They showed it off briefly on one of the livestreams a week or so ago, it looked pretty big but hard to tell from a small video.
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Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss - |OT| The abyss will gaze back into you.
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They showed it off briefly on one of the livestreams a week or so ago, it looked pretty big but hard to tell from a small video.
ranmafan
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Oh nice! Cant wait to see it. Hopefully my box from Amazon shows up any minute now
The game art is extremely nice. The classes feel like they have a personality then the generic stuff you get from other games.
Someone is just starting the game on a stream here if anyone is interested: http://www.twitch.tv/justinfuntsunakan
Parakeetman
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am not happy that there is no option to turn the stuoid touch functionality off
Art is just my style, just as stunning as Stranger of the Sword City.
EdibleKnife
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Really really like the art in this one. Keeping my eyes open.
vagabondarts
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the art, music, everything....
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I was thinking that the music is particularly good so far. Also, I really like the way the new UI looks with the new portraits.
This game menu & interface design look really technical and polish. Watching this give me the urge to play Demon Gaze again.
vagabondarts
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Agreed, although the XPD officer art looks like it was drawn by a totally different person. It's pretty bad.
Minor nitpick. This game will be mine.
Parakeetman
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it effects what blood code you are able to select
similar in wizardry where it effects classes available
Parakeetman
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there are actually 2 for sure but might be 3 different artists working on the fame. demon gaze was tge same
I mean the stuff more specific than that. For example, is there any actual difference between お人良し and マイペース if both characters are neutral? If that stuff also affects which blood code you can choose, then no wonder I had trouble with it.
Parakeetman
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ah those are just optional text you can add infor fun am pretty sure since it can be edited
vagabondarts
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They must have paid a lot for that door sound, they are getting their money's worth XD
Parakeetman
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its how they stay profitable lol its the same as id imagine a lot of the map designs will be
similar to the pc one
vagabondarts
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I'm cool with it, but haven't they been using it since wizardry Xth or at the very least Students of the Round? Are door sounds more expensive than art? Just noticing it is all.
Did you get your copy yet?
Parakeetman
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yeah do have mine and got in a little play time.
the generation xth games all of them reused a lot of assets just like all of the exp inc fantasy titles reuse a lot of resources
Parakeetman
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haha told you! hope you enjoy the game!
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Yeah its seriously huge. I couldnt get mine tonight due to a separate meeting after work so got home late. D:
at least had the normal version to play.
might wind up with another extra normal copy to sell though...
i remember the phantom breaker LE was the same size about. must be a 5pb / mages thing... lol
just finished up all the other work related stuff now so will be turning in for the night, tomorrow night plan on recording footage if it works.
Parakeetman
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One thing for sure is that this game uses an older system in general or should I say more the original system the Xth series has always used. Which is based closer to the system of Wizardry in general when it comes to magic points and how you level up. Though the combat part people will have to get used to the fact that you target a group of enemies and not every single individual one like with Demon Gaze for example.
So with that in mind among other issues this game will be a bit more "difficult" to get into in comparison.
Magic is dealt with using the older system of actual points so your starting caster classes will have 3 points to use Lv 1 spells. Once those are used up its back to HQ to get them refilled. Similar to the original Wizardry system. Also leveling up is done by recovering at HQ which you have to pay for. So its basically the "Inn" system. So once said exp is reached for the next level back to HQ - "Rest" - Level Up.
This all was present initially in the series but just am stating it here for those who will have their first experience with this series in general. Or will be those coming from Demon Gaze.
So with that in mind among other issues this game will be a bit more "difficult" to get into in comparison.
Magic is dealt with using the older system of actual points so your starting caster classes will have 3 points to use Lv 1 spells. Once those are used up its back to HQ to get them refilled. Similar to the original Wizardry system. Also leveling up is done by recovering at HQ which you have to pay for. So its basically the "Inn" system. So once said exp is reached for the next level back to HQ - "Rest" - Level Up.
This all was present initially in the series but just am stating it here for those who will have their first experience with this series in general. Or will be those coming from Demon Gaze.
Loving that it's more similar to Wizardry than Demon Gaze.
Parakeetman
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Mine should show up today the LE so will snap a picture of it then. Currently checking if this works with the PSVTV to see if I can record some stuff now. Wont be anything super interesting considering am still early in the game. But at least will be better footage than what we currently have out.
If it all works that is... D:
Haven't seen any video but I saw a picture of the box opened up which I can't find now of course. Just looked like the art book and a cardboard holder to keep the game from sliding around. Found a picture that gives a decent size comparison for the large box, though.
Parakeetman
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Haven't seen any video but I saw a picture of the box opened up which I can't find now of course. Just looked like the art book and a cardboard holder to keep the game from sliding around. Found a picture that gives a decent size comparison for the large box, though.
Yeah thats pretty much the same size as the Phantom Breaker LE haha.
Mine still has not arrived yet as set the time for 1200-1400.
Thankfully the game works on the PSVTV so can record footage. Seriously still wish there was an option to turn off the useless touch controls though. Really bad move of them to add it in there as its too easy to touch the screen by accident and skip text.
Seriously in this day and age if people want touch shit to play they wont be doing it on their vitas so devs should just focus more on what the vita does better. Its not that the touch features are actually useful either with this game, so there is that too. The easy to see results are riding in train and seeing pretty much everyone with their faces buried into their smartphones poking and prodding the screen.
Cant start recording till the packages arrive or else the footage is going to be interrupted somewhere in the middle I just know it according to Murphys Law.
Parakeetman
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Unloaded the code got it DLed and closed up the LE to go on the shelf.
Truthfully though wish they didnt make it so huge as its beyond a waste of space and this odd size makes it impossible to fit proper on a shelf.
Am sure this exclusive soundtrack is going to go for a premium since not a lot of places had it at all. From what I saw initially looked like it was just Sofmap that had it as a pre-order exclusive. Everything for this total was almost 90 USD though... came with some NSFW tapestry too.
Yeah, I gave up trying to fit most LE boxes on a shelf. I just take the regular game out and put the LE stuff on a totally separate shelf or in a drawer somewhere. Moero Chronicle had a tall and thin box too (not this big) so I just stuck it where I put most of the pre-order bonus stuff I have.
Just curious, how many pages is the instruction manual? Not like it's a huge deal nowadays but I was wondering if a new publisher meant a smaller booklet.
Just curious, how many pages is the instruction manual? Not like it's a huge deal nowadays but I was wondering if a new publisher meant a smaller booklet.
Parakeetman
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Ill most likely put up the other LE for sale on the GAF marketplace along with and 2 extra copies of Freedom Wars.
Need to make funds to get myself a new work laptop as the one I currently have shit the bed... D:
Either a new work laptop or eyeing getting a copy of photoshop to work with since really am starting to not be able to do somethings just using paint.net. More than likely a work laptop though since thats higher priority.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
oh shit i have it all packaged up actually. hang on.
its an actual proper manual about 46 pages. that includes the usual disclaimer pages also.
Cool, nice to hear. Thanks for checking!
Parakeetman
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Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Finally got my hands on this! Will be my first time playing any game in this series so your OT helped greatly. Now time to finish FW first
Glad to hear you picked it up too. Hope you enjoy it!
Freedom Wars finishing the story shouldnt take too long.
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Lets see so have 2 normal copies for sale and 1 LE copy for sale. Everything is price + shipping costs, shipped by Japan Post Office EMS (As it includes tracking #). All relevant information provided.
Payments by paypal only. No refunds provided as once package is out you have a tracking number and it becomes the responsibility of the post office to get it to you, also to prevent any potential fraud by unknown users.
Have a profile on the GAF sales thread all positive sales.
Normal edition 52 USD + shipping
Limited Edition 85 USD + shipping (shipping will most likely be expensive due to the size of the LE)
LE Contains
Art Book
Game
Swimsuit DLC pictured on the first page of the OT and first print bonus DLC. Which is the Code Head Noah character portrait DLC.
*Disclaimer to download DLC for the game you need a Japanese PSN account.
$$$ to be used to get myself a new work laptop as the old one shit the bed as mentioned earlier. D:
Only serious inquiries as I literally do not have time to go back and forth finding out information for you in regards to shipping costs as work schedule is highly busy and window to go to the post office on a daily basis is small / far from the office. Know that your item will be properly packed in a box w/ bubble wrap to provide maximum protection. Also all personal information in regards to the transaction after it has arrived safely on your end will be destroyed to protect your information.
Will leave this in here for about a day or so before moving it over to the official sales thread.
Parakeetman
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Updated the OP with 3 gameplay recordings. First is of Chracter Creation, the second is 28 minutes of gameplay footage with dungeon crawling and the third is item creation / powering up existing items.
List of things you will notice and will answer in advance to save everyone time.
List of things you will notice and will answer in advance to save everyone time.
- You have so many character portraits!
- Do you really have to reroll so many times to get the highest possible number for stats point allocation?
- What does the extra text for personality do after you pick your alignment?
- Reused monster graphics
- Reused graphics, sound effects, tile set for dungeon.
- Character art for characters in game vs. character art for character portraits look different?
- There is no MP for magic?
- Combat seems simple.
- You cant target individual targets in a group. Example target Monster #1 in Monster Group A .
- Why do you have no class skills?
- Characters are not leveling up in the dungeon map?
- Dungeons look a bit bare?
- Why are some items in red text during the item creating / powering up video?
- I dont understand all of the things listed in the item details.
- What is that numbered Gauge in the upper left corner of the screen which seems to fill up more and more as you fight?
- How do you decrease the level of the gauge if leaving the dungeon does not reset it?
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Added another video with more Dungeon running in the same as previous vid. Though now the enemy strength meter is added which goes up as you win more fights. The higher lv it is the stronger the enemies become. Though the up side to this is that they give more exp / money and chance to drop better loot from the "chests".
Also has the first "boss" fight with one of the wanted monsters. It wasnt that bad at all.
One thing this game has over Demon Gaze which makes it a bit easier is you make your own equipment for the most part and upgrade things yourself. Just what will take time is collecting the resources to do so. Though the upgrading is a bit more work intensive than Demon Gaze as you require multiple parts to upgrade where Demon Gaze was just the Ether Engine that you used stored up Ether to power up your gear with.
Right now am running around with my swimsuit party for the hell of it and its GLORIOUS.
Since I managed to collect enough junk with my main party to have a decent supply of gear ready for them when they level up a bit more.
Also has the first "boss" fight with one of the wanted monsters. It wasnt that bad at all.
One thing this game has over Demon Gaze which makes it a bit easier is you make your own equipment for the most part and upgrade things yourself. Just what will take time is collecting the resources to do so. Though the upgrading is a bit more work intensive than Demon Gaze as you require multiple parts to upgrade where Demon Gaze was just the Ether Engine that you used stored up Ether to power up your gear with.
Right now am running around with my swimsuit party for the hell of it and its GLORIOUS.
Since I managed to collect enough junk with my main party to have a decent supply of gear ready for them when they level up a bit more.
cj_iwakura
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Added another video with more Dungeon running in the same as previous vid. Though now the enemy strength meter is added which goes up as you win more fights. The higher lv it is the stronger the enemies become. Though the up side to this is that they give more exp / money and chance to drop better loot from the "chests".
Also has the first "boss" fight with one of the wanted monsters. It wasnt that bad at all.
Wow, that IS Gen Xth: Code Hazard's first dungeon. Same BGM, look, everything.
Parakeetman
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Considering it is a remake of the original series it shouldnt really be much of a surprise to folks.
Its something new to folks whos first game was Demon Gaze and to fans of Experience Inc. already knew what they were getting into with buying this game as they have been open about what the title is and never tried to play it off as being something it is not.
cj_iwakura
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Parakeetman
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Does it have best girl?
If you know who that character is, then you pretty much should know the answer eh?
Considering the OT has everyones names included in the character section.
Tojo Takuma is most likely the character who looks nothing like the original design.
From Cross Blood would be Mura Masahachi lol
Parakeetman
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There is an item that increases the difficulty. Though will have to see what happens once you clear the game if another is unlocked. Didnt look if could up the difficulty from the start of the game. Dont recall any option popping up before I started though. I have not used the item yet myself. Its like you equip it on yourself I think and it raises the strength of the enemies by 5 levels or something.
The downside that item is part of the "first print edition" DLC so not sure how they will handle it once those run out. D:
I forgot how easy it is to get items in this game though as the drop rate is pretty constant. But what makes up for it is just how many items there are esp when it comes to making / powering up your own gear.
Let me check the start menu and get back to you in a sec.
Yeah there is no option setting for difficulty at the start of the game or in the options menu itself. Though you can play the game with the original graphics / character customization if you want lol.
Im pretty sure next month Ultimate should give us more of a challenge.
cj_iwakura
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If you know who that character is, then you pretty much should know the answer eh?
Considering the OT has everyones names included in the character section.
Tojo Takuma is most likely the character who looks nothing like the original design.
Wow, never recognized her. I kind of miss the old art, ah well. The PC character art is way better in this.