2005 Predictions/Opinions

fuji · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:08 am Post subject:

FFXII may not be all that everyone wants it to be, and they'll never match FFIV-FFVI but the company won't falter. In fact, the one thing FFXII has going for it from all fans, mainstream or not is that everyone knows what they'll get. Square-Enix has a new franchise in development right now and have announced some other new sequels. RPG's will be healthy this year.

Dragon Warrior is only unknown here... In Japan, it rivals final fantasy. Dragon Quest is a huge property in japan. In fact, in the NES days, Dragon Warrior was one of the few console RPG's available (phantasy star, final fantasy1 and faxanadu the only others I can remember). The US saw 4 releases of Dragon Warrior on the NES.

I feel that the console RPG genre in general owes everything to Square and Enix so I tend to defend them even at times when it's difficult

So far it's been a pretty bad quarter for RPG's. The three games I was waiting for weren't that good. Suikoden IV, XenoSaga 2 and SMT: DDS all lacked what I liked in their predessors....

-- So on to my predictions ---
I think Shadow Hears 3 will make it's way into more homes then 2. I believe Covenant got a lot of grass roots marketing on the net after release so more people will take a harder look at it. I predict Dragon Quest 8, Grandia III and Romancing SaGa will not be released in time for this year (delayed). Wild Arms Alter Code F will be well receieved by RPG fans in part due to the lackluster releases so far...

The console wars if they were to start today would be won by Sony. XBox is lacking exclusive titles. SwKoTor and Halo are great... but what else? MGS, FF, GT, GTA... Sony has a lot of key titles. It's my opinion that the system is really unimportant in determining the console wars. It's the games baby. Early words say that both systems will have hardware that's closer to each other, unlike the current generation where XBox clearly owns best hardware.
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Cedric · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:32 am Post subject:

Well, the only games I'm really looking forward to at the moment are Atellier Iris: Eternal Mana, Grandia 3, and Wild Arms Alter Code F. So i hope these titles do VERY well this year. I'm not asking for record breaking sales (that would be nice, though) but just a cult fandom would be nice. It did wonders to Suikoden. haha.

I'm still undecided about Stella Dues and Arc the Lad: End of Darkness. I'm hoping for reviews from himurokoken and Lebenengel respectively, once these games come out, to affect my decision on these games.

And as for Shadow Hearts, I'm really hoping someone gets me into the series. People have tried, but I just haven't heard enough to actually consider buying any of it. But the earlier thread on the Grandia series convinced me to buy Grandia 2 last week, so having me getting into Shadow Hearts is not an impossible task. I really hope someone says something to catch my attention. :D
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Leb · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:32 am Post subject:

I'm probably not going to pick up Arc the Lad; not until someone can confirm that all of the previous games' characters are playable (and not just cards to be used, as people are saying).

MeltDown! · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:17 am Post subject:

I hear the new Arc the Lad will be drastically different from the earlier installments.

Cedric · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject:

Well, that's in a sense that it's completely a battle based game. If anyone has played Grandia Extreme and Final Fantasy X-2/Arc the Lad 3, just combine those two games, and you have Arc The Lad: End of Darkness. Basically, reviews have said that it's a dungeon crawler where you constantly beat up enemies (Grandia Extreme) while progressing the storyline by taking up missions (Arc the Lad 3 and FFX2) It doesn't have a Linear storyline at all.

Lebenengel, by looking at the gameplay footage, I see Iga fighting the enemies. So I think all the characters are there. But I'm wondering if they are only useable online and not the actual 1 player story. It wouldn't surprise me if that was true, though.
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Timbo · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:43 pm Post subject:

Leb · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject:

I'm pretty sure Gamcube sold the most worldwide.

Starslasher · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 4:01 am Post subject:

Leb · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 1:29 pm Post subject:

Not that I can tell. However, it did outsell the PS2 version in the US. I can't find very good charts for Japan, Europe, and Australia, though.

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Starslasher · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 9:38 pm Post subject:

OOOOHHHHHH!!! I thought you meant the GameCube in general! :lol:

Oh silly me. I haven't been paying enough attention on what's going on around me. It would make more sense. PS2's Soul Calibur II was awesome, but it was very disappointing that i didn't get to unlock either Spawn nor Link. Stupid Lizard man...Stupid Berserker...
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Drizzt · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 6:54 am Post subject:

Don't worry Starslasher, I thought the same thing as well so you're not alone... What game or game system that sells the most in general is something I could not care less about, as long as they all sell well enough for sequels and such, and good games keep getting spewed out by multiple game companies, I am happy.

I liked Run Like Hell on PS2/Xbox, and would not mind seeing a sequels for that particular game, what ever it was based about. Also I hope that with the new Suikoden Tactics game that Konami is sort of working on, that it does not mean they ditch their Vandal Hearts DS project, therefore probably pushing the possible chance of a Vandal Hearts 3 for PS2 even further into the obiss. I know it should not, but many people on various forums have speculated that Konami may be canning their DS VH. Still I suppose a Suikoden Tactics would not really affect the chance of a Vandal Hearts 3... Either way it is good to see Konami getting more back into the TRPG scene.
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Timbo · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:22 pm Post subject:

Sparhawk · Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:36 am Post subject:

Who do you think will have the game of the year? My pick is Nitendo with the new Legend of Zelda. It just looks sweet!
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