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[neo2046]

scan from Famitsu

 

[Falch]

Well, that doesn't really explain how the two screens will be used together...

 

[cybamerc]

Do you read Japanese? The rightmost screens look like they could be from the second screen.

 

[0wn3d]

Looks good.

 

[Falch]

No I don't. That's why I made that comment.

What you're saying could be truth though. Confusing way of showing it though.

 

[neo2046]

Well, that doesn't really explain how the two screens will be used together...

that is battle zone screen
upper screen - enemies (Monsters)
lower screen - you and other partners

no idea what is the difference of the 2 screens in the middle pic (Field map screen)

 

[BuddyC]

There are really only two sets of screen shots. The upper shot is for the top screen and the lower is for the bottom. The field shot is just one big shot split between the screens, and the bars on the top/bottom of the battle screens show that they both appear on different screens.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Looks good. I wonder what the rest of Tecmo can do with the DS, i.e. Team Ninja.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Quite pretty. Never played any of the games though, no idea what they're about.

 

[Pellham]

hey.. wasn't the point of monster farm to get new monsters from CDs? so how do they do that here..

 

[Jacobi]

Looks nice. (Return of the Circle Shadows ? )

 

[Zilch]

Looks like Jade Cocoon.

 

[LinesInTheSand]

Looks great. DS rocks.

 

[Kamille]

Looks great. Can't wait to see what more DS games look like.

 

[Kon Tiki]

hey.. wasn't the point of monster farm to get new monsters from CDs? so how do they do that here..

You do not. It is an 'standard' RPG.

 

[GDGF]

Wow! That does look good. I can't wait to see some of the other NDS RPG's. It's one of the old genres i'm most excited about touchscreen wise.

 

[Wario64]

I don't see what's so great about the screenshots, unless the left screenshot is in real time (which I highly doubt)

 

[Bluemercury]

I don't see what's so great about the screenshots, unless the left screenshot is in real time (which I highly doubt)

Its real time....

 

[Oxymoron]

hey.. wasn't the point of monster farm to get new monsters from CDs? so how do they do that here..

They could, I guess, use GBA games.

 

[GDGF]

You really think that's pre rendered Wario64? It looks like an N64+ game. Nothing the DS wouldn't be able to handle. Don't forget, the NDS does cell shading, too.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Tecmo has announced that it will release a new Monster Rancher game for the Nintendo DS in Japan, titled Monster Farm Jamboree. Instead of playing as the traditional monster creating and breeding simulation, Monster Farm Jamboree will be the first title in the series that is a standard RPG. Details on Monster Farm Jamboree are still undisclosed, but the game is expected to take advantage of the various functionality of the Nintendo DS.


http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/09/21/news_6108030.html

http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=15430&highlight=Monster+Farm

Name is Monster Farm Jamboree.

 

[kitchenmotors]

I'm think the screen on the left is real time. The characters in the foreground are artwork, but the character in the back has a circle shadow, so I'm assuming it's realtime.

 

[Speevy]

What cartridge-based games have cinema that is not indicative of how the game looks?

 

[Jacobi]

I'm think the screen on the left is real time. The characters in the foreground are artwork, but the character in the back has a circle shadow, so I'm assuming it's realtime.

I think so too (+the background is prerendered).

 

[GDGF]

There's nothing geometricly speaking in that shot that couldn't have been done on the N64, let alone the NDS. Some people must have completely forgotten what the games of last generation looked like, apparently

 

[Spiritreaver]

This looks pretty nice from the small screens. I've always enjoyed the Monster Farm series. I'm not sure about them going to the RPG route, but I guess they really needed to do something to change the system of things.

To other posters wondering about the CD code thing to get monsters, in the past GBA games they put in a code system where you can type in a word or some random letters to get something. Yeah, not as fun heh.

 

[kitchenmotors]

Why can't they use the touch screen for monster creation? Say if you doodle something, it determines the type of monster you'll get. I think that would be a neat way of using the touch screen.

 

[Soul4ger]

Looks really appealing. I've always liked Monster Farm/Rancher. +1 purchase.

 

[GDGF]

Why can't they use the touch screen for monster creation? Say if you doodle something, it determines the type of monster you'll get. I think that would be a neat way of using the touch screen.

That's a really nice idea, actually.

 

[krypt0nian]

Why can't they use the touch screen for monster creation? Say if you doodle something, it determines the type of monster you'll get. I think that would be a neat way of using the touch screen.

We have a winnah!