I've read a bit about this shooting game, it looks promising, it is Xperia Play Optimized and I didn't dislike Star Battalion, though I muted the sound as I didn't want to hear "Barrel roll! Do a barrel roll!" ever again... However, it's got a quite hefty price tag, so I would like to know opinions about it before forking out the 8 euro it costs.
I love this game. Its more like privateer and other space trading type games. The actual space fighting is pretty fun too once you get used to it. The problem is there is no slow down or speed up. There is a thruster boost you can trade for but as far as pulling fancy moves, its not really possible. But definitely a really enjoyable game! Way better than gameloft games.
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I love this game. Its more like privateer and other space trading type games. The actual space fighting is pretty fun too once you get used to it. The problem is there is no slow down or speed up. There is a thruster boost you can trade for but as far as pulling fancy moves, its not really possible. But definitely a really enjoyable game! Way better than gameloft games.
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Shame about the lack of speed control. Haven't even bothered buying a thruster yet though. Should have been the first game I bought instead of the gameloft tat..
I find this game incredibly laggy when there are a few ships on the screen.
The main actors voice is hilarious, though kudos to having proper voices rather than just text.
The game is ok, it's not as good as something equally as simple as Space Rangers on the PC.
Can get a bit repetitive and tedious going from system to system, but I do enjoy these types of games, it's just the basic dynamics of the warp mechanic that annoy me.
Is it worth the cash? Just.
Is it way to expensive when compared to other Android games...yes!
After using the promo-code somewhere in June to download three free games, and having exhausted other games, I decided to take a stab at SO:RoA. I've always been, and still am, quite vocal against Gameloft's way of doing things, and I mostly have found their games average (Star Batallion) or mere crud (Let's Golf 2).
It turns out they may be up to something here in Sacred Oddysey. Mainly because while I don't care the smallest bit about the plot or the game mechanics (I don't like Zelda games full stop), the voice acting tells me that the characters aren't caring either, and tropes are being subverted and played with easily. For Gameloft, whose games tend to take themselves too seriously for their own good, that's quite the accomplishment I'm not too advanced right now in the game, but I hope they keep this level of VA throughout it: not stellar, not engorging, but funny. 'Tis the first time that I'm laughing with a GL game!!
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After using the promo-code somewhere in June to download three free games, and having exhausted other games, I decided to take a stab at SO:RoA. I've always been, and still am, quite vocal against Gameloft's way of doing things, and I mostly have found their games average (Star Batallion) or mere crud (Let's Golf 2).
It turns out they may be up to something here in Sacred Oddysey. Mainly because while I don't care the smallest bit about the plot or the game mechanics (I don't like Zelda games full stop), the voice acting tells me that the characters aren't caring either, and tropes are being subverted and played with easily. For Gameloft, whose games tend to take themselves too seriously for their own good, that's quite the accomplishment I'm not too advanced right now in the game, but I hope they keep this level of VA throughout it: not stellar, not engorging, but funny. 'Tis the first time that I'm laughing with a GL game!!
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So, what you're saying is that the game is ****, but the voice acting is great?
The game is meh, but the voice acting makes you want to keep playing. It is a rare thing to see, because voice acting tends to suck in these games.
I am very sensitive about voice acting and sound...
Mine keeps randomly creasing... Common trait found on most game **** games.
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I like Zelda style games, and this game scratches that itch. The game doesn't care about being a complete Zelda ripoff (like your horses being named Miya & Moto or the very first boss) and the gameplay is decent fun. But it FCs very, very, very, very frequently. I haven't been able to complete the Fire dungeon because of this.
Seems like Gameloft's QA department doesn't exist or is just too busy playing Angry Birds to care.
So if you don't know already, KEMCO has been non-stop dropping awesome RPGs on Android. If I recall correctly, these are the same people behind a lot of awesome classics like Shadowgate, Deja Vu, the Sword of Hope series and Dragon View.
Their first Android hit, however, was Symphony of the Eternity, which is currently at a near-perfect rating of 9/10.
Just by having some general keyboard compatibility, you could already control movement and NPC interaction with the Xperia gamepad, but it was imperfect because you'd still have to use the touch screen for almost everything menu related... but as of this latest release (1.0.8) it's completely Xperia PLAY Optmized! Menu control, quick map, and even the game launcher... everything works with the Xperia PLAY controls now!
It's a fantastic throwback - but has a deep enough class/technique system so that it doesn't feel outdated or RPG-Maker-ish. I beat it already, but I think this just made me happy enough to beat it one more time and master all skills with all characters!
Only $2.99, CHECK IT OUT!
I'm hoping Alphadia's up next. Put some Xperia PLAY controls on that and I'll keep the tradition going of me buying every KEMCO RPG.
Certainly now I will try it again. I bought it for the SGS, didn't beat it because it was too hard to use the touch controls, and I've been hoping to use the Play's ones. The ridiculous dialogs will not disappear though...
Seems like a pretty solid RPG in good old retro style. How I loved Shadowgate when I was little! In fact I played through it again just a month ago.
This one reminds me a fair lot of Lufia 2 for the SNES. The battle system that is. They must have taken inspiration from it. Thanks for your youtube vids! How long did it take for you to finish this game? I'm on my second Chrono Trigger playthrough at the moment and don't want to start another time consuming game before I finish it. Now I'm off to bring Crono back on Death Peak!
Looks like a game made with an old version of RPG Maker... :/
Zenonia 1, 2 and 3 are much better.
This one is a JRPG Old School game and it is fantastic in its plot and gameplay!
I love Zenonia Series, but these two are completely different in genre so you just can't compare them together.
I managed to beat it since the very first xperia play optimize released, at the time when you have to use both touch screen and d-pad on xperia game pad. The control was kinda annoyed but its story and gameplay drove me to the end of the game.
Recommended for any JRPG lovers. This one is full of twists!
Wow, the new update adds voices and makes special attacks more dramatic.
Sounds like a small thing, but the game feels a lot more "defined" now. It actually feels like it's own thing instead of just a FF clone.
I've recently bought FFIII - basicly it's a nice game, but IMHO a little bit to short with about 2 Hours of Gameplay....
I also miss things like proffesion wich should be there (is always grayed out).
Maybe I'am too stupid for the game, I've postet what I've done, but be carefull - SPOILER-Alert....
-- SPOILER - SmallWhiteLetters!! --
Cave - nothing special
1st Village - lootet everything
2nd Village - lootet everything
Airship
Castle - lootet everything, level up through lvl8
North-Cave - found princess, killed Boss
crystal calling - end credits, game over
No proffessions, just the small island, 2 villages, 1 castle and 2 caves.... - don't know what's with the big rock in south, couldn't do anything with it.
Maybe I really did something wrong, killed the boss to early or whatever (never played FF before), so if I did I'd like to know before I get mad on the game
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I've recently bought FFIII - basicly it's a nice game, but IMHO a little bit to short with about 2 Hours of Gameplay....
I also miss things like proffesion wich should be there (is always grayed out).
Maybe I'am too stupid for the game, I've postet what I've done, but be carefull - SPOILER-Alert....
Maybe I really did something wrong, killed the boss to early or whatever (never played FF before), so if I did I'd like to know before I get mad on the game
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You're stupid
http://www.gamefaqs.com/iphone/625427-final-fantasy-iii/faqs
I want this game but can't fathom Sqenix's idea of pricing this as the most expensive Android game in history! $16 dollars?!?! Do they feel entitled to that price??? WTF?
If the jobs are not open then you still have more to go. If you saw the scene with the Crystal and credits, that is more opening credits. This happens in most of the early final fantasy games. After the intro credits, the game continues, and you get jobs and can pass the rock.
And I totally agree, $16 is crazy for the game. I paid for the ds version when it came out, and will not be paying $16 to play it again.
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OGrue said:
I've recently bought FFIII - basicly it's a nice game, but IMHO a little bit to short with about 2 Hours of Gameplay....
I also miss things like proffesion wich should be there (is always grayed out).
Maybe I'am too stupid for the game, I've postet what I've done, but be carefull - SPOILER-Alert....
-- SPOILER - SmallWhiteLetters!! --
Cave - nothing special
1st Village - lootet everything
2nd Village - lootet everything
Airship
Castle - lootet everything, level up through lvl8
North-Cave - found princess, killed Boss
crystal calling - end credits, game over
No proffessions, just the small island, 2 villages, 1 castle and 2 caves.... - don't know what's with the big rock in south, couldn't do anything with it.
Maybe I really did something wrong, killed the boss to early or whatever (never played FF before), so if I did I'd like to know before I get mad on the game
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Those weren't the end credits they are essentially the opening credits everything you had done to that point was essentially the prologue to the games main story, earlier Final Fantasy games up till about FF5 all used this sort of opening format.
Also for those who think that $15 is too steep, that's about the same price as SPB Shell and this is a game that was selling for $40 on PSP and NDS not too long ago, so there's that.
So you turned off the game as the prologue finished? lol
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So you turned off the game as the prologue finished? lol
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Lol sounds like it.
And the other poster. Yeah 16 is steep. I didn't pay for spb shell either.
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This app downloaded & installed without any errors. I try and run it, all it does is try to connect to FF3!!! Any suggestions on how to get this to work?
I don't see how anyone can say the price is steep. The Nintendo DS version is $18 right now on Amazon. Are they supposed to drop the price just because now it's on a phone/tablet? Or because people might already own the copy of the game on another format? Good luck getting Square Enix to discount that Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII-2 because you already own the PS3 version.
Get used to it folks. If they are going to be releasing real games for Android, expect to run into real game pricing.
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I don't see how anyone can say the price is steep. The Nintendo DS version is $18 right now on Amazon. Are they supposed to drop the price just because now it's on a phone/tablet? Or because people might already own the copy of the game on another format? Good luck getting Square Enix to discount that Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII-2 because you already own the PS3 version.
Get used to it folks. If they are going to be releasing real games for Android, expect to run into real game pricing.
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Its a six year old port so $16 is pretty steep, especially compared to the pricing of other games on Android, and also considering the DS version is physical and you can resell it when youre done with it.
It is not a bad joke, so......
The iOS version is amazing, I have over 40 hours played!
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Its a six year old port so $16 is pretty steep, especially compared to the pricing of other games on Android, and also considering the DS version is physical and you can resell it when youre done with it.
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You may think it's steep because you're not used to seeing games at that price point, but they exist. Spectral Souls and Generation of Chaos are both popular Android games that each cost $15. FF III's pricing is also perfectly in line with what the game is selling for on other platforms. What makes you think the same game on an Android device should cost less? In many instances the game play is way better than what is is on the DS. I'll take a 7" or 10" tablet screen over a DS screen any day. They also don't price physical games the way they do because they are assuming you're gonna sell it. Game publishers hate the buying and selling of used games. That's why there isn't any difference in price between buying a physical copy or buying it off Xbox Live or PSN. Regardless, happy with it or not, your're probably gonna see more of it.
Lol, a Final Fantasy game completed in 2 hours?? That's hilarious, the OP obviously has not played one before. I don't blame him if he really hasn't, I suppose there are people who don't know what an RPG is.
As for the pricing, seriously why are people complaining about it? It's a port of a full console game, old or not, port or not. Game companies, especially reputable ones, do not sell their fully developed RPG games of a globally recognized series at 5 dollars and below, regardless of platform.
Also it's a Japanese RPG game, you do not sell a Japanese RPG game cheap. If you don't know by now, Japanese games are sold at a premium compared to American games so the 15 dollar price is pretty much par for the course.
I think the problem here is people have a very wrong but understandable expectation of what a smartphone app is. If you see apps everyday being sold at around a buck, you'd come to expect all games to be sold at that price. But people do not realize that not all game apps are made equal, and this is one such example.
Let's take for example a game like Angry birds. It's a time waster game with tons of repetitive stages without much depth in plot made by a small newbie company targeted against a wide audience. The amount of resources put into making this game corresponds pretty much to the price.
Now we take a port of a full fledged RPG game made by a huge gaming company in Japan using resources of different teams of people, and I'm talking groups of people, not just a tiny group of programmers. Then we add in the translation to English and the extra programming resource to port to Android. And the target audience is just a small portion of the masses, come on not everyone likes to play RPGs. So how you expect a game like this to be sold cheaply is beyond me.
And don't even talk about how ports should be cheaper and how you should not be paying more just because you already bought the console version etc. An android port is just the same as any other downloadable console game port, and it even comes with the added risk of being pirated.
Btw, the iOS version of this game costs the same so I wonder if the iSheep are complaining as much or are we Android users really that cheap?
You obviously didn't read the dialog..... Load back to the point before you fought the boss and defeat him again. This time read....."Head back to the castle princess" or something like that. you rushed to post this when you should've checked the "2" towns or guess what!? the CASTLE...
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Aren't newer ff games as much if not cheaper on psn? With much more suppprt to boot?
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I don't think the price is unfair at all. I'd like to see more Android games sold in the $15-20 range (or more!) but you know what? They'd better be worth it! If I connect a PS3 controller via Bluetooth, you better let me use it. If I have an Xperia Play (I don't), you better support it. If I have neither of those, the touch screen controls should be solid and forgiving. Shadowgun was an FPS that had very good touch controls. I felt like I should be handicapped with the touch screen, but I never actually did. It was subtle and sublime and effective. It "Just Worked". I've heard FF3's controls are very good, so I'm not knocking it, I'm just saying the controls should reflect the price. So, also, should the content. JRPGs are good candidates for Android. They shouldn't have complicated controls. Swipe to move, touch your menu options to converse, barter, or fight. Touch/tilt-based minigames (I'm thinking FF7, only FF I finished). Platforming, eh, not so much.
Wish I liked JRPGs. This one looks like a real winner.
Another note about the price: How much is your time worth? You pay $10 for a movie ticket (not counting refreshments), that's $5 an hour for entertainment. If you're getting more than 3 hours out of this game -- and I'm sure you are -- you're getting the same value. Any more, and you're getting a better deal. If you spend 16 hours on this (and I think that should be possible) then you're being entertained for $1 an hour. Is that unfair? Play it again a year later, you're down to 50ยข an hour. So again I ask: how much are you willing to spend to be entertained?
The original ff3 came out in 1990 and the ds version in 2006. I kind of find it hard to pay for a game that old, and I would be the first one to do it because it is classic ( still waiting for that chrono trigger port). Yet if you take a movie that's at least 6 years old to another theater and slap an extra $5.00 on top of any other movie showing, do you think anyone would go watch it? Even if it was a classic it would only be in selected theaters, and it would be dirt cheap unless they throw it in Imax or make it 3d. Throw something up on the play store and 50% of all cell phone users and nearly everyone that has android will see it. I saw it on day one it dropped on the play store not to mention a few websites I visit everyday. With all that exposure and how old it is you would think it would be at least 9.99 regular price and maybe 5.99 or less on sale. How much are 6 year old DVDs right now? If its a premium price it should come with premiums. Just because you want to be entertained doesn't mean you have to turn off you brain.
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The original ff3 came out in 1990 and the ds version in 2006. I kind of find it hard to pay for a game that old, and I would be the first one to do it because it is classic ( still waiting for that chrono trigger port). Yet if you take a movie that's at least 6 years old to another theater and slap an extra $5.00 on top of any other movie showing, do you think anyone would go watch it? Even if it was a classic it would only be in selected theaters, and it would be dirt cheap unless they throw it in Imax or make it 3d. Throw something up on the play store and 50% of all cell phone users and nearly everyone that has android will see it. I saw it on day one it dropped on the play store not to mention a few websites I visit everyday. With all that exposure and how old it is you would think it would be at least 9.99 regular price and maybe 5.99 or less on sale. How much are 6 year old DVDs right now? If its a premium price it should come with premiums. Just because you want to be entertained doesn't mean you have to turn off you brain.
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Well, I don't know that $15.99 is a premium price. I suppose it is among Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja; for smartphone-based games yes, it is expensive. But for regular handheld games, DS and PSP games start at $35 and go up from there. $16 is less than half of that, and Final Fantasy games are never cheap.
You're right about old movies and you could have also pointed out that movies cost more to make than video games, even JRPGs. But movies also pay for themselves in a very short time, and only offer you 90-150 minutes (1.5-2.5 hours). Video games don't always pay for themselves so fast; developers, and more so publishers, count on gamers to pick them up a few years after their release. I'm not saying FF3 hasn't paid for itself yet. I'm sure it has. I'm just saying that Square is at least equally entitled to ask about a third of what the game originally cost as movie studios are to ask for a quarter of what a DVD once cost ($20 MSRP vs. the $5 bargain bin at Walmart).
But I don't know where you're getting this "$5 extra" premium idea from. What other Final Fantasy games are sold for $10.99 for smartphones? Or are you comparing FF3's price to that of Gameloft games? Gameloft is a pretty big deal on smartphones, I suppose, but they're not Square. Square's games are truly world class, at least according to their fans. Again, I'm not one of them, but I'm sure if I paid for FF3, I'd get what I paid for in a JRPG. There are some JRPG or otherwise more strategic/turn-based RPGs on the Market, but they are not Final Fantasy quality, and I don't think anybody is saying they are. They are good for what they are. Again, you get what you pay for.
If we aren't willing to pay $16 for a premium game on Android, why should other developers consider our platform? I'd love to see something like Oblivion or Skyrim, or better yet, Fallout 3 or New Vegas, on our phones, but I don't think Bethesda is willing to port those games to Android for what smartphone owners are accustomed to paying, and I don't blame them.
Out of curiosity, what are you willing to pay for a Chrono Trigger port? This considering you can play it right now for free using Snes9x EX and the SNES ROM.
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Re: Gun Commando out now on Playstation Mobile!
I will be writing up my thoughts and adding them here later this morning. Trust me.....its good. Both the game and my review of it.
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OK, here are some of my thoughts on this game. In the 90s I was in my teens. And have many fond memories of fragfests of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Duke Nukem, Star Wars Dark Forces, and many others.
Now playing Gun Commando reminds me of many of these games. Graphically it reminiscent of the early FPS shooters in the mid 90s. But there are some 3D elements to it, if you see the video Legion showcased you will see that mostly in the vehicles it has a psuedo 3D effect which I must say is done very well.
Controls are too sensitive for me off the bat so I lowered it to three and it played very well, smooth and fast.
The story is pretty basic and generic, but lets face it unless your thinking Halo or any modern FPS the story is always just there to give you something. But then again its like an action movie. No one sees an action movie for the story, its the action.
So to narrow it down to Pros/Cons:
Cons (Just to get this out of the way first)
* Controls initally way too sensitive (lowered to 3 for me resolved this)
* Story is pretty basic, but we knew that
* Levels are a little too short ( I played to level 4 so perhaps they get bigger)
Pro's
* Really like the comic book style opening, done very well
* Found the dialog in the comic sequences to be funny at times
* Graphics are lush, vibrant and look great with the light 3D touch up
* Controls, once adjusted, were great
To add to this, I have been thus far greatly disappointed in the PSM. I found the payment system to be highway robbery. Paying $5 at a time is assinine in my opinion. And after about 2-3 weeks since its release, PSM, I removed the app entirely from my phone. But with the release of Gun Commando I reinstalled and bought the game. And I must add that I am glad I did. First game I have bought (Ive purchased 5 games prior to Gun Commando) where I didnt wish I could get a refund.
So if you like classic FPS, and want to add one more to the Xperia PLAY with short quick levels, for that get up and go... Gun Commando could be yours, for a small fee. So enjoy it as I do.
And thank you Legion for making the video, it was very well done and I felt showcased the game nicely.
Side note - In an attempt to locate the Playstation Mobile Reviews that BrianChase was mentioning I came across this YouTube channel, have not watched them yet so dont know how good the makers reviews are.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs4mnTdZNVTM9ysAQmZMdLiQAEGbM3Exp
I just realized 12 hours after posting my thoughts... the sound. Yes... the sound in this game.... excellent in my opinion. Pretty standard fare but it plays nicely with the fast game. As stated you owe it to your self to pay the $3 and buy this game.....
On a side not... I played 4 levels just now.... and wow..... me gots a headache.. but in a good way. The comic scenes.. love all the wife jokes....funny.. BUY THIS GAME...
The soundtrack is surprisingly good for a mobile game, and the duke nukem esque quotes are good for a chuckle. This game is a definite buy, you are right about that!