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Official Little King's Story Thread of Tiny Conquistadors
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Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
From the interview, about the "missing" pointer controls:
timetokill
Banned
Just preordered it for the US release 
So excited about it!
So excited about it!timetokill
Banned
Skorp said:
Yup, I got it on Amazon with release-date delivery. Love Amazon Prime!
emphasis: INTERNET. a few people can make a large noise here. this game is just such a nightmare to mass market, since its look is childlike and unassuming, while its subject matter is satirical and mature. first impressions mean everything in marketing, so doing it right for LKS and getting the game out to people who could enjoy it fully would take nothing short of marketing genius and a shit ton of cash, neither of which MMV, Rising Star, or XSEED have. it's really too bad...Skorp said:
either way, less than two weeks now. i think i'm going to get that thread title change
ElectricThunder
Member
Just put in my preorder as well for this and WiiSportsResort. Here's to some good gaming times in August!
doomed1 said:
Aye thats the truth, but doesn't a large noise by a few get noticed by many. I guess it doesn't work like that. It's sad that smaller dev houses put effort into their titles to try and get recognition and sales but don't have the money to market it while big companies look for the quick buck, market a lot, and are successful. That is quite the fail in the industry. I wish IGN was supporting this title as much as they hyped up Zack and Wiki and Conduit. I don't see why they don't generate more buzz for something like this which from people's impressions seems to be just as good if not better.
it's the same in any entertianment industry. just look at arthouse and indie movies. also, apparently IGN doesn't like it as much as they did Z&W. it also doesn't help that Z&W did terrible at retail either way. LKS is doomed to be a cult classic and an obscure art game. there's really no one to blame for this, as the game wouldn't be what it is without how it works now, but because of what it is, it would take nothing less of a marketing genius (or miracle) to sell this game honestly.Skorp said:
well, saying it's anything but a good game is damned near impossible really, but the game's excellence is in the subtext, not the initial visual cues. i mean, the subtext is easy to pick up on, but it's really hard to communicate in a marketing sense and keep people interested.GhaleonQ said:
cooljeanius
Member
Well, I went and added this game to my Excel sheet of games to look for. Still disappointed about the lack of IR though.
doomed1 said:less than a week now. i can hardly wait
still have to preorder. i'll do that today since i'll be around that area today anyway. i hope that job comes through...
Certain organs in our body are expendable without greatly ailing our health. These organs are also highly profitable. You know what to do.
GhaleonQ
Member
(thinly veiled excuse to bump the topic)
http://www.siliconera.com/2009/07/17/marvelous-updates-us-about-their-future-projects
Good news for the 5 of us who thought Chulip was awesome!
Have you ever thought about making a sequel to Chulip then?
YK: I do want to make it! I want to make a game with an urban area and have a little kid going around kissing people. I want to have a little kid basically going around kissing beautiful women, gay people, straight people, everything.
Actually, can you ask someone else to make it for me? Because I want to play that game.
*sigh* A few days until I have my own copy. Also, again, "conquistador." This topic deserves a better title writer!
http://www.siliconera.com/2009/07/17/marvelous-updates-us-about-their-future-projects
Good news for the 5 of us who thought Chulip was awesome!
Have you ever thought about making a sequel to Chulip then?
YK: I do want to make it! I want to make a game with an urban area and have a little kid going around kissing people. I want to have a little kid basically going around kissing beautiful women, gay people, straight people, everything.
Actually, can you ask someone else to make it for me? Because I want to play that game.
*sigh* A few days until I have my own copy. Also, again, "conquistador." This topic deserves a better title writer!
I think those hidden holes are really rare. I've only seen them point something out a handful of times in the entire game, in the later areas of the game. Either way, they're worth the investment because of those big wallets and because of their use in a certain boss fight.bartris said:
GhaleonQ
Member
http://www.youtube.com/user/lToby7l#grid/user/E9F2B41D3B0480BA
That's in case anyone wants to flip through the game for strategies, reference the story, or just decide whether to buy it. It doesn't show up in regular searches because of the odd apostrophe.
That's in case anyone wants to flip through the game for strategies, reference the story, or just decide whether to buy it. It doesn't show up in regular searches because of the odd apostrophe.
It's been so long since I preordered this game that my receipt is fading. Can't wait for it to come out!
Out of curiosity, did anyone else enter the art contest that XSeed was running? Supposedly my drawing will show up in the game. Just wondering if any other Gaf members are in it as well.
Out of curiosity, did anyone else enter the art contest that XSeed was running? Supposedly my drawing will show up in the game. Just wondering if any other Gaf members are in it as well.
well, i think some of it has to do with how they wanted "gradeschooler" art, like what you see posted on a kindergartener's fridge with a gold star, and everything in between. if they only took the SERIOUS ARTIST entries, i'm sure it the entries would look nicer on the whole. except at 20 years old, i couldn't exactly enter something that they would take, unless i put my age as like 10 or something, but then i wouldn't get to keep my pride. :lolOli said:
AceBandage
Banned
Ah, I better be able to find this on Tuesday.
I haven't been this excited or waited this long for a game since the first Golden Sun game.
I haven't been this excited or waited this long for a game since the first Golden Sun game.
20 Hours in, fourth kingdom conquered and the damn Wii froze before I got to save after the festival! Now im frustrated, will be back tomorrow though...
This game fulfills so many elements in gaming that I love, City building, RPG Elements, Neat Battles and so much charm and depth.... Some of the story elements are adult dressed in kids clothing!
I love it, please make enough money to warrant some kind of sequel!
This game fulfills so many elements in gaming that I love, City building, RPG Elements, Neat Battles and so much charm and depth.... Some of the story elements are adult dressed in kids clothing!
I love it, please make enough money to warrant some kind of sequel!
GhaleonQ said:
I really enjoyed Chulip. Didn't get to finish it, but I did like the rather odd scenarios you find yourself in. I recalled getting sort of freaked out from some of the people that you'd spy on underground. Started laughing when I lost HP from finding feces in the garbage. Great game though.
Hero of Legend
Member
So they still put MMV USA's logo on the back, but they basically switched places from Rune Factory Frontier. MMV USA's logo was on the top left grey area, now it's XSEED's, likewise with the logo on the bottom right white area. RFF had it say "Distributed by XSEED", not it's just MMV USA's logo without the message.
So no Dolby in LKS either, bummer.
Hope XSEED made sure to include 480p. PLEASE?! Edit: Added RFF's back cover for comparison.
AceBandage
Banned
Haunted said:
Indeed. It's really a shame that the art style alone will pretty much kill any chance of this game selling even 100K copies.
=/
Hero of Legend
Member
If it's anyway good, the game's been hovering around between #35 - #40 on Amazon's Wii Top 100 bestseller list for a day or so, and seems to be growing.
It's very close to the top 100 overall, as Lego Indy Wii has popped in and out of the 100 overall, and it's only a few places above LKS in the Wii top 100.
Obviously isn't a complete indication of overall success/potential success, but hopefully it's a good sign.
Edit: And because I felt like it, here are both the front and back covers together:
Edit 2: Right now it's at #79 overall at Amazon, and just the hour before it was at #77! :O
It's very close to the top 100 overall, as Lego Indy Wii has popped in and out of the 100 overall, and it's only a few places above LKS in the Wii top 100.
Obviously isn't a complete indication of overall success/potential success, but hopefully it's a good sign.
Edit: And because I felt like it, here are both the front and back covers together:
Edit 2: Right now it's at #79 overall at Amazon, and just the hour before it was at #77! :O