Is a new NIGHTS game in development?

We could only be so lucky. A new NiGHTS game could very well be great.

And screw you GG, you don't deserve to play such a fine game if it comes out.

robio said:

Is a new NIGHTS game in development?

We could only be so lucky. A new NiGHTS game could very well be great.

And screw you GG, you don't deserve to play such a fine game if it comes out.

I was burned.

Also:

From Neogaf about Xenoblade's battle system

wsippel said:

Billychu said:

Considering how many cues it takes from FFXII it practically has to be. FFXII is in the top 5 RPGs of all time for me.

Plays and feels quite different, though. Xenoblade is much faster and more hectic. You constantly have to watch and manage aggro and change position, as the skills only really work if you manage to hit your enemy from a certain angle. That's especially important for the secondary effects of your skills. To knock an enemy down, you do a sweep attack from the side, but you can only knock him down if he's dizzy, which means you first have to hit him with a different skill from behind. Stuff like that.

wsippel said:

eLZhi said:

That sounds absolutely obnoxious.

Not at all. It's quite engaging and surprisingly strategic, at least for anything other than trash mobs. You constantly have to keep an eye on your AI companions, because they might break your chains, change position themselves, or your tank might not keep the aggro up if you're too aggressive, in which case the enemy will focus on you, and most of your skills are not meant for a frontal assault.


There are no FFXII like gambits to program AI behavior, either. What you can do is get close to one of your allies and issue orders directly (you basically get access to their skill list for one strike), but that uses up your combo meter. And you need the combo meter to revive fallen allies and to do combo attacks. A combo attack means that your whole party attacks in rapid succession, too fast for the enemy to react. You can either use it to chain certain attacks to get a certain status ailment (dizzy -> knock down -> paralyze for example), or ignore secondary effects to keep the combo going for several rounds and more damage in total. The system is quite simple overall, but allows for many very different strategies.

wsippel said:

eLZhi said:

Gotcha. That makes more sense then. Before it just sounded tedious.

Interestingly, I found it a lot less tedious than pretty much every other RPG combat system I've seen so far. Battles are almost always meaningful in some way. It either makes sense that you were attacked, or you attacked for some reason. It's not just the system itself, it's the overall design. Large beasts with lots of armor and HP are usually neutral and won't attack you if you don't provoke them. Predators will usually attack you on sight (or, if they're blind, if they hear you - yes, there are enemies you can simply sneak by by walking slowly and not getting to close), and their attacks are quite powerful, but they don't have many HP, so the battles are usually very short. For aggressive trash, many insect enemies for example, it's usually best to attract as many of them at once as possible, run around to lure them to you without engaging combat (your AI teammates will just follow you unless you issue an attack command), and kill all of them at once using one of your Monado powers. Low level mobs typically won't attack you either way, which is something I absolutely hated in FF. Complete waste of time - no challenge, no reward. Here, beasts ignore you or outright flee if you're a few levels above them. You have to actively hunt them down if you require stuff they drop, which can be a challenge in itself.


  There are also other, more complex things you might or might not take into account. Some areas are more or less dangerous during certain times of day, or depending on the current weather. Passing the swamp at night time is extremely dangerous for example, while by day, it's a rather sleepy and idyllic place. Part of that is due to the fact that some beasts change behavior depending on whether it's day or night. The world is surprisingly alive, and awareness and knowledge of your surroundings will be rewarded. That's probably the single best thing about the game.

Robio better start importing right now!

It's not out in Europe yet is it?

robio said:

It's not out in Europe yet is it?

Release date is September the 2nd.

robio said:

Is a new NIGHTS game in development?

We could only be so lucky. A new NiGHTS game could very well be great.

And screw you GG, you don't deserve to play such a fine game if it comes out.

I'd certainly be interested in another one. NiGHTS Journey wasn't as good as the original, but it was still fun.

I wish they'd release that Japan-only PS2 remake on XBLA/PSN too.

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Oh yeah, and screw you GG!

Duke Sold (Projected) 1.5 Million

Whoa! That's pretty good! Didn't expect it to sell that well, to be honest.

Take 2 wanted 3 million.

I loved Fallout: New Vegas. The areas were much varied and so were the missions.  There's one on the dam that is pretty cool, near the end.  Plus one that involves missiles.  I couldn't really stand the visuals, but everything else was great.

Dvader said:

Ravenprose said:

Duke Sold (Projected) 1.5 Million

Whoa! That's pretty good! Didn't expect it to sell that well, to be honest.

Take 2 wanted 3 million.

Thats 1.3 million too much.

I still want to play the demo to see how bad it really is.