It's a long wait to Winter 2005 but the game is the shizzle and you all will be owned 
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Dec/1101739.htm
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Dec/1101739.htm
Majesco secures rights to Phantom Dust
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BuckRobotron
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Excellent.
Apharmd Battler
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Hell yes!! Now I can stop playing my import version via XKaiLink and XBConnect on my modded XBox. And finally I'll get access to the downloadble skills that have been released. This game may not be for everyone but I am hopelessly addicted to it.
The do mean THIS winter right (i.e. the next few months). The game is ALREADY in English?! (Text and movies are in English, you could sell this game tomorrow at EB except for the fact that it's region coded for Japanese XBoxes). All the have to do is work out region coding irregularities for Pete's sake?!
Check out the Phantom Dust forums:
http://xboxphreaker.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewforum.php?f=2
The do mean THIS winter right (i.e. the next few months). The game is ALREADY in English?! (Text and movies are in English, you could sell this game tomorrow at EB except for the fact that it's region coded for Japanese XBoxes). All the have to do is work out region coding irregularities for Pete's sake?!
Check out the Phantom Dust forums:
http://xboxphreaker.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewforum.php?f=2
Patrick Klepek
furiously molesting tim burton
joshschw said:
a safe assumption.
It wasn't this game, but it was fun reading about how we were going for it/had licensed it!
BTW, I, too, am looking forward to the increase in XBL players with this game! I still don't know why MS cut it loose unless they want to de-emphasize the XBox in favor of the '05 XB2...
I dunno... maybe Tenerezza? It's a decent looking ARPG from 2003...The End said:
SMT Nine is pretty crap from what I understand, and doesn't Vic have deep moral issues with the franchise anyway? I doubt that's the game at least.
Too bad WD didn't follow through on any potential GameCube localizations. There's actually a few RPGs ripe for the picking there (Giftpia, Home Land, Tengai Makyou II, Generation of Chaos Exceed, etc).
heavy liquid
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If WD had it, then we probably WOULD have had to wait until winter 2005... 
Tenerezza is pretty crappy. No.
Tried to license Tengai Makyo II, but Hudson US is still really screwed up and the licensing went nowhere. Shame that people will be picking up Tengai Makyo in the third installment with no knowledge of the first two when Konami releases TM III next year.
Tried to license Tengai Makyo II, but Hudson US is still really screwed up and the licensing went nowhere. Shame that people will be picking up Tengai Makyo in the third installment with no knowledge of the first two when Konami releases TM III next year.
johnjohnson
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jarrod said:
Homeland has been pretty much canned last week. ChunSoft has announced that the game has been postponed undefinedly.
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Majesco is making some pretty good decisions. This won't be a killer sales wise, but they're building up their line-up with quality games and franchises, further improving their Majesco brand image. Plus, they're picking up alot of these games on the cheap!
Apharmd Battler
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johnjohnson said:
Are you crazy, it's insane enough with 4 people! you don't need more. You'll understand with the retail release when you sample some of the higher level skills and check out some of the 'arsenals' people are packing. I personally am thankful that we're just getting this game. Now if the rumors are true about Metal Wolf Chaos hitting stateside next year are true as well, I'll be one happy niche gamer!
Too bad, though I think SCEA might've given you trouble with the game based on visuals (and a GC only release might've been too risky). Wish Ziria would've gotten a remake too, or at least a port on GBA and not cellphones. It's a shame the GC version of Namida was scrapped too... I expect Konami would've released that one too.vireland said:
Have any interest in Giftpia or Home Land?
Yeah, Magicbox reported it but it hasn't been sourced or substantiated from what I've seen. It's still coming according to ChunSoft's site.johnjohnson said:
johnjohnson
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I agree with open_mouth. I bought one Majesco game this year and am pretty sure about buying three (advent rising, psychonauts, advent shadow) of them next year. Maybe I'll buy also Phantom Dust.
johnjohnson
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Apharmd Battler said:
Are you talking to me?
I'm not so sure that moving it up to 6 wouldnt be a bad idea. I've come to loathe FFAs as "bitch decks" (as I like to call decks loaded with D Erase skills) rule the day there and the person who hides and fights the least usually wins. I havent played alot since the 1.10 patch that toned down alot of stuff but before the patch FFAs were starting to suck bigtime.Apharmd Battler said:
johnjohnson
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jarrod said:
I got the news from gamefront. They said that it was announced by ChunSoft. But they can be wrong.
The End said:
You weren't the only one:
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/567/567767p1.html?fromint=1
Either way, good news.
Apharmd Battler
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chespace said:
Any chance of that piece journalism hitting the internet? Is 1up.com still going to be operational. I would love to read what you guys put together. I really liked the contect in XBN, the reviews I didn't agree with, but I didn't get the publication for reviews. It be a damn shame to see that interview go to waste. I must know eveything there is about Phantom Dust andit's creators.
Apharmd Battler
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johnjohnson said:
Sorry hit wrong link and got the wrong quote. I meant to reply to Kuroyume's comment. I apologize.
johnjohnson
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Apharmd Battler said:
no problem ^_^ I just didn't understand what your reply had to do with my post.
TM2 was such a great game... Nice to see you tried though. The Apocalypse IV was one game that definitely should have gotten a US release - the funniest RPG I've ever played!I'd like to see that happen, too, but there's whole running jokes that really wouldn't work well now (like the "Cool Runnings" guys based on the movie that was out about the time of initial release, but is a distant memory for a select few and a complete blamk for most). Some of the stuff is priceless, though.
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Apharmd Battler said:
The interview went really well, as did the photo shoot. There's still a lot about Phantom Dust that the developers want to share with you all. And I promise, I'll try my best to get the story out for you all.
(One of the most exciting things, for me personally, is the screen shot from the prototype build of Phantom Dust that was originally presented to Microsoft 18 months ago. Director Futatsugi wanted to give that screen shot exclusively to XBN.) In the meantime, check out www.xboxphreaker.com. It's an awesome resource for Phantom Dust.
And RIP XBN. I don't drink, but I'm thinking of drowning myself in sake tonight.
-rp
The End said:
Except that CD sucks...pretty badly.
I picked it up when Play-asia dropped it to $15 and while there are a few good levels here and there (and the main gameplay system is pretty great) most of the levels suck immensely. The game is filled with more text/dialogue/voice acting than some rpgs (making it a bitch to translate) and all of it sucks and will be skipped by every player with a brain so it's kinda wasted effort to translate it. Oh and the final boss fight is crap.