How come no one talks about this game?

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="Zanoh"]

It's because alot of people are not into the obscure or niche market. These are the exact same people that didn't buy fire emblem.

locopatho

[QUOTE="locopatho"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"] Meh, and then I hear the same old "Core wii games don't sell well" rubbishLastRambo341

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="locopatho"] 5 year old PS2 games don't sell well :Plocopatho

[QUOTE="locopatho"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"] An OLD arcade game like House of the dead2&3 sold wellLastRambo341

No. Muramasa doesn't take advantage of the Wii's motion technology, either.

[QUOTE="locopatho"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"] An OLD arcade game like House of the dead2&3 sold wellLastRambo341

[QUOTE="AmateurCEO"]I have pretty much zero interest in anime or anime-themed things. So the cover says "not for me".IppoTenma

[QUOTE="IppoTenma"][QUOTE="AmateurCEO"]I have pretty much zero interest in anime or anime-themed things. So the cover says "not for me".BrunoBRS

No. Muramasa doesn't take advantage of the Wii's motion technology, either.

roxlimn

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="locopatho"] Did it? That's prob cos the Wiimote is cool for lightgun games. I not too bothered getting PS2 games on Wii in any case, I'll get them on PS2 if I need em :)locopatho

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="IppoTenma"]But Phoinex Wright is in your avatar. garrett_duffman

locopatho:

I wouldn't. The last Vanillaware game before Muramasa WAS on PS2: Odin Sphere, and that game chugged and chugged and chugged. Muramasa's smooth and sweet the entire way - a clear case of a developer going for a definite vision, and looking for the minimum hardware that will take it, instead of picking a platform and trying to showcase technology.

Don't you have a Wii? Who cares what platform it's on?

[QUOTE="roxlimn"] locopatho: I wouldn't. The last Vanillaware game before Muramasa WAS on PS2: Odin Sphere, and that game chugged and chugged and chugged. Muramasa's smooth and sweet the entire way - a clear case of a developer going for a definite vision, and looking for the minimum hardware that will take it, instead of picking a platform and trying to showcase technology. Don't you have a Wii? Who cares what platform it's on? locopatho

A good game is a good game anywhere, my friend. I don't need Megaman 10 to use all the buttons on a dual analog controller. I don't need Tekken to require me to use shoulder buttons. I don't need Braid to push the 360's processing power. What I need is a good game, and good games are good regardless of where they appear.

Why have mixed feelings? If it's a good game, buy it and enjoy. That is all there is to it.

[QUOTE="locopatho"][QUOTE="roxlimn"] locopatho: I wouldn't. The last Vanillaware game before Muramasa WAS on PS2: Odin Sphere, and that game chugged and chugged and chugged. Muramasa's smooth and sweet the entire way - a clear case of a developer going for a definite vision, and looking for the minimum hardware that will take it, instead of picking a platform and trying to showcase technology. Don't you have a Wii? Who cares what platform it's on? roxlimn

A good game is a good game anywhere, my friend. I don't need Megaman 10 to use all the buttons on a dual analog controller. I don't need Tekken to require me to use shoulder buttons. I don't need Braid to push the 360's processing power. What I need is a good game, and good games are good regardless of where they appear.

Why have mixed feelings? If it's a good game, buy it and enjoy. That is all there is to it.

[QUOTE="AmateurCEO"]I have pretty much zero interest in anime or anime-themed things. So the cover says "not for me".IppoTenma

[QUOTE="IppoTenma"][QUOTE="AmateurCEO"]I have pretty much zero interest in anime or anime-themed things. So the cover says "not for me".AmateurCEO

h-h-how... HOW DARE YOU! you should start playing phoenix wright NOW! it's a great game with intelligent dialogue, nice puzzles camouflaged as trigger events, and great sense of humor! plus, it's awesome! (you should trademark that garrett :P)BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] h-h-how... HOW DARE YOU! you should start playing phoenix wright NOW! it's a great game with intelligent dialogue, nice puzzles camouflaged as trigger events, and great sense of humor! plus, it's awesome! (you should trademark that garrett :P)AmateurCEO

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]Probably because its a cliche JRPG and everyone knows that IGN is a bit... loose... with their reviewsLastRambo341

[QUOTE="AmateurCEO"]

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] h-h-how... HOW DARE YOU! you should start playing phoenix wright NOW! it's a great game with intelligent dialogue, nice puzzles camouflaged as trigger events, and great sense of humor! plus, it's awesome! (you should trademark that garrett :P)BrunoBRS

On Sakura Wars: I'm sorry, but once I realized I was over two hours into the game and had not yet experienced any actual gameplay (nothing but still-screens and text dialogue...), I put it away and vented my fury on Brawl for a while.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good RPG every now and then, but even FF8 never got this bad. I finally forced myself to play up to an actual battle, and it was actually relatively enjoyable (I found that it's more of a SRPG), but now I'm too afraid of another 2-hour dialogue session to turn it back on...!

It's both an SRPG and a dating sim. Your team mates don't level up - they gain more abilities and more power depending on how close a relationship you have with them. Those dialogue parts are important! They'll inform you on which choices you need to pick in order to progress the way you want.

[QUOTE="kontejner44"]

With TP however Jeff screwed it up. He tends to review games subjectively. Come on, Wii sports resort 5/5 on Giantbomb? lol, then you ask why I don't like this guy...

Fun level =/= quality level.

fend_oblivion

I don't know why he gave Wii Sports a 5/5 but TP deserved its score. It was a port of a Gamecube game. And plus, the game uses MIDI for audio, has no voice acting and low res textures (they could have made the game look much better.). It's only natural he would give that score. And I know most Zelda fans (me included) can forgive all that, but you can't deny the game's flaws.

Jeff Gerstmann, Alex Navarro, Brad Shoemaker and Greg Kasavin were some of my favorite reviewers on GS. I wish they hadn't left Gamespot.

I agree with Alex, Brad and Greg, but honestly, i never liked that much Jeff's reviews, and no, is not only about TP, even now in Giantbomb his reviews are the ones that i enjoy less.

Anyway, i never heard about this game, and i can guess that it will be extremely difficult to find outside US, so i guess that your gonna have to get it Online TC.

[QUOTE="locopatho"][QUOTE="roxlimn"] locopatho: I wouldn't. The last Vanillaware game before Muramasa WAS on PS2: Odin Sphere, and that game chugged and chugged and chugged. Muramasa's smooth and sweet the entire way - a clear case of a developer going for a definite vision, and looking for the minimum hardware that will take it, instead of picking a platform and trying to showcase technology. Don't you have a Wii? Who cares what platform it's on? roxlimn

A good game is a good game anywhere, my friend. I don't need Megaman 10 to use all the buttons on a dual analog controller. I don't need Tekken to require me to use shoulder buttons. I don't need Braid to push the 360's processing power. What I need is a good game, and good games are good regardless of where they appear.

Why have mixed feelings? If it's a good game, buy it and enjoy. That is all there is to it.

locopatho:

Forgive my impertinence, but how exactly would you make a JRPG that's like that and won't scare away half the audience of a JRPG? These days, I hear crap like, "I want a game that plays to the Wii strengths," and then when Red Steel 2 comes out, those very same people turn around and DON'T buy it. That's crap, and I hope you are not like that.

In any case, you bought your Wii for games you already have, right? Because it doesn't make sense for anyone to buy a system based on software it doesn't have. Since you already have your raison d'etre for having a Wii, what does it matter than you also get a few games from other systems? I think it's a great thing. If they can port over the somewhat aging Civ IV Complete onto Wii, I'd be right glad, and I'd buy that.

Buy what you like, dude. The devs will take care of themselves. It's not like they'll make serious Wii games just because you won't buy this one. To this date, there has been ONE - count 'em ONE Wii title that got the AAA budget priority, and that is Monster Hunter Tri. I don't expect the winds to change anytime soon.

I love the Wii, love RPGs, and even love JRPGs, but this game does not appeal to me even in the slightest.

i got the game but if my Wii is any indication it is a dual layered disk so I can't play it.

It's both an SRPG and a dating sim. Your team mates don't level up - they gain more abilities and more power depending on how close a relationship you have with them. Those dialogue parts are important! They'll inform you on which choices you need to pick in order to progress the way you want.

roxlimn

Agreed. Fair enough. XD

I still wish there were some way they could... I don't know... Jazz it up? It just feels so stale to me. I could certainly see its appeal to some (and there was a point in my life where I would have eaten up a game like this), but I guess I'm looking for more action these days.

not really my type of game.

Forgive my impertinence, but how exactly would you make a JRPG that's like that and won't scare away half the audience of a JRPG? These days, I hear crap like, "I want a game that plays to the Wii strengths," and then when Red Steel 2 comes out, those very same people turn around and DON'T buy it. That's crap, and I hope you are not like that.

In any case, you bought your Wii for games you already have, right? Because it doesn't make sense for anyone to buy a system based on software it doesn't have. Since you already have your raison d'etre for having a Wii, what does it matter than you also get a few games from other systems? I think it's a great thing. If they can port over the somewhat aging Civ IV Complete onto Wii, I'd be right glad, and I'd buy that.

Buy what you like, dude. The devs will take care of themselves. It's not like they'll make serious Wii games just because you won't buy this one. To this date, there has been ONE - count 'em ONE Wii title that got the AAA budget priority, and that is Monster Hunter Tri. I don't expect the winds to change anytime soon.

roxlimn

O no Red Steel 2 is exactly the kind of game I want more of :D I haven't got it yet cos I still need to get Motion+ but it's definately the kind of thing I want.

I got the Wii for Gamecube backwards compatability and Wii Sports to be honest, along with an eye for the next round of Mario, Metroid and Zelda.

But now I have the Wii, I want more games that take advantage of it's uniqueness. If it's just a system for PS2 ports that's crap, and even though one guy prob won't make a difference, I couldn't honestly complain about PS2 ports if I had a shelf of them :P

Not buying PS2 ports on the Wii won't encourage developers to make better games. In fact, the very reason we have PS2 ports is because they won't put funding behind Wii efforts. If you don't buy the PS2 ports, they'll just stop making games altogether. Third parties have always had it in for Nintendo systems, and the Wii is no different.roxlimn

its just another JRPG, gamespot wont bother themselves to play and review it. there are much better and well known games coming out anyway.

its just another JRPG, gamespot wont bother themselves to play and review it. there are much better and well known games coming out anyway.

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