.
Locke, huh? Really going for that nostalgia market....
I almost fell asleep watching this. Looks so lifeless D:
sotojuan
Member
These new JRPGs look like someone found a book called "How to make a 90s style JRPG" and followed it line by line. Yeah, the mechanics and tropes are there, but there's no heart or punch to them.
Neoleo2143
Member
The combat looks pretty neat.
TheChillyAcademic
Member
That almost looks enjoyable.
Edge_Maverick
Member
Not alone since I liked it too
LS is a bit on the expensive side though so I'll have to wait for a sale.
purpleturtle
Neo Member
Same here. I'm a lot more excited for Lost Sphear than most probably are.
texhnolyze
Banned
I feel like there's something missing in this game.. character portraits.
They had those in Setsuna, why ditch them for this?
They had those in Setsuna, why ditch them for this?
Edge_Maverick
Member
Everytime I look at this UI it feels super unfinished or just a placeholder until they create a better one. Setsuna's was certainly better.
Andyliini
Member
Sorry for necrobump, but Nintendo just released a new trailer for the game. The game is still coming out in January 2018 in both US & EU, and the physical edition is still exclusive to Square-Enix store.
The game looks quite basic JRPG, but I love them, and I also want to show some support for Square-Enix for bringing games on Switch in timely manner.
The game looks quite basic JRPG, but I love them, and I also want to show some support for Square-Enix for bringing games on Switch in timely manner.
Holy Order Sol
Member
so they lack nothing then
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
I played the demo and didn't even finish the first battle, it was SO BORING. This game would have to review insanely high to win me back to purchasing it.
Toadthemushroom
Member
I liked Setsuna enough but I don't think I'd have tried it if I hadn't bought a Switch. Not sure I'd want to play another game like it, unless this has something unique going for it.
Setsuna had a rather unique setting that was delivered with a surprising about of heart, and it had remarkable focus to ensure that it did what it needed to do in a 20 hour running time. If Lost Sphear can do the same but with a new unique twist (even in setting) then I'll probably give it a go.
That's a good point. The character portraits were quite important in Setsuna because the game didn't do "fake 3D" to make characters always face the camera, like, say, the DS Final Fantasies or A Link Between Worlds. So you were always staring near the top of their heads in gameplay.
Setsuna had a rather unique setting that was delivered with a surprising about of heart, and it had remarkable focus to ensure that it did what it needed to do in a 20 hour running time. If Lost Sphear can do the same but with a new unique twist (even in setting) then I'll probably give it a go.
That's a good point. The character portraits were quite important in Setsuna because the game didn't do "fake 3D" to make characters always face the camera, like, say, the DS Final Fantasies or A Link Between Worlds. So you were always staring near the top of their heads in gameplay.
Taliban Stan
Member
Another Japanese game where "multiplatform" means everything but Xbox. Wish MS could work on this...
Nope, I'm in the same boat, mindboggling people can call that game heartless to me.
Already got this one on preorder, looking forward to it very much!
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I wouldn't exactly say "there's no hype" but this game is definitely niche. I played Setsuna and enjoyed it a lot - especially the music. Looking forward to this and already have the physical version pre-ordered.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
It looks like something right up my alley.
The game bombed pretty hard in Japan and hardly any of my friends are talking about the game. I don't think that demo did them any favors, but this is a game I'm really interested in playing. I hope it's at least as good as I Am Setsuna.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
With Ni No Kuni 2 being delayed, this should fare far better.
The base price increase didn't help also, I would have picked up the Switch version but buying directly from Square's store isn't worth it to me, S&H on top of the higher base price pushed me to wait for a Steam sale sadly.