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[GotchaForce]

EB has Astonishia Story (psp) and Lost Magic (ds) listed as coming out this month. I found some brief impressions, but no in-depth reviews or anything. So what's the word on these two, are either worth getting excited about?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Lost magic is more of an rts, and blackace had nice things to say about it. Are eb listings reliable? Did ubisoft ever set a concrete date for lost magic?

 

[Unison]

*cof* Tales of Phantasia *cof*

 

[belgurdo]

*cof* Tales of Phantasia *cof*

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?

IT ENDS HEYAH! INDIGNAYSHUN!

no thanks

 

[R0nn]

Was this game made with RPG Maker?

 

[GotchaForce]

*cof* Tales of Phantasia *cof*

Woops.

 

[GotchaForce]

Was this game made with RPG Maker?

Shooting huge streams of fire at wolves appeals to me for some reason.

 

[Cheebs]

 

[BorkBork]

Think Lost Magic is coming out in mid April. Looks to be a concrete date though.

 

[fronn]

What's the verdict on these? (mostly curious about Astonishia story -- March 14th or so says Amazon)

 

[Beezy]

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?

IT ENDS HEYAH! INDIGNAYSHUN!

no thanks

:lol

At first I said I wouldn't get it, but the voices seem funnier everytime I hear them.

 

[Matix]

Does it count for anything.. ?!

 

[GotchaForce]

Guys, I just want some impressions of the two games listed, I didn't make this thread saying there are ONLY two handheld rpgs coming out this month! :lol

 

[Matix]

Guys, I just want some impressions of the two games listed, I didn't make this thread saying there are ONLY two handheld rpgs coming out this month! :lol

I think both Astonisha Story, and Lost Magic received mediocre scores overall in da East. So don't expect to much, from either one.

 

[GotchaForce]

Ah.
OPM or PSM gave a 7.5 to UL2, btw.

 

[jj984jj]

Ah.
OPM or PSM gave a 7.5 to UL2, btw.

PSM gave UL a 7.5, UL2 got a 7.

I'm not sure about the PSP RPG you want to know about, but Gamebrink wrote a review for Lost Magic not too long ago (http://www.gamebrink.com/viewitem.php?id=1155&review=116). Out of the impressions I've heard here and that review, it doesn't seem too bad, Iron Feather is much worse.

 

[Beergut]

Does it count for anything.. ?!

I just hate that cover. Reminds me of the Michelin Man or something...

 

[Chris Michael]

I'd buy Lost Magic, but I'm really low on money atm. So many games coming out right now that I want too... what gives? I thought the early part of the year was supposed to be the drought period? :\

 

[MoxManiac]

Do you have to play the first UL to enjoy the second?

 

[djtiesto]

Insert Credit did some impressions of the GamePark32 version of Astonisha Story - seems fairly mediocre and as nice as they look, Korean devs still have ways to go. I am a sucker for anything 2D and I'm a bit burned out on Legend of Heroes so I will have to pick this up.

 

[ethelred]

Do you have to play the first UL to enjoy the second?

I think you'd have a hard time enjoying either Untold Legend, regardless of whether you've played the other one.

Insert Credit did some impressions of the GamePark32 version of Astonisha Story - seems fairly mediocre and as nice as they look, Korean devs still have ways to go. I am a sucker for anything 2D and I'm a bit burned out on Legend of Heroes so I will have to pick this up.

I've ben expecting Astonishia Story to be mediocre at best, awful at worst -- fairly consistent with the rest of the Eternia-excluded PSP RPG library. I'm sitll going to get it just because I buy most RPGs (particularly portable ones) and because I, too, love 2D, but I'm really not expecting much enjoyment out of it. I didn't care for Legend of Heroes at all.

Lost Magic, on the other hand, seems like it'll be a really fun game to me, and I like the sound of its innovative gameplay. I'm looking forward to that one, and there's no question I'll be buying it.