Author Topic: Will Drinky be playing Soma Bringer? (Read 4632 times)

recursivelyenumerable · « **on:** February 27, 2008, 11:57:09 AM »

on the one hand, it is a DS game

made by Tetsuya Takahashi and the Xenosaga team

starring Chrono and Sephiroth, which sp0rsk is currently spooging over.

on the other hand

Quote from: Famitsu

Story's great but the customization is the heart of the game. Rare item drops invokes feelings of Diablo. Orbs can be used to enhance weapons. The motivation in the game is to build a solid character. Together with the action elements of the game, the tempo is great.

can this dilemma ever possibly be resolved?!

Eric P · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:58:38 AM »

SOMA?

YES PLEASE

tiesto · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2008, 12:07:54 PM »

This game, based on the videos, looks REAL awesome - flows nicely, good graphics, variety of combat styles/weapons, Mitsuda music

. I'm itchin' for a good ARPG since the Kingdom Hearts series is ass, and the Mana series dropped the ball majorly.

demi · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2008, 12:37:57 PM »

demi is gonna try soma bringer too

2058 - Soma Bringer (J)

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2008, 12:41:29 PM »

my store has it filed under

Soma_Bringer_JPN_NDS-6rz

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2008, 12:44:36 PM »

97MB zip file, yaya

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2008, 12:53:02 PM »

oh yes, yes i will

demi · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2008, 01:15:19 PM »

Game reminds me of Children of Mana

Cant understand a lick though as usual - deleted

Himu · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2008, 01:16:52 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on February 27, 2008, 12:07:54 PM

This game, based on the videos, looks REAL awesome - flows nicely, good graphics, variety of combat styles/weapons, Mitsuda music . I'm itchin' for a good ARPG since the Kingdom Hearts series is ass, and the Mana series dropped the ball majorly.

Yeah TotA isn't filling that void for me either

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2008, 04:36:38 PM »

ugh, LO has turned me into that creature I've always hated

the man who wants to skip all the cutscenes on his first playthrough

y2kev · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2008, 04:38:27 PM »

LIRUM :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

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Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #11 on:** February 27, 2008, 04:41:03 PM »

I also have a special hatred in my heart now for the "wacky" theme in any RPG

y2kev · « **Reply #12 on:** February 27, 2008, 04:42:00 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 27, 2008, 04:41:03 PM

I also have a special hatred in my heart now for the "wacky" theme in any RPG

Gongara's Theme or the Dream theme for maximum wakitude?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #13 on:** February 27, 2008, 04:44:31 PM »

I was thinking of the prison escape theme

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #14 on:** February 27, 2008, 04:47:10 PM »

now that I can read Japanese, I am just mashing A to get through the cutscenes as quickly as possible

how ironic

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #15 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:00:15 PM »

EVENT SKIP = ON

set it in the options, L+R to skip cutscenes

game is looking better already

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #16 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:03:22 PM »

I've been seeing a lot of commercials for Soma Bringer lately, looks pretty cool.

Beezy · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:07:48 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on February 27, 2008, 01:16:52 PM

Quote from: tiesto on February 27, 2008, 12:07:54 PM
This game, based on the videos, looks REAL awesome - flows nicely, good graphics, variety of combat styles/weapons, Mitsuda music . I'm itchin' for a good ARPG since the Kingdom Hearts series is ass, and the Mana series dropped the ball majorly.

Yeah TotA isn't filling that void for me either

Tales games aren't ARPGs.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:09:32 PM »

omg a talent tree
with multiple points placeable in each talent
and free respecs

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:14:35 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on February 27, 2008, 05:07:48 PM

Quote from: Himuro on February 27, 2008, 01:16:52 PM
Quote from: tiesto on February 27, 2008, 12:07:54 PM
This game, based on the videos, looks REAL awesome - flows nicely, good graphics, variety of combat styles/weapons, Mitsuda music . I'm itchin' for a good ARPG since the Kingdom Hearts series is ass, and the Mana series dropped the ball majorly.

Yeah TotA isn't filling that void for me either

Tales games aren't ARPGs.

Tales games have a weird RPG+fighting game system, which I HATE.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #20 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:21:31 PM »

just beat the first dungeon
I went with the Assassin character, focus on martial arts and such.
I like the way all four face buttons are "attacks" and you can mix up your mashing.
I also really like the way they went with TINY characters--means they can fit three party members and multiple enemies on screen at once. camera zooms in as you strike.
still learning the combo/break system--not really necessary yet.

talent tree with multiple levels in each talent and 3 talent points per level = zomg let me touch u
FREE RESPECS, wow, Japanese developer does what Hellgate don't

100% skippable story, once you turn on "EVENT SKIP" in the options you just press Start during a cutscene and it INSTANTLY skips to the next playable section

Event Skip

Story:
In a world where the a magical energy source known as Soma drives the technology and daily lives of all its inhabitants, there lies a huge continent named Barnea. In recent years, the natural balance of Soma has been disrupted by the arrival of mysterious beings called Visitors. To investigate these occurances, Secundadeians - the organization that regulates Soma in the world, creates a military division to deal with these Visitors - the Pharzuph. The story follows the seven members of the 7th Division of the Pharzuph. What they discover on one of their missions will determine the fate of the world... HIT THINGS

there's even a good story log and quest log in case you skip something important (from a gameplay perspective, nothing can be important from a story perspective lol)

great music (Mitsuda, duh)

overall, pretty good so far, will definitely keep at it beyond this first dungeon.

sadness: can't customize your NPC's skills or equipment

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #21 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:25:48 PM »

Sounds pretty good for a free game.

Beezy · « **Reply #22 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:27:41 PM »

This was made by the Baten Katios people, right?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #23 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:28:16 PM »

skill trees are per weapon type, not per character :O

three trees per character

Rman · « **Reply #24 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:30:44 PM »

Sounds funs.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #25 on:** February 28, 2008, 04:33:17 AM »

Quote

This was made by the Baten Katios people, right?

as stated in my OP, it's made by (part of) the Xenosaga team.

bluemax · « **Reply #26 on:** March 03, 2008, 02:23:19 AM »

Chances of English release?

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #27 on:** March 03, 2008, 03:49:28 AM »

Those are some nice impressions, Patel. I'll definitely keep an eye on this title. Can anyone comment on the story, though? I was hoping for something better than most of the DS's RPG offerings.

I watched some video on YouTube and the battle system does look fun. Graphics are pretty, and the music is great (Mitsuda:

). I am not a fan of the character designs, though. They look awful to me. RE wasn't kidding about Chrono and Sephiroth.

MCD · « **Reply #28 on:** March 03, 2008, 03:53:19 AM »

the character designs are crap but i like the environments.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #29 on:** March 03, 2008, 12:32:27 PM »

duckroll quite likes the story, but I'll be damned if I read a single word of it. that's why the game has a quest log.

I played a bit more...my only real complaint is that I wish enemy density was higher. hopefully that picks up in later acts.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #30 on:** March 03, 2008, 10:27:14 PM »

EVENT SKIP

I love this game, the people never talk

demi · « **Reply #31 on:** April 15, 2008, 05:44:41 AM »

http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php/topic,6167.0.html

If any of you nice Japanese speaking folk would like to HELP Drinky and Demi (well mostly Demi) play Soma Bringer, feel free to help translate it

http://somatrans.scribblewiki.com/Script

Granted, Groo says it is coming in six months, but there are no hints as to who would even bring this over

RevenantKioku · « **Reply #32 on:** April 15, 2008, 06:01:08 AM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 03, 2008, 12:32:27 PM

I played a bit more...my only real complaint is that I wish enemy density was higher. hopefully that picks up in later acts.

HA!
No, but the maps get bigger! That's a ... yeah. Enemy population in this game is a huge fucking issue. I enjoyed it but outside of maybe playing some multiplayer with people once in a while I won't be touching it again.

Jabberwocky · « **Reply #33 on:** April 15, 2008, 06:47:52 AM »

Quote from: Groo on March 04, 2008, 04:35:02 AM

Official blog says the game will be coming to America in six months.
Then you can skip over the English text instead of the Japanese text.

1000% YES!

Crushed · « **Reply #34 on:** April 15, 2008, 10:26:19 AM »

So wait, is this game really like an animu Diablo.

FatalT · « **Reply #35 on:** April 15, 2008, 03:50:47 PM »

Woo I'm getting that English translation.

Jabberwocky · « **Reply #36 on:** April 17, 2008, 05:25:02 AM »

Quote from: Groo on March 04, 2008, 04:35:02 AM

Official blog says the game will be coming to America in six months.
Then you can skip over the English text instead of the Japanese text.

So after extensive research I can't seem to find this official blog. Do you mind linking?

News:

Author Topic: Will Drinky be playing Soma Bringer? (Read 4632 times)