radiantdreamer
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Shadow780 said:
BUY BUY BUY!!
There should be a topic started JUST for that, with nothing but "keep bumped!"
That will probably get people banned though.
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Valkyria Chronicles |OT| Beautiful art meets genre-redefining gameplay
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BUY BUY BUY!!
There should be a topic started JUST for that, with nothing but "keep bumped!"
That will probably get people banned though.
blackMamba1187
Member
Just did my part and bought a copy. Gotta thank the impressions on this board and the gametrailers review, that put me over the edge, for that.
LiveFromKyoto
Member
blackMamba1187 said:
Congratulations on being part of the solution!
LiveFromKyoto
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Hazaro said:
I paid $70 for it and would do so again in an instant. It's better than just about every so-called 'AAA' holiday release this year. It's been criminally ignored by the gaming media - Fallout 3 is the only rpg released this year in the same class, yet that got 100x the attention.
polyh3dron
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fixedElfforkusu said:
Started playing the game properly today after finishing Resistance 2.
:O
I'm really surprised about many things. How much different characters are. How good the story is so far. The way so much detail went into the creation of the history and lore of the game's world.
Might be the best RPG I've played. And that's including Suikoden, which is like RPG heaven to me.
:O
I'm really surprised about many things. How much different characters are. How good the story is so far. The way so much detail went into the creation of the history and lore of the game's world.
Might be the best RPG I've played. And that's including Suikoden, which is like RPG heaven to me.
CO_Andy said:
Price collapses like that happen when supply far outstrips demand. So Sega ships lots of copies of Golden Axe to retailers then hardly anyone buys them, so the retailers start marking the price down to shift units and free up shelf and/or warehouse space.
With Valkyria Chronicles Sega probably had much more modest expectations. They send a small initial shipment to retailers, few people buy them, but there aren't many copies taking up space remaining. Retailers maintain the price until the remainder of the initial shipment sells through. Demand beyond the first shipment must then be fulfilled by the secondary market or, more rarely, a second print run.
Gouty
Bloodborne is shit
I received this as a birthday gift. The wait was absolutely terrifying. Obscure JRPG doomed to poor sales, I was afraid shed disappear before I was able to grab a copy. Im forbidden to buy things for myself after Thanksgiving and all was left to chance.
It's Panzer Dragoon Saga all over again.
It's Panzer Dragoon Saga all over again.
So I ended up buying this game the other day. Spent around 8 hours playing it today.
I have to admit, the first couple hours were pretty slow and a tough sell (lots of cinemas with voice acting that doesn't impress)
But now i'm right in the thick of it. I just finished the chapter 7 battle in the dessert (huge ass tank). I was pretty happy with how that turned out. Got a B and finished it on the first try.
The battles really are addictive. I looove how I can reuse a unit several times in one player phase. On some occasions, it's really fun just to spam the tank on the Imps.
Anyway it's a great game. I hope it doesn't get so hard that I can't finish it (I usually suck ass at strat RPGs). The voice acting and cutscenes are growing on me, so that should help me push on in the tough spots.
I'll probably end up finishing the story mode by the end of this week.
I have to admit, the first couple hours were pretty slow and a tough sell (lots of cinemas with voice acting that doesn't impress)
But now i'm right in the thick of it. I just finished the chapter 7 battle in the dessert (huge ass tank). I was pretty happy with how that turned out. Got a B and finished it on the first try.
The battles really are addictive. I looove how I can reuse a unit several times in one player phase. On some occasions, it's really fun just to spam the tank on the Imps.
Anyway it's a great game. I hope it doesn't get so hard that I can't finish it (I usually suck ass at strat RPGs). The voice acting and cutscenes are growing on me, so that should help me push on in the tough spots.
I'll probably end up finishing the story mode by the end of this week.
Elfforkusu
Member
I'll agree with that. Getting it trampled over in the usual rush of November games didn't help.polyh3dron said:
As for the "no really, JRPGs are over in the US" crowd: want to go out on a limb and predict US sales failure for Final Fantasy whenever it actually gets released? IMO it'll do just as well as it's done in the past. In any case, I'm not really a big RPG fan and I love this game, so even if that were the case I'm not sure the argument applies.
Finally, please don't say "it was advertised in videogame magazines" as supposed proof that this game was well publicized. I don't know how much reach you think vg mags (hell, print media in general) have these days, but buying a print ad is a bit like blasting a loudspeaker in a vacuum at this point.
Chrono Helix
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Die Squirrel Die said:
You can just use a lancer to run all over and set off all the mines, they take insignificant amounts of damage from them.
Paznos said:Just started Chapter 17 but don't want the game to end getting closer and closer to the end
I know that feeling. This is why I am still @ Chapter 18-1 after one week. I am looking for excuses not to finish the game. ^_^ (Bought and watched "The Dark Knight", played SingStar ABBA, wasted tons of time in Home, blah).
radiantdreamer
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Hazaro said:
YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.
LiveFromKyoto
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radiantdreamer said:
Fixed.
I think it's amazing that apparently nobody bought this and yet this thread is considerably larger than the NPD one.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
LiveFromKyoto said:
There really is no correlation with the lively discussion of a game and the sales of it.
This thread is half the size of the Resistance 2 thread, but it sold 1/12th the copies.
So guys, I posted this in the Mirror's Edge thread, but I'm thinking of either getting VC or ME, after returning my unopened copy of LBP. How many hours does VC take, and any idea when they're going to start releasing the DLC?
I really loved the demo, and the music is awesome, but I'm just skeptical about which new IP I should check out and support. I hope I'll be able to get both games during the holiday, but I'm just not sure.
I really loved the demo, and the music is awesome, but I'm just skeptical about which new IP I should check out and support. I hope I'll be able to get both games during the holiday, but I'm just not sure.
archnemesis
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It's about 20 to 40 hours and you can expect the DLC early 2009 (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008...chronicles-shipping-out-today-dlc-on-the-way/).Darkpen said:
â Narayan
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Why are you returning LittleBigPlanet? That game deserves sales as much as Mirror's Edge or Valkyria Chronicles.Darkpen said:
Anyway, between ME and VC, I would choose VC. ME is going to get a sequel, and it's unlikely that VC ever will. When you play VC, you really get the feeling that it was a labor of love for the developers. (A feeling that I always got whenever I played something by Clover Studio.)
I'm in the minority of time completion, as the game took me around 57 hours to complete. The average completion over here is probably 30-33 hours.
The DLC, I imagine, will be coming out later, next year.
yeah, I know, but Prince of Persia certainly didn't feel like it was worth $60, so someone's trading their fairly unused copy of LBP w/ me for PoP. But my rationale is that LBP will sell as a slow burn; there's no way Sony is going to drop LBP.U K Narayan said:
But yeah, that sounds about right. I'm looking for an RPG anyways. Thanks.
Darkpen said:
VC is 25-40 hrs of gameplay. ME is considerably shorter than that at 5-8 hrs or less. As for DLC, VC is getting dlc in Jan or Feb and ME is getting time trial dlc soon. I would go for VC since it's story and presentation are better imo but it all comes down to what you want to play most. They both have a demo so try them both and see what you like better.
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This last battle is ridiculous and not fun... The ONLY thing to
I guess I need to skirmish more... blah.
hit on those freaking towers is that small spot? Really? So my tank, by shooting the bottom, can't impact the top? What the balls is that? I'm level 15... everyone has great weapons... but this is just ridiculous
I guess I need to skirmish more... blah.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
So if someone doesn't like a game for one reason or another, they shouldn't return it because other people like it? What?U K Narayan said:
BruceLeeRoy
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I wont have time to play this game for about a month but I picked it up yesterday.
Support the arts baby!
Support the arts baby!
Had been off this thread while i marched through this game...
I'm very shocked and disappointed by the 33k sales... I didnt expect a huge number, not not this low... disgusting.
I've played most of the games that sold big numbers for Nov, and honestly, none of those games came close to matching this classy gem.
A sad day indeed...
I'm very shocked and disappointed by the 33k sales... I didnt expect a huge number, not not this low... disgusting.
I've played most of the games that sold big numbers for Nov, and honestly, none of those games came close to matching this classy gem.
A sad day indeed...
darkvir said:Had been off this thread while i marched through this game...
I'm very shocked and disappointed by the 33k sales... I didnt expect a huge number, not not this low... disgusting.
I've played most of the games that sold big numbers for Nov, and honestly, none of those games came close to matching this classy gem.
A sad day indeed...
It just goes to show you that having an amazing game doesn't mean amazing sales in today's market. VC needed to look exactly like every other Unreal 3 game out there: more big beefy men blowing shit up and fighting in a story that makes absolutely no sense and makes you feel nothing. Perhaps then, it'd sell to Americans.
zoku88 said:
They don't, and never have. This has always been the case.
LiveFromKyoto
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Mutagenic said:
I've found it more engrossing than Fable 2. I haven't played Persona 4 yet. Last Remnant didn't live up to its billing. The DW, Chrono & FF games on DS are classics but rehashes. It's better than Vesperia. What else really merits consideration?
XiaNaphryz said:VC only sold 33k according to Nov NPD.
I wonder if Sega may reconsider a 360 port to get more sales if Dec/Jan doesn't go too well.
I'll never see another game in nthis series, or even another Sega developed console rpg, then? This is the worst thing I've read today
Yes, I did my part, I own a copy.
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Baha said:
I reworked my strategy...
brought in a couple more shocktroopers and took that SOB out in a single round!
RpgN
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Tailzo said:I'll never see another game in nthis series, or even another Sega developed console rpg, then? This is the worst thing I've read today
Yes, I did my part, I own a copy.
I don't think it's this dramatic. These kind of things always happen, but you also see the developers keep on trying.
I still think there's a chance for a sequel because:
A) They are working on an anime to build the fanbase.
B) The game received a tremendous positive word of mouth
C) Same with the media
D) It did pretty good for a new IP in Japan.
I just hope that EU will make a difference and the game will get legs in the US. We'll get the total shipment numbers on the next report of Sega and we'll see if they're satisfied enough to make a sequel. The development team certainly wants to make a sequel themselves, so that's a good start.
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