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  • Looks like Square Enix is going crazy for E3

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.

 #123678  by Eric
 Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:35 pm
Except for Final Fantasy XIII

 #123686  by M'k'n'zy
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:01 am
Eh, honestly, considering I don't own and don't see myself owning a PS3 for a good long while, FFXIII is not a huge concern to me ATM. But the new Star Ocean on the 360 may finally push me over the edge into getting one, once we get another price drop on it.

 #123689  by Zeus
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:41 am
Eric wrote:Except for Final Fantasy XIII
Not a big loss

 #123695  by Julius Seeker
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:14 am
Final Fantasy 13 probably got pushed back, Square seems to always delay the FF games a year or two. I think FF8 was the only one to come out on time, since FF4.

As far as FF13 at E3 goes, I am already sold on it so it doesn't matter to me. I thinK Square will probably surprise people with footage, and probably FF5 DS footage as well.

 #123723  by RentCavalier
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:12 pm
A 360 Star Ocean?

YAY! This fills me with joy. I hope they take full advantage of the online capabilities. Star Ocean is one of the few series' (especially with the plot revelations in the last Star Ocean game) that really ought to have additionally downloadable content. My dream, nerdy as it may be, would be that they create a virtual sort of Eternal Sphere on Xbox Live, with extra dungeons, planets, towns and events, making the game a lot less linear.

 #123730  by bovine
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:21 pm
How come the 360 is the jrpg system to buy so far? Do the japanese really not want to stop playing their ps2s?

 #123731  by Julius Seeker
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:40 pm
The 360 has yet to get a real A-level RPG though, but I think at this point the only non-remake A-level RPGs announced are DQ9 and FF13. I think we might be hearing about a lot more very soon, perhaps next week. There is rumour that Namco is working on a flagship Tales game. Matsuno, Tetsuya Takahashi, and Sega have been quiet lately as far as RPGs go.

 #123734  by Zeus
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:13 pm
bovine wrote:How come the 360 is the jrpg system to buy so far? Do the japanese really not want to stop playing their ps2s?
No reason to move them yet. Hundreds of millions of PS2s out there, PS3 ain't sellin' too hot, everyone's still trying to catch-up on Wii development since only 2 companies foresaw its success, and really, most JRPGs not from Squeenix don't really need the extra graphical boost to sell. So M$ tosses coin at developers and they take it since they're probably making the 360 game for the price of a PS2 one.

 #123738  by M'k'n'zy
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:34 pm
I am more excited about the PSP Star Ocean releases myself, to be honest. I cant wait for those. And Namco is working on Tales of Symphonia 2 for Wii, its due out this winter I think

 #123750  by SineSwiper
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:28 pm
Dutch wrote:The 360 has yet to get a real A-level RPG though, but I think at this point the only non-remake A-level RPGs announced are DQ9 and FF13.
Well, if you're going to lump Dragon Quest in there, you might as well say Blue Dragon. They both suck as much. Quite frankly, if that is the definition of "A-level RPGs", then I want no part in it.

 #123752  by Tessian
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:34 pm
M'k'n'zy wrote:Eh, honestly, considering I don't own and don't see myself owning a PS3 for a good long while, FFXIII is not a huge concern to me ATM. But the new Star Ocean on the 360 may finally push me over the edge into getting one, once we get another price drop on it.
There are rumors that Sunday Microsoft will be announcing a price drop on the 360, actually. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-99853 ... l?hhTest=1

 #123759  by Julius Seeker
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:54 pm
SineSwiper wrote:
Dutch wrote:The 360 has yet to get a real A-level RPG though, but I think at this point the only non-remake A-level RPGs announced are DQ9 and FF13.
Well, if you're going to lump Dragon Quest in there, you might as well say Blue Dragon. They both suck as much. Quite frankly, if that is the definition of "A-level RPGs", then I want no part in it.
Yeah, I think you're just a <font size="5">LITTLE</font> mistaken there. Notice how I wrote little in big letters?

 #123761  by M'k'n'zy
 Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:03 pm
Tessian wrote:
M'k'n'zy wrote:Eh, honestly, considering I don't own and don't see myself owning a PS3 for a good long while, FFXIII is not a huge concern to me ATM. But the new Star Ocean on the 360 may finally push me over the edge into getting one, once we get another price drop on it.
There are rumors that Sunday Microsoft will be announcing a price drop on the 360, actually. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-99853 ... l?hhTest=1
Rumors confirmed
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6193624.ht ... ws;title;1

 #123769  by Flip
 Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:25 am
M'k'n'zy wrote:
Tessian wrote:
M'k'n'zy wrote:Eh, honestly, considering I don't own and don't see myself owning a PS3 for a good long while, FFXIII is not a huge concern to me ATM. But the new Star Ocean on the 360 may finally push me over the edge into getting one, once we get another price drop on it.
There are rumors that Sunday Microsoft will be announcing a price drop on the 360, actually. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-99853 ... l?hhTest=1
Rumors confirmed
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6193624.ht ... ws;title;1
$50, honestly, does nothing for me.

 #123781  by Zeus
 Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:47 am
Flip wrote:
M'k'n'zy wrote:
Tessian wrote: There are rumors that Sunday Microsoft will be announcing a price drop on the 360, actually. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-99853 ... l?hhTest=1
Rumors confirmed
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6193624.ht ... ws;title;1
$50, honestly, does nothing for me.
Well, if the Arcade drops to $200 it'll be a huge deal (down to $229, right?). And if it makes the PS3 drop I'll be happy