Atlus Fan Thread

[Mickeymac]

This is a thread for member to come together and talk about their favorite games that were developed and/or plublished by Atlus, a game company known for publishing great yet obscure games that few others would ever put out. Along with publishing, they've also developed a long line of great games, such as the Shin Megami Tensei series (particularly the Persona spin-off series), Etrian Odyssey, and Trauma Center games, among many other games over the course of their long history in the gaming industry. Feel free to talk about any games concerning them, whether you liked or disliked them, etc.

If you're not sure what games where made/published by them, feel free to check their Wikipedia page.

[Betagam7]

I didn't really get into Trauma Centre but if you want to talk two great Atlus games for consoles that both have "Boy" in their name then here goes.

Jack Bros - Virtual Boy

Starring Atlus' own mascot Jack Frost!



One of the best titles on the Virtual Boy and the first one I intend to complete when I eventually get around to having a VB fest. It's a sort of top down Gaunletesque game played against the clock and is a lot of fun.

Also I enjoy

Kwirk - Game Boy




A fun early block pushing puzzler for the original Game Boy, picked it up again recently and enjoyed it as much as I did back in the day.

I've heard that Jack Frost from Jack Bros also appears in the Japanese and NA versions of Snoboard Kids an N64 title I'd really like to play one day.

I found what appears to be Kwirk in an earlt cartoon series but thanks to the idiotic censorbot I'm not able to use the URL even in a photo link:


[[IMG]http://www.gamese****ch.com/kwirk1.jpg[/IMG]

It thinks I'm calling him a **** instead of saying Game Set Watch without the spaces.

[Spore]

They helped ACE Team bring Zeno Clash to a larger audience. That's pretty cool.

[Mickeymac]

Originally Posted by Spore

They helped ACE Team bring Zeno Clash to a larger audience. That's pretty cool.

Yup. Speaking of which, I should really try the XBLA demo of Zeno Clash. Maybe I'll like it more? Who knows.

They also brought Demon's Souls to the U.S., which is literally the only game that has made me want a PS3.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Yay Atlus! Here are my Atlus games:

DS:
The Dark Spire
Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard
Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns
Knights in the Nightmare
Legacy of Ys: Books I & II
Luminous Arc
Luminous Arc 2
My World, My Way
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier

GBA:
River City Ransom EX
Riviera: The Promised Land
Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon
Shining Soul
Shining Soul II
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis

GBC:
Revelations: The Demon Slayer

N64:
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber

PS1:
Kartia: The Word of Fate
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Revelations: Persona
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

PS2:
Arcana Heart
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Eternal Poison
Odin Sphere
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land

PS3:
3D Dot Game Heroes
3D Dot Game Heroes
Demon's Souls

PSP:
Hexyz Force
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable
Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone

VC:
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber

WII:
Baroque
Shiren the Wanderer

[Mickeymac]

@Joyo

That...that is a lot of games............

[Mickeymac]

I would also like to mention that I started an Atlus Fan Club in the Social Groups section.

[Ouenben]

Those social groups are pretty forgotton and useless...

[Mickeymac]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

I didn't really get into Trauma Centre but if you want to talk two great Atlus games for consoles that both have "Boy" in their name then here goes.

Jack Bros - Virtual Boy

Starring Atlus' own mascot Jack Frost!



One of the best titles on the Virtual Boy and the first one I intend to complete when I eventually get around to having a VB fest. It's a sort of top down Gaunletesque game played against the clock and is a lot of fun.

Also I enjoy

Kwirk - Game Boy




A fun early block pushing puzzler for the original Game Boy, picked it up again recently and enjoyed it as much as I did back in the day.

I've heard that Jack Frost from Jack Bros also appears in the Japanese and NA versions of Snoboard Kids an N64 title I'd really like to play one day.

I found what appears to be Kwirk in an earlt cartoon series but thanks to the idiotic censorbot I'm not able to use the URL even in a photo link:


[[IMG]http://www.gamese****ch.com/kwirk1.jpg[/IMG]

It thinks I'm calling him a **** instead of saying Game Set Watch without the spaces.

My G-d that is Kwirk. Weird. Anyways, yeah, I always heard Kwirk was pretty good. Might pick it up someday.

I hope they make some kinda remake of Jack Bros., it sounds like good fun if it weren't for the monchrome red.

[enigmaopoeia]

Atlus is one of my favorite gaming companies, though I have to thank the Persona series namely for that. My favorite games/series that they have developed are: The Dark Spire, Etrian Odyssey, Kartia, Luminous Arc, Persona, Snowboard Kids, Trauma Center, and Yggdra Union.

Originally Posted by Betagam7

I've heard that Jack Frost from Jack Bros also appears in the Japanese and NA versions of Snoboard Kids an N64 title I'd really like to play one day.

Jack Frost does not make an appearance in Snowboard Kids or Snowboard Kids 2 for the N64 nor Snowboard Kids + for the PlayStation. However, he and Black Frost are both playable characters in SBK: Snowboard Kids for the DS.

But you should definitely play SBK and SBK2 for the N64, both being my favorite games on the system. Though I am more partial to SBK+ due to more characters, especially Pamela who is my second best character next to Nancy.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by enigmaopoeia

Atlus is one of my favorite gaming companies, though I have to thank the Persona series namely for that. My favorite games/series that they have developed are: The Dark Spire, Etrian Odyssey, Kartia, Luminous Arc, Persona, Snowboard Kids, Trauma Center, and Yggdra Union.



Jack Frost does not make an appearance in Snowboard Kids or Snowboard Kids 2 for the N64 nor Snowboard Kids + for the PlayStation. However, he and Black Frost are both playable characters in SBK: Snowboard Kids for the DS.

But you should definitely play SBK and SBK2 for the N64, both being my favorite games on the system. Though I am more partial to SBK+ due to more characters, especially Pamela who is my second best character next to Nancy.

That DS game doesn't look so appealing with it ditching the SD look...and why is Jack Frost not in the PAL version???

I will pick up the Snoboard kids for N64 games once I have my N64 back in this country.

[enigmaopoeia]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

That DS game doesn't look so appealing with it ditching the SD look...and why is Jack Frost not in the PAL version???

Are you serious?! Wow, that really sucks...

It's funny with the DS version, people hated the "SD look" and the "huge nose kids" [Personally, I think it's cute.]. So when the art direction changed for SBKDS, the fans are crying how it detracts from the series' charm and unique style, now it's all mainstream animu.

Though that doesn't stop the ****storm they caused by replacing Linda, the fan's favorite, with her relative, Brad. And not to mention other things they messed up. Honestly, SBKDS is a pretty terrible game, I don't think diehard Snowboard Kid fans even enjoyed it.

[Trapster]

I only have a couple of Atlus games so far, which are:

DS: Luminous Arc (Gonna get the sequel sometime)

GBA:
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2

The Devil Summoner games and Riviera looks interesting aswell.

[Mickeymac]

Originally Posted by Trapster

I only have a couple of Atlus games so far, which are:

DS: Luminous Arc (Gonna get the sequel sometime)

GBA:
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2

The Devil Summoner games and Riviera looks interesting aswell.

I take it Luminous Arc is actually pretty good? I always thought it was too generic going by the looks of it, but hey, that's just me.

And I love the Super Robot Taisen games! Especially the Original Generation games, which I thought were better than their licenced game-based cousins (though I've only played a few of those). The epic cut scenes before every attack make battles that much more interesting, and it had a pretty good battle system to boot.

[Diebythesword]

Atlus is great, even published great shooters back in the day

[enigmaopoeia]

Originally Posted by Mickeymac

I take it Luminous Arc is actually pretty good? I always thought it was too generic going by the looks of it, but hey, that's just me.

Luminous Arc is the typical animu game with large bouncing boobs and a harem full of Witches playing up to every stereotype. It is very generic game with a mediocre storyline which tries to make up for it with including cutscenes, voice acting, and boobies.

SRPG-wise, it's pretty much like Jeanne d'Arc where the gets easy in the beginning and then it increasingly get difficult. The battle system is pretty much like a watered down version of Final Fantasy Tactics and the characters have their own unique special abilities. There are also tons of characters for you to choose from.

If you love harem animes like Love Hina with a touch of fantasy and comedy, then you might enjoy Luminous Arc. If you don't, you're honestly not missing much with this series.

[Mickeymac]

Originally Posted by enigmaopoeia

Luminous Arc is the typical animu game with large bouncing boobs and a harem full of Witches playing up to every stereotype. It is very generic game with a mediocre storyline which tries to make up for it with including cutscenes, voice acting, and boobies.

SRPG-wise, it's pretty much like Jeanne d'Arc where the gets easy in the beginning and then it increasingly get difficult. The battle system is pretty much like a watered down version of Final Fantasy Tactics and the characters have their own unique special abilities. There are also tons of characters for you to choose from.

If you love harem animes like Love Hina with a touch of fantasy and comedy, then you might enjoy Luminous Arc. If you don't, you're honestly not missing much with this series.

Eh, the only Harem anime I ever liked was Tenchi Muyo, and that's probably because only 2 of the girls actually seemed to have much interest in Tenchi (or at least, only two of them actively fought over him), and all of them were such screwballs that they ended up making his life miserable.

Anyways, thanks, now I won't feel the urge to pay a premium for such a generic game.