Topic: Little King's Story (Formerly King Story, which was formerly Project O)

[Dasmos]

Yeah, I have had 4 people wash up on shore before.

I haven't put too many hours into this so far, but it's steadily taking hold of me. I have been trying to hold off until I get out of hospital tomorrow afternoon, because then I'll have a couple days of rest time to sink into it.

[Smash_Brother]

It's taking more and more hold on me as well. I can't wait to play it next...

[Urkel]

Possibly the best third party game on Wii.

It's giving me the same vibe I got from those old Quintet games like Actraiser and the Soulblazer series. You conquer more of the world and it slowly becomes more lively.

The lack of pointer controls is really the only significant problem I have with this game. If there are multiple enemies, I often can't target the one I want. I also don't like the fact that pressing the B button recalls ALL your guys. It wouldn't have to be that way if it used the pointer.

And yeah, having your guys "die" in battle isn't that big of a deal. I once lost 14 in a single boss battle and the next day all 14 were on the beach. After about 30 or 40 deaths, I've finally had one guy perma-die on me.

[Stratos]

Maybe they have 'lives' before they perma-die? And maybe doing good things for them increases their number of 'lives'?

[Smash_Brother]

This is GOTY material, and I mean "GAME of the year", not "game trying to be a movie of the year" like the crap that usually gets nominated.

Not only is it an all around fantastic experience, but the hard mode is actually hard. This harkens back to a TRUE old school game, one where there's just an insane amount of actual gaming content to digest. I've just procured my 2nd princess and now this one has her own quest for me.

And the other kings are awesome. The short cutscenes that play before you fight them are well done and wonderfully bizarre. This game has everything, action, strategy, micromanagement, the works.

Every Wii owner should buy this game, period.

Pro, stop playing Wii Sports Resort and buy this. :p This is one 3rd party that ain't making excuses.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Hey, I already have this game.  I let my friend borrow it the weekend Resort came out.  And only last night was the 2nd night I ever sat down with Resort.  I've got MORE IMPORTANT 3rd party games to deal with first, cuz I have to do these things somewhat in the order I buy them.

I'll pickup that hour of gameplay I left off with King maybe in 2011.  Rune Factory Frontier has given me plenty to do already, and it's from the same publisher.

Chill-out and quit playing games 26 hours a day, you raging non-casual.  Archery and Table Tennis played fine for more than an hour after a single table-calibration, so =P

[Smash_Brother]

Chill-out and quit playing games 26 hours a day, you raging non-casual.

I wish.

This is the first game in years that has REALLY made me wish I had more time to play games.

[NWR_pap64]

SB and Pro, stop picking fights with each other over games. I doubt either of you will look better by playing one game over the other, don't care if you are being funny you are being ridiculous.

Consider this a warning. You two have the right to enjoy whatever games you want but no need to argue about it.

[Smash_Brother]

No worries. Pro and I have known each other too long. I don't think it's possible for us to have a serious "fight" at this point.

[NWR_pap64]

The only thing I ask from EVERYONE to keep it civil. Don't derail the thread by making rants about how "no one is buying the game) or try to force people into buying it. And even if you are "play fighting" its best to not let it go far and end it as soon as possible.

[Smash_Brother]

TBH, I have no idea how the game is selling, only that it's a phenomenal game and that I hope it sells well.

This is the first time I feel a 3rd party has REALLY delivered on the Wii, and I mean AAA title, hands down, no question.

I had believed that it was impossible for me to get addicted to games anymore, like I was beyond it, but LKS has reversed that trend for the first time in years.

[NWR_insanolord]

TBH, I have no idea how the game is selling, only that it's a phenomenal game and that I hope it sells well.

This is the first time I feel a 3rd party has REALLY delivered on the Wii, and I mean AAA title, hands down, no question.

I had believed that it was impossible for me to get addicted to games anymore, like I was beyond it, but LKS has reversed that trend for the first time in years.

I'd argue that Tiger Woods 10 is an absolute hands down AAA game, but everything I hear about this game is positive and I plan to buy it as soon as I have money.

[Stratos]

I plan to buy it as part of project SXC (pronounced sexy). Support Xseed Campaign.

In fact, LKS and Rune Factory are my next planned purchases.

VGChartz gives it 50k in 'others' and 17k in Americas. I'm going to guess 60-70k for August.

[noname2200]

I'd been looking forward to playing this game since it was first announced, primarily because of the pedigree and artstyle. I'm glad to say that it didn't disappoint in the least. The game does have several shortfalls, most notably how the camera is mysteriously restricted in a handful of areas, but all in all I have to say that this is my favorite Wii game of 2009. There's tons of great things about this title, but the battles with the other kings were especially big bright spots.

If you haven't played it yet, do yourself a favor and pick it up soon. You won't be disappointed.

[NWR_pap64]

TBH, I have no idea how the game is selling, only that it's a phenomenal game and that I hope it sells well.

This is the first time I feel a 3rd party has REALLY delivered on the Wii, and I mean AAA title, hands down, no question.

I had believed that it was impossible for me to get addicted to games anymore, like I was beyond it, but LKS has reversed that trend for the first time in years.

I think the reason you are so impressed and addicted to LKS is because you had absolutely zero expectations for it and when you finally played it the title met your expectations and then some. I know because it has happened to me. I've found a game that was very obscure only to hail it as the best thing ever.

Yet, I am sure that if someone saw all the great word of mouth the game has gotten and plays it expecting the fantastic game everyone says it is the game will not live up to the hype. Because then expectations were set based on what people said.

This is why I tend to take every comment with a grain of salt because, let's face it, people can both greatly exaggerate a game's flaws or qualities.

[Stratos]

That's true, Pap. I simply adore games like Okami, Zach & Wiki and No More Heroes and can overlook their flaws, but others may not.

I still say buy them AND LKS

[NWR_pap64]

As an FYI, not saying that LKS isn't a good game. From what I heard the game is quite charming and very well made. What I mean is that even a solid game can be amazing according to the expectations you have for it. The same goes for games that are hyped and end up disappointing.

Zack and Wiki I admit was a game that surprised me despite all the hype the game had. I was merely expecting a cute game. But when I finally played it I was blown away by how clever, inventive and beautiful. I pretty much acted exactly the way SB is acting with LKS; I deemed it a triple AAA title.

Meanwhile, I recently bought Madworld and haven't even played 2 hours worth of gameplay. I thought it was good but something about it hasn't moved me to complete it (then again, I have other games that are in the same state).

But now I am derailing the thread.

[Stratos]

Don't worry, I'll rerail it when we are done talking

So tomorrow I go to my local indie game shop to move forward with project SXC. Hope they have it in stock since it is a little store.

[BeautifulShy]

Hope to hear from you about it.
How much is the game?

[vudu]

I think the reason you are so impressed and addicted to LKS is because you had absolutely zero expectations for it and when you finally played it the title met your expectations and then some.

Not necessarily true.  For almost a year I've been saying that LKS is my #1 most anticipated game of 2009 and I'm still loving it.  My only complaint (other than no pointer controls and horrible path detection by the townsfolk) is that the game is almost too open.  They don't give you much direction at all and I find myself not knowing what to do next because there's so damn much stuff to do.

After you beat the Onii King you learn that there are six other kingdoms to conquer.  However, the game doesn't give you any order to follow.  Some of the paths are blocked off because I don't yet have the necessary jobs unlocked to get to where I need to go, but the game doesn't specifically tell you that, so you're left up to your own means to discover where to go next.  It's a little daunting.  (But fun!)

[BeautifulShy]

Got the game today along with Pokemon Platinum. Impressions later.

[NWR_pap64]

I think the reason you are so impressed and addicted to LKS is because you had absolutely zero expectations for it and when you finally played it the title met your expectations and then some.

Not necessarily true.  For almost a year I've been saying that LKS is my #1 most anticipated game of 2009 and I'm still loving it.

Player experiences are always different. I already said that the game is solid and good since the reviews have been highly favorable. But what I mean is that the final value is given by the player and is affected by how he or she perceives it. In your case you were anticipating the game and since it was solid your expectations were met. I, however, am talking about an individual who likely didn't know much about the game so when he played it its likely that it left a much bigger impact on him than it did on you (seriously considering that he trolled the Wii Sports Resort thread to tell people to finish that game and buy LKS its hard to deny LKS left a much bigger impact on SB than it did on other players :p ).

[Stratos]

But shamelessly trolling our own threads is what we do best. After all, we're just following our faithful leader's example since he trolled the forums on his honeymoon

[BeautifulShy]

Ok I played the first 5 days and in that time I got past that Graveyard ghost. Haven't lost any townsfolk. So far I am enjoying it alot.

How do you get more jobs though. I have the farmer and soldier jobs so far.

[vudu]

Just keep playing.  More jobs automatically open up as you get father in the game.