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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: demi on May 14, 2007, 06:39:12 AM

Title: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: demi on May 14, 2007, 06:39:12 AM
If anyone wants to bum my Japanese account I will let you use it to download it.

THE DEMO IS IN ENGLISH WHEN PLAYED ON AMERICAN ACCOUNT

Future post for impressions when I actually get to it.
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: demi on May 14, 2007, 07:34:48 AM
Initial impression after about 15-20 minutes of play (made it to first town in demo):

Graphics look great (on SD... anyway), voice acting is blah.

GAMEPLAY is nice. Uses light/dark for enemies and attacks. Enemy or you run under some shade, you can trigger different special attacks. I don't see any form of MP, I think its infinite?

When its your turn you have so much time before your turn is over. So it's like, turn-based... but it's active. When it's enemy's turn, you can press block at the right time and lower the attack, like Super Mario RPG. It tells you when you can hit it, so you don't have to guess... like Super Mario RPG.

I like it. I will play more thoroughly later today. PM me if you want my Japan account to get it. The demo is entirely in english -- voices, text, even has a ESRB rating of Teen! Apparently this is coming out in September. I'd imagine an American demo is on the horizon.
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 14, 2007, 10:37:29 AM
So is this basically a Mana type game? Thats what it looks like. I mean I know its not from the Mana line but it being close to the 'latest' Mana games means ill buy it. Fuck the morons longing for secret of purple jumpsuit mana, I like me some grind happy action 'rpg' s
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: Beezy on May 14, 2007, 12:48:58 PM
Mana? It always reminded me of the newer Tales games.
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 14, 2007, 12:51:48 PM
Yeah I havent seen much of it thats why im asking
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: Beezy on May 14, 2007, 12:53:31 PM
Hey demi, can you take some vids of the battle system for us?
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: demi on May 14, 2007, 01:41:06 PM
[youtube=425,350]DRnDTgG4izo[/youtube]

* Notice each person gets their own turn, as shown by the timer on the left. This is what I mean by "turn-based, but still active"

* The stars on the right are Echoes, this powers up your special move (Y). Notice how it's 32 at the start, then goes away when she uses Shade Comet and takes off 800HP. Later, she uses it and it only takes off ~122 HP. You build Echoes by doing regular attacks. Y attacks are unlimited, but damage is dictated by your Echoes.

* Notice how she runs to the left into the shade (even though it's Dark?) to activate this spell -- the text for Y changes when she runs under the shade. In the light, it would be a healing spell instead.

* Chance! is the part where you hit B to guard it. You can also counterattack, but maybe at different opportunities than Guarding.

* X is your items, you equip certain items to people for use in battle, you don't flip to an item screen. Think Kingdom Hearts. You use RB to cycle through your items for use.
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 14, 2007, 01:44:53 PM
Sounds interesting
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: Beezy on May 14, 2007, 01:57:10 PM
When does it come out in the U.S? I really need a 360. :(
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: demi on May 14, 2007, 01:58:47 PM
September
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: Mr. Gundam on May 14, 2007, 02:22:44 PM
I went over to a coworker's house during my lunch break and tried out the demo, it was loads of fun.
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: Shuri on May 14, 2007, 04:08:20 PM
a fagtastic animu j-rpg where you fight triceratops. EXCITING
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: tiesto on May 14, 2007, 04:13:13 PM
a fagtastic animu j-rpg where you fight triceratops. EXCITING

A guy named "shuri" complaining about animu?  :lol
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: tiesto on May 14, 2007, 09:33:44 PM
I played the demo and it was pretty cool... even though the "dungeon" was rather linear and the camera in battles wasn't that great.
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: demi on May 14, 2007, 09:41:49 PM
a fagtastic animu j-rpg where you fight triceratops. EXCITING

it's a hog. you should know. fatty.
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: brawndolicious on May 14, 2007, 09:56:32 PM
it was pretty good in terms of gameplay but I don't play many of these games so I wouldn't know how to compare it.  I honestly think  it has the best graphics I've ever seen, no other game has this much attention to detail.  I really want a zelda in this style.
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: Shuri on May 14, 2007, 11:06:11 PM
a fagtastic animu j-rpg where you fight triceratops. EXCITING

it's a hog. you should know. fatty.
Does your hacked psp hugs you at night? Cloudie could had.

Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: hyp on May 15, 2007, 06:55:51 PM
for you lazy fuckers, here's a gameplay video i made:

http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=65577

6 minutes of bliss.

Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: Beezy on May 15, 2007, 07:43:41 PM
Yeah, I need this game.
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: Oblivion on May 15, 2007, 07:56:07 PM
Hey, BZ. Did you get a chance to see Slayers yet?
Title: Re: Eternal Sonata / Trusty Bell demo on XBL Japan
Post by: Beezy on May 15, 2007, 10:40:42 PM
Nah. I downloaded it, I just haven't watched it yet.