What's good this month in the world of turn based tactics games? Or rather, what's still alive and kicking?
Devil Survivor Overclocked is seeing NA release this month. This is one of the very rare cases where NA is getting the game ahead of Japan. Maybe it sold better here? Overclocked is a 3DS remake with additional demons, missions, voice acting, and an enhanced new game+ feature.
Final Fantasy Tactics for iPhone was released. Just like Tactics Ogre, the amount of delusion and false beliefs over the FFT series is ridiculous. Most especially people claiming that these two series 'invented' or 'originated' tactics games. I really should finish that Tactics Ogre PSP review sometime. Or at least write a nice long rant.
A new Gundam tactical/strategic level game titled "Mobile Suit Gundam: New Gihren's Ambition" was announced. The Gihren's Ambition series is fairly unknown in the west compared to other games with Gundam in them like SD G Generation or Super Robot Wars.
An enhanced port of Disgaea 3 was announced for the PS Vita titled "Disgaea 3 Return". More hours of brainless grinding fun for the masses.
Field of Glory for PC has seen yet another expansion pack. This one is based on the Ottoman Empire.
The moe-ification of Japanese tactics games continues with Moe Moe Daisensou Gendaiban Plus. Take Daisenryaku and add creepy Japanese sex appeal and you get the Moe Moe series.
Some gameplay videos of the Ragnarok themed tactics game.
Science meets gaming article of the month! Super Scrabble players push brain ability beyond what was thought possible.
One more since I can't resist. IBM develops new chips that mimic biological neurons. Soon we'll be losing to computers in Street Fighter as well as Chess.
As for myself, I'm still on my quest to play as many Super Robot Wars games as I can. It's been fun experiencing how the series has developed from its humble Game Boy origins. At least until Devil Survivor Overclocked comes out, then I'll have to check that out. Devil Survivor was a decent tactics game but almost every battle was generic filler and as long as you set up a decent team you could faceroll through everything but the bosses.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
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FINUL FANTASTY TARCTICS WUZ TEH BEST MMOFPSRPGTBSGAEM EVAR ADN DONT DENY IT!!!!!1
What he said!
Most especially people claiming that these two series 'invented' or 'originated' tactics games.
They didn't?
;-)
I really should finish that Tactics Ogre PSP review sometime. Or at least write a nice long rant.
Oh please! Do both!
I finished Luminous Arc 2 the second time this weekend. I was planning on getting Devil Survivor or Hoshigami Remix but changed my mind. I will play the Devil Survivor 3DS somewhere next Year when I finally get a 3DS. For now started playing Front Mission 1st on the DS for nostalgia's sake (one of the first games I ever played on an emulator was the fan-translated Front Mission SNES)
The only good thing about the DS swansong is that you can get DS games dirt cheap new...FM 1st 8€? Infinite Space 6€??
Sure hope the FM Translation Project finishes their FM2 Translation soon
FFT was an average tactics game but a good RPG; its lack of difficulty was a product of the range of viable options offered to the player. On the flip side, instead of difficulty it offered an interesting story and plenty of ways to customize one's party.
>Devil Survivor 3DS somewhere next Year when I finally get a 3DS.
Have you played the original? They are fairly similar games.
>The only good thing about the DS swansong is that you can get DS games dirt cheap new
Getting new games dirt cheap might seem nice, but what it really means is the retailer is selling it at a loss and isn't as likely to stock more games of the same genre/series next time.
>instead of difficulty it offered an interesting story and plenty of ways to customize one's party.
That's correct.
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