Yeah it's annoying, but what should she do if her boyfriend forces her to swallow his meat all the time before they're going to sleep. (Oh lord.)
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Pandora's Tower |OT| - Black is Beautiful
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Yeah it's annoying, but what should she do if her boyfriend forces her to swallow his meat all the time before they're going to sleep. (Oh lord.)
Caesar III
Member
I should get mine tomorow... I hope -_-
I may have to kill someone if I don't get on of those coins.
anyway, how is the voice acting compared to XB/TLS? how is it in general?
I wonder if this has a lower inital print than the other two, there was hardly any advertisement, and somehow hardly anybody seems to be interessted in it.
I may have to kill someone if I don't get on of those coins.
anyway, how is the voice acting compared to XB/TLS? how is it in general?
I wonder if this has a lower inital print than the other two, there was hardly any advertisement, and somehow hardly anybody seems to be interessted in it.
I just beat the second boss, and i'm frankly awed by this game.
It might be because of the fact i enjoy some kind of horrific stuff (Cannibal Holocaust is my favorite movie ever
), but seriosly this game really struck me.
It's an amazingly obscure fairy tale, with some very disturbing situations and revolving around very deep themes like love and corruption.
The atmosphere is top notch, the universe is damn fascinating, and the gameplay while not being stellar is good fun.
It's like a blend of Rygar, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Mermaid in a Manhole (from the Guinea Pig series) and european folklore all mixed with a very japanese taste.
I find two things particularly notable:
1) the fact that Nintendo published something so dark, mature and shocking... Pandora's really, really far from the usual Nintendo game.
2) the PEGI 12 rating is RIDICULOUS: the game is pretty graphic and even more repulsive, so this classification is completely random.
I'll keep on playing, but i'm already in love.
Too bad that this gem won't be played by the vast majority of gamers.
It might be because of the fact i enjoy some kind of horrific stuff (Cannibal Holocaust is my favorite movie ever
), but seriosly this game really struck me.It's an amazingly obscure fairy tale, with some very disturbing situations and revolving around very deep themes like love and corruption.
The atmosphere is top notch, the universe is damn fascinating, and the gameplay while not being stellar is good fun.
It's like a blend of Rygar, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Mermaid in a Manhole (from the Guinea Pig series) and european folklore all mixed with a very japanese taste.
I find two things particularly notable:
1) the fact that Nintendo published something so dark, mature and shocking... Pandora's really, really far from the usual Nintendo game.
2) the PEGI 12 rating is RIDICULOUS: the game is pretty graphic and even more repulsive, so this classification is completely random.
I'll keep on playing, but i'm already in love.
Too bad that this gem won't be played by the vast majority of gamers.
Unexpected change of pacing, mid-game, so good.
The difficulty ramp up and probably want you to go back to previous tower to get some materials but there so much to explore it worth some hard battles. Boss battles get harder early however, I began to die with the fourth.
I don't understand what's worth it in the double swords, less powerful but faster attacks ?
The difficulty ramp up and probably want you to go back to previous tower to get some materials but there so much to explore it worth some hard battles. Boss battles get harder early however, I began to die with the fourth.
I don't understand what's worth it in the double swords, less powerful but faster attacks ?
What I like:
-Story seems to be interesting even if its a bit predictable.
-Combat is rather simple yet works.
-Music is awesome but RPGs tend to be this way.
-Elena is likeable so it makes you care for her.
-Minimal RPG elements actually work well.
What I dont like:
-Voice Acting is pretty hit or miss
-Main Character is pretty bland in terms of design and personality
-Combat can feel restrictive in comparison to other action games
-Really who can trust Mavda?
-Story seems to be interesting even if its a bit predictable.
-Combat is rather simple yet works.
-Music is awesome but RPGs tend to be this way.
-Elena is likeable so it makes you care for her.
-Minimal RPG elements actually work well.
What I dont like:
-Voice Acting is pretty hit or miss
-Main Character is pretty bland in terms of design and personality
-Combat can feel restrictive in comparison to other action games
-Really who can trust Mavda?
These impressions sound great! Everything about this game sounds right up my ally too! I know two people personally who downloaded the game and are enjoying it. Fucking assholes, lol! I can't wait for my PAL copy to arrive. This is definitely my most wanted game as of right now.
Nemesis_
Member
I think that it's really relevant that at the beginning of the first and second boss battles that
neither of the masters attack you until you attack them
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Any game featuring characters from one of Nintendo's "legacy" franchises is never going to happen. It was the same for Mother 3.
If they want to grab a Wii game then RSG, Atlus, Xseed, etc, need to be going after stuff like Takt of Magic, Reginliev, Another Code R, Disaster, Line Attack Heroes or Pandora's Tower. Captain Rainbow was an impossibility from the outset for pretty obvious reasons.
Franchuzas87
Member
I'm already in the sixth tower. So far, so good.
Combats, without being bad, are what I like the least. The setting, open shortcuts to go much faster through the towers, using the chain to climb... I really like everything else.
Combats, without being bad, are what I like the least. The setting, open shortcuts to go much faster through the towers, using the chain to climb... I really like everything else.
Could be possible, if you know an European who will send the coins to you. NoE always asks you for your address when you order an item from the "Star Catalog(ue)" (dunno the right english term, translated the German version). So it should be possible to enter the address of your European buddy.
If you register at the UK's Club Nintendo your buddy should live in the UK (the same for the other countries) and you should you use an e-mail address which is from the country you register.
I hope I didn't forget something.
Pandora's Tower is pretty damn decent.
I can't quite afford it right now and I didn't expect it to be any good anyway, so I gave it a rent over the weekend. The concept was always quite intriguing to me and I thought that it would be good enough for one or two hours worth of fun.
To begin with, I think that the story and art-design are pretty great. The background story is unique in an awesomely disturbing way, the art-design isn't anything special but it's interesting to look at and gives me a little ICO vibe. Pretty cool. I think the first five minutes are already more intriguing than the whole of Last Story's architecture and story, no kidding.
Story-wise it's all a big mystery in the beginning. There's that cursed girl who's slowly turning into some tree-monster and the only way to cure it is giving her the hearts of some disturbing monsters to eat (when she eats these hearts she's making bizarre orgasm sounds and that's not enough: she even moves accordingly. :lol ). There's the player character who's kind of a bland white knight, who's doing everything to save his beloved one. And there's some kind of strange demon merchant grandma who's obviously not to be trusted, but hey, you trust her anyway, because she's awesome. Oh, and then there's the 13 towers that are floating above a big chasm and which are holding the world together with some pairs of giant-ass-chains. The world is quite nice, really. The story isn't the main focus of the game and it doesn't really move forwards for quite some time, but it's still omnipresent in its own way. It's kind of like ICO: the story is a little in the background, but what is given to you makes you feel pretty immersed with the world and gives a great atmosphere. It feels like more than just the sum of its parts.
The gameplay? Not quite as interesting. The combat is a little shallow, the boss fights are not as epic as I thought and the usage of your own chain could be fleshed out more. When I finished the first tower I actually felt confirmed with the assumptions I made before I started playing the game: It has a nice idea, it's fun to play, but not fun enough to keep my interest. At that point I turned off the console and thought that I'd probably never touch the game again.
Well, I was wrong. I booted it up today morning again and ... I played. And I played more. And I couldn't stop playing. I'm now at the sixth tower and after pretty much every tower I was thinking "okay, it's enough, I'll stop playing for now". But I didn't. I don't even quite know what is capturing my interest, but something is.
Long story short: If you have the chance to play it, give it a try. It really is worth it. It won't make any GotY lists, but it's the kind of game that will be considered a "hidden gem" in a few years time. It's flawed, but nevertheless fun and even though it doesn't do anything groundbreakingly new it still feels fresh and interesting.
I can't quite afford it right now and I didn't expect it to be any good anyway, so I gave it a rent over the weekend. The concept was always quite intriguing to me and I thought that it would be good enough for one or two hours worth of fun.
To begin with, I think that the story and art-design are pretty great. The background story is unique in an awesomely disturbing way, the art-design isn't anything special but it's interesting to look at and gives me a little ICO vibe. Pretty cool. I think the first five minutes are already more intriguing than the whole of Last Story's architecture and story, no kidding.
Story-wise it's all a big mystery in the beginning. There's that cursed girl who's slowly turning into some tree-monster and the only way to cure it is giving her the hearts of some disturbing monsters to eat (when she eats these hearts she's making bizarre orgasm sounds and that's not enough: she even moves accordingly. :lol ). There's the player character who's kind of a bland white knight, who's doing everything to save his beloved one. And there's some kind of strange demon merchant grandma who's obviously not to be trusted, but hey, you trust her anyway, because she's awesome. Oh, and then there's the 13 towers that are floating above a big chasm and which are holding the world together with some pairs of giant-ass-chains. The world is quite nice, really. The story isn't the main focus of the game and it doesn't really move forwards for quite some time, but it's still omnipresent in its own way. It's kind of like ICO: the story is a little in the background, but what is given to you makes you feel pretty immersed with the world and gives a great atmosphere. It feels like more than just the sum of its parts.
The gameplay? Not quite as interesting. The combat is a little shallow, the boss fights are not as epic as I thought and the usage of your own chain could be fleshed out more. When I finished the first tower I actually felt confirmed with the assumptions I made before I started playing the game: It has a nice idea, it's fun to play, but not fun enough to keep my interest. At that point I turned off the console and thought that I'd probably never touch the game again.
Well, I was wrong. I booted it up today morning again and ... I played. And I played more. And I couldn't stop playing. I'm now at the sixth tower and after pretty much every tower I was thinking "okay, it's enough, I'll stop playing for now". But I didn't. I don't even quite know what is capturing my interest, but something is.
Long story short: If you have the chance to play it, give it a try. It really is worth it. It won't make any GotY lists, but it's the kind of game that will be considered a "hidden gem" in a few years time. It's flawed, but nevertheless fun and even though it doesn't do anything groundbreakingly new it still feels fresh and interesting.
Franchuzas87
Member
I just finished the sixth tower and the game becomes even more disturbing...
Elena is starting to like monster's flesh. So weird.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
XSeed, I believe in you! *wink*
Yeah VERY SOTC like.
Franchuzas87
Member
Seventh tower beaten. The game is going better.
I love how after overcoming the first five towers,
I love how after overcoming the first five towers,
one at the time, you unlock the next five at once so you can go in the order you want. It's a bit of a shame they repeat the themes of the first five (wood, stone, water...), but its design is definitely better.
Neon_Icarus
Member
Already localised for the English speaking market.
If you meant a release in the US, then yes, that would be nice.
Thanks for those impressions. Do you have any comments regarding the quality of the soundtrack and voice acting?
Just ask a British/French/German GAF memberSo I guess not. But thank you for the detailed response.
Proposed Law
Member
No word on US release?
Franchuzas87
Member
Wow at towers 11 and 12.
Now there's a bit of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes in my Pandora's Tower.
Franchuzas87
Member
Game beaten in 17 hours. That was a surprisingly good ride.
I really like the story, the relationship with Elena and, especially, the level design of the towers. The latter ones are great, with one or two things that recent Zelda games should learn.
What I like least is the soundtrack (I think it's actually good, but they repeat the same music over and over again) and the combat system. The use of the chain is cool and varied, but the melee combat is too simple and doesn't evolve at all since the beginning of the game.
I really like the story, the relationship with Elena and, especially, the level design of the towers. The latter ones are great, with one or two things that recent Zelda games should learn.
What I like least is the soundtrack (I think it's actually good, but they repeat the same music over and over again) and the combat system. The use of the chain is cool and varied, but the melee combat is too simple and doesn't evolve at all since the beginning of the game.
Nemesis_
Member
Yesterday, I went to a friends house and brough my wii with me to play some golden eye together. After kicking their asses (we played 4p splitscreen) 20 times, they wanted to stop playing for a while, and asked if I got something new to show them, so I said "yeah, maybe" and put Pandoras Tower in.
Usually, after 2 minutes they would get bored and start babbling about random shit ignoring the game entirely, but this time, things were somehow different. As soon as I hit the start the "new game" button, the room got quiet, and stayed that way until I beat the first tower. They really seemed interessted in the games strangeness and were mesmerized by all the weird shit going on. They also wondered why they had never heard of this before.
THIS is the power of pandora
Anyway, after the first tower, I stoped playing because, sadly, thats as far as I've gotten yet. But I am definitely looking forward to continuing this week after I passed my exam.
Usually, after 2 minutes they would get bored and start babbling about random shit ignoring the game entirely, but this time, things were somehow different. As soon as I hit the start the "new game" button, the room got quiet, and stayed that way until I beat the first tower. They really seemed interessted in the games strangeness and were mesmerized by all the weird shit going on. They also wondered why they had never heard of this before.
THIS is the power of pandora
Anyway, after the first tower, I stoped playing because, sadly, thats as far as I've gotten yet. But I am definitely looking forward to continuing this week after I passed my exam.
When you're strongly bound to Elena, you can't get the bad endings with the new game +? Cause you keep love at the level you finish the story.
The last towers were impressive too, you discover their proper mechanic and begin soft then it get really intricate and end with a really fun boss battle.
Intense last part too.
The last towers were impressive too, you discover their proper mechanic and begin soft then it get really intricate and end with a really fun boss battle.
Intense last part too.
Neon_Icarus
Member
Yesterday, I went to a friends house and brough my wii with me to play some golden eye together. After kicking their asses (we played 4p splitscreen) 20 times, they wanted to stop playing for a while, and asked if I got something new to show them, so I said "yeah, maybe" and put Pandoras Tower in.
Usually, after 2 minutes they would get bored and start babbling about random shit ignoring the game entirely, but this time, things were somehow different. As soon as I hit the start the "new game" button, the room got quiet, and stayed that way until I beat the first tower. They really seemed interessted in the games strangeness and were mesmerized by all the weird shit going on. They also wondered why they had never heard of this before.
THIS is the power of pandora
The game's strange concept is what got me interested in it too. Not nearly enough strange games on home consoles these days.
Still waiting for my copy.
witchedwiz
Member
By the way, if you register all three of the RPGs with Club Nintendo, you get this message.
This applies to the UK. Not sure about other countries. Nice surprise, anyway.
applies to italy as well..
registered my fresh pandora's tower right now and i got the message in my clubnintendo account..
hope to hear a followup on this soon
witchedwiz
Member
this.. is... gonna... hurt... meh :|
Keep giving her shitty gifts like bones and fangs and gross items.
I've got to admit, out of the three rainfall games, this has become my favorite.
The Last Story has left me cold, and I've all but given up on it at this point.
Xenoblade whilst I have really enjoyed all that I've played so far, it is just too damn expansive for me to really sink my teeth into it at the moment.
The Last Story has left me cold, and I've all but given up on it at this point.
Xenoblade whilst I have really enjoyed all that I've played so far, it is just too damn expansive for me to really sink my teeth into it at the moment.
Joei
Member
That's actually a reason I'm holding off on Xenoblade right now. It looks good and I want to play it, but I can't commit to such a large game. I just started up Uncharted 3 after 5 months of having it sealed up, and I've also been wanting to give Dark Souls another try, which I know is rather expansive.
Hearing this game is on the shorter side and the general look of it makes me wish it had an NA release.
Franchuzas87
Member
So true. It's more than a week that has been released and makes me a little sad that this thread is still in the fourth page. I know the game isn't out in America, but I thought EuroGAF would lend it a little more attention. It can hardly be compared to Xenoblade, but I think it's a pretty good game.Got to the fifth tower, i'm seriously loving this game.
The atmosphere, the setting, the gameplay, the level design, the boss fights... it's seriously damn good.
It's so sad everybody's overlooking it.
Franchuzas87
Member
The game is definitely not a masterpiece, maybe not even outstanding. But except for the combat, which is totally mediocre, I think it is pretty good. The towers are well designed (especially later ones), boss battles are usually fun and the story has some high points. Not one of the best Wii games, but I think it deserves a shot.
I beat the sixth tower yesterday, the game keeps delivering.
Apart from the sick and charming atmosphere, i particularly enjoy the boss fights.
Yesterday that fucking
really gave me a hard time, but when i ripped his heart from his chest it felt so great.
Meanwhile, Elena's behavior is getting more and more alarming
Apart from the sick and charming atmosphere, i particularly enjoy the boss fights.
Yesterday that fucking
leaf cobra
Meanwhile, Elena's behavior is getting more and more alarming
fuck, she deeply enjoys eating meat now...
It's not gonna end well, Mavda surely's being a bitch.
It's not gonna end well, Mavda surely's being a bitch.
Dwight Schrute
Member
So, I really like the game, but I'm too lazy to write a full review, so + / - :
+ athmosphere
+ mavda design
+ animated cutsenes after you beat a boss
+ global level design
+ craft /upgrade system
+ notes/optional dialogue to tell the story/lore (kinda similar to demon's souls)
+ day/night infuence
+ affinity / gift system
+ time limit (I effin hate them, but here they're done right)
+ NieR vibe
- Main character bland and generic as hell
- Combat a little too easy / repetitive
- unimpressive for the Wii
- Predictable twists
+ athmosphere
+ mavda design
+ animated cutsenes after you beat a boss
+ global level design
+ craft /upgrade system
+ notes/optional dialogue to tell the story/lore (kinda similar to demon's souls)
+ day/night infuence
+ affinity / gift system
+ time limit (I effin hate them, but here they're done right)
+ NieR vibe
- Main character bland and generic as hell
- Combat a little too easy / repetitive
- unimpressive for the Wii
- Predictable twists
nincompoop
Banned
Did anyone who imported from HMV get their's yet? I'm still waiting here.
I just got mine yesterday. I live in PA too. Yeah, it seemed like it took way longer than my imported Last Story to arrive in the mail. Oh, when I received my package I think they opened the box from HMV and checked its contents too. Everything was removed and sorta repackaged on a a piece of cardboard and then re-taped, all Jerry-rigged-like, lol! Everything was there and in perfect condition, but it was definitely disheartening and confusing when I opened the package.
So, I am now at the start of the 5th tower...and I must say, I think this game has claimed the throne as my new favorite Wii game (Sorry Little King's Story!). I am OBSESSED with the Japanese action game titles from the PS2 era. I don't think I've ever played something this generation that fits the PS2-era criteria more than Pandora's Tower. Sure, I get that this will turn some people off, but for me, this game feels like a cross between Rygar: The Legendary Adventure and Castlevania: Lament of Innocence mixed with all the ideas, elements, and experimentation that the PS2 library was known for.
Not only does this game remind of the action titles we got from the PS2 era, but it also encapsulates the feel/scope of a SNES title. It truly feels like a game that could chill out with the likes of Terranigma or Illusion of Gaia. Pandora's Tower, and everything that it represents, is the kind of game that I truly value. It's games like this that I truly feel are absent this generation and it's a shame.
Anyway, I could go on and on about the actual game itself, but I'll save those impressions for later.