What's on your plate?

[thepanda]

Bought Xenosaga II and Ys: The Ark of Napishtim over the week's end.

This is the start of my spring break.

I have homework that I might never touch. >_>

[Anastasia]

You should have gotten something non Xenosaga. <_<

Anyway, have fun, and pop into chat once in awhile.

[Dracos]

What's this spring break?

I know I fly home for a week, but 'break'?

I don't quite know what that means.

Anyhow, today I've been frothingly working from dawn.  Meeting in two hours.

There will be a playable today.  God dammit.

Dracos

[kpjam]

You should have gotten something non Xenosaga. <_<

Anyway, have fun, and pop into chat once in awhile.

Anti-Xenosaga feelings?  Is that game that bad, or just dissapointing?  I hate the new artwork, but have heard nothing, and seen less concerning the game.

[Halbarad]

Anti-Xenosaga sentiment == wisdom. The first game was bad, and from what I've heard so far the second is even less stellar.

[thepanda]

I thought the first was ok, nothing stellar but I've played far worse.

The second is shaping up to be leaps and bounds better than the first, though. I've really enjoyed what I've played of it so far. Played being a key word here, as the story to play ratio is quite a bit more favorable to play this time around.

The new artwork is something to get used to, but it grows on you. I'm starting to prefer Shion's new design, honestly. The battle and skill systems are where the game has made it's most improvements. Fighting lacks the tedium of the last game. I'm actually having fun fighting 'random' encounters and the like.

[Ragnar]

Pff. If any of you had any sense, you'd forget this Xenosaga nonsense and be petitioning SquareEnix USA to translate Dragon Quest VIII.

[Zenthor]

Pfft.  After the travesty that was DQVII? DQ games have been steadily going downhill since 5 (where they peaked.  Either that or 4). I see no reason why 8 would be different.

[thepanda]

Pfft. When was the last time that worked? 1994?

Petitions no longer have the power they once held, and internet petitions never held any power, so their effectiveness has actually gone into the red.

[Ragnar]

Not having played Dragon Quest VII myself, I can't make any personal statement about that. However, any game that allows you to fight God is a winner in my book. It also contains quite a lot of witty wordplay.
I agree that the games probably peaked around IV (I haven't played any after that one), but all I've seen of DQVIII looks kick-ass awesome.
I'm futilely hoping that they'll one day bring over DQ: Slime Mori Mori Dan and the DQ IV remake.

I really should finish those games. I'm still halfway through II and III and on the 2nd chapter of IV ;_;

[Dracos]

Cough.

DQ VIII is being translated.  Right now.  From every source I have who has played it, it's a complete masterpiece.

I look forward to it muchly.

Dracos

[Zenthor]

Cough.

DQ VIII is being translated.  Right now.  From every source I have who has played it, it's a complete masterpiece.

I look forward to it muchly.

Dracos

So was DQVII.. (EDIT:  I mean, DQVII was supposed to be a masterpiece on all accounts from before it was released here.)

Damn it, I'd rather they bring over the DQIV remake and the DQV remake.  Because those would sure to be good.

[Dracos]

Fine.  I'll stab at that.  I liked Dragon Quest 7.  Not their best showing, sure, but I liked it a lot.  See, I have a different definition of travesty.  Prince of Persia: Warrior Without is a travesty.  DQ 7 may be extremely long and have a pacing level too slow for the average player at worst, but it's definitely not a travesty.   I also liked Dragon Quest VI with it's dreamworld mechanics and letting you force a demon to kill the last boss for you.  I recall, in fact, enjoying it better than DQ V, largely due to it's class system.

They can't bring over the DQIV remake, which you'd know if you followed the series.  The DQ V remake may or may not come over, depending on the sales of DQ VIII.

I want the series to take root here.  Not just toss a few fan games.  I want to be assured that if it has the DQ name on it that it will come over here.  So I'm not going to take a stance of denouncing DQ 8 before it even arrives and grumbling about remakes we don't get because even the real ones aren't selling.

Dracos
Who wonders at your sources.  Uses people, not reviews himself.

[Ragnar]

Eh. The last time I checked the Dragon Quest News Network (I have no life), the US release was still unofficial. You may have sources that I don't know about, however.

[Brian]

He is an editor for RP Gamer... ;)