>Game franchise you love that has disappeared.
Whats her name /v/?
Wild Arms, Suikoden, Silent Hill, Shadow Hearts, so many of them lost... like tears in the rain
>>342267548
>Whats her name /v/?
You already posted her.
>>342267667
Wild Arms game is in development though
>>342267667
you're only missing Breath of Fire to complete the PS1 hallmark
>>342267548
This was GOTY waiting to happen, but it never happened.
>>342267548
Ogre Battle / Tactics Ogre.
Tenchu too.
Where did my ninjafus run off to? ;_:
>>342267998
At least it ended on a high note
>>342267998
>no Sugar
no wonder
>>342267548Devil May Cry.DMC5 never ever.
>>342268193
aren't they reworking a reboot with classic Dante?
>>342267870
Source? There's a rumor that they might be making one but nothing concrete.
>>342267548
This, Vagrant Story, a tactical Shining Force, and Advance wars.
>>342267548
They're working on new Front Mission title, though.
>>342267667
It hurts me to see how many properties I care about are now effectively dead in Konami's clutches.
>>342268379
>They're working on new Front Mission title, though.
Not OP, but after Evolved I'm afraid.
I can't play FM5 without losing so many days to that bastard random dungeon that I forget where I'm at in the plot and need to start again
>>342268379
>They're working on a new front mission title, though.
Source? last one I saw was that terrible third person action game attempt trying to mirror that other fast paced mecha game.
>>342268523
>Loot boxes explode with the power that rivals the force of sun
What in the ever living fuck?
>>342268348
The Wild Arms developers said it himself
>>342268502
>>342268608
It's nothing confirmed yet, sadly.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/front-mission-being-revived-at-square-enix-report/1100-6427922/
>A former Chromehounds and Armored Core dev has reportedly signed up for the project.
>>342268686
It's amazing how well that game didn't age. The mechanics are good but that and age of mythology are a bit of an eyesore.
>>342268523
Is FM5 worth playing if I only dabbled in FM3? I heard it depends heavily on having played most of the series to get the story.
The only thing worse than it being gone was that shitty mobile game attempt.
>>342269024
You can play it, yeah. But you'll enjoy it more if you play all of it. Specially 1 and 2.I'd play older titles first if I were you.
>>342269024
Different anon, but I glanced over guide that listed the references and it was mostly about one and two.
>>342268785
Where?
>"I want to let you know that, it’s been six years and eight months since the release of Wild Arms XF, and since then, I’ve been working behind the scenes, together with Nishijima (Taku Nishijima) and Motomura (Kentaro), two great friends from SCE, to whom I’m very grateful.
>....While we were able to get very nice results this time [from the Famitsu ballot,] this is just the beginning. We barely just stepped off the start line, and the actual finish line is a little farther ahead.
>So for now, please continue supporting us with your “Arc Impulse” support. Thank you!"
>While he doesn’t specifically mention anything that is in the works,
Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2014/04/04/new-wild-arms-works-still-far-awaya/
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/01/22/wild-arms-creator-teases-little-meeting-20th-anniversary/
Nothing has been confirmed. It could be Vaporwear. Remember Chrono Break? Unless they confirm a WA game it's still dead.
>>342269024
From what I remember the references are mostly pointing out the events and repercussions of other games happening elsewhere as they come up, I never completely 5 though and had only played 1 and 4 beforehand.
It's worth playing anyway, gameplay is fantastic.
steambot chronicles
it was nearly done, i know it
The first game was shit but this one helped put the series on the right track
The Suffering series. It was not fantastic, but I enjoyed the enemy types.
>>342270363
Isn't Vampyr following the same style / world? Seems like spiritual successor. Granted it has the remember me devs behind it...
>>342271379
the stuff they showed for E3 looked abysmal
>>342270235
What made FM5 good anon? 4 didn't seem to grab me the way 3 did way back when.
Those custom mech/ weapons do bring a tear of joy to my shriveled heart
>>342267548
Perfect Dark, Mystical Ninja, Bushido Blade, Wario Land, Final Fantasy Tactics
>>342267548
Why are you sad? 5 wrapped everything up beautifully and was a great send off.
If you want more Evolved trash you're worse than ISIS
>>342272203
I think we can all agree evolved was cancer. Still though it had a niche that hasn't really been filled since it went away.
We need more mechs strategy games.
>>342272170
Anon bushido blade wasn't much of a game even when it came out back in the day.
>>342269705
The real sting was that they were working on the third installment publicly before it got the chop.
>>342267548
>Abe's Oddyssee
>Abe's Exoddus
hd remaster doesn't count it's just a reboot really
still no part 2/sequel
>>342273256
YOU TAKE THAT BACK
IT'S STILL AMAZING
even my nephews still find it fun, and one's a casual while the other is 12.
>>342267548
Yes, this game were pretty unbalanced and quite slower compared to the it's antecessors but hot damn.
>>Weapon/Armor crafting
>>Pet breeding
>>Golem building
>>Magic making (Though magic is pretty useless)
>>Twelve fucking weapon types
>>Open-worldish, choose-your-own-adventure story progression
Since Legend of Mana, the Seiken series have met with a disastrous DAWNhill and the latest stuff we got is Rise.
W-Well, there's Ever Oasis which is basically a spiritual successor to Seiken, but still...
>>342274221
Your options are something either something by telltale or a heavy rain like...
>>342267548
Still don't get why they outsourced it to Double Helix at the time. Perhaps they were the only studio willing to do it.
Square has been a hollow shell of it former self post-Sakaguchi and Suzuki.
>>342271990
>big link battles
>weapon attributes (shooting through multiple robutts for example)
>friendly fire and stray bullets(fuck loot boxes)
>the effect all these have on your tactics
It's one of those few effortlessly cinematic games too where you'll find yourself occasionally gaping at your own standard gameplay, especially where link battles are concerned. It's a shame you didn't like 4 since 5 seems like an evolution of it in just about every way mechanically.
Just stay away from the random dungeon jesus fucking christ
>this was better than I thought it'd be.
Seriously though this series had such varying game types.
>>342274939
>Just stay away from the random dungeon jesus fucking christ
And the arena.
>>342275201
Aren't there rumors that there is a new one in the works? It got trademarked around last year if I recall
>>342275201
There's Nioh, I guess.
>>342275123
Oh yeah, almost forgot the pain of watching the AI bumble my team about.
>>342275563
That's more souls-like than anything else.
>>342275201
I just want an HD remaster of this. Make it happen Capcom
>>342271379
Nah, completely different. The only thing they have in common is the presence of vampires
>>342267548
Front Mission 3 is my least favourite of the five mainline games. The gameplay mechanics were kind of bad (not team focused since rofup kills everything, high randomness with random ejections, small party size), level design wasn't great (most maps played out the same though that's partly because of the mechanics), story was interesting but storytelling was bad due to terrible characters (Kazuki is fucking retarded).
Despite that, it is my favourite series. FM5 was a good ending but I still want more games with similar setting and gameplay.
>>342275039
What makes SaGa Frontier different from other SaGa games? And how exactly is it dead? I thought The Last Remnant was essentially SaGa Frontier 3 and I know SaGa scarlet grace is coming out soon.
>>342272203
There is no other mecha tactics/strategy game.
The setting was also nice. No kids in mecha bullshit. It was as "realistic" as the mecha genre can get.
>>342277374
>no other mecha tactics/strategy game
ahem
Bought this years ago now and still haven't got around to playing it, looks like a shameless offbrand Front Mission if the back cover is anything to go by
>>342277763
bollocks
>>342267548
Front mission had a game recently. It was shit, and nothing like the old ones, but it exists.
Suikoden, same deal. All it gets is bullshit games that don't deserve the name.
I miss both so much...
>>342277763
>>342277374
Dual Gear might be the closest we get for a little, it looks like a Front Mission and Valkyria Chronicles hybrid.
>>342277878
Went to watch a vid of the combat and the zooming and shit made me nauseous.
Probably a good thing I haven't heard about it before.
>>342268502
evolved was such a piece of garbage it brought the series to a halt
>>342269024
1 and 3 are great, 4 and 5 get a bit too tedious for me, but if you like to put in a lot of time, go for it
>>342277374
I know SRW sucks but it still exists.
>>342278367
>Crowd -funded game
So your chasing I should keep my expectations low huh.
Bloody Roar
>>342277374
Amen. Balanced the line well considering what generally comes from our Japanese devs.
Strikes a more grounded tone like some of the gundam shows (MS8). Hell the setting wouldn't do half bad for a show.
>>342279420
The rule34 this series would generate if it came out now thanks to the Internet would be massive.
>>342279420
NEVER EVER ;_;
>>342279314
Pretty much, I'd wait till it comes out to see if it's any good or worth it anyway, Hopefully it's around the 20 buck range. But I feel like I'd rather spend my money on Front Mission 1 or 3, I haven't gotten through 4 yet and I hope to play 5 someday, I know there are a ton of references to past games in 5 so I wanna at least play the ones I can and read up about 2.
>>342280186
Emulation should take care of that need. If not FM3 is on sale right now on be PS store for that squenix sale.
The better Growlanser games had just about everything I ever wanted from a JRPG.
>>342280480
Oh Sweet, And yeah Emulation for 1 would be much cheaper but I wanna play the DS version because I like the music, though I've already successfully pirated Gun Survivor, pretty fun.
>>342280548
>dat art
>>342267548
Played FM3 and loved it but all other FM I've tried just doesn't seem as good.
I really enjoy FM3 though.
![Mortal Kombat 2 [Annihilation][1997]-DvDrip-Subzero.avi_snapshot_00.25.02_[2012.08.15_02.47.11].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gGJj74Y.jpg "Mortal Kombat 2 [Annihilation][1997]-DvDrip-Subzero.avi_snapshot_00.25.02_[2012.08.15_02.47.11].jpg")
>>342278403
>this fucking music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOJaeONfow4
That and overly lengthy combat animations aside, it looks worth a punt. Has that slow, stompy early Armored Core aesthetic I like
>>342278367
Showing up with a demo is promising at least, is it any good?
>>342280684
Satoshi Urushihara is a god, draws porn of his characters and the lot. It's a crime he wasn't brought back for the most recent Langrisser
>>342280867
>Satoshi Urushihara is a god, draws porn of his characters and the lot. It's a crime he wasn't brought back for the most recent Langrisser
He is The God
Koihime Musou.
>>342280867
I haven't gotten the chance to play it.
>>342279640
Front Mission was a multimedia franchise back in its day. I believe there were live action dramas but no anime.
>>342280548
Growlanser IV and II were phenomenal in every way. I didn't like Growlanser V's gameplay very much, though.
>>342280748
What did you like about FM3? I thought it was worse than the other games.
>>342281159
Shin Koihime Musou translation never
>>342280867
Go find out and report back anon.
>>342280548
Sell me on this series. What made it great?
I dread to think what percentage of my childhood was spent on this game.
> Cool mechs
> Interesting missions
> Live action cut scenes
> Fitting out your mechs before each mission
> Interesting storyline
God, no other game is even close.
>
>>342281389
The story was good.
The ingame internet was unbelievable. Crazy how much fake internet sites they created for that.
>>342268787
>A former Chromehounds and Armored Core dev
Sounds like an action game.
FM1-5 are srpg
And the creator and director of FM1-5 isnt working at square anymore.
>>342280548
>want to fug the fairy
>end up with some sick slut instead
>>342281478
>MangaGamer says they need to sell 2,000 copies to make a profit
>Release Koihime Musou in english
>Never hear about if they made a profit or not even sales numbers
>Shin Koihime Musou never got officially translated
>fan translation is still up in the air with whatever the fuck is happening
>Koihine Enbu, the sequel to my favorite PS3 fighting game gets released on Steam, but not for Western Playstation platforms
Shits not fair. I love the anime of Koihinme Musou, Shin and Otome because they just decided to do their own thing instead of a faithful adaptation, but fuck I would do anything for an offici translation of Shin Koihime Musou.
>>342281389
Great mech variety and parts
Good combat mechanics
Decent story
The internal intranet secrets
Those heavy mech animations
Decent challenge on a variety of maps
Ability to learn skills from various parts
Ability to eject and capture enemy mechs
Only thing that was kinda broke were the multi shot skills
>>342281540
>Sell me on this series. What made it great?
Note that these features vary a bit by game, but this is why I enjoy the series:
The combat places a lot of importance on positioning and planning, yet it is still fairly fast paced. Battles also frequently have objectives other than "kill all enemies," and your performance and choices in battle may impact the plot.
You can recruit a good number of characters, and they are usually well fleshed out. There are mechanics for interacting with your party members, which basically allows you to decide how much screentime they get. Characters are also fairly customizable, your choice of skills and equipment can change a character's role significantly.
The better games in the series have some major plot branches. Your choices have an impact, either in the course of the overall plot, developing the protagonist's personality, or altering how your allies view the protagonist. Note that these are not minor plot shifts: they include things like joining the villain's side or trying to conquer the world.
>>342277878
Played this
Did they even bother playtesting this shit? The turn limit was absurd and the difficulty forced you to use cheese tactics to get anywhere.
>>342281540
>choices
>consequences
>waifus
>choices
>massive scale battles for a jrpg
>hidden choices that judge you on your actions
>restricted choices to stop you from doing anything too out of character
>ludicrous amount of endings
Have I mentioned all those fucking choices?
Look at these, they're constant and that's just the unmissable ones. I'm sure III even had occasional introspection to round your character just by interacting with a scenic view.
>>342284346
That was the wrong image.
>>342267548
Which versions of which games should I get into this series with? Apparently the first has a DS remake, should I emulate that, or emulate the original? I've heard the first has less interesting mechanics than the second, is it mediocre enough to skip or is it still a fun game in its own right?
>>342284786
Emulate the DS one. You can play the other side of the war there.
>>342283481
>>342284346
I'd say the best part is the gameplay. Most battles have some additional objectives beyond just wiping out the enemy and you have to change your strategy accordingly. The storylines and charactes were also pretty good for JRPGs.
I just wish the games were a bit more challenging.
>>342283481
Sounds great. Any particular title to start on?
>>342284346
I just did the battle wheresir Muntzer diedand barely made it through, I ended up giving up when I had to cross a Giant bridge I struggled to pass the first time but now featuring more enemies and a time limit. How do I git gud?
>>342284941
Guess I'll do that, thanks.
>>342280867
honestly growlanser 4 has some of the worst designs I have ever seen in a game. who thought it would be a good idea to put the main character in an open suit jacket and dress shoes in my medieval game?
>>342267548
Sleep tight sweet ZOE, I'll never forget your best mech controls invented ever.
>>342267548
Hi.
>>342285801
only Genesis kids care about columns
>>342281848
Even with all the faults, the two are great games.
Mainly for the fact they're rather unique.
>>342285801
I head a hell of a fascination with Clockwork knights back when I was a kid and didn't know any better.
To this day I don't understand why toy knights would do a spanish style intro performance to their game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAcaHr1FljI
>>342285642
Which of the growlansers is the best to start off with?
>>342285257
Start with 4, it's fantastic and is a stand-alone game. There's an undub if you want voices.
Growlanser 1 is okay, but it has some annoying old JRPG roadblocks and the combat isn't very good (lots of autobattle).
Growlanser 2 is excellent in both story and gameplay, but it's a direct sequel to Growlanser 1.
Growlanser 3 is only loosely connected to 1 and 2 so it can be played in any order, but it's weaker in terms of story and has shitty randomly generated dungeons, so I'd recommend playing with save states or something to help avoid battles. Gameplay is still pretty good.
I didn't like Growlanser 5's gameplay, but it's been a long time since I played it. Maybe I should give it another shot. Did any of you guys like it?
Growlanser 6 is a sequel to Growlanser 5 so I haven't played it.
>>342285257
In my opinion, 1, 2, and 4 are the best games in the series. Unfortunately, 1 was never localized.
2 and 4 aren't related to each other plotwise, so either of them would be fine to start with.
Growlanser 3 is still better than most RPGs out there, but it suffers from extremely low difficulty, smaller battles, less variety in objectives, and fewer real consequences to your choices/actions.
>>342284786
>>342285494
All games are in the same world but the characters and stories are game specific.
FM1 its mechanics are a little bare bones compared to later entries.
FM2 never played it.
FM3 is a good starting game. It lacks some later mechanics but has some unique ones and its battle scale is smaller but everything else is great.
FM4 is good all around except that the story can be a little bland.
FM5 should be played last because it wraps up all loose ends from the other games. One of the finest srpg games ever.
>>342286713
2 and 4 are supposed to be the best ones but I just started with 4 since its half off on PSN
>>342285463
Is that the battle where there are a million mages and archers on the other side that bombard you while you get rushed by heavy infantry? It's been a while. I recall that being one of the tougher battles, though, because the enemy can output a staggering amount of damage in a short time frame if you aren't careful.
>>342287092
>Growlanser 4
on sale you say? time to dust off the ol' PS vita.
>>342287393
I didnt even try the fight, I just turned off myvitaand left it at that
>>342285463>sir Muntzer died
Sounds like you fucked up.
Post your save file or a couple screenshots or something, I'd help but I don't remember which battle you're referring to.
>>342287050
>FM4 is good all around
Eh.
The start is such a snorefest thanks to no skills, no links and the weapons are on the level of Klobbs.
And the introduction of repair backpacks is questionable.
>>342287958
It was a battle against him and I had struggle to keep Alfonse alive
>>342285176
>Most battles have some additional objectives beyond just wiping out the enemy and you have to change your strategy accordingly
Never finished 2 but don't you need a perfect clear on every mission on that for a certain ending? That could get hard before teaming up with first game MC and mysterious brooding forest guy
>>342285463
>sir Muntzer died
Did you notgo shopping with his daughter to buy an accessory that ends up saving his life?
The bridge battle is the hardest one I remember so can't help there, just mind that they start spawning at your exit point too so have somebody on hand to squish them.
>>342288082
Minotaur Arms are the bigger sin.
>>342288082
yea I believe this was the reason why it didn't grab my initial intention back in the day. Think I still have a copy somewhere.
>>342288127
>Never finished 2 but don't you need a perfect clear on every mission on that for a certain ending?
Yeah, and the requirements on a few of them are pretty rough. It's a good challenge.
I do like that there is actual plot recognition for being an unstoppable super-soldier who completely turns the tides in every single battle.
>>342288127
You need to get a "mission complete" on the first ~10 missions to get the option to pick a different routewhere you side with Wolfgang. I guess a few early missions were kind of tricky, you're right, but later on it becomes way too easy.
>>342267548
>>342267548
>people remember the series for 3, the beta test project, instead of this masterpiece
And that's when I lost faith in the industry.
>>342285642
>main character in an open suit jacket and dress shoes in my medieval game?
You're right, he should have been walking battlements like this guy whose name currently escapes me
>>342289516
Just stop
>I'll probably never hear such experience of god-tier voice acting like this again
Why live.
>>342289516
>4
>good
the fact that it was so mediocre and bombed is why the series died.
Armored... Core..
>>342289695
Better than 3 at least.
>>342289695
or likely why the 5th one never made it state side. hell I didn't even realize til recently there was a 5th.
For those interested : http://www.theisozone.com/downloads/playstation/ps2-isos/front-mission-5-scars-of-the-war-eng-patched-jap/
>>342289516
Was there only one piece of quads in the game?
Think I ended up keeping the starting ones on that military sniper guy since I couldn't find anything else to replace them with.
>>342289695
The series died because shitters who loved 3 were a vocal minority and normies don't appreciate good games, so they never bothered bringing 5 over.
>>342289568
>those little metal booties
Coulda given him better greaves. Still though, works the WoW pauldrons well.
>>342289516
>4
>better than 5 the best final entry of any series ever
It is a damn sight better than 3 though, people wanted more animu plotlines instead of tactical depth so it suffered. Apparently the best of it is FM2's influence but the incomplete patch puts me off trying that one.
>>342289583
>muh 3
Right after you do with your life my man
>>342290009
But 5 is the best, nice delusion
>>342267548
Breath of Fire
Legend of Mana
Shadow Hearts
Megaman Legends
Dino Crisis
Silent Hill
From the top of my head. They are either dead or got turned into something else.
>>342289516
>the literal definition of "it gets good 20 hours in"
>>342289829
Yeah, there was only a quad leg part, for a actual quad-legged wanzer there's Desmatz in 5, thing is you can only get parts for it from the survival sim and if you want to beat that abuse deadshot shotguns and red boxes.
>>342290147
And 3 never does.
>>342289568
It would fit the fact that the MC is a fucking tank that shrugs off arrows and swords like flys
somewhere in the anals of squenix's basement she lies waiting.
to be fair though the DS prequel game wasn't bad at all.
>>342290147
It's still doing backpack tutorials 20 hours in, can't remember if it was the air support or missile defence (if that was even one) backpack but it's only introduced half way through the game
![36552-Azure_Dreams_[U]-1.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mo4ubZK.jpg "36552-Azure_Dreams_[U]-1.jpg")
the rare ps area rogue-like.
Don't think it aged well at all though.
>afflicting me with a simultaneous Growlanser and Front Mission series craving
Bastards, the lot of you
>>342290194
quad leg and hover were so cool looking. not enough mechs rock that look.
![front_mission_evolved_pc_t[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0TbEHYo.jpg "front_mission_evolved_pc_t[1].jpg")
>>342289995
>>better than 5 the best final entry of any series ever
It could have ended on a high note, but no.
Really, though, as someone who has played almost all of the games in the franchise. None of the main numbered games really suck. 4 might have issues, mostly with the disconnected stories running parallel (which isn't anything new, other games have done it before) and the link system being a bit flawed, but it was still a pretty good game.
Evolved, while terrible overall, was an interesting attempt at reviving the series. It didn't really fail becuase it was action oriented (gunhazard was fun IMO), but rather becuase of the action was simplified and added terrible on foot section. The story wasn't that great either.
Of course, it's just a spin off, like alternative, gun hazard, online, mobile games, and what have you, so it doesn't count perhaps.
>>342280748
Really? 5 was the weakest entry in the series to me. I would easily consider either 1 or 5 the best.
>>342277374
>No kids in mecha bullshit.
Kazuki. Hell most of the playable pilots in the Alisa route.
>>342267548
>Front Mission
Is the DS remake a good entry point for the series? Really would love to get into it
>>342291973
pretty much. Am fine for genre changes. especially for certain properties it can do wonders for a franchise.
although if done poorly will kill it.
Just seemed like they were trying to aim at the gears crowd of the time and slapped the Front Mission name on it to try and gain some attention.
>>342284561
No it wasn't anon. No it wasn't.
>>342292272
someone left a sum up of it above.
It's a bit more simplistic in terms of features / combat but not bad for a start.
Most would recommend 3 in terms of features and just read up on the events of 1&2
>>342267667
>>342268106
>Wild arms
>Suikoden
>Silent Hill
>Tenchu
>>342291927
>embrace it anon. dig into the old well-crafted games.
Besides it's not like there's anything else good out right now.
>>342289589
Well I mean Michael Bell is still in the business. Simon Templeman isn't that old. It CAN happen.
>>342292272
Start with the first one on DS. If you know runes you can play the same game on PSX. I'd not recommend the SNES version of the first game, only because it has less content.
It's the best entry point to see if you really like the series.
>>342292492
>>342292834
Roger that. Thanks anons
Funnily I just started 5 only yesterday.
WHY DO BATTLES TAKE SO LONG, WHY DOES EVERYTHING DO SO LITTLE DAMAGE?
Seriously, shouldn't having a repair backpack be an excuse to jack up the damage to crazy levels so that you can't even heal in time? You can tank basically anything in this game as long as you're careful.
Also I would win the arena every time if they just let me control it.
Oddly enough I can't think of to many franchises from the Xbox era that stand out.
Or is it that most of us were PS kids.
JET SET RADIOOOOOOOOOO
>>342277765
Ken Levine wanted to do a third game that dealt with the bronze age of comics (the 1970s) but it never happened.
>>342293547
perhaps he should call it bioshock tactics.
>>342293990
He was the man behind the first two Freedom Force games, so he would know what he's doing. The man loves his comic books.
>>342291973
>The story wasn't that great either
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh53_gVFHJg
>"You can't defeat me without E.D.G.E"
It would be comedic if it happened to a lesser franchise, as is it just hurts
>>342294086
was is that studio up to? haven't heard much since bioshock infinite.
Suikoden ;_;
>>342294169
Massive downsizing as of '14
>>342293239
Park your melee dude next to things that you want to die, use your launcher while they're still useful, and besides a full chain destroys thing lategame.
>>342267548
Metal Gear Solid
Rayman 4 when?
>>342294336
But what about my double shotgun hero that I build in every FM game?
>>342294501
Get shotguns that have the Deadshot skill.
>>342294501
Shotguns are fine.
To deal damage, you want to put a melee attacker beside the enemy then attack with other units. Melee attacks only take 1 AP so they can participate in plenty of links.
I miss you Burnout
>>342294787
Dat feel when proccing Focus Fire with a shotgun and one shooting off an arm or leg.
>>342294240
they would butcher the series
>>342267548
If one wanted to get into FM, would he start with 1 or the classic 3?
>>342295210
either or. read the thread anon. couple of dudes mentions the pros and cons of each.
difference is whether you care more about the complete story or the mechanics.
>>342295210
3 is easy to get a hold of since it's on psn.
>>342267548
I'm with you brother.
It saddens me that Japanese mecha games have died.
>>342295674
to be fair it's not hard to do emulation for the older titles. couple of the roms/isos have english patches now.
>>342268106
>>342292702
It's not exactly the same, but it's worth noting that Shinobido is something of a spiritual successor to Tenchu. Some of the old developers are involved and the gameplay is very similar.
>>342295809
Doesn't FM3 had a crash issue on emulators?
>>342295674
They're all easy to get a hold of anon, I literally already have them all.
>>342289516
I enjoyed 4 but the constant team switching killed the story momentum for me till towards the end. I did enjoy the characters more than 3 though. Also trying to play the game how it wanted you to, one of each mech type, made the game slow and tedious. Much more fun going overkill with a full sniper team.
>>342296267
>Shows and Games in the same folder
>>342295948
How long have you been out of the Emulation game?
With Mednafen you've got better accuracy than PSN emulation.
>>342296267
Well I mean legally. I feel this is a series worth paying for.
>>342296445
ohhh neat. Does Mednafen cover Ps2 or is PS2CX still the go to?
>>342296381
>shows
wut?
>>342296672
http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page
>>342296456
if they don't give ya a way to get them legally, all's fair imo.
>>342296801
>if they don't give ya a way to get them legally
But they do, as long as you're willing to look. And there's nothing quite like playing the physical game on its original hardware.
>>342296801
Well it is on PSN
>>342296996
Whoops wrong image, that one's a repro cart
>>342297107
Meant in general for older titles not necessarily specific to this.
For example 3 is available on PSN but not 4 or 5.
>>342296996
Nice fake.
>>342297297
Is it possible to get II anywhere outside the second hand market?
>>342281848
Is that a Blood Asp? I thought they made their vidya debut in MechAssault 2.
>>342297305
It's not mine, but I was just making a point. People who say they can't track down the original games either don't look hard enough, or have never been to a retro games store in Japan where they're like 10 bucks.
>>342285797
Kojima is free to make a not-ZoE whenever he wants now.
>>342285801
Wheres the Konami and capcom versions?
>>342296996
>Doesn't like emulations
>Buys literal roms on pirate repo carts
lol
First one was a neat game even though the dialog/story were mind-bogglingly stupid.
Second one was okay even though gear customization was stripped out and BUY COKE errywhere.
Third was so, so, so bad.
>>342297841
Again, not my image.
>>342297680
most of the time though that's all second market stuff or repro'd roms.
in a perfect world the catalog's would be available directly from the publishers and still give the dev's some form of cut. ( admittedly though a lot of the old studios are defunct. )
>>342287050
>FM1 its mechanics are a little bare bones compared to later entries.
Yeah, but the remake for DS helps this out a lot.
>>342289742
>Armored... Core..
>>Series with 17 games, the most recent of which was only 2-3 years ago and there's another one on the way.
For the purposes of this thread, ISHYGDDT
>>342297680
Why would I pay for a physical copy if I didn't want one? Especially since its only the seller getting the money for it.
Sly Cooper is pretty dead. The fourth game wasn't very good, and it sold badly. Plus the upcoming movie looks atrocious.
Sly 2 is the eternal GOAT though.
>>342294169
they're making some """""horror""""" game, you play a blind girl who is in some spooky house
>>342298035
Yeah it may be used, but so what? As long as it's the original game. And it's not like used will have too much impact on a cart compared to a cd.
Old games are cheap in japan purely because they don't have the "it's retro so it's expensive" mindset there.
>>342298296
>Why would I pay for a physical copy if I didn't want one?
I can't tell you that, but frankly I don't feel like I really own a game when it's just data on my computer. Plus I love collecting.
>>342297680
Second Hand is just as bad as piracy from the developer's point of view, either way they don't see a cent. I can understand arguing for people to buy it on PSN but supporting the second hand market is usually just harmful.
It's especially pointless when the game is in nip and was never released here to begin with when the pirated version comes with a translation patch. The pirated copy often provides an objectively superior experience than hunting down a real second hand physical copy of a non-english import game.
Is there a lot of variety in front mission 3? Can I replay missions? For 3 bucks it seems like a good deal. But I honestly don't know what I'm getting into other than an srpg with mechs.
SSX is dead as FUCK
it's a shame because Tricky and 3 are some of the dopest sports games ever
>>342297962
Then why did you post it?
>>342298518
>It's especially pointless when the game is in nip and was never released here to begin with
How is that an issue to me? I can read Japanese, otherwise I wouldn't be physically in Japan buying the games from a clerk who doesn't speak english.
>>342298685
Wasn't there one released a little while ago? What was wrong with it? It seemed fun.
>>342297918
Not
>Aya Brea prepares to release her Purse Owner to 1v1 Eve.
Anon, it's like you're not even trying.
>>342298461
>Plus I love collecting.
This is the true reason for hunting down the originals that am happy to praise / encourage if you're into.
Otherwise am happy to advocate digital emulation for most to expose folks to games they may have missed or weren't the right age for.
>>342298691
Because I didn't look at the image too closely when I google image searched.
Zone of the Enders
Forever dead.
>>342267667
wild arms for ps4 is pretty much confirmed now.
>caught in a licensing fiasco
>>342267548
Steel Battalion. Murdered for a kinect gimmick so that the very few remaining fans would shut up
>>342298771
it was okay
it didn't sell very well though
>>342298709
Well good for you, you represent less than 1% of the western video games market.
>>342273256
yeah but no, me and my friends play bushido blade alot when they come over to hang out and it keeps us more occupied and entertained than most fighting games. its a very easy to pick up and play game but with a load of depth and a frantic fast pace with its potential 1 hit kills that make it intense when its 2 people who know what their doing
>>342298869
>>342298869
>tfw enders project looked so cool
>>342298869
Goddamn I love the character design. Artstyle tickles my fancy too.
Who the fuck is the artist behind the 2d?
>>342267548
Front Mission was never good.
>>342298920
One game hardly counts as a franchise, but yeah shame about that.
Castlemania, Advance Wars, Fire Emblem
>>342299384
What if it's one game as part of a larger multimedia franchise?
>>342267667
Don't worry anon, going by Konami's track record i'm sure Suikoden pachinko will be just round the corner.
>>342299434
Look if Ono was in charge of Capcom, we'd have a new one already. And a new Darkstalkers.
>>342299485
I guess.
>>342280548
This game is so so so so good btw
also
>Artist made official porn of the characters
>>342299485
It doesn't even have to be VtM, I'd kill for Troika to have lasted long enough to make another game of ANYTHING.
>>342299384
it had its multiplayer only sequel
>>342299581
That statement does not give us a new Rival Schools game.
>>342299867
I'm just saying, it's not like devs at Capcom doesn't know. It's just that the company has no money these days.
>>342299826
Oh yeah.
>>342299931
They just published a random as fuck resident evil spinoff for no reason. They can do another RS.
>>342299537
shhh anon. just delete this and spare us from the truth.
>>342298774
Yeah sure. I don't really feel the need to rename an image I grabbed, attached, and immediately deleted.
>all these dead giant robot game franchises
Where did it all go wrong? Do people just hate giant robots now?
Will I live to see a time when people hate other cool stuff to?
Are Flamethrowers safe? What about Sharks? Can we at least keep laser beams? Fighter Jets? Explosions? Chainsaws?
As a kid I never thought I'd see the day when giant robot games died.
>>342300032
that and they're working on the new Dead Rising. so they're still working on stuff.
>>342268348
oh man, i'd love for a new SF game
had too many damn centuars though
or at least a collection of SF 1, 2, CD and the whole SF3. maybe holy ark too?
>>342297764
>>342268502
i still remember playing evolved at an event
i cried tears and left halfway through playing
>"Yeah! It's time to split!"
>>342299281
>Goddamn I love the character design. Artstyle tickles my fancy too.
I think every red-blooded American male agrees with that.
