tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265122249617174593.post5096994763343852708..comments2023-10-01T06:04:50.970-07:00Comments on Adventures In Game Design: One of the Best Games You Haven't Played: Valkyria ChroniclesAvengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620461232323003456noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265122249617174593.post-81666013912783289572009-02-02T20:49:00.000-08:002009-02-02T20:49:00.000-08:00I've played a bit of Persona 4, but it's true that...I've played a bit of Persona 4, but it's true that finishing it is no doubt far beyond my attention span. Still the game seemed really fun and solid. The strange mix of old school dungeon crawling and high school simulation is as engaging as it was in its predecessor.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you both bring up some good points. Though I'd still like to see some niche titles using a full-blown console (at least as much as Valkyria Chronicles does), but I understand why that might never be cost effective.Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620461232323003456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265122249617174593.post-8091606854963078832009-02-02T06:04:00.000-08:002009-02-02T06:04:00.000-08:00Bonus points for the Vandal Hearts reference.Anoth...Bonus points for the Vandal Hearts reference.<BR/><BR/>Another thing to note is that a lot of the more niche titles have moved to handhelds, the DS in particular. The World Ends With You is obviously the first title that spring to mind. Wild Arms XF (turn based strategy on hexes? YES PLEASE) is also another good example of a less-mainstream game that ended up on a handheld. <BR/><BR/>In general, I think as long as the Japanese are around, there will be a way (re: Atlus) to get your hands on less-commonplace gaming fare, it just going to be more scarce than it may have been in the past.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'd take this time to recommend Persona 4 or Arrrrrrr Tonelico 2 to you, but I know you'd just abandon them after 10 hours or so, so I won't bother. ;)Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667086525054410749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265122249617174593.post-67390290923894802242009-02-01T11:34:00.000-08:002009-02-01T11:34:00.000-08:00I am someone who is clearly a Sony fan boy, who do...I am someone who is clearly a Sony fan boy, who doesn't play a lot of action titles, who has a love for Eastern titles, and who even owns this game. Yet even I haven't bother to put it in my PS3 yet. <BR/><BR/>I agree with you that their marketing was abysmal. How does this game not have an online 2 player skirmish mode? I think that would have helped slightly. Slightly.<BR/><BR/>I think the target audience for this game, if they are anything like me, just happens to have chosen a different console for this generation. The PS2.<BR/><BR/>VC has not touched my PS3 because I am busy playing Persona 4 right now. I buy about 2 PS2 games a month. They are only $10-$40 and it is easy to find lots of titles for whatever you are looking for. My PS3 even has backwards compatibility because it understands what I really want.<BR/><BR/>If I stopped buying games right now I would probably have enough PS2 games in my backlog to last me for the next 5 years.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272479507238117327noreply@blogger.com