Post by: WuTangTurtle on March 19, 2007, 06:48:14 PM
The game came out last month in Japan, I have no idea how good it is but the trailer looks nice. It really reminds me of FF Tactics, and if anyone's noticed lately I've become a TBS RPG freak. The game has local and wifi play, sports music from Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger), and is being published by Atlus here in the U.S. according to the new Nintendo Power. No current date though.
Post by: WuTangTurtle on May 14, 2007, 07:26:18 AM
Lots of new media here: Luminous Arc Media
Post by: Louieturkey on May 16, 2007, 11:12:02 AM
Post by: Kairon on August 04, 2007, 10:07:08 PM
Post by: Caliban on August 05, 2007, 04:01:44 AM
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Originally posted by: Kairon
I'm hoping that the game isn't too tough, because I never beat FFT and don't have the skill/patience for drawn-out punishing SRPGs...
FFTactics, Advance? What was so tough about it?
Well I am most certainly going to get Luminous Arc, even though I still have quite a good number of DS games to play.
Post by: Mashiro on August 05, 2007, 04:23:01 AM
The rule system bested me at some point (I forgot how it's been so long) and I just couldn't advance or somehting.
Post by: Kairon on August 05, 2007, 08:56:32 AM
Post by: Caliban on August 05, 2007, 11:51:43 AM
It's a shame that you Mashiro got stuck in FFTA, I'm actually surprised because for someone that devoted 300 hours in Pokemon D I would think that you would also be addicted to the collecting of character classes in FFTA, although you can't really say it was collecting, but both the missions and character classes were addicting to me, another reason why I want to see how Luminous Arc pans out, until FFTA2 comes.
Post by: Mashiro on August 05, 2007, 11:59:41 AM
Like I said I don't remember what part I got stuck at but it was pretty far (I think) in the game where I got stuck.
In my defense this was the first ever rpg-tactics type game I played ^^;.
Edit: Needless to say I'll probably pick up the next incarnation of Tactics for DS as, even though I got stuck in Advance, it was fun to play.
Post by: nitsu niflheim on August 16, 2007, 08:40:39 AM
My only gripe with the game is with the controls.
Plus:
Buttons and +Pad control are the way to go, in options, set "up" to be "left" and you will breeze through battle, ignore using stylus for playing the game, or at least just for battle and you won't regret it.
Con:
Stylus control is very broken feeling, selecting a target is very hit or miss and sometimes you can tap on your target all over it and it won't be selected unless you hit the ground tile under the target, and sometimes it's exactly the other way around (hit the ground and it won't select your target unless you hit the target someone on it's body).
You can't use a mix of button use and stylus use in battle, can only use one or the other, and must be set in options for either stylus or buttons.
Post by: WuTangTurtle on August 23, 2007, 10:45:47 AM
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Originally posted by: nitsu niflheim
This game is rather fun, and the voice acting, when it is used, is actually rather good.
Con:
Stylus control is very broken feeling, selecting a target is very hit or miss and sometimes you can tap on your target all over it and it won't be selected unless you hit the ground tile under the target, and sometimes it's exactly the other way around (hit the ground and it won't select your target unless you hit the target someone on it's body).
You can't use a mix of button use and stylus use in battle, can only use one or the other, and must be set in options for either stylus or buttons.
Actually you can press select at any time to switch to buttons or left or right handed stylus control. Sure we shouldn't have to press select to do this but at least its there.
I find the Stylus control passable, it's not what I would call broken. I only notice the "missed touch screen taps" when the spot i want to touch is surrounded by a few characters or something like that.
I've yet to try online but as soon as my friend gets it, we'll be trying it really soon. Oh and I love how much voice acting is in this game, complete surprise to me how much voicing is in this game.
Post by: Case on August 30, 2007, 07:24:39 PM
Seriously, if you're lucky enough to have a gameboy player on your Gamecube, grab some mates, alocate characters and have a ball! Thats how me and my mate beat it. ^__^
As far as this game is concerned I'm soo tempted to grab it tonight and I just may. Review by Casey if it is! How lucky are you guys!
