Marvelous & XSEED Need Our Lovin'!

[AlexSays]

What are the only two things here that need more lovin' than Alex?
Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED!

Who Are They?

Marvelous -- Developer of Harvest Moon series.
Marvelous -- Publisher responsible for No More Heroes in Japan and Europe.

XSEED -- Localization expert responsible for publishing whatshouldabeen Japan-only games in North America.
XSEED -- Publisher that has teamed up with Marvelous to try to localize Japan-only games like Fragile, Sky Crawlers, and more!

*Important note: Rising Star is another publisher directly connected to Marvelous Entertainment. Europeans owe them some love because they're responsible for bringing some games to Europe.

09 Wii Games?



Muramasa: The Demon Blade

Published by: NA -- XSEED/Marv. EU -- Rising Star.
Release Date: NA -- est. July 09. EU -- est. Nov. 09



Rune Factory: Frontier

Published by: NA -- XSEED/Marv. EU -- Rising Star.
Release Date: NA -- March 17, 2009. EU -- est. Oct. 09.



Arc Rise Fantasia

Publisher: NA -- XSEED/Marv. EU -- Rising Star??
Release Date: NA -- TBA 09. EU -- TBA

*This game has not been confirmed for a release date in Europe but it would make sense for Rising Star to continue the trend and publish the game.



Little King's Story

Publisher: NA -- XSEED/Marv. EU -- Rising Star.
Release Date: NA -- May 09. EU -- TBA 09.

People want third parties to step up? Well they are!
Here's four amazing looking games from the same little connection of publishers all scheduled for 2009.

There's no two publishers around working harder to bring Wii owners some great games.
Let's hope our support is enough to bring Fragile to NA and Europe!

[MasterGH]

Already fairly much set on getting Rune Factory: Frontier after some previews on IGN and it being Harvest Moon (great) with combat (awesome!), as well as Little King's Story. Hadn't heard of the others, but they look interesting

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Muramasa looks good! The others look..............

That aside, though, I think it's nice that these guys are trying to bring different / unique games to the Wii. There are certainly people out there who are starving for this kind of game.

[digiki]

XSEED has something to do with Retro Game Challenge doesn't it? I'll probably get that.

Murumasa looks good, Arc Rise too

[AlexSays]

Originally Posted by MasterGH

Already fairly much set on getting Rune Factory: Frontier after some previews on IGN and it being Harvest Moon (great) with combat (awesome!), as well as Little King's Story. Hadn't heard of the others, but they look interesting

Oh I can't wait for Rune Factory. It'll most likely be my first Wii game of the year.

And then Little King's Story is a RPG/RTS being made by a group of some of the most talented developers in gaming, so that'll be another instant purchase.

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

Muramasa looks good! The others look..............

That aside, though, I think it's nice that these guys are trying to bring different / unique games to the Wii. There are certainly people out there who are starving for this kind of game.

Well if it's any consolation, Arc Rise Fantasia is a RPG being made by developers responsible for Tales of Symphonia, a series noted for it's gameplay and not it's visuals.

And then like Harvest Moon, I don't think graphics will play a huge role in Rune Factory. Same goes for Little King's Story.

All four of those games are types of RPGs though, so yeah there are some RPG-loving Wii owners that can't wait for these.

Originally Posted by digiki

XSEED has something to do with Retro Game Challenge doesn't it? I'll probably get that.

Yeahp, XSEED published Retro Game Challenge in North America!

[Spore]

The only one I am remotely interested in is The Demon Blade.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by AlexSays

Well if it's any consolation, Arc Rise Fantasia is a RPG being made by developers responsible for Tales of Symphonia, a series noted for it's gameplay and not it's visuals.

And then like Harvest Moon, I don't think graphics will play a huge role in Rune Factory. Same goes for Little King's Story.

All four of those games are types of RPGs though, so yeah there are some RPG-loving Wii owners that can't wait for these.

I'm an RPG-lovin' Wii owner, but I love good RPGs the most... I'm not saying these won't be good, just that I'm not convinced. There were so many Tales wannabes on the PS2 (and Nippon Ichi wannabes, too) that what appears to be another Tales wannabe doesn't excite me. I'll have to see reviews and/or try the game out first. Rune Factory and Little King both look like colourful RPG-lites, which is an immediate strike against them in the first impressions category, but as I said, I'm enough of an RPG fan to allow myself to be convinced when I start hearing more about them.

Muramasa looks good right from the get-go, though, which is why I immediately excluded them from my ellipsis-heavy doubts in my first post. Visually attractive, nice theme/style, and a tried and true predecessor that they've already stated they're going to try to improve on (Odin Sphere).

[AlexSays]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

Rune Factory and Little King both look like colourful RPG-lites, which is an immediate strike against them in the first impressions category, but as I said, I'm enough of an RPG fan to allow myself to be convinced when I start hearing more about them.

Well yeah that's kind of what I meant by "types of RPGs".
Little King's Story is like a RTS/RPG mix, Rune Factory is a RPG/Sim, and Muramasa is a Action/RPG mix although the developers haven't shown off the RPG parts.

The only true RPG, per say, is Arc Rise Fantasia. And from what I've gathered, it's not just a wannabe. Some people are under the impression the Tales of Symphonia series is over, and the developers from that series are working on this one. Apparently Symphonia 1 and 2 didn't sell enough so they're seeing if people like this series more. Which would explain why Tales 2 had so many new people working on it, because some had already migrated to this new game. I have high hopes for it anyway.

As for Muramasa improving on Odin Sphere, Rune Factory is supposed to be an advancement in the series from the DS games, which have both scored decent. So if this game is an improvement, it'll really be a nice treat for Wii owners who like the Sim/RPG Harvest Moon type thing.

I think all these games have promise, especially since they're all backed by talented developers, so I'm hoping they all turn out great.
Personally these four games might be the top-four I'm looking forward to, at the moment. I understand not everyone sharing my enthusiasm so far ahead though, but I have a really good feeling about these games, and if they turn out decent I hope everyone gives them a chance.

[Refa]

I'm only interested in Murasama myself, and Arc Rise Fantasia looks painfully generic. And I never was a Harvest Moon fan, the game seemed like all of the BORING parts of Animal Crossing, but at least HM fans will be happy.

BTW, all these 2 companies did is localize a bunch of mediocre games (except Retro Game Challenge and No More Heroes)... Why do THEY need saving?

... Free Radical HAS BEEN SAVED!

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Refa

BTW, all these 2 companies did is localize a bunch of mediocre games (except Retro Game Challenge and No More Heroes)... Why do THEY need saving?

They are developers and publishers. They don't need "saving"—they need support... unless we just want generic mini-game collections to proliferate even more than they already have. I may not have passionate interest in many of the games listed in this thread already, but I think more variety and more attention to quality in these RPG subgenres is important for the Wii's software library.

[Refa]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

They are developers and publishers. They don't need "saving"—they need support... unless we just want generic mini-game collections to proliferate even more than they already have. I may not have passionate interest in many of the games listed in this thread already, but I think more variety and more attention to quality in these RPG subgenres is important for the Wii's software library.

I think Sega is helping the Wii enough as it is.
Besides, none of these RPGs are going to be great EDIT in my opinion.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Refa

I think Sega is helping the Wii enough as it is.
Besides, none of these RPGs are going to be great.

Yeah, you're right, thanks Sega! We don't need any more new games now, thanks to Sega. Stop all development for the Wii!

Maybe you're right and none of these RPGs will be great, but I'd take any one of them over Imagine Horsez, and a lot of people will buy them just because they're cartoony RPGs. Are you trying to argue that none of these games will be great therefore they shouldn't be released? Because that's just silly.

[Refa]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

Are you trying to argue that none of these games will be great therefore they shouldn't be released? Because that's just silly.

Yeah, Imagine Horsez wasn't great, but that should still be released, even if it's not great.

...But seriously, I don't want a run of the mill RPG on the Wii that is pretty much a PS1 game with better graphics. They made the Wii mote for a reason, and damn, they should use it! I saw this cool import RPG from Monolith, and that's the kind of RPG I personnally would prefer on the Wii.

[AlexSays]

Originally Posted by Refa

I think Sega is helping the Wii enough as it is.
Besides, none of these RPGs are going to be great.

At this point, I don't expect any less of a pessimistic, assinine attitude on this site.

Let's pray all developers stop making games because Sega is doing enough for everyone. And let's hope these games stay in Japan, because your crystal ball says they suck.

Absolutely disgusting. I've had enough of this.

[Refa]

Originally Posted by AlexSays

At this point, I don't expect any less of a pessimistic, assinine attitude on this site.

Let's pray all developers stop making games because Sega is doing enough for everyone. And let's hope these games stay in Japan, because your crystal ball says they suck.

Absolutely disgusting. I've had enough of this.

You are absolutely right, we all know these games are going to be instant classics. Let's all be hopelessy optimistic and pretend that there's not a single possibiliyty that these games will be anything less than the ****.

[AlexSays]

Originally Posted by Refa

You are absolutely right, we all know these games are going to be instant classics. Let's all be hopelessy optimistic and pretend that there's not a single possibiliyty that these games will be anything less than the ****.

You know what's sad, more than a few people on this site would agree with you.

I'm done here.

[Refa]

Originally Posted by AlexSays

You know what's sad, more than a few people on this site would agree with you.

I'm done here.

Fine with me, it's just my opinion anyways. I could be wrong, and if they are, in fact, good games, I may get them, but for know, I choose to remain skeptical (especially about the control scheme). Look at how good DoaNW was.

[Shortay]

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