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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: magus on July 11, 2011, 07:26:26 AM

Title: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: magus on July 11, 2011, 07:26:26 AM
http://www.romhacking.net/trans/1623/

i've always wanted to play this,romhackers to the rescue once again :bow
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: demi on July 11, 2011, 07:33:47 AM
zzzz old games
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: tiesto on July 11, 2011, 08:46:26 AM
Oh awesome, surprised it took so long... now when the hell are we getting translations of Marvelous, Ys Origin, and Ys 5?
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: cool breeze on July 11, 2011, 10:56:23 AM
the Origin translation is in progress (for a while) and one for Xanadu Next is supposedly far along
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: MoxManiac on July 11, 2011, 12:14:26 PM
Quote from: Linkzg on July 11, 2011, 10:56:23 AM
the Origin translation is in progress (for a while) and one for Xanadu Next is supposedly far along

What is Xanadu Next?
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on July 11, 2011, 12:26:04 PM
awesome, will play
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 11, 2011, 12:26:14 PM
Quote from: MoxManiac on July 11, 2011, 12:14:26 PM
Quote from: Linkzg on July 11, 2011, 10:56:23 AM
the Origin translation is in progress (for a while) and one for Xanadu Next is supposedly far along

What is Xanadu Next?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanadu_Next
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 11, 2011, 03:05:11 PM
wat, can I play this on the PC?
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: Diunx on July 11, 2011, 03:32:30 PM
is a gameboy game of course you can play it on your pc.
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: cool breeze on July 11, 2011, 03:36:31 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 11, 2011, 12:26:14 PM
Quote from: MoxManiac on July 11, 2011, 12:14:26 PM
Quote from: Linkzg on July 11, 2011, 10:56:23 AM
the Origin translation is in progress (for a while) and one for Xanadu Next is supposedly far along

What is Xanadu Next?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanadu_Next

wiki shows the ngage version.  I meant the PC version:

[youtube=560,345]UXlEM9ecbPw[/youtube]

only found out about it recently because the gaf thread was bumped.  It's another Falcom action rpg game like Ys.
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: demi on July 11, 2011, 03:37:17 PM
Faxanadu > Xanadu Next
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: magus on July 11, 2011, 04:15:34 PM
that xanadu video looks like the lamest diablo 2 clone i have ever seen
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: magus on July 11, 2011, 06:30:09 PM
mmm well i played for quite a bit,it sure feels pretty classic and ancient,it works like this on the overworld you have an overhead map and you move around like in zelda,but when you enter a dungeon it switch to 2D and it become quite platformy

combat is automated,when you touch an enemy they become a ball of smoke and the fight happens automaticaly,power up are important because if you aren't powered up enough you can't defeat whatever you need to kill but at the same time it feels lame that the player gets to do nothing in combat at all

the jumping section in the dungeon are nice but most of the time is spent searching whatever power-up you need,the next item to make the plot move forward,there is one huge dungeon that you explore as you unveil more of the plot

after the first hour of the game,the hero gets to transform,you can either morph into a frog which gives you increased jump and the ability to travel underwater or a snake,which let you slide under low passages,turn enemy into blocks (which you can push into human form) and get hint from other snake (that otherwise would attack you) so there is a little bit of puzzle solving by changing form,changing form requires consumable items which is a little annoying but to be fair,the game always seems to put at least one of them close to where you need it when you need them

the fan-translation is top notch,i haven't seen a single line of japanese and it flows perfectly,if i didn't know any better this could have been an official release

so yeah ultimately a lot of the game is spent hunting for stuff,though since the game is pretty linear there is not a lot to search
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: originalz on July 11, 2011, 09:44:36 PM
wtf?  Why would Falcom make a game for the N-Gage of all things?
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on July 12, 2011, 02:01:14 AM
I actually own Xanadu Next for the N-gage :lol

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:'(
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Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: tiesto on July 12, 2011, 09:38:23 AM
Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on July 12, 2011, 02:01:14 AM
I actually own Xanadu Next for the N-gage :lol

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:'(
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How is it? I'm still shocked Falcom ever made a game for that system. My friend has Xanadu Next for PC and it seemed pretty cool, though not as entertaining as the Ys games.
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on July 12, 2011, 03:33:58 PM
From what I remember it was really decent and one of the system's better games (which truly isn't saying much); the only thing that really killed it was the awful framerate and the fact that the screen is horizontally-oriented which killed visibility.

I bought that thing Day 1 because I'm a loser and got an N-gage on contract and was surprised that Falcom thought it'd be a good idea to release something on the damn thing  :-\ I haven't played the PC version yet though I've always meant to.
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: demi on July 13, 2011, 09:20:27 AM
Against my better judgment I actually sat down with this (played on Lameboy DS emulator).

It's nothing at all like Zelda. The game is made up of the atrocious platforming parts from Link's Awakening, combat is done automatically, and even scripted (you can't pass certain parts until you find a power up in the area), or you are meant to "die" at parts that you have no idea if you are supposed to. The main character is black, or middle eastern, one of the two.

I had to navigate this boring ass empty "dungeon" area just to find a Diamond Key. I didn't fight a single enemy, and all I did was explore narrow passageways and hop over gaps. I'm not even sure there are bosses in thsi game.

This game is ballsack, and you should feel bad magus for even mentioning it in the same vein as "Link's Awakening" - why do you play this trash? Go play your Xbox 360.
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: magus on July 13, 2011, 10:52:16 AM
actualy i finished it :-[
it's really short
i don't think it's bad but i'll be lying if i didn't say i was expecting better

and nope,there are no boss

i guess nobody care but apparently this was made by team shikamaru the same team behind this

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq1cqn9zBvs[/youtube]

which you should play
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: demi on July 13, 2011, 11:49:15 AM
why would i want to play anything by "team shikamaru" when their first game i played is complete garbage. your logic leaves weaves in my afro sheen hair.
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: magus on July 13, 2011, 12:37:58 PM
you are the one missing the awesome detective game demi :smug
Title: Re: you guys like link's awakening?
Post by: Himu on July 13, 2011, 06:31:23 PM
Quote from: magus on July 13, 2011, 10:52:16 AM
actualy i finished it :-[
it's really short
i don't think it's bad but i'll be lying if i didn't say i was expecting better

and nope,there are no boss

i guess nobody care but apparently this was made by team shikamaru the same team behind this

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq1cqn9zBvs[/youtube]

which you should play


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